| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Permit to Take Water (PTTW) Requirement | other | The Ontario Water Resources Act (Act) requires anyone who takes more than 50,000 litres of water in a day to obtain a Permit to take Water (PTTW) with some exceptions. | Applies to anyone who takes more than 50,000 litres of water in a day (with some exceptions). | high |
| #Q002 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Daily Water Taking Volume Reporting | other | Under the Act, the Water Taking and Transfer Regulation requires all holders of a PTTW to report the volume of water taken at each permitted source for each day of water taking. | Applies to all holders of a PTTW. | high |
| #Q003 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Daily Data Collection Requirement | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, recreational 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 permit holders other than related transferors | high |
| #Q004 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Data Measurement and Calculation | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, recreational water, other | The data collected under subsection (1) shall be measured by a flow meter or calculated using a method acceptable to a Director. | Applies to data collected under subsection 9(1) | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Data Submission | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, recreational 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 persons required to collect data under subsection 9(1) | high |
| #Q006 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Dewatering - Petroleum Hydrocarbon Sheen Prohibition | aquatic life, other | There is no visible petroleum hydrocarbon film or sheen present in the returned water. | Taking water by means of a pump for diverting water to create and maintain a dewatered work area | high |
| #Q007 | operational | operational | mandatory | Erosion and Sediment Control Maintenance | aquatic life, other | All erosion and sediment control measures referred to in paragraph 4 are used, operated and maintained in accordance with recommendations provided by the manufacturers of the control measures. | Taking water by means of a pump for diverting water to create and maintain a dewatered work area | high |
| #Q008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Control Measures Recovery and Disposal | aquatic life, other | All erosion and sediment control measures referred to in paragraph 4 and all materials collected or trapped by those measures are recovered and disposed of when the water is no longer being taken. | Taking water by means of a pump for diverting water to create and maintain a dewatered work area | high |
| #Q009 | operational | operational | mandatory | Water Taking and Return Flow Control | other | Measures are implemented to control the rate of the water taking and the flow rate of the returned water in order to ensure that water quantity and quality are not affected upstream or downstream of the work area. | Applicable when taking water by means of a pump for the purpose of diverting water to create and maintain a dewatered work area. | high |
| #Q010 | operational | operational | mandatory | Erosion and Sediment Control Usage | other | Erosion and sediment control measures are used for discharge of the water, including discharge related to the return of the water to the water body. | Applicable when taking water by means of a pump for the purpose of diverting water to create and maintain a dewatered work area. | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Director Considerations for Permits | 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, or whether to revoke, renew or amend a permit (subject to specific exclusions). | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Great Lakes Agreement Prior Notice Duty | other | Before a decision is made on the application, the Director shall ensure that the prior notice and opportunity to comment on the proposal is provided in accordance with Article 205 of the Agreement. | Applicable to applications for new or increased taking from the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin triggering Article 205 obligations. | high |
| #Q013 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory Municipal and Conservation Authority Notification | other | 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 to permit applications subject to exemptions in subsection 7(2). | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Information Notice for Sources Under Stress | other | Where the Director determines, having regard to all the information available to the Director, that one or more ground or surface sources of supply are under stress, in whole or in part, the Director shall post an information notice to that effect on the environmental registry pursuant to section 6 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, delineating the geographic area where the source or sources of supply are under stress and providing a summary of the information and analysis the Director relied on in making the determination. | When the Director determines source of supply is under stress | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Strategy Preparation and Consultation | other | In every case where the Director has published an information notice under subsection (5), the Director shall proceed to prepare and consult on the strategy mentioned in subsection (6). | Following publication of an information notice under subsection 4(5) | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Strategy Finalization and Consideration | other | After consulting on the strategy mentioned in subsection (6), the Director shall proceed to finalize the strategy and shall have regard to it to the extent that it is relevant when considering a matter to which this section applies. | After consulting on the strategy mentioned in subsection 4(6) | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Inclusion of Directed Terms and Conditions | 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. | When the Director directs a term or condition to a particular permit holder or related transferor | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Permit Issuance for Transfer Determination | 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. | After determining the amount of water currently deemed to be transferred | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Invalidity of Ownership Change Condition | 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 |
| #Q020 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Watershed Boundary Adjustment Requirement | other | If large scale mapping or information from an on-site field investigation establishes the location of all or part of the boundary of a Great Lakes watershed or a watershed of a connecting channel of a Great Lake with greater accuracy than the location shown in the data file referred to in subsection (1), the boundary of that watershed shall be adjusted accordingly. | When field investigation or mapping provides higher accuracy than ministry data files. | high |
| #Q021 | operational | operational | mandatory | Direct Water Return Requirement for Dewatering | other | The water taken from the water body is returned directly to the same water body. | Taking water by means of a pump for the purpose of diverting water to create and maintain a dewatered work area located in whole or in part in the water body for a project described in subsection (4). | high |
| #Q022 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Written Notification Before Supply | 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 of the system. | high |
| #Q023 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Written Permission Requirement | drinking water | An owner who proposes to supply water to users of a small drinking water system to which subsection (1) applies shall not do so without first obtaining permission in writing from the medical officer of health... | Before beginning to supply water to users. | high |
