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Risk:

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MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

Ministry staff have completed the review and screening process to identify previously issued Environmental Compliance Approvals for sewage works located in vulnerable areas where prescribed instrument policies may apply with the initial source protection plan approvals. However, the ministry continues to identify and review new existing Environmental Compliance Approvals as a result of source protection plan amendments on an annual basis. For those existing instruments that were screened by the Ministry and subject to existing threat prescribed instrument policies, the existing instruments had been reviewed to determine if the Standard Operating Policy can be applied or if amendments are needed to protect municipal drinking water sources.

Policy Text:

Where existing sewage infrastructure is a significant drinking water threat the Ministry of the Environment shall ensure that the prescribed instrument (Certificate of Approval or Environmental Compliance Approval) include appropriate terms and conditions so that it ceases to be a significant drinking water threat.
The director shall consider including conditions within the prescribed instrument to inspect sewage infrastructure to ensure it is functioning as designed and inclusion of an Emergency Plan.
Implementer: Ministry of the Environment

Applicable Areas: This policy applies to the following areas:

a) Sanitary Sewer Networks/Pipes:
WHPA A and B (vulnerability score of 10) - Deloro, Madoc and Tweed and
IPZ 1 (vulnerability score of 10) - Picton.

b) Pumping Stations and STP Storage Tanks:
IPZ 1 and 2 (vulnerability score of 9 or higher) - Picton (IPZ 1 and 2), Deseronto (IPZ 1), Napanee (IPZ 1) and Belleville (IPZ 1).

c) Stormwater Ponds, Effluent Discharges, and By-pass discharges:
IPZ 1, 2 and 3 (vulnerability score of 8 or higher) - Picton (IPZ 1, 2 and 3a), Deseronto (IPZ 1 and 2), Napanee (IPZ 1 and 2) ,Belleville (IPZ 1 and 2) and Bayside (IPZ 1).

Tools: Prescribed Instrument pursuant to Section 43 of the Clean Water Act, 2006.

Legal Effect: Must Conform (See Appendix C, List C)

Effective Date: Within three years of the Plan taking effect.

Monitoring Policy (See Appendix C, List F):

The Ministry of the Environment shall prepare an annual summary of the actions it has taken to achieve the outcomes of the source protection policy and make that report available to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st.

Monitoring Text:

The Ministry shall prepare an annual summary of the actions it has taken to achieve the outcomes of this Source Protection Plan policy and make that report available to the Quinte Source Protection Authority February 1st each year.