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O. Reg. 172/03: DEFINITIONS OF "DEFICIENCY" AND "MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER SYSTEM"
under Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 32
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ONTARIO REGULATION 172/03
DEFINITIONS OF “DEFICIENCY” AND “MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER SYSTEM”
Historical version for the period June 3, 2005 to September 15, 2008.
Last amendment: O. Reg. 257/05.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
“Deficiency”
1. A violation of any of the following provisions is prescribed as a deficiency for the purposes of the Act, including the definition of “deficiency” in subsection 2 (1) of the Act, if, in the opinion of the Director, the violation poses a drinking water health hazard:
1. Subsection 18 (1) of the Act.
2. Schedules 1, 2 and 6 to 18 to Ontario Regulation 170/03 (Drinking Water Systems).
3. Schedules 1 to 5 of Ontario Regulation 252/05 (Non-Residential and Non-Municipal Seasonal Residential Systems that Do Not Serve Designated Facilities).
4. Section 22 of Ontario Regulation 128/04 (Certification of Drinking Water System Operators and Water Quality Analysts). O. Reg. 172/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 257/05, s. 1.
“Municipal Drinking Water System”
2. The following class is prescribed for the purposes of clause (d) of the definition of “municipal drinking water system” in subsection 2 (1) of the Act:
1. A drinking water system or part of a drinking water system that serves a major residential development and is established after this Regulation comes into force under an agreement with a municipality pursuant to Part VI of the Planning Act, if the agreement provides that ownership of the system may be transferred to the municipality, a municipal service board established under section 195 of the Municipal Act, 2001 or a corporation established under section 203 of the Municipal Act, 2001. O. Reg. 172/03, s. 2.
3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of the English version of this Regulation). O. Reg. 172/03, s. 3.