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 12. (1) An authority shall provide the following programs and services in accordance with paragraph 2 of subsection 21.1 (1) of the Act: 1. Programs and services to support the authority’s functions and responsibilities related to the implementation and enhancement of the provincial groundwater monitoring program in accordance with subsection (2). 2. Programs and services to support the authority’s functions and responsibilities related to the implementation and enhancement of the provincial stream monitoring program in accordance with subsection (3). 3. Programs and services to support the authority’s functions and responsibilities related to the development and implementation of a watershed-based resource management strategy on or before December 31, 2024, in accordance with subsection (4). (2) The authority shall perform the following functions and responsibilities with respect to supporting the implementation and enhancement of the Ministry’s provincial groundwater monitoring program mentioned in paragraph 1 of subsection (1): 1. Collecting groundwater samples from wells that are part of the groundwater monitoring program. 2. Submitting samples and associated site information to a laboratory approved by the Ministry for analysis of parameters required by the groundwater monitoring program. 3. Collecting in-field groundwater data and in-field weather data for submission to the Ministry from sites that are part of the groundwater monitoring program. 4. Assessing and maintaining groundwater monitoring program sites and wells for safety and access. 5. Complying with the Ministry’s procedures if a sample exceeds a drinking water quality standard set out in Ontario Regulation 169/03 (Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards) made under the
Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002. 6. Deploying, removing, operating, calibrating and maintaining all equipment provided by the Ministry for the authority’s use when carrying out its functions and responsibilities under the groundwater monitoring program. 7. Carrying out administrative support for the process of procuring groundwater monitoring program equipment, equipment repair services, well repair services, well construction services and well decommissioning services. 8. Cost sharing, with the Ministry, the construction or decommissioning of wells that are part of the groundwater monitoring program. 9. Where a groundwater monitoring well that is part of the groundwater monitoring program is to be located on property not owned by the authority, establishing and maintaining an agreement with the owner of the property to ensure the authority has access to the well. 10. Participating in meetings or training scheduled by the Ministry related to the groundwater monitoring program. (3) The authority shall satisfy the following functions and responsibilities with respect to supporting the implementation and enhancement of the provincial stream monitoring program mentioned in paragraph 2 of subsection (1): 1. Collecting stream samples from sampling sites that are part of the stream monitoring program. 2. Submitting samples and associated site information to a laboratory approved by the Ministry for analysis of parameters required by the stream monitoring program. 3. Collecting in-field stream water data for submission to the Ministry from sites that are part of the stream monitoring program. 4. Assessing and maintaining stream monitoring program sites for safety and access. 5. Deploying, removing, operating, calibrating and maintaining all equipment provided by the Ministry for the authority’s use when carrying out its functions and responsibilities under the stream monitoring program. 6. Participating in meetings or training scheduled by the Ministry related to the stream monitoring program. (4) The watershed-based resource management strategy referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) shall include the following components: 1. Guiding principles and objectives that inform the design and delivery of the programs and services that the authority is required to provide under section 21.1 of the Act. 2. A summary of existing technical studies, monitoring programs and other information on the natural resources the authority relies on within its area of jurisdiction or in specific watersheds that directly informs and supports the delivery of programs and services under section 21.1 of the Act. 3. A review of the authority’s programs and services provided under section 21.1 of the Act for the purposes of, i. determining if the programs and services comply with the regulations made under clause 40 (1) (b) of the Act, ii. identifying and analyzing issues and risks that limit the effectiveness of the delivery of these programs and services, and iii. identifying actions to address the issues and mitigate the risks identified by the review, and providing a cost estimate for the implementation of those actions. 4. A process for the periodic review and updating of the watershed-based resource management strategy by the authority that includes procedures to ensure stakeholders and the public are consulted during the review and update process. (5) Subject to subsections (6) and (7), a watershed-based resource management strategy may include programs and services provided by the authority under sections 21.1.1 and 21.1.2 of the Act. (6) If, in respect of programs and services the authority provides under subsection 21.1.1 (1) of the Act, a memorandum of understanding or other agreement is required, a watershed-based resource management strategy may not include those programs and services unless the memorandum of understanding or other agreement includes provisions that those programs and services be included in the strategy. (7) If, in respect of programs and services the authority provides under subsection 21.1.2 (1) of the Act, an agreement is required under subsection 21.1.2 (2), a watershed-based resource management strategy may not include those programs and services unless the agreement includes provisions that those programs and services be included in the strategy. (8) The authority shall ensure stakeholders and the public are consulted during the preparation of the watershed-based resource management strategy in a manner that the authority considers advisable. (9) The authority shall ensure that the watershed-based resource management strategy is made public on the authority’s website, or by such other means as the authority considers advisable. Source Protection Authority under the Clean Water Act, 2006