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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

T-56-C-a

Halton Region, Hamilton Region

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Halton, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Hamilton City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

City initiatied an Proactive Leak detection program where residents are notified if the usage is outside typical trends. WHPA Q1 has been delineated for Greensville; Water Distribution assesses the water loss in the system annually to support if further investigation is required. Greensville water loss is not significant.

Policy Text:

To ensure consumptive demand does not become a significant drinking water threat,

a. the City of Hamilton and the Region of Halton shall work to reduce consumption by strengthening watermain leak detection programs in areas serviced by a well
located within a wellhead protection area Q1 within two years of the date that the Source Protection Plan takes effect, and shall initiate a watermain leak
reduction strategy as deemed required by the municipality, within the following year.

Monitoring Text:

T-56-C (b): The City of Hamilton and Region of Halton shall report actions taken to implement this policy to the Source Protection Authority by February 1 of each year until the program is implemented and every five years thereafter.