The speakers will provide an overview of how Ontario Water Law covers the key laws and policy documents that establish multiple barriers adopted by Ontario to ensure safe drinking water in the province.
This will feature a primer on Ontario's multi-barrier approach to protecting drinking water, including source water protection under Ontario's Clean Water Act.
As Regulators are increasingly looking to individuals for responsibility for environmental compliance, the speakers will discuss key provisions and cases that highlight liability of employees, municipal councilors and corporate Directors for environmental compliance.
Julie Abouchar, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M., is a Partner at Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP and an Environmental Law Specialist, certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Julie was one of the counsel for the Walkerton Inquiry and played an important role in developing the recommendations. Julie has special expertise in water law, environmental assessment, clean technology and renewable energy law. Julie is named annually by her peers to Best Lawyers in Canada for Environmental Law and Energy Regulatory Law. She is also rated Repeatedly Recommended in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory® for Environmental Law and Aboriginal Law.
Theresa McClenaghan, LL.B., LL.M., is the Executive Director of and Counsel to the Canadian Environmental Law Association. Theresa appeared on behalf of the Concerned Citizens of Walkerton and played an active role throughout the Walkerton Inquiry. In addition, amongst many other responsibilities, Theresa oversaw the passage of the Ontario Clean Water Act and implementation of the remaining Walkerton Inquiry recommendations. Theresa's expertise in environmental law includes water law and policy, environmental health, energy law and constitutional law.
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