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Risk:

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Niagara Peninsula

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP – WDS – Hauled Sewage, Biosolids

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Since May 2015, the ministry screens all (including new and existing) hauled sewage, processed organic waste, and biosolids disposal site Environmental Compliance Approval applications in accordance with Source Water Protection Plans. This includes consideration of whether the proposed activity would be a drinking water threat as outlined in the relevant Source Water Protection Plan under the Clean Water Act. The ministry will not issue an Environmental Compliance Approval for a site deemed as a significant drinking water threat. For sites deemed as a low or moderate drinking water threat, the ministry will consider the application, but additional site restrictions may apply. The ministry’s review and approval process is included in the Standard Operating Procedure that can be found in Environmental Registry No. 012-2968 (https://ero.ontario.ca/archive/012-2968).

MECP - WDS - Landfilling and Storage

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

As legally required, where a source protection policy that relies on a prescribed instrument (PI) to prohibit an activity that is a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry conforms to the policy by refusing to issue an instrument for the activity.

Niagara Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future

Implemented

Regional Official Plan has been revised and updated.

Port Colborne City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future

Implemented

Official Plan revised, zoning by-law updated.

Policy Text:

No new waste disposal sites shall be permitted within the Port Colborne IPZ-1.

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.

M3: By February 1st of each year, Niagara Region shall report to the Source Protection Authority on the steps it has taken in the previous calendar year to implement significant threat policies.

M6: By February 1st of each year, the City of Port Colborne shall report to the Source Protection Authority on the steps it has taken in the previous calendar year to implement the significant threat policies.