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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

SAL-9

Central Lake Ontario, Credit Valley, Toronto

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Conservation Authority

Conform with

Govern Research

Future & Existing

Implemented

Conservation Authority

Conform with

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

Implemented

Halton, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Govern Research

Future & Existing

Implemented

Orangeville Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Govern Research

Future & Existing

Implemented

Halton, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

In progress/some progress made

Orangeville Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

Implemented

Policy Text:

Where the application, handling and storage of road salt (existing, future) is, or would be, a
significant drinking water threat in an Issue Contributing Area for Sodium or Chloride the
following actions shall be taken:

a) the responsible Source Protection Authority, in partnership with affected municipalities,
shall conduct an investigation on the source and nature of sodium or chloride threats,
contingent on funding;

b) the municipality shall undertake monthly sampling of sodium and chloride levels in raw
water at affected wells and report the results to the Source Protection Authority; and

c) the Source Protection Authority in partnership with affected municipalities shall assess
the information for any increasing trends and advise the Source Protection Committee on
the need for new source protection plan policies to be developed to prevent future
drinking water Issues.

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.

MON-3: The source protection authority shall include in the annual report pursuant to s. 46 under the Clean Water Act, 2006, documentation on the risk reduction efforts they administered throughout the year. 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.