Policy Edit

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SPR/SPA:

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Legal Effect

Policy Tool

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Comment

Policy Text:

To ensure that spill prevention plans, contingency plans, and emergency response plans are updated for the purpose of protecting drinking water sources with respect to spills that occur within a wellhead protection area along highways, railway lines or shipping lanes,

a. The Municipality of Bayham and Township of Malahide are requested to incorporate the location of WHPAs into their emergency response plans in order to protect drinking water sources when a spill occurs along highways, rail lines or shipping lanes.
b. The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is requested to provide mapping of the identified vulnerable areas to assist the Spills Action Centre in responding to reported spills along transportation corridors.

Monitoring Text:

The Municipality of Bayham and Township of Malahide shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority, by February 1st of each year, summarizing the actions taken to implement the Source Protection Plan Policies, where specifically required by the policies. Where the Municipality or Township is required to implement education and outreach programs as the primary means of managing the risk associated with significant drinking water threats, the Municipality or Township shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority indicating, at a minimum, the properties where these programs were implemented and additional details on how the significant drinking water threat was managed and/or ceased to be significant.