Draft Source Protection Plan
What is a source protection plan?
A source protection plan is a document prepared under the Ontario Clean Water Act to direct local efforts to keep our source water clean and plentiful. It includes 
policies that address the drinking water threats that were identified in our Assessment Report.
The type of content that may be included in a source protection plan is set out in Ontario Regulation 287/07 under the Clean Water Act.
Source protection plans will be implemented by many organizations and individuals, including municipalities, the provincial government, businesses, and others. More information on source protection plans is available from the provincial website by clicking here.
Background
The Cataraqui Source Protection Committee (SP Committee) has developed a draft source protection plan for the 12 municipal drinking water systems in the Cataraqui Source Protection Area, as well as for vulnerable groundwater areas throughout the region. This plan, which must be completed by August 2012 and be approved by the Ontario Minister of the Environment.
The SP Committee has developed policies that it believes are appropriate and effective to address the identified threats to local source water, and that are economical for communities that will be implementing them. A range of approaches have been used to address these threats including improving public programs, requiring new approvals and updating municipal planning documents.
The Cataraqui Source Protection Plan addresses drinking water quality threats. This is because our technical work did not identify significant water quantity problems at any of the municipal drinking water systems. Significant drinking water threats exist or have the potential to exist in these six vulnerable areas:
- Brockville Intake Protection Zone
- James W. King Intake Protection Zone (Gananoque)
- Sydenham Intake Protection Zone
- Cana Wellhead Protection Area (Kingston Mills)
- Lansdowne Wellhead Protection Area
- Miller Manor Apartments Wellhead Protection Area.
The Cataraqui Source Protection Plan also addresses moderate and low drinking water threats that were identified in our Assessment Report including those that were identified in:
- intake protection zones around municipal drinking water intakes
- wellhead protection areas around municipal wells
- highly vulnerable aquifers and significant groundwater recharge areas.
Under the Clean Water Act the SP Committee is required to address all activities that are existing significant drinking water threats, or that would be significant drinking water threats if the activities were to occur in the future.
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has specified what activities would be significant drinking water threats.
The Assessment Report: Cataraqui Source Protection Area (June 2011) has identified relatively few existing significant threats around the municipal supplies in our area. This means that the emphasis for our source protection plan will be preventing new risks from arising in the future.
Explanatory Document
A companion explanatory document has been prepared to accompany the draft plan. Among other items, it sets out the Source Protection Committee's reasons for the draft policies that have been prepared for consultation.
The explanatory document has been organized to match the order of the chapters in the draft plan. Numbers have been assigned to each policy (e.g. 4.2.1-NB) for ease of cross-referencing between the Source Protection Plan and the rationale for the policies.
Ontario Regulation 287/07 sets out the content requirements for an explanatory document.
Public consultation and participation
Throughout the source protection plan process there have been opportunities for public consultation and participation.
From January to June 2011, the Cataraqui Source Protection Committee hosted 12 community roundtables to discuss local drinking water threats and to develop policy ideas for the source protection plan.
Following the roundtables we developed policy ideas for each of our vulnerable areas. These were shared with our roundtable participants, municipalities, provincial and federal government agencies and the public.
The draft source protection plan is now available to review. Links to the document are posted below.
We are hosting public open houses in March 2012 to get feedback and comments on our source protection plan. Please visit our Official Notices page for more details (coming soon).
Comments on the draft source protection plan can be submitted by April 12, 2012 to:
Cataraqui Source Protection Committee
c/o
Rob McRae, MCIP, RPP
Project Manager, Source Water Protection
Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
1641 Perth Road, P.O. Box 160 Glenburnie ON K0H 1S0
robmcrae@cataraquiregion.on.ca
Draft Source Protection Plan Chapters - coming soon
Because of the size of this document, it is posted in pieces. Each chapter is posted separately and each of the maps and appendices are posted separately.
Click on the links below to view the Draft Source Protection Plan. Each of the links connects to a PDF document.
For a summary of the Plan click here to go to our summary page (coming soon).
To view the Draft Source Protection Plan summary in French click here (coming soon).
Preface Materials - Acknowledgements, List of Tables, List of Figures, List of Schedules, List of Appendices, List of Acronyms, Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
- 1.1 Plan Objectives
- 1.2 How to Read this Plan
- 1.3 End Users of the Source Protection Plan
Chapter 2 Introduction
- 2.1 Drinking Water Source Protection in Ontario
- 2.2 The Local Planning Process
- 2.3 Cataraqui Source Protection Area
- 2.4 Scope and Purpose of the Source Protection Plan
- 2.5 Development of the Source Protection Plan
- 2.6 Matters Shared with Neighbouring Jurisdictions
Chapter 3 Implementation
- 3.1 General Responsibilities
- 3.2 Legal Effect of Policies
- 3.3 Timeline for Implementation
- 3.4 Annual Reporting to the Ministry of the Environment
- 3.5 Review and Amendment
Chapter 4 Policies for all Vulnerable Areas
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Municipal Implementation
- 4.3 Provincial Implementation
- 4.4 Other Agency Implementation
Chapter 5 Policies for Regional Areas of Sensitive Groundwater
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 Municipal Implementation
- 5.3 Provincial Implementation
- 5.4 Other Agency Implementation
Chapter 6 Policies for Wellhead Protection Areas
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Cana Wellhead Protection Area: Municipal Implementation
- 6.3 Lansdowne Wellhead Protection Area: Municipal Implementation
- 6.4 Miller Manor Wellhead Protection Area: Municipal Implementation
- 6.5 Provincial Implementation
- 6.6 Other Agency Implementation
Chapter 7 Policies for Surface Water Intake Protection Zones
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Sydenham Intake Protection Zone: Municipal Implementation
- 7.3 Brockville Intake Protection Zone: Municipal Implementation
- 7.4 James W. King (Gananoque) Intake Protection Zone: Municipal Implementation
- 7.5 Point Pleasant and Kingston Central Intake Protection Zones: Municipal Implementation
- 7.6 Fairfield (Amherstview) Intake Protection Zone: Municipal Implementation
- 7.7 Bath Intake Protection Zone: Municipal Implementation
- 7.8 Sandhurst Shores and A.L. Dafoe (Greater Napanee) Intake Protection Zones: Municipal Implementation
- 7.9 Provincial Implementation
- 7.10 Other Agency Implementation
References and Glossary of Terms
Schedules (Maps)
- A - Regional Areas of Sensitive Groundwater
- B - Cana Wellhead Protection Area
- C - Lansdowne Wellhead Protection Area
- D - Miller Manore Wellhead Protection Area
- E - Sydenham Intake Protection Zone
- F - Brockville Intake Protection Zone
- G - James W. King (Gananoque) Intake Protection Zone
- H - Point Pleasant and Kingston Central Intake Protection Zones
- I - Fairfield (Amherstview) Intake Protection Zone
- J - Bath Intake Protection Zone
- K - Sandhurst Shores and A.L. Dafoe (Greater Napanee) Intake Protection Zones
Appendices
- A - Summary of Consultation
- B - Applicable Legal Provision of Policies
- C - Summary of Roles and Responsibilities
- D - Policy Reference Number Conversion Table
Volume 2 - Assessment Report: Cataraqui Source Protection Area - click here for a link to our Assessment Report page.
Explanatory Document for the Draft Source Protection Plan
To view a printed copy of the Source Protection Plan
Please visit the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority Administration Office at 1641 Perth Road, Glenburnie (Kingston) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
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Paper copies of the Draft Source Protection Plan are available to review at:
The CRCA Administration Office, 1641 Perth Road, Glenburnie (Kingston).
