Policy Interface

Previous Policy

Policy

Next Policy

Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

T1EF-SA

Nickel District

Low, Moderate, Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Spills Response

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Spill response and notification procedures have been updated to geo-spatially determine if the spill is in a source protection vulnerable area. These new procedures ensure that if a spill has the potential to impact a drinking water treatment plant, the plant is notified along with any other affected parties.

Policy Text:

To address the local threat: transportation of hazardous substances (liquid fuels, sulphuric acid and septage), the Ministry of the Environment Spills Action Centre should review and update contact and procedure information based on the Intake Protection Zone and Wellhead Protection Area delineations to help ensure that drinking water sources will be protected in the event of a spill. This updated information will help ensure that the drinking water vulnerable areas are prioritized for clean-up and that water treatment plant operators are contacted as quickly as possible in the case of a spill.

This policy applies to the vulnerable areas for existing and future significant, moderate and low transportation of hazardous substances threats. This action should occur within one year of the source protection plan taking effect.

Monitoring policy M7 applies.

Monitoring Text:

M7: The Ministry of the Environment should notify the Source Protection Authority when the review and update of the contact and procedure information has been completed.