Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority

The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority (SSMRCA) is one of Ontario's 36 conservation authorities. Located in northern Ontario, the SSMRCA provides cost-effective watershed management based on over 50 years of local experience. We administer the "Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses", Ontario Regulation 176/06.

The SSMRCA is also one of 19 drinking water source protection areas and regions in Ontario under the jurisdiction of The Clean Water Act, 2006 .  The focus of the legislation is the preparation of locally developed, science-based assessment reports and source protection plans.