Blockades are up at three wind turbine construction sites just north of Chatham.
Water Wells First members are taking the action on Oldfield Line and Countryview Line as they ramp up their protests amid allegations that the pile driving and construction of wind turbines for the North Kent Wind Project are contaminating well water for residents in the area.
Protesters are blocking the entrances to the sites, preventing workers from getting onto the pile driving equipment.
Group spokesperson Kevin Jakubec says they will carry out the action until the province issues a halt-work order on the projects.
"This morning we had no other alternative than to ramp up civil disobedience action and to blockade these three pile driving sites with farm equipment," says Jakubec. "We're asking Chatham-Kent police to allow this to happen."
Jakubec says the civil disobedience actions will ramp up even more if the work on the turbines isn't stopped.
He says members of the group have been trained by the Council of Canadians in non-violent civil disobedience and they do not intend to see anyone's property damaged by their actions.
A Chatham-Kent police spokesperson says as with any protest, the role of police is to stand by and keep the peace. So far no issues have been reported.