| #Q001 | design | operational | mandatory | BOD Deposition Calculation | aquatic life, other | Calculate the rate of deposition of biochemical oxygen demanding (BOD) matter from the facility during maximum daily quantity of feed usage, using an aquaculture waste deposition model, and map the 1, 5, and 10 grams carbon per meter squared per day (g C/m2/day) depositional contours. | During maximum daily quantity of feed usage | high |
| #Q002 | operational | operational | mandatory | Oceanographic Data for Models | aquatic life, other | Site-specific oceanographic data will be used for model inputs. | | high |
| #Q003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Model Input Characteristics | aquatic life, other | Using an aquaculture waste deposition model, input characteristics for food and fecal waste must be either accepted international standard values or operator measurements. | | high |
| #Q004 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Model Post-deposition Exclusion | aquatic life, other | Model simulations are not to include estimates of post-deposition particle resuspension. | | high |
| #Q005 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Fish and Fish Habitat Survey Representation | aquatic life, other | When conducting surveys of fish and fish habitat, sampling stations along a transect or within a grid must be representative of the different physical/biological characteristics of the bottom habitat within the modeled 1 g C/m2/day depositional contour and the entire lease, including reference stations where applicable. | | high |
| #Q006 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Sampling Exception over 300m | aquatic life, other | Sampling is not required within areas of the tenure or 1 g C/m2/day depositional contour where depths exceed 300 m. | Where depths exceed 300 m | high |
| #Q007 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Historical Habitat Data Exception | aquatic life, other | If historical fish and fish habitat data for an expanded lease area demonstrates a homogeneous coverage of mud or sandy habitat, then only one video transect across the width of the entire lease in the direction of the dominant current and under the proposed array location is required. | If historical data demonstrates a homogeneous coverage of mud or sandy habitat | high |
| #Q008 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Species Identification Size Requirement | aquatic life, other | The fish and fish habitat benthic survey is to be conducted to identify species that are 1 cm or greater in length and the type of habitat present. | | high |
| #Q009 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Habitat Substrate Identification | aquatic life, other | All fish habitats/substrates must be identified. | | high |
| #Q010 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Bathymetric Survey Resolution | aquatic life, other | A bathymetric survey must be conducted with a minimum resolution of 10 m contours to generate depth profiles, related to chart datum, within the modeled 1 g C/m2/day depositional contour, as calculated in subsection 1(1), and covering the entire lease, including reference stations where applicable. | | high |
| #Q011 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Bathymetric Chart Exception | aquatic life, other | Despite subsection 3(1), a bathymetric chart from the Canadian Hydrographic Service that includes depth profile contours in 10 m increments may be used instead of conducting a bathymetric survey. | If available from the Canadian Hydrographic Service | high |
| #Q012 | operational | operational | mandatory | Bathymetric Equipment Calibration | aquatic life, other | Echosounders, transducers, and associated equipment used to generate the bathymetric survey in subsection 3(1) must be calibrated to industry standards. | | high |
| #Q013 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Horizontal Position Fixing | aquatic life, other | Horizontal position fixing measurements must be carried out using a differential Global Positioning System (dGPS). | | high |
| #Q014 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Seabed Information Collection Scope | aquatic life, other | Information concerning the seabed will be collected within locations representative of the entire lease and the modeled 1 g C/m2/day depositional contour, as calculated in subsection 1(1), including reference stations where applicable. | | high |
| #Q015 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Regional Sampling Locations | aquatic life, other | In the case of an aquaculture facility that is located in tidal waters in or adjacent to: 1. Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador, collect samples of the benthic substrate in the center and at each corner of the lease boundary 2. New Brunswick, collect samples of the benthic substrate at the end of a 50 m transect from the lease boundary, in the direction of the dominant current 3. Quebec, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island, collect samples of the benthic substrate between 100 to 300 m from the edge of the lease boundary, in the direction of the dominant current 4. British Columbia, collect samples of the benthic substrate at a minimum of two sampling stations (30 m and 125 m away from the cage edge) along two transects that align with the area of greatest predicted impact and with the dominant and sub-dominant current directions 5. If the containment array mentioned in paragraph 4(2)(d) is greater than 200 m in length and its long axis is perpendicular to the direction of the dominant current, additional sampling is required in the following manner: 1. for every 200 m increment in length, establish additional transects with sampling stations at 30 and 125 m adjacent to each transect established in paragraph 4(2)(d) 2. transects must be parallel to each other and a minimum of 50 m apart 3. based on the 5 g C/m2/day contour, as calculated in subsection 1(1), the transects are to be located in the direction of maximum deposition as determined by the 5 g C/m2/day contour | Based on jurisdiction | high |
