Policy Text:
The following existing circumstances occur in the North Bay Intake Protection Zone 1 (IPZ-1):
A. Moderate
1. The transportation of 2,500 L or greater of ammonium nitrate.
2. The transportation of 2,500 L or greater of sodium hydroxide.
3. The transportation of 2,500 L or greater of sulphuric acid.
4. The transportation of 2,500 L or greater of copper.
5. The transportation of 2,500 L or greater of liquid fuel.
6. The transportation of septage in any quantity.
B. Low
1. The transportation of 2,500 L or greater of formaldehyde.
2. The transportation of 2,500 L or greater of methanol.
3. The transportation of greater than 250 L but less than 2,500 L of liquid fuel.
Within one year of the date the Source Protection Plan (SP Plan) takes effect, the
City of North Bay should recognize a spill as an emergency situation in an emergency
response plan for the City, which could occur as a result of the circumstances
named above. Further, the North Bay IPZ-1 should be included as a schedule
to the emergency response plan. When the City emergency response team
identifies that a spill has occurred in the vulnerable area, the Source
Protection Authority via the Conservation Authority should be notified in the
same way that other emergency response partners are contacted.
Within one year of the date the SP Plan takes effect, the Ministry of Environment and
Climate Change Spills Action Centre should review and update contact
information and Procedure Cards based on the North Bay IPZ-1 to ensure that
drinking water sources will be protected in the event of a spill as a result of
a circumstance named above.