Policy Text:
To ensure the risks to drinking water from the existing or potential future use of land as an outdoor confinement area or farm-animal yard on farms not phased-in under the Nutrient Management Act, or from the use of land for livestock grazing or pasturing on all farms, ceases to be or never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where these activities are, or would be, a significant drinking water threat, these activities 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 shall be based upon the regulatory requirements of a nutrient management strategy under the Nutrient Management Act and incorporate the best management practices for livestock grazing and pasturing land.