THE WALKERTON INQUIRY

The Honourable Dennis R. O'Connor, Commissioner

This is the official website of the public inquiry into the E.Coli contamination of the water supply in Walkerton, Ontario, and into the safety of Ontario's drinking water, established by the government of Ontario under the Public Inquiries Act.


 

 

 

 

PART TWO REPORT OF THE WALKERTON INQUIRY:
A STRATEGY FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER

The Full Report
 TITLE PAGE    * (136Kb)
 TABLE OF CONTENTS     (78Kb)
 CHAPTER 1      AN OVERVIEW     (135Kb)
 CHAPTER 2      GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT OF THE DELIVERY OF DRINKING WATER: INTRODUCTION
                             (169Kb)
 CHAPTER 3      A MULTI-BARRIER APPROACH TO DRINKING WATER SAFETY     (87Kb)
 CHAPTER 4      THE PROTECTION OF DRINKING WATER SOURCES     (959Kb)
 CHAPTER 5      DRINKING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS     (181Kb)
 CHAPTER 6      DRINKING WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES     (221Kb)
 CHAPTER 7      DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS     (91Kb)
 CHAPTER 8      MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT     (100Kb)
 CHAPTER 9      THE ROLE OF LABORATORIES     (80Kb)
 CHAPTER 10    THE ROLE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS     (232Kb)
 CHAPTER 11    THE MANAGEMENT OF MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEMS     (195Kb)
 CHAPTER 12    THE CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING OF OPERATORS     (92Kb)
 CHAPTER 13    THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ROLE IN OVERSEEING DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
                             (284Kb)
 CHAPTER 14    SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS     (84Kb)
 CHAPTER 15    FIRST NATIONS     (88Kb)
 CHAPTER 16    THE PROCESS OF PART 2 OF THE INQUIRY     (98Kb)
 APPENDIX A     AN INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPARISON OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS                              (121Kb)
 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS     (38Kb)
 INDEX     (192Kb)







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