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Risk:

ML2-112713-E-F

Mattagami

Low, Moderate

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP – WDS – Hauled Sewage, Biosolids

Have Regard to

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

Since May 2015, the ministry screens all (including new and existing) hauled sewage, processed organic waste, and biosolids disposal site Environmental Compliance Approval applications in accordance with Source Water Protection Plans. This includes consideration of whether the proposed activity would be a drinking water threat as outlined in the relevant Source Water Protection Plan under the Clean Water Act. The ministry will not issue an Environmental Compliance Approval for a site deemed as a significant drinking water threat. For sites deemed as a low or moderate drinking water threat, the ministry will consider the application, but additional site restrictions may apply. The ministry’s review and approval process is included in the Standard Operating Procedure that can be found in Environmental Registry No. 012-2968 (https://ero.ontario.ca/archive/012-2968).

MECP – WDS – Hauled Sewage, Biosolids

Have Regard to

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Since May 2015, the ministry screens all (including new and existing) hauled sewage, processed organic waste, and biosolids disposal site Environmental Compliance Approval applications in accordance with Source Water Protection Plans. This includes consideration of whether the proposed activity would be a drinking water threat as outlined in the relevant Source Water Protection Plan under the Clean Water Act. The ministry will not issue an Environmental Compliance Approval for a site deemed as a significant drinking water threat. For sites deemed as a low or moderate drinking water threat, the ministry will consider the application, but additional site restrictions may apply. The ministry’s review and approval process is included in the Standard Operating Procedure that can be found in Environmental Registry No. 012-2968 (https://ero.ontario.ca/archive/012-2968).

Policy Text:

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall ensure that the Environmental Compliance Approvals that governs the processed organic waste and septage disposal sites includes appropriate terms and conditions to manage the threats to drinking water.

Terms and conditions to have regard to could include:

have regard to this policy when considering the review and approval of new processed organic waste and septage disposal sites;
recognize the Highly Vulnerable Aquifers, Significant Groundwater Recharge Areas and Intake Protection Zone 2 as vulnerable areas, which will be considered as specific review criteria regarding applications for Prescribed Instruments Revision for processed organic waste and septage disposal sites;
require waste disposal companies to incorporate the City of Timmins in their emergency response plans notification requirements;
require waste disposal companies to share spill response plans, site sampling, monitoring and inspection reports with the City of Timmins Emergency Response Coordinator and the Director of Engineering and Public Works; and
require waste disposal companies to install emergency spill containment structures, leak detection measures or equipment, or subsurface barriers.

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall "have regard to" this policy whenever it makes a decision on any new Environmental Compliance Approvals under the Environmental Protection Act and when making decisions on amendments to existing Environmental Compliance Approvals that a proponent applies for based on a change to their site or operations.

Monitoring Text:

(ML1-112713-M) The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is requested to prepare an annual summary of the actions it has taken to achieve the outcomes of this moderate/low threat policy and make that report available to the Mattagami Region Source Protection Authority.

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks should implement this policy by the first day of February of the year following the implementation of the mining related moderate/low threats policy ML1-112713-E-F.