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Chances are that the world of source water protection contains terms and abbreviations that you may not be familiar with. The glossary below offers a description of some of the key terms for understanding source water protection in the CTC. What is the CTC?The CTC is a source protection region as described in O. Reg. 284/07 under the Clean Water Act. The CTC region gets its name from the first letter of each of its three source protection areas: Credit Valley, Toronto and Region, and Central Lake Ontario. The CTC Source Protection Region is one of 19 source protection regions in Ontario. What is a source protection authority?Source protection authority refers to the role that conservation authorities play in source water protection. Generally, where a conservation authority exists it becomes the source protection authority for the area, but they have additional Roles and Responsibilities as laid out in the Clean Water Act. O. Reg. 284/07 establishes source protection authorities across Ontario. What is a source protection region? What is a source protection area?Generally, source protection areas are based on the existing 36 conservation authority boundaries (however there are exceptions). For administrative efficiency, some source protection areas (SPAs) have been grouped together to form source protection regions. Source protection areas and regions have been defined in O. Reg. 284/07. The CTC source protection region is lead by the CTC Source Protection Committee, who's work it is to develop individual source protection plans for each of the CTC source protection areas. What is a lead source protection authority?O. Reg. 284/07 designates a lead source protection authority (SPA) for each source protection region. The lead SPA coordinates the efforts of all the source protection authorities within that region and takes on unique roles and responsibilities, some of which are outlined in the Clean Water Act and regulations and some of which are set out in an agreement between the source protection authorities in the region. The Act requires that there be an agreement between the source protection authorities in a region to govern the relationship between the lead and the other source protection authorities. In the CTC Source Protection Region, Toronto and Region plays the role of lead source protection authority. |
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| Submission of the TRSPA and CVSPA Assessment Reports |
The Toronto and Region Source Protection Authority (TRSPA) is pleased to anounce that on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, the Proposed Assessment Report: TRSPA was submitted to the Ministry of the Environment for approval. The Proposed Assessment Report: TRSPA will be updated with Intake Protection Zone 3 (IPZ3) work, tier 3 water budget analysis and other updates in the summer of 2011.The Proposed Assessment Report identifies the location and nature of possible risks to sources of municipal drinking water and non-municipal systems in the Toronto and Region Source Protection Area. These risks include activities that are adversely impacting, or could impact, drinking water quality or quantity. The CTC Source Protection Committee is continuing to work to identify possible threats to Lake Ontario drinking water sources and these findings will be presented in an updated Assessment Report anticipated to be released mid-2011.Go to the TRSPA Assessment Report The Credit Valley Source Protection Authority (CVSPA) is pleased to anounce that on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, the Proposed Assessment Report: CVSPA was submitted to the Ministry of the Environment for approval. The Proposed Assessment Report: CVSPA will be updated with Intake Protection Zone 3 (IPZ3) work, tier 3 water budget analysis and other updates in the summer of 2011.The Proposed Assessment Report identifies the location and nature of possible risks to sources of municipal drinking water and non-municipal systems in the Credit Valley Source Protection Area. These risks include activities that are adversely impacting, or could impact, drinking water quality or quantity. The CTC Source Protection Committee is continuing to work to identify possible threats to Lake Ontario drinking water sources and these findings will be presented in an updated Assessment Report anticipated to be released mid-2011. |
| Proposed Assesment Reports Released for Toronto and Region and Credit Valley Source Protection Regions |
On Monday, November 15th, 2010 the CTC Source Protection Committee submitted the Proposed Assessment Report for the Toronto and Region Source Protection Area to the Toronto and Region Source Protection Authority and the Proposed Assessment Report for the Credit Valley Source Protection Area to the Credit Valley Source Protection Authority.Posting these Proposed Assessment Reports online begins a 30 day public comment period which will end December 16, 2010.
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