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Meetings are open to the public so everyone is welcome to attend!
DATE: Thursday, February 3, 2011
TIME: 1 pm – Meeting Start
LOCATION: Rideau Valley Conservation Authority 3889 Rideau Valley Drive, Manotick
AGENDA: You can find the complete Agenda package and past meeting minutes at www.mrsourcewater.ca (look under Source Protection Committee – Meetings)
Main agenda topics are:
· Non-Agricultural Source Material Presentation
OMAFRA staff will outline how the storage and application of non-agricultural source material is currently regulated and existing best management practices.
· Nutrient Management Act Implementation Presentation
MOE staff will outline how requirements under the Nutrient Management Act are implemented and enforced.
· Source Protection Plan – Work Plan
Members will consider approving a work plan to develop Source Protection Plan policies, including public consultation elements.
· Assessment Reports – Public Comments and Updates
Members will receive a summary of the public comments that were submitted on the proposed Assessment Reports. These comments were submitted to the MOE in December, along with the proposed Assessment Reports. The MOE will consider the comments when reviewing the reports.
Staff will provide an overview of proposed Assessment Report updates to be undertaken prior to the reports being approved this summer.
Individuals wishing to speak to an item on the agenda are asked to contact Sommer Casgrain-Robertson prior to the meeting at 613-692-3571 or 1-800-267-3504 ext 1147 or sommer.robertson@mrsourcewater.ca
· 1pm, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, 3889 Rideau Valley Drive, Manotick
The Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee is a 16 member multi-stakeholder committee overseeing the development of Source Protection Plans in the Mississippi and Rideau watersheds. These plans are being developed under Ontario’s Clean Water Act, 2006. The Clean Water Act is focused on protecting sources of municipal drinking water from becoming contaminated or overused.
For more information on the Clean Water Act, local source protection work or the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee please contact Sommer Casgrain-Robertson at the information below.
Sommer Casgrain-Robertson
Co-Project Manager
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Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Region
Box 599, 3889 Rideau Valley Drive, Manotick ON, K4M 1A5
Tel 613-692-3571 or 800-267-3504 ext. 1147
Fax 613-692-0831
Email sommer.robertson@mrsourcewater.ca
www.mrsourcewater.ca