O. Reg. 401/07: Drinking Water Testing Services

 

ontario regulation 401/07

made under the

safe drinking WATER act, 2002

Made: July 25, 2007
Filed: July 26, 2007
Published on e-Laws: July 31, 2007
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 11, 2007

Amending O. Reg. 248/03

(Drinking-Water Testing Services)

1. Section 3.1 of Ontario Regulation 248/03 is revoked and the following substituted:

Supervised chlorine residual, turbidity and pH checks

3.1 (1) Subsection 63 (1) of the Act does not apply to a person who conducts,

(a) a test under subsection 7-5 (1.1) of Schedule 7 to “Drinking-Water Systems”;

(b) a test under subsection 8-5 (1.1) of Schedule 8 to “Drinking-Water Systems”;

(c) a test under subsection 9-5 (1.1) of Schedule 9 to “Drinking-Water Systems”; and

(d) a pH test under section 15.1-7 of Schedule 15.1 to “Drinking-Water Systems”.

(2) In subsection (1), “Drinking-Water Systems” means Ontario Regulation 170/03 (Drinking-Water Systems) made under the Act.

2. (1) Sub-subparagraph 3 ii C of section 6 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

C. Schedules 15.1 and 16 to Ontario Regulation 170/03 (Drinking-Water Systems),

(2) Subparagraph 3 ii of section 6 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following sub-subparagraph:

E. Section 6 of Ontario Regulation 243/07 (Schools, Private Schools and Day Nurseries), and

3. (1) Subsection 12 (3) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:

4. A test in respect of which a report is required under section 6 of Ontario Regulation 243/07 (Schools, Private Schools and Day Nurseries).

(2) Subsection 12 (4) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(4) If, on or after June 7, 2007 and before July 26, 2007, a person who provides drinking-water testing services prepares a report on a water sample taken under section 5 of Ontario Regulation 243/07, the person shall give a copy of the report to the Director in the manner approved by the Director not later than 28 days after the later of the following dates:

1. July 26, 2007.

2. The date the reporting of the test result is authorized under subsection (1).

4. (1) Subsection 13 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:

4.1 All documents relating to a drinking-water test in respect of which a report is required under section 6 of Ontario Regulation 243/07 (Schools, Private Schools and Day Nurseries), including transmittal records.

4.2 All documents relating to a drinking water test in respect of which a report is required under section 15.1-9 of Schedule 15.1 to Ontario Regulation 170/03 (Drinking-Water Systems), including transmittal records.

(2) Section 13 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3) If a person who provides drinking-water testing services created a document described in paragraph 4.1 of subsection (1) on or after June 7, 2007 and before July 26, 2007, and the document is in the possession and control of the person on July 26, 2007, the person shall ensure that the document is kept for at least five years.

5. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.