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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

PC-28

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. (See Policy DC-8 for sign locations)

Niagara Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

Niagara Region installed and maintains 10 signs at various locations through IPZs.

Port Colborne City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

Niagara Region installed and maintains 10 signs at various locations through IPZs.

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.

Niagara Region, in cooperation with the City of Port Colborne, will be responsible for the purchase, installation and maintenance of appropriate signs designed by the Province in collaboration with the SPA. These signs should be placed, at a minimum, where municipal arterial roads are located within the Port Colborne IPZ-1 and IPZ-2.

This 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.