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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

W2-bypass/effluent-1 (Prescribed Instrument)

Essex

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - Wastewater/Sewage Works

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Where a source protection plan policy outcome is to manage a significant threat to drinking water sources through the prescribed instrument for sewage works, the ministry is meeting the policy’s obligations by including design and operational measures in an Environmental Compliance Approval. To assist in the implementation of this approach, anyone subject to policy requiring management of a significant drinking water threat is required to include in their application a description of the measures necessary to protect drinking water and submit a ‘Source Protection Supplementary Report’ to outline how the activity for the sewage works will be managed so that the activity will not become a significant drinking water threat.

Policy Text:

In reviewing Environmental Compliance Approvals (Certificates of Approval) for expanded or new wastewater treatment facilities that discharge to surface water by means of designed bypass or other than designed bypass in the Windsor IPZ-2, the Ministry of Environment shall ensure that the Environmental Compliance Approvals (Certificates of Approval) adequately manage these activities in order to adequately protect future sources of drinking water.The above applies to the future significant threat of sewage treatment plant bypass discharge to surface water and sewage treatment plant effluent discharges, in the vulnerable area mentioned above.

The date of compliance for future threats is when Source Protection Plan takes place.

Monitoring Text:

(W2-bypass/effluent-3): The MOE shall prepare and submit a report to the Source Protection Authority which summarizes the actions taken to comply with policy W2-bypass/effluent-1 (Prescribed Instrument).

The above applies to the future significant threat of sewage treatment plant bypass discharge to surface water and sewage treatment plant effluent discharges, in the vulnerable area:
Windsor IPZ-2.

The date of compliance is by February 1 of each year.