Policy Text:
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 shall amend its Official Plan to establish policies, applicable to any New development that requires or could require water taking in excess of 50,000 litres per day for groundwater taking within a WHPA-Q. The County Official Plan policies shall require that it be demonstrated that such development will not adversely impact the Municipal Supply based on appropriate study including consideration of the Tier 3 Study results based on planned growth and prolonged drought conditions.
The Planning Approval Authority shall use its discretion to implement the requirements of this policy to the extent feasible and practicable given the specific circumstances of the proposed water taking.
The following requirements shall be added to the County Official Plan in order to provide further clarification to County Official Plan policy 4.9.5.4 (“Drinking Water Threat Disclosure Reports”) with respect to applications under the Planning Act for development, redevelopment and site alteration within a WHPA-Q:
a. that a Drinking Water Threat Disclosure Report be added to the list of studies in the Official Plan that may be required for a complete application;
b. that a Drinking Water Threat Disclosure Report and Hydrogeological Impact Assessment shall be a required component of a complete application under the Planning Act to be located within a WHPA-Q (i.e. official plan amendment, subdivision, condominium, rezoning or consent) where the development that is the subject of the application requires or could require water taking in excess of 50,000 litres per day; and
c. that a Drinking Water Threat Disclosure Report and Hydrogeological Impact Assessment shall be required for any development, which requires site plan approval pursuant to section 41 of the Planning Act, and which is located on lands within a WHPA-Q, where the development that is the subject of the application requires or could require water taking in excess of 50,000 litres per day.