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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

BE-MC-3.2

Kettle Creek

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

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.

MECP - WDS - Landfilling and Storage

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

As legally required, where a source protection policy that relies on a prescribed instrument (PI) to prohibit an activity that is a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry conforms to the policy by refusing to issue an instrument for the activity.

Policy Text:

The Ministry of the Environment shall PROHIBIT the following future activities within the Environmental Compliance Approvals process where they would be a significant drinking water threat in the Belmont Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) 'B' to ensure that these activities never become significant drinking water threats:

Waste Disposal Site- Landfilling (Municipal Waste);
Waste Disposal Site- Landfilling (Solid Non Hazardous Industrial or Commercial);
Waste Disposal Site- Liquid Waste Injection into a well; and
Sewage system or sewage works- Storage of Sewage.

Monitoring Text:

(KCSPA-CW-1.11): Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a provincial ministry to deny a Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Ministry shall document the number and locations where such instruments were denied and provide a summary of the actions taken to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year.