February 2005- Riverkeeper’s comments
Monday, February 14, 2005Ottawa Riverkeeper has concerns regarding the implementation of source water protection planning. Our primary concern is the lack of an interprovincial committee to address the Ottawa River, source of drinking water to over a million people.
Our key recommendation to the Ministry is:
We believe it is imperative that an interprovincial Source Protection Committee (SPC)be established for the entire Ottawa River Watershed, which is independent of the committees that are working on the sub-watersheds of the Ottawa River. This committee must study the entire watershed to determine the ecological risks and cumulative impacts of the many threats that continue to pollute the Ottawa River. The SPC for the entire Ottawa Watershed would compile and analyse data collected from the sub-watershed committees as well as data from Quebec.
You can read our all of our comments to the Ontario Environment Ministry:
