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O. Reg. 213/02: DRINKING WATER PROTECTION - LARGER WATER WORKS
filed June 28, 2002 under Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40
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made under the
Ontario water Resources act
Made: June 26, 2002
Filed: June 28, 2002
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 13, 2002
Amending O. Reg. 459/00
(Drinking Water Protection — Larger Water Works)
1. Ontario Regulation 459/00 is amended by adding the following section:
2002 Seasonal Systems
3.1 (1) This section applies if,
(a) a water treatment or distribution system has not operated, or will not operate, for at least 60 consecutive days within the period,
(i) beginning on the later of January 1, 2002 and the day when the system first commenced operation; and
(ii) ending on December 31, 2002; and
(b) the system is not yet in compliance with whichever of subsections 5 (1), (2) and (3) is, or are, applicable.
(2) If this section applies, then until December 31, 2002,
(a) sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 do not apply to the system in relation to a parameter listed in Table B, C or D of Schedule 2;
(b) the owner of the system shall be deemed to have complied with clause 9 (b) with respect to an indicator of adverse water quality described in item 1, 2, 4, 5 or 6 of Schedule 6 if the corrective action described in the Ministry procedure mentioned in subsection (3) for that indicator is taken;
(c) clause 10 (1) (b) does not apply with respect to such an indicator if the corrective action described in the Ministry procedure for that indicator is taken; and
(d) section 12 does not apply to the owner of the system.
(3) For the purposes of clauses (2) (b) and (c), the Ministry procedure is the procedure in the Ministry publication known as the “Procedure Related to Corrective Action for O. Reg. 459/00 Systems Not Currently Providing Minimum Treatment”, as amended from time to time, including any amendments made after Ontario Regulation 213/02 comes into force.
2. Subsection 5 (5) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(5) If a water treatment or distribution system commenced operation before August 1, 2000 and, immediately before August 1, 2000, was not in compliance with subsection (1), (2) or (3), the owner of the system is not required to comply with that subsection until July 1, 2003.
3. (1) Schedule 4 to the Regulation is amended by adding the following:
Bromate |
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0.01 |
(2) The item relating to Uranium in Schedule 4 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
Uranium |
0.02 |
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(3) Footnote b to Schedule 4 to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
b Where fluoride is added to drinking water, it is recommended that the concentration be adjusted to 0.5 to 0.8 mg/L, the optimum level for control of tooth decay.
4. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.
(2) Subsection 3 (1) comes into force on January 1, 2003.
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