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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

WC-MC-3.5

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

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 - 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.

Policy Text:

To ensure Existing or Future sanitary sewers and related pipes, industrial effluent discharge, treatment or holding tanks and/or Existing sewage treatment plants cease to be or never become a significant drinking water threat, where these activities are, or would be, a significant drinking water threat, within a WHPA-A or WHPA-B with a vulnerability score equal to ten (10) or IPZ-1 or Nitrate or Chloride ICA, the MECP shall review and, if necessary, amend Environmental Compliance Approvals to incorporate terms and conditions that, when implemented, will ensure that these activities cease to be or never become a significant drinking water threat.

The terms and conditions may include requirements for regular maintenance, monitoring and inspections conducted by the proponent.

Monitoring Text:

(WC-CW-1.12): Where the Source Protection Plan policies may result in amendments to a Prescribed Instrument or the issuance of a new Prescribed Instrument, the applicable ministry shall provide a summary of the actions taken the previous year to implement the policies and provide a written report summarizing this information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year.