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 CWA, the County in consultation with the Municipalities, shall only approve municipally serviced settlement area expansions within a WHPA-Q as part of a municipal comprehensive review or as otherwise provided by the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, where the following has been demonstrated: through the use of the Tier 3 Model or other equivalent means, and that the expansion will not adversely impact the aquifer’s ability to meet the municipal water supply requirements for current and planned service capacity. The required data-gathering and analysis to demonstrate no adverse impact should be completed through collaboration and coordination among the County, the affected Municipality(ies), the GRCA, Province and / or private developers. This policy does not apply to settlement area expansions with water supply sources outside of the WHPA-Q.

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.