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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

OC-2.10

Upper Thames River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Based on criteria, the prescribed instrument application may be flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat. If yes, the appropriate standard operating policy is applied. As legally required, where a source protection policy that relies on a prescribed instrument to prohibit an activity that is a significant drinking water threat, the ministry is conforming to the policy by refusing to issue an instrument for the activity.

Policy Text:

For any new:

sewage treatment plant effluent discharges;
storage of sewage;
industrial effluent discharge;
sewage treatment plant by-pass discharges; or
combined sewer discharge,

where these activities would be significant drinking water threats, the Ministry of the Environment shall prohibit these activities through the Environmental Compliance Approvals process so that they never become significant drinking water threats.

Monitoring Text:

(OC-5.06): Where the Source Protection Plan policies prohibit an activity relating 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.