Policy Edit

Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Policy Text:

For farms and other lands, where the handling and storage of commercial fertilizer to land is, or would be, a significant drinking water threat (excluding incidental quantities for personal use), the following actions shall be taken:

1) The handling and storage of commercial fertilizer is designated for the purpose of s.57 under the Clean Water Act, and is therefore prohibited where the threat would be significant in the following area:

WHPA-A (future).

2) The handling and storage of commercial fertilizer to land is designated for the purpose of s.58 under the Clean Water Act, requiring risk management plans where the threat is, or would be, significant in any of the following areas:

WHPA-A (existing); or
WHPA-B (VS = 10) (existing, future); or
WHPA-E (VS = 10) (existing, future); or
the remainder of an Issue Contributing Area for Nitrates (existing, future).

Without limiting other requirements, risk management plans shall include conditions to require storage of quantities over 2,500 kg to be within a covered structure

Timelines:
T-5: Activities (future) designated for the purpose of s.57 under the Clean Water Act are prohibited immediately upon the date the Source Protection Plan takes effect.
T-6: Activities (existing) designated for the purpose of s.58 under the Clean Water Act, requiring risk management plans shall be identified and confirmed within 1 year by the Risk Management Official. Risk management plans shall be established within 5 years from the date the Source Protection Plan takes effect.
T-7: Activities (future) designated for the purpose of s.58 under the Clean Water Act, requiring risk management plans, are prohibited until such time as a risk management plan is approved by the Risk Management Official, immediately upon the date the Source Protection Plan takes effect.

Monitoring Text:

MON-2: The Risk Management Official shall, by February 1 of each year, undertake the reporting requirements specified in s. 65 of O. Reg. 287/07 under the Clean Water Act, 2006 on the actions taken in the previous calendar year to achieve the outcomes of the source protection policy. Reporting shall include information related to the effectiveness of the policies in ensuring a threat ceases to be, or does not become significant, and any actions required to respond to a drinking water threat during the reporting period.