Policy Text:
To ensure any existing or new sewage treatment plant with effluent discharge, or any existing or new sewage treatment plant bypass discharge to surface water, or any existing or new sewage treatment plant with sewage storage tanks cease to be or never become significant drinking water threats, where these activities are, or would be significant drinking water threats, the Ministry of the Environment shall review or prepare and, if necessary, amend Environmental Compliance Approvals to incorporate terms and conditions that, when implemented, will reduce the risks to municipal drinking water sources. The terms and conditions may include, as appropriate, requirements for regular maintenance and inspections conducted by the proponent.