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Document ID ca-on-elafrep-2025-12-05-2 Title Exempting low-risk activities from requiring environmental permissions URL https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1361 Jurisdiction /ca/on Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 03:51:36.211117+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

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Q Qualitative Requirements (33)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	administrative	unknown	mandatory	Compliance with Mitigating Regulatory Requirements	other	For some activities, proponents will be required to comply with regulatory requirements that are intended to mitigate risks, to be eligible for the exemption.	To be eligible for the environmental permission exemption	high
#Q002	operational	operational	mandatory	Erosion and Sediment Control for Temporary Stormwater Works	wastewater, other	proponents would still be required to have erosion and sediment control measures in place for any direct discharge to the natural environment	For temporary stormwater works related to construction projects	high
#Q003	administrative	reporting	mandatory	ECA Requirement for Permanent Operation of Stormwater Works	wastewater, other	if these temporary works are planned to become permanent works in the future, an ECA would be required prior to their permanent operation	If temporary stormwater works are planned to become permanent works	high
#Q004	administrative	unknown	mandatory	Municipal By-laws Applicability	other	Any municipal by-laws such as noise control by-laws would continue to apply.	Applicable to all air and noise emissions from equipment and activities	high
#Q005	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Environmental Permissions for Larger Kilns	other	Businesses using larger kilns such as those used in manufacturing or industrial operations would continue to require environmental permissions	When using larger kilns for manufacturing or industrial operations	high
#Q006	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Environmental Permissions for Associated Warehousing	other	In these cases, proponents would continue to require environmental permissions	For warehousing facilities located on a property where additional activities require an environmental permission such as a manufacturing facility	high
#Q007	design	unknown	mandatory	Diesel/Biodiesel Water Management Equipment Design Requirements	other	equipment that uses diesel or biodiesel must be designed to meet at a minimum, Tier 1 Emission Standards set out in Table 1 of 40 CFR 89.112 (United States)	For equipment used to manage water levels by adding or removing logs at a dam	high
#Q008	design	unknown	mandatory	Propane/Natural Gas Water Management Equipment Design Requirements	other	equipment that uses propane or natural gas must be designed to discharge less than 9.2 grams of nitrogen oxides per kWh	For equipment used to manage water levels by adding or removing logs at a dam	high
#Q009	administrative	reporting	guidance	Revocation of Existing Environmental Permissions	other	businesses that have existing environmental permissions for works and activities that are exempted can apply to the ministry for a revocation of their existing environmental permissions as needed.	Once a decision is made on this proposal, for previously permitted works that become exempted	high
#Q010	administrative	operational	mandatory	Confirmation to proceed without subwatershed plan	other	The decision to proceed without a subwatershed plan must be confirmed with the approval agencies.	When a development is allowed to proceed without subwatershed planning	high
#Q011	operational	operational	mandatory	Site planning in absence of subwatershed plan	other	In the absence of watershed/subwatershed planning, subdivision/site planning must occur to ensure that the development is planned with due regard to the surrounding environment.	In the absence of watershed/subwatershed planning	high
#Q012	design	operational	mandatory	Resource mapping requirement	other	Resource mapping, as described in Appendix A, must be prepared since there will not be any commensurate mapping from a subwatershed plan.	When no subwatershed plan is available	high
#Q013	monitoring	operational	recommended	Water balance calculation frequency	other	Water balances should be calculated on a site by site basis.		high
#Q014	design	operational	recommended	Adherence to environmental management plans	aquatic life	The level of water quality protection given in watershed management plans, fisheries management plans, official plans, official plan amendments, plans of subdivision, site plans, or other environmental management plans should be adhered to when designing stormwater management facilities.	When designing stormwater management facilities	high
#Q015	administrative	operational	recommended	Biologist consultation for protection level	aquatic life	the decision regarding the level of protection needed should be made based on input from a qualified aquatic biologist.	In the absence of established plans	high
#Q016	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Approval for basic protection level	aquatic life	Proponents proposing basic treatment must seek approval from the appropriate agencies with fisheries and habitat management responsibilities with clear rational and site-specific supporting data collected from baseline studies or from existing resource management agency data bases	When basic protection level is proposed	high
