All municipal road authorities in the Cataraqui Source Protection Area should review and update the salt management plans applicable to their respective jurisdictions to account for the sensitivity of the vulnerable areas within their jurisdictions. The updated plans should take into consideration the level of risk that the salt operations (i.e., application, handling and storage) and snow storage pose to the source water where these activities are moderate or low drinking water threats.

The Township of Frontenac Islands, Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, and Township of South Frontenac should each establish a salt management plan, as per a.The plan should be consistent with the Environment Canada Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salts, as amended from time to time, and the Transport Association of Canada Salt Management Guide and Synthesis of Best Practices for Road Salt Management, as amended from time to time.

The establishment or update of the salt management plans should occur within three years of the Code of Practice being updated. If the foregoing is undertaken by the municipal road authority, a copy of the plan must be provided to the Cataraqui Source Protection Authority within 60 days of its completion or after its endorsement by Council, if applicable.

4.7.2-NB (e): If the foregoing is undertaken by the municipal road authority, a copy of the plan must be provided to the Cataraqui Source Protection Authority within 60 days of its completion or after its endorsement by Council, if applicable.