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O. Reg. 61/14: EXPERIMENTAL LAKES AREA (WATER RESOURCES)
filed March 13, 2014 under Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40
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made under the
Ontario Water Resources Act
Made: March 5, 2014
Filed: March 13, 2014
Published on e-Laws: March 14, 2014
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: March 29, 2014
Experimental Lakes Area (Water Resources)
Interpretation
1. In this Regulation,
“catchment area” means the area surrounding an experimental lake from which surface run off drains directly into the lake;
“Director” means the Director appointed in respect of section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act;
“experimental lake” means a lake referred to in section 2 that is within the Experimental Lakes Area;
“Experimental Lakes Area” means that part of Ontario that is located at the following Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates within a North American Datum 83 (NAD83) datum:
Item |
Column 1 Corner |
Column 2 East UTM Coordinate |
Column 3 North UTM Coordinate |
1. |
Northwest corner of area |
428023 E |
5519495 N |
2. |
Northeast corner of area |
459860 E |
5519507 N |
3. |
Southeast corner of area |
459860 E |
5480950 N |
4. |
Southwest corner of area |
428023 E |
5480956 N |
Application of Regulation
2. This Regulation applies to scientific experiments conducted on any of the following lakes or within the catchment area associated with any of the lakes: 93, 106, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 149, 164, 165, 191, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 239, 240, 260, 261, 262, 265, 302, 303, 304, 305, 309, 310, 373, 375, 377, 378, 382, 383, 385, 421, 428, 442, 470, 622, 623, 624, 626, 627, 629, 632, 635, 658, 659, 661, 663, 664, 938, 979 and 980.
Effect of statement of authorization
3. If the Director issues a statement of authorization under section 3 of Ontario Regulation 60/14 (Experimental Lakes Area) made under the Environmental Protection Act, the following provisions of the Act do not apply in respect of the conduct or supervision of the experiment named in the statement of authorization, including any activity permitting the conduct or supervision of the experiment, while the statement of authorization is in effect:
1. Section 16 (Order by provincial officer: contraventions).
2. Section 16.1 (Order by provincial officer re preventive measures).
3. Section 16.2 (Order by provincial officer re sewage works or water works).
4. Subsection 29 (3) (Injunction to prevent pollution of water).
5. Section 30 (Discharge of polluting material prohibited).
6. Section 31 (Prohibiting or regulating discharge of sewage).
7. Section 32 (Measures to alleviate effects of impairment of quality of water).
8. Section 33 (Area defined for protection of public water supply).
9. Section 34 (Taking of water).
10. Section 53 (Approval, sewage works).
11. Section 61 (Sewage works to be kept in repair).
Effect of statement of non-authorization
4. (1) If the Director issues a statement of non-authorization under section 5 of Ontario Regulation 60/14 (Experimental Lakes Area) made under the Environmental Protection Act with respect to an experiment, the statement of authorization for the experiment is revoked and the provisions referred to in section 3 of this Regulation apply in respect of the conduct or supervision of the experiment, including any activity permitting the conduct or supervision of the experiment, on or after the day the statement of non-authorization is given under subsection 5 (2) of Ontario Regulation 60/14.
(2) For greater certainty, if the Director issues a statement of non-authorization under section 5 of Ontario Regulation 60/14, an order shall not be issued under any of the sections referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 11 of section 3 of this Regulation in respect of a discharge that occurs before the statement of non-authorization is given under subsection 5 (2) of Ontario Regulation 60/14.
Commencement
5. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.