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Risk:

T-18-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: Policy outcome(s) evaluated - No further action(s) required

No systems have been identified, however, there are no municipal wastewater systems in rural areas. The expression “may consider” in the Policy implies that if there were municipal wastewater services available the Municipality would consider allowing the connection of properties with failed septic systems.

Policy Text:

Where existing and future septic systems requiring approval under the Ontario Water Resources Act or the Environmental Protection Act are or would be significant drinking water threats,

a. the municipality responsible for wastewater services may consider connections to municipal wastewater services for rural properties where the septic systems have failed and where all other mitigation measures have been explored (including the replacement of the systems and/or installation of advanced private treatment facilities) to the satisfaction of the municipality and found unsuitable, or where the municipality considers connection to municipal wastewater services for future development to be most appropriate, and where the connections are permitted by provincial and municipal planning policy.

Monitoring Text:

T-18-C (b): By February 1 of each year, the municipality responsible for wastewater services shall report to the Source Protection Authority the number of any connections made to the municipal wastewater system in the previous year due to the failure of a septic system.