| #Q016 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Benthic Substrate Sampling Criteria | aquatic life, other | In addition to the criteria specified in the AAR subsection 10(2), the following relevant criteria must be complied with for benthic substrate sampling using grab or core devices: 1. Obtain dGPS coordinates at each corner of the containment structure array and at all sampling stations, Readings are to be recorded in decimal degrees or Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates, using the North American Datum of 1983 as reference. 2. The sampling device shall be of a weight and size to ensure sampler decent is vertical and directly below the area of deployment with no evidence of drift (angle in line is not noted). 3. Collect at least 3 samples from each station. At least 5 failed attempts per station must occur and be documented before sediment sampling is abandoned. 4. Overlying water is present (indicates minimal leakage) and must be removed prior to processing and storage by siphoning, not decanting. 5. The overlying water is clear or not excessively turbid. 6. The sediment-water interface is intact and relatively flat, with no sign of channeling or sample washout. 7. There is minimal sediment loss. 8. Obtain successive samples from substrate that has not been disturbed by previous sampling. 9. Dispose of excess sediment in a manner that minimizes the possibility of contaminating subsequent samples. 10. Collect at least one subsample that is representative of the top 2 cm of sediment within the sampler. 11. Remove all non-sedimentary material, including all large shell fragments, fish, wood waste, and rock, before placing material in containers for analyses. 12. Keep sampler level when retaining samples. 13. Remove overlying water quickly from sample and avoid areas for subsampling where any overlying water may remain. 14. The sampler is not overfilled so that the sediment surface is touching the top of the sampler. 15. The core sampler was not inserted at an angle or tilted upon retrieval. 16. All sampler attempts and sediment collections must be clearly documented by video or still pictures to support sampling approach acceptability criteria. | Using grab or core devices | high |
| #Q017 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Seabed Information Collection Variables | aquatic life, other | The following information concerning the seabed must be collected with samples collected: 1. latitude/longitude using dGPS 2. depth 3. date and time of sampling 4. sediment texture and colour 5. photo of sediment sample 6. presence of gas bubbles 7. estimation of surface coverage of bacterial mats 8. estimation of surface coverage marine worms 9. presence of fish feces and feed 10. presence of flocculent organic material 11. free sulfide 12. redox 13. sediment grain size; and 14. percent organic matter and porosity only in Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador; or 15. total volatile solids in British Columbia | | high |
| #Q018 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Free Sulfide, Redox, and Grain Size Measurement Procedures | aquatic life, other | The following procedures must be complied with when measuring the concentration of free sulfide, redox, and sediment grain size in sediment samples: 1. The concentration of free sulfide in the sediment samples must be determined within 36 hours of collection, except in British Columbia where sediment samples must be analyzed within 5 minutes. 2. If the free sulfide concentration measurements are not carried out within 5 minutes of the sample being collected, subsamples must be stored between 2 and 5 °C until they are analyzed. 3. Use a silver/sulfide probe with a sulfide sensitivity range of at least 0 to 19,900 μM and a accuracy of ± 5 % with an appropriate ion-selective electrode (ISE) or millivolt (mV) meter of 0.1 mV resolution. 4. The probe must be calibrated using three to five serial dilutions of a standard sulfide solution, as required, beginning with the most dilute solution. 5. Sediment grain size distribution measurements must be recorded according to the Wentworth grain size scale as a percentage of the total subsample mass. 6. Redox measurements must be conducted in the following manner: 1. The redox combination electrode must have an appropriate ISE or mV meter. 2. Calibration of the probe must be completed before measurements are taken. 3. Redox values and temperature must be measured at the same time as the free sulfide. | | high |
| #Q019 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Alternative Visual Monitoring Requirement | aquatic life, other | Where samples cannot be obtained as specified in subsections 4(2) and (3), visual monitoring must be conducted as specified in sections 5 and 6. | Where samples cannot be obtained | high |
