Welcome & Introductions
Nicole Zacharda, Program ManagerGreat Lakes Commission
Overview of our Kick‐off Event
•Meeting packets
•Meeting objectives for Day One & Day Two
•Our plan for this afternoon
• Facility logistics
Introductions
1. Who are you and how does your work intersect with Source Water concerns?
2. What do you hope to learn and/or gain from participating in this Initiative?*
(*We will revisit this at the end of Day Two to see whether expectations change.)
Overview of the Blue Accounting Program
Victoria Pebbles, Program DirectorGreat Lakes Commission
We’re investing $Billions in improving and sustaining the Great Lakes
What do we expect from these investments?
How do we measure our results?
How Is It Going?
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Report to the Governors and Premiers
A strategic approach to measuring progress towards our collective desired outcomes
Building on Extensive Prior Work
Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Water Resources Compact (2008)
Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Water Resources Compact (2008)
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
(2012)
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
(2012)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration Strategy (2005)
Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration Strategy (2005)
Canada‐Ontario Agreement (2007)Canada‐Ontario Agreement (2007)
U.S. Clean Water Act (1972, as amended)
U.S. Clean Water Act (1972, as amended)
Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries (1997)
Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries (1997)
Ontario Great Lakes Strategy
(2012)
Ontario Great Lakes Strategy
(2012)
Michigan Water Strategy (2014)Michigan Water Strategy (2014)
Great Lakes Vision 100‐year Plan
(Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)
Great Lakes Vision 100‐year Plan
(Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)
Other Council of Great Lakes Governors Resolutions
Other Council of Great Lakes Governors Resolutions
Blue Accounting Framework
Collaboration
Goals
Metrics
Data
Information Delivery
Supporting Services from Blue Accounting
• Convening, managing and supporting workgroups
• Technical support for goals, metrics and data
• Information management and delivery services
Supporting Services from Blue Accounting
• Convening, managing and supporting workgroups
• Technical support for goals, metrics and data
• Information management and delivery services
Activity Centered in Workgroups and Collaboratives
Desired Outcome
Shared Goals
Agreed Metrics
Curated and Aggregated Data (many sources)
Supporting Services from Blue Accounting
• Convening, managing and supporting workgroups
• Technical support for goals, metrics and data
• Information management and delivery services
Blue Accounting Information Management Strategy
Additional Blue Accounting capabilities
Great Lakes Inform
Great Lakes Information
Network
Nine Desired Outcomes
Social Values and Quality of LifeSocial Values and Quality of Life• Awareness of water value• Stewardship of, and investment in, water resources
Sustainable Human UsesSustainable Human Uses• Safe and sustainable domestic water supply• Flourishing and sustainable natural resource‐based economies• Flourishing and sustainable water‐withdrawing economies• Flourishing and sustainable non‐consuming, water‐based economies
Healthy Aquatic EcosystemsHealthy Aquatic Ecosystems• Functional nearshore and coastal processes• Healthy, diverse and connected habitats• Healthy and abundant wildlife
Blue Accounting Pilot Projects
1. ErieStat2. Source Water Initiative3. Maritime4. Connectivity5. Aquatic Invasive Species6. Coastal Wetlands
Blue Accounting Approach is Built Around Collaborative Workgroups
Establish shared goals
Agree upon metrics to measure progress for each goal
Curated data sources for each metric
Delivery of Information
Blue Accounting In A Nutshell
Strategic approach to measuring progress towards our collective desired outcomesSupports desired outcomes for the Great Lakes 2014 Blue Accounting report
Collaborative workgroups set goals and metricsMetrics used to track progressInformation on investments and progress delivered through Blue AccountingInformation enables strategic decision making
Investments Outcomes
Thank You!
