Applications are being accepted until July 6 to fill a vacancy for a public interest (general public) representative on the Lake Erie Region source protection committee.
The 25-member committee is overseeing development of source protection plans for municipal water supplies in four watersheds: Grand River, Long Point Region, Catfish Creek and Kettle Creek.
The plans will be submitted to the Ministry of Environment for approval. The work is being done under the Ontario Clean Water Act.
The vacant seat is one of six for members of the general public.
The term will begin in August and last about two years.
Other members of the committee represent municipalities, farmers, businesses, industries and First Nations.
An application form and other information can be found at www.sourcewater.ca or at the head offices of the four Conservation Authorities in the Lake Erie Region:
– Grand River Conservation Authority, 400 Clyde Rd., Cambridge;
– Long Point Region Conservation Authority, 4 Elm St., Tillsonburg;
– Catfish Creek Conservation Authority, 8079 Springwater Road, Aylmer; and
– Kettle Creek Conservation Authority, 44015 Ferguson Line, St. Thomas.
