The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is requested to develop guidelines for managing significant drinking water threats from septic systems with subsurface disposal of effluent, as regulated by the Ontario Water Resources Act, for distribution to developers, municipalities and other interested or affected parties in any of the following areas:

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

Timeline:
T-15: The policy shall be considered within 2 years from the date the Source Protection Plan takes effect.

MON-4: The provincial ministry shall, by February 1 of each year, prepare and submit a report to the Source Protection Authority 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.