Victoria PebblesProgram Director
Great Lakes [email protected]
http://bit.ly/BlueAccounting
Great Lakes Source Water Initiative: Project Overview
Nicole Zacharda, Program Manager
2017 2018
Today
Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov 2018 Mar
Kick‐off Mtg 5/24/2017
Webinar (tent.)6/28/2017
Pilot Team Mtg (tent.)9/1/2017
Webinar (tent.)11/8/2017
Webinar (tent.)1/17/2018
Webinar or In Person Mtg3/14/2018
Initial Project Concludes4/30/2018
1/1/2017 ‐ 3/31/2017Form Work Group
4/1/2017 ‐4/30/2018Maintain Work Group
5/1/2017 ‐ 7/1/2017Establish Basin‐wide Goals
5/1/2017 ‐ 7/1/2017Identify Metrics & Pilot Locations
7/1/2017 ‐ 8/1/2017Recruit Pilot (Metrics) Team
7/1/2017 ‐ 10/1/2017Identify & Define Pilot Metrics
10/1/2017 ‐ 11/1/2017Collect & Aggregate Data
6/1/2017 ‐ 12/1/2017Build Website
12/1/2017 ‐ 2/1/2018Work Group Reviews & Tests Website
1/1/2018 ‐ 3/1/2018Discuss Website Refinements & Future Services
3/1/2018 ‐4/30/2018Update Website
Project Timeline
Revised, 5/17/17
Goals
Metrics
Data
Information Delivery
Goals
Metrics
Data
Information Delivery
Goals Metrics Data
Main Work GroupMay (tomorrow!) & June
Pilot Work GroupSummer & Fall 2017
Goals Metrics Data
Main Work GroupMay (tomorrow!) & June
Pilot Work GroupSummer & Fall 2017
Information Delivery
Goals Metrics Data
Main Work GroupMay (tomorrow!) & June
Pilot Work GroupSummer & Fall 2017
Website
Who is the “Pilot Work Group?”
• Representatives of community systems or watershed organizations
• Nominated by this group (June webinar)
• Will work to demonstrate how progress toward goals may be tracked (i.e. metrics & data)
What’s a “Goal?”Social Values and Quality of Life• Awareness of water value• Stewardship of, and investment in, water resources
Sustainable Human Uses• Safe and sustainable domestic water supply• Flourishing and sustainable natural resource‐based economies• Flourishing and sustainable water‐withdrawing economies• Flourishing and sustainable non‐consuming, water‐based economies
Healthy Aquatic Ecosystems• Functional nearshore and coastal processes• Healthy, diverse and connected habitats• Healthy and abundant wildlife
What’s a “Goal?” OutcomeSocial Values and Quality of Life• Awareness of water value• Stewardship of, and investment in, water resources
Sustainable Human Uses• Safe and sustainable domestic water supply• Flourishing and sustainable natural resource‐based economies• Flourishing and sustainable water‐withdrawing economies• Flourishing and sustainable non‐consuming, water‐based economies
Healthy Aquatic Ecosystems• Functional nearshore and coastal processes• Healthy, diverse and connected habitats• Healthy and abundant wildlife
What’s a “Goal?”
Observable
Measurable
Understandable…
to Great Lakes
decision makers
What’s a “Goal?”Homework item: Identification of the 3 risks or issues that (maybe) keep you up at night.
Tomorrow: Discussion of identified risks/issues, ranking, and then…
We will work together to form goals consistent with identified priorities.
The Website… now
… and later.
The Blue Accounting program team is already building the new site.
• Overview• Strategies• Investments• Results• Library Resources
Ready for testing late this year.
Questions?Ideas?
Who Is Doing What With Source Water in the Great Lakes Basin?
Regional Overview of CurrentSource Water Use and Protection Efforts
Dan GoldSenior Program SpecialistGreat Lakes Commission
1. Explanation of Pre‐Read Materials: Compendium on Source Water Protection in the Great Lakes Basin
2. Global to Local: What are our Sources of Water?
3. Regional Source Water Risks
4. Current Source Water Protection Policies & Programs
5. Work Group Feedback on the Compendium
Who Is Doing What With Source Water in the Great Lakes Basin?
