Policy Text:
The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority, in partnership with the Municipality of Callander and in consultation with the other named municipalities, shall establish a working committee within one year of the date the Source Protection Plan (SP Plan) takes effect. This working committee will prioritize research regarding threat activities in the Callander Issue Contributing Area to accomplish the following research outcomes:
1. verify relative contributions
of phosphorus from specific activities and in relation to subzones within the
Issue Contributing Area;
2. improve understanding of
attenuation mechanisms and their relative significance;
3. target areas of concern for
future work using data gathered in the monitoring of the issue and other
available watershed research; and
4. identify best management
practices that could be implemented to meet the objectives of the SP Plan.
The following activities shall be researched to improve knowledge and understanding of the pertinent factors related to phosphorus loading, attenuation and water quality as they were identified in the North Bay-Mattawa Source Protection Area Assessment Report:
The establishment, operation or maintenance of a waste disposal site within the meaning of Part V of the Environmental Protection Act.
The application of agricultural
source material
The storage of agricultural
source material
The application of non-agricultural
source material
The handling and storage of
non-agricultural source material
The application of commercial
fertilizer to land.
The handling and storage of
commercial fertilizer
The use of land as livestock
grazing or pasturing land, an outdoor confinement area or farm-animal yard.
O.Reg. 385/08, s. 3.
The establishment, operation or
maintenance of a system that collects, stores, transmits, treats or disposes of
sewage.
In addition to the Municipality of Callander, the following municipalities having jurisdiction over lands in the Issue Contributing Area shall be included in the working committee in an advisory capacity: Chisholm Township, Municipality of East Ferris, City of North Bay, and the Municipality of Powassan. Responsibility for implementation of this policy shall rest with the Municipality of Callander.