Number of members
 1. (1) Subject to subsection (3), the source protection committee for a source protection area or source protection region listed in Column 1 of the Table to this section shall be composed of the chair of the committee and, (a) before Ontario Regulation 310/15 comes into force, the maximum number of members set out opposite the source protection area or source protection region in Column 2 of the Table; (b) on or after the day Ontario Regulation 310/15 comes into force and subject to subsection (5), if a source protection authority satisfies the requirements set out in subsection (7) to reduce the number of members in a source protection committee, no fewer than the minimum number of members set out opposite the source protection area or source protection region in Column 3 of the Table; or (c) on or after the day Ontario Regulation 310/15 comes into force and subject to subsection (6), if a source protection authority has reduced the number of members in a source protection committee under clause (b) and satisfies the requirements set out in subsection (7) to increase the number of members in the source protection committee, no more than the maximum number of members set out opposite the source protection area or source protection region in Column 2 of the Table.  O. Reg. 310/15, s. 1 (1). (2) Revoked: O. Reg. 310/15, s. 1 (1). (3) The number of members of the committee is increased by the number of members appointed under section 6.  O. Reg. 288/07, s. 1 (3). (4) Despite clauses (1) (b) and (c), the composition of the source protection committee must continue to meet the requirements set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of section 2.  O. Reg. 310/15, s. 1 (2). (5) For the purposes of clause (1) (b), the number of members in a source protection committee shall be reduced in accordance with the following rules: 1. If the maximum number of members set out in Column 2 of the Table to this section with respect to the source protection committee is 21 members, the committee may be reduced in size to 18, 15, 12 or 9 members. 2. If the maximum number of members set out in Column 2 of the Table to this section with respect to the source protection committee is 15 members, the committee may be reduced in size to 12, 9 or 6 members. 3. If the maximum number of members set out in Column 2 of the Table to this section with respect to the source protection committee is 9 members, the committee may be reduced in size to 6 members.  O. Reg. 310/15, s. 1 (2). (6) For the purposes of clause (1) (c), the number of members in a source protection committee shall be increased in accordance with the following rules: 1. If the minimum number of members set out in Column 3 of the Table to this section with respect to the source protection committee is 6 members and the maximum number of members set out in Column 2 of the Table with respect to the committee is 9 members, the committee may be increased in size to 9 members. 2. If the minimum number of members set out in Column 3 of the Table to this section with respect to the source protection committee is 6 members and the maximum number of members set out in Column 2 of the Table with respect to the committee is 15 members, the committee may be increased in size to 9 or 12 or 15 members. 3. If the minimum number of members set out in Column 3 of the Table to this section with respect to the source protection committee is 9 members and the maximum number of members set out opposite in Column 2 of the Table with respect to the committee is 21 members, the committee may be increased in size to 12, 15, 18 or 21 members.  O. Reg. 310/15, s. 1 (2). (7) The requirements referred to in clauses (1) (b) and (c) to reduce or increase the number of members in a source protection committee are the following: 1. The source protection authority must consult with the chair of the source protection committee about the authority’s intention to pass a resolution described in paragraph 3 before passing such a resolution. 2. In the case of a source protection committee established for a source protection region, the lead source protection authority must consult with every other source protection authority in the source protection region before passing a resolution described in paragraph 3. 3. The source protection authority must pass a resolution to reduce or increase the number of members of the source protection committee.  O. Reg. 310/15, s. 1 (2). Table   Number of members  Item   Column 1 Source Protection Area or Source Protection Region   Column 2 Maximum number of members   Column 3 Minimum number of members 

  1.   Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Region   15   6 

  2.   Cataraqui Source Protection Area   15   6 

  3.   CTC Source Protection Region   21   9 

  4.   Essex Region Source Protection Area   15   6 

  5.   Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region   15   6 

  6.   Lake Erie Source Protection Region   21   9 

  7.   Lakehead Source Protection Area   9   6 

  8.   Mattagami Region Source Protection Area   9   6 

  9.   Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Region   15   6 

  10.   Niagara Peninsula Source Protection Area   9   6 

  11.   Sudbury Source Protection Area   9   6 

  12.   North Bay-Mattawa Source Protection Area   9   6 

  13.   Quinte Conservation Source Protection Area   15   6 

  14.   Raisin-South Nation Source Protection Region   15   6 

  15.   Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region   15   6 

  16.   Sault Ste. Marie Region Source Protection Area   9   6 

  17.   South Georgian Bay-Lake Simcoe Source Protection Region   21   9 

  18.   Thames-Sydenham and Region Source Protection Region   21   9 

  19.   Trent Conservation Coalition Source Protection Region   21   9 O. Reg. 310/15, s. 1 (3).