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Minor wording tweak simplifies how source protection plans can reference Ontario Regulation 137/25

A small wording change removes the phrase 'the making of' from the provision that allows source protection plans to be amended without full approval processes when accounting for Ontario Regulation 137/25. In practice…

Future amendment noted: wording change to source protection plan rules coming in 2026

A transitional note has been added to the regulation flagging that a specific subparagraph will be amended at a future date to remove the phrase "the making of" from a provision about minor, non-policy amendments to s…

Ontario drinking water source protection rules streamlined: online publication replaces physical inspection requirements, new amendment pathways added

A series of changes to the Clean Water Act general regulation reduce the administrative burden on source protection committees and authorities by removing requirements to make draft documents (terms of reference, asse…