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Risk:

O-6-S-b

Halton Region, Hamilton Region

Non-specific

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Transport Canada

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

Transport Canada to provide status in 2024 reporting year.

MECP - Spills Response

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented: Policy outcome(s) evaluated - No further action(s) required

The Spills Action Centre is an incident and emergency contact centre. Our area of expertise is reporting of environmental and drinking water incidents. The Spills Action Centre can assist the lead agency in this capacity, as operationally feasible.

Policy Text:

b. Transport Canada is requested to advise vessel operators using Hamilton Harbour and western Lake Ontario shipping lanes, and the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is requested to advise the companies in the vicinity of the port to update their spill control plans to include:

i. the location of the municipal drinking water intakes,
ii. best practices for spill containment and cleanup to protect drinking water supplies, and
iii. the City of Hamilton, Halton Region and Spills Action Centre emergency contact information.

Monitoring Text:

N/A