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Mississippi Valley, Rideau Valley

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MECP – WDS – Hauled Sewage, Biosolids

Conform with

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 - Landfilling and Storage

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

If an approved activity is deemed a significant drinking water threat, the ministry will review the activity and the ECA to determine if changes are needed to meet the intent of the source protection policies. The ministry addresses drinking water threat activities that are regulated by ministry approvals and permits on a consistent province-wide basis.

Policy Text:

Where an existing waste disposal site is a significant drinking water threat as described in Appendix B, the MOE shall ensure that the Prescribed Instrument that governs the site (Certificate of Approval or Environmental Compliance Approval required under the Environmental Protection Act or the Ontario Water Resources Act) includes appropriate terms and conditions to manage the threat so that it ceases to be significant. Where the Director considers it appropriate, terms and conditions will include modern design, operational, monitoring and reporting requirements as well as requirements for eventual closure and abandonment. The MOE shall review, and if necessary amend, the Prescribed Instrument within three years from the date the Source Protection Plan takes effect.

Monitoring Text:

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.