Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Draft Documents for Discussion
The following documents are drafts provided by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) and are being provided for discussion purposes only.
MECP Drafts
Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water (GUDI) Terms of Reference – Jan 2019 Draft
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Small Drinking Water Systems Resources
WCWC has developed and collected technical resources to assist small water system owners/operators as they seek solutions. For more information, see the contacts provided below:
Contact WCWC (Walkerton Clean Water Centre) for your training needs.
Contact OWWCO (Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office) for inquiries regarding licensing and renewals.
Contact your local Public Health Unit or Public Health Inspector (PHI) for more information on the requirements for operating your small drinking water system.
Fact Sheets
How to Ensure Your Water is Safe
Information for you about Drinking Water Treatments
Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Get to Know the Law
Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Source Water
Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Operator Training
Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Sampling and Testing
Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Treatment Options
Treatment Technologies for Small Drinking Water Systems
Understanding Your Well Water Test Results
Forms
Laboratory Services Notification (LSN) – Small Drinking Water Systems
Notice of Adverse Test Results and Issue Resolution – Small Drinking Water Systems (MOHLTC)
Notice to Operate or Reopen a Small Drinking Water System
Registration and laboratory services notification for schools, private schools and day nurseries
Guides
A Guide for Operators and Owners of Drinking Water Systems that Serve Designated Facilities
A Guide for Owners and Operators of Non-Municipal Year-Round Residential Drinking Water Systems
An Introduction to Operating a Small Drinking Water System
Arsenic Treatment Technology Evaluation Handbook for Small Systems
Asset Management: A Handbook for Small Water Systems
Control and Mitigation of Drinking Water Losses in Distribution Systems
Cross-Connection Control: A Best Practices Guide
Cross-Connection Control Manual
Distribution Systems: A Best Practices Guide
Drinking Water Security for Small Systems Serving 3,300 or Fewer Persons
Drought Planning for Small Community Water Systems
Guidance For Safe Drinking Water In Canada: From Intake To Tap
Improving Security through Capacity Development: Capacity Self-Assessments
New Small Drinking Water Systems Program in Ontario Backgrounder
Ontario Drinking Water Regulations for Small Systems
Point-of-Use or Point-of-Entry Treatment Options for Small Drinking Water Systems
Preventive Maintenance Tasks for Small Public Water Systems Using Ground Water
Removing Multiple Contaminants from Drinking Water: Issues to Consider
Setting Small Drinking Water System Rates For A Sustainable Future
Small Drinking Water Systems Risk Assessment Guideline
Strategic Planning: A Handbook for Small Water Systems
Strategies for Saving Energy at Public Water Systems
Taking Stock of your Water System: A Simple Asset Inventory for Very Small Drinking Water Systems
Talking to Your Customers About Chronic Contaminants in Drinking Water: A Best Practices Guide
Talking to Your Decision Makers: A Best Practices Guide
Water Audits and Water Loss Control For Public Water Systems
Water Availability and Variability Strategies For Public Water Systems
Water System Owner Roles and Responsibilities: A Best Practices Guide
Presentations and Project Summaries
Appropriate Technologies for Small Systems
Assessing Pre-treatment Needs of Small Systems
Reducing Disinfection By-Products in Small Drinking Water Systems
Watershed Modeling to Evaluate Water Quality at Intakes of Small Drinking Water Systems
Regulations
O. Reg. 169/03: Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards
O. Reg. 170/03: Drinking Water Systems
O. Reg. 319/08: SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
Practices for Collection and Handling of Drinking Water Samples
Procedure for Disinfection of Drinking Water in Ontario
Required qualifications to operate, test or sample drinking water systems
Technical support document for Ontario drinking water standards, objectives and guidelines
Tools
Drinking Water Treatability Database
Electronic Preventive Maintenance Logs
Knowledge Retention Tool Spreadsheet for Small Water Systems
Preventive Maintenance Card File for Small Public Water Systems Using Ground Water
Rural Water Quality Information Tool
The Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS)
Training
How to Maintain Your Trained Person Designation
Steps to Become a Limited System Operator
Water Quality Challenges in Small Drinking Water Systems in Southern Ontario
Water Quality Training Learning Modules for Micro-Systems
Videos
Advice for the Operation of Potable Water Field Test Equipment
Disinfection for Micro-Systems
How to Analyze Free Chlorine Residual
How to Analyze Total Chlorine Residual
Peristaltic Pump Tubing Change
Small On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems
Ultraviolet and Reverse Osmosis for Micro-Systems
Water Filtration and Ion Exchange for Micro-Systems
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The following resources were collected for First Nations and Federal systems. Water, Wastewater and water quality guidelines can be found below for reference.