#Q017	design	operational	mandatory	By-pass system performance calculation	other	For SWMPs designed with a by-pass, the calculation of long-term suspended solids removal must be based on both suspended solids removal in the facility plus suspended solids by-passed around the facility.	For SWMPs designed with a by-pass	high
#Q018	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Peak flow rate determination	other	Peak flow rates must be determined on a site by site basis.		high
#Q019	operational	operational	mandatory	Peak flow rate limits	other	Generally, accepted criteria are that maximum peak flow rates must not exceed pre-development values for storms with return periods ranging from 2 to 100 years.	For storms with return periods ranging from 2 to 100 years	high
#Q020	administrative	operational	guidance	MTO Approval Requirement	wastewater, other	Land development proposals may require approvals from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) before proceeding.	Where stormwater is discharged to a highway drainage system	high
#Q021	design	operational	mandatory	Subsurface Hydrologic Prediction	wastewater, other	it is necessary to predict the effect of urban development on the subsurface portion of the hydrologic cycle.	Required for urban development planning	high
#Q022	design	treatment	recommended	Site-Specific Protection Level Basis	aquatic life	the level of protection should be based on site-specific conditions determined through quantification of pre-development suspended solids loadings to receiving waters and the sediment loading characteristics of the receiving waters.	In the absence of existing watershed or fisheries plans	high
#Q023	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Aquatic Habitat Examination	aquatic life	This will require examination of the existing receiving water aquatic habitat and its interaction with the surrounding terrestrial habitat through instream sampling, soil type delineation, vegetation cover, and existing aquatic species inventory as required to justify the level of protection.	Required to justify the selected level of water quality protection	high
#Q024	corrective_action	treatment	guidance	Habitat Compensation Potential	aquatic life	Agencies with fisheries responsibilities may also require habitat compensation where stormwater management design impacts are determined to result in harmful alteration, disruption, or destruction of fish habitat as defined in the Fisheries Act.	When SWM design impacts result in destruction of fish habitat	high
#Q025	design	operational	recommended	Contributing Drainage Area Sizing	wastewater	the total drainage area contributing to the facility should be included in sizing (lumped imperviousness or separate calculations for internal and external drainage areas is permissible) in most cases.	General sizing for water quality facilities	high
#Q026	administrative	health	recommended	Bacterial Control Subwatershed Plan	recreational water	In instances where the proposed development is greater than or equal to 10% of the drainage area discharging to a swimming or other recreational area of concern, a subwatershed plan should be undertaken to address the cumulative impact of development.	When development is >= 10% of the drainage area to a recreational site	high
#Q027	administrative	operational	recommended	Temperature Mitigation Consultation	aquatic life	Where temperature is a significant concern it is recommended that the designer consult with the local conservation authority, the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Fisheries and Habitat Management) and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, during the design process.	When temperature impacts are a significant concern	high
#Q028	administrative	operational	mandatory	Simplified Design Approach Agreement	wastewater	Application of the Simplified Design Approach requires agreement by both the reviewing agency and the proponent of the development.	Prior to adopting the simplified design for erosion control	high
#Q029	administrative	operational	mandatory	Subwatershed Plan Precedence	wastewater	If a Subwatershed or Environmental Management Plan already exists for the proposed development area, then these Plans take precedence.	Always applicable where existing higher-level plans exist	high
#Q030	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Downstream Impact Simulation	wastewater	Computer simulation modelling will still be required to determine the impact of post-development attenuated runoff on peak flow rates at locations downstream of the site.	Always required when determining downstream impact of attenuated runoff	high
#Q031	administrative	operational	recommended	Consultation for Downstream Distance	aquatic life	Responsible agencies should be contacted early in the design process in order to establish a reasonable downstream distance based on specific studies and local conditions.	When establishing reasonable downstream distance for normal protection where sensitive habitat potential exists	high
#Q032	design	operational	mandatory	Defensibility of Modeling Results	other	care must be taken not to accept results which cannot be defended because of poor quality input to a model.	When using groundwater or hydrologic modelling for water balance or quantity assessment	high