Compendium on Source Water Protection in the Great Lakes Basin
• A high‐level overview of source water protection policies and programs in the Great Lakes Basin
• Product of extensive internet research that needs ground truthing
• The Work Group’s first deliverable
1. Explanation of Pre‐Read Materials: Compendium on Source Water Protection in the Great Lakes Basin
2. Global to Local: What are our Sources of Water?
3. Regional Source Water Risks
4. Current Source Water Protection Policies & Programs
5. Work Group Feedback on the Compendium
Who Is Doing What With Source Water in the Great Lakes Basin?
The Global Water Supply
1. Retrieved From: https://water.usgs.gov/edu/gallery/global-water-volume.html (USGS, 2016)
All of Earth’s Water
All of Earth’s Liquid Fresh Water
All of Earth’s Surface Fresh Water
National Fresh Water Withdrawals: USA
GROUNDWATER42%SURFACE
WATER58%
Freshwater Withdrawals by Source 2
Public Supply & Self-Supply Domestic
1. Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States, Office of Research and Development-US EPA (December, 2016)
2. Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2010 (USGS, 2016)
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National Fresh Water Withdrawals: Canada
1. Retrieved from https://www.ec.gc.ca/eau-water/default.asp?lang=En&n=300688DC-1 on 5/18/17 (Environment and Climate Change Canada, September 2013)
2. 2011 Municipal Water Use Report – Municipal Water Use 2009 Statistics (Environment Canada, 2011)
SURFACE WATER 90%
GROUNDWATER 10%
All of CanadaSources of Municipal Supply
1Sources of Municipal, Domestic, & Rural Supply 2
Fresh Water Withdrawals: Great Lakes States & Provinces
1. Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2010, (USGS, 2016)2. 2011 Municipal Water Use Report – Municipal Water Use 2009 Statistics (Environment Canada, 2011)
GROUNDWATER36%
SURFACE WATER64%
8 Great Lakes StatesPublic Supply & Self-Supply Domestic
1Municipal Supplies
2 Great Lakes Provinces
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Fresh Water Withdrawals: Just the Great Lakes BasinPublic Supply & Self-Supply Domestic Water Sources for the portion of the
8 States and 2 Provinces located within the watershed
Fresh Water Withdrawals: Just the Great Lakes Basin
Great Lakes Surface Water66%
Non-Great Lakes Surface Water21%
Public Supply & Self-Supply Domestic Water Sources for the portion of the 8 States and 2 Provinces located within the watershed
Groundwater13%
87% = Surface Water 13% = Groundwater
Freshwater Withdrawals: Conclusions
• USA Residents of the Great Lakes basin are significantly more dependent on surface water in comparison to the totality of water users in the Great Lakes states and the entire USA
58% 64%87%
42% 36%13%
Entire USA 8 Great Lakes States Entire Area Within theGreat Lakes Basin
Potable Supply Sources: USA vs. GLB
90% 92% 87%
10% 8% 13%
All of Canada 2 Great Lakes Provinces Entire Area Within theGreat Lakes Basin
Potable Supply Sources: Canada vs. GLB• Canadian residents within and
outside of the Great Lakes basin are approximately equally dependent on surface water and are slightly more dependent on surface water than their USA counterparts within the basin
Groundwater
Surface Water
Question for the Work Group:
Where should we focus our efforts during this Initiative’s pilot phase?Surface water sourcesGroundwater sourcesBoth
1. Explanation of Pre‐Read Materials: Compendium on Source Water Protection in the Great Lakes Basin
2. Global to Local: What are our Sources of Water?
3. Regional Source Water Risks
4. Current Source Water Protection Policies & Programs
5. Work Group Feedback on the Compendium
Who Is Doing What With Source Water in the Great Lakes Basin?
