Consultation on draft source protection plan
 41. (1) A source protection committee that is preparing a source protection plan for a source protection area shall, before submitting the proposed plan to the source protection authority under subsection 22 (16) of the Act, prepare a draft of the proposed source protection plan, publish the draft on the Internet and make it available for inspection by the public at one or more locations that, in the opinion of the committee, are sufficiently accessible to give the public in the area a reasonable opportunity to inspect the draft.  O. Reg. 246/10, s. 12. (2) As soon as reasonably possible after publishing the draft of the proposed source protection plan on the Internet, the source protection committee shall, (a)  publish a notice described in subsection (3) in one or more newspapers that, in the opinion of the source protection committee, are of sufficiently general circulation to bring the notice to the attention of the public in the source protection area; (b)  make the notice referred to in clause (a) available for inspection by the public at one or more locations that, in the opinion of the source protection committee, are sufficiently accessible to give the public in the source protection area a reasonable opportunity to inspect the notice; and (c)  give a copy of the notice referred to in clause (a) to, (i)  the clerk of each municipality in which any part of the source protection area is located, (ii)  if any part of the reserve of a band is included in the source protection area, the chief of the band, (iii)  every person who the source protection committee believes could be engaging in one or more activities that are or would be significant drinking water threats according to the information contained in the assessment report under clauses 15 (2) (g) and (h) of the Act, (iv)  if the terms of reference list a matter that requires consultation with another source protection committee during the preparation of the source protection plan, the chair of the other source protection committee, (v)  if any part of the area of the Niagara Escarpment Plan is located in the source protection area, the chair of the Niagara Escarpment Commission, (vi)  if a planning board has jurisdiction in any part of the source protection area, the secretary-treasurer of the planning board, (vii)  every person or body who the source protection committee consulted in accordance with sections 35 to 39 during the development of the draft source protection plan, (viii)  if the draft source protection plan includes a policy described in paragraph 1 of subsection 22 (6) of the Act, every person who owns property in the area identified in the assessment report as an area where a condition that results from a past activity is a significant drinking water threat, and (ix)  every person or body that, (A)  is established pursuant to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 that is referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection 14 (1) of the Act, and (B)  is involved in the development or implementation of a remedial action plan or lakewide management plan in accordance with Annex 2 of the Agreement.  O. Reg. 246/10, s. 12. (3) The notice referred to in clause (2) (a) shall advise the public in the source protection area and the persons referred to in clause (2) (c) of the opportunity to, (a)  view the draft of the proposed source protection plan on the Internet; (b)  inspect the draft of the proposed source protection plan, during times specified in the notice, at a location specified in the notice; (c)  attend a public meeting on the draft of the proposed source protection plan on a date, at a time and at a location specified in the notice; and (d)  submit written comments on the draft of the proposed source protection plan to the source protection committee by a date specified in the notice that is not earlier than 35 days after the notice is first published under clause (2) (a).  O. Reg. 246/10, s. 12. (4) When a copy of a notice is given to the chief of a band under subclause (2) (c) (ii), the notice shall include an invitation to discuss the draft of the proposed source protection plan.  O. Reg. 246/10, s. 12. (5) If an invitation referred to in subsection (4) is accepted, the source protection committee shall notify the Director.  O. Reg. 246/10, s. 12. (6) The source protection committee shall, at the same time a copy of a notice is given to a person under subclause (2) (c) (iii), (a)  specify in writing that the source protection committee is giving the person the notice because the committee believes the person could be engaging in one or more activities that are or would be significant drinking water threats according to the information contained in the assessment report under clauses 15 (2) (g) and (h) of the Act and, (i)  specify those activities in writing, or (ii)  provide a complete or partial list of activities listed in the assessment report under clause 15 (2) (g) of the Act; and (b)  specify in writing that the source protection plan contains policies that may affect the manner in which an activity referred to in clause (a) is engaged in.  O. Reg. 246/10, s. 12. (7) The source protection committee shall hold at least one public meeting at a location in the source protection area, at least 21 days after the notice is published under clause (2) (a), for the purpose of giving the public an opportunity to review the draft of the proposed source protection plan, ask questions and make comments.  O. Reg. 246/10, s. 12. (8) In finalizing the proposed source protection plan, the source protection committee shall consider, (a)  written comments that are submitted to the source protection committee by the date referred to in clause (3) (d); and (b)  comments made at any public meeting held under subsection (7).  O. Reg. 246/10, s. 12.