Policy Edit

Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Policy Text:

The policy applies in all vulnerable areas where the establishment, operation or maintenance of a system that collects, stores, transmits, treats or disposes of sewage is or would be a significant drinking water threat, in particular:

- sanitary sewers and related pipes (existing activity or future activity)
- discharge of stormwater from a stormwater management facility (existing activity or future activity)

Municipalities shall give due consideration to establishing or continuing programs that reduce infiltration of waste water into groundwater aquifers that are used as drinking water sources.

An initial review shall be completed within three years of the effective date of the Source Protection Plan.

Monitoring policy MP-19 applies.

Monitoring Text:

MP-19: Municipalities shall, by February 15 each year, provide to the local Source Protection Authority a brief summary report for the preceding calendar year that gives information on the activities taken toward implementing the policy.