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Risk:

O-5-S-b

Halton Region, Hamilton Region

Non-specific

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Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Spills Response

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Spill response and notification procedures have been updated to geo-spatially determine if the spill is in a source protection vulnerable area. These new procedures ensure that if a spill has the potential to impact a drinking water treatment plant, the plant is notified along with any other affected parties. The source protection information atlas (SPIA), the online mapping tool, has been made available to the Spills Action Centre, among others, which displays the location of source protection vulnerable areas to incorporate into their business process.

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:

b. The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is requested to provide mapping of vulnerable areas and train staff to assist the Spills Action Centre in responding to reported spills along transportation corridors.

Monitoring Text:

N/A