Regional Source Water Risks
• Main Risks from 2014 US GAO Report• Population Growth & Urbanization• Climate Change• Lack of Information on Water Availability and Use• Groundwater/Surface Water Interaction
• Additional Risks From Various Sources:• E. coli and other waterborne pathogens• HABS & Microcystin• Fracking• Increased area of access for Great Lakes water usage• Road salt
Regional Source Water Risks
1. Report to Congress: Freshwater Supply Concerns Continue, and Uncertainties Complicate Planning, US Government Accountability Office, May 2014
State Water Managers Survey Results:Anticipated Fresh Water Shortages under average conditions 2013- 2023
• At least 6 out of 8 Great Lakes States Expect to Face Regional or Local Shortages of Freshwater in the Next Decade
Regional Source Water Risks: Population Growth
1. Report to Congress: Freshwater Supply Concerns Continue, and Uncertainties Complicate Planning, US Government Accountability Office, May 2014
2. Population Projections for Ontario 2016-2041, Ontario Ministry of Finance, Retrieved from http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/economy/demographics/projections/table10.html 5/18/17
Projected USA Population Growth by Region, 2000-2030 Projected Population in Ontario, 2016-2041
13,500,000
14,000,000
14,500,000
15,000,000
15,500,000
16,000,000
16,500,000
17,000,000
17,500,000
18,000,000
2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
1 2
7.6% to 9.5% Projected Growth in the
Great Lakes States
15% to 43% Projected Growth in Ontario
Regional Source Water Risks: Increased Access
1. Approximation Total Population of Municipalities Located Outside of the Basin but inside of Counties that Straddle the Basin (Great Lakes Commission, 2016)
• 2016 decision grants Waukesha access to Great Lakes Water
• 10.1 Million People (>25% of current population utilizing Great Lakes Water) live in municipalities with equivalent geographies
Regional Source Water Risks: Fracking
1. Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States, Office of Research and Development-US EPA (December, 2016)
Quality:• Surface spills during
staging, mixing, and transport
• Compromised well casings
Quantity:• Water usage for a
single fracking well is estimated between .5 million to over 10 million gallons
Question for the Work Group:
Where should we focus our efforts during this Initiative’s pilot phase?Water qualityWater quantityBoth
1. Explanation of Pre‐Read Materials: Compendium on Source Water Protection in the Great Lakes Basin
2. Global to Local: What are our Sources of Water?
3. Regional Source Water Risks
4. Current Source Water Protection Policies & Programs
5. Work Group Feedback on the Compendium
Who Is Doing What With Source Water in the Great Lakes Basin?
Regulatory Policy for Source Water Protection
FEDERALUSA CANADA
Safe Drinking Water Act• Enacted in 1974• 1986 amendment creates the
wellhead protection program• 1996 amendment creates
SWAP program
STATE & PROVINCIAL
Canada Water Act• Passed in 1970
• Assessments have been completed for nearly all PWS
• Voluntary implementation of protection plans for surface intakes
Ontario• Clean Water Act (2006) mandates
the assessment of threats to sources of drinking water and the implementation of protection plans
Quebec• 2002 Water Policy• Quebec Water Act (2009) enabled
the creation of 40 watershed organizations that are tasked with creating and implementing integrated watershed management plans
State or ProvinceAgency responsible for
administering Source Water Program(s)
EndorsedSurface
Protection Plans?
Notes on Source Water Protection Plans(or equivalent) and additional resources
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Yes Surface Water Intake Protection Programs (SWIPPs) have been approved for the cities of Grand Haven and Holland
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Yes The OEPA provides lists of Public Systems with OEPA Endorsed SWPPs and Non‐Municipal Systems w/ Approved SWPPs
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Yes SWPPS have been approved for several municipal agencies in Potter County in relation to the Triple Divide Watershed Coalition which includes the headwaters of the Genesee River
Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change
Yes The MSDEFACC has subdivided the province into 40 management zones and provides extensive resources regarding source water protection efforts and guidelines for assessment.
