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Risk:
WC-CW-15.1
Grand River
Significant
Implementing Body
Legal Effect
Policy Tool
Threat Type
Status
Comment
Centre Wellington Township of - (Municipality)
Conform with
Education / Outreach
Future & Existing
In progress/some progress made
Verification of properties using home heating oil and therefore subject to the policy was completed in 2023 and 2024 with the data received in 2025. Review of the data and next steps is ongoing. Additionally, a home heating oil fact sheet is available on the wellingtonwater.ca website and in print.
Erin Town of - (Municipality)
Conform with
Education / Outreach
Future & Existing
No response required/not applicable
This policy does not currently apply.
Guelph/Eramosa Township of - (Municipality)
Conform with
Education / Outreach
Future & Existing
In progress/some progress made
Verification of properties using home heating oil and therefore subject to the policy was completed in 2023 and 2024 with the data received in 2025. Review of the data and next steps is ongoing. Additionally, a home heating oil fact sheet is available on the wellingtonwater.ca website and in print.
Mapleton Township of - (Municipality)
Conform with
Education / Outreach
Future & Existing
In progress/some progress made
Verification of properties using home heating oil and therefore subject to the policy was completed in 2023 and 2024 with the data received in 2025. Review of the data and next steps is ongoing. Additionally, a home heating oil fact sheet is available on the wellingtonwater.ca website and in print.
Puslinch Township of - (Municipality)
Conform with
Education / Outreach
Future & Existing
Implemented
Verification of properties using home heating oil and therefore subject to the policy was completed in 2023 and 2024 with the data received in 2025. Review of the data indicated no fuel oil tanks were identified as SDWT. Additionally, a home heating oil fact sheet is available on the wellingtonwater.ca website and in print.
Wellington, County of - (Municipality)
Conform with
Education / Outreach
Future & Existing
In progress/some progress made
Verification of properties using home heating oil and therefore subject to the policy was completed in 2023 and 2024 with the data received in 2025. Review of the data and next steps is ongoing. Additionally, a home heating oil fact sheet is available on the wellingtonwater.ca website and in print.
Wellington North Township of - (Municipality)
Conform with
Education / Outreach
Future & Existing
In progress/some progress made
Verification of properties using home heating oil and therefore subject to the policy was completed in 2023 and 2024 with the data received in 2025. Review of the data and next steps is ongoing. Additionally, a home heating oil fact sheet is available on the wellingtonwater.ca website and in print.
Policy Text:
To ensure the Existing and Future handling and storage of fuel more than 250 Litres
but not more than 2500 Litres ceases to be or never becomes a significant drinking
water threat, where this activity is, or would be, a significant drinking water threat,
the municipality shall develop and implement an education and outreach program
for property owners with identified fuel oil tanks outlining the requirements under the
fuel oil code by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority and best
management practices that could be implemented.
Monitoring Text:
WC-CW-1.9: The municipality shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority, by
February 1st of each year, summarizing the actions taken to implement the Source
Protection Plan policies, where specifically required by the policies.
Where the County is required to implement education and outreach programs as
the primary means of managing the risk associated with significant drinking water
threats, the report must indicate, at minimum, the properties where these programs
were implemented and additional details on how the significant drinking water threat
was managed and/or ceased to be significant.
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