| #Q020 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Visual Monitoring Procedures | aquatic life, other | Visual monitoring of the benthic substrate must be conducted in the following manner: 1. Must use a handheld or dropped still camera, or diver-operated, towed, or remotely operated video camera. 2. The weight of towed devices must allow for stable movement at a consistent depth without disturbing sediment substrate. 3. Cameras used for underwater photography must illuminate the benthic substrate to an intensity balanced to the optical sensitivity of the lens such that a uniform field of view is visible. 4. The optical resolution of the camera lens must be sufficient that organisms greater than 1 cm in size can be distinguished by the unaided eye and identified in a 0.5 m x 0.5 m horizontal field of view; magnification of species observed is acceptable, as necessary, for identification purposes. 5. Diver-operated, towed, or remotely operated video cameras must be operated at a constant velocity that permits accurate identification of visual parameters. 6. Original video must be transferred to digital format storage media with no post-survey video editing. | | high |
| #Q021 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Visual Monitoring Stations (QC, NS, NB, PEI) | aquatic life, other | In the case of an aquaculture facility that is located in tidal waters in or adjacent to Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or Prince Edward Island, images will be taken at the same stations specified in paragraph 4(2)(a). | Facility located in tidal waters in or adjacent to Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or Prince Edward Island | high |
| #Q022 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Visual Monitoring Stations (NL) | aquatic life, other | In the case of an aquaculture facility that is located in tidal waters in or adjacent to Newfoundland and Labrador, images must be recorded based on a 100 m2 grids within the lease. At least one station must be established at the edge of the proposed containment array (0 m). | Facility located in tidal waters in or adjacent to Newfoundland and Labrador | high |
| #Q023 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Visual Monitoring Stations (BC) | aquatic life, other | In the case of an aquaculture facility that is located in tidal waters in or adjacent to British Columbia, images must be recorded along two transects that start at the edge of the proposed containment array, align with the area of greatest predicted impact and with the dominant and sub-dominant current directions and extend for a minimum of 140 m, with a maximum deviation of ± 20% from that bearing. | Facility located in tidal waters in or adjacent to British Columbia | high |
| #Q024 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Visual Monitoring from Reference Stations | aquatic life, other | Images must also be collected from reference stations during baseline surveys. | During baseline surveys | high |
| #Q025 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Coordinate Logging for Transects | aquatic life, other | Coordinates as established by a dGPS must be noted at the start and finish of each transect. The readings must be recorded in degrees minutes decimal minutes with 3 digits following the decimal point, using the North American Datum of 1983 as reference. | | high |
| #Q026 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Baseline Survey Timing | aquatic life, other | Benthic substrate surveys or visual monitoring must be conducted prior to the introduction of fish to the site. | | high |
| #Q027 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Baseline Survey Information Recording | aquatic life, other | The report of the baseline survey findings must include at a minimum: 1. The observations recorded from the underwater surveys, including the unedited recorded images 2. A map with the locations of transects and habitat information generated during these transects at a minimum resolution of 1:5000, the bathymetry of the seabed at a resolution of 10 m contours; and the estimated footprint of deposition of biochemical oxygen demanding matter in 1, 5, and 10 g C/m2/day contours 3. The results of sediment sampling as specified in subsection 4(4) or records of failed sediment sampling attempts as per 3(c) 4. Unedited visual recordings must be submitted with the following information: 1. positional data including all start and stop points and way points in between using corrected dGPS 2. ocean depth of the location recorded; and for continuous video depths at a minimum of 10 m intervals 3. date and time of sampling 4. estimation of surface coverage of bacterial mats 5. estimation of surface coverage of marine worms | | high |
| #Q028 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Operational Sampling Timing | aquatic life, other | Benthic monitoring samples or video must be taken at the facility at least once during the production cycle at sea or every 24 months for farms with finfish continuously on site: (1) in British Columbia, within 30 days of peak feeding or peak biomass (2) in Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador, between July 1 and October 31, close to peak feeding (3) during times when water and weather conditions minimize adverse effects on sampling quality and facilitate accurate sampling at stations | | high |
