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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

BC-CW-4.1

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Brant County of - (RMO)

Conform with

Section 58 Risk Management Plans

Existing

Policy Text:

a. To ensure that the following Existing activities:

i. storage of agricultural source material (not phased-in under the Nutrient Management Act)

ii. application of commercial fertilizer

iii. handling and storage of commercial fertilizer

iv. application of pesticide

v. handling and storage of pesticide

vi. the use of land as livestock grazing or pasturing land, an outdoor confinement area or a farm animal yard

in a WHPA-A or WHPA-B with a vulnerability score equal to ten (10), cease to be significant drinking water threats, where these activities are significant drinking water threats, these activities shall be designated for the purpose of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and a Risk Management Plan shall be required.required.

b. To ensure that any Existing application of agricultural source material (not phased-in under the Nutrient Management Act) in a WHPA-B with a vulnerability score equal to ten (10) ceases to be a significant drinking water threat, where this activity is a significant drinking water threat, this activity shall be designated for the purpose of Section 58 of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and a Risk Management Plan shall be required.

The requirements of the Risk Management Plan for the storage of agricultural source material will generally be based on the requirements of a Nutrient Management Plan and/or
Strategy under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002, but may also include any modifications or additional requirements deemed necessary or appropriate by the Risk Management Official.

Monitoring Text:

BC-CW-1.11: The Risk Management Official shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority, by February 1st of each year, summarizing the actions taken by the Risk Management Official to implement the Source Protection Plan policies, in accordance with the Clean Water Act, 2006 and associated regulations.