Grant supports farmers

To The Haldimand Press

The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA), in partnership with local municipalities, supports farmers taking action to improve and protect water quality in the Grand River watershed. The GRCA’s Rural Water Quality Program (RWQP), funded by Wellington, Brant, Oxford, Haldimand, and Dufferin counties, and the Region of Waterloo, supports projects that help producers make their farms more resilient while helping improve downstream water quality.

In 2019, landowners across the watershed completed water quality improvement projects with a capital value of almost $2.3 million. Over $1 million in grants from municipal, federal, and private donations were delivered through the RWQP to help offset the cost of 425 projects, including:

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