Policy Edit

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SPR/SPA:

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Legal Effect

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Comment

Policy Text:

To provide guidance about the importance of source water protection and to
promote best management practices, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo shall
develop and implement an incentive program for persons engaging in the existing
use of land as an outdoor confinement area or a farm-animal yard and the existing
use of land as livestock grazing or pasturing land in the following areas:

i. In Wellhead Protection Areas A and B where the vulnerability is equal to
ten (10);
ii. In Intake Protection Zone One (1);
iii. Where a Nitrate Issue has been identified, in all Issue Contributing
Areas where the vulnerability is greater than or equal to six (6).

Monitoring Text:

RW-CW-1.8: The Regional Municipality of Waterloo and the Area Municipalities shall provide a
report to the Source Protection Authority, by February 1st of each year,
summarizing the actions taken in accordance with section 46 of the Clean Water
Act, 2006 to implement the Source Protection Plan policies.