Policy Text:
Except as set out below, the policies contained in this Source Protection Plan shall come into effect on the date set out by the Minister.
a. For Section 57 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 if an activity was engaged in at a particular location before the relevant policies within this Source Protection Plan took effect, policies regarding prohibited activities do not apply to a person who engages in the activity at that location until 180 days from the date the Source Protection Plan takes effect;
b. For Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 if an activity was engaged in at a particular location before the relevant policies within this Source Protection Plan took effect and the Risk Management Official gives notice to a person who is engaged in the activity at that location that, in the opinion of the Risk Management Official, policies regarding regulated activities apply to the person who engages in the activity at that location on and after a date specified in the notice that is at least 120 days after the date the notice is given;
c. For Section 59 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 policies regarding restricted land uses shall take effect the same day the relevant policies within the Source Protection Plan takes effect;
d. Where the Source Protection Policies require the City and/or the Source Protection Authority to develop and implement education and outreach programs as the primary tool for managing or eliminating a particular significant threat, such programs shall be developed and implemented within five (5) years from the date the relevant policies within the Source Protection Plan takes effect;
e. For Sections 43 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 if an activity was engaged in at a particular location before this Source Protection Plan or amendment took effect, amendments to Prescribed Instruments shall be completed within three (3) years from the date the relevant policies within the Source Protection Plan takes effect;
f. For Section 40 and 42 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 the Official Plan must be amended and adopted by council to conform with the significant threat policies within five (5) years from the date the relevant policies within the Source Protection Plan takes effect or the next Official Plan review required under Section 26 of the Planning Act and the Zoning By-law within two (2) years from the adoption of the Official Plan.