jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
Application
2. (1) This Regulation applies to a water treatment or distribution system if the following conditions are met: 1. Ontario Regulation 459/00 does not apply. 2. Water from the water treatment or distribution system is used to provide water for human consumption at a designated facility. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 2 (1). (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the provision of water for human consumption includes the provision of water to washbasins, bathtubs, showers, kitchens or food preparation areas. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 2 (2). (3) Despite subsection (1), this Regulation does not apply to a water treatment or distribution system that obtains all of its water from another water treatment or distribution system to which this Regulation or Ontario Regulation 459/00 does apply. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 2 (3).
Exemption from approval
3. (1) Subsections 52 (1) and (3) of the Act do not apply to a water works that is part of a water treatment or distribution system to which this Regulation applies, if the system does not obtain water from, (a) a surface water source; (b) a well, any part of which is within 15 metres of surface water; or (c) an infiltration gallery. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 3 (1). (2) Subsection (1) applies to an alteration, extension or replacement of a water works only if, in the absence of subsection (1), the water treatment or distribution system that the water works is part of would be exempt from Ontario Regulation 459/00 after the alteration, extension or replacement because of subsection 3 (2), (3) or (4) of that regulation. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 3 (2).
Schools, private schools and day nurseries, weekly flushing
6. (1) If a water treatment or distribution system serves a school, private school or day nursery, the operator of the school, private school or day nursery shall ensure that, (a) the plumbing is flushed on the first day that the school, private school or day nursery is open each week; and (b) the flushing required by clause (a) continues until the temperature of the water stabilizes and is completed before the school, private school or day nursery opens for the day. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 6 (1). (2) The operator of a school, private school or day nursery to which subsection (1) applies shall ensure that a record is made of the date and time of every flushing required by clause (1) (a) and the name of the person who performed the flushing. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 6 (2).
Sampling and analysis for microbiological parameters
8. (1) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system that serves a designated facility shall ensure that, (a) a water sample is taken, at least once every two weeks or, if chlorination is not used, at least once every week, from the water distribution system or plumbing that serves the designated facility; and (b) the sample is analyzed for, (i) total coliforms, (ii) Escherichia coli or fecal coliforms, and (iii) heterotrophic plate count. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 8 (1). (2) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that, (a) a water sample is taken at least once every month from the water treatment or distribution system’s water source, before any treatment is applied to the water sample; and (b) the sample is analyzed for, (i) total coliforms, and (ii) Escherichia coli or fecal coliforms. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 8 (2). (3) If the water treatment or distribution system’s water source is ground water, a sample shall be taken under subsection (2) from each well in the system. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 8 (3). (4) If, for a period of 24 consecutive months, analytical results obtained under clause (1) (b) never disclose an indicator of adverse water quality described in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 1, the owner of the water treatment or distribution system may reduce the sampling frequency under clause (1) (a) so that samples are taken at least once every four weeks or, if chlorination is not used, at least once every two weeks, instead of with the sampling frequency referred to in clause (1) (a). O. Reg. 505/01, s. 8 (4). (5) Subsection (4) ceases to apply if, for any period of 24 consecutive months, analytical results obtained under clause (1) (b) disclose an indicator of adverse water quality described in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 1 on two or more occasions. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 8 (5). (6) If the only designated facility served by a water treatment or distribution system operates on a seasonal basis, sampling under subsections (1) and (2) is required only for the operating season, but the first sample taken under each subsection must be taken at a time that will ensure that analytical results will be received before the operating season begins. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 8 (6). (7) This section prevails over an approval granted before December 19, 2001 that provides for less stringent sampling or analysis. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 8 (7). (8) If the water treatment or distribution system uses disinfection equipment described in clause 4 (2) (b) or filtration and disinfection equipment described in clause 4 (3) (b), the system shall be deemed, for the purpose of clause (1) (a) and subsection (4), not to use chlorination. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 8 (8). (9) This section does not apply until the 60th day after December 19, 2001. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 8 (9).
