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Case Studies
Building Permits for Vulnerable Areas Fund Source Protection in York Region, Ontario
In the York Region of Ontario, developments in vulnerable zones such as Wellhead Protection Areas require a Source Water Protection Permit. B.C. municipalities could implement similar permits in groundwater recharge…
Pops for Parks
Pops for Parks Funding Mechanism in the United States New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and Michigan fund environmental programs by claiming deposit fees from unrecycled beverage containers, which otherwise remains…
Residents Approve Parcel Taxes to Fund the Regional District of Nanaimo’s Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Program
The Regional District of Nanaimo collects upwards of $500,000 per year to fund their Drinking Water and Watershed Protection (DWWP) program thanks to a parcel tax ($7.50) implemented by member…
Monthly Meter Fees go Towards Land Acquisition for Central Arkansas Water
Central Arkansas Water (CAW) began funding its watershed protection program using a $0.45 monthly meter fee, which they displayed on bills to increase customer knowledge of watershed protection. The fee…
Links
Sustainable Financing in Drinking Water Management: Considerations for Local Government Administrators published in 2020 by the Auditor General for Local Government https://www.aglg.ca/app/uploads/sites/26/2020/12/AGLG-Drinking-Water-Perspectives-Booklet-4_Dec-2020.pdf
Civic Info BC Grants database https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/grants
Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Funding Opportunities. https://www.fcm.ca/en/funding?f%5B0%5D=filter_by_topicf%3AWater
Government of British Columbia, Infrastructure Planning Grant Program. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/local-governments/grants-transfers/grants/infrastructure-planning-grant-program
Government of British Columbia. Economic Development and Funding Grants. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/economic-development/funding-and-grants
Government of Canada, EcoAction Community Funding Program. https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-funding/ecoaction-community-program.html
Government of Canada. Clean Water and Wastewater Fund Program Overview. https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/cwwf/cwwf-program-programme-eng.html
Government of Canada. Environmental Funding Services and Information. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/conservation/funding.html
Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation. Grants. https://hctf.ca/grants/
Okanagan Basin Water Board Water Conservation and Quality Improvement Grant Program. https://www.obwb.ca/overview-grants/
RBC Tech for Nature. https://www.rbc.com/community-social-impact/_assets-custom/pdf/RBC-Tech-For-Nature-EN.pdf
The Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia. REFBC Grants. https://www.refbc.com/grants
World Wildlife Fund. https://wwf.ca/habitat/freshwater/
