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Halton Region, Hamilton Region

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Comment

Burlington City of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

There are no wellhead protection areas within the City of Burlington and the only intake is within Lake Ontario. City staff from key areas work together on the Municipal Emergency Management Team to deal with community emergencies and disasters, which would include spills adjacent to the Lake Ontario intake and farther north (Zone 2). Transportation Planning staff provide feedback on Provincial/Federal initiatives involving highways, railway lines or shipping lanes. Geomatics Staff are promoting the use of MECP's Source Protection Information Atlas and are exploring integration to the City's GIS@Work system.

Halton Hills Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Halton, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Hamilton City of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Hamilton Water incorporated the location of wellhead protection areas and intake protection zones into the emergency response plans.

Milton Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Niagara Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Niagara Region has incorporated IPZ boundaries within ERPs. There are no applicable WHPA within Niagara's borders.

Oakville Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

The Town of Oakville does not contain Wellhead Protection Areas.The town's Emergency Plan incorporates hazard assessments including from highways, rail lines, pipelines and shipping/boating. These hazards and risks are incorporated in the town's Fire Master Plan - risk assessment modelling component. Emergency Operations exercises have been based on response scenarios involving spills to waterways, extreme rainfall events and flooding.

Peel, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Puslinch Township of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Wellington, County of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Policy Text:

To ensure spill prevention plans, contingency plans, and emergency response plans are updated for the purpose of protecting drinking water sources with respect to spills that occur within a wellhead protection area or intake protection zone along highways, railway lines, or shipping lanes, the following policies apply:

a. The municipalities are requested to incorporate the location of wellhead protection areas and intake protection zones into their emergency response plans and train staff, in order to protect drinking water sources when a spill occurs along highways, rail lines, or in shipping lanes.

Monitoring Text:

N/A.