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Document ID ca-on-waququ-2016-01-13 Title Water Quality and Quantity URL https://www.ontario.ca/document/lake-simcoe-protection-plan/water-quality-and-quantity Jurisdiction /ca/on Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 03:57:07.261924+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

Q Qualitative Requirements (42)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001administrativeunknownmandatoryEnvironmental Assessment for Settlement Area Expansion or New Sewage Treatment Plantwastewater4.1-DP: 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.When proposing settlement area expansion, establishment of a new settlement area, or development proposal requiring capacity increase or new sewage treatment planthigh
#Q002administrativereportingmandatoryReview and Amendment of Sewage Treatment Plant Approvalswastewater4.2-DP: Within one year of the date the Plan comes into effect, the Director shall review and amend the approvals for all sewage treatment plants in the Lake Simcoe watershed to ensure each sewage treatment plant owner and operator is required to do the following: 1. demonstrate compliance with the Average Concentration Limit for total phosphorus specified in the approval: 1. at a minimum on a monthly basis, or 2. in the case of a sewage treatment plant with a seasonal discharge, on the frequency specified in the approval; 2. conduct an initial characterization of effluent using a manner specified by the Director within five years of the amendment; and 3. report back to the Director within six months of the initial characterization of effluent being completed.Within one year of the Plan coming into effecthigh
#Q003prohibitiontreatmentmandatoryProhibition of New Municipal Sewage Treatment Plantswastewater4.3-DP: 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, 1. a development that is on partial services, or 2. a development where one or more subsurface sewage works or on-site sewage systems are failing.Except when replacing an existing plant or serving partial services/failing systemshigh
#Q004prohibitiontreatmentmandatoryRestrictions on New Non-Municipal Sewage Treatment Plantswastewater4.4-DP: 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.Unless applicant demonstrates net reduction or no addition of phosphorus loadingshigh
#Q005administrativetreatmentmandatoryPreparation of Comprehensive Stormwater Management Master Plansother4.5-SA: 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. The stormwater management master plans will be prepared in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and will include: 1. a characterization of existing environmental conditions on a subwatershed basis, consistent with any relevant subwatershed evaluations, if available; 2. an evaluation of the cumulative environmental impact of stormwater from existing and planned development; 3. a determination of the effectiveness of existing stormwater management works at reducing the negative impacts of stormwater on the environment, including consideration of the potential impacts of climate change on the effectiveness of the works; 4. an examination of any stormwater retrofit opportunities that have already been identified by the municipality or the LSRCA for areas where stormwater is uncontrolled or inadequately controlled; 5. the identification of additional stormwater management retrofit opportunities or improvements to existing stormwater management works that could improve the level of treatment within a particular settlement area; 6. a description of existing or planned programs for regular maintenance of stormwater management works; 7. an identification of the recommended approaches for stormwater management in each settlement area; and 8. an implementation plan for the recommended approaches.Within five years of the Plan coming into effecthigh
#Q006treatmenttreatmentrecommendedStormwater Retrofit Implementation Encouragementother4.6-SA: Municipalities are encouraged to implement a stormwater retrofit prior to the completion of a stormwater management master plan if a stormwater retrofit opportunity has been identified as a priority for a settlement area and is determined to be economically feasible.If retrofit is a priority and economically feasiblehigh
#Q007administrativeoperationalmandatoryIncorporation of Stormwater Runoff Policies in Official Plansother4.7-DP: Municipalities shall incorporate into their official plans policies related to reducing stormwater runoff volume and pollutant loadings from major development and existing settlement areas including policies that: 1. encourage implementation of a hierarchy of source, lot-level, conveyance and end-of-pipe controls; 2. encourage the implementation of innovative stormwater management measures; 3. allow for flexibility in development standards to incorporate alternative community design and stormwater techniques, such as those related to site plan design, lot grading, ditches and curbing, road widths, road and driveway surfaces, and the use of open space as temporary detention ponds; 4. support implementation of programs to identify areas where source control or elimination of cross connections may be necessary to reduce pathogens or contaminants; and 5. support implementation of source control programs, which are targeted to existing areas that lack adequate stormwater controls.high
