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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

DC-AEG-NB-13.5

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Source Protection

Have Regard to

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

Future & Existing

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

The ministry has reviewed and considered the policy. Source Protection Authorities (SPAs) have the ability through the Drinking Water Source Protection Transfer Payment Agreement to request funding for work that supports updates to assessment reports, technical studies, and source protection plans. All funding requests must be supported by rationale and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.?

Policy Text:

To ensure any existing and future activity that takes water from an aquifer without returning the water to the same aquifer or that reduces the recharge of an aquifer ceases to be and/or never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where the activity is, or would be, a significant drinking water threat in WHPA-Q1 or WHPA-Q2, and where municipalities share a water source within a WHPA-Q1 or WHPA-Q2, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, in collaboration with the Ministries of Infrastructure, Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Natural Resources, is encouraged to support municipal efforts that focus on finding collaborative and mutually beneficial solutions to address water servicing constraints.

Monitoring Text:

N/A