Environmental Regulations by Ontario Ministry of Environment

Environmental Regulations by Ontario Ministry of Environment

Introduction

The environment development is an attempt to integrate economic development policy-making and environmental considerations. It encompasses an acknowledgment that millions of people worldwide still live in poverty; that there is continued unequal access to the resources needed for a decent livelihood; and that there is a need for economic growth and that many human activities, including the quest for survival, put a strain on the environment. The natural environment consists of four main components that are connected and closely related to the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere, and biosphere. This group of natural elements is always seeking to achieve a state of balance through constant change. However, human activities have a significant impact of this change in the rate and quality, in some cases positively and negatively in most cases.

Canada was the first country that signed the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the ozone layer of the planet in June 1986. In 1995-97, the UN called Canada the best country in the world for human habitation. Canada has a very high level of life expectancy, which is largely dependent on environmental conditions, and the average income of the population. One-third of all income Canadians perform activities related to the environment. In 1995, the World Bank has declared Canada the second country in the world by the number of resources per capita. The World Bank estimated the natural, material and human resources that put Canada into second place. The credit for this goes to its water supplies, natural resources, land and huge forests.

Safe Drinking Water

Safe drinking water is everyone's responsibility. Proper management of water supplies drinking water source to the consumer's tap requires a lot of knowledge and coordination by the various stakeholders - including governments, businesses and individuals as you and me. A proportion of gastro-enteritis attributed to the presence of micro organisms is associated with consumption of drinking water. Chemical contamination of drinking water can also affect the health of the population. The water that is consumed must be of good quality to avoid the risk of disease, whether from an individual well or what is distributed through a distribution network of drinking water.

I live in the northern part of Toronto in Thornhill. There are certain acts and regulations that are structured to protect the environment and ensure proper drinking water supply. Ontario is helping the farmers, landowners and businesses across the province to take steps to protect local drinking water. Over the past three years, the Ontario government has assisted more than 2,000 projects to eliminate risks to local drinking water sources and, in particular by the inspection and upgrading of more than 1,000 facilities tanks and the closure or by upgrading more than 480 wells, the concerned agencies are ensuring the safe and proper supply of drinking water. Such measures help prevent water contamination. In addition, they help protect this precious resource for the families of Ontario and they will continue to have access to ...