The following organizations may be helpful for finding more specific information or providing assistance.
Aboriginal Water and Wastewater Association of Ontario
Keewaytinook Centre of Excellence
Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation
Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office
Drinking Water System Resources
About Drinking Water Advisories
Advice for the Operation of Potable Water Field Test Equipment
Bottled Water: Selection & Application in Federal Facilities
Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program
Chlorine in Drinking Water in First Nation Communities
Circuit Rider Training Program
Controlling Corrosion in Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Design Guidelines for First Nations Water Works
Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water
Disinfection for Micro-Systems
Domestic Reclaimed Water for use in Toilet and Urinal Flushing
Drinking Groundwater and Well Water Safety
Emergency Response Plan for Drinking Water Systems in First Nations Communities
Ending Long-Term Drinking Water Advisories
Environment Canada: Water and the Environment
First Nation Community Infrastructure
First Nation Infrastructure Fund
First Nations Infrastructure Investment Plans and Reports
First Nations On-Reserve Source Water Protection Plan
Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality – Third Edition
Inspecting Your Well: A Step-By-Step Checklist
Issuing and Rescinding Boil Water Advisories in Canadian Drinking Water Supplies
Issuing and Rescinding Drinking Water Avoidance Advisories in Emergency Situations
Lifecycle of a First Nation Community Infrastructure Project
Maintenance Management Plan for Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems in First Nations Communities
National First Nations Water Leadership Award
Potassium from Water Softeners
Practice Quizzes for Math, OIT and Class 1 Certifications
Preventive Maintenance Tasks for Tribal Drinking Water Systems Guide Booklet (US EPA)
Protocol for Centralised Drinking Water Systems in First Nations Communities
Protocol for Decentralised Water and Wastewater Systems in First Nations Communities
Protocol for Safe Drinking Water in First Nations Communities
Providing Safe Drinking Water in Areas of Federal Jurisdiction
Protocols and Guidelines for Water Systems
Questions and Answers on Drinking Water Treatment Devices
Report Pollution and Spills – Spills Action Centre
Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act
Safe Drinking Water – Your Responsibility
Short-Term Drinking Water Advisories by Region
Sustaining Healthy Communities Through a New Clean Water and Wastewater Fund
The Creator’s Gift: Good Water
Ultraviolet & Reverse Osmosis for Micro-Systems
Water and Wastewater Policy and Level of Services Standards (Corporate Manual System)
Water Filtration & Ion Exchange for Micro-Systems
Water Quality 101: Potable Water Micro-System Fundamentals
Water Sampling in Federal Facilities
Working With First Nations to Improve Drinking Water
Wastewater System Resources
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program
Circuit Rider Training Program
Emergency Response Plan for Wastewater Systems in First Nations Communities
Environment Canada: Wastewater
First Nation Community Infrastructure
First Nation Infrastructure Fund
First Nations Infrastructure Investment Plans and Reports
Lifecycle of a First Nation Community Infrastructure Project
Maintenance Management Plan for Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems in First Nations Communities
Protocol for Centralised Wastewater Systems in First Nations Communities
Protocol for Decentralised Water and Wastewater Systems in First Nations Communities
Report Pollution and Spills – Spills Action Centre
Septic Tank and Leaching Bed Safety
Sustaining Healthy Communities Through a New Clean Water and Wastewater Fund
Wastewater in First Nations Communities
Water and Wastewater Policy and Level of Services Standards (Corporate Manual System)
Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines
Drinking Water Quality Guidelines – Bacteriological and Microbiological
Drinking Water Quality Guidelines – Chemical and Physical Parameters
Drinking Water Quality Guidelines – Radiological Parameters
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality – Summary Table
