| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Prescribed Persons for Sewage Works | wastewater | Subject to subsection (2), any person who alters, extends, enlarges or replaces a sewage works on or after July 1, 2021 is prescribed for the purposes of clauses 20.6 (1) (a) and (c) of the Act. | Subsection (1) applies if the altering, extending, enlarging or replacing is carried out under an agreement with a municipality (under the Planning Act or Development Charges Act, 1997) or an agreement between a municipality and Metrolinx or another transit authority; and the agreement provides that ownership of the sewage works may be transferred to the municipality, a public utility commission, a municipal service board, a city board, or a municipal corporation. | high |
| #Q002 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Water Taking Log Maintenance | other | A log shall be maintained at the location of the water taking that sets out, with respect to each day water is taken from the water body, i. the date, ii. the name of the water body, iii. the location of each water taking, iv. the average rate at which water was taken in litres per second, v. if the water body is a stream, the flow rate of the stream as calculated under subparagraph 1 ii, vi. the total volume of water taken in litres, and vii. any additional information required by the water body report. | Applicable to highway and transit projects registered in the Registry. | high |
| #Q003 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Water Taking Reporting | other | On or before March 31 in each year, the person engaging in the activity shall provide the Director with a report, in a form and manner approved by the Director, setting out the volume of water taken daily with respect to each water body from which water was taken in the previous calendar year. | Applies to highway, transit, and construction site dewatering projects. | high |
| #Q004 | operational | operational | mandatory | Spill Clean-up Equipment Availability | other | Spill clean-up and containment equipment that is designed to contain or absorb oil, fuel and lubricant shall be available at the site of the water taking for the period during which the taking of water occurs. | | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Environmental Complaint Notification | other | If the person receives a complaint with respect to the taking of water and the complaint relates to the natural environment, the Ministry shall be notified of the complaint immediately after the complaint is received. | | high |
| #Q006 | prohibition | aesthetic | mandatory | Petroleum Sheen Prohibition | wastewater | With respect to any ground water or storm water, or both, that is discharged into the natural environment or a storm sewer, there shall be no visible petroleum hydrocarbon film or sheen present. | Applicable to construction site dewatering and pumping test discharges. | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Extended Taking Municipal Notification | other | If the taking of water is intended to continue for more than 365 days from the proposed start date of the water taking, the person proposing to engage in the activity shall give written notice that includes the information set out in subsection (2) to, i. the upper-tier and lower-tier municipalities or the single-tier municipality, as the case may be, within whose area of jurisdiction the proposed water taking is located, and ii. any conservation authority within whose area of jurisdiction the proposed water taking is located. | Applies when taking is intended to exceed 365 days. | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Registration Pre-conditions for Water Taking | other | A person who proposes to engage in an activity prescribed by section 2 shall not register the activity in the Registry until the following conditions are met, as applicable: 1. The person proposing to engage in the activity has received a copy of a water body report that is prepared by a person who meets the qualifications set out in subsection (2) and includes the information and statements set out in subsection (3). | Applicable to highway or transit projects. | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Water Taking Completion Notice | other | If the taking of water is no longer needed, within 30 days after the day the person has ceased to engage in the activity they shall give notice to the Ministry that the water taking is complete by filing that information in the Registry. | Applies to highway, transit, dewatering, and pumping test registrations. | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Regulatory Record Retention | other | A person who engages in an activity prescribed by section 2 shall ensure that each of the following documents or records is retained for a period of five years from the day it is required to be created or from the last day it is updated, as the case may be: 1. A copy of each water body report. 2. If a methodology other than the methodology set out in the water body report is used, a copy of that methodology. 3. Each log referred to in paragraph 4 of subsection 4.1 (1). 4. A record of the following information with respect to each complaint referred to in paragraph 7 of subsection 4.1 (1): i. The date and time the complaint was received. ii. A copy of the complaint, if it is a written complaint. iii. A summary of the complaint, if it is not a written complaint. iv. A summary of measures taken, if any, to address the complaint. | Five-year retention period applies to all prescribed water taking records. | high |
