Water Supply Strategy Update Notice of Commencement

The Region of Waterloo is updating the Water Supply Strategy to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable drinking water supply for Waterloo Region through to 2051. The study area for this project is the Integrated Urban System, which supplies drinking water to Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, and some communities in North Dumfries, Wilmot, and Woolwich. This complex system consists of over 80 groundwater wells and a supply from the Grand River.

The Water Supply Strategy Update is being completed as a Master Plan and will follow the requirements of Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (as amended in 2024); an approved process under the Environmental Assessment Act that provides a decision-making framework. We will share information with you throughout the study and ask for your ideas. The feedback you provide, along with the technical studies and advice from experts in the field, will help us make decisions for the strategy.

For additional details please visit the EngageWR project page: engagewr.ca/watersupply