Sampling and analysis for chemical parameters
9. (1) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system that serves a designated facility shall ensure that, (a) a water sample is taken at least once every 60 months from the water distribution system or plumbing that serves the designated facility; and (b) every sample taken under clause (a) is analyzed for every parameter set out in Schedule 2. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 9 (1). (2) Subsection (1) prevails over an approval granted before December 19, 2001 that provides for less stringent sampling or analysis. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 9 (2). (3) If a water treatment or distribution system commenced operation before December 19, 2001, the first sample taken under clause (1) (a) shall be taken not later than, (a) the 90th day after December 19, 2001, if the water treatment or distribution system serves a school; (b) the 180th day after December 19, 2001, if the water treatment or distribution system serves a health care facility or delivery agent care facility but does not serve a school; or (c) the 270th day after December 19, 2001, if the water treatment or distribution system does not serve a health care facility, delivery agent care facility or school. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 9 (3). (4) If a water treatment or distribution system commences operation on or after December 19, 2001, the first sample taken under clause (1) (a) shall be taken not later than three months after the system commences operations. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 9 (4).
Analysis of samples
10. (1) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that analysis of a water sample required under section 8 or 9 for a parameter is carried out in accordance with the following: 1. The analysis must be carried out by an accredited laboratory for that parameter. 2. If the laboratory that does the analysis is located outside Ontario, i. the laboratory must be provided with a copy of this Regulation, and ii. the laboratory must agree to comply with the requirements of subsection (2) and subsection 11 (2). O. Reg. 505/01, s. 10 (1). (2) A laboratory shall, within 14 days after carrying out the analysis of a water sample required under section 8 or 9, prepare a report of the results of the analysis and send a copy of the report to the owner of the water treatment or distribution system and to the Director. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 10 (2). (3) If analysis of a water sample for a parameter is required by section 8 or 9, the owner of the water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that written notice of the identity of the laboratory that will carry out the analysis is delivered to the Director at least three working days before the sample is analyzed, unless the Director has previously been notified under this subsection that a water sample from the water treatment or distribution system will be analyzed for that parameter by that laboratory. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 10 (3).
Corrective action
12. If notice is required under subsection 11 (1) with respect to an indicator of adverse water quality described in Schedule 1, the owner of the water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that the corrective action specified in Schedule 1 for the relevant indicator is taken. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 12.
Posting warning notice
13. (1) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that a warning notice is posted in accordance with subsection (2) if, (a) the owner does not comply with the sampling or analysis requirements of section 8; or (b) notice is required under subclause 11 (1) (a) (i) or clause 11 (1) (b) and, (i) the corrective action specified in Schedule 1 for the relevant indicator of adverse water quality is not taken, or (ii) the corrective action specified in Schedule 1 for the relevant indicator of adverse water quality indicates that water use be stopped or that water be boiled. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 13 (1). (2) The warning notice required by this section shall be posted at each designated facility served by the water treatment or distribution system in a prominent location where it is likely to come to the attention of persons who enter the facility, and, if the facility consists of more than one building, a copy of the warning notice shall be posted in every building that persons other than staff of the facility are allowed to enter at a prominent location where it is likely to come to the attention of those persons. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 13 (2). (3) If the owner of a water treatment or distribution system provides the operator of a designated facility with a copy of a warning notice required by this section, the operator of the facility shall ensure that the warning notice is posted at the facility in accordance with subsection (2). O. Reg. 505/01, s. 13 (3). (4) If a warning notice required by this section is not posted at a designated facility in accordance with this section, the warning notice may be posted by, (a) a provincial officer; (b) a public health inspector under the Health Protection and Promotion Act; or (c) an officer or agent of the interested authority for the designated facility. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 13 (4). (5) Clause (4) (c) does not apply to a designated facility that is, (a) a private school; or (b) a commercially operated residence for seniors or retired persons, or any other similar commercially operated residence, where attainment of a mature age is a factor in being accepted for occupancy. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 13 (5).
