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Document ID ca-on-sopr-2014-12-08 Title Source protection URL https://www.ontario.ca/page/source-protection Jurisdiction /ca/on Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-13 11:41:39.815553+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

8 Qualitative 2 Quantitative 2 Definitions

Q Qualitative Requirements (8)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	administrative	operational	mandatory	Source Protection Plan Development	drinking water	The Clean Water Act ensures communities protect their drinking water supplies through prevention – by developing collaborative, watershed-based source protection plans that are locally driven and based on science.		medium
#Q002	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Source Protection Plan Policy Implementation and Reporting	drinking water	Municipalities, source protection authorities, local health boards, the Province and others, are implementing source protection plan policies, and are reporting on progress on a yearly basis.	Yearly basis	high
#Q003	prohibition	operational	guidance	Land Use Modification to Address Risks	drinking water	To deal with these risks, communities may change the land use to prohibit or restrict an activity.	To deal with drinking water supply risks such as pollutants reaching intake areas	high
#Q004	monitoring	operational	guidance	Septic System Inspection Program	drinking water, wastewater	Also, the municipality or health unit may set up a septic system inspection program to encourage regular septic system care and maintenance.		high
#Q005	administrative	operational	mandatory	Mandatory Operator Licensing and Training	drinking water	Our award-winning protection framework includes: ... mandatory licensing, operator certification and training requirements		high
#Q006	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Regular and Reliable Water Testing	drinking water	Our award-winning protection framework includes: ... regular and reliable testing		high
#Q007	corrective_action	health	mandatory	Adverse Water Quality Incident Action	drinking water	Our award-winning protection framework includes: ... swift, strong action on Adverse Water Quality Incidents		high
#Q008	operational	operational	mandatory	Land Use Restrictions Near Municipal Wells	drinking water	Many source protection plans set strict conditions on land use activities within 100 meters of a municipal well.	Applies to land use activities within 100 meters of a municipal well as specified in local source protection plans	high

P Quantitative Requirements (2)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Limit Type	Limit Value	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#P001	design	health	guidance	Land use activities boundary (municipal well)	drinking water	requirement	<= 100 meters	Many source protection plans set strict conditions on land use activities within 100 meters of a municipal well.	Applicable to land use activities near a municipal well.	medium
#P002	design	health	mandatory	Land use activities boundary (municipal well)	drinking water	requirement	<= 100 meters	Many source protection plans set strict conditions on land use activities within 100 meters of a municipal well.	Applicable to land use activities near a municipal well.	high

D Definitions (2)

Req ID	Category	Name	Context	Confidence
#D001		source protection	protecting the surface or ground water that supplies municipal drinking water systems.	high
#D002		source protection plans	contain a series of locally developed policies that, as they are implemented, protect existing and future sources of municipal drinking water.	high