Engineers’ Reports
13. (1) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that written reports are prepared for the Ministry by a person referred to in subsection (2) in accordance with the Ministry of the Environment publication entitled “Terms of Reference for Engineers’ Reports for Water Works”, originally dated August 2000, as amended from time to time, if, (a) the system is owned or operated by a municipality or by the Ontario Clean Water Agency; (b) a municipality or the Ontario Clean Water Agency has contracted with the owner of the system to obtain water from the system; or (c) reports under this section are required by an approval or by an order or direction under the Act. O. Reg. 459/00, s. 13 (1). (2) Reports under this section must be prepared by a professional engineer as defined in the Professional Engineers Act who has experience in sanitary engineering related to drinking water supplies and who is not an employee of the owner. O. Reg. 459/00, s. 13 (2). (3) If a water treatment or distribution system is listed in the Ministry of the Environment publication entitled “Drinking Water Submission Dates for First Engineer’s Report”, dated August 2000, the owner of the system shall ensure that, (a) a copy of the first report prepared under subsection (1) is submitted to the Director not later than the date specified for the system in that publication; (b) a copy of the second report prepared under subsection (1) is submitted to the Director not later than the third anniversary of the date the first report was required to be submitted or, if an approval is granted that indicates that it is granted in response to the first report, not later than the third anniversary of the date the approval is granted or such earlier date as may be specified in that approval or another approval; and (c) subsequent reports prepared under subsection (1) are submitted to the Director not later than the third anniversary of the date the previous report was required to be submitted or such earlier date as may be specified in an approval. O. Reg. 459/00, s. 13 (3). (4) If a water treatment or distribution system is not listed in the Ministry of the Environment publication entitled “Drinking Water Submission Dates for First Engineer’s Report”, dated August 2000, and the system began operation before August 1, 2000, the owner of the system shall ensure that a copy of the first report prepared under subsection (1) is submitted to the Director not later than July 31, 2001. O. Reg. 459/00, s. 13 (4). (5) If a water treatment or distribution system begins operation on or after August 1, 2000, the owner of the system shall ensure that a copy of the first report prepared under subsection (1) is submitted to the Director not later than the third anniversary of the date the system began operation or such earlier date as may be specified in an approval. O. Reg. 459/00, s. 13 (5). (6) Despite subsections (3), (4) and (5), if reports under subsection (1) are required by an approval or by an order or direction under the Act, the owner of the system shall ensure that a copy of the first report prepared under subsection (1) is submitted to the Director not later than the date specified by the approval, order or direction. O. Reg. 459/00, s. 13 (6). (7) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system to which subsection (4), (5) or (6) applies shall ensure that subsequent reports prepared under subsection (1) are submitted to the Director not later than the third anniversary of the date the previous report was required to be submitted or such earlier date as may be specified in an approval. O. Reg. 459/00, s. 13 (7). (8) This section only applies to a water treatment or distribution system that collects surface water or ground water or that treats water, including a system that rechlorinates water. O. Reg. 459/00, s. 13 (8). Documents and other Records