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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

LO-FUEL-2

Central Lake Ontario, Credit Valley, Toronto

Low, Moderate, Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Fuel

Strategic

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented: Policy outcome(s) evaluated - No further action(s) required

The ministry has reviewed and considered the policy. Spill response and notification procedures have been updated to geo-spatially determine if the spill is in a source protection vulnerable area. These new procedures ensure that if a spill has the potential to impact a drinking water treatment plant, the plant is notified along with any other affected parties. In addition, the ministry participates in various emergency response preparedness exercises at the request of industry, and supports testing of local emergency response plans with industry and municipalities. The ministry will continue to report on the actions resulting from the review of the policy.

Policy Text:

Where event based modelling has identified activities that are significant drinking water threats or where the Tables of Drinking Water Threats (Ontario Regulation 287/07 under the Clean Water Act, 2006) identifies moderate or low drinking water threats, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall, in consultation with appropriate authorities, work with the facility owner to:
a) support the investigation and evaluation of existing Spills Prevention Plans/ Spill Contingency Plans; and
b) identify the need for potential additional design and operational best management practices which would reduce the likelihood that a spill from a storage facility would impair drinking water source quality for tanks located on federal lands.

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

Monitoring Text:

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.