Trent River Watershed Groundwater Management Study

The Trent River Watershed study is led by the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority. The conservation authority received $1,185,750 from the MOE for the study. The study components include delineating wellhead protection areas at 65 municipal wells. Additional study components include regional groundwater characterization, groundwater susceptibility mapping, regional contaminant source inventory, and groundwater use assessment.

The study partners are:
Trent Conservation Coalition
Otonabee Region CA
Crowe Valley CA
Lower Trent Region CA
Kawartha Conservation
Ganaraska Region CA
Haliburton County
Peterborough County
Northumberland County
City of Kawartha Lakes
City of Peterborough
City of Quinte West
Municipality of Trent Hills
Municipality of Brighton
Twp of Algonquin Highlands
Twp of Dysart et al
Twp of Highlands East
Twp of Minden Hills
Twp of Marmora and Lake
Twp of Wollaston
Twp of Hope
Twp of Hamilton
Twp of Northumberland
Twp of Alnwick-Haldimand
Twp of Cramahe
Twp of Stirling-Rawdon
Twp of Asphodel-Norwood
Twp of Douro-Dummer
Twp of North Kawartha
Twp of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen
Twp of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan
Twp of Otonabee-South Monaghan
Twp of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield
Twp of Galway-Cavendish-Harvey
Peterborough County-City Health Unit
Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge Health Unit
Haliburton County Advisory Committee for the Environment

For more information on this study, please contact the conservation authority at (705) 745-5791

Executive Summary

View Document: Aquifer Characterization [PDF]
View Document: Wellhead Protection [PDF]

Map of Trent River Watershed

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