Under the Clean Water Act, a Source Protection Committee representing multiple stakeholders is required for each source protection region in Ontario. The Source Protection Committee oversees the source protection program and the composition ensures that a variety of local interests are represented at the decision making table.
Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee:
| Chair – Ken Graham | |
|---|---|
| Member | Representing |
| Claude Lloyd | Small business |
| Scott Ferguson | Non-governmental organizations |
| Michel Kearney | City of Ottawa |
| Drew Lampman | Industry / commercial |
| Eleanor Renaud | Municipalities without drinking water systems |
| Alex Clark | Public/Environmental |
| Diane Smithson | Municipalities with surface water systems |
| Peter McLaren | Agriculture |
| Beverly Millar | Rural General public |
| Randy Malcolm | First Nations |
| Wilf Stefan | Industry / commercial |
| Scott Bryce | Municipalities with groundwater systems |
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The Source Protection Committee meets to discuss technical assessments and source protection policy. Meetings are open to the public.
The guiding principles of the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee are that source protection policies must be effective, practical, cost-effective and have widespread support.