#Q033	design	operational	mandatory	Detailed Design Implementation Plan Requirements	other	Step 10 concerns the development of the detailed design of the SWMPs... It also involves the development of the Implementation Plan. A key aspect of this Plan is the incorporation of an adaptive management approach.	When utilizing the Detailed Design Approach for erosion control	high

P Quantitative Requirements (3)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Limit Type	Limit Value	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#P001	design	operational	mandatory	residential properties serviced	wastewater	requirement	<= 5 properties	private sewers servicing up to five residential properties that discharge to a municipal sewer service connection	to be exempt from requiring an ECA or EASR registration	high
#P002	chemical	operational	mandatory	nitrogen oxides	other	requirement	< 9.2 grams per kWh	equipment that uses propane or natural gas must be designed to discharge less than 9.2 grams of nitrogen oxides per kWh	applies to equipment (e.g., stop log lifters) that is used to manage water levels by adding or removing logs at a dam	high
#P003	operational	operational	mandatory	water taking	other	requirement	<= 379,000 litres per day	All foundation drainage systems that are used to maintain dry building foundations when taking up to a maximum of 379,000 litres per day	to be exempt from requiring a PTTW	high

D Definitions (88)

Req ID	Name	Context	Confidence
#D001	highly vulnerable aquifer	means an aquifer on which external sources have or are likely to have a significant adverse effect, and includes the land above the aquifer;	high
#D002	planned	means, with respect to a drinking water system, a drinking water system that is to be established, or a part of a drinking water system that is to be established, if, (a) approval to proceed with the establishment of the system or part has been given under Part II.3 of the Environmental Assessment Act , (b) the establishment of the system or part has been identified as the preferred solution within a completed planning process conducted in accordance with an approved class environmental assessment under Part II.1 of the Environmental Assessment Act and no order has been issued under subsection 16 (1) of that Act, or (c) the system or part would serve a reserve as defined in the Indian Act (Canada);	high
#D003	significant groundwater recharge area	means an area	low
#D004	surface water intake protection zone	means an area that is related to	low
#D005	wellhead protection area	means an area that is related to a wellhead and within which it is desirable to regulate or monitor drinking water threats.	high
#D006	band	has the same meaning as in the Indian Act (Canada);	high
#D007	Great Lakes target	means a target established under section 85 of the Act;	high
#D008	low drinking water threat	means a drinking water threat that, according to a risk assessment, poses or has the potential to pose a low risk;	high
#D009	moderate drinking water threat	means a drinking water threat that, according to a risk assessment, poses or has the potential to pose a moderate risk;	high
#D010	Niagara Escarpment Plan	means the Plan approved under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act , as amended and revised in accordance with that Act;	high
#D011	Ontario Regulation 137/25	means Ontario Regulation 137/25 (Registrations under Part II.2 of the Act – Storm Water Management Works) made under the Environmental Protection Act ;	high
#D012	record	means information however recorded or stored, whether in printed form, on film, by electronic means or otherwise, and includes documents, minutes, correspondence, memoranda, plans, maps, drawings, photographs and films;	high
#D013	reserve	has the same meaning as in the Indian Act (Canada);	high
#D014	transport pathway	means a condition of land resulting from human activity that increases the vulnerability of a raw water supply of a drinking water system set out in clause 15 (2) (e) of the Act.	high
#D015	management	means, with respect to agricultural source material, the collection, handling, treatment, transportation or disposal of agricultural source material;	high
#D016	pesticide	has the same meaning as in the Pesticides Act ;	high
#D017	sewage	has the same meaning as in the Ontario Water Resources Act.	high
#D018	planning area	means a planning area defined under section 9 or 10 of the Planning Act.	high
#D019	Tables of Drinking Water Threats	means the document published by and available from the Ministry entitled ‘Tables of Drinking Water Threats: Clean Water Act, 2006 ’ and dated November 20, 2008, as amended from time to time.	high
#D020	E.	Escherichia	high
#D021	mg/L	milligram per liter	high
#D022	e.g.	for example	high
#D023	DP	Designated policies	high
#D024	MOE	Ministry of the Environment	high
#D025	SA	strategic actions	high
#D026	LSRCA	Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority	high
#D027	MMAH	Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing	high
#D028	MNR	Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry	high
#D029	HR	have regard to policies	high
#D030	M	monitoring policy	high
#D031	LSEMS	Lake Simcoe Environmental Management Strategy	high
#D032	MAFRA	Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs	high
#D033	MOE's	Ministry of the Environment’s	high
#D034	MNR's	Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry	high
