Each municipality should update Emergency Response Plans, spill contingency plans and spill prevention plans for the purpose of protecting drinking water sources within a Wellhead Protection Area or Intake Protection Zone along highways, railway lines, and shipping lanes.

Implementer: Municipality

Applicable Areas: This policy applies to the following areas:
All vulnerable areas where the release of contaminants in an IPZ or
WHPA could result in contamination of the drinking water supply.

Tools: Specify Action pursuant to Section 26(6) of Ontario Regulation 287/07.

Legal Effect: Strategic (See Appendix C, List J)

Effective Date: Within one year of the Plan taking effect.

Monitoring Policy (See Appendix C, List J):

The municipality should provide copies, when updated, of the Emergency Response Plan, spill contingency plans and spill prevention plans by
February 1st to the Quinte Source Protection Authority and report annually on any emergencies during the previous calendar year that occurred in
the IPZs or WHPAs including the measures taken during and after the emergency to protect the drinking water supply.

Monitoring Policy (See Appendix C, List J):

The municipality should provide copies, when updated, of the Emergency Response Plan, spill contingency plans and spill prevention plans by February 1st to the Quinte Source Protection Authority and report annually on any emergencies during the previous calendar year that occurred in the IPZs or WHPAs including the measures taken during and after the emergency to protect the drinking water supply.