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Much effort is underway in Ontario to protect
water resources, largely due to the recommendations
that flowed from the Walkerton Inquiry. Many of
Ontario's laws, regulations, policies and programmes
are being reformed to reflect these recommendations
and to respond to other issues concerning both
short-term and long-term sustainability of water
resources. Change is occurring through amendments
to existing laws as well as the creation of new
laws and regulations. As a result, the road map
of water regulation is not a simple one.
The Resource Library for the Environment and the Law and the
Canadian Environmental Law Association provide here fourteen series
of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), relating to water. Intended
to foster a better understanding of the context of regulatory
changes pertaining to water, these FAQs provide a range of perspectives
and internet links to useful information. Additional fact sheets
are provided to address aspects of water quality and quantity
that go beyond the challenges that the events in Walkerton created.
Please note that information is current to the date indicated
on each FAQ series
Index to Water FAQs
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The Regulatory Context for Water
Water Quality and Drinking Water Protection
Ontario's Largest Sources of Drinking Water
Water Quantity and Sustainability
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND FEEDBACK: The Resource Library for the Environment
and the Law and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)
gratefully acknowledge the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation,
which made these FAQs on Water possible. Funding support does
not imply any endorsement by the Trillium Foundation of the information
or views presented here. Thanks also go to Author Anne Wordsworth
and CELA staff for their help in producing these educational materials.
Please send feedback to Sarah Miller, Project Coordinator at millers@lao.on.ca
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