Policy Edit

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Policy Text:

To ensure that any Recharge Reducing Activity never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where this activity would be a significant drinking water threat as prescribed by the CWA, the Planning Approval Authorities, within the WHPA-Q shall require that all site plan applications under the Planning Act, to facilitate New development not meeting the Major Development definition for new residential, commercial, industrial and institutional uses, implement best management practices such as LID with the goal to maintain predevelopment recharge. This shall include consideration of how recharge will be maintained and water quality will be protected such as from the application and storage of winter maintenance materials including Salt. Planning Approval Authorities shall also encourage implementation of best management practices for site plan applications related to agricultural uses, agriculture-related uses, or on-farm diversified uses provided that such measures are recognized to be voluntary, where the total impervious surface does not exceed 10 per cent of the lot.

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.