#Q008designtreatmentmandatoryStormwater Management Plan for Major Development Applicationsother4.8-DP: An application for major development shall be accompanied by a stormwater management plan that demonstrates: 1. consistency with stormwater management master plans prepared under policy 4.5, when completed; 2. consistency with subwatershed evaluations prepared under policy 8.3 and water budgets prepared under policy 5.2, when completed; 3. an integrated treatment train approach will be used to minimize stormwater management flows and reliance on end-of-pipe controls through measures including source controls, lot-level controls and conveyance techniques, such as grass swales; 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.Upon application for major developmenthigh
#Q009designtreatmentmandatoryDesign Standards for New Stormwater Management Worksother4.9-DP: 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. This policy does not apply if the works are intended to serve an infill development or a redevelopment within a settlement area, it is not feasible to comply with the specified design standard, and the person seeking to establish the works demonstrates that the works incorporate the most effective measures in the circumstances to control the quality and quantity of stormwater related to the development or redevelopment.Except for infill/redevelopment where compliance is not feasiblehigh
#Q010operationaloperationalmandatoryPeriodic Inspection and Maintenance of Stormwater Management Worksother4.10-DP: 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.high
#Q011monitoringreportingmandatoryMonitoring of New Priority Stormwater Management Worksother4.11-DP: 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.high
#Q012administrativeunknownmandatoryReview of Approvals for Existing Priority Stormwater Management Worksother4.12-SA: The MOE will review the approvals issued under section 53 of the Ontario Water Resources Act in respect of existing priority stormwater management works within the Lake Simcoe watershed. If a review of an approval for an existing priority stormwater management works determines that the conditions in the approval are inadequate, having regard to the objectives of the Plan, including the conditions related to inspection, maintenance and monitoring, the approval will be referred to the Director for the purpose of determining whether an amendment to the approval is necessary to assist in meeting the objectives of the Plan.high
#Q013administrativeoperationalmandatoryDevelopment of Regulation for On-site Sewage System Maintenance Re-inspectionswastewater4.13-SA: Within one year of the date the Plan comes into effect, the MMAH and the MOE will develop a proposal for a regulation under the Ontario Building Code Act, 1992, to designate the lands within 100 metres of the Lake Simcoe shoreline, other lakes, and any permanent stream of Lake Simcoe, as a prescribed area for required on-site sewage system maintenance re-inspections.Within one year of the Plan coming into effecthigh
#Q014administrativetreatmentmandatoryConsideration of New Standards for Small On-site Sewage Systemswastewater4.14-SA: The MMAH, in consultation with the MOE, municipalities, conservation authorities, health units and industry partners, will consider new standards, including those being developed by the Bureau de Normalisation du Québec for small on-site sewage systems that evaluate new treatment unit technologies with respect to the reduction of pathogens and nutrients. The MMAH will consider the appropriateness of an amendment to Ontario’s Building Code to incorporate the new standards.high
#Q015prohibitiontreatmentmandatoryProhibition of New On-site or Subsurface Sewage Systems within 100 Metres of Water Bodieswastewater4.15-DP: Subject to other policies of the Plan, 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 for an on-site sewage system or subsurface sewage works that would serve an agricultural use, an agricultural-related use or a public open space; 2. a proposal for an on-site sewage system or subsurface sewage works that would replace or expand the capacity of an existing on-site sewage system or subsurface sewage works that will serve a use that would have been permitted by the applicable zoning by-law, as of the effective date of the Plan; or 3. a proposal for an on-site sewage system or subsurface sewage works that relates to a development proposal for only one dwelling, where the proposal would have been permitted by the applicable zoning by-law, as of the effective date of the Plan.Unless serving agricultural use, public open space, replacing existing system, or single dwelling proposalhigh
#Q016administrativeunknownmandatoryStudy on Sources of Atmospheric Deposition Contributing Phosphorusother4.16-SA: Within two years of the date the Plan comes into effect, the MOE will complete a study that identifies the sources of atmospheric deposition contributing phosphorus to the Lake Simcoe watershed.Within two years of the Plan coming into effecthigh
