Policy Text:
Where the establishment and operation of a liquid hydrocarbon pipeline is or could be a significant threat to Lake Ontario and groundwater municipal drinking water sources and where the discharges from sewage treatment plants and the handling and storage of fuel are existing significant drinking water threats to Lake Ontario municipal intakes, the Halton Region and Hamilton Region Conservation Authorities shall on an annual basis:
a. provide educational awareness sessions on drinking water source protection to interested liquid hydrocarbon pipeline companies;
b. provide relevant website addresses for approved assessment reports and the source protection plan and watershed information if available, to liquid hydrocarbon pipeline companies;
c. request the Canada Energy Regulator and Technical Standards and Safety Authority to confirm that their requirements for liquid hydrocarbon pipelines manage existing significant drinking water threats;
d. request the Canada Energy Regulator and Ontario Energy Board to confirm that their requirements for pipeline design standards, monitoring, maintenance and other relevant practices in vulnerable areas prevents a pipeline from becoming a significant drinking water threat;
e. request information updates including new or changes to liquid hydrocarbon pipelines;
f. request an invitation from liquid hydrocarbon pipeline owners, sewage treatment plant owners, and fuel storage facility owners to observe emergency preparedness exercises relevant to the Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region; and request a copy of their emergency preparedness plans when amended to protect municipal drinking water sources.