Notification
 5. (1) Before supplying water to users of the system following the construction, installation, alteration or extension of a small drinking water system the owner shall notify, in writing, the medical officer of health of the health unit where the small drinking water system is located, (a) of the building permit number issued in relation to the construction or alteration of the small drinking water system; (b) whether or not all the preparations necessary to operate the small drinking water system in accordance with this Regulation have been completed and any directive issued in respect of the small drinking water system under section 7 has been complied with; (c) of the proposed date on which the small drinking water system will begin to supply water to the users of the system; (d) of the name and address of the owner and any operator of the small drinking water system; and (e) the address that the small drinking water system is located at and the name of the system.  O. Reg. 319/08, s. 5 (1). (2) An owner who proposes to supply water to users of a small drinking water system to which subsection (1) applies shall not do so without first obtaining permission in writing from the medical officer of health of the health unit where the small drinking water system is located.  O. Reg. 319/08, s. 5 (2). (3) A written permission under subsection (2) may specify requirements similar to those provided for in section 7 relating to the system that the owner and operator are to comply with until a directive is issued under section 7 and the owner and operator shall comply with such requirements.  O. Reg. 319/08, s. 5 (3). (4) A written permission under subsection (2) may include requirements relating to any of the matters set out under subsection 7 (6).  O. Reg. 319/08, s. 5 (4). (5) Where at any time a small drinking water system has been subject to the provisions of Ontario Regulation 170/03 (Drinking Water Systems) made under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, on the first day on which it stops being subject to that regulation the owner of the system shall notify, in writing, the medical officer of health of the health unit where the small drinking water system is located, (a) whether or not all the preparations necessary to operate the small drinking water system in accordance with this Regulation have been completed; (b) of the name and address of the owner and any operator of the small drinking water system; and (c) the address that the small drinking water system is located at and the name of the system.  O. Reg. 319/08, s. 5 (5). (6) Every owner and every operator of a small drinking water system who intends to begin to supply water to the users of the system after any period of more than 60 days duration during which the system has not been supplying water to users shall ensure that, (a) a water sample is taken and tested for Escherichia coli and total coliforms; (b) they are in receipt of the results of the water sample tests; and (c) the medical officer of health of the health unit where the small drinking water system is located is notified in writing of, (i) the proposed date on which the small drinking water system will begin to supply water to the users of the system, (ii) the name and address of the owner and any operator of the small drinking water system, (iii) the address that the small drinking water is located at and the name of the system, and (iv) the results of the tests conducted pursuant to this section.  O. Reg. 319/08, s. 5 (6). (7) The owner and operator of a small drinking water system to which subsection (6) applies shall ensure that no water is supplied to a user of that system until the medical officer of health is notified.  O. Reg. 319/08, s. 5 (7). Operation