Policy Text:
To ensure that existing and future handling and storage of fuel greater than 2,500 Litres ceases to be and/or never becomes a significant drinking water threat within a vulnerable area, where this activity is or would be a significant drinking water threat;
Within a Wellhead Protection Area A, new handling and storage of fuel in conjunction with a new retail gas station or new or bulk fuel storage facility excluding bulk fuel storage associated with a municipal emergency generator facility is designated for the purpose of Section 57 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and is therefore prohibited; and
Within Wellhead Protection Areas A and B, the existing and new handling and storage of fuel, within a vulnerable area, is designated for the purpose of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and a Risk Management Plan is required. The Risk Management Plan shall be scoped to a Contaminant Management Plan and any monitoring, reporting and auditing requirements required by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority, as appropriate.