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CH-NB-1.10

Grand River

Non-specific

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Spills Response

Strategic

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

Implemented

Spill response and notification procedures have been updated to geo-spatially determine if the spill is in a source protection vulnerable area. These new procedures ensure that if a spill has the potential to impact a drinking water treatment plant, the plant is notified along with any other affected parties.

Hamilton City of - (Municipality)

Strategic

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

Implemented

The Spills Response Procedure includes updated mapping of vulnerable areas

Policy Text:

To ensure the protection of drinking water sources with respect to spills that occur within a wellhead protection area along highways, railway lines, or shipping lanes, the City of Hamilton and the Ministry of the Environment are encouraged to incorporate the Wellhead Protection Area mapping into their Emergency Response Plan and Spills Action Centre mapping, respectively.

Monitoring Text:

N/A