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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

6.2.11-CW

Cataraqui

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP – WDS – Hauled Sewage, Biosolids

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Since May 2015, the ministry screens all (including new and existing) hauled sewage, processed organic waste, and biosolids disposal site Environmental Compliance Approval applications in accordance with Source Water Protection Plans. This includes consideration of whether the proposed activity would be a drinking water threat as outlined in the relevant Source Water Protection Plan under the Clean Water Act. The ministry will not issue an Environmental Compliance Approval for a site deemed as a significant drinking water threat. For sites deemed as a low or moderate drinking water threat, the ministry will consider the application but may apply additional site restrictions. The ministry’s review and approval process is included in the Standard Operating Procedure (see Environmental Registry No. 012-2968) and continues to be available.

MECP - WDS - Landfilling and Storage

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

As legally required, where a source protection policy that relies on a prescribed instrument (PI) to prohibit an activity that is a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry conforms to the policy by refusing to issue an instrument for the activity.

Policy Text:

The Ministry of the Environment shall not permit establishment of new waste disposal sites where the following activities would be significant drinking water threats:

In Cana, Lansdowne and Miller Manor WHPA-A and WHPA-B where the vulnerability score is 10:

the application of non-agricultural source material to land
the application of untreated septage (i.e., hauled sewage) to land
landfilling of petroleum refining waste
landfilling of hazardous waste
landfilling of municipal waste
landfilling of solid non-hazardous industrial or commercial waste
liquid industrial waste injection into a well

In Cana, Lansdowne and Miller Manor WHPA-B and WHPA-C where the vulnerability score is 8:

landfilling of municipal waste
landfilling of solid non-hazardous industrial or commercial waste
liquid industrial waste injection into a well

This prohibition does not apply to the application of non-agricultural source material to land in Lansdowne WHPA-B provided that the land is suitable for this activity, and any approvals incorporate appropriate risk management measures to protect the source of drinking water.

Monitoring Text:

(6.2.19-CW): In order to monitor the implementation of policies 6.2.11-CW, 6.2.13-CW, 6.2.14-CW, 6.2.15-CW and 6.2.17-CW, the Ministry of the Environment shall publish information to demonstrate implementation in a timely manner and in a location that is readily accessible to the Cataraqui Source Protection Authority.