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OC-4.01

Upper Thames River

Non-specific

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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. The source protection information atlas (SPIA), the online mapping tool, has been made available to the Spills Action Centre, among others, which displays the location of source protection vulnerable areas to incorporate into their business process.

Oxford, County of - (Municipality)

Strategic

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

Future & Existing

Implemented

Policy Text:

To ensure spill prevention plans, spill contingency plans, and emergency response plans are updated for the purpose of protecting municipal drinking water sources with respect to spills that occur along highways or railway lines located within a WHPA,

The County and Area Municipalities should consider incorporating the location of WHPAs into their emergency response plans; and,

The Ministry of the Environment should consider providing mapping of the identified vulnerable areas to the Spills Action Centre to assist them in responding to reported spills along transportation corridors.

Monitoring Text:

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.