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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

SALT-4-LB

Mississippi Valley, Rideau Valley

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Carleton Place Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

North Grenville Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Perth Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Historical records indicate that Smart About Salt training has been completed by all Town Staff in the Roads and Surfaces operations. The Town has a Salt Management Plan Policy that is reviewed annually with the Environmental Services - Roads and Surface operations staff. Environmental Services Staff completes an annual Winter Maintenance Training day in the Fall that includes a salt application component.

Smiths Falls Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Policy Text:

Within one year of the Source Protection Plan taking effect, municipalities that have areas where road salt application and/or snow storage (snow piles) are or would be a significant drinking water threat as described in Appendix B shall begin to take the following action in these areas:

Undertake initiatives such as a municipal staff training program to encourage smart salt practices for municipally owned parking lots, sidewalks and other public facilities
Promote the Smart About Salt program to private contractors and encourage them to become Smart About Salt certified (Source Protection Authorities can assist with promotion.
Promote the Smart About Salt program to managers of private facilities and encourage them to certify their sites and use certified contractors (Source Protection Authorities can assist with promotion)

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.