Policy Text:
To ensure that the establishment, operation and maintenance of an new waste disposal site within the meaning of Part V of the Environmental Protection Act and exempt from Environmental Compliance Approvals does not become a significant drinking water threat, where this activity would be a significant drinking threat, this activity is designated for the purpose of Section 57 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and is prohibited within the following vulnerable areas:
i. In Wellhead Protection Areas A and B where the vulnerability is equal to ten (10) for the application of hauled sewage to land, land-farming of petroleum waste, landfilling of hazardous waste, and storage of hazardous, or Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) waste at landfills or transfer stations ;
ii. In Wellhead Protection Areas A, B and C where the vulnerability is greater than or equal to eight (8) for the injection of liquid industrial waste, landfilling of municipal waste and/or solid non-hazardous waste;
iii. In Intake Protection Zone One (1) for the application of hauled sewage to land, land-farming of petroleum waste, or landfilling of municipal waste, solid non-hazardous waste, and/or hazardous waste; and storage of hazardous or, PCB waste at landfills or transfer stations;
iv. In Intake Protection Zones Two (2) and Three (3) where the vulnerability is equal to or greater than eight (8) for the application of hauled sewage to land;
v. In Intake Protection Zones Two (2) and Three (3) where the vulnerability is equal to nine (9) for the land-farming of petroleum waste, or landfilling of municipal waste, solid non-hazardous waste, and/or hazardous waste, and storage of hazardous waste at landfills or transfer stations ;
vi. In Wellhead Protection Area E where the vulnerability is greater than or equal to eight (8) for the application of hauled sewage to land;
vii. In Wellhead Protection Area E where the vulnerability is greater than nine (9) for the application of land-farming of petroleum waste, or landfilling of municipal waste, solid non-hazardous waste, and/or hazardous waste, and storage of hazardous waste at landfills or transfer stations;
viii. Where a Nitrate Issue has been identified, in all Issue Contributing Areas for landfilling of municipal waste and/or solid non-hazardous waste;
ix. Where a Nitrate Issue has been identified, in all Issue Contributing Areas for the application of hauled sewage;
x. Where a Trichloroethylene Issue has been identified, in all Wellhead Protection Areas for the injection of liquid industrial waste, landfilling of municipal waste and/or solid non-hazardous waste.