Policy Text:
To ensure the existing or future application and storage of commercial fertilizer cease to be or never become significant drinking water threats for properties not phased in under the Nutrient Management Act, and/or the existing storage of commercial fertilizer of greater than 2,500 Kilograms of commercial fertilizer in Wellhead Protection Area A and B, and/or new or expanded storage of commercial fertilizer of greater than 2,500 Kilograms of commercial fertilizer outside of a Wellhead Protection Area A, this activity is designated for the purpose of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and a Risk Management Plan is required.
The Risk Management Plan for the application and storage of commercial fertilizer for agricultural operations shall be based upon, as a minimum, the regulatory requirements of a Nutrient Management Plan under the Nutrient Management Act and scoped to address this specific threat.