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Risk:

SVA1

North Bay-Mattawa

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. https://policy.swpip.ca/Policies/MinistryStatus/13079?spaFilter=0&riskFilter=0&ibFilter=0 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 3 signs approved for this region have been installed. Sign Locations: Hwy 11 Southbound, 400m North of Clark St overpass Hwy 11 Northbound, 320m North of Clark St overpass Hwy 63 Westbound, 200m East of Anita Ave

Callander Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

Chisholm Township of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

East Ferris Township of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

Machar Township of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

Mattawa Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

North Bay City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

Powassan Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Education / Outreach

Future & Existing

Implemented

South River Village 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 and Climate Change as well as in consultation with Source Protection Authorities (SP Authorities), should design a sign to the appropriate provincial standards, to identify the locations of Wellhead Protection Areas and Intake Protection Zones. The Ministry of Transportation should manufacture, install and maintain the signs along Provincial Highways within a Wellhead Protection Area with a vulnerability score of 10, and/or within an Intake Protection Zone with a vulnerability score of 8 or higher.

Municipalities may install additional signs at locations of their choice and will be responsible for the purchase, installation and maintenance of them.

The signs should be consistent with those designed by the Ministry of Transportation and should be placed, at a minimum, where municipal arterial
roads are located within a Wellhead Protection Area with a vulnerability score of 10, and/or an Intake Protection Zone with a vulnerability score of 8 or
higher.

The above policies should be implemented as part of an overall Education
and Outreach plan within the Source Protection Area. This policy, in
conjunction with additional Education and Outreach policies, should be
implemented within two years after the effective date of the Plan.

Monitoring Text:

M14-MTO: By February 1st of each year following the required date for implementation of SVA1, the Ministry of Transportation shall, provide to the SP Authority a summary report for the preceding calendar year regarding the number and location of signs installed along provincial highways within vulnerable areas (i.e. Wellhead Protection Areas and Intake Protection Zones) within the Source Protection Area.

M15-MUN: By February 1st of the year following the date for implementation of SVA1, the Municipality shall provide a report to the SP Authority specifying details of progress for installation of signage until all intended signs are installed; and every fifth year thereafter, the Municipality shall report by February 1, on the state of the signage and any maintenance undertaken. Municipalities that decide not to install signage shall, by February 1st of the year following the date for implementation of SVA1, report that decision to the SP Authority and may provide details of any other efforts made to raise awareness of vulnerable areas.