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The purpose of the Clean Water Act is to protect existing and future sources of drinking water 1

SGSNBP Source Protection Region (SPA) The Saugeen, Grey Sauble,Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region is comprised of three Source Protection Areas (SPA): Saugeen Valley SPA; Grey Sauble SPA; and Northern Bruce Peninsula SPA. 2

Key Players Source Protection • Source Protection Authorities (SPAs) – Committee (SPC) Conservation Authorities (CAs) • Facilitate source SPC – multi-stakeholder, local, protection planning oversees SP planning Coordinate preparation • and submission of process Terms of Reference, • Responsible for Assessment Report, Source Protection Plan ensuring public and Issues Management consultation Annually report to the • Other: Province on the progress ENGO, Public of implementation of Municipal approved plans Health Public, etc. Agricultural, Commercial / Industrial / Small Business 3

Overview: Source Protection Process Plan Implement & Identify Year 3-5 Monitor Source Protection Year 1-3 Year 5+ Committees Assessment report: Implement approved prepare source evaluate watershed protection plan: source protection vulnerability and policies to plans threats to drinking address Monitor and Report water significant Review plan threats to drinking water 1. Watershed Characterization 2. Groundwater Vulnerability Analysis 3. Surface Water Vulnerability Analysis 4. Issues Evaluation and Threats Inventory 5. Water Quality Risk Assessment 6. Water Budget/Water Quantity Risk Assessment 4

Approaches allowed by the Clean Water Act to identify SDWT Three approaches to identify Significant Drinking Water Threats (SDWT) under the technical rules (TRs), they are: Threats Approach - (V ulnerability scores of the vulnerable areas & Tables of Drinking Water Threats) - Issues Approach - (Issue / Issue Contributing Areas within the vulnerable areas & Tables of Drinking Water - Threats) Events-based Approach - Limited to certain surface water drinking water systems (including Great Lakes intakes - - see TR 68). Use modelling and/or other approved methods & Tables of Drinking Water Threats - • NOTE: these approaches can also be applied for Approved, by the Director, Local Threats or new Circumstances of prescribed Drinking Water Threats. These threats or circumstances are not listed in the Tables of Drinking Water Threats. 5

Prescribed Drinking Water Threats 1 – waste disposal 12 – application of road salt 13 – handling and storage of road salt 2 – sewage 14 – storage of snow Agriculture Industrial 3 – application of agricultural source material 15 – handling and storage of fuel 4 – storage of agricultural source material 5 – management of agricultural source material 16 – handling and storage of dense non- aqueous phase liquids 6 – application of non-agricultural source material 7 – handling and storage of non-agricultural source 17 – handling and storage of an organic solvent material 8 – application of commercial fertilizer 9 – handling and storage of commercial fertilizer 18 – chemicals used in the de-icing of aircraft 10 – application of pesticide Water Quantity 11 – handling and storage of pesticide 19 – consumptive water taking 21 – livestock grazing 20 – activity that reduces the recharge of an Local threats (Director Approved) aquifer 6 Clean Water Act (General Regulation 287/07)

Types of Vulnerable Areas Intake Protection Zones Wellhead Protection Areas

Region contains 38 municipal residential drinking water systems; 29 groundwater sources (an aquifer), 8 from surface water sources, and 1 combined. 8

IPZ-1: 120M Shoreline Buffer 1 km radius in water IPZ-2: 2 Hour Time-of-Travel EBA/IPZ-3: Modelled 9

Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) Delineation • WHPAs are typically computer- modelled times of travel (ToT) to a well within the aquifer • Five zones oriented around the well: - WHPA-A: 100m radius - WHPA-B: 2 yr. ToT - WHPA-C: 5 yr. ToT - WHPA-D: 25 yr. ToT - WHPA-E: Groundwater Under Direct Influence of Surface Water (GUDI) wells - 2 hour ToT (includes tile drainage and CA regulation limits) 10

