FACT SHEETS

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The following Fact Sheets are available: 

Severn Sound Water Quality - The Severn Sound Environmental Association, monitors 11 stations throughout the Sound in an effort to detect long-term changes in water quality. SSEA continues to monitor water quality and work with municipal partners to ensue that the quality of Severn Sound is maintained.
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About Source Water Protection -  Fact Sheets are available explaining; 

• About Assessment Reports 

• What are Threats?

• Calculating Threats

• DNAPL (Dense, Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids) Fact Sheet

• A Quick Reference Guide to the Clean Water Act, 2006

• Clean Water Act Facts

• Clean Water Act Myths and Facts

• Clean Water Act Roles and Responsibilities 

• Preparing and Implementing Source Protection Plans 

The following Conservation Ontario fact sheets are also available:  

Fact Sheet – Well Head Protection Areas (1.2mbs)
Fact Sheet – Intake Protection Zones (1.3mbs)
Fact Sheet - Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program (Conservation Ontario) (1.4mbs)
Fact Sheet - Private Wells (1.5mbs)
Fact Sheet - Septic Systems (1.9mbs)
Fact Sheet – Pollution Prevention Reviews (1.3mbs)
Fact Sheet – Runoff and Erosion Protection & Additional BMPs (1.3mbs)

Foam on the open waters of Severn Sound or in local streams is caused by natural phenomena unless it has a perfume smell typical of many synthetic soaps and detergents. More Information...

Are Mayflies "Bugging" Your Waterfront - The invasion of the burrowing mayflies - the long-tailed insects plaguing the waterfront homes and businesses of Severn Sound - is a sure sign of summer.  More Information...

Weird Water Critters - Water Brains - If you have been snorkeling around your shoreline, you may have noticed a strange mass attached to dock structures or fallen tree branches. That mass is actually a colony of moss animals.  More Information...

Swimmer's Itch - Itchy skin? Been wading or swimming at the beach? You may be suffering from swimmer's itch, a basically harmless but irritating allergic reaction caused by tiny aquatic worms who have mistaken you for a duck.  More Information...

Floating Pollen in Severn Sound - Every year, during May and June, the SSEA office receives inquiries about a yellow scum, floating in sheltered areas of Severn Sound and near by lakes. More Information...