For all properties located in Intake Protection Zone 1, the Porcupine Health Unit shall:

implement and administer the mandatory on-site sewage system maintenance inspection program as required under the Building Code Act and the inspection protocol published by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing;

inspections should be prioritized based on the proximity to the vulnerable area, the age of the septic system and any previous history of failing septic systems in Intake Protection Zone 1;

upon re-inspection, provide the landowners of the subject properties in Intake Protection Zone 1 with appropriate documentation regarding the operation and maintenance of septic systems.

if a septic system is found to be failing or failed, remediation as prescribed in the Building Code Act will apply.

The Porcupine Health Unit is responsible for implementing this policy within five years of January 1, 2011 or by January 1, 2016 as required by the Building Code Act.

Policy for Monitoring the Implementation of the Existing and Future Significant Threat Policies: P02-1956-112713-M(SS):
For all properties with septic systems in Intake Protection Zone 1, the Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) shall:
• provide an annual report to the Mattagami Region Source Protection Authority regarding the implementation of the existing policy P02-1956-112713-E(SS) and future policy P02- 0000-112713-F(SS);
• the report will include:
• the number of inspections completed;
• the number of failure and remediation notices distributed; and
• the number of compliance orders issued.
The Ministry of the Environment shall prepare an annual summary of the actions it has taken to achieve the outcomes of the future policy P02-0000-112713-F(SS) and make that report available to the Mattagami Region Source Protection Authority.

The Porcupine Health Unit and the Ministry of the Environment are responsible for implementing this policy by the first day of February of the year following the implementation of the existing policy: P02-1956-112713-E(SS) and the future policy: P02-0000-112713-F(SS).