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Comment

Greater Sudbury City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future & Existing

Implemented

Land Use Planning tools (OP Policies) are being utilized to ensure that proposed OP settlement boundary expansions require detailed hydrogeological assessments including an update to the Tier Three Water Budget Model, ensuring water takings and recharge reduction do not become significant threats in the WHPA Q1 Area. As indicated above, under Policy WQ1EF-SA, the City has retained a consultant and the model update and report was finalized in March 2023.

Greater Sudbury City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Land Use Planning tools (OP Policies) are being utilized to ensure that proposed OP settlement boundary expansions require detailed hydrogeological assessments including an update to the Tier Three Water Budget Model, ensuring water takings and recharge reduction do not become significant threats in the WHPA Q1 Area. As indicated above, under Policy WQ1EF-SA, the City has retained a consultant and the model update and report was finalized in March 2023.

Policy Text:

The City of Greater Sudbury shall ensure that water takings and recharge reduction cease to be or do not become significant threats by only permitting Official Plan settlement boundary expansions where a detailed hydrogeological assessment of the aquifer, including but not limited to, an update of the current Tier Three Water Budget Model. The assessment must demonstrate that an increased taking or increased settlement areas will not adversely impact the aquifer's ability to meet municipal and other water supply requirements. Any new information, such as updated population forecasts, results of the groundwater monitoring program or infrastructure upgrades shall be taken into consideration.

Monitoring policy M20 applies.

Monitoring Text:

M20: In the calendar year when an Official Plan renewal is due, the CGS shall report to the SPA by February 1 on steps it has taken to implement the policy and on the results from the Tier 3 water budget model update.