Huron Clean Water Project is Now Accepting Applications
by Bob Montgomery
The Huron Clean Water Project has five hundred thousand dollars in funding to support water quality projects in Huron County.
The funds will go towards water quality projects by Huron County residents, landowners, and community groups. The Ausable Bayfield and Maitland Valley Conservation Authorities deliver the program on behalf of the County. Huron County Warden Glen McNeil points out the total value of past Huron Clean Water projects is almost fifteen million dollars. “These investments made by the County, community partners and community members demonstrate Huron’s commitment to being good stewards of our land and waterways now and in the future.”
Investing and participating in on-the-ground water quality improvement projects contributes to a healthy environment and will provide lasting benefits for generations of Huron County residents.
Some projects are also eligible for up to fifty percent more. County of Huron funding can be combined with other sources such as provincial and federal funding programs as well as programs offered by other environmental organizations and local foundations to cover most of the cost of a project. Program delivery staff are available to help connect people with these additional funding opportunities.
The Huron Clean Water Project is in its twentieth year of providing financial and technical support to improve and protect water quality on Huron County farms and rural properties. Since 2005, Huron County residents have completed nearly four thousand stewardship projects with funding from the Clean Water Project, including:
• 113 liquid manure storages decommissioned
• 435 wells upgraded
• 620 wells decommissioned
• 38,000 acres of cover crops
• 1,319 tree planting projects
• 304 erosion control projects
Learn more about the Huron Clean Water Project at: www.HuronCleanWaterProject.ca
To apply for funding, or to obtain further information, call Maitland Valley Conservation Authority at 519.335.3557, extension 236 or Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority at 519.235.2610, extension 227 or 1.888.286.2610.
