Policy Text:
To ensure the following activities cease to be or never become significant drinking
water threats, where the activities are or would be a significant drinking water
threat, the County of Haldimand will develop and implement education and
outreach programs for the following activities:
a. The existing and future establishment, operation or maintenance of a waste
disposal site, within the meaning of Part V or the Environmental Protection
Act that does not require an Environmental Compliance Approval. The
program should focus on the proper handling, storage and disposal of
wastes;
b. The future storage of sewage and/or sewage treatment plant effluent
discharges. The program should focus on improving the knowledge of
operators, the general public and elected officials about the performance
and operation of sewage treatment plants;
c. The existing and future application of commercial fertilizer and pesticides to
land. The program should encourage the use of best management
practices;
d. The existing handling and storage of commercial fertilizer and pesticides.
The program should outline, at a minimum, the requirements of proper
maintenance for commercial fertilizer and pesticide storage and the steps to
be taken if there is a spill or leak detected;
e. The existing handling and storage of dense non-aqueous phase liquids
(DNAPL) and organic solvents. The program should outline, at a minimum,
the requirements of proper maintenance for DNAPL and organic solvents
storage and the steps to be taken if there is a spill or leak detected;
f. The future use of land as livestock grazing or pasturing land, an outdoor
confinement area or farm animal yard. The program should encourage
landowners to use best management practices.