| #Q011 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Stream Flow Rate Calculation | other | before the taking of water each day, the flow rate of the stream shall be calculated using the methodology set out in the water body report referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection 4 (1) or another methodology prepared by a person who meets the qualifications set out in subsection 4 (2). | Applies to water taking from permanent streams for highway/transit projects. | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | 10-Year Water Body Report Update | other | If the taking of water continues for 10 years from the day it began, the person shall ensure that the information referred to in subsection 4 (3) with respect to the water body report is updated within 30 days. | Applies to long-term highway or transit water taking projects. | high |
| #Q013 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Implementation of Recommended Discharge Method | wastewater | Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6, the method of transfer or discharge recommended in the discharge report shall be implemented with respect to the ground water or storm water, or both, that is taken for the purposes of dewatering the construction site. | Applicable to all construction site dewatering activities. | high |
| #Q014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Erosion and Sediment Control Maintenance | other | Any erosion, flooding, scouring, sediment and total suspended solids control measures identified in the discharge report shall be used, operated and maintained in a manner that satisfies the recommendations of the manufacturer of the control measures or as directed in the discharge report if no such recommendations exist. | Applicable to construction site dewatering discharges. | high |
| #Q015 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Contingency Plan and Shutdown Protocol Implementation | other | Any measures identified in the contingency plans set out in the water taking report, pursuant to paragraph 10 of subsection 8 (4), and the discharge report, pursuant to paragraph 7 of subsection 8 (5), shall be implemented if the applicable circumstances arise. Any shutdown protocol... shall be implemented if the applicable circumstances arise. | Applies to construction site dewatering when contingency triggers are met. | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Inspection of Water Body Report | other | A copy of the water body report shall be provided in paper or electronic format for inspection upon request. | Applicable to highway and transit projects. | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Construction Dewatering Notification Protocol | other | Prior to the commencement of the activity, the notification protocol shall be implemented in accordance with the protocol set out in the water taking report pursuant to paragraph 12 of subsection 8 (4). | Applicable to construction site dewatering projects. | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Inspection of Dewatering Reports | other, wastewater | A copy of the water taking report and the discharge report shall be provided in paper or electronic format for inspection upon request. | Applicable to construction site dewatering projects. | high |
| #Q019 | operational | operational | mandatory | Recovery and Disposal of Dewatering Control Measures | other | All control measures referred to in paragraph 7 and all materials collected or trapped by those measures shall be recovered and disposed of when the person is no longer engaging in the activity. | Applicable upon cessation of dewatering activities. | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Construction Dewatering Record Keeping | other | A person who engages in an activity prescribed by section 7 shall ensure that each of the following records with respect to the taking of ground water, storm water or both is created and retained for a period of five years from the day it is required to be created: 1. The dates on which the person engaged in the activity prescribed by section 7. 2. For each day on which ground water, storm water or both was taken, the average rate at which it was taken from each dewatered work area in litres per second. 3. The volume of ground water, storm water or both taken from each dewatered work area each day in litres. 4. A record of the following information with respect to each complaint referred to in paragraph 12 of subsection 9.1 (2)... 5. A record of any precipitation on the construction site. 6. A copy of any information or documents that demonstrate notice was provided... 7. A copy of the records related to the monitoring plans... | Five-year retention period for dewatering projects. | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Inspection of Pumping Test Design Report | other | A copy of the pumping test design report shall be provided in paper or electronic format for inspection upon request. | Applicable to pumping test projects. | high |
| #Q022 | operational | operational | mandatory | Performance of Pumping Test | other | The pumping test shall be performed in accordance with the pumping test design report and in accordance with any subsequent modifications to the report that have been approved by the person who prepared the report. | | high |
| #Q023 | operational | operational | mandatory | Recovery and Disposal of Pumping Test Control Measures | other | All control measures referred to in paragraph 8 and all materials collected or trapped by those measures shall be recovered and disposed of when the person is no longer engaging in the activity. | Applicable upon cessation of pumping test activities. | high |
| #Q024 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Pumping Test Monitoring Implementation | other | A monitoring plan shall be implemented in accordance with the plan set out in the pumping test design report. | | high |