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Risk:

T-21-C-a

Halton Region, Hamilton Region

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

OMAFRA - NMS

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

No existing nutrient management strategies were amended in areas where the activities covered by a nutrient management strategy would be a significant drinking water threat in the Halton Region or the Hamilton Region Source Protection Area in 2023.

OMAFRA - NMS

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

No nutrient management strategies were approved in areas where the activities covered by a nutrient management strategy would be a significant drinking water threat in the Halton Region or the Hamilton Region Source Protection Area in 2023.

Policy Text:

Where the existing and potential future application or storage of agricultural source material are or would be significant drinking water threats and are managed by nutrient management plans and strategies,
a. the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall ensure that the nutrient management plans and strategies are inclusive of measures to protect drinking water sources that, when implemented, will ensure that the application and storage of agricultural source material never become or cease to be significant drinking water threats. Contingency plans required for nutrient management plans and strategies must contain the requirement for notification of the Spills Action Centre if a leak is discovered from an agricultural source material storage facility or if there is a spill.

Monitoring Text:

T-21-C-b. the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall document the number and locations of nutrient management plans and strategies that were reviewed or approved and the actions taken to attain compliance with this policy and report this information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1 of each year.