Policy Text:
To ensure small onsite sewage systems and onsite sewage system holding tanks do not become significant drinking water threats, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and the Area Municipalities shall amend, where required, their Official Plans to prohibit the creation of new lots that rely on servicing by small septic systems and/or to require all new lots to connect to existing municipal wastewater services within the following areas:
i. In Wellhead Protection Area A;
ii. In Wellhead Protection Area B where the vulnerability is equal to ten (10) for municipal wells which are designated under the Safe Drinking Water Act as Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of surface water (GUDI);
iii. Where a Nitrate Issue has been identified, within Wellhead Protection Areas A, B, and C where the vulnerability is greater than or equal to eight (8);
iv. Where a Nitrate Issue has been identified, for the K23 wellfield, in the Issue Contribution Area where the vulnerability is equal to six (6).