ontario regulation 218/08

made under the

clean water act, 2006

Made: June 17, 2008
Filed: June 19, 2008
Published on e-Laws: June 20, 2008
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 5, 2008

Amending O. Reg. 286/07

(Miscellaneous)

1. Ontario Regulation 286/07 is amended by adding the following section:

Training — powers of entry — source protection authority

5.1 (1) For the purpose of subsection 88 (4) of the Act, a person shall not enter property unless the person has, in the preceding five years, successfully completed a course that meets the following criteria:

1. The course includes,

i. an overview of the process for establishing a source protection plan under the Act,

ii. an explanation of the powers to enter property under this Act, and

iii. a discussion of protocols for exercising powers of entry under the Act.

2. In the opinion of the Director, the course provides adequate training for persons entering property for the purposes described in subsection 88 (1) of the Act.

(2) Subsection 88 (4) of the Act does not apply to a person who, pursuant to subsections 88 (6) and 62 (4) of the Act, accompanies a person who enters property under subsection 88 (1) of the Act.

2. Section 7 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program

7. (1) An application for financial assistance under the Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program shall be made to the Director in a form approved by the Director.

(2) The Director shall determine whether to provide financial assistance and, if so, the amount of the financial assistance.

(3) Every grant of financial assistance under the Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program is subject to the condition that the recipient of the financial assistance enter into a contract with the Minister that governs the use of the financial assistance and includes a requirement that the recipient report to the Ministry on the use of the financial assistance.

(4) If clauses 97 (2) (a) and (b) of the Act do not apply, the Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program may provide financial assistance to a person or body under clause 97 (2) (c) of the Act in any of the following circumstances:

1. The person or body uses the financial assistance to administer an incentive program to encourage persons to take action to protect an existing or future source of drinking water for,

i. an existing or planned drinking water system described in clause 15 (2) (e) of the Act that is located in a source protection area, or

ii. an existing or planned municipal drinking water system that is not located in a source protection area.

2. The person or body uses the financial assistance to administer an education and outreach program that is related to the protection of existing or future sources of drinking water.

3. The person or body uses the financial assistance to take action to protect an existing or future source of drinking water for an existing or planned drinking water system.

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