Policy Text:
The policy applies to the following activities in all vulnerable areas where the activity is or would be a significant drinking water threat (existing activity or future activity):
1. The establishment, operation or maintenance of a waste disposal site within the meaning of Part V of the Environmental Protection Act;
2. The establishment, operation or maintenance of a system that collects, stores,
transmits, treats or disposes of sewage;
3. The application of agricultural source material to land;
4. The storage of agricultural source material;
5. The application of non-agricultural source material to land;
6. The handling and storage of non-agricultural source material;
7. The application of commercial fertilizer to land;
8. The handling and storage of commercial fertilizer;
9. The application of pesticide to land;
10. The handling and storage of pesticide;
11. The application of road salt;
12. The handling and storage of road salt;
13. The storage of snow;
14. The handling and storage of fuel;
15. The handling and storage of a dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL);
16. The handling and storage of an organic solvent;
17. The management of runoff that contains chemicals used in the de-icing of
aircraft;
18. An activity that takes water from an aquifer or surface water body without
returning the water taken to the same aquifer or surface water body;
19. An activity that reduces the recharge of an aquifer;
20. The use of land as livestock grazing or pasturing land, an outdoor confinement
area or a farm-animal yard.
Conservation Authorities shall provide an education program that offers information and materials to landowners. Furthermore, Conservation Authorities are encouraged
to work in partnership with other agencies to implement this policy.
Topics of a general nature in the program may include, but are not limited to:
- Prohibition of certain activities;
- Requirements for a Risk Management Plan for certain activities;
- Constraints on prescribed instruments (provincial approvals) for certain
activities;
- Local zoning by-law provisions and municipal by-laws;
- Proper disposal methods;
- Occurrence of hazardous waste disposal opportunities;
- Funding opportunities;
- Advice and assistance available from provincial Ministries, non-governmental
organizations and other agencies;
- Various types of facilities or equipment for application, handling or storage
activities;
- Best management practices for application, handling or storage activities.
Other topics in the program related to particular activities may include, but are not
necessarily limited to:
A. For waste disposal sites:
- risks associated with use and disposal of hazardous products;
- alternative or environmentally-friendly products;
- a ‘take back’ concept whereby retailers and manufacturers would offer to
collect materials that they have sold or manufactured.
B. For on-site sewage systems and sewers:
- risks associated with disposal of hazardous products into sewers;
- the location of storm sewers and the negative impacts of disposing of
materials down the sewer;
- alternative or environmentally-friendly products.
C. For the application of agricultural source material to land or the storage of
agricultural source material:
- the emerging science of vaccinations for ruminants against the shedding of
Escherichia coli O157:H7 as a further best management practice.
D. For the application of pesticides:
- the requirement for permits and licenses
E. For the storage of fuel:
- risks associated with use of these products;
- fostering of fuel companies’ efforts to promote best management practices
within the industry;
- education of associated industries, such as the insurance sector, to promote
best management practices within the industry and reflect these in their
premiums.
F. For the handling and storage of a dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) or
an organic solvent:
- risks associated with use of these products;
- products that may contain these chemicals;
- alternative or environmentally-friendly products;
- municipal sewer use by-laws prohibiting the discharge of products containing
dense non-aqueous phase liquids or organic solvents;
- education of businesses about the importance of proper hazardous waste
disposal;
- fostering of chemical manufacturing associations’ efforts to promote best
management practices within the industry;
- education of associated industries, such as the insurance sector, to promote
best management practices within the industry and reflect these in their
premiums.
The program shall be established within three years of the effective date of the Source Protection Plan.
Monitoring policy MP-27 applies.