Drinking Water Protection Zone CHAMPION | Thursday, Jge 15, 2017 | 38 A sign along Hwy. 401 marks the loâ€" cation where the municipal drinking water source is vulnerable. REGION New road signs aim to protect Signs designed to raise awareness of areas where Milton‘s drinking water supply is susceptible to contamination have been installed along Hwy. 401. The ‘Drinking Water Protection Zone‘ signs are loâ€" cated near Kelso Conservation Area on Hwy. 401 eastbound past Appleby Line and westbound at Nassagawaya Sixth Line. The signs are two of 780 being installed across Ontario by the Province and local municipalities to mark locations along major roadways where municipal drinking water sources are vuinerable. "Our local source water protection plan shows us where our municipal drinking water is the most halton.ca (| 311 NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION Wastewater Main Replacement on Main Street East and Ontario Street Town of Milton $â€"3074â€"16 June 2017 July 2017 Gedco Excavating Ltd. Bilal Sherazi 905â€"825â€"6000 ext. 7931 bilal.sherazi@haiton.ca Building a Halton vuinerable to contamination," said Town Comâ€" missioner of Planning and Development Barb Koopmans. "These signs are part of an initiative to raise awareness about these zones within the community and ensure we are taking a preventaâ€" tive approach to protecting local water sources." The signs will also help alert emergency reâ€" sponders and the public to sections of the road where accidental spills could travel quickly, conâ€" taminating public drinking water sources. The goal is to accelerate the notification process to Halton Region and close the water supply beâ€" fore spilled contaminants can enter. drinking water The Town of Milton and Halton Region. have been working with Conservation Halton to mplemeqt policies in the Source Protection Plan since it came into effect in December 2015. The plan, deâ€" veloped under Ontario‘s Clean Water Act, directs local efforts to protect and keep the sources of municipal water clean and plentiful. O The initiative to protect sources of municipal drinking water is directed and funded by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. Conservation Halton coordinates_ thg planning process and supports local municipaliâ€" ties as policies are implemented. NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE Road Widening of Steeles Avenue (Regional Road 8) from West of Industrial Drive to Regional Road 25/Bronte Street Town of Milton Roap mm DETOURRoUTE mm mm MARKET DRIVE 2e 22e (REG. RD. 8) ‘ (REG. RD. 8) A road closure will take place on Steeles Avenue (Regional Road 8) from B ron Street to Industrial Drive on the following dates: ° + Saturday, June 17 at 5 a.m. to Sunday, June 18 at 7 p.m. + Saturday, June 24 at 5 a.m. to Sunday, June 25 at 7 p.m. + Saturday, July 22 at 5 a.m. to Sunday, July 23 at 7 p.m. Access to local business will be maintained at all times. Contract Number: Project Manager: Râ€"2320Bâ€"16 Jennifer Trimble 905â€"825â€"6000 ext. 7690 jennifer.trimble@halton.ca