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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

DC-M-MC-3.5

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

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 new onsite sewage system with a design flow greater than 10,000 Litres per day and regulated by the Ontario Water Resources Act never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where such an activity would be a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks hall prohibit this activity within the Environmental Compliance Approvals process.

Monitoring Text:

(DC-M-CW-1.12): Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a provincial ministry to deny a an activity with a Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Ministry shall document the number and locations where such instruments were denied and provide a summary of the actions taken to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year.