York Region Groundwater Management Study

The York Region study is led by The Regional Municipality of York. The municipality received $556,614 from the MOE for the study. The study components include: delineating wellhead protection areas at 20 municipal wells. Additional study components include regional groundwater characterization, regional contaminant source inventory, and groundwater use assessment.

The study will also include preparation of a water budget for the region, and will focus on the Yonge St. Aquifer which is the primary aquifer in the area.

The study partners are:
The Region of York
The Region of Peel
The Region of Durham
Toronto and Region CA
Credit Valley Conservation
Lake Simcoe Region CA
Central Lake Ontario CA
Ganaraska Region CA
Kawartha Conservation

For more information on this study, please contact the municipality at (905) 895-1231

Map of York Region