Stewardship

Past Stewardship Projects

Landowners in the Maitland Valley and Ausable Bayfield watersheds completed hundreds of drinking water protection stewardship projects, worth more than $1 million, between 2007 and 2013. They did this with support of  financial incentives from the Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program (ODWSP).

We thank all the property owners, business people, residents, and others who have done, and are doing, projects and changing management practices to reduce risk to local municipal drinking water sources.

Current Funding Status

There is currently no funding available through the Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program (ODWSP).

However, there may be grants and incentive funds through other federal, provincial, county, and other programs.

For grants or incentives which may exist through other programs for water protection projects, please read our stewardship fact sheet (subject to change) or contact your local conservation authority at mvca.on.ca or abca.ca

Here are examples:

County Clean Water Projects:

Huron County Clean Water Project

In Huron County, the Huron County Clean Water Project has provided funds for projects including well decommissioning and wellhead protection projects – as stand‐alone or top‐up grants.

• Huron Clean Water Project (County of Huron)
• Huron County Clean Water Project (Ausable Bayfield Conservation)
• Water Quality Programs (Maitland Conservation)

 

Wellington Rural Water Quality Programme

• Wellington County Rural Water Quality Programme

For information on the above programs please visit the above links.

For information on drinking water source protection in the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Drinking Water Source Protection Region please call 519‐235‐2610 or toll‐free 1‐888‐286‐2610 or email info@sourcewaterinfo.on.ca

For current status of Growing Forward stewardship programs please visit the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) website.

Growing Forward 2

The federal‐provincial‐territorial Growing Forward 2 program offered several stewardship grants, similar to ODWSP, for farm operations.  An Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is required and/or attendance at workshops may be required in order to be eligible for grants, depending on the version of EFP registered with your operation. Cost‐share funding in the Lake Huron watershed was made available for:

More information is available at www.ontariosoilcrop.org

The Implementation Funding Assistance for Producers Program Guide is available at this link:

• Implementation Funding Assistance for Producers Program Guide