Policy Edit

Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Policy Text:

Future stormwater management facilities that would be a significant drinking water threat as described in Appendix B are prohibited in the:

Wellhead Protection Area A; and
Intake Protection Zone with a vulnerability score of 10.

Accordingly, decisions to issue, otherwise create or amend Prescribed Instruments (Environmental Compliance Approvals under the Ontario Water Resources Act) must conform with this policy. In addition, decisions made by planning authorities under the Planning Act must conform with this policy. A stormwater management facility is exempt from this policy and instead subject to policy SEW-10-LB-PI-MC if:

It is located within a Wellhead Protection Area A; that is under municipal ownership and maintained in a natural state that protects source water;
It is located at the outer perimeter of the Wellhead Protection Area A; and a minimum of 30 metres from the municipal well; and
It is located in an area where it can be demonstrated that there is no discernable hydrogeological connection between the surface and the aquifer supplying the municipal well.

Monitoring Text:

MON-2-LB Annual Report from the Municipality — Legally Binding Policies
By February 1 of each year, the municipality shall provide the Source Protection Authority with a summary of implementation activities for the previous calendar year related to legally binding policies where the municipality is the implementer.

MON-7-LB Annual Report from the MOE — Legally Binding Policies
By February 1 of each year, the MOE shall provide the Source Protection Authority with a summary of implementation activities for the previous calendar year related to significant/moderate/low threat policies where the MOE is the implementer.