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Risk:

DC-8

Niagara Peninsula

Non-specific

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MTO - Signage

Strategic

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

MTO and MECP worked together on the Vulnerable Area Road Sign initiative to identify drinking water protection zones in Source Protection Areas (SPAs) across Ontario. Sign design and supporting implementation policy was led by MTO in consultation with the MECP and Source Protection chairs/project managers. In October 2015, MECP provided all SPAs with the final MTO sign design for use on Ontario’s provincial and municipal roads. This portion of the policy is deemed completed. MTO manufactured signs for all source protection regions. The ministry reviewed requests for signs located on provincial highways, submitted by source protection chairs through the MECP, and conducted a safety assessment to ensure sign locations were in accordance with provincial standards for sign placement. MTO sought input from SPAs (through MECP) and provided notice of the approximate locations where provincial highway signs were to be installed in their source protection region. Signs have been installed at 128 identified locations (includes all Source Protection Regions/Areas) on provincial highways. MTO will maintain the signs installed along provincial highways as part of provincial highway infrastructure. All 4 signs approved for this region have been installed. Sign Locations: Hwy 406 Northbound, 545m North of Beaverdams Rd Hwy 406 Northbound, 150m South of bridge over Welland R./Recreational Canal Hwy 406 Southbound, 75m North of Decew Rd. overpass Hwy 406 Southbound,120m North of bridge over Welland R./Recreational Canal

Niagara Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

Thorold City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

Policy Text:

In accordance with Section 22(7) of the Clean Water Act, the Ministry of Transportation, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment as well as in consultation with the Source Protection Authorities (SPAs), should design a sign to the appropriate Provincial standards, to identify the locations of Intake Protection Zones. The Ministry of Transportation should manufacture, install and maintain the signs along Provincial Highways within an Intake Protection Zone with a vulnerability score of 8 or higher. This policy will be implemented as part of an overall education and outreach plan where it applies to the Ministry of Transportation.

These signs should also be placed, at a minimum, where municipal arterial roads are within the DeCew Falls IPZ-1s. For signs on the municipal roads, Niagara Region, in cooperation with the City of Thorold will be responsible for the purchase, installation and maintenance of appropriate signs, designed by the Province in collaboration with the Source Protection Authority.

This policy, as it applies to municipal arterial roads will be implemented as part of an overall education and outreach plan by Niagara Region. This policy should be implemented within two years from the date the Source Protection Plan comes into effect.

Monitoring Text:

N/A.