July 2009 Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program Protect our water. Get funding for your Early Action Program. Are you interested in delivering an Early • demonstrate the ability to manage and Action program to help protect municipal deliver the proposed incentive program, drinking water sources in Ontario? If so, you and could be eligible to receive financial • submit an application that meets the assistance under the Early Actions component requirements of the Request for Grant of the Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Proposal – Early Actions. Program (ODWSP). Is my program eligible for funding? The Early Actions component provides To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate in funding to persons or bodies that administer or the program proposal that the program will: propose to administer programs that give • be administered in Ontario financial incentives to landowners to carry out • be implemented within a targeted projects and activities that protect municipal wellhead protection area or intake drinking water sources. protection zone, and • fund projects and activities described in The scope of the incentive program is set out the four Early Actions modules. in four modules that include the following projects and activities: What costs can I recover? • upgrading and repairing septic systems You can recover: • decommissioning and upgrading wells • program incentive funds at the rates set in • implementing run off and erosion the four modules protection measures and additional best • program delivery costs including staffing management practices, and/or costs, communications materials, site • pollution prevention reviews for small and visits and administration. medium-sized businesses. How can I apply for this funding and learn Am I an eligible recipient? more? Yes, if you: Visit www.ontario.ca/cleanwater to: • are a legal entity (legislated or • read the Request for Grant Proposals incorporated organization or an • obtain an application for Early Actions individual) funding • are able to meet minimum liability • get more information on the other insurance requirements components of the ODWSP 1 7140e Contact your local conservation authority to get information on source protection planning in your area: http://conservation- ontario.on.ca/find/index.html This publication is for your information only. For compliance purposes, you should always refer to the Clean Water Act or related regulations. 2 7140e