Source Protection Plans The Saugeen Grey Sauble Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection • Plan was submitted to the MOECC for review and approval on June 30, 2015, after the three Source Protection Authorities met. Based on municipal concerns raised during recent consultation, the Events • Based Area work and associated policies were NOT submitted with the rest of the Plan at this time. Technical Advisory Committee established to allow for increased municipal involvement in • review of EBA work. Update on Status of SPP • 11

Source Protection Policy Tools

Provincial Support Provincial Funding for Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula SPR 2004-2016 ($11.6 M total) 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 Total $682.4 $2,589.9 $1,9003 $2,517.2 $82.3 $234.6 $583.2 $782.1 $561.4 $636.1 $645.3 $541.8 $11,756.5 Source Protection Municipal Implementation Fund $13.5 million over a three-year period, to help small, rural municipalities • implement source protection plans. Launched November 2013. 22 Municipalities in the Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce • Peninsula SPR have agreements with the Province worth over $1.9M

Roles, Responsibilities & Authorities for the Purposes of Part IV 14

For the Purposes of Part IV Risk Management Plans • Source Protection Plans (SPP) identify significant drinking water threat (SDWT) • activities and areas for the purpose of s. 58 (requirements for risk management plans (RMPs))  May specify required content of RMPs  May specify date by which existing activities (those commenced before SPP takes effect) subject to requirement for RMP Prohibition • SPC identifies SDWT activities and areas for the purposes of s. 57 (Prohibition) in • their SPP  May specify date by which existing activities must be phased out Restricted Land Uses (s. 59 notice)* SPP identifies land uses in the official plan or zoning by-law and areas where a s. 59 • notice is required ( Note: requirement to obtain notice from risk management official before proceeding with development proposal requiring Planning Act approval or Building Permit ) 15

Municipality – Responsibilities Responsibility of Part IV Enforcement : a single tier municipality (e.g. Toronto, Hamilton); or i. An upper-tier municipality or a lower-tier municipality that has the ii. authority to pass by-laws respecting water production, treatment and storage under the Municipal Act, s.11 (e.g. York, Peel, Durham, Innisfil, Shelburne) s. 47 (1) (a) (b) & s. 47 (2) of the CWA 16

Municipality – Part IV Enforcement Delegation of Enforcement Municipality with enforcement authority may enter into an agreement with • another municipality to share enforcement authority (joint enforcement) Or Delegate its enforcement authority to the source protection authority, • health unit, planning board, another municipality or the Province s. 48 (1) of the CWA 17

Municipality – Rules Governing Administration Municipality or body responsible for enforcement may pass rules governing administration of Part IV: Prescribing classes of risk management plans (RMPs) and risk assessments; i. Establishing and governing inspection programs; ii. iii. Application requirements including information that must be provided for an application (applicable to s. 58, 59 and 60 of the CWA); iv. Application fees, including refunds and interest and penalties on unpaid fees (unpaid fees may be added to tax roll); Forms for RMPs, acceptance of risk assessments, and notices under s. 59; and, v. vi. Circumstances in which a person with qualifications can certify a RMP or a risk assessment in place of the RMO. (Note: similar provisions in the Building Code) s. 55 (1) of the CWA 18

Municipality – Public Records Municipality or body responsible for Part IV must make • records available to public, including: (1) RMPs, (2) Notices (e.g. s. 59 notices) (3) Orders (4) Acceptances of risk assessments. s. 54 (3) of the CWA, and s. 53 (3) of O. Reg. 287/07) 19

Risk Management Officials (RMO) Roles & Responsibilities A RMO must successfully complete the director approved training in • order to be appointed as a RMO Responsible for administering and enforcing the Part IV polices set • out in the source protection plan Negotiate/establish Risk Management Plans • Evaluate risk assessments that conclude an activity is not a significant • drinking water threat (RMO responsible for accepting risk assessments (RAs) under s. 60 of the Act) Issue orders and notices • Cause things to be done • 20

Risk Management Official (RMO ) cont’d Attend Environmental Review Tribunal hearings • Annually report to the SPA - summarizing the actions • taken by the risk management official and risk management inspector Interact with other municipal • Note: no entry powers 21