#Q017administrativeoperationalmandatoryReview and Evaluation of Measures to Reduce Water Quality Impairment from Constructionother4.17-SA: Within three years of the date the Plan comes into effect, the MOE will: 1. review measures, including regulatory controls and best management practices, to reduce water quality impairment, including the contribution of phosphorus loadings to the Lake Simcoe watershed from construction activities; 2. evaluate the effectiveness of the measures; and 3. identify preferred measures based on the review and the study referred to in policy 4.17, including the types of policies that could be included in the Plan.Within three years of the Plan coming into effecthigh
#Q018administrativeunknownmandatoryDetermination of Need for Additional Standards in Mineral Aggregate Activitiesother4.18-SA: Within three years of the date the Plan comes into effect, the MNR and the MOE, in consultation with the aggregate industry and key stakeholders, will determine the need for additional standards in the Aggregate Resources of Ontario-Provincial Standards for mineral resource aggregate activities within the Lake Simcoe watershed. The determination will be based on the findings of the study identified in policy 4.17 and the MNR's review of the Aggregates Resources of Ontario-Provincial Standards.Within three years of the Plan coming into effecthigh
#Q019operationaloperationalrecommendedAdoption of Best Management Practices by Mineral Aggregate Industryother4.19-SA: The mineral aggregate resources industry is encouraged to adopt best management practices as a proactive measure to reduce potential contribution of phosphorus loadings to the Lake Simcoe watershed.high
#Q020administrativeoperationalmandatoryIncorporation of Environmental Measures in Subdivision and Site Plan Agreementsother4.20-DP: 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 to carry out development activity; 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 during construction; 5. seed exposed soils once construction is complete and seasonal conditions permit; and 6. ensure erosion and sediment controls are implemented effectively.high
#Q021operationaloperationalmandatoryIncorporation of Environmental Measures in Site Alterationother4.21-HR: Site alteration in the Lake Simcoe watershed shall be undertaken in a manner that incorporates the measures set out in policy 4.20.high
#Q022monitoringunknownmandatoryEnhanced Scientific Water Quality Monitoring Programaquatic life, other4.22-M The MOE, in partnership with the MNR and the LSRCA, shall develop and implement an enhanced scientific water quality monitoring program that builds upon the monitoring program implemented through the LSEMS. This monitoring program shall be based on an adaptive management approach, and may be altered from time to time to respond to changing environmental conditions and management needs. At a minimum this monitoring program shall include: 1. routine monitoring of the water quality of Lake Simcoe and its tributaries; 2. monitoring of water quality parameters that affect the health of the Lake Simcoe ecosystem, for example, nutrients, pathogens, chlorides, sediments, heavy metals and organic chemicals; 3. monitoring of biological indicators linked to water quality; and 4. performance monitoring and reporting that evaluates the effectiveness of protection measures specified in this Plan that are designed to improve water quality.high
#Q023administrativeunknownmandatoryPromotion of Scientific Research Projectsother4.23-SA: The MOE, MNR and MAFRA, in collaboration with the LSRCA and other partners, will promote, conduct and support scientific research projects. These projects will build on existing research and monitoring programs, identify emerging issues and support the overall adaptive management approach of the Plan. Initial research will focus on one or more of the following: 1. monitoring nutrients, including on-going validation of the phosphorus loading goal; 2. tracking sources of pollutants, such as pathogens that are a cause of beach closures, and assessing other contaminants such as chlorides; 3. enhancing existing lake water quality models that relate total phosphorus loads to dissolved oxygen and considering new models used in other aquatic ecosystems, as well as those that assess the impacts associated with invasive species, climate change, and other emerging issues; 4. stormwater management, including effectiveness of stormwater management design and techniques, innovative technologies, integrated treatment train approach; and 5. impact of organic chemicals and emerging compounds, such as personal care products, pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptors in Lake Simcoe.high
