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Risk:

WC-MC-5.3

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

OMAFRA - NMS

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

One existing Nutrient Management Strategy in the City of Brantford had conditions requiring OMAFRA approval of any new/expanding ASM storage or OCA/livestock yard.

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

Policy Text:

The OMAFRA shall review and, if necessary, amend the Nutrient Management Plan/Strategy to ensure that such Plan/Strategy incorporates measures and/or terms and conditions deemed necessary to ensure that the storage of agricultural source material ceases to be or never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where this activity is or would be a significant drinking water threat for:

a. any Existing activity 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 IPZ-1; or
b. any Future activity on lands phased-in under the Nutrient Management Act within a WHPA-B with a vulnerability score equal to ten (10).

Monitoring Text:

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