Climate change is integral to the current source water protection initiatives ongoing in the Rideau watershed with respect to the Clean Water Act. Recent projections suggest that Ontario’s climate in a hundred years will be different than today. Due to these potential climate change effects, our understanding of our water resources today may not be appropriate for managing our resources in the future. As a result of these predicted changes, climate change may influence vulnerable areas, the vulnerability of future drinking water sources, and the quality of water sources that supply drinking water.

Adapted from Volume I of the Watershed Characterization Report Preliminary Draft (v2.1), for the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Region.