| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | ECA Requirement for Wastewater Discharge | wastewater | All facilities discharging wastewater into waterways are, pursuant to section 53 of the OWRA, required to have site-specific sewage works ECAs that consider potential impacts on local water bodies, and include discharge limits that are in addition to, and often more stringent than, the technology-based minimum limits set in the MISA regulations. | Applies to all facilities discharging wastewater into waterways. | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | ECA Amendment Application Requirements | wastewater | If any facility intends to apply for amendments to its ECA to change the applicable requirements, the facility must include in its application for approval all information that may be necessary to show that the proposed changes will ensure strong environmental protection. | If any facility intends to apply for amendments to its ECA to change the applicable requirements | high |
| #Q003 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Assimilative Capacity Assessment for ECA Amendments | wastewater | If a proposed amendment is intended to address changes in production processes, production rates or raw materials used that could result in changes to the contaminant type or level being discharged, the supporting information would have to be based on an assessment of the capacity of the receiving water body to assimilate the treated effluent. | If a proposed amendment is intended to address changes in production processes, production rates or raw materials used that could result in changes to the contaminant type or level being discharged | high |
| #Q004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Assimilative Capacity Assessment Post-Revocation | wastewater | Further, if the regulations are revoked, and a currently regulated industrial facility applies for amendments to its ECA to address changes in production processes, production rates or raw materials used that could result in changes to the contaminant type or level being discharged, the facility would be required to include in its application all information that may be necessary to show that the proposed changes will ensure adequate environmental protection based on an assimilative capacity assessment of the water body receiving the treated effluent. | If the regulations are revoked, and a currently regulated industrial facility applies for amendments to its ECA to address changes in production processes, production rates or raw materials used that could result in changes to the contaminant type or level being discharged | high |
| #Q005 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Daily Water Taking Measurement | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, other | Every holder of a permit, other than a related transferor, shall collect and record data on the volume of water taken daily. | Applies to all permit holders except related transferors. | high |
| #Q006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Reporting of Water Taking Data | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, other | On or before March 31 in every year, every person to whom subsection (1) applies shall submit to a Director, in the form and manner approved by the Director, the data collected and recorded under subsection (1) for the previous year. | Applies to permit holders required to record daily taking data. | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Director's Mandatory Considerations for Permits | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, other | The Director shall consider the following matters, to the extent that information is available to the Director, and to the extent that the matters are relevant to the water taking or proposed taking in the particular case: 1. Issues relating to the need to protect the natural functions of the ecosystem... 2. Issues relating to water availability... 3. Issues relating to the use of water... 3.1 Issues relating to the return, after use, of water... 4. Other issues... | Applies when the Director is considering an application (other than specific transfers) or considering revoking, renewing, or amending a permit. | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notice to Municipalities and Conservation Authorities | other | Subject to subsection (2), a Director who is considering an application shall give the following persons notice of the application: 1. 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. 2. Any conservation authority within whose area of jurisdiction the proposed water taking is located. | Applies when a Director is considering a water taking application, subject to exceptions in subsection (2). | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Voidance of Change-in-Ownership Clauses | other | If a permit contains a term or condition stipulating that the permit is cancelled or revoked in the case of a change in ownership of the property on which the water taking is occurring, that part of the term or condition is void. | | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Duty to Notify and Consult on Stressed Water Sources | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, other | Where the Director determines that one or more ground or surface sources of supply are under stress, the Director shall post an information notice on the environmental registry and proceed to prepare, consult on, and finalize a strategy to manage permitted water takers. | When the Director determines a source of supply is under stress. | high |
| #Q011 | operational | health | mandatory | Environmental Controls for Dewatering Exemption | other | A person who takes water to create a dewatered work area must ensure: water is returned directly to the same body; no visible petroleum hydrocarbon film is present; flow rates are controlled to protect water quality; erosion and sediment measures are operated per manufacturer recommendations; and trapped materials are recovered and disposed of. | Applies to persons taking water by means of a pump for diverting water to maintain a dewatered work area for construction or repair projects. | high |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Prior Notice Obligation under Great Lakes Agreement | drinking water, other | The Director shall ensure that prior notice and opportunity to comment on the proposal is provided in accordance with Article 205 of the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement of 2005 for new or increased takings triggering consumptive use thresholds. | Applies to applications for new or increased taking from the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin where consumptive use triggers Article 205. | high |
| #Q013 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Supplemental Notification and Consultation Duty | other | The Director may require the applicant to notify or consult with other persons who have an interest in the proposed water taking, provide information on their responses, and provide information on efforts made to resolve concerns. | When the Director specifies such requirements during application review. | high |
| #Q014 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Requirement to Provide Additional Application Materials | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, recreational water, other | If clause (1) (a) applies, the Director may, in order to be able to consider the matters set out in subsection (2), require the applicant to submit further information, including plans, specifications, reports and other materials and documents relating to the water taking or proposed water taking. | Applies when the Director determines further information is needed to consider the matters in subsection 4(2). | high |
