Runoff management system
 81. (1) On or after the day on which this Regulation requires an operation to have a nutrient management strategy or nutrient management plan, no person shall store nutrients in a permanent solid nutrient storage facility used on the farm unit in the course of the operation unless it is equipped with a runoff management system that handles all of the runoff generated by the facility and that complies with this section. O. Reg. 511/05, s. 43. (1.1) On or after the day on which this Regulation requires an operation to have a NASM plan for a NASM plan area, no person shall store NASM in a permanent solid NASM storage facility that is used on the NASM plan area in the course of the operation unless it is equipped with a runoff management system that is capable of managing all the runoff generated by the facility and that complies with this section. O. Reg. 338/09, s. 62 (1). (2) On or after the day on which this Regulation requires an operation to have a nutrient management strategy or nutrient management plan, no person shall keep farm animals in a farm-animal yard lined with concrete or other paving material of equal or lesser permeability, other than a permanent outdoor confinement area, unless it is equipped with a runoff management system that handles all of the runoff generated by the yard and that complies with this section. O. Reg. 511/05, s. 43. (3) On or after the day on which this Regulation requires an operation to have a nutrient management strategy or nutrient management plan, no person shall keep farm animals in a permanent outdoor confinement area, unless it is equipped with a runoff management system that handles all of the runoff generated by the area and that complies with this section. O. Reg. 511/05, s. 43. (4) A runoff management system for a permanent solid nutrient storage facility, a yard described in subsection (2) or a permanent outdoor confinement area must be capable of preventing, collecting, treating or containing runoff and must consist of at least one of the following: 1. In the case of a facility or a yard where up-slope water has been diverted away from the facility or yard, as the case may be, a roof used to prevent entry of precipitation. 2. Vegetated filter strip systems which meet the requirements set out in Part IX.2 or which are exempt from that Part by section 98.15. 3. Runoff collection and storage systems that have the capacity to contain runoff generated by the facility, yard or area, as the case may be, for the storage period required by section 69. 4. Subject to subsection (6), if up-slope water is diverted away from the facility, yard or area, as the case may be, a permanently vegetated area that meets the requirements set out in subsection (5). 5. A sewage works that is subject to an environmental compliance approval issued in respect of an activity mentioned in subsection 53 (1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act. 6. A sewage system regulated under Part 8 of the Building Code. O. Reg. 511/05, s. 43; O. Reg. 394/07, s. 12; O. Reg. 338/09, s. 62 (2); O. Reg. 266/11, s. 10. (5) The permanently vegetated area mentioned in paragraph 4 of subsection (4) must, (a) be located on a minimum 0.5 metres of soil; (b) not be located within, (i) 3 metres of a field tile drain, 100 metres of a municipal well or 15 metres of a drilled well, (ii) 90 metres of any other well, if the permanently vegetated area is for a permanent solid nutrient storage facility that is used to store non-agricultural source materials, or (iii) 30 metres of any other well, in all other cases; (c) if the permanently vegetated area is for a permanent solid nutrient storage facility or a yard described in subsection (2), have a flow path that measures, (i) at least 150 metres from surface water and tile inlets, if the facility or yard, as the case may be, handles manure with a dry matter content of 30 per cent or greater as determined in accordance with the Nutrient Management Protocol, or (ii) at least 50 metres from surface water and tile inlets, if the facility or yard, as the case may be, handles manure with a dry matter content of 50 per cent or greater as determined in accordance with the Nutrient Management Protocol; and (d) if the permanently vegetated area is for a permanent outdoor confinement area, have a flow path that measures, (i) at least 100 metres from surface water and tile inlets, if the confinement area is less than 500 square metres, or (ii) at least 150 metres from surface water and tile inlets, if the confinement area is 500 square metres or more. O. Reg. 511/05, s. 43; O. Reg. 284/12, s. 7 (2). (6) Paragraph 4 of subsection (4) does not apply to, (a) a permanent solid nutrient storage facility where any flow path associated with the facility has runoff generated by 300 square metres or more of the facility channelled through the flow path; (b) a permanent outdoor confinement area where the number of farm animals kept in the area is sufficient to generate at least 150 nutrient units annually; or (c) a permanent outdoor confinement area where any flow path associated with the area has runoff generated by 2,000 square metres or more of the area channelled through the flow path. O. Reg. 511/05, s. 43. Rules for Storage of NASM