Farm and landowner information

Grants are available to support homeowners and farmers in the Grand River watershed who are interested in well projects on their property.
“Wells need to be maintained properly and tested regularly in order to provide safe drinking water, and to protect groundwater resources” says Louise Heyming, Supervisor of Conservation Outreach at the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). Well owners are encouraged to get their water tested through local public health...
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The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA), in partnership with local municipalities, supports farmers who want to help improve and protect water quality in the Grand River watershed. The GRCA’s Rural Water Quality Program (RWQP), funded by Wellington, Brant, Oxford, Haldimand and Dufferin counties, and the Region of Waterloo, supports projects that help producers make their farms more resilient, while helping improve downstream water quality.
In 2021, landowners...
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As temperatures get cooler and winter approaches, residents in the northern portions of the Grand River watershed still have an opportunity to plan for a living snow fence project next spring. 
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) and Dufferin County support living snow fence tree planting projects in priority locations along county roads. Eligible participants can receive up to 100 per cent funding toward the cost of installing a living snow fence on their property....
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Cover crops grown over winter are just the right thing to do, according to some local producers who participated in the Grand River Conservation Authority’s (GRCA) Rural Water Quality Program (RWQP).  The program offers a per acre incentive to farmers in the Region of Waterloo, Haldimand, Dufferin, Brant, Wellington Counties, and in Perth County within the Nith River watershed. The benefits of cover crops are numerous, including the reduction of erosion, retention of...
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Farmers in Waterloo Region have reached a milestone in making farm improvements to protect water quality. As of December 2020, more than $20 million in total capital projects have been completed through support from the Region’s Rural Water Quality Program (RWQP).
The RWQP provides financial and technical assistance to farmers implementing voluntary projects to improve and protect water quality. Funded by the Region of Waterloo, the program started in 1998 to address...
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