The policy applies in all vulnerable areas where the handling and storage of commercial fertilizer is or would be a significant drinking water threat (existing activity or future activity).

The handling and storage of commercial fertilizer may only occur in accordance with an approved Risk Management Plan. Therefore, the handling and storage of commercial fertilizer is designated for the purposes of s.58 of the Clean Water Act.
Establishment of a Risk Management Plan is required.

As a minimum, the Risk Management Plan shall address:
1) product handling
2) product storage
3) record keeping
4) disposal methods
5) spills plan.
For the expansion or improvement of an existing commercial fertilizer storage facility, or the establishment of a new storage facility, the Risk Management Plan shall include the following requirements:
For liquid fertilizer:
A secondary containment system consisting of either :
A double-walled tank; and a reinforced concrete pad that extends one metre beyond the edges of the tank; and a visible interstitial alarm; or
A total containment system with a berm and liner capable of containing 120% of the volume of the stored material; and
Other such measures so as to comply with applicable regulations or meet best management practices
For solid fertilizer:
A roofed structure so as to prevent exposure to precipitation; and
A reinforced concrete pad that extends one metre beyond the edges of the stored material; and
Other such measures so as to comply with regulations or meet best management practices.

The Risk Management Plan shall be renewed every five years or at the discretion of the Risk Management Official.
All locations for Risk Management Plans for existing activities shall be inventoried within three years and plans established with five years of the effective date of the Source Protection Plan.

Monitoring policies MP-24 and MP-25 apply.

MP-24: The Risk Management Official shall, by February 1 each year, provide to the local Source Protection Authority a summary report for the preceding calendar year that gives an inventory of the number of locations where Risk Management Plans will be negotiated. This inventory must be completed by February 1 of the year following the third anniversary of the effective date.

MP-25: The Risk Management Official shall, by February 1 each year, provide to the local Source Protection Authority a summary report for the preceding calendar year that gives information on the number of plans, a summary of the plans and a summary of any violations.