Each municipality within the Source Protection Planning area where an existing or future onsite sewage system/works is or could be a significant drinking water threat, and where municipal services are available, shall require connection to the municipal system.

For existing onsite sewage system/works the municipality shall require the landowner to connect into the municipal sewage system and decommission the existing onsite sewage system/works.

Where there is no capacity in the municipal services (waste water system), private onsite sewage systems/works shall be managed in the interim according to (Policy 2-2-E) or a prescribed instrument (Policy 2-4-E & F) until reserve capacity is available.

For future onsite sewage systems/works, where municipal services are not available, Policy 2-3-F will apply.

Applicable Areas: This policy applies to the following areas:
- WHPA A and B (vulnerability score of 10) - Deloro, Madoc, Peats Point, Point Anne and Tweed and
- IPZ 1 (vulnerability score of 10) - Ameliasburgh, Picton, and Point Anne.
- WHPA-Issues Contributing Area - Madoc and Tweed.

Effective Date: Within two years of the Plan, or any plan amendment, as applicable, taking effect.

The municipality shall prepare a report for the Quinte Source Protection Authority by February 1st of each year, summarizing for the previous calendar year, the following:
a) How this policy was implemented including copies of bylaws;
b) Number of services connected to the municipal system;
c) Decommissioning of Onsite Sewage Systems/works; and
d) The number of Onsite Sewage Systems/works remaining to be connected to the municipal system.