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SEW-4-LB

Mississippi Valley, Rideau Valley

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Beckwith Township of - (Municipality)

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Existing

No response required/not applicable

Carleton Place Town of - (Municipality)

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Existing

Implemented

Drummond/North Elmsley Township of - (Municipality)

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Implemented

Merrickville-Wolford Village of - (Municipality)

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Implemented

Mississippi Mills Town of - (Municipality)

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The Urban Settlement Area (Almonte) requires all new construction to connect to municipal water and sewer services through authority provided under by-laws.

Montague Township of - (Municipality)

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Ottawa City of - (Municipality)

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The Sewer Connection By-Law is currently being updated at the City. The project has been delayed, however the update is expected to be complete in 2024. The update includes the following: The City shall require connection to the Public Sewage Works in areas where the on-site sewage system is a significant drinking water threat as described in the Clean Water Act, as amended, and associated Technical Rules, as amended, (capacity permitting) where services are available at the property line in the following situations: (1) where an existing system has failed a Phase II Maintenance Inspection and/or an order has been issued to replace or do significant upgrades; or (2) when the Principle Authority has deemed an existing system inadequate to service a proposed redevelopment or renovation; or (3) for new development or existing vacant lots of record.

Perth Town of - (Municipality)

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Rideau Lakes Township of - (Municipality)

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n/a

Smiths Falls Town of - (Municipality)

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Implemented

Mandatory connection to sewer services is noted in Sewer Use Bylaw #6022-94 section 2.4

Tay Valley Township of - (Municipality)

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Westport Village of - (Municipality)

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Bylaw 1985-0022

Policy Text:

In areas where on-site sewage systems are a significant drinking water threat as described in Appendix B, the municipality through their powers under the Municipal Act must require connection to municipal services (capacity permitting and within designated serviced areas) where services are available at the property line in the following situations:

Where an existing system has failed a Phase II Maintenance Inspection and/or an order has been issued to replace or do significant upgrades
When the Principal Authority has deemed an existing system inadequate to service a proposed redevelopment / renovation
For new development

The new requirements must be established within one year from the date the Source Protection Plan takes effect. This policy also applies to on-site sewage systems regulated under the Ontario Water Resources Act.

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.