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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

WC-MC-3.4

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Based on criteria, the prescribed instrument application may be flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat. If yes, the appropriate standard operating policy is applied. As legally required, where a source protection policy that relies on a prescribed instrument to prohibit an activity that is a significant drinking water threat, the ministry is conforming to the policy by refusing to issue an instrument for the activity.

Policy Text:

To ensure the establishment of Future sewage treatment plants with effluent and/or bypass discharge or Future sewage treatment plants with sewage storage tanks never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where these activities would be a significant drinking water threat, the MECP shall prohibit these activities within the Environmental Compliance Approvals process. This policy does not apply to the expansion, modification, optimization, re-rating, operation, maintenance or replacement of Existing sewage treatment plants.

Monitoring Text:

(WC-CW-1.13) Where the Source Protection Plan policies prohibit an activity that results in the denial of a Prescribed Instrument, the applicable ministry shall summarize the actions taken the previous year to implement the policies and provide a written report summarizing this information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year.