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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

O-2-S-a

Halton Region, Hamilton Region

Non-specific

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Conservation Authority

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Environment Canada

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

MNRF

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

No data available at time of report

MECP - Env Monitoring

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented: Policy outcome(s) evaluated - No further action(s) required

The ministry has implemented its commitment to review and consider the policy. The Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool has been developed by a multi-stakeholder process coordinated by Conservation Ontario with the assistance of the Ontario Climate Consortium, Conservation Authorities, an Academics Advisory Committee (reps from McMaster, Waterloo, Guelph, and Trent) and a Steering Committee with representatives from Engineers Canada, MECP, CO, etc. to apply a climate change lens to municipal drinking water source quality risk assessments. The Tool was shared with municipalities and source protection authorities and committees in June 2020 and training was held in Winter 2020 for users. Please also refer to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s response to policy O-2-S-a for further details.

Burlington City of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

No change from 2021

Halton Hills Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Data collected from Town's weather station or as part of Town studies/projects is shared with Conservation Authorities and other area municipaliites.

Halton, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Halton Region collects data related to PTTW and Assessment Report updates

Hamilton City of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

The Source Water Protection group is maintaining an environmental monitoring network of more than 100 locations that monitors surface and groundwater, meteorological parameters, water quality, water levels and a GIS portal (Water Resources Interface) is used to centralize the access to the environmental information and reports.

Milton Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

In progress/some progress made

Currently, watershed monitoring programs are undertaken as a component of a development application approval process. Halton Region and the applicable Conservation Authority conduct the specific programs.

Niagara Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Niagara and HHSPA have a data sharing agreement in place.

Oakville Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

The town has a Council-endorsed Climate Change Action Plan that includes actions to collect and interpret climate data. Stormwater management initiatives are factoring in climate change impacts. Data sharing is improving across agencies and the town is taking an 'open data' approach and will share data collected and/or reports prepared that interpret these data. The town participates and shares information through the GTA Clean Air Partnership, ICLEI Canada, Greenbelt Foundation, Green Infrastructure Coalition, FCM Sustainable Cities and other collectives.

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

No response required/not applicable

Policy Text:

To ensure that data on the climate conditions in the Source Protection Area are gathered on an ongoing basis, the following policies apply:

a. The municipalities (excluding County of Wellington), the Halton Region and Hamilton Conservation Authorities, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, and Environment and Climate Change Canada are encouraged in their efforts to collect and/or interpret the hydrogeological, hydrological, and climate data for the Source Protection Areas and are requested to share the data as appropriate in a timely manner.

Monitoring Text:

N/A