#Q024administrativetreatmentmandatoryDevelopment of Phosphorus Reduction Strategyother4.24-SA: Within one year of the date the Plan comes into effect, the MOE, in collaboration with other Provincial ministries, the First Nations and Métis communities, the LSRCA and municipalities will develop a Phosphorus Reduction Strategy for the Lake Simcoe watershed for the purpose of reducing phosphorus loadings to achieve the target of dissolved oxygen of 7 mg/L. The Strategy will be designed to accommodate the implementation of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, where relevant. The components of the Phosphorus Reduction Strategy will include: 1. the development of subwatershed phosphorus loading targets; 2. if determined to be necessary, the development of phosphorus loading targets for specific areas of Lake Simcoe, including individual targets for Kempenfelt Bay, Cook’s Bay, and the main basin; 3. an assessment of sources or sectors that contribute phosphorus loadings to the watershed, including: 1. sewage treatment plants, 2. tributary sources, 3. subsurface sewage systems, 4. stormwater runoff, and 5. sources of atmospheric deposition; 4. an identification of practical and effective actions that should be taken to address each source or sector assessed under sub-paragraph c; 5. the proposal of a long-term total phosphorus loading cap for each sewage treatment plant in the Lake Simcoe watershed. These long-term phosphorus loading caps will be integrated and consistent with phosphorus loading goal established in the Plan and targets referred to under sub-paragraph a. and b., and will consider the following: 1. detailed evaluations of treatment efficiency, flow capacity and economic feasibility in achieving various effluent limits, 2. flow capacity needed to accommodate the population and employment growth allocated to the areas serviced by a sewage treatment plant, 3. minimum standards for phosphorus removal, and 4. timelines required for achieving compliance with the new loading caps. 6. an examination of how effluent re-use opportunities in the Lake Simcoe watershed may contribute to reducing phosphorus loadings to achieve the dissolved oxygen target of 7 mg/L.Within one year of the Plan coming into effecthigh
#Q025administrativeunknownmandatoryFeasibility Study for Water Quality Tradingother4.25-SA: Within one year of the date the Plan comes into effect the MOE will conduct a feasibility study for Water Quality Trading pursuant to subsection 75, (1.8), of the Ontario Water Resources Act.Within one year of the Plan coming into effecthigh
#Q026administrativeoperationalmandatoryPlan to Promote Low-phosphate or Phosphate-free Productsother4.26-SA: Within one year of the date of the Plan comes into effect, the MOE, in consultation with municipalities will develop and implement a plan to promote the use of low-phosphate or phosphate-free products within the Lake Simcoe watershed.Within one year of the Plan coming into effecthigh
#Q027administrativeoperationalmandatoryDevelopment of In-stream Flow Targets for Water Quantity Stressed Subwatershedsaquatic life, other5.1-SA: The MOE and the MNR will develop in-stream flow targets for water quantity stressed subwatersheds in collaboration with LSRCA. This includes the development of targets for in-stream flow regimes and water extraction limits for the Maskinonge River subwatershed within two years of the date the Plan comes into effect. The targets will build on watershed information and assessments developed through Drinking Water Source Water Protection Program (Clean Water Act, 2006) and will consider the potential impacts of climate change and will be used to inform future strategies related to water taking. These strategies may lead to policies that: 1. require the development of targets for all other subwatersheds, and set out how much water can be allocated among users in a subwatershed, including setting aside an allocation to support the natural functions of the ecosystem; 2. specify requirements on the Directors when issuing or amending Permits To Take Water in that subwatershed; or 3. address climate change adaptation for water taking in the watershed.high
#Q028administrativeunknownmandatoryCompletion of Tier 2 Water Budgetsother5.2-SA: The LSRCA, in partnership with municipalities, will complete Tier 2 water budgets for all subwatersheds that have not been completed in the assessment report required under the Clean Water Act, 2006 for the Lake Simcoe and Couchiching/Black River Source Protection Area. Priority should be given to all stressed subwatersheds identified in Policy 5.1, where Tier 2 water budgets have not been completed under the Clean Water Act, 2006. The water budgets may be used to inform: 1. municipal water conservation and efficiency plans, including those prepared under Policy 5.3 and municipal decisions concerning growth and development; 2. water-taking strategies prepared under Policy 5.1 and decisions made by the Director concerning Permits To Take Water; 3. the identification of significant groundwater recharge areas identified in Policy 6.36-DP of this Plan; or 4. policies that would be included in future amendments to the Plan.high
