The Ministry of the Environment should review the Stormwater Management Planning and Design Manual (2003) to determine how it could be improved to provide a greater level of protection to groundwater from the discharge of stormwater from a stormwater retention pond, especially in wellhead protection areas, highly vulnerable aquifers and significant groundwater recharge areas.

The strategic action outlined in a. should be implemented at the next review of the design manual or within five years of the Source Protection Plan taking effect, whichever comes first.

In order to monitor the implementation of a, the Ministry should include information about implementation of this policy in an annual summary of actions to achieve outcomes of source protection policies and make it available to the Cataraqui Source Protection Authority.

c. In order to monitor the implementation of a, the Ministry should include information about implementation of this policy in an annual summary of actions to achieve outcomes of source protection policies and make it available to the Cataraqui Source Protection Authority.