Town of Sutton receives $101,500 grant for drinking water source protection plan

Isabelle Charest, MNA for Brome-Missisquoi and Minister responsible for Sport, Recreation and Outdoors, has announced, on behalf of Benoit Charette, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks and Minister responsible for the Laurentian region, that financial assistance has been granted to the Town of Sutton to better protect drinking water sources.

This announcement is part of the Programme pour l’élaboration des plans de protection des sources d’eau potable, under which the Quebec government is awarding more than $3.4 million to 76 municipalities to better protect drinking water sources. The Town of Sutton and the Town of Brome Lake are the two Brome-Missisquoi municipalities to benefit from this support, with amounts of $101,500 and $49,000 respectively.

“This grant will help us draw up a plan for our entire territory, involving not only experts but also citizens,” commented Mayor Robert Benoît. We already undertook hydrogeological studies last year, the results of which will be released in the coming weeks. We would like to thank Minister Isabelle Charest for her support in this process.”

Financial assistance will be used to define protective measures, including planning their implementation, to minimize or eliminate threats that could affect the quality or quantity of water used to supply drinking water. These threats are identified during the vulnerability analysis of drinking water sources, as required by the Règlement sur le prélèvement des eaux et leur protection.

Quebec Government Press Release – Québec grants more than $150,000 to two Brome-Missisquoi municipalities to better protect drinking water sources (in French only)