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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

O-1-S-a

Halton Region, Hamilton Region

Non-specific

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Halton Hills Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

Specify and promote BMPs

Future & Existing

Implemented

Halton, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Strategic

Specify and promote BMPs

Future & Existing

Implemented

Hamilton City of - (Municipality)

Strategic

Specify and promote BMPs

Future & Existing

Implemented

The development of municipal infrastructure projects always requires the adoption of BMP to protect the municipal water supply; examples of this effort are the Below Grade Well Inspection Program, upgrades to monitoring wells and municipal projects in close proximity of municipal supplies will require to implement BMP's.

Milton Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

Specify and promote BMPs

Future & Existing

In progress/some progress made

Through the Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Approval program, applicants are required to submit a Source Water Protection Screening Form. The Risk Management Official from Halton Region (or designated staff) will review the SWM information provided and will provide the applicant with a "signed" form which the Town then includes in the application packages to the Ministry of the Environment. The Town developed this process with the Region. The Town's design standards reflect the due diligence with regards to protection, as the sub watershed studies also take an in-depth look at groundwater.

Peel, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Strategic

Specify and promote BMPs

Future & Existing

Implemented

Policy Text:

To achieve the intent of the Clean Water Act, 2006, that drinking water threats identified in the vicinity of a transport pathway cease to be or do not become a significant threat, and that a pathway ceases to endanger the source water of a municipal water supply, the following policies apply:

a. Municipalities are requested to use best management practices to protect the quantity and quality of groundwater sources during maintenance and the installation of new municipal infrastructure in proximity to municipal wells.

Monitoring Text:

N/A.