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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

T-55-C-b

Halton Region, Hamilton Region

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Halton Hills Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future

No response required/not applicable

This is implemented by the Region of Halton.

Hamilton City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future

In progress/some progress made

This policy was not addressed in the first round of Official Plan amendments. We have WHPA–Q's for the Greensville well that are incorporated in the amended Assessment Report 2019. The SPP policies requires that these planning polices be incorporated in the next round of the ROP review. G-1 d “the official plans for the City of Hamilton must be amended to conform to the significant threat policies no later than the time of the next five year review required by section 26 of the Planning Act”. However the timeline for a typical Development Application does not align with the issuance of a PTTW ahead of approval. The PTTW needs to consider any Source Water Protection constraints before being issued.

Milton Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future

In progress/some progress made

To be implemented as part of the new Official Plan Project. Staff will review options to implement policy direction. We Make Milton - our new Official Plan Project - was launched in summer 2019. It is anticipated that the process will be complete in 2023/24. Work plan includes implementation of SPP. As of 2023, the Town has prepared the 'Growing in Milton' Official Plan paper, which focuses on where to grow - and where not to grow. The Town also prepared a policy review piece, identifying a set of policy requirements coming out of SPPs that need to be implemented.

Policy Text:

Within a wellhead protection area Q1, where an increased or new water
taking would be a significant drinking water threat,

b. the municipal planning authority shall only provide final approval for
new development that requires a Permit to Take Water once the
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has determined that
the proposed taking does not become a significant water quantity
threat.

Monitoring Text:

d. the municipal planning authority shall report actions taken to
implement part (b) of this policy to the Source Protection Authority
by February 1 of each year.