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Niagara Peninsula

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Comment

MECP – WDS – Hauled Sewage, Biosolids

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

No response required/not applicable

The application and storage of non-agricultural source materials (NASM) is regulated by the Nutrient Management Act. NASM Plans requiring approval are reviewed by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, not by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks.

OMAFRA - NASM Plans

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

No NASM plans were approved in areas where the application, storage or handling of NASM would be a significant drinking water threat in the Niagara Peninsula Source Protection Area in 2023.

Policy Text:

No new Category 3 Non-Agricultural Source Material application, or handling and storage, shall be permitted within the Port Colborne IPZ-1 and IPZ-2.

Monitoring Text:

M1: By February 1st of each year, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) shall report to the Source Protection Authority on the steps it has taken in the previous calendar year to implement significant threat policies.

M2: By February 1st of each year, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) shall report to the Source Protection Authority on the steps it has taken in the previous calendar year to implement significant threat policies.