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Policy Id:
SPR/SPA:
Risk:
BC-CW-4.1
Grand River
Significant
Implementing Body
Legal Effect
Policy Tool
Threat Type
Status
Comment
Brant County of - (RMO)
Conform with
Section 58 Risk Management Plans
Existing
In progress/some progress made
Threats verification is in progress for potential existing storage of agricultural source material, application, handling and storage of commercial fertilizer, application, handling and storage of pesticide, and use of land as livestock grazing or pasturing land, an outdoor confinement area or a farm animal yard threats within the WHPA-A or WHPA-B with vulnerability scores of 10. Threats verification is in progress for potential existing application of agricultural source material in WHPA-B with a vulnerability score of 10. Four (4) Risk Management Plans have been established for the application of agricultural source material to land, application of commercial fertilizer to land, and application of pesticide to land within a WHPA-B with vulnerability score of 10. Five (5) Risk Management Plans are in progress for storage of ASM, handling, storage and application of commercial fertilizer, and application of pesticide within WHPA-B (10)s.
Policy Text:
a. To ensure the following existing significant drinking water threats:
i. The storage of agricultural source material (not phased-in under the Nutrient Management Act)
ii. The application, handling and storage of commercial fertilizer
iii. The application, handling and storage of pesticide
iv. The use of land as livestock grazing or pasturing land, an outdoor confinement area or a farm animal yard
within WHPA-A or B with a vulnerability score equal to ten (10), cease to be significant drinking water threats, these activities shall be designated for the purpose of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and a Risk Management Plan shall be required.
b. To ensure the following existing significant drinking water threat:
i. The application of agricultural source material (not phased-in under the Nutrient Management Act)
within WHPA-B with a vulnerability score equal to ten (10), ceases to be a significant drinking water threat, this activity shall be designated for the purpose of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and a Risk Management Plan shall be required.
The requirements of the Risk Management Plan for the storage of agricultural source material will generally be based on the requirements of a Nutrient Management Plan and/or Strategy under the Nutrient Management Act, but may also include any modifications or additional requirements deemed necessary or appropriate by the Risk Management Official.
Monitoring Text:
BC-CW-1.11: The Risk Management Official shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority, by February 1st of each year, summarizing the actions taken by the Risk Management Official to implement the Source Protection Plan policies, in accordance with the Clean Water Act, 2006 and associated regulations.
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