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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

OC-2.09

Upper Thames River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

Ministry staff have completed the review and screening process to identify previously issued Environmental Compliance Approvals for sewage works located in vulnerable areas where prescribed instrument policies may apply with the initial source protection plan approvals. However, the ministry continues to identify and review new existing Environmental Compliance Approvals as a result of source protection plan amendments on an annual basis. For those existing instruments that were screened by the Ministry and subject to existing threat prescribed instrument policies, the existing instruments had been reviewed to determine if the Standard Operating Policy can be applied or if amendments are needed to protect municipal drinking water sources.

Policy Text:

For any existing:
sewage treatment plant effluent discharges;
storage of sewage;
industrial effluent discharge;
sewage treatment plant by-pass discharges; or
combined sewer discharge

where these activities are significant drinking water threats, the Ministry of the Environment shall review and, where necessary, amend Environmental Compliance Approvals to incorporate terms and conditions These terms and conditions, when implemented, shall manage these activities so that they cease to be significant drinking water threats.

Monitoring Text:

(OC-5.04): Where the Source Protection Plan policies may result in amendments to a prescribed instrument, the applicable Ministry shall summarize the actions taken the previous year to implement the policies and provide a written report summarizing this information to the Source Protection Authority and the County by February 1st of each year.