#D035	appurtenance	includes a valve, valve chamber, hydrant, hydrant lead, flow meter, curb stop, maintenance access point, personnel access opening or other minor accessory part of a watermain;	high
#D036	calendar quarter	means, in relation to a year, the three-month period that begins on January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1;	high
#D037	certified operator	means, with respect to a subsystem, an individual who holds or is deemed to hold a certificate under Ontario Regulation 128/04 (Certification of Drinking Water System Operators and Water Quality Analysts) that is applicable under that regulation to that subsystem or that type of subsystem, but does not include an individual who holds or is deemed to hold only a water quality analyst’s certificate or conditional water quality analyst’s certificate under that regulation;	high
#D038	child care centre	means a child care centre as defined in the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 ;	high
#D039	children and youth care facility	means, (a) a child care centre, (b) a facility where any service described in clauses (a) to (h) of the definition of service in subsection 2 (1) of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (c) Revoked: O. Reg. 185/18, s. 1 (1). (d) an Ontario Early Years Centre, (e) a location where a satellite program Ministry of Community and Social Services Act is operated, if the satellite program provides programs and services on a regular basis, or (f) a residence licensed as a children’s residence under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 ;	high
#D040	children’s camp	means a camp that is intended primarily for 10 or more campers under 18 years of age for temporary occupancy for five or more consecutive 24 hour periods, and which is a recreational camp within the meaning of Ontario Regulation 503/17 (Recreational Camps) made under the Health Protection and Promotion Act ;	high
#D041	chloramination	means combined chlorine residual disinfection where the combined chlorine residual is predominately in the form of monochloramine;	high
#D042	chlorination	means free chlorine residual disinfection;	high
#D043	delivery agent care facility	means, (a) a place that receives funding to provide emergency shelter or long-term housing under the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, unless, (i) the place is located in a private residence, or (ii) the place is used only for services other than emergency shelter or long-term housing, or is used only for office and administrative purposes, (b) Revoked: O. Reg. 420/12, s. 1 (1). (c) a place where a resource centre program that receives funding under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 is provided, or (d) a place where a recreational program that receives funding under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 is provided;	high
#D044	designated facility	means, (a) a children and youth care facility, (a.1) a children’s camp, (b) a delivery agent care facility, (c) a health care facility, (d) a school or private school, (e) a social care facility, or (f) a university, a college of applied arts and technology, or an institution with authority to grant degrees;	high
#D045	distribution sample	means, with respect to a drinking water system, a water sample that is taken, in the drinking water system’s distribution system or in plumbing that is connected to the drinking water system, from a point significantly beyond the point at which drinking water enters the distribution system or plumbing;	high
#D046	emergency substitute operator	means a person employed to carry out the functions of a certified operator temporarily in specific emergency circumstances, in accordance with sections 32, 33 and 34 of Ontario Regulation 128/04 (Certification of Drinking Water System Operators and Water Quality Analysts), made under the Act;	high
#D047	food service establishment	means a food service premise, as defined in Ontario Regulation 493/17 (Food Premises) made under the Health Protection and Promotion Act , to which the general public is admitted, but does not include any temporary food service premise operated solely in conjunction with an exhibition, fair, carnival, sports meeting or other special or temporary event;	high
#D048	health care facility	means a facility that provides overnight accommodation and that is, (a) a hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act or the Community Psychiatric Hospitals Act , (b) a private hospital within the meaning of the Private Hospitals Act , (c) a psychiatric facility within the meaning of the Mental Health Act , (d) a long term-care home within the meaning of the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 , (h) a home for special care within the meaning of the Homes for Special Care Act , (i) an approved home within the meaning of the Mental Hospitals Act , (j) a residence for seniors or retired persons, or any other similar residence, where attainment of a mature age is a factor in being accepted for occupancy, (k) a nursing station, health centre, clinic or other facility that receives funding through the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s Underserviced Area Program, or (l) a facility owned or leased by a person who receives funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for one or more of the following health care support services that are provided to or are available to residents of the facility: (i) a residential treatment services program, (ii) a withdrawal management services program, (iii) a dedicated supportive housing project;	high
