Significance
The Waterloo Moraine provides drinking water for over 300,000 people throughout Waterloo Region, and approximately 75% of its potable water, making this the largest area in North America dependent on ground-source drinking water. The Waterloo Moraine is currently not protected by provincial legislation although there is an active movement from citizens to see that this takes place.
Louisette Lanteigne and David Wellhauser of Waterlooians have used the Environmental Bill of Rights to submit a Request for Review for a Waterloo Moraine Protection Act. This resulted in a 16-month review of source water and groundwater protection for the Waterloo Moraine. The findings will be published in September 2008.
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