Downloads and Related Links:
Septic Systems:
Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners' Associations - It's All About The Water - Getting to know your septic system, with Rob Davis.
Cottage Life Magazine Q&A about whether to use septic system additives
Septic system inspection guidelines released: April 2011
Jan 2011 Ontario Building Code updates - Septic system inspection (from MMAH)
Tips on buying a house with a well and septic system, from CMHC
Click here for a list of online resources from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority about Septic systems, including information about installation, inspection and closing down a private septic system.
Septics and Maintenance Inspections overview (from Peterborough Health Unit)
Septic Systems 101 from Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association
Find a Septic Expert (from Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association)
Septic System Fact Sheet - Protecting Your Investment
Septic Systems:Direction provided by the Building Code Act
Water Resources:
Canada's Failure to Protect Water Resources - Hill Times, November 2009
The Experimental Lakes Area of north western Ontario has been the home of ground breaking freshwater research for over 30 years. (Video)
