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Greater Sudbury City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

Implemented

The City’s source protection vulnerable area maps have been made digitally available to the City’s first responders in the field and Emergency Management Staff were put into contact with other municipalities who are under similar SPP policy obligations. The City’s Emergency Response Plan (Appendix G) includes drinking water source protection emergencies. The guidelines for Fire Services to notify WWTC of any spills which occur that will potentially enter the water system (storm sewar, catch basin, ditch, water source, etc.) remains in effect. Fire Services continues to develop its internal Hazardous Materials Response program and is now at an Operational and Technical Level response across the community. Further development of the program will continue to form next steps in the spills action plan for Greater Sudbury Fire Services including the implementation of an exercise program. Additional Risk Management Office staff have also been added as members to the Greater Sudbury Emergency Management Advisory Panel (GSEMAP) to ensure someone from WWTC is always available to attend pertinent meetings. A gap in procedures for the notification of spills was recently uncovered that pertained to an external service board within the community. This was swiftly identified and WWTC have taken this opportunity to provide these first responders with information on proper spills reporting along with information on the City’s vulnerable drinking water areas. CN and CP Rail were also previously contacted to gather information about their spill response plans for the vulnerable areas. The following is a summary of the number of emergency responses by Greater Sudbury Emergency Services (fire/vehicle roll-overs/spills etc.) that have occurred in the vulnerable areas in 2023: • Ramsey 15 Incidents • Wanapitei 0 Incidents • Vermilion 0 Incidents • Garson/Falconbridge 0 Incidents • Dowling/Onaping 0 Incidents • Valley/Capreol 6 Incidents For more information on the City of Greater Sudbury’s Emergency Management Office or to read the Emergency Response Plan, visit: https://www.greatersudbury.ca/live/emergency-services/emergency-management/.

Greater Sudbury City of - (Municipality)

Strategic

Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives

Future & Existing

Implemented

The City’s source protection vulnerable area maps have been made digitally available to the City’s first responders in the field and Emergency Management Staff were put into contact with other municipalities who are under similar SPP policy obligations. The City’s Emergency Response Plan (Appendix G) includes drinking water source protection emergencies. The guidelines for Fire Services to notify WWTC of any spills which occur that will potentially enter the water system (storm sewar, catch basin, ditch, water source, etc.) remains in effect. Fire Services continues to develop its internal Hazardous Materials Response program and is now at an Operational and Technical Level response across the community. Further development of the program will continue to form next steps in the spills action plan for Greater Sudbury Fire Services including the implementation of an exercise program. Additional Risk Management Office staff have also been added as members to the Greater Sudbury Emergency Management Advisory Panel (GSEMAP) to ensure someone from WWTC is always available to attend pertinent meetings. A gap in procedures for the notification of spills was recently uncovered that pertained to an external service board within the community. This was swiftly identified and WWTC have taken this opportunity to provide these first responders with information on proper spills reporting along with information on the City’s vulnerable drinking water areas. CN and CP Rail were also previously contacted to gather information about their spill response plans for the vulnerable areas. The following is a summary of the number of emergency responses by Greater Sudbury Emergency Services (fire/vehicle roll-overs/spills etc.) that have occurred in the vulnerable areas in 2023: • Ramsey 15 Incidents • Wanapitei 0 Incidents • Vermilion 0 Incidents • Garson/Falconbridge 0 Incidents • Dowling/Onaping 0 Incidents • Valley/Capreol 6 Incidents For more information on the City of Greater Sudbury’s Emergency Management Office or to read the Emergency Response Plan, visit: https://www.greatersudbury.ca/live/emergency-services/emergency-management/.

Policy Text:

The City of Greater Sudbury and the Municipality of Markstay-Warren shall update their Emergency Management Plan to include the following:

- Maps to show the location of the vulnerable areas identified in the Greater Sudbury Source Protection Area Assessment Report; and
- Response plans to spills from highway accidents and railway derailments in the vulnerable areas, including up-to-date information regarding the location of spill response equipment.

This policy applies to the vulnerable areas for existing and future significant, moderate and low transportation of hazardous substances threats.

This policy shall be implemented within one year of the source protection plan taking effect. The Emergency Management Plan will be updated within one year of any changes made to the delineation of the applicable vulnerable areas.

Monitoring policy M15 applies.

Monitoring Text:

M15: By February 1 of each year, the City of Greater Sudbury and the Municipality of Markstay Warren shall report to the Source Protection Authority on the status and implementation of the policy including a description of the actions and measures taken to implement the policy.