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CORR-1-NLB

Mississippi Valley, Rideau Valley

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Comment

Beckwith Township of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Carleton Place Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Drummond/North Elmsley Township of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Leeds and Grenville, United Counties of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Information about drinking water protection zones has been incorporated into emergency response plans. County Public Works staff carry out traffic management at the request of emergency responders for spills management.

Merrickville-Wolford Village of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Mississippi Mills Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

first responders are aware of wellhead protection areas and elements of the municipal drinking water systems. First responders have procedures in plan for spill management and use of fire suppression chemicals.

Montague Township of - (Municipality)

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

North Grenville Municipality of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Ottawa City of - (Municipality)

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 City of Ottawa has a comprehensive Emergency Management Program, which includes the Municipal Emergency Plan. This Plan takes an all-hazard function-based approach and is always in effect as elements can be employed on a flexible and scalable basis to provide effective mitigation and response efforts in the Ottawa area. The Plan is designed to be used by all City departments, partners and stakeholders, during planned or unplanned situations. The Plan currently includes two documents directly related to drinking water: Adverse Drinking Water Response Plan and the Drinking Water Incident Escalation Response Plan. The City of Ottawa annually conducts a Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment to identify the range of hazards that may pose a risk. Although Emergency Response Plans have not yet been updated to include drinking water protection zones, the City plans to include consideration for drinking water protection zones in a future annual review. An update will be provided to the Source Protection Region in the 2024 Annual Source Protection Update Report.

Perth Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

There is historical evidence of 5 road signs marking the Intake Protection Zones, unsure of the location within the Town limits. A possible location is in Tay Valley. First responders use spill contingency measures for all incidents within the municipality.

Rideau Lakes Township of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Smiths Falls Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Fire Department is aware of IPZ. Town's emergency response plan (ERP) has a section regarding source water which is reviewed when ERP is updated. Also Fire Department created internal documents for source water.

Tay Valley Township of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Westport Village of - (Municipality)

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

Policy Text:

Within one year of the Source Protection Plan taking effect, municipalities are strongly encouraged to ensure that local first responders have information about the Wellhead Protection Areas and Intake Protection Zones (which will be marked by road and waterway signs) and should update emergency response plans to include:

Maps to show the location of municipal drinking water systems and associated Wellhead Protection Areas and Intake Protection Zones.
Requirements to contain water and chemicals used to suppress fires that occur in these areas, if appropriate.
Spill contingency measures for spills of any potential contaminant (e.g. fuel, chemicals, septage) resulting from highway accidents and train derailments that occur in these areas, if appropriate.
This policy applies to railways and highways as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Highway Traffic Act* within Wellhead Protection Areas and Intake Protection Zones (all scores).

*a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the areas between the lateral property lines thereof.

Monitoring Text:

MON-3-NLB Annual Report from the Municipality — Non-legally Binding Policies
By February 1 of each year, the municipality is requested to provide the Source Protection Authority with a summary of implementation activities for the previous calendar year related to non-legally binding policies where the municipality is the implementer.