Policy Edit

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Policy Text:

The following activities, where they would be significant drinking water threats, are designated for the purpose of section 57 of the Clean Water Act. Therefore, these activities are prohibited from becoming established in the future in Cana WHPA-B where the vulnerability score is 10:

the application of agricultural source material to land
the management of runoff that contains chemicals used in the de-icing of aircraft
the use of land as livestock grazing and pasturing land, an outdoor confinement area or a farm animal yard
the handling and storage of dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs)
the handling and storage of pesticide at a facility where it is sold or stored for application at other sites, except where it is manufactured or processed,, in the specified mass or volume and containing the specified active ingredient(s):

more than 250 kilograms containing MCPA or Mecoprop
more than 2,500 kilograms containing Dicamba, 2,4-D, 1,3 Dichloropropene, MCPA, Metalaxyl, Metolachlor or s-Metolachlor

the storage of agricultural source material
the handling and storage of organic solvents in the volume specified and containing the specified chemical(s):

more than 25 litres containing carbon tetrachloride below or partially below grade
more than 250 litres containing carbon tetrachloride above grade
more than 250 litres containing carbon tetrachloride, chloroform or methylene chloride below or partially below grade
more than 2,500 litres containing carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, methylene chloride at any grade
more than 2,500 litres containing pentachlorophenol below or partially below grade


the handling and storage of more than 2,500 kilograms or litres of commercial fertilizer at a facility where it is sold or used for application at other sites, except where it is manufactured or processed
the handling and storage of more than 2,500 litres of liquid fuel above, below, or partially below grade, excluding above-grade handling and storage at bulk plants and facilities that manufacture or refine fuel
the handling and storage of more than 5,000 tonnes of road salt in a manner that may result in its exposure to precipitation or runoff from precipitation or snow melt
below grade snow storage that is more than 0.01 hectares in area or at or above grade snow storage that is more than 1 hectare.

Monitoring Text:

N/A.