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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

SEW-5-LB-PI-MC

Mississippi Valley, Rideau Valley

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

Since May 2015, the Ministry has been screening environmental compliance approval (ECA) applications to determine if the activity is located in an area where the activity could be a significant drinking water threat. This is called the “primary screening”. Based on a set of criteria, an ECA application is flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat.

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Since May 2015, the Ministry has been screening environmental compliance approval (ECA) applications to determine if the activity is located in an area where the activity could be a significant drinking water threat. This is called the “primary screening”. Based on a set of criteria, an ECA application is flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat.

Policy Text:

Where an on-site sewage system regulated under the Ontario Water Resources Act (existing and/or future) is or would be a significant drinking water threat as described in Appendix B, the MOE shall ensure that the

Prescribed Instrument that governs the system (Certificate of Approval or Environmental Compliance Approval) includes appropriate terms and conditions so that:

a) The system (existing) ceases to be a significant drinking water threat; or

b) The system (future) never becomes a significant drinking water threat.

The MOE shall comply with part (a) of this policy within three years from the date the Source Protection Plan takes effect.

Policy SEW-4-LB also applies to on-site sewage systems regulated under the Ontario Water Resources Act

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.