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Risk:

CG-MC-25

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP – Pesticides

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

No pesticide permits that are Prescribed Instruments have been issued in this SPA. All pesticide permits undergo a site and pesticide specific evaluation by the ministry's Regional Pesticides Specialists. Conditions are placed on all issued pesticide permits, as required to mitigate potential risks. Additionally, Ontario has a strong and robust legislative and regulatory framework for the sale, use, storage and disposal of pesticides.

MECP – Pesticides

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

No pesticide permits that are Prescribed Instruments have been issued in this SPA. All pesticide permits undergo a site and pesticide specific evaluation by the ministry's Regional Pesticides Specialists. Conditions are placed on all issued pesticide permits, as required to mitigate potential risks. Additionally, Ontario has a strong and robust legislative and regulatory framework for the sale, use, storage and disposal of pesticides.

Policy Text:

To ensure that the existing or future application, or handling and storage of pesticide cease to be and/or never become significant drinking water threats within a vulnerable area, where these activities are or would be significant drinking water threats, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall ensure that all permits under the Pesticide Act include appropriate terms and conditions.

Monitoring Text:

(CG-CW-1.11): Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a provincial ministry to undertake an action regarding an activity under the Environmental Compliance Approval process or review, issue, amend or create a new Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Ministry shall provide a copy of the amended or approved Prescribed Instrument to the City of Guelph.

The applicable ministry shall provide a written report summarizing the relevant information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year.