Sherry Witzel-Prong looks toward a former wetland in the field of her Wilmot Township home on July 2, 2026. Witzel-Prong says the wetlands at the edge of their property have dried up considerably, and is one of many in the area concerned that the Region of Waterloo is taking extra from underground aquifers in Wilmot and sending the water to the Kitchener-Waterloo urban area. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and Mail)