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Consultation 2015
Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region
Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce PeninsulaSource Protection Region
Overview of
Source Protection
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Watershed Region Partners
• Saugeen Valley Conservation(lead agency)
• Grey Sauble Conservation
• Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula
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Drinking Water Source Protection
• Multi-barrier approach to protecting water
• Source protection is the first step in protecting our drinking water supply
• Treatment
• Secure Distribution
• Testing
• Training
This project has received funding support from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Such support does not indicate endorsement by the
Ministry of the contents of this material.
The views expressed in this material are the views of the local Drinking Water Source Protection office and do not necessarily reflect those of
the Province.
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Systems in the Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region
• Municipal Wells Groundwater
• Municipal Intakes Surface Water
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CLEAN WATER ACT – Bill 43
The purpose of this Act is to protect existing and future sources of drinking water
from contamination and over use.
Four vulnerable areas under Clean Water Act:
• *Wellhead protection areas
• *Surface water intake protection zones
• *Significant groundwater recharge areas
• *Highly vulnerable aquifers
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Source Protection Committee
• Mike Traynor, Chair
• 15 Committee members appointed:
• 5 municipal representatives
• 5 economic sector representatives
• 5 representatives of public and other interests
• Public has opportunity to participate:
• Consultation sessions
• Provide comments
• Attend open houses
• Become water stewards
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Where Are We in the Program? Accomplishments
– Terms of Reference
• List of the tasks required to complete a Source Protection Plan
• Submitted August 2008, Approved August 2009
–Assessment Report
• Technical document identifying :
• areas that provide water to municipal drinking water systems(WHPA & IPZ)
• assesses the vulnerability of these areas to contamination
• identifies the activities that are, or could be, significant drinking water threats
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Where Are We in the Program? Accomplishments
–Assessment Report
• Proposed Assessment Report submitted Sept. 2010
• Updated Assessment Report submitted June 2011
• Three Assessment Reports Approved Sept. & Nov. 2011
–Proposed Source Protection Plan
• Policies to address significant drinking water threats
• Various agencies to serve as implementingbodies for policies
• Proposed Source Protection Plan submitted August 8, 2012
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Where Are We in the Program? The Present
• Assessment Report: additional technical work
• Modelling of spill scenarios near municipal water intakes (e.g. fuel spill at a
marina);
> > may result in policies applying in Intake Protection Zone
• Review of WHPA-E streamflows (Wellhead Protection Area for wells affected
by surface water)
> > may result in smaller WHPA-E extent where
policies apply
• Water quantity stress assessment in
Lake Rosalind area near Hanover
> > may result in new policies to
protect the quantity of water
available to the municipal wells
in the Lake Rosalind Area
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Where Are We in the Program? The Present
• Threat Verification
• Activities considered significant threats, only on part of property where
the vulnerability score is high and activity occurs under a specific set of
circumstances
• Source Protection staff reviewed all vulnerable areas where there could
be significant threats
• Conducted “windshield survey”
• Sent fuel surveys to 700 properties
• Substantial decreases in numbers of threats for some activities
• Improved data to share with implementing agencies
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Where Are We in the Program?
• Assessment Report amendments to include current technical work and threat verification
• Comments from Ministry of Environment on Proposed Source Protection Plan (PSPP); initial comments received Feb. 28, 2014
• Revisions to Proposed Source Protection Plan to address Ministry comments
• Public consultation period on revisions to PSPP
• Re-submission of PSPP to Ministry (April 2015)
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Where Are We in the Program?
The Next 12 Months
• Approval of Source Protection Plans ??
• Source Protection Plan needs approval of Minister of the
Environment
• Approval date may be different than the “effective date” of
the Plan
• Fall 2015 ?? for approval
• 2016 ?? for effective date
• Implementation commences when SPP comes into effect
• Timing for implementation deadlines and reporting
requirements start upon effective date
• Source Protection Plan Review
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Source Protection Implementation
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PSPP Submission
Preparing for Implementation
SPP Approval ??
Implementation
Annual Reporting
20182012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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• Sec. 57 Prohibition
• Sec. 58 Risk Management Plans
• Sec. 59 Restricted Land Uses
• Prescribed Instruments
• Planning Approaches
• Incentive Programs
• Education and Outreach
• Other
Morerestrictive
Lessrestrictive
Part IVpowers
Policy Tools in the Source Protection Plan
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General Approach to Policies
• Policies in the Source Protection Plan address significant drinking water threats
• Source Protection Plan uses a combination of policies to address significant drinking water threats
• Policies tend to manage existing threats and either manage or prohibit future threats, depending on the activity
• Use existing legislation, rules and procedures where possible for addressing threats instead of creating duplication
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Where do Policies Apply?
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Where do Policies Apply?
• Wellhead Protection Areas (WHPAs)
• Ruhl Lake Intake Protection Zone (IPZ)
• Intake Protection Zone 3 (IPZ-3)
• Events Based Areas
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Policies apply only in relatively restricted areas
Where vulnerability score is 10
• WHPA-A and WHPA-B
• All Prescribed Threats
Where vulnerability score is 8
• WHPA-B
• Threats related to wastedisposal sites and sewagesystems
DNAPLs
• WHPA-A, WHPA-B & WHPA-C
Where do Policies Apply?
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Policies apply only in relatively restricted areas
WHPA-E
Threats related to:
• Waste disposal sites
• Sewage systems
• Agricultural source material
• Non-agricultural sourcematerial
• Livestock grazing, pasturing lands, outdoor confinement area
Where do Policies Apply?
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What is the Municipal Role?
• Municipalities, and other agencies, must conform to significant threat policies
• Part IV responsibilities
– Risk Management Plans
–Negotiating, enforcement and monitoring
– Risk Management Officials/Risk Management Inspectors
• Land Use Planning
– Land use planning procedures and decisions
–Official Plan amendments
• Monitoring and Annual Reporting
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