Waterloo
Financial assistance may be available to qualified landowners in the Region of Waterloo 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 up to 80 per cent to 100 per cent.
The program is funded by the Region of Waterloo.
How to apply
Contact the Rural Water Quality Program staff at 519-621-2763 Extension 2242 or ruralwater@grandriver.ca.
- 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
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Projects |
Grants |
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Manure storage |
50 per cent up to $25,000 |
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Manure storage decommissioning |
50 per cent up to $3,000 |
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Clean water diversion |
50 per cent up to $5,000 |
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Dead stock composting |
50 per cent up to $4,000 |
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Livestock access restriction |
75 - 100 per cent up to $10,000 |
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Fuel storage/handling |
50 per cent up to $4,000 |
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Chemical storage and handling |
50 per cent up to $2,500 |
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Erosion control structures (grassed waterways, water & sediment control basins, stream bank stabilization) |
75 per cent up to $15,000 |
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Machinery crossing improvements |
50 per cent up to $5,000 |
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Tree planting (stream buffers, fragile land retirement, field windbreaks) |
75 per cent up to $10,000. Performance incentive of $350/acre per year for three years to a maximum of 10 acres. |
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Cover crops |
$60 per acre to a maximum of 50 acres |
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Milkhouse waste |
50 per cent up to $5,000 |
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Living snow fences |
75 per cent up to $7,500 |
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Natural area restoration and creation |
75 per cent up to $7,500 |
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Nutrient management plans |
50 per cent up to $2,000 |
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Crop nutrient plans |
50 per cent up to $2,000 |
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Wellhead protection |
75 per cent up to $2,000 |
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Wellhead abandonment |
100 per cent up to $2,500 |