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Risk:

NC-MC-3.6

Long Point

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 that the future storage of sewage, treatment plant effluent discharges, combined sewer discharge from a stormwater outlet, industrial effluent discharges and/or sewage treatment plant by-pass discharge to surface water never become a significant drinking water threat, where these activities would be a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall prohibit these activities within the Environmental Compliance Approval process.

Monitoring Text:

(NC-CW-1.13) Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a provincial ministry to amend a Prescribed Instrument, or issue a new Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Ministry shall provide a summary of the actions taken. The applicable ministry shall provide a written report summarizing this information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year.