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Risk:

DC-M-MC-3.10

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Where a source protection plan policy outcome is to manage a significant threat to drinking water sources through the prescribed instrument for sewage works, the ministry is meeting the policy’s obligations by including design and operational measures in an Environmental Compliance Approval. To assist in the implementation of this approach, anyone subject to policy requiring management of a significant drinking water threat is required to include in their application a description of the measures necessary to protect drinking water and submit a ‘Source Protection Supplementary Report’ to outline how the activity for the sewage works will be managed so that the activity will not become a significant drinking water threat. Where a municipality is constructing preauthorized sewage collection or storm water management works under a Consolidated Linear Infrastructure ECA, conditions of the ECA require municipalities to evaluate proposed works for significant drinking water threats and where a significant threat is identified, implement risk management measures according to the ministry's Standard Operating Policy and applicable source protection plan policies.

Policy Text:

To ensure the future establishment, operation or maintenance of sanitary sewers and related pipes never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where such an activity would be a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall incorporate appropriate terms and conditions into the Environmental Compliance Approval to ensure the activity does not become a significant drinking water threat.

Monitoring Text:

DC-M-CW-1.11: Where the Source Protection Plan policies require a provincial ministry to amend a Prescribed Instrument or the issuance of a new Prescribed Instrument, the applicable Ministry shall provide a summary of the actions taken the previous year to implement the policies and provide a written report summarizing this information to the Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year, in accordance with the Clean Water Act, 2006.