Oxford

Financial assistance may be available to qualified landowners in Oxford 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 Clean Water Program may be adjusted if combined with other funding programs for a total grant of up to 70 per cent.

The program is funded by Oxford County, Middlesex County and the City of Stratford.

How to apply

Contact the program staff at your local conservation authority:
- Grand River: 519-621-2763 Ext.2278 or ruralwater@grandriver.ca.
- Long Point Region: 519-842-4242 Ext. 236 or watercare@lprca.on.ca
- Upper Thames River: 519-451-2800 Ext. 251
Staff will help you plan your project and guide you through the application process.
A local review committee will evaluate your project on its potential to improve and protect water quality.
After the committee approves your project, the work can begin. You will receive the grant payment once the project is complete and inspected by staff.

Grant Rates

Project categories	Grant rates
Clean water diversion	50 percent up to $3,000
Livestock access restriction to watercourses	50 to 100 percent up to $5,000
Wellhead protection	50 percent up to $1,000 or 100 percent up to $2,500 in a Wellhead Protection Area – A, B or C
Well decommissioning	50 to 100 percent up to $1,000
Fertilizer, chemical and fuel storage or handling	50 percent up to $500
Septic systems	50 percent up to $5,000
Erosion control structures	50 percent up to $5,000
Machinery crossing improvements	50 percent up to $3,000
Fragile land retirement	75 percent up to $5,000
Woodlands conservation/enhancement:	50 to 70 percent up to $7,500
Wetland conservation/enhancement	50 to 75 percent up to $5,000
Special Projects	50 percent up to $5,000

Grand River Conservation Authority
400 Clyde Road, PO Box 729
Cambridge, ON
N1R 5W6
Phone: 519-621-2761
Toll Free: 1-866-900-4722
grca@grandriver.ca