Municipal Water Systems

The Township contracts maintenance of its municipal water systems with Veolia Water Canada.  Full treatment plants are at:

The Oxenden Water System is serviced out of the Town of Wiarton through a joint servicing agreement.

Payments can be made by telephone banking using your account number preceeded by the number 42 03. When sending payment please do not include water and tax payments on the same cheque, please pay separately.

Stewardship Program

The Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program - Early Actions Funding is available for 2008-2009. If you are a landowner whose property is within or extends into the 2-year time-of-travel around a municipal well, or the IPZ-1 (intake protection zone one) around a municipal surface water intake, you may be eligible for funding. Funding on upgrading septic systems or wells is up to 80% of the cost depending on the project. Visit www.waterprotection.ca to review maps of eligible areas or call 1-877-470-3001 and ask for Steacy or Karen to learn more and determine if you are eligible.

The actions taken on your property can benefit you and protect your municipal supply of drinking water.

All residents can become water stewards by conserving water around the home and yard, collecting rain water for yard use, maintaining septic systems and having well water sampled three times per year for free through the health unit if you have a private well. Protecting water supplies by keeping hazardous household chemicals and fuels out of drains and storm sewers are also good ways to keep water clean and reduce the amount of treatment.

Working together we can all protect drinking water sources for today and tomorrow!