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Policy Id:
SPR/SPA:
Risk:
RW-CW-39
Grand River
Significant
Implementing Body
Legal Effect
Policy Tool
Threat Type
Status
Comment
Waterloo, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)
Conform with
Specify Actions to be taken to implement plan or achieve its objectives
Existing
In progress/some progress made
Salt Management Plans for the Region and Area Municipalities are in varying stages of progress/completion
Policy Text:
Where a Chloride and/or Sodium Issue has been identified, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and Area Municipalities shall review and, if necessary, revise their Salt Management Plans for the application of salt on roadways in all Wellhead Protection Areas. The Salt Management Plan shall include, as a minimum, measures to ensure application rate, timing and location reduce the potential for salt-related surface water run-off and groundwater infiltration and meet the objectives of Environment Canada's Code of Practice for Environmental Management of Road Salts including the salt vulnerable area mapping to include areas where significant threats can occur.
Monitoring Text:
RW-CW-1.8: The Regional Municipality of Waterloo and the Area Municipalities shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority, by February 1st of each year, summarizing the actions taken in accordance with section 46 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 to implement the Source Protection Plan policies.
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