| #Q029 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Benthic Substrate Monitoring Procedures Follow-up | aquatic life, other | Where benthic substrate monitoring is conducted, the procedures as specified in section 4, excepting paragraphs 4(2)(a) and (b), must be followed. Sampling is not required within areas of the tenure or 1 g C/m2/day depositional contour where depths exceed 300 m. | Where benthic substrate monitoring is conducted | high |
| #Q030 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Sediment Sample Quotas (QC, NS, NB, PEI) | aquatic life, other | Specifically for Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or Prince Edward Island, Table 1 is used to determine the number of sediment samples at 0 m stations and transects. | Facility located in QC, NS, NB, or PEI | high |
| #Q031 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Sediment Grain Size Exemption | aquatic life, other | Sediment grain size is not required to be measured during operational monitoring. | During operational monitoring | high |
| #Q032 | operational | operational | mandatory | Visual Monitoring Restocking Compliance | aquatic life, other | The procedures in subsection 5 will support compliance with the facility restocking threshold. | | high |
| #Q033 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Visual Monitoring Locations (NS, NB) | aquatic life, other | In the case of an aquaculture facility that is located in tidal waters in or adjacent to Nova Scotia or New Brunswick: 1. Observations from each transect will be made at 0 m, 10 m, 20 m, 30 m, 40 m and 50 m locations 2. The number of transects are indicated in Table 1, Column II based on the number of fish stocked, specified in Table 1, Column I 3. Cages along the outside perimeter of the cage configuration must be those selected for positioning of transects. Transects will be positioned starting with the cage with the highest biomass and proceeding in descending order, and in the direction of the prevailing water current 4. Compliance stations include all stations between 0 and 50 m | Facility located in tidal waters in or adjacent to Nova Scotia or New Brunswick | high |
| #Q034 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Visual Monitoring Locations (NL) | aquatic life, other | In the case of an aquaculture facility that is located in tidal waters in or adjacent to Newfoundland and Labrador: 1. Observations must be recorded along a minimum of 6 transects, consisting of two perpendicular transects from each corner of the containment array and extending away from the array for 100 m with 20 m increments 2. Observations from each transect will be made at 0 m, 20 m, 40 m, 60 m, 80 m and 100 m locations 3. Additional transects must be recorded from and perpendicular to the middle of each side of an array that consists of more than 9 cages in a row 4. Compliance stations include all stations between 0 and 100 m | Facility located in tidal waters in or adjacent to Newfoundland and Labrador | high |
| #Q035 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Visual Monitoring Locations (BC) | aquatic life, other | In the case of an aquaculture facility that is located in tidal waters in or adjacent to British Columbia, follow subsection 6(3) for sampling locations. | Facility located in tidal waters in or adjacent to British Columbia | high |
| #Q036 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Reference Stations Criteria | aquatic life, other | At least one reference station must be established as required according to the following criteria in the case of an aquaculture facility that is located in tidal waters in or adjacent to British Columbia, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, or Prince Edward Island: 1. Either consisting of a transect outward from the lease boundary or as discrete stations that are not exposed to biochemical oxygen demanding matter deposited from the facility 2. In British Columbia, these are discrete stations between 0.5-2.0 km from the facility location 3. The reference station depth is within ± 10 m of the range of depths of the sampling stations as specified in subsection 4(2) and section 6 4. Topography, seabed type, current and tidal regimes, sediment grain size, and the amount of freshwater runoff influence are to be representative of the sampling stations, and 5. If it is determined that the seabed is composed of predominantly soft sediment, a minimum of one reference station will be established with a minimum of 3 sediment samples collected per station 6. If the seabed is determined to be predominantly not soft sediment, visual monitoring must be conducted as specified in section 11 | | high |
| #Q037 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Recording Operational Benthic Surveys | aquatic life, other | Recording of benthic surveys as per section 8. | | high |
| #Q038 | reporting | reporting | guidance | Exemption from BOD Modelling and Fish Surveys for Operational Monitoring | aquatic life, other | BOD modelling, fish and fish habitat surveys and bathymetric mapping is not required for operational monitoring. | During operational monitoring | high |
| #Q039 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Environmental Assessment for Settlement Expansion | drinking water, wastewater | For a proposed settlement area expansion, establishment of a new settlement area or a development proposal outside of a settlement area that requires an increase in the existing rated capacity of a sewage treatment plant or the establishment of a new sewage treatment plant, an environmental assessment of the undertaking shall be completed or approved prior to giving any approvals for the proposal under the Planning Act or the Condominium Act, 1998. | Proposals requiring increased STP capacity or new STPs outside settlement areas | high |