| #Q015 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Calculation Method for Average Daily Water Amount | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, recreational water, other | For the purposes of sections 34 to 34.11 of the Act and this Regulation, the average amount of water per day is the highest average amount of water per day that is determined by finding the simple moving averages of the amount of water per day for each consecutive 90-day period that falls within the longer period for which the calculation is made. | | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Structure of Specifically Directed Permit Terms | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, recreational water, other | If, under subsection 34.7 (3) of the Act, the Director directs a term or condition described in subsection 34.7 (2) of the Act to a particular holder of a permit who is or will be taking water under the permit or who is or will be a related transferor with respect to the permit or to any two or more of them, the term or condition must be included in the part or parts of the permit or any schedule or schedules to the permit that are applicable to the holder or holders to whom the term or condition is directed. | Applies when specifically directed terms are issued under subsection 34.7(3) of the Act. | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Permit Amendments for Water Transfers | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, recreational water, other | After determining the amount of water that is currently deemed to be transferred for the purpose of section 34.8 of the Act, the Director shall amend the permit or issue a new permit to, (a) specify the amount of water that is deemed to be currently transferred under the permit; (b) designate, for each person who is a related transferor with respect to the permit, a part of or schedule to the permit that will apply to the person and include any conditions the Director considers appropriate to be directed specifically to that person in that part or schedule; and (c) with respect to each holder of the permit who makes a transfer, specify all other permits in respect of which the holder makes transfers and the total amount of water under all of the permits that the holder is authorized to transfer. | Applies after a determination is made under section 34.8 of the Act. | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Electronic Submission of Reports | wastewater | As part of transferring the MISA regulation requirements into the ECAs, we are also removing the requirement to submit paper copies of reports to the Director in order to allow such reports to be submitted electronically only. | Applicable upon the transfer of MISA regulation requirements into Environmental Compliance Approvals. | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notification of Supply after Construction | drinking water | Before supplying water to users of the system following the construction, installation, alteration or extension of a small drinking water system the owner shall notify, in writing, the medical officer of health of the health unit where the small drinking water system is located | Following construction, installation, alteration or extension | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Designation of Primary Operator | drinking water | Every owner shall, (a) designate an operator who will have primary responsibility in regard to fulfilling any of the operator’s duties under this Regulation relating to requirements for sampling, testing and receipt | All small drinking water systems | high |
| #Q021 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Immediate Reporting of Adverse Results | drinking water | The operator of a small drinking water system shall report every adverse observation and every adverse test result that is obtained on a drinking water test conducted on any waters from a small drinking water system to the medical officer of health of the health unit in which the small drinking water system is located immediately after the adverse test result is obtained or the observation occurs. | Upon detection of adverse test result or observation | high |
| #Q022 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Record and Document Retention | drinking water | The owner and operator of a small drinking water system shall ensure that the following documents and other records are kept for at least five years: 1. Every record or report related to a test required under this Regulation. | Standard operational practice | high |
| #Q023 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Water Treatment Equipment Operation | drinking water | The owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure the following: 1. The water treatment equipment is in operation whenever water is being supplied. 2. The water treatment equipment is operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. | When the system provides water treatment | high |
| #Q024 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Improper Disinfection Notice | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 9 in regard to an adverse observation in respect of water that has not been properly disinfected, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure... 2. Immediately take all reasonable steps to notify all users of water from the system to use an alternate source of drinking water or, if no alternate source is available, to bring water to a rapid rolling boil for at least one minute before use. | When adverse observation for improper disinfection is reported | high |
| #Q025 | operational | operational | mandatory | Operator Training Requirement | drinking water | Every owner of a small drinking water system shall ensure that every operator of the system is trained in drinking water system operation and maintenance and all relevant safety and emergency procedures. | | high |
| #Q026 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Licensed Testing Facilities Requirement | drinking water | No owner or operator of a small drinking water system or public health inspector acting under this Regulation shall obtain a drinking water testing service from a person who is not licensed or otherwise authorized under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 to offer or provide the service unless the laboratory at which the testing is to be conducted is located outside Ontario and is an eligible laboratory under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 | | high |
| #Q027 | operational | health | mandatory | Well Construction and Maintenance | drinking water | The owner and operator of a small drinking water system shall ensure that, where the system includes a well and where the drinking water system provides drinking water that is not treated, that the well is constructed and maintained to prevent surface water and other foreign materials from entering the well. | Where the system includes a well and provides untreated drinking water | high |
| #Q028 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Surface Water Treatment Standards | drinking water | The owner and operator of a small drinking water system that obtains water from a raw water supply that is surface water shall ensure provision of, (a) water treatment equipment that is designed to be capable of achieving, at all times, primary disinfection including at least 99 per cent removal or inactivation of Cryptosporidium oocysts, at least 99.9 per cent removal or inactivation of Giardia cysts and at least 99.99 per cent removal or inactivation of viruses by the time water enters the distribution system; or (b) other water treatment equipment that, in the opinion of a licensed engineering practitioner, is designed to be capable of producing water of equal or better quality than the equipment described in clause (a). | Systems obtaining water from surface water supply | high |
| #Q029 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Distribution Sampling Frequency | drinking water | The owner of a small drinking water system and the operator of the system shall ensure that at least one distribution sample is taken every three months. | | high |