The existing and future handling and storage of commercial fertilizer (greater than 2,500 kilograms or 2,500 litres; Nitrogen and Phosphorus) for non-agricultural uses is designated for the purposes of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and therefore requires a risk management plan where it could be a significant drinking water threat. The risk management official shall establish a risk management plan for the storage and handling of commercial fertilizer in the applicable areas. The risk management plan shall contain, as a minimum:
1) Adequate measures for storage safety including proper storage facilities, leak detection and containments;
2) An emergency contingency plan;
3) Requirements for appropriate training of any personnel handling or storing commercial fertilizer;
4) Requirements for any other measure deemed necessary to reduce the risk of a release to the environment;
5) The timing of plan implementation;
6) Monitoring and reporting;
7) A provision in reference to Section 60 of Ontario Regulation 287/07 indicating that the Plan may not be transferred to another person without the written consent of the risk management official.
Applicable Area: a) Existing Fertilizer Storage - WHPA A and B
(vulnerability score of 10) - Deloro, Madoc, Peats Point, Point Anne and Tweed; - IPZ 1 (vulnerability score of 10) -Ameliasburgh, Point Anne and Picton; and
- Issues Contributing Area – Tweed.
b) Future Fertilizer Storage - WHPA B (vulnerability score of 10) -
Deloro, Madoc, Peats Point, Point Anne
and Tweed- Issues Contributing Area – Tweed.
Effective Date: When the Plan, or any plan amendment, as applicable, takes effect for future activities and within 1 year for existing activities.