| #Q040 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Sewage Treatment Plant Phosphorus Compliance | wastewater | demonstrate compliance with the Average Concentration Limit for total phosphorus specified in the approval: i. at a minimum on a monthly basis, or ii. in the case of a sewage treatment plant with a seasonal discharge, on the frequency specified in the approval | Requirement to be included in amended approvals for all STPs in the watershed | high |
| #Q041 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | New Municipal STP Prohibition | wastewater | No new municipal sewage treatment plant shall be established in the Lake Simcoe watershed unless: 1. the new plant is intended to replace an existing municipal sewage treatment plant; or 2. the new sewage treatment plant will provide sewage services to, a. a development that is on partial services, or b. a development where one or more subsurface sewage works or on-site sewage systems are failing. | Applies to municipal sewage treatment plants | high |
| #Q042 | design | operational | mandatory | Stormwater Management Plan for Major Development | other | An application for major development shall be accompanied by a stormwater management plan that demonstrates: 1. consistency with stormwater management master plans; 2. consistency with subwatershed evaluations and water budgets; 3. an integrated treatment train approach will be used to minimize stormwater management flows and reliance on end-of-pipe controls; 4. through an evaluation of anticipated changes in the water balance between pre-development and post-development, how such changes shall be minimized; and 5. through an evaluation of anticipated changes in phosphorus loadings between pre-development and post-development, how the loadings shall be minimized. | Applications for major development | high |
| #Q043 | design | operational | mandatory | Enhanced Protection Standard for Stormwater Works | other | Stormwater management works that are established to serve new major development in the Lake Simcoe watershed shall not be permitted unless the works have been designed to satisfy the Enhanced Protection level specified in Chapter 3 of the MOE's “Stormwater Management Planning and Design Manual 2003”, as amended from time to time. | New major development; exempts certain infill/redevelopment where not feasible | high |
| #Q044 | operational | operational | mandatory | Stormwater Works Inspection and Maintenance | other | Every owner and operator of a new stormwater management works in the Lake Simcoe watershed shall be required to inspect and maintain the works on a periodic basis. | Owners and operators of new stormwater works | high |
| #Q045 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Priority Stormwater Works Effluent Monitoring | other | Every owner and operator of a new priority stormwater management works in the Lake Simcoe watershed shall be required to monitor the operation of works, including monitoring the quality of the effluent from the works, on a periodic basis. | Priority stormwater management works | high |
| #Q046 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Shoreline Septic System Prohibition | wastewater | a new on-site sewage system or subsurface sewage works shall not be permitted within 100 metres of the Lake Simcoe shoreline, other lakes, or any permanent stream except in the following circumstances: 1. a proposal... that would serve an agricultural use... or public open space; 2. a proposal... that would replace or expand the capacity of an existing... system; 3. a proposal... for only one dwelling | Within 100 metres of shorelines/streams | high |
| #Q047 | operational | operational | mandatory | Construction Erosion and Sediment Control | other | Municipalities shall ensure that the following measures are incorporated into subdivision agreements and site plan agreements: 1. keep the removal of vegetation, grading and soil compaction to the minimum necessary; 2. removal of vegetation shall not occur more than 30 days prior to grading or construction; 3. put in place structures to control and convey runoff; 4. minimize sediment that is eroded offsite; 5. seed exposed soils once construction is complete; 6. ensure erosion and sediment controls are implemented effectively. | Subdivision and site plan agreements | high |
| #Q048 | design | operational | mandatory | Recreation Water Use Plan for Major Recreational Use | recreational water | An application to establish or expand a major recreational use shall be accompanied by a recreation water use plan that demonstrates: 1. water use for maintenance or snow-making are kept to a minimum; 2. grassed areas limited to sports fields/golf fairways; 3. minimal stream crossings; 4. use of water-conserving technologies (low-flow toilets); 5. use of timed irrigation and recycling; 6. use of rainwater harvesting/reuse; 7. capture/treatment of runoff from impervious surfaces. | Establishment or expansion of major recreational use | high |
| #Q049 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Initial Characterization of Effluent | wastewater | conduct an initial characterization of effluent using a manner specified by the Director within five years of the amendment | Applies to sewage treatment plant owners and operators as per amended approvals | high |
