Policy Text:
To assist the municipality with identifying areas where agricultural activities are prohibited (Policy 3-1-E & F) or require risk management plans (Policy 3-2-E & F), all land uses in the applicable areas are designated for the purpose of Section 59 (restricted land use) of the Clean Water Act, 2006.
Applicable Areas:
a) Application of Agricultural Source Material (ASM), Storage of ASM, Application of Non-Agricultural Source Material (NASM), Handling and Storage of NASM, livestock grazing, pasturing, outdoor confinement:
- WHPA A, B, and E (vulnerability score of 8 or greater) - Deloro (WHPA A and B), Madoc (WHPA A, B and E), Peats Point (WHPA A, B and E), Point Anne (WHPA A and B and IPZ 1 and 2) and Tweed (WHPA A and B);
- IPZ 1 and 2 (vulnerability score of 8 or greater) - Ameliasburgh (IPZ 1 and 2), Bayside (IPZ 1), Belleville (IPZ 1 and 2), Deseronto (IPZ 1 and 2), Napanee (IPZ 1 and 2) and Picton (IPZ 1 and 2); and
- Issues contributing area - Madoc and Tweed.
b) Application of Pesticide to Land:
- WHPA A, B, and E (vulnerability score of 8.1 or greater) - Deloro (WHPA A and B), Madoc (WHPA A, B and E), Peats Point (WHPA A, B and E), Point Anne (WHPA A and B and IPZ 1) and Tweed (WHPA A and B);
- IPZ 1 and 2 (vulnerability score of 8.1 or greater) - Ameliasburgh (IPZ 1), Belleville (IPZ 1 and 2), Deseronto (IPZ 1 and 2), Napanee (IPZ 1 and 2) and Picton (IPZ 1 and 2).
c) Handling and Storage of Pesticide:
- WHPA A and B (vulnerability score of 9 or greater) - Deloro (WHPA A and B), Madoc (WHPA A and B), Peats Point (WHPA A and B), Point Anne (WHPA A and B and IPZ 1), and Tweed (WHPA A and B); and
- IPZ 1 and 2 (vulnerability score of 9 or greater) - Ameliasburgh (IPZ 1), Belleville (IPZ 1), Deseronto (IPZ 1), Napanee (IPZ 1), Picton (IPZ 1 and 2) and Point Anne (IPZ 1).
d) Application of Commercial Fertilizer to Land:
- WHPA A and B (vulnerability score of 9 or greater) - Deloro (WHPA A and B), Madoc (WHPA A and B), Peats Point (WHPA A and B), Point Anne (WHPA A and B) and Tweed (WHPA A and B); and
- IPZ 1 and 2 (vulnerability score of 9 or greater) - Ameliasburgh (IPZ 1), Belleville (IPZ 1), Deseronto (IPZ 1), Napanee (IPZ 1), Picton (IPZ 1 and 2) and Point Anne (IPZ 1); and
- Issues Contributing Area – Tweed.
e) Handling and Storage of Commercial Fertilizer:
- WHPA A and B (vulnerability score of 10) - Deloro (WHPA A and B), Madoc (WHPA A and B), Peats Point (WHPA A and B), Point Anne (WHPA A and B) and Tweed (WHPA A and B); and
- IPZ 1 (vulnerability score of 10) - Ameliasburgh (IPZ 1), Picton (IPZ 1) and Point Anne (IPZ 1); and
Issues Contributing Area – Tweed.
Effective Date: The policy will be implemented when the Plan, or any plan amendment, as applicable, takes effect. Official Plans must be updated no later than the date of their next five-year review required under Section 26 of the Planning Act and zoning by-laws must be updated within three years of the Official Plan amendments to bring them into conformity with the Official Plan.