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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

BC-MC-4.6

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

OMAFRA - NMS

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

No existing Nutrient Management Strategy in Brant County in a WHPA.

OMAFRA - NMS

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

2 Nutrient Management Strategies were submitted in the Grand River Source Protection Area in significant drinking water threat areas in 2023. One had an insignificant amount of overlap with WHPA A (property boundaries barely touching) so no action taken. One had conditions placed on approval, where the conditions were: no establishment of an ASM storage, OCA/yard without Director notification and approval Risk Management Official copied on approval.

Policy Text:

To ensure:

the existing storage of agricultural source material on lands phased-in under the Nutrient Management Act within a WHPA-A or WHPA-B with a vulnerability score equal to ten (10); or,
the future application of agricultural source material on lands phased-in under the Nutrient Management Act within a WHPA-B with a vulnerability score equal to ten (10),

cease to be or never become significant drinking water threats, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall review or prepare and, if necessary, amend the Nutrient Management Plan/Strategy to ensure that such Plan/Strategy incorporates appropriate measures and/or terms and conditions that, when implemented, ensure that the activities cease to be or never become significant drinking water threats.

Monitoring Text:

(BC-CW-1.12) Where the Source Protection Plan policies may result in amendments to Prescribed Instruments or the issuance of a new Prescribed Instrument, the applicable ministry shall provide a summary of any 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.