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Financial assistance may be available to qualified landowners in Haldimand County to share the cost of selected best management practices that improve and protect ground and surface water quality. An Environmental Farm Plan is required.
Grant rates under the Rural Water Quality Program may be adjusted if combined with other funding programs for a total grant of 80 per cent to 100 per cent.
The program is funded by Haldimand County.
How to apply
Contact the Rural Water Quality Program staff at your local Conservation Authority.
- Grand River: 519-621-2763 x2278 or ruralwater@grandriver.ca.
- Long Point Region: 519-842-4242 Ext. 236 or watercare@lprca.on.ca
- Niagara Peninsula: 905-788-3135 or info@npca.ca
Conservation specialists will help you plan your project and complete your application.
A committee will evaluate your project on its potential to improve and protect water quality.
Upon approval by the committee, you can proceed with the project. You will receive payment for the project after completion and inspection by staff.
| Project categories | Grant Rates |
| Livestock access restriction to watercourses | 75 - 100 per cent up to $5,000. Livestock access restriction materials are eligible for 100 per cent cost share if installed by the landowner. |
| Erosion control structures | 50 per cent up to $5,000 |
| Cover crops | Performance incentive of $20/acre up to 50 acres |
| Tree planting, fragile land retirement | 80 per cent up to $5,000 |
| Living snow fence | 100 per cent up to $5,000. Performance incentive of $750/acre for the first year and $700/acre for the fourth year after planting |
| Well decommissioning | 100 per cent up to $1,000 |
| Sediment basin/wetland creation | 80 per cent up to $5,000 |
| Soil Testing | 75 per cent up to $1,000 |
| Nutrient management plans | 75-100 per cent up to $2,000 |
| Crop nutrient plans | 75 per cent up to $2,000 |
| Innovative technology | Considered on a project by project basis |