Guideline Technical Document – Aluminum
Guideline Technical Document – Ammonia
Guideline Technical Document – Antimony
Guideline Technical Document – Arsenic
Guideline Technical Document – Asbestos
Guideline Technical Document – Atrazine
Guideline Technical Document – Azinphos–methyl
Guideline Technical Document – Barium
Guideline Technical Document – Benzene
Guideline Technical Document – Benzo[a]pyrene
Guideline Technical Document – Boron
Guideline Technical Document – Bromate
Guideline Technical Document – Bromoxynil
Guideline Technical Document – Cadmium
Guideline Technical Document – Calcium
Guideline Technical Document – Carbaryl
Guideline Technical Document – Carbofuran
Guideline Technical Document – Carbon Tetrachloride
Guideline Technical Document – Chloral Hydrate
Guideline Technical Document – Chloramines
Guideline Technical Document – Chloride
Guideline Technical Document – Chlorine
Guideline Technical Document – Chlorite and Chlorate
Guideline Technical Document – Chlorophenols
Guideline Technical Document – Chlorpyrifos
Guideline Technical Document – Chromium
Guideline Technical Document – Colour
Guideline Technical Document – Copper
Guideline Technical Document – Cyanide
Guideline Technical Document – Cyanobacterial Toxins
Guideline Technical Document – Diazinon
Guideline Technical Document – Dicamba
Guideline Technical Document – Dichlorobenzenes
Guideline Technical Document – 1,2–Dichloroethane
Guideline Technical Document – 1,1-Dichloroethylene
Guideline Technical Document – Dichloromethane
Guideline Technical Document – 2,4–Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
Guideline Technical Document – Diclofop–methyl
Guideline Technical Document – Dimethoate
Guideline Technical Document – Diquat
Guideline Technical Document – Diuron
Guideline Technical Document – Enteric Protozoa: Giardia and Cryptosporidium
Guideline Technical Document – Enteric Viruses
Guideline Technical Document – Escherichia coli
Guideline Technical Document – Fluoride
Guideline Technical Document – Formaldehyde
Guideline Technical Document – Glyphosate
Guideline Technical Document – Haloacetic Acids
Guideline Technical Document – Hardness
Guideline Technical Document – Heterotrophic Plate Counts (HPCs) in Canadian Drinking Water Supplies
Guideline Technical Document – Iron
Guideline Technical Document – Lead
Guideline Technical Document – Magnesium
Guideline Technical Document – Malathion
Guideline Technical Document – Manganese
Guideline Technical Document – 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic Acid (MCPA)
Guideline Technical Document – Mercury
Guideline Technical Document – Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE)
Guideline Technical Document – Metolachlor
Guideline Technical Document – Metribuzin
Guideline Technical Document – Monochlorobenzene
Guideline Technical Document_ N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
Guideline Technical Document – Nitrate and Nitrite
Guideline Technical Document – Nitrilotriacetic Acid (NTA)
Guideline Technical Document – Odour
Guideline Technical Document – Paraquat
Guideline Technical Document – pH
Guideline Technical Document – Phorate
Guideline Technical Document – Picloram
Guideline Technical Document – Radiological Parameters
Guideline Technical Document – Selenium
Guideline Technical Document – Silver
Guideline Technical Document – Simazine
Guideline Technical Document – Sodium
Guideline Technical Document – Strontium
Guideline Technical Document – Sulphate
Guideline Technical Document – Sulphide (as H2S)
Guideline Technical Document – Taste
Guideline Technical Document – Temperature
Guideline Technical Document – Terbufos
Guideline Technical Document – Tetrachloroethylene
Guideline Technical Document – Toluene, Ethylbenzene and the Xylenes
Guideline Technical Document – Total Coliforms
Guideline Technical Document – Total Dissolved Solids
Guideline Technical Document – Trichloroethylene
Guideline Technical Document – Trifluralin
Guideline Technical Document – Trihalomethanes
Guideline Technical Document – Turbidity
Guideline Technical Document – Uranium
Guideline Technical Document – Vinyl Chloride
Guideline Technical Document – Waterborne Bacterial Pathogens
Guideline Technical Document – Zinc
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