Funding Available

The main purpose of the well decommissioning and upgrading funding is to make certain that unsealed abandoned wells and improperly sealed or maintained house, business, institutional, and farm wells are secure, since it can provide a direct link between surface pollutants and groundwater. Abandoned wells are a significant pathway for contamination to local aquifers and watersheds. Damaged or poorly maintained drinking water wells pose an equally significant threat to personal and public health and must be maintained to prevent groundwater contamination.

Eligible Projects	Eligible Costs	Grant Rates & Caps
• Sealing and capping old water wells (e.g., dug, bored, drilled or sandpoint) by a licensed well technician/well contractor licensed under the Ontario Water Resources Act. • Upgrade maintenance for water wells currently in use to protect existing water wells from surface contamination by a licensed well technicial/well contractor licensed under the Ontario Water Resources Act. • Connection to a municipal drinking water service line/trunk line, and the decommissioning of the existing well (both projects required to be completed in order to receive funding)	• Required permits and approvals for the project(s) • Purchased materials and supplies • Contract labour • Professional Fees/technical support • Fees for related design, inspection and construction	• 80% • $4,000

The main purpose of the septic system upgrades and repairs funding is to protect municipal groundwater and surface water sources through repairing, upgrading or replacing part or all of faulty or malfunctioning septic systems. Landowners not maintaining their septic system can result in the contamination of drinking water sources, and can cause serious environmental and health problems. To address these issues, funding is available for septic system inspections that are part of septic system upgrades and repairs.

Eligible Projects	Eligible Costs	Grant Rates & Caps
• Replace septic tank and leaching bed • Replace septic tank and/or holding tank only • Replace leaching bed only • Pump septic tank • Add plumbing connections/pump to transfer wastewater to septic tank and/or leaching bed • Connect to a municipal sewer line and the decommissioning of the existing septic system (both projects required to be completed in order to receive funding) (If this option is available, funding will not be available for upgrades or replacement)	• Required permits and approvals • Material and supplies ss Contract labour (e.g. electric and plumbing connections) • Professional fees/technical support • Fees for related design, inspection, and construction/site assessment • Connection fees and related work to connect to a municipal sewer line (e.g. decommissioning septic system)	• 80% $7,000 for eligible projects • $15,000 for advanced systems

The main purpose of runoff and erosion protection funding is to protect municipal drinking water sources from runoff contamination and soil erosion through properly constructing/ restoring buffer strips and riparian zones. Well vegetated streambanks and buffer strips can reduce the amount of sediment and nutrients that reach the water source. The additional best management practices are agri-related activities that will also protect municipal drinking water sources through the implementation of manure management practices and in barn improvements.

Eligible Projects	Eligible Costs	Grant Rates & Caps
• Equipment for Improved Manure Land Application • Riparian Area Management • Erosion Control Structures (Riparian) • Erosion Control Structures • Land Management for Soils at Risk • Cover Crops • NM Planning • Soil and Erosion Salinity Control Planning • Riparian Health Assessment • Improved Manure Storage and Handling • Manure Treatment • In Barn Improvements • Farmyard and Horticultural Facilities Runoff Control • Product and Waste Management	• Required permits and approvals • Material and supplies • Contract labour (e.g. electric and plumbing connections) • Professional fees/technical support • Fees for related design, inspection, and construction/site assessment	• Range: 25% to %70 • Range: $1,000 to $30,000

The main purpose of the pollution prevention review is to protect municipal drinking water sources by identifying potential contaminants that small and medium-sized businesses may have on the environment, and recommending activities that can be undertaken to reduce potential contaminants impacts.

Eligible Projects	Eligible Costs	Grant Rates & Caps
This funding will be made available to small and medium-sized businesses that have a total number of employees of five hundred or less and that are located within or extend into the 100-metre radius of a municipal wellhead, the 200-metre radius of a municipal surface water intake, the 2-year time of travel around a municipal well, or the IPZ-1 (intake protection zone one) around a municipal surface water intake as accepted through a municipal council resolution.	• Professional fees and technical support for businesses • Materials and supplies	100% up to $12,000