Policy Text:
To ensure any existing waste disposal site, within the meaning of Part V of the Environmental Protection Act, with the exception of the storage of wastes described in clauses (p), (q), (r), (s), (t), or (u) of the definition of hazardous waste, or in clause (d) of the definition of liquid industrial waste as per O. Reg. 347, which does not require an Environmental Compliance Approval, where such an activity is a significant drinking water threat, cease to be a significant drinking water threat, this activity shall be designated for the purpose of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and a Risk Management Plan shall be required.
The requirements of the Risk Management Plan may be based on Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks tools and requirements for such activities, as set out in the Environmental Protection Act, but may also include any modifications or additional requirements that are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Risk Management Official.