Refer to the page What You Can Do to Help Protect Drinking Water Sources to find out what we recommend for drinking water source protection!

Or you can check out our Best Practices for Farming in an Intake Protection Zone fact sheet

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs:

• Protecting the Quality of Groundwater Supplies
• Best Management Practices Series
• Source Water Protection
• Advantage Good Agricultural Practices
• Guide to Weed Control 2014‐2015
• Water
• Agricultural Structures
• Nutrient Management
• Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association
• Winter Application of Manure and Other Agricultural Source Materials
• Fertilizer Storage and Handling: How to Address Concerns Identified in Environmental Farm Plan Worksheet #4
• Infosheet #3: Pesticide Handling and Storage
• Managing Outdoor Confinement Areas and Livestock Areas

Other Resources:

• Water Issues – Ontario Federation of Agriculture
• Source Water Protection – United States Environmental Protection Agency
• Educational Source Protection Brochures – Raisin‐South Nation Source Protection Region
• Best Management Practices for Managing Livestock Waste – Nickel District Conservation Authority
• Managing Livestock, Poultry, and Horse Waste to Prevent Contamination of Drinking Water