To ensure that any consumptive water taking never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where this activity would be a significant drinking water threat, as prescribed by the Clean Water Act, 2006, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, in consultation with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, owner of the municipal drinking water system for the respective WHPA-Q, and Grand River Conservation Authority, shall include appropriate terms and conditions in any new approvals under the Aggregate Resources Act, 1990 for extraction below the water table to ensure the sustainability of the applicable municipal water sources identified in the WHPA-Q.

RW-CW-1.12: Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a Provincial Ministry to undertake an activity under the Environmental Compliance Approval process or review, issue or amend a Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Provincial Ministry should:

a. Provide a copy of the Prescribed Instruments to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo;

b. Provide a written report to the Region of Waterloo and the Source Protection Authority summarizing where Prescribed Instruments have been issued and/or amended and for each instrument a summary of the conditions included for source protection purposes.