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Risk:

W1L1A1-minetail-1 (Prescribed Instrument)

Essex

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP - WDS - Landfilling and Storage

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

Since May 2015, the Ministry has been screening environmental compliance approval (ECA) applications to determine if the activity is located in an area where the activity could be a significant drinking water threat. This is called the “primary screening”. Based on a set of criteria, an ECA application is flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat.

MECP - WDS - Landfilling and Storage

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

Since May 2015, the Ministry has been screening environmental compliance approval (ECA) applications to determine if the activity is located in an area where the activity could be a significant drinking water threat. This is called the “primary screening”. Based on a set of criteria, an ECA application is flagged for a more detailed ‘secondary screening’ to determine if the activity associated with the application is a significant drinking water threat.

Policy Text:

No storage, treatment or discharge of mine tailings shall be permitted to be established in the Windsor IPZ-1, Lakeshore (Belle River) IPZ-1 and the Amherstburg IPZ-1.

This policy applies to Environmental Compliance Approvals (Certificates of Approval) administered by the Ministry of Environment for this activity.

The above applies to the existing (none known to exist) and future significant threat of the storage, treatment and discharge of tailings from mines, in the vulnerable areas
mentioned above.

The date of compliance is when Source Protection Plan takes effect.

Monitoring Text:

(W1L1A1-minetail-2): The MOE shall prepare and submit a report to the Source Protection Authority which summarizes the actions taken to comply with policy W1L1A1-minetail-1 (Prescribed Instrument).

The above applies to the existing (none known to exist) and future significant threat of the storage, treatment and discharge of tailings from mines, in the vulnerable areas:

Windsor IPZ-1
Lakeshore (Belle River) IPZ-1
Amherstburg IPZ-1

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