#Q029administrativeoperationalmandatoryPreparation and Implementation of Municipal Water Conservation and Efficiency Plansdrinking water, other5.3-SA: 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, that has regard to the recommended standards and practices for the municipal sector including those recommended by the Ontario Water Works Association. A water conservation and efficiency plan will, at a minimum: 1. establish targets for water conservation and/or efficiency with timeframes for achieving these targets; 2. identify and evaluate: 1. water conservation measures such as improved management practices, the use of flow-restricting devices and other hardware, water reuse and recycling, and practices and technologies associated with water reuse and recycling, 2. water conservation incentives such as full-cost pricing, and 3. methods for promoting water conservation measures and water conservation incentives, including public education and awareness programs for rural residents not served by a municipal water supply system; 3. analyze the costs and benefits of the measures described in clause (a); 4. require the use of specified water conservation measures and incentives; 5. contain an implementation plan for those specified measures and incentives that reconciles the demand for water with the water supply; 6. provide for monitoring and reporting of the effectiveness of the conservation plan and achievement of water conservation and/or efficiency targets; and 7. consider the potential impacts of climate change.Within five years of the Plan coming into effecthigh
#Q030administrativeoperationalmandatoryEncouragement of Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiencyagricultural water5.4-SA: The MAFRA, in cooperation with key stakeholders, will assist and encourage water conservation and efficiency efforts in the agricultural community through stewardship programs aimed at promoting the adoption of best management practices. Specific opportunities may include: 1. education and outreach under the Environmental Farm Plan other Lake Simcoe watershed-focused programs, and related cost-share support to implement agricultural water conservation and efficiency best management practices; or 2. in stressed subwatersheds, where adoption of individual best management practices through the Environmental Farm Plan does not address agricultural water supply challenges, investigation of a strategic approach to water supply planning to identify communal infrastructure, other stewardship programs, or cost-share and partnership opportunities, as appropriate.high
#Q031administrativeoperationalmandatoryEncouragement of Water Conservation in Other Water Use Sectorsrecreational water, other5.5-SA: The MOE will work with other water use sectors, such as the major recreational use sector and other commercial and industrial sectors, in the Lake Simcoe watershed to encourage the development and implementation of water conservation and efficient use practices for their sector.high
#Q032administrativeoperationalmandatoryRecreation Water Use Plan for Major Recreational Usesrecreational water5.6-DP: 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 or both are kept to a minimum; 2. grassed, watered and manicured areas are limited to sports fields surfaces, golf fairways, tees and greens, and landscaped areas around buildings and structures; grass mixtures that require minimal watering and upkeep will be used for sports fields and golf fairways where applicable; 3. crossings of intermittent and permanent streams are kept to a minimum; 4. water-conserving technologies (such as low-flow toilets and shower heads) are used in clubhouses and restaurants where applicable; 5. water-conserving technologies (such as timed irrigation systems designed to reduce evaporation losses, and recycling of water from under greens) are used in the irrigation and watering of sports field surfaces, golf fairways, tees and greens, and landscaped areas around buildings and structures, where applicable; 6. other water conservation technologies (such as rainwater harvesting or reuse of stormwater) will be used to reduce water use; and 7. stormwater treatment facilities are used to capture and treat runoff from areas with impervious surfaces.Upon application to establish or expand a major recreational usehigh
#Q033administrativeunknownmandatoryCarry Outdoors Cardrecreational water5.(1) A person who is required to hold an outdoors card in order to obtain a licence to engage in sport fishing shall carry the outdoors card on his or her person at all times while sport fishing, regardless of whether the sport fishing licence is listed on the card.When sport fishing using an outdoors cardhigh
#Q034reportingunknownmandatoryProduce Outdoors Cardrecreational water5.(3) On request of a conservation officer, a person who holds an outdoors card shall produce it and show it to the officer.On request of a conservation officerhigh
#Q035reportingreportingmandatoryNotification of Information Changerecreational water, other6.(1) The holder of an outdoors card shall notify the Minister of any change in name, address, contact information or residency no later than 10 days after the change occurs.Within 10 days of the changehigh
#Q036prohibitionunknownmandatoryOutdoors Card Possession Limitrecreational water, other7. (1) A person shall not apply for or possess more than one outdoors card if they have different card numbers.high
