Policy Text:
The following activities, where they are or would be significant drinking water threats, are designated for the purpose of section 58 of the Clean Water Act. Therefore a risk management plan is required for these activities in Sydenham IPZ-1 and IPZ-2:
the storage of agricultural source material
the application of agricultural source material to land
the use of land as livestock grazing or pasturing, an outdoor confinement area or farm animal yard.
A risk management plan is not required where the activity listed in a. is already managed by a nutrient management strategy and/or plan through Ontario Regulation 267/03 (General).
The risk management plan should be consistent with the requirements of Ontario Regulation 267/03 and agriculture best management practices, and recognize existing good management practices, as appropriate.
If one or more of the activities listed in a. is engaged in immediately before the Source Protection Plan takes effect, the risk management plan shall be established within two years of the Source Protection Plan taking effect.
If one or more of the activities listed in a. is to be engaged in after the Source Protection Plan takes effect, the risk management plan shall be established before the activity becomes established.