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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

WC-CW/NB-12.3

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MTO

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

MTO is supportive of considering source water protection during the environmental assessment process for MTO activities to avoid or minimize impacts on source water. The environmental assessment process is an opportune time to include environmental considerations in road design measures as this process is meant to capture, address impacts and prescribe applicable mitigation measures including, but not limited to, those related to source water protection. MTO currently evaluates factors in environmental assessment based on project specifics, including consultation with affected stakeholders as well as Indigenous Communities. Source water protection will be investigated similarly to other factors in environmental assessment.

Centre Wellington Township of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

In progress/some progress made

Policy came into effect in 2021 and work is ongoing to consider the requirements of this policy.

Guelph/Eramosa Township of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

This policy does not currently apply.

Mapleton Township of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

This policy does not currently apply.

Puslinch Township of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

In progress/some progress made

Policy came into effect in 2021 and work is ongoing to consider the requirements of this policy.

Wellington, County of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

In progress/some progress made

Policy came into effect in 2021 and work is ongoing to consider the requirements of this policy.

Wellington North Township of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

This policy does not currently apply.

Policy Text:

To ensure any Existing or Future application of road Salt ceases to be or never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where this activity is or would be a significant drinking water threat, the County, municipality and the Ministry of Transportation should assess current road infrastructure and consider enhancing road design measures for modifying, widening or expanding existing roads and/or designing/developing new roads to minimize the impact from any application of Salt on roadways where the following apply:

a. In WHPA-A and WHPA-B where the vulnerability is equal to ten (10); or
b. Within a Chloride ICA.

The assessment should make recommendations for enhanced measures to protect drinking water sources to be carried through detailed design and construction of the road.

Monitoring Text:

WC-CW-1.9: The municipality and/or County shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority, by February 1st of each year, summarizing the actions taken to implement the Source Protection Plan policies, where specifically required by the policies.

Where the municipality and/or County is required to implement education and outreach programs as the primary means of managing the risk associated with significant drinking water threats, the report must indicate, at minimum additional details on how the significant drinking water threat was managed and/or ceased to be significant.