Policy Edit

Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Policy Text:

Where the application, handling and storage of pesticide is a significant drinking water threat, the municipality shall consider providing incentive programs to encourage best management practices for agricultural/rural landowners to reduce the risks to groundwater where the threat is significant in any of the following areas:

WHPA-A (existing); or
WHPA-B (VS = 10) (existing); or
WHPA-E (VS = 8.1 for application; VS = 9 for handling and storage) (existing).


Timeline:
T-11: Incentives shall be considered within 2 years from the date the Source Protection Plan takes effect.

Monitoring Text:

MON-1: The municipality or planning approval authority shall, by February 1 of each year, prepare and submit a report equivalent to s. 65 of O. Reg. 287/07 under the Clean Water Act, 2006 to the Source Protection Authority on the actions taken in the previous calendar year to achieve the outcomes of the source protection policy. Where applicable, municipal planning authorities shall provide a copy of the notice of adoption of amendments to official plans and/or zoning by laws. 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.