Policy Text:
Where there could be a threat from the existing or future handling or storage of DNAPLs or organic solvents, the Municipality, in association with
appropriate partners, shall plan and deliver an education and outreach program designed to ensure those involved in such activities are aware of the risks
posed to source water, how to reduce those, and how to recognize and respond to a spill. The program shall be designed within two years of the date the Source
Protection Plan takes effect and delivered if the activity is occurring where the threat would be significant. Further, the program shall be made available on
an ongoing basis and updated as is deemed appropriate by the Municipality. The program shall be delivered to all persons that could be engaged in the activity
of handling and storage of a DNAPLs or organic solvents where the threats could be significant in the following vulnerable areas:
Mattawa WHPA-A, B and C (except
for areas in Mattawan Township);
Powassan WHPA-A, B and C;
Additionally the policy may be more broadly delivered to a whole Municipality or any part of the Source Protection Area, at the discretion of a municipal council.