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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

T-4-C-a

Halton Region, Hamilton Region

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Where a source protection plan policy outcome is to manage a significant threat to drinking water sources through the prescribed instrument for sewage works, the ministry is meeting the policy’s obligations by including design and operational measures in an Environmental Compliance Approval. To assist in the implementation of this approach, anyone subject to policy requiring management of a significant drinking water threat is required to include in their application a description of the measures necessary to protect drinking water and submit a ‘Source Protection Supplementary Report’ to outline how the activity for the sewage works will be managed so that the activity will not become a significant drinking water threat.

Policy Text:

For future systems that would discharge stormwater from stormwater management facilities where this activity would be a significant drinking water threat,

a. the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall ensure that the environmental compliance approvals that govern the systems include appropriate terms and conditions to ensure that the systems do not become significant drinking water threats. As part of its program to review environmental compliance approvals that are affected by source protection plans the following conditions shall be considered for inclusion - the requirement for regular maintenance, periodic removal of accumulated sediment, lining of the pond where warranted, the use of an oil/water separator, and other requirements to address site conditions.

Monitoring Text:

(T-4-C b): the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall document the number and locations of applications received for environmental compliance approvals for these systems and the actions taken and report this information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1 of each year with copies of any issued approvals.