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Risk:

BE-MC-3.1

Kettle Creek

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.

MECP – WDS – Hauled Sewage, Biosolids

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Since May 2015, the ministry screens all (including new and existing) hauled sewage, processed organic waste, and biosolids disposal site Environmental Compliance Approval applications in accordance with Source Water Protection Plans. This includes consideration of whether the proposed activity would be a drinking water threat as outlined in the relevant Source Water Protection Plan under the Clean Water Act. The ministry will not issue an Environmental Compliance Approval for a site deemed as a significant drinking water threat. For sites deemed as a low or moderate drinking water threat, the ministry will consider the application, but additional site restrictions may apply. The ministry’s review and approval process is included in the Standard Operating Procedure that can be found in Environmental Registry No. 012-2968 (https://ero.ontario.ca/archive/012-2968).

MECP - WDS - Landfilling and Storage

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

As legally required, where a source protection policy that relies on a prescribed instrument (PI) to prohibit an activity that is a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry conforms to the policy by refusing to issue an instrument for the activity.

Policy Text:

To ensure that these activities never become significant drinking water threats, the Ministry of the Environment shall PROHIBIT through the Environmental Compliance Approvals process the following future activities within the meaning of the Environmental Protection Act or as defined by the Ontario Water Resources Act that are subject to an Environmental Compliance Approval, where they would be significant drinking water threats in the Belmont Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) 'A':

Sewage system or sewage works- Septic Systems;
Sewage system or sewage works- Storage of Sewage;
Sewage system or sewage works- Sewage Treatment Plant effluent discharges;
Sewage system or sewage works- Discharge of Stormwater Management Facility;
Sewage system or sewage works- Septic System Holding Tank;
Storage, treatment and discharge of tailings from mines;
Waste Disposal Site- Landfilling of petroleum refining waste;
Waste Disposal Site- Landfilling (Hazardous Waste);
Waste Disposal Site- Landfilling (Municipal Waste);
Waste Disposal Site- Landfilling (Solid Non Hazardous Industrial or Commercial);
Waste Disposal Site- Liquid Waste Injection into a well;
Waste Disposal Site- PCB Waste Storage;
Waste Disposal Site- Storage of Hazardous Waste at Disposal Sites;
Waste Disposal Site- Storage of wastes described in clauses (p), (q), (r), (s), (t), or (u) of the definition of hazardous waste; and
Application of Untreated Septage to Land.

Monitoring Text:

KCSPA-CW-1.11: Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a provincial ministry to deny a Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Ministry shall document the number and locations where such instruments were denied and provide a summary of the actions taken to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year.