To ensure the existing handling and storage of commercial fertilizer, for those not phased in under the Nutrient Management Act, ceases to be a significant drinking water threat, where such an activity is a significant drinking water threat, it shall be designated for the purpose of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and a Risk Management Plan shall be required.

The Risk Management Plan, at a minimum, will be based on contemporary standards and should require:

liquid fertilizer to be stored in double-walled tanks or secondary containment facilities, with collision protection, and
dry fertilizer to be stored undercover on impervious floor surfaces with no drainage outlets so that the handling and storage of commercial fertilizer ceases to be a significant drinking water threat.

DC-M-CW-1.10: The Risk Management Official shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority, by February 1st of each year, summarizing the actions taken by the Risk
Management Official to implement the Source Protection Policies, in accordance with the Clean Water Act, 2006 and associated regulations.