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Risk:

RW-NB-44

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Strategic

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future

Implemented: Policy outcome(s) evaluated - No further action(s) required

Where a source protection plan policy outcome is to manage a significant threat to drinking water sources through the prescribed instrument for sewage works, the ministry is meeting the policy’s obligations by including design and operational measures in an Environmental Compliance Approval. To assist in the implementation of this approach, anyone subject to policy requiring management of a significant drinking water threat is required to include in their application a description of the measures necessary to protect drinking water and submit a ‘Source Protection Supplementary Report’ to outline how the activity for the sewage works will be managed so that the activity will not become a significant drinking water threat.

Policy Text:

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks should consider an approval process for storage of snow in Wellhead Protection Areas where this activity can be a significant drinking water threat following Guideline B-4 (Snow Disposal and De icing Operations in Ontario, 2011) including measures that minimize the impact of surface and sub-surface drainage for any new storage of snow.

Monitoring Text:

N/A