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Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Saugeen Valley

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MTO - Signage

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MTO and MECP worked together on the Vulnerable Area Road Sign initiative to identify drinking water protection zones in Source Protection Areas (SPAs) across Ontario. Sign design and supporting implementation policy was led by MTO in consultation with the MECP and Source Protection chairs/project managers. In October 2015, MECP provided all SPAs with the final MTO sign design for use on Ontario’s provincial and municipal roads. This portion of the policy is deemed completed. MTO manufactured signs for all source protection regions. The ministry reviewed requests for signs located on provincial highways, submitted by source protection chairs through the MECP, and conducted a safety assessment to ensure sign locations were in accordance with provincial standards for sign placement. MTO sought input from SPAs (through MECP) and provided notice of the approximate locations where provincial highway signs were to be installed in their source protection region. Signs have been installed at 128 identified locations (includes all Source Protection Regions/Areas) on provincial highways. MTO will maintain the signs installed along provincial highways as part of provincial highway infrastructure. All 14 signs approved for this region have been installed. Number of Signs Installed on Provincial Highways Location in Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula = 14 The location of these signs include: Hwy 6 Northbound, 1.2km North of Boat Lake Road/Grey Rd. 17 Hwy 6 Southbound, 650m North of Jenny Street Hwy 10 Northbound, 115m North of Hatten Drive Hwy 26 Eastbound, 725m West of Grey Road 112/Line 9 Hwy 6/21 Eastbound, 100m West of 9th Avenue West/Grey Rd. 17B Hwy 6 Southbound, at Hay Bay Rd./Head St. Hwy 6 Northbound, 210m South of Nicholas Street Hwy 9 Westbound, 1.2km East of Bruce Road 3/Elora Road Hwy 9 Eastbound, 500m West of Bruce Road 3/Elora Road Hwy 9 Westbound, 325m East of Hwy 21 Hwy 10 Northbound, 1 km North of 110 Rd/ Grey Highlands Road 110 Hwy 21 Northbound, 125m South of Concession Road 6 Hwy 21 Southbound, 110m North of Concession Road 6 Hwy 21 Northbound, 40m South of Saratoga Road

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Brockton Municipality of - (Municipality)

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Chatsworth Township of - (Municipality)

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Clearview Township of - (Municipality)

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Collingwood Town of - (Municipality)

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Georgian Bluffs Township of - (Municipality)

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Grey Highlands Municipality of - (Municipality)

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Hanover Town of - (Municipality)

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Howick Township of - (Municipality)

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Huron-Kinloss Township of - (Municipality)

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Kincardine Municipality of - (Municipality)

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Meaford Municipality of - (Municipality)

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Melancthon Township of - (Municipality)

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Minto Town of - (Municipality)

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Morris-Turnberry Municipality of - (Municipality)

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Northern Bruce Peninsula Municipality of - (Municipality)

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Owen Sound City of - (Municipality)

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Saugeen Shores Town of - (Municipality)

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South Bruce Municipality of - (Municipality)

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South Bruce Peninsula Town of - (Municipality)

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Southgate Township of - (Municipality)

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Wellington, County of - (Municipality)

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Wellington North Township of - (Municipality)

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West Grey Municipality of - (Municipality)

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Policy Text:

The policy applies in all vulnerable areas where activities are or would be a significant drinking water threat (existing activity or future activity).

In accordance with Section 22 (7) of the Clean Water Act, the Ministry of Transportation should:

1. in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change as well as in consultation with Source Protection Authorities, design a sign to the
appropriate Provincial standards, to identify the locations of Wellhead Protection Areas and lntake Protection Zones; and
2. manufacture, install and maintain the signs along Provincial Highways within the Wellhead Protection Areas with a vulnerability score of 10, an lntake Protection
Zone or Wellhead Protection Area E with a vulnerability score of 8 or higher and/or an events-based area.

Municipalities and counties shall be responsible for:
1. purchasing, installing and maintaining appropriate signs designed by the
Province in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate
Change as well as in consultation with Source Protection Authorities; and
2. placing these signs, at a minimum, where municipal arterial roads or county
roads are located within a Wellhead Protection Area with a vulnerability score of
10, an lntake Protection Zone or Wellhead Protection Area E with a vulnerability
score of 8 or higher and/or within an events-based area.

The program shall be established within two years of the effective date of the Source
Protection Plan.

Monitoring policies MP-10 and MP-18 apply.

Monitoring Text:

MP-10: The Ministry of Transportation shall, by February 15 each year, provide to the local Source Protection Authority a summary report for the preceding calendar year that gives information on the number of signs installed, the location of the signs and the associated vulnerable area.

MP-18: Municipalities shall, by February 15 each year, provide to the local Source Protection Authority a summary report for the preceding calendar year that gives information on the number of signs installed, the location of the signs and the associated vulnerable area.