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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

GC-S-MC-3.3

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

Since May 2015, the Ministry has been screening environmental compliance approval (ECA) applications to determine if the activity is located in an area where the activity could be a significant drinking water threat. This is called the “primary screening”. Based on a set of criteria, an ECA application is flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat.

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Since May 2015, the Ministry has been screening environmental compliance approval (ECA) applications to determine if the activity is located in an area where the activity could be a significant drinking water threat. This is called the “primary screening”. Based on a set of criteria, an ECA application is flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat.

Policy Text:

To ensure any existing or new sewage treatment plant with effluent and/or bypass discharge or new sewage treatment plants with sewage storage tanks ceases to be or never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where such an activity is, or would be, a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry of the Environment shall prohibit these activities within the Environmental Compliance Approvals process for such sewage treatment plants on lands located within identified vulnerable areas.

Monitoring Text:

(GC-S-CW-1.11)Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a provincial ministry to deny an activity with a Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Ministry shall summarize the actions taken the previous year to implement the policies and provide a written report summarizing this information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year.