#D049	infiltration gallery	means a subsurface ground water collection system constructed with open-jointed or perforated pipes that discharge collected water into a watertight chamber;	high
#D050	interested authority	means, (a) with respect to a children and youth care facility other than a child care centre or an Ontario Early Years Centre, the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, or any successor of that ministry, (a.1) with respect to a delivery agent care facility, the service manager designated under the Housing Services Act, 2011 or the service system manager designated under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 for the geographic area in which the facility is located, or any successor of that service manager or service system manager, (b) with respect to a health care facility, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, or any successor of that ministry, (c) with respect to a child care centre, Ontario Early Years Centre or a school, the Ministry of Education, or any successor of that ministry, (d) with respect to a social care facility, the Ministry of Community and Social Services, or any successor of that ministry, or (e) with respect to a university, a college of applied arts and technology, or an institution with authority to grant degrees, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, or any successor of that ministry;	high
#D051	large municipal non-residential system	means a municipal drinking water system that does not serve a major residential development and is capable of supplying drinking water at a rate of more than 2.9 litres per second;	high
#D052	large municipal residential system	means a municipal drinking water system that serves a major residential development and serves more than 100 private residences;	high
#D053	large non-municipal non-residential system	means a non-municipal drinking water system that is capable of supplying drinking water at a rate of more than 2.9 litres per second and does not serve, (a) a major residential development, or (b) a trailer park or campground that has more than five service connections;	high
#D054	licensed engineering practitioner	means a person who holds a licence, limited licence or temporary licence under the Professional Engineers Act ;	high
#D055	month	means a calendar month;	high
#D056	non-municipal seasonal residential system	means a non-municipal drinking water system that, (a) serves, (i) a major residential development, or (ii) a trailer park or campground that has more than five service connections, and (b) does not operate to supply water to a development, trailer park or campground referred to in clause (a) (i) every calendar year, or (ii) every period that begins on April 1 in one year and ends on March 31 in the following year;	high
#D057	non-municipal year-round residential system	means a non-municipal drinking water system, other than a non-municipal seasonal residential system, that serves, (a) a major residential development, or (b) a trailer park or campground that has more than five service connections;	high
#D058	Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards	means Ontario Regulation 169/03 (Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards)”;	high
#D059	Ontario Early Years Centre	means an Ontario Early Years Centre that receives funding under the Ministry of Community and Social Services Act Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 ;	high
#D060	OWRA approval	means an approval granted before this Regulation came into force under section 52 of the Ontario Water Resources Act ;	high
#D061	OWRA order	means an order, direction or report in respect of a water works that was issued before this Regulation came into force under the Ontario Water Resources Act ;	high
#D062	point of entry treatment unit	means equipment that, (a) is designed to provide primary disinfection, (b) is installed in a drinking water system at or near where water from the system enters a building or other structure, and (c) is connected to the plumbing associated with the building or other structure;	high
#D063	primary disinfection	means a process or series of processes intended to remove or inactivate human pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and protozoa in water;	high
#D064	private residence	has the meaning prescribed in Ontario Regulation 171/03 (Definitions of Words and Expressions Used in the Act) for the purpose of the definition of “private residence” in subsection 2 (1) of the Act;	high
#D065	private school	means a private school as defined in the Education Act ;	high
#D066	Procedure for Corrective Action for Systems Not Currently Using Chlorine	means the document of that name, originally dated April 16, 2003, published by and available from the Ministry, as amended from time to time;	high
#D067	Procedure for Disinfection of Drinking Water in Ontario	means the document of that name, originally dated April 16, 2003, published by and available from the Ministry, as amended from time to time;	high
#D068	professional hydrogeologist	means a hydrogeologist who is a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario;	high
