The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, during compliance inspections related to the Nutrient Management Act, should ensure activities prohibited by Policy 3-4-E&F are not occurring in the Wellhead Protection Area A.

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks should prioritize and complete inspections of agricultural operations with Nutrient Management Plans or Nutrient Management Strategies (or any other applicable prescribed instrument) in vulnerable areas.

When carrying out inspections and compliance reviews of existing agricultural Prescribed Instruments, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks should confirm the agricultural activities are in compliance with the terms and conditions of the prescribed instrument to manage significant agricultural threats.

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks should communicate with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Agribusiness throughout the inspection process to ensure all necessary approvals are in place.

Within the WHPA-ICA for Tweed, to reduce the risk to municipal drinking water sources from activities that are regulated under the Nutrient Management Act, where these activities are, or would be, a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks should consider source protection information as a criterion when setting inspection targets and priorities as part of the Ministry's on-farm compliance program. 
Applicable Areas:
Application of ASM, Storage of ASM, Application of NASM, Handling and Storage of NASM, livestock grazing, pasturing, outdoor confinement: 
- WHPA A, B, E (vulnerability score of 8 or greater) – Deloro (WHPA A and B), Madoc (WHPA A, B and E), Peats Point (WHPA A, B and E), Point Anne (WHPA A and B), and Tweed (WHPA A and B).
- IPZ 1 and 2 (vulnerability score of 8 or greater) – Ameliasburgh (IPZ 1 and 2), Bayside (IPZ 1), Belleville (IPZ 1 and 2), Deseronto (IPZ 1 and 2), Napanee (IPZ 1 and 2), Picton (IPZ 1 and 2) and Point Anne (IPZ 1 and 2).
- WHPA-ICA – Madoc and Tweed. 
Effective Date: When the Plan, or any plan amendment, as applicable, takes effect for future activities and within two years for existing activities.

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks shall prepare annual summaries of the actions taken to achieve the outcomes of this Source Protection Plan policy and make that report available to the Quinte Source Protection Authority February 1st each year.