Grand River Conservation Authority
News Release

Friday, June 4, 2010

A public meeting will be held June 15 to update property owners in Drayton, Moorefield and Arthur on work being done to protect the water sources for municipal wells serving the communities.
The meeting will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the PMD Arena and Community Centre, 68 Main Street West, Drayton. It’s sponsored by the Township of Wellington North, the Township of Mapleton and the Grand River Conservation Authority.
Displays and presentations will highlight the results of recent technical studies of the municipal water systems serving those communities. The studies were done under the Ontario Clean Water Act as part of the effort to develop a Source Water Protection Plan for the Grand River watershed.
The information will be used by the Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee to develop the source protection plan by 2012.
People attending the meeting will find out:

* Where municipal drinking water comes from
* Where the water sources are vulnerable to contamination
* What land uses pose a potential risk to the water sources
* How to learn if their property is affected
* How policies will be developed to protect the water supply
* How to be involved and make comment

People who own property near the municipal wells have been mailed invitations. The invitations include brochures providing more information on the Clean Water Act, the technical studies and other matters related to source protection planning.
More information on source water protection planning in the Grand River watershed is available at www.sourcewater.ca

Further information: Dave Schultz, GRCA Manager of Communications
Phone: (519) 621-2763, Ext. 2273; Cell: (519) 658-3896
E-mail: dschultz@grandriver.ca Website: www.grandriver.ca