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MECP – WDS – Hauled Sewage, Biosolids

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

Since May 2015, the ministry screens all (including new and existing) hauled sewage, processed organic waste, and biosolids disposal site Environmental Compliance Approval applications in accordance with Source Water Protection Plans. This includes consideration of whether the proposed activity would be a drinking water threat as outlined in the relevant Source Water Protection Plan under the Clean Water Act. The ministry will not issue an Environmental Compliance Approval for a site deemed as a significant drinking water threat. For sites deemed as a low or moderate drinking water threat, the ministry will consider the application, but additional site restrictions may apply. The ministry’s review and approval process is included in the Standard Operating Procedure that can be found in Environmental Registry No. 012-2968 (https://ero.ontario.ca/archive/012-2968).

MECP – WDS – Hauled Sewage, Biosolids

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Since May 2015, the ministry screens all (including new and existing) hauled sewage, processed organic waste, and biosolids disposal site Environmental Compliance Approval applications in accordance with Source Water Protection Plans. This includes consideration of whether the proposed activity would be a drinking water threat as outlined in the relevant Source Water Protection Plan under the Clean Water Act. The ministry will not issue an Environmental Compliance Approval for a site deemed as a significant drinking water threat. For sites deemed as a low or moderate drinking water threat, the ministry will consider the application, but additional site restrictions may apply. The ministry’s review and approval process is included in the Standard Operating Procedure that can be found in Environmental Registry No. 012-2968 (https://ero.ontario.ca/archive/012-2968).

MECP - WDS - Landfilling and Storage

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 - WDS - Landfilling and Storage

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:

For waste disposal sites within the meaning of Part V of the Environmental Protection Act within vulnerable areas where this activity is or would be a significant drinking water threat:

a. For an existing waste disposal site, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall ensure that the Environmental Compliance Approval that governs the waste disposal site includes terms and conditions, as appropriate, to ensure the activity ceases to be a significant drinking water threat;
b. For future waste disposal sites including discharges from future mine tailings ponds under the Ontario Water Resource Act and/or for future waste disposal sites within the meaning of Part V of the Environmental Protection Act, except for waste disposal sites-storage, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall prohibit these activities within the Environmental Compliance Approvals process so that these activities never become a significant drinking water threat; and
c. For future waste disposal sites - storage, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall ensure that the Environmental Compliance Approval that governs the waste disposal site - storage includes appropriate terms and conditions to ensure that the waste disposal site never becomes a significant drinking water threat.
d. The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall ensure that the Environmental Compliance Approval that governs an existing or new temporary waste destruction unit for Polychlorinated biphenyl contains appropriate terms and conditions to ensure that the activity ceases to be or does not become be a significant drinking water threat. The Environmental Compliance Approval shall include annual reporting to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks of water quality monitoring in related groundwater monitoring wells and surface water monitoring locations as appropriate.

Monitoring Text:

(CG-CW-1.11): Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a provincial ministry to undertake an action regarding an activity under the Environmental Compliance Approval process or review, issue, amend or create a new Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Ministry shall provide a copy of the amended or approved Prescribed Instrument to the City of Guelph.

The applicable ministry shall provide a written report summarizing the relevant information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year.