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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

FUEL-3-NLB

Mississippi Valley, Rideau Valley

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MGCS-TSSA

Strategic

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

In progress/some progress made

No change during the reporting period; there was no fuel oil code review in 2023.

MECP - Fuel

Strategic

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

Implemented: Policy outcome(s) evaluated - No further action(s) required

The ministry has reviewed and considered the policy. The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (MPBSD), and the ministry continue to work together to meet the intent of applicable policies set out in Source Protection Plans to protect Ontario’s drinking water sources. This includes but is not limited to developing educational materials and amending regulatory instruments such as the Liquid Fuels Handling Code and the Fuel Oil Code. The ministry will continue to report on the actions resulting from the review of the policy. MPBSD’s policy response (Fuel 3 NLB) states that the TSSA has adopted a national fuel oil code that includes new national technical safety standards, including portable generators. In 2022, TSSA administered the code and communicated the new code requirements to affected stakeholders through a variety of channels.

Policy Text:

Where the handling and storage of fuel at a facility as defined in Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 213/01 is or would be a significant drinking water threat as described in Appendix B, the Ministry of Consumer Services and the Ministry of the Environment are strongly encouraged to consider source water protection during the next scheduled code review.

In addition, the TSSA is strongly encouraged to continue to include information regarding new code requirements and leak resistant technology in its communications products and request fuel suppliers to:

Promote to their customers the importance of regular maintenance as described in Section 13 of the Ontario Installation Code for Oil-burning Equipment to increase awareness of and compliance with this requirement (this could be accomplished by printing a reminder on the fuel bill)

Implementing bodies should see Section 5 for corresponding monitoring policies which could contain reporting requirements.

Monitoring Text:

MON-12-LB Recommendations to the TSSA and the Ministry of Consumer Services
The Source Protection Authority will communicate annually with the MOE and/or TSSA and/or the Ministry of Consumer Services to:
• Obtain an update on progress related to the recommendations outlined in policy FUEL-3-NLB
• Obtain information about changes to legislation or programs that would impact policy FUEL-4-NLB
• Identify opportunities to partner on consistent messaging to the fuel sector.