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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

DEMD-1

Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching/Black River, Nottawasaga Valley, Severn Sound

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

MECP – Permit to Take Water

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Future

Implemented

There are no PTTWs identified as a significant drinking water threat. As per the ministry's Standard Operating Policy, the ministry is satisfied that standard terms and conditions already included in PTTWs will manage threats to municipal takings for any short-term, non-recurring water taking activities.

MECP – Permit to Take Water

Conform with

Prescribed Instruments

Existing

Implemented

Upon review it was determined that all of the existing takings that are significant drinking water threats are the municipal water supply permits. In addition, the review concluded that the municipal water supply permits do not require any amendments at this time.

Policy Text:

Where an existing or future activity in a WHPA Q1 identified as having a significant or moderate risk level takes water from an aquifer without returning the water to the same aquifer, and is a significant drinking water threat, the MOE shall ensure that the Permit to Take Water that governs the water taking includes appropriate terms and conditions to ensure that:

1) municipal water supply requirements will be met on a sustainable basis
2) the water taking will not affect the ability of the aquifer to meet municipal water supply requirements, and
3) hydrological integrity is not adversely affected, and that the activity ceases to be or does not become a significant drinking water threat.

Monitoring Text:

MON-2: By February 1 of each year, the MOE shall report to the local source protection authority on the steps taken in the previous calendar year to implement these significant threat policies, and recommendations, where appropriate.