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Risk:

W1L1A1-bypass/effluent/storage-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

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 - Wastewater/Sewage Works

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 wastewater treatment facilities that discharge to surface water by means of designed bypass or other than designed bypass in the Windsor IPZ-1, Lakeshore (Belle River) IPZ-1 and the Amherstburg IPZ-1 shall be permitted.

No sewage treatment tanks in the Windsor IPZ-1, Lakeshore (Belle River) IPZ-1 and the Amherstburg IPZ-1 shall be permitted, with the exception of storage, in the Windsor IPZ-1, of future storm water and sewage from combined sewers, for the purpose of reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs).

The above applies to existing (none known to exist) and future significant threats of sewage treatment plant bypass to discharge to surface water, sewage treatment plant effluent discharges and the storage of sewage, in the vulnerable areas mentioned above.

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

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

Monitoring Text:

(W1L1A1-bypass/effluent/storage-2): The MOE shall prepare and submit a report to the Source Protection Authority which summarizes the actions taken to comply with policy W1L1A1- bypass/effluent/storage-1 (Prescribed Instrument) and W1-storage-1 (Prescribed Instrument).

The above applies to the existing (none known to exist) and future significant threats of sewage treatment plant bypass discharge to surface water, sewage treatment plant effluent discharges and the storage of sewage, 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.