#Q037operationalunknownmandatoryDocument Legibility Requirementrecreational water, other18.6 The holder of a sport fishing licence shall ensure that the following documents remain intact and legible: 1. Every component of the licence, including any document that is deemed to be a sport fishing licence under this Part. 2. Every document that the holder of the sport fishing licence is required to carry on his or her person while fishing under this Regulation.high
#Q038administrativetreatmentmandatoryAquaculture Escape Prevention Descriptionaquatic life19. (2) An applicant for an aquaculture licence shall, on request, provide with the application a description acceptable to the Minister of the measures that the applicant intends to put in place or has put in place to prevent fish from escaping from any location for which the licence is being considered.On request of the Minister during applicationhigh
#Q039reportinghealthmandatoryAquaculture Disease Reportingaquatic life22.(1) The holder of an aquaculture licence shall immediately report to the Minister the discovery in fish of any of the disease organisms listed in Schedule C or of any other disease organism of which the Minister has notified the holder.Immediately upon discoveryhigh
#Q040reportingreportingmandatoryBait Management Zone Receipt Requirementrecreational water30.3 (1) (b) (ii) [the person] is able to produce immediately on request by a conservation officer a legible receipt which lists the business name, where applicable, and licence number of the licence holder from whom the bait was obtained, the location and date it was obtained from the licence holder, and the quantity of baitfish or leeches obtained;On request by a conservation officer within a bait management zonehigh
#Q041reportingreportingmandatoryCommercial Fishing Daily Returnsother31.1 (3) The holder of a commercial fishing licence shall, if requested by a fishery officer, prepare a daily return of the fish taken but not yet landed on each day, and submit the return to the officer or to a place designated by the officer.Upon request of a fishery officerhigh
#Q042administrativeunknownmandatoryIce Fishing Hut Identificationrecreational water37. (3) A person shall not place or occupy, for the purpose of fishing, an ice fishing hut on the ice of any of the waters described in section 38 unless one of the following numbers is displayed on the outside of the ice fishing hut in numerals at least two and one-half inches high: 1. For ice fishing huts on Lake Nipissing belonging to a tourist operator, the number assigned to the ice fishing hut on the licence issued to the tourist operator under subsection (2). 2. For all other ice fishing huts, the number assigned by the Minister to the owner of the ice fishing hut.high

P Quantitative Requirements (52)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#P001chemicaltreatmentguidelineDissolved oxygenaquatic lifetreatment_goal7 mg/Ltarget for dissolved oxygen of 7 mg/L in the lakelong-term goalhigh
#P002chemicaltreatmentguidelinePhosphorus loadingsaquatic lifetreatment_goal44 tonnes per yearReduce phosphorus loadings to achieve a target for dissolved oxygen (long-term goal currently estimated at 44 tonnes per year)long-term goalhigh
#P003operationaloperationalmandatoryOn-site sewage system re-inspection areawastewaterrequirement<= 100 metresdesignate the lands within 100 metres of the Lake Simcoe shoreline, other lakes, and any permanent stream of Lake Simcoe, as a prescribed area for required on-site sewage system maintenance re-inspectionsWithin one year of the date the Plan comes into effecthigh
#P004designoperationalmandatoryNew on-site sewage system setbackwastewaterrequirement>= 100 metresa 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 streamSubject to other policies of the Plan, exceptions apply for agricultural use, replacement, or single dwelling permitted by zoning by-lawhigh
#P005operationaloperationalmandatoryVegetation removal timeframeotherrequirement<= 30 daysremoval of vegetation shall not occur more than 30 days prior to grading or constructionMunicipalities shall ensure that these measures are incorporated into subdivision agreements and site plan agreementshigh
#P006operationaloperationalmandatoryExcavation threshold for advanced explorationotherrequirement> 1000 tonnesWork prescribed for the purposes of the definition of advanced explorationExcavation of materialhigh
#P007operationaloperationalmandatorySurface stripping area threshold for advanced explorationotherrequirement> 10000 square metresSurface stripping on mining lands triggering advanced exploration definitionStandard conditions (not within 100m of water)high
#P008operationaloperationalmandatorySurface stripping volume threshold for advanced explorationotherrequirement> 10000 cubic metresSurface stripping on mining lands triggering advanced exploration definitionStandard conditions (not within 100m of water)high
#P009operationaloperationalmandatoryMinimum separation distance for surface stripping areasotherrequirement>= 500 metresDistance required between separate areas to avoid advanced exploration classificationEdges of each area must be separatedhigh
#P010operationaloperationalmandatorySurface stripping area threshold (near water)otherrequirement> 2500 square metresReduced threshold for surface stripping triggering advanced exploration near waterIf carried out within 100 metres of a body of waterhigh
