Where it could be a significant threat within the City of Greater Sudbury, the application to land of commercial fertilizer (existing and future) is designated for the purpose of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, requiring risk management plans. In the Ramsey Lake Issue Contributing Area, this policy applies only to those properties that have a minimum of 1 hectare of land to which commercial fertilizer could be applied. 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 restricted land uses under the Clean Water Act in the vulnerable areas where the application of commercial fertilizer (existing and future) could be a significant threat.

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.