Policy Edit

Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Policy Text:

The local SPA, in collaboration with municipalities, shall undertake an education and outreach program, and use materials developed by the MOE where possible to target those, applying, handling or storing:

3/4) agricultural source material
6/7) non-agricultural source material
8/9) commercial fertilizer
10/11) pesticides; and
21) those using the land for livestock grazing, pasturing, outdoor confinement or farm-animal yard within vulnerable areas where the activity would be a significant drinking water threat. The program will promote best management practices to safeguard water supplies from various agricultural related drinking water threats and include a component on timely fertilizer application practices. The program will be carried out in consultation with the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association and others, where appropriate.

Monitoring Text:

MON-5: The local source protection authority shall include in the annual report, documentation on the risk reduction efforts they administered throughout the year.