| #Q050 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Effluent Characterization Reporting | wastewater | report back to the Director within six months of the initial characterization of effluent being completed | Following completion of initial effluent characterization | high |
| #Q051 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Non-municipal STP Phosphorus Demonstration | wastewater | No new non-municipal sewage treatment plant shall be established in the Lake Simcoe watershed unless the person applying to establish the plant can demonstrate that: 1. the plant will result in a net reduction of phosphorous loadings to the watershed from the baseline conditions for the property that would be serviced by the new plant; or 2. the undertaking that the plant will serve will not add phosphorous loadings to the Lake Simcoe watershed. | Applications for new non-municipal sewage treatment plants | high |
| #Q052 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Comprehensive Stormwater Management Master Plans | other | Within five years of the date the Plan comes into effect, municipalities, in collaboration with the LSRCA, will prepare and implement comprehensive stormwater management master plans for each settlement area in the Lake Simcoe watershed. | Within settlement areas of the Lake Simcoe watershed | high |
| #Q053 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Official Plan Stormwater Policy Incorporation | other | Municipalities shall incorporate into their official plans policies related to reducing stormwater runoff volume and pollutant loadings from major development and existing settlement areas | Updates to municipal official plans | high |
| #Q054 | operational | operational | mandatory | Site Alteration Erosion Measures | other | Site alteration in the Lake Simcoe watershed shall be undertaken in a manner that incorporates the measures set out in policy 4.20. | All site alteration activities in the watershed | high |
| #Q055 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Municipal Water Conservation and Efficiency Plan | drinking water | Within five years of the date the Plan comes into effect, the municipalities of Barrie, Orillia, New Tecumseth, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Innisfil, Oro-Medonte and Ramara will prepare and begin implementation of a water conservation and efficiency plan | Specified municipalities only | high |
| #Q056 | operational | health | mandatory | Well Construction and Maintenance | drinking water | Any well that serves as an entry point of raw water supply is constructed and maintained to prevent surface water and other foreign materials from entering the well. | | high |
| #Q057 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Treatment Equipment Operation Requirement | drinking water | The water treatment equipment is in operation whenever water is being supplied. | | high |
| #Q058 | operational | operational | mandatory | Certified Operator Adjustment Requirement | drinking water | Adjustments to the water treatment equipment are carried out only by certified operators or emergency substitute operators. | | high |
| #Q059 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | System Information Notice | drinking water | The owner of a drinking water system that commences operation after this section comes into force shall give the Director a written notice containing information about the system within 30 days after the system commences operation. | Systems commencing operation after section enforcement | high |
| #Q060 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Report Preparation | drinking water | The owner of a drinking water system shall ensure that an annual report is prepared in accordance with this section. | | high |
| #Q061 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Public Availability of Information | drinking water | The information must be available for inspection by any member of the public during normal business hours without charge, (a) at the office of the owner or, if the office of the owner is not reasonably convenient to users of water from the system, at a location that is reasonably convenient to those users; and (b) if the owner is not a municipality but the system serves a municipality, at the office of the municipality. | | high |
| #Q062 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Retention of Test Records | drinking water | The owner of a drinking water system shall ensure that the following documents and other records are kept for at least two years: 1. Every record or report related to a test required under any of the following provisions: i. Section 7. ii. Schedules 6 to 12. iii. Sections 17-5 to 17-9 of Schedule 17. iv. Sections 18-5 to 18-9 of Schedule 18. | | high |
| #Q063 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Immediate Reporting of Undisinfected Water | drinking water | If an observation other than an adverse test result prescribed by section 16-3 indicates that a drinking water system that provides or is required to provide disinfection is directing water to users of water from the system that has not been disinfected in accordance with the Ministry’s Procedure for Disinfection of Drinking Water in Ontario... the owner of the system shall report to the Ministry and the medical officer of health immediately. | | high |