#P011operationaloperationalmandatorySurface stripping volume threshold (near water)otherrequirement> 2500 cubic metresReduced threshold for surface stripping triggering advanced exploration near waterIf carried out within 100 metres of a body of waterhigh
#P012operationaloperationalmandatoryProximity to body of water for stripping thresholdotherrequirement<= 100 metresDistance from body of water within which lower stripping thresholds applyhigh
#P013operationaloperationalmandatoryExperience requirement for qualified personotherrequirement>= 5 yearsExperience required for individual holding a university degree in science or engineering to be a qualified personRelevant experience in respect of subject matterhigh
#P014operationaloperationalmandatoryFinancial assurance for temporary suspensionotherrequirement25 per centPercentage of financial assurance required when placing a project into temporary suspension if complying with a corporate financial testProvided in installments on anniversarieshigh
#P015operationaloperationalmandatoryInspection frequency for inactive sitesotherrequirement6 monthsFrequency with which the proponent shall inspect the site to ensure protective measures are in placeApplies when project is in a state of inactivityhigh
#P016operationalreportingmandatoryPublic notice session lead timeotherrequirement>= 7 daysPublic notice shall be given before holding the public information sessionPrior to sessionhigh
#P017designreportingmandatoryMap minimum sizeotherrequirement>= 7 centimetres per sideThe map must be a minimum dimension per sideIncluded in public noticehigh
#P018designreportingmandatoryMap radius rangeotherrequirement3 to 5 kilometresThe map must show a minimum and maximum radius around the siteIncluded in public noticehigh
#P019operationalreportingmandatoryPublic session feedback submissionotherrequirement<= 15 daysProponent shall provide names and comments to the Minister after the sessionFollowing public information sessionhigh
#P020operationaloperationalmandatorySenior debt instrument termotherrequirement>= 5 yearsDebt rating on a proponent's most senior debt instrument for credit rating definitionIn the absence of a corporate credit ratinghigh
#P021operationaloperationalmandatoryOwnership share of mined materialotherrequirement>= 2/3 fractionProportion of mined material supplied to processing facility from mines with ownership interestFor life of mine calculation for processing or tailings projectshigh
#P022operationaloperationalmandatoryOntario share of mined materialotherrequirement>= 1/3 fractionProportion of mined material supplied to processing facility from Ontario minesFor life of mine calculation for processing or tailings projectshigh
#P023operationalreportingmandatoryCredit rating downgrade noticeotherrequirement<= 7 daysInform the Minister in writing if a rating service downgrades credit ratingProponents complying with corporate financial testhigh
#P024operationaloperationalmandatoryLife of mine threshold for financial testotherrequirement>= 4 yearsMinimum length of the first half of the life of a mine to comply with corporate financial testApplies to compliance for first half of life of minehigh
#P025operationaloperationalmandatoryPhased financial assurance submissionotherrequirement>= 45 daysFinancial assurance for subsequent phases must be received before the start of activityPrior to start of any activity in the phasehigh
#P026operationalreportingmandatoryCrown intervention noticeotherrequirement>= 15 daysNotice lead time before Crown enters lands to rehabilitate a mine hazardPrior to entryhigh
#P027operationalreportingmandatoryProject status update timeframeotherrequirement> 1 yearRequirement to submit a further Notice of Project Status if work starts lateIf advanced exploration or mine production begins more than one year after the specified datehigh
#P028operationaloperationalmandatoryFinancial assurance delivery post-downgradeotherrequirement<= 30 daysProponent must provide the Minister with financial assurance in the identified form and amountFollowing a credit rating downgrade that disqualifies the proponent from the corporate testhigh
#P029operationalreportingmandatoryOre production statement submissionotherrequirement<= 60 daysProponent must provide a statement of ore produced or processed during the previous fiscal yearFor proponents complying with the first half of life of mine corporate financial testhigh
#P030operationalreportingmandatoryDispute resolution recommendation deadlineotherrequirement<= 30 daysDesignated body shall provide a report setting out recommendations to the MinisterAfter having received the referral of a dispute regarding Aboriginal consultationhigh
#P031operationaloperationalmandatoryReturn of previous financial assuranceotherrequirement<= 30 daysMinister shall return previously-provided financial assurance to the proponentAfter approving a change in the form of financial assurance to compliance with a corporate financial testhigh
