Education and Outreach programs designed to increase awareness and understanding of drinking water threats, and promote best management practices as a means of reducing the risks to drinking water sources, shall be developed and implemented collaboratively by the County/Conservation Authority/Provincial partners with the Conservation Authority providing a lead role.

The programs shall address low, moderate and significant drinking water threats with the priority placed on significant drinking water threats. The focus should be on incorporating Drinking Water Source Protection messaging into existing education and outreach materials and programs as a first priority. New education and outreach materials and programs may also be developed and implemented, if deemed necessary and/or appropriate, and be subject to available funding.

The County and Conservation Authorities, in collaboration with the Province (Ministry of Environment), should consider options for the long-term support of education and outreach programs. The program scope shall be subject to available funding.

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