Do you live on a rural property or are you considering purchasing one? On Tuesday, April 22 – 7:00pm at the Bay of Quinte Golf and Country Club the Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan presents Country Living 101. Rural properties offer unique challenges and opportunities for homeowners. Keeping your drinking water free of contaminants, maintaining your septic system and understanding waterway and wetland regulations are some of the challenges facing rural property owners.
A top priority for any rural landowner is ensuring the family’s source of drinking water is kept safe. This means keeping your well free of contaminants that can invade it from a variety of sources. Guest speaker, Kim Yee, Ministry of the Environment, Well Specialist, will discuss the importance of proper well construction and maintenance in keeping your drinking water safe.
Living on a rural property provides the opportunity to work with the natural environment, saving you time and money. At our information stations, you can speak one-on-one with environmental professionals about: maintaining your septic system, how and where to get your well water tested, and what regulations affect your shoreline. As well, there will be the opportunity to find out about cost-sharing programs for shoreline improvement projects, where to purchase tree seedlings, the benefits of composting, and actions you can take to preserve wildlife habitat.
The information stations will have representatives from: Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan, Lower Trent Conservation, Quinte Conservation, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit, Hastings Stewardship Council, and Quinte Waste Solutions.