Where the existing and future application, or handling and storage of
road salt would be a significant, moderate or low drinking water threat
in a wellhead protection area, intake protection zone or issue
contributing area,

a. within two years of the date that the Source Protection Plan comes
into effect, the City of Hamilton and the Region of Halton, in
collaboration with the City of Burlington and Towns of Milton, Halton
Hills and Oakville in Halton Region, are requested to develop and
implement education and outreach programs for the private and
public sector, as well as the general public, about the impacts of road
salt on drinking water sources and the use of best management
practices. It is recommended that the key messages be the efficient
use of road salts and the use of alternatives.

b. the City of Hamilton and the Region of Halton shall document the
nature of any new or existing education and outreach program
established regarding the application, and handling and storage of
road salt, the number of persons contacted, and the location of the
participants and report this information to the Source Protection
Authority by February 1 of each year.