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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

HC-MC-3.5

Grand River, Long Point

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Since May 2015, the Ministry has been screening environmental compliance approval (ECA) applications to determine if the activity is located in an area where the activity could be a significant drinking water threat. This is called the “primary screening”. Based on a set of criteria, an ECA application is flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat.

Policy Text:

To ensure that the future storage of sewage at a sewage treatment plant and/or sewage treatment plant effluent discharges never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where such an activity would be a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall ensure Environmental Compliance Approvals include terms and conditions that, when implemented, reduce the risk to drinking water sources. The terms and conditions may include, but not be limited to, strict criteria for effluent quality, appropriate sizing to reduce by-passes, and requirements for regular inspections and proactive maintenance of the works to prevent unplanned discharges.

Monitoring Text:

(HC-CW-1.6) Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a provincial ministry to amend a Prescribed Instrument, or issue a new Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Ministry shall provide a summary of the actions taken. The applicable ministry shall provide a written report summarizing this information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year.