Policy Edit

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Policy Text:

Applicable Activities: Sewage systems as defined in section 1 of O. Reg. 350/06 (Building Code) made under the Building Code Act, 1992 that would be future significant drinking water threats.

S-5(1): Require a policy to support the following:

a) Where connection to a municipal sewage collection system is feasible given financial and technical constraints, new development will be serviced by a municipal sewage collection system; and
b) Where connection to a municipal sewage collection system is not feasible, new development will be serviced by a sewage system constructed to standards of the Ontario Building Code to ensure that the activity is not a significant drinking water threat.

S-5(2): The following content is recommended to be included in the report required by Policy G-10(2):
a) A summary of any approvals of septic systems in areas where they would be significant threats. Where the approval authority is not the municipality, the report will be copied to the applicable municipality.

Monitoring Text:

G-10(2): Report by February 1 each year to the applicable source protection authority on how the requirements of the policy were achieved. Where the approval authority is not the lower or single tier municipality, the report will be copied to all applicable municipalities and applicable Source Protection Authorities.

Monitoring policy for GANARASKA Source Protection Area G-10(2):
Report by February 1 each year to the Ganaraska Region Source Protection
Authority on how the requirements of the policy were achieved during the
preceding calendar year. Where the approval authority is not the lower or
single tier municipality, the report will be copied to the relevant municipality
and the Source Protection Authority.

S-5(2): The following content is recommended to be included in the report required by Policy G-10(2):

a) A summary of any approvals of septic systems in areas where they would be significant threats. Where the approval authority is not the municipality, the report will be copied to the applicable municipality.