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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

HR-MC-8.1

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Halton, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future

No response required/not applicable

As of July 1, 2024, Halton Region is no longer a planning approval authority. Implementation of the Land Use Planning policies of the Source Protection Plans will be the responsibility of the area municipalities.

Milton Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future

In progress/some progress made

The Official Plan update process has commenced and is intended to be completed in summer 2026.

Policy Text:

The Region of Halton and the Town of Milton shall amend their Official Plans to prohibit future salt storage and handling facilities with a capacity greater than 5,000 tonnes of road salt where this activity would be a significant drinking water threat, to ensure these activities never become significant drinking water threats.

Monitoring Text:

HR-CW-1.9: Where the Halton Region and Town of Milton are required to amend their Official Plan and/or Zoning By-laws as a result of policies in this plan, they shall provide notice to the Source Protection Authority within 30 days of the amendment(s) coming into effect.