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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

T-28-C-a

Halton Region, Hamilton Region

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Hamilton City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

Implemented

BMP's for golf courses and the Audubon program discussed with the appropriate golf course staff a few years back during the threat verification.

Milton Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

No golf courses are operating in locations that would be considered threats. Through the current Official Plan review, the Town will be updating its policies to implement the Land Use Planning requirements of the applicable source protection plans.

Policy Text:

For golf course properties located where the existing and future application, or storage and handling of commercial fertilizers would be significant drinking water threats,

a. the municipal planning authority shall encourage all operators to obtain and retain Audubon Co-operative Sanctuary Certification.

Monitoring Text:

T-28-C (b): the municipal planning authority shall document the number of golf course operators approached and the number of golf courses with an
Audubon Co-operative Sanctuary Certificate and report this information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1 of each year.