Wellington County is a predominantly rural municipality, with agriculture its principal land use.  The area is underlain by several extensive and high-yielding aquifers.  This combination of rich agricultural land and  high-quality groundwater resources has contributed to its long history of rural occupation, with only limited and very localized development pressure being exerted outside of Guelph and the Highway 6/401 corridors.  

Several major river systems pass through Wellington, all tributaries of the Grand River.  The County also contains several large provincially significant wetlands and many woodlots.

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