Within one year from the date the Source Protection Plan comes into effect, an Outreach and Education program shall be established by Niagara Region that promotes best management practices for the following existing and future significant threat activities: the application to land, and storage of agricultural source material; and livestock grazing/pasturing, farm animal yards, and outdoor confinement areas.

The Outreach and Education program shall be for landowners within the DeCew Falls IPZ-1s, but may be extended to the DeCew Falls IPZ-2s (Schedules DC4, DC5 and DC6). This Outreach and Education program may be implemented by Niagara Region in combination with other outreach and education programs at its discretion.

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.