The policy applies in all vulnerable areas where the following waste disposal activities would be significant drinking water threats (future activity):

land disposal of petroleum refining waste within the meaning of clause (d) of the definition of ""land disposal"" in section 1 of Regulation 347 (General - Waste Management) R.R.O. 1990 made under the Environmental Protection Act
land disposal of hazardous waste, liquid industrial waste, or processed liquid industrial waste, within the meaning of clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of ""land disposal"" in section 1 of Regulation 347, R.R.O. 1990 (General - Waste Management) made under the Environmental Protection Act
land disposal of liquid industrial waste within the meaning of clause (c) of the definition of ""land disposal"" in section 1 of Regulation 347 (General - Waste Management) made under the Environmental Protection Act
land disposal of industrial waste or commercial waste within the meaning of clause (c) of the definition of ""land disposal"" in section 1 of Regulation 347 (General - Waste Management) made under the Environmental Protection Act
land disposal of municipal waste, within the meaning of clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of ""land disposal"" in section 1 of Regulation 347 (General - Waste Management) made under the Environmental Protection Act

The municipality shall prohibit, through the official plan and zoning by-law, the establishment of waste disposal sites as a land use under the circumstances listed in the Tables of Drinking Water Threats for a significant drinking water threat.

This policy applies to all land use designations and zones described in the municipality's official plan and zoning by-law, as amended from time to time.

The Municipality shall:

- Adopt the official plan, or official plan amendment as the case may be, and:

submit the plan to the appropriate approval authority; or
give a notice of adoption; and

- Adopt the zoning by-law, or zoning by-law amendment as the case may be, and give a notice of adoption.

For Section 40(2) of the Clean Water Act, the official plan and zoning by-law must be amended within five years of the effective date of the Source Protection Plan or at the time of the next official plan and zoning by-law conformity exercise as per Section 26 of the Planning Act.

Furthermore, the municipality shall give due consideration to amending the official plan and zoning by-law so as to apply the prohibition on the establishment of waste disposal sites as listed in clauses (1) to (5) above to all WHPA-A and WHPA-B vulnerable areas.

Monitoring policy MP-21 applies.

MP-21: The Planning Approval Authority shall, within 30 days following the expiration of the appeal period after the passing of the zoning by-law or official plan, provide a copy of the zoning by-law or zoning by-law amendment, or official plan or official plan amendment to the Source Protection Authority.