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Risk:

DC-M-MC-3.5

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Based on criteria, the prescribed instrument application may be flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat. If yes, the appropriate standard operating policy is applied. As legally required, where a source protection policy that relies on a prescribed instrument to prohibit an activity that is a significant drinking water threat, the ministry is conforming to the policy by refusing to issue an instrument for the activity.

Policy Text:

To ensure new onsite sewage system with a design flow greater than 10,000 Litres per day and regulated by the Ontario Water Resources Act never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where such an activity would be a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks hall prohibit this activity within the Environmental Compliance Approvals process.

Monitoring Text:

DC-M-CW-1.12: Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a provincial ministry to deny a an activity with a Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Ministry shall document the number and locations where such instruments were denied and provide a summary of the actions taken to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year, in accordance with the Clean Water Act, 2006.