#P032operationalreportingmandatoryFinancial status change notificationotherrequirement<= 30 daysProponent must inform the Minister if a matter arises that may materially affect status in relation to financial assurance or the life of a mine.For proponents complying with the corporate financial testhigh
#P033operationalreportingmandatoryTransition notice windowotherrequirement<= 3 monthsNotice of Material Change for the amendment must be submitted within this timeframe after the transition date to qualify for certificate exemption.Applicable to amendments of filed closure plans during transitionhigh
#P034operationalreportingmandatoryTransition amendment deadlineotherrequirement2 yearsThe amendment must be submitted no later than the second anniversary of the transition date.Applicable to amendments of filed closure plans during transitionhigh
#P035operationalreportingmandatoryTransition NPS windowotherrequirement<= 3 monthsNotice of Project Status for the closure plan must be submitted within this timeframe after the transition date to qualify for certificate exemption.Applicable to projects with no filed closure plan at transitionhigh
#P036operationalreportingmandatoryTransition closure plan deadlineotherrequirement2 yearsThe closure plan must be submitted no later than the second anniversary of the transition date.Applicable to projects with no filed closure plan at transitionhigh
#P037operationalreportingmandatoryCredit rating downgrade notice (Test 2)otherrequirement<= 7 daysProponent must inform the Minister in writing if a rating service downgrades the credit rating.For proponents complying with the corporate financial test for the first half of the life of the minehigh
#P038operationalreportingmandatoryFinancial status change notification (Test 2)otherrequirement<= 30 daysProponent must inform the Minister if a matter arises that may materially affect status in relation to financial assurance or the life of a mine.For proponents complying with the corporate financial test for the first half of the life of the minehigh
#P039operationaloperationalmandatoryInitial financial assurance installment for temporary suspensionotherrequirement<= 30 daysRequirement to provide the first installment of the 25 per cent financial assurance.Following the submission of the Notice of Project Status indicating temporary suspensionhigh
#P040operationaloperationalmandatorySubsequent financial assurance installments for temporary suspensionotherrequirement1, 2, and 3 yearsDeadline for the second, third, and fourth installments of the financial assurance for projects in temporary suspension.On the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of submission of the Notice of Project Statushigh
#P041physicaloperationalmandatoryStandard barrel volumeotherrequirement35 standard Canadian gallonsDefinition of a barrel for waste measurementAs defined by the Weights and Measures Act (Canada)high
#P042operationalreportingmandatoryMonthly report deadlineotherrequirement15 day of monthOperator must report preceding month's operations to the DirectorOn or before the 15th day of each monthhigh
#P043operationalreportingmandatoryAnnual report deadlineotherrequirement15 FebruaryOperator must report summary of preceding year's operations to the DirectorOn or before the 15th day of February in each yearhigh
#P044operationaloperationalmandatoryBrine disposal fee tier 1otherrequirement0.25 "cents per barrel"Cumulative total of brine up to 25 million barrelsUp to and including 25 million barrelshigh
#P045operationaloperationalmandatoryBrine disposal fee tier 2otherrequirement0.125 "cents per barrel"Cumulative total of brine between 25 and 50 million barrelsMore than 25 million and up to 50 million barrelshigh
#P046operationaloperationalmandatoryBrine disposal fee tier 3otherrequirement0.05 "cents per barrel"Cumulative total of brine between 50 and 100 million barrelsMore than 50 million and up to 100 million barrelshigh
#P047operationaloperationalmandatoryBrine disposal fee tier 4otherrequirement0.02 "cents per barrel"Cumulative total of brine between 100 and 200 million barrelsMore than 100 million and up to 200 million barrelshigh
#P048operationaloperationalmandatoryBrine disposal fee tier 5otherrequirement0.01 "cents per barrel"Cumulative total of brine over 200 million barrelsMore than 200 million barrelshigh
#P049operationaloperationalmandatoryOther waste disposal fee tier 1otherrequirement20 "cents per barrel"Cumulative total of non-brine waste up to 100 thousand barrelsUp to and including 100 thousand barrelshigh
#P050operationaloperationalmandatoryOther waste disposal fee tier 2otherrequirement10 "cents per barrel"Cumulative total of non-brine waste between 100 and 500 thousand barrelsMore than 100 thousand and up to 500 thousand barrelshigh
#P051operationaloperationalmandatoryOther waste disposal fee tier 3otherrequirement5 "cents per barrel"Cumulative total of non-brine waste over 500 thousand barrelsMore than 500 thousand barrelshigh
#P052operationalhealthmandatorySt. Clair River disposal exclusion zoneotherrequirement5 milesProhibition of brine discharge into lost circulation zone in Detroit River Group near St. Clair RiverWithin five miles of the St. Clair Riverhigh

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