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Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

2.04

Lower Thames Valley, St. Clair Region, Upper Thames River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP – WDS – Hauled Sewage, Biosolids

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

Since May 2015, the ministry screens all (including new and existing) hauled sewage, processed organic waste, and biosolids disposal site Environmental Compliance Approval applications in accordance with Source Water Protection Plans. This includes consideration of whether the proposed activity would be a drinking water threat as outlined in the relevant Source Water Protection Plan under the Clean Water Act. The ministry will not issue an Environmental Compliance Approval for a site deemed as a significant drinking water threat. For sites deemed as a low or moderate drinking water threat, the ministry will consider the application, but additional site restrictions may apply. The ministry’s review and approval process is included in the Standard Operating Procedure that can be found in Environmental Registry No. 012-2968 (https://ero.ontario.ca/archive/012-2968).

MECP - WDS - Landfilling and Storage

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

If an approved activity is deemed a significant drinking water threat, the ministry will review the activity and the ECA to determine if changes are needed to meet the intent of the source protection policies. The ministry addresses drinking water threat activities that are regulated by ministry approvals and permits on a consistent province-wide basis.

Chatham-Kent Municipality of - (RMO)

Conform with

Section 58 Risk Management Plans

Existing

Implemented

Middlesex Centre Municipality of - (RMO)

Conform with

Section 58 Risk Management Plans

Existing

No response required/not applicable

doesn't apply

Perth East Township of - (RMO)

Conform with

Section 58 Risk Management Plans

Existing

Implemented

Perth South Township of - (RMO)

Conform with

Section 58 Risk Management Plans

Existing

Implemented

St. Marys Town of - (RMO)

Conform with

Section 58 Risk Management Plans

Existing

Implemented

Stratford City of - (RMO)

Conform with

Section 58 Risk Management Plans

Existing

Implemented

Thames Centre Municipality of - (RMO)

Conform with

Section 58 Risk Management Plans

Existing

No response required/not applicable

West Perth Municipality of - (RMO)

Conform with

Section 58 Risk Management Plans

Existing

Implemented

Policy Text:

To reduce the risk to municipal drinking water sources from existing waste disposal sites, where this activity is a significant drinking water threat, it shall be managed so that it ceases to be a significant drinking water threat.

In these areas and where the activity is subject to Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECAs), the Province (Ministry of Environment) shall review and, if necessary, amend existing ECAs to comply with this policy.

Where any aspect of a waste disposal site is a significant drinking water threat and is not subject to an ECA, this activity is designated for the purposes of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act.

Monitoring Text:

(5.04): Ministry of Environment, and all other implementers, shall establish monitoring programs as per Section 45 of the Clean Water Act. The information collected through these monitoring programs shall be included in a monitoring report that shall be submitted annually to the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. The information submitted to the Conservation Authority shall be consistent with the guidance developed pursuant to policy 5.02 where that guidance identifies items required to meet provincial reporting requirements of the implementer or SPA. Aspects of the guidance which are beyond that which is necessary to satisfy provincial reporting requirements shall be considered in submitting the monitoring reports. Monitoring reports are to be submitted by February 1 of each year following the first anniversary of the effective date of the Source Protection Plan. Monitoring reports shall include information since the submission of the previous monitoring report to December 31 of the year previous to the deadline for report submission. For the first report, the information shall include information from the effective date of the Source Protection Plan.

5.10: The Risk Management Official shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority, by February 1 of each year, summarizing the actions
taken by the Risk Management Official and the Risk Management Inspector(s). The information that shall be contained in this report is
outlined within Sec. 65 (1) of O. Reg. 287/07.