The following threats are designated for the purpose of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act requiring Risk Management Plans where they could be significant:
Application to land and storage of agricultural source material (existing);
Use of land as livestock grazing or pasturing land, an outdoor confinement area or a farm animal yard (existing);
Application to land and handling and storage of non-agricultural source material (existing); and
Handling and storage of commercial fertilizer (existing and future)

In the Ramsey Lake Issue Contributing Area, section 58 risk management plans are required where 2,500 kg and greater of commercial fertilizer is stored. Expansions to existing activities are permitted provided that the activity can be adequately managed.

All land uses except residential in the City of Greater Sudbury Zoning By-Law 2010-100Z are designated for the purpose of Section 59 of the Clean Water Act in the vulnerable areas where the above listed threats could be significant.

Monitoring policy M2 applies.

M2: By February 1 of each year, risk management officials shall report annually to the Source Protection Authority with the information required in section 65 of Regulation 287/07 related to the previous calendar year.