| #Q064 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action for Improper Disinfection | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 16-4 of Schedule 16 in respect of water that has not been properly disinfected, the owner of the drinking water system and the operating authority for the system shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Immediately restore the proper disinfection. 2. Take such other steps as are directed by the medical officer of health. | | high |
| #Q065 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | System Information Change Notice | drinking water | If there is any change to the information given to the Director under subsection (1) or (2), the owner of the drinking water system shall give the Director written notice of the change within 10 days of the change. | Following a change to previously submitted system information | high |
| #Q066 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Chlorine Residual Sample Pairing | drinking water | If this Regulation or an approval, municipal drinking water licence or order, including an OWRA order, requires a water sample to be taken and tested for a microbiological parameter, the owner of the drinking water system and the operating authority for the system shall ensure that another sample is taken at the same time from the same location and is tested immediately for free chlorine residual or combined chlorine residual. | Applies when taking microbiological samples (except raw water) | high |
| #Q067 | operational | operational | mandatory | Continuous Monitoring Results Examination | drinking water | Test results recorded under paragraph 1 or 2 must be examined, within 72 hours after the tests are conducted, by a certified operator, emergency substitute operator, or trained person (as specified by system type). | When using continuous monitoring equipment | high |
| #Q068 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Lead Test Result Notification to Occupants | drinking water | If the operating authority for a drinking water system or the owner of a drinking water system receives a report of a test result for a test conducted on any sample referred to in subsection (2.1), the operating authority or owner shall, within seven days after receiving the report, give a copy of the report, a statement of standard exceedance, and health advice to the occupant of the premises. | Following receipt of lead test results from plumbing samples | high |
| #Q069 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Immediate Reporting Verbal Protocol | drinking water | An immediate report required under section 16-4 or 16-5 or under subsection 18 (1) of the Act... must be given by speaking in person or by telephone with a person at the office of the medical officer of health or the Ministry's Spills Action Centre. | When reporting adverse test results or disinfection failures | high |
| #Q070 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Written Notice Reporting Follow-up | drinking water | A person who is required to report immediately in accordance with subsection 16-6 (2) shall... provide a written notice... within 24 hours after the immediate report is given under section 16-4 or 16-5 or under subsection 18 (1) of the Act. | Within 24 hours of the verbal immediate report | high |
| #Q071 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Warning Notice Posting Requirements | drinking water | The owner of a drinking water system and the operating authority for the system shall ensure that warning notices are posted... if the owner or operating authority is required under Schedule 18 to notify all users... to use an alternate source of drinking water or... to bring water to a rapid rolling boil... or is not complying with Schedule 11, 12 or 18. | Adverse results or specified non-compliance | high |
| #Q072 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Summary Report to Council | drinking water | The owner of a drinking water system shall ensure that, not later than March 31 of each year, a report is prepared in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) and is given to... the members of the municipal council; the members of the municipal service board; or the board of directors of the corporation. | By March 31 annually for municipal residential systems | high |
| #Q073 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Report Distribution to Facilities | drinking water | The owner of a drinking water system, other than a large municipal residential system or a small municipal residential system, shall ensure that, when the annual report is prepared, a copy of the report is given to, (a) each designated facility served by the system; and (b) the interested authority for each designated facility served by the system. | Drinking water systems other than large or small municipal residential systems | high |
| #Q074 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Compliance with Disinfection Procedure | drinking water | The owner of a drinking water system and the operating authority for the system shall ensure the following: ... 2. The water treatment equipment is operated in accordance with the Ministry’s Procedure for Disinfection of Drinking Water in Ontario. | | high |
| #Q075 | operational | operational | mandatory | Continuous Monitoring Equipment Calibration | drinking water | The continuous monitoring equipment must be checked and calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. | When using continuous monitoring equipment | high |