Information to be available
14. (1) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that the following information is available at each designated facility served by the system, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or during normal business hours, for inspection without charge by any person allowed to enter the facility: 1. A copy of every report given to the owner by an accredited laboratory on the analysis of water samples taken under sections 8 and 9. 2. A copy of every approval and every order or direction under the Act that applies to the system and is still in effect, if the approval, order or direction was issued after December 19, 2001. 3. A copy of every annual report prepared under section 15. 4. A copy of this Regulation. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 14 (1). (2) Paragraph 1 of subsection (1) does not apply to a report until the day after it comes into the owner’s possession. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 14 (2). (3) Paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection (1) do not apply to a report that is more than two years old. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 14 (3). (4) If the owner of a water treatment or distribution system provides the operator of a designated facility with a copy of the information referred to in subsection (1), the operator of the facility shall ensure that the information is available at the facility, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or during normal business hours, for inspection without charge by any person allowed to enter the facility. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 14 (4).
Annual report
15. (1) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that an annual report is prepared in accordance with this section and submitted to the Director, and to the interested authority for each designated facility served by the system, on or before, (a) September 1 in each year after 2001, if the system serves a school or private school; or (b) September 1 in each year after 2002, if the system does not serve a school or private school. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 15 (1). (2) The annual report must cover the period from August 1 in the previous year to July 31 in the year in which the report is due. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 15 (2). (3) The annual report must, (a) contain a brief description of the water treatment or distribution system; (b) summarize any reports or notices submitted to the Director under section 5 during the period covered by the report; (c) summarize the results of tests done under section 7 during the period covered by the report; (d) summarize the results received of analyses of water samples taken under section 8 during the period covered by the report; (e) summarize the results received of analyses of water samples taken under section 9 during the period covered by the report or, if no samples were taken under that section during that period, summarize the results received of analyses of the most recent water samples taken under that section; (f) describe any corrective action taken under section 12 during the period covered by the report; (g) describe any major expenses incurred during the period covered by the report to install, repair or replace equipment required by section 4. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 15 (3). (4) The owner of the water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that a copy of an annual report is given, without charge, to every person who requests a copy. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 15 (4). (5) Subsection (4) does not apply to an annual report that is more than two years old. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 15 (5). (6) The owner of the water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that, every time an annual report is prepared, effective steps are taken to advise persons allowed to enter each designated facility served by the system that copies of the report are available, without charge, and of how a copy may be obtained. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 15 (6). (7) The provisions of this section that require a report to be submitted to the interested authority for a designated facility do not apply to a designated facility that is, (a) a private school; or (b) a commercially operated residence for seniors or retired persons, or any other similar commercially operated residence, where attainment of a mature age is a factor in being accepted for occupancy. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 15 (7).
Retention of documents and other records
16. (1) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that the following documents and other records are kept for at least five years: 1. Every notice or report prepared under section 5. 2. Every record made under section 7. 3. Every report given to the owner by an accredited laboratory on the analysis of water samples taken under section 8. 4. Every annual report prepared under section 15. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 16 (1). (2) The owner of a water treatment or distribution system shall ensure that every report given to the owner by an accredited laboratory on the analysis of water samples taken under section 9 is kept for at least 15 years. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 16 (2). (3) A laboratory that carries out the analysis of a water sample taken under section 8 or 9 shall ensure that the following documents and other records are kept for at least five years: 1. All documents related to the submission, receipt, storage, handling of the water sample. 2. The analytical results, including working papers. 3. The report of the results of the analysis prepared under section 10. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 16 (3). (4) The operator of a school, private school or day nursery shall ensure that every record made under subsection 6 (2) is kept for at least five years. O. Reg. 505/01, s. 16 (4).