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Risk:

T-7-C-a

Halton Region, Hamilton Region

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

Since May 2015, the Ministry has been screening environmental compliance approval (ECA) applications to determine if the activity is located in an area where the activity could be a significant drinking water threat. This is called the “primary screening”. Based on a set of criteria, an ECA application is flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat.

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Since May 2015, the Ministry has been screening environmental compliance approval (ECA) applications to determine if the activity is located in an area where the activity could be a significant drinking water threat. This is called the “primary screening”. Based on a set of criteria, an ECA application is flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat.

Policy Text:

Where existing and potential future septic systems and holding tanks regulated under the Ontario Water Resources Act or the Environmental Protection Act are or would be significant drinking water threats,

a. the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall ensure that environmental compliance approvals that govern these systems include appropriate terms and conditions to ensure that these systems and tanks cease to be or do not become significant drinking water threats. As part of its program to review environmental compliance approvals that are affected by source protection plans the following conditions shall be considered for inclusion - mandatory monitoring of groundwater impacts, contingencies in the event that the quality of sources of drinking water is adversely affected, regular and ongoing compliance monitoring, mandatory system and tank inspections at least every five years, upgrading of these septic systems and holding tanks to current standards, if necessary, and annual reporting to the Source Protection Authority of any monitoring and inspection programs required and their results.

Monitoring Text:

(T-7-C b). the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall document the number and locations of environmental compliance approvals that were issued or amended for these septic systems and holding tanks and the actions taken, and report this information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1 of each year with copies of any issued approvals.