#D069	public facility	means, (a) a food service establishment, (b) a place that operates primarily for the purpose of providing overnight accommodation to the travelling public, (b.1) a trailer park or campground, (c) a marina, (d) a church, mosque, synagogue, temple or other place of worship, (e) a recreational camp, (f) a recreational or athletic facility, (g) a place, other than a private residence, where a service club or fraternal organization meets on a regular basis, or (h) any place where the general public has access to a washroom, drinking water fountain or shower;	high
#D070	resample and test	means, (a) with respect to corrective action that arises from the test of a water sample for a microbiological parameter, (i) take a set of water samples... and (ii) conduct... the same test that gave rise to the corrective action, or (b) with respect to corrective action that arises from the test of a water sample for a parameter that is not a microbiological parameter, (i) take a water sample from the same location... and (ii) conduct... the same test that gave rise to the corrective action;	high
#D071	school	means a school as defined in the Education Act ;	high
#D072	secondary disinfection	means a process or series of processes intended to provide and maintain a disinfectant residual in a drinking water system’s distribution system, and in plumbing connected to the distribution system, for the purposes of, (a) protecting water from microbiological re-contamination, (b) reducing bacterial regrowth, (c) controlling biofilm formation, and (d) serving as an indicator of distribution system integrity, and includes the use of disinfectant residuals from primary disinfection to provide and maintain a disinfectant residual in a drinking water system’s distribution system for the purposes described in clauses (a) to (d);	high
#D073	service connection	means, (a) a point where a drinking water system connects to plumbing, other than plumbing in a trailer park or campground, or (b) in a trailer park or campground, a fixture that allows a trailer or other vehicle to connect to the trailer park’s or campground’s drinking water system;	high
#D074	service pipe	means the pipe portion of a drinking water system that extends from a watermain to the property line of a property serviced by the watermain;	high
#D075	small municipal non-residential system	means a municipal drinking water system that does not serve a major residential development, is not capable of supplying drinking water at a rate of more than 2.9 litres per second and serves a designated facility or public facility;	high
#D076	small municipal residential system	means a municipal drinking water system that serves a major residential development but serves fewer than 101 private residences;	high
#D077	small non-municipal non-residential system	means a non-municipal drinking water system that is not capable of supplying drinking water at a rate of more than 2.9 litres per second, serves a designated facility or public facility and does not serve, (a) a major residential development, or (b) a trailer park or campground that has more than five service connections;	high
#D078	social care facility	means, (a) a supported group living residence or intensive support residence that receives funding under the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 , (e) a place where an emergency shelter service that receives funding under the Ministry of Community and Social Services Act is provided... (h) a sheltered workshop that receives funding under the Ministry of Community and Social Services Act... (m) a place where an aboriginal healing and wellness program funded under the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy is provided;	high
#D079	subsystem	has the same meaning as in Ontario Regulation 128/04 (Certification of Drinking Water System Operators and Water Quality Analysts);	high
#D080	trained person	means, (a) an individual who holds or is deemed to hold a certificate under Ontario Regulation 128/04 (Certification of Drinking Water System Operators and Water Quality Analysts), other than an individual who holds or is deemed to hold only a water quality analyst’s certificate or conditional water quality analyst’s certificate under that regulation, or (b) a person who, in the preceding 36 months, successfully completed a course approved by the Director that relates to the operation and routine maintenance of drinking water systems;	high
#D081	watermain	means any system of pipes and appurtenances used for the distribution of drinking water, but does not include plumbing or a pumping facility;	high
#D082	water quality analyst	has the same meaning as in Ontario Regulation 128/04 (Certification of Drinking Water System Operators and Water Quality Analysts);	high
#D083	week	means a period of seven days that begins on Sunday and ends on the following Saturday.	high
#D084	lead plumbing	means plumbing and service pipes with a lead content greater than 8 per cent;	high
#D085	lead service pipes	means plumbing and service pipes with a lead content greater than 8 per cent;	high
#D086	lead solder	means solder with a lead content greater than 0.2 per cent;	high
#D087	Schedule 2 standard	means a standard prescribed for any substance in Schedule 2 to the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards;	high
#D088	standard prescribed for lead	means the standard prescribed for lead in Schedule 2 to the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards;	high