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Policy Id:
SPR/SPA:
Risk:
4.04
Lower Thames Valley, St. Clair Region, Upper Thames River
Non-specific
Implementing Body
Legal Effect
Policy Tool
Threat Type
Status
Comment
MECP - Wells
Strategic
Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives
Future & Existing
Implemented: Policy outcome(s) evaluated - No further action(s) required
The ministry has reviewed and considered the policy. Ontario has a strong and robust legislative and regulatory framework for licensing well contractors and well technicians, as well as for the construction, maintenance and abandonment of wells. Recent amendments made to the Wells Regulation (Reg. 903) took effect January 1, 2020. The ministry will continue to report on any actions resulting from the review of the policy.
Policy Text:
To reduce the risk to municipal drinking water sources from transport pathways located within vulnerable areas, the Province (Ministry of Environment) shall consider placing a greater focus on the enforcement of standards and requirements for wells to be installed by licensed installers and decommissioned according to applicable standards by qualified individuals.
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.
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