Policy Edit

Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Policy Text:

For areas which include a Wellhead Protection Area or an Intake Protection Zone along a transportation corridor (railways, highways as defined in Subsection 1(1) of the Highway Traffic Act, 1990, St. Lawrence Seaway, and the Ottawa River) it is recommended that the Municipality update their Emergency Response Plans to include:

Maps of the Wellhead Protection Areas and Intake Protection Zones
Emergency contact numbers and protocols for the respective water treatment plant operating authority
Measures to prevent contamination of the drinking water source from spills and/or chemicals used to deal with an emergency (including fire suppressants)

Monitoring Text:

N/A.