| #Q076 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Weekly Sample Spacing | drinking water | If this Regulation or an approval, municipal drinking water licence or order, including an OWRA approval or OWRA order, requires at least one water sample to be taken every week and tested for a parameter, the owner of the drinking water system and the operating authority for the system shall ensure that at least one sample that is taken during a week for the purpose of being tested for that parameter is taken at least five days, and not more than 10 days, after a sample was taken for that purpose in the previous week. | When weekly sampling is required | high |
| #Q077 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Laboratory Sampling Directions | drinking water | If this Regulation or an approval, municipal drinking water licence or order, including an OWRA order, requires a water sample to be tested for a parameter by a laboratory, the owner of the drinking water system and the operating authority for the system shall ensure that, subject to the other provisions of this Regulation, the sample is taken and handled in accordance with the directions of the laboratory to which the sample will be delivered for testing... | | high |
| #Q078 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Raw Water Microbiological Sampling | drinking water | The owner of a drinking water system and the operating authority for the system shall ensure that a water sample is taken at least once every week from the drinking water system’s raw water, before any treatment is applied to the water. | Large municipal residential systems | high |
| #Q079 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Engineer's Report for Existing Systems | drinking water | The owner of a drinking water system that commenced operation before this Regulation came into force shall ensure that a licensed engineering practitioner who has experience in sanitary engineering related to drinking water systems prepares a report that complies with section 21-5 not later than 30 days after paragraph 2 of subsection 2-2 (1) begins to apply to the system. | Systems in operation before Regulation and once Schedule 2 requirements apply | high |
| #Q080 | operational | health | mandatory | Transported Water Storage Requirement | drinking water | transported drinking water must be stored in a container that is constructed and maintained in a manner that prevents surface water and other foreign materials from coming into contact with the drinking water. | If a drinking water system obtains water through transportation | high |
| #Q081 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Report Request Fulfillment | drinking water | The owner of a drinking water system shall ensure that a copy of an annual report for the system is given, without charge, to every person who requests a copy. | Applies to reports not more than two years old | high |
| #Q082 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | User Notification of Report Availability | drinking water | Every time that an annual report is prepared for a drinking water system, the owner of the system shall ensure that effective steps are taken to advise users of water from the system that copies of the report are available, without charge, and of how a copy may be obtained. | | high |
| #Q083 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Facility Information Inspection Requirement | drinking water | If the owner of a drinking water system provides the operator of a designated facility with a copy of the information referred to in subsection (1), the operator of the facility shall ensure that the information is available at the facility, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or during normal business hours, for inspection without charge by any person allowed to enter the facility. | Designated facilities where information has been provided by the system owner | high |
| #Q084 | operational | operational | mandatory | Operating Instructions Placement | drinking water | Written operating instructions for the water treatment equipment are kept near the equipment. | Non-municipal systems and non-residential municipal systems listed in Schedule 2 | high |
| #Q085 | operational | operational | mandatory | Chemical Storage Separation Requirement | drinking water | Clearly marked adequate supplies of chemicals or other materials necessary for the operation of the water treatment equipment are kept nearby, separate from other chemicals and materials that are not used for the drinking water system. | Non-municipal systems and non-residential municipal systems listed in Schedule 2 | high |
| #Q086 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Property Entry Permission Requirement | drinking water | The owner of the drinking water system or the operating authority for the system gives notice to the occupants of a property where a point of entry treatment unit is located whenever the owner or operating authority requires permission to enter the property. | Systems utilizing point of entry treatment units | high |
| #Q087 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Issue Resolution Written Notice | drinking water | If an immediate report or a written notice is given under this Schedule and the issue that gave rise to the notice is resolved, the owner of the drinking water system shall, within seven days after the issue is resolved, give a written notice summarizing the action taken and the results achieved to... the medical officer of health... and the Ministry's Spills Action Centre. | Following resolution of an adverse result or disinfection issue | high |