The County and Conservation Authorities, in collaboration with the Province (Ministry of Environment) and other bodies where possible, shall consider supporting existing incentive programs and/or where deemed necessary or appropriate, the development and implementation of new incentive programs directed at existing significant drinking water threats.

Such incentive programs may include, but not necessarily be limited to assisting with the costs of implementing risk mitigation practices and transport pathway maintenance and decommissioning and shall be subject to available funding.

Incentives shall only be considered for existing significant drinking water threats as prescribed in O. Reg. 287/07. However, incentives shall not be considered for the application of untreated septage; the storage of mine tailings; the application of non-agricultural source material (NASM); the handling and storage of NASM; and the management of runoff that contains chemicals used in the de-icing of aircraft.

OC-5.01: The County shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority, by February 1st of each year, summarizing the actions taken by the County to implement the Source Protection Plan Policies, where required by the policies and not forming part of the report from the Risk Management Official required under OC-5.03.