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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

OC-MC-3.6-LP

Long Point

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Where a source protection plan policy outcome is to manage a significant threat to drinking water sources through the prescribed instrument for sewage works, the ministry is meeting the policy’s obligations by including design and operational measures in an Environmental Compliance Approval. To assist in the implementation of this approach, anyone subject to policy requiring management of a significant drinking water threat is required to include in their application a description of the measures necessary to protect drinking water and submit a ‘Source Protection Supplementary Report’ to outline how the activity for the sewage works will be managed so that the activity will not become a significant drinking water threat.

Policy Text:

For any new sewage treatment plant effluent discharge or storage of sewage, combined sewer discharge to surface water, industrial effluent discharge or sewage treatment plant discharge to surface water, where these activities would be significant drinking water threats, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall prohibit these activities through the Environmental Compliance Approvals process to ensure these activities never become significant drinking water threats.

Monitoring Text:

OC-CW-1.12: Where the Source Protection Plan policies prohibit an activity through the use of a prescribed instrument, the applicable Ministry shall summarize the actions taken the previous year to implement the policies and provide a written report summarizing this information to the Source Protection Authority and the County by February 1st of
each year.