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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

SALT-5-NLB

Mississippi Valley, Rideau Valley

Low, Moderate

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

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

No response required/not applicable

Leeds and Grenville, United Counties of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

In progress/some progress made

Intended to be completed in 2024-2025.

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

Mississippi Mills developed a Salt Management Plan in 2006 and is looking to update the plan in 2024.

Montague Township of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

North Grenville Municipality 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

Ottawa City of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

The City has a Road Salt Management Plan which was developed in accordance with Environment Canada’s Code of Practice for Environmental Management of Road Salts. The City’s original Plan was created in 2005 and was last updated in 2015, with the associated Salt Spreader Calibration Document which is updated annually. The City initiated a full review of the Road Salt Management Plan in 2022/2023. The revised Road Salt Management Plan has consideration for designated vulnerable areas under Clean Water Act, where applicable. A copy of the City’s Road Salt Management Plan can be made available to the Source Protection Authority upon request.

Perth Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

The Town has a Salt Management Plan Policy.

Rideau Lakes 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

Smiths Falls Town of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

Tay Valley 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

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, upper and lower tier municipalities that apply road salt on roads, sidewalks and municipally owned parking lots in the Highly Vulnerable Aquifer are strongly encouraged to prepare and implement a Road Salt Management Plan in accordance with Environment Canada's Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salts.

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.

MON-13-LB Recommendations to Environment Canada
The Source Protection Authority will communicate annually with Environment Canada to obtain an update on progress related to the recommendations outlined in policy WASTE-6-NLB as well as information about the status of the Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salts and related initiatives.