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Risk:

HC-NB-1.7

Grand River

Non-specific

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Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Spills Response

Have Regard to

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

Implemented

Spill response and notification procedures have been updated to geo-spatially determine if the spill is in a source protection vulnerable area. These new procedures ensure that if a spill has the potential to impact a drinking water treatment plant, the plant is notified along with any other affected parties.

Policy Text:

To reduce the risks to drinking water from spills that occur within an Intake Protection Zone along highways, railway lines and shipping lanes, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is encouraged to incorporate mapping of Intake Protection Zones into their Emergency Response Plan and Spills Action Centre mapping, respectively. The mapping should be included in both the Emergency Response Plan and Spill Action Centre resource mapping within two (2) years of the Source Protection Plan taking effect.

Monitoring Text:

N/A