| #Q024 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Operator Designation | 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... | Mandatory for every owner of a small drinking water system. | high |
| #Q025 | operational | health | mandatory | General Maintenance Duties | drinking water | Every owner and every operator shall, (a) maintain the small drinking water system and its equipment in a safe and sanitary condition... | | high |
| #Q026 | 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. | Applies to all operators of the system. | high |
| #Q027 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Immediate Adverse Result Reporting | 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... immediately... | Upon receipt of adverse observation or test result. | high |
| #Q028 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Adverse Result Written Notice | drinking water | A person who is required to make a report under subsection (1) shall also give the medical officer of health... a written notice within 24 hours after the immediate report is given. | Follow-up to immediate report. | high |
| #Q029 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Five-Year Record 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... | Includes test reports and operational orders. | high |
| #Q030 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Treatment Equipment Operational Integrity | drinking water | The owner and operator... 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. 3. The water treatment equipment is operated in a manner that achieves the design capabilities. | When water is being supplied by the system. | high |
| #Q031 | treatment | health | 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... | Applies to systems using surface water sources. | high |
| #Q032 | monitoring | operational | 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. | Standard monitoring frequency. | high |
| #Q033 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Improper Disinfection | 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... shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Immediately restore the disinfection. 2. Immediately take all reasonable steps to notify all users... to use an alternate source... or to bring water to a rapid rolling boil... | Upon adverse observation of improper disinfection. | high |
| #Q034 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Resumption of Supply Requirements | drinking water | Every owner and every operator of a small drinking water system who intends to begin to supply water to the users of the system after any period of more than 60 days duration during which the system has not been supplying water to users shall ensure that, (a) a water sample is taken and tested for Escherichia coli and total coliforms; (b) they are in receipt of the results of the water sample tests; and (c) the medical officer of health... is notified in writing... | System has not supplied water for more than 60 days. | high |
| #Q035 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Licensed Laboratory Usage | drinking water | No owner or operator of a small drinking water system... 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... | Applies to all drinking water testing services. | high |
| #Q036 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Laboratory Identity Notification | drinking water | If a test of a water sample for a parameter is required by this Regulation, the operator and owner... shall ensure that written notice of the identity of the laboratory that will conduct the test is given to the medical officer of health... before the sample is tested... | Prior to testing samples at a laboratory. | high |
| #Q037 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Public Availability of Information | drinking water | The owner and operator of a small drinking water system shall ensure that the following information is available for inspection... 1. A copy of every test result... 2. A copy of every directive... 3. A copy of this Regulation. | Must be available during normal business hours. | high |
| #Q038 | design | health | mandatory | Well Protection Duty | 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. | Systems with wells providing untreated water. | high |
| #Q039 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Disinfection Equipment Fail-safe Requirement | drinking water | If primary disinfection equipment that does not use chlorination or chloramination is provided... the owner and operator of the system shall ensure that the disinfection equipment is designed and operated so that, (a) the disinfection equipment has a feature that ensures that no water is directed to users... in the event that the equipment malfunctions... or (b) the disinfection equipment has a feature that causes an alarm to sound immediately... | Primary disinfection not using chlorine. | high |
| #Q040 | operational | operational | mandatory | Continuous Monitoring Maintenance | drinking water | Where a small drinking water system uses continuous monitoring equipment... the owner and operator... shall ensure the following: 1. The continuous monitoring equipment is operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 2. The continuous monitoring equipment is properly maintained... 3. Maintenance records are created... and kept for five years... | Where continuous monitoring is used. | high |
| #Q041 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Simultaneous Chlorine Residual Testing | drinking water | Unless a public health inspector provides otherwise, where a water sample is required to be taken... and tested for a microbiological parameter, the owner and operator... shall ensure that another sample is taken at the same time from the same location and is tested immediately for [free or combined chlorine residual]. | When micro samples are required. | high |
| #Q042 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Sampling Record Details | drinking water | The owner and operator... shall ensure that, for every sample required by this Regulation, a record is made of the date and time the sample was taken, the location where the sample was taken, the name of the person who took the sample and the result of the drinking water test conducted on the sample. | Applies to all required samples (except continuous monitoring). | high |
| #Q043 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Turbidity | drinking water | If a report is required... in respect of turbidity, the owner and operator... shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Immediately check the... equipment... 2. ...immediately backwash the nearest filter... 3. ...resample and test. 4. If turbidity exceeds 1.0 NTU... notify users... notify MOH... follow manufacturer's recommendations... flush the distribution system... | Adverse turbidity test result. | high |
| #Q044 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Escherichia coli (E. coli) | drinking water | If a report is required... in respect of Escherichia coli (E. coli) or any pathogen the owner and operator... shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Immediately take all reasonable steps to notify all users... 2. Immediately resample and test. 3. ...immediately increase the chlorine dose and flush the distribution system... until Escherichia coli (E. coli) is not detected in any of the samples from two consecutive sets of samples taken 24 to 48 hours apart... | E. coli or pathogen detected. | high |
| #Q045 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Total Coliforms | drinking water | If a report is required... in respect of total coliforms, the owner and operator... shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Resample and test as soon as possible. 2. If... total coliforms are detected... increase the chlorine dose and flush the distribution system... until total coliforms are not detected in any of the samples from two consecutive sets of samples taken 24 to 48 hours apart... | Total coliforms detected. | high |