Policy Edit

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Policy Text:

To protect municipal water supplies from increased vulnerability due to transport pathways, the following policies apply:

a. The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is requested to provide ongoing funding for incentive programs focused on facilitating the proper decommissioning of wells in accordance with Ontario Regulation 903.
b. Halton Region is requested to incorporate conditions of approval for Planning Act and Condominium Act applications to ensure private wells that are no longer in use are decommissioned in accordance with Ontario Regulation 903.
c. Halton Region is requested to ensure best management practices are utilized to protect the quantity and quality of groundwater sources during the installation of future municipal infrastructure.

Monitoring Text:

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