Ontario Ministry of the Env. and Climate Change Yes The OMECC has approved 22 SWPPs, the majority of which are located within the Great Lakes Basin
Minnesota Department of Health&Department of Agriculture
No No SWPPs have been approved; however, the MDH has developed Recommendations and Guidance for SWPP Development for interested communities who rely on surface water intakes
New York State Department of Health No No SWPPs have been approved by the NYSDH for surface water intakes within the Great Lakes basin
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources No The WDNR SWPP program is largely focused on wellhead protection, but does provide Recommendations for surface water system source water area delineations that could be used to develop and implement SWPPs
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency No No SWPPs have been approved; however, the IEPA offers a Guide to Developing SWPPs for interested communities who rely on surface water intakes
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
No No SWPPs have been approved; however, IDEM provides resources via their Watershed and Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Planning
Regulatory Policy for Source Water Protection: States & Provinces
1. Explanation of Pre‐Read Materials: Compendium on Source Water Protection in the Great Lakes Basin
2. Global to Local: What are our Sources of Water?
3. Regional Source Water Risks
4. Current Source Water Protection Policies & Programs
5. Work Group Feedback on the Compendium
Who Is Doing What With Source Water in the Great Lakes Basin?
Work Group Feedback on the Compendium
• Accurate representation of the state of source water protection in the Great Lakes basin?
• Additional policies & programs from the federal to local level?
• Other programs or initiatives to look into?
• Other people or entities that would make good additions to this collaborative?
Break time…Please enjoy coffee and snacks.
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Ontario: A Source Protection Program Overview
Heather Malcolmson, Director, Source Protection Programs BranchMinistry of the Environment and Climate Change
May 2017
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Source Protection Program Context
• After the Walkerton water supply contamination incident in May 2000, Justice Dennis O’Connor lead an inquiry into the incident and more broadly, the safety of Ontario’s drinking water
• Walkerton Inquiry Report made 121 recommendations
• Clean Water Act, 2006 (CWA) came into force July 3rd, 2007; it fulfills 12 of Justice O’Connor’s recommendations
• First Principle - concept of prevention in the safeguarding of our drinking water for our communities and our health.
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Clean Water Act, 2006
Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002
Multi-barrier Approach – Clean Water Act
Source water protection: the first barrier to protecting drinking water sources from Ontario's lakes, rivers and groundwater.
How the Clean Water Act Applies
• Mandatory for all municipal residential drinking water systemswithin source protection areas/regions.
• This captures approximately 90% of the population in Ontario (i.e. areas of Conservation Authority jurisdiction)
• First Nations drinking water systems may be included through brand council resolution and a special regulation if
• Decision to include other systems (private, non-residential) rests with municipalities.
R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant, Toronto
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Regulation 284/07
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Source Protection: Scope
19 Source Protection Regions and Committees38 Source Protection Areas
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Key Players
Source Protection Committee (SPC)
• Multi-stakeholder committee, 1/3 municipal representation
• Were responsible for initial terms of reference, (2) assessment report, and (3) source protection plan
• Ongoing role in any revisions of these documents and in review of annual progress on implementation
MunicipalOther:
Environment Health / Public
Agricultural, Commercial /
Industrial / Small Business
Source Protection Authority (Conservation Authority)• Appoints the SPC and provides administrative and technical support to the
Committee • Supports implementation and tracks and reports on progress• Responsible for plan revisions (s.34, 35, 36) and engaging the SPC,
municipalities and others in these revisions
Other Key Players
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Municipalities
• Participated in the initial development of the terms of reference (ToR), assessment report (AR) and source protection plan (SPP)
• Implementers and enforcers of local measures and actions to address drinking water threats
• Lead implementer for Part IV policies (including enforcement)• Ongoing role in plan updates and ensuring new drinking water systems are included
in plans
Province
• Develop, update and provide guidance on CWA, Regulations and technical rules• Provide funding • Approvals (ToR, AR, SPP and revisions to plans)• Enforcement in unorganized territories• Implement policies including legally binding decisions on prescribed instruments (e.g.
permits, approvals, licences etc.) and other non-legally binding policies (e.g. funding, research, education and outreach etc.)
• Reporting on implementation progress
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AssessmentReport
Source Protection Plan
• Identify municipal water systems
• Delineate vulnerable areas associated with those systems
• Identifies threat activities that may pose a risk to drinking water
• Develop policies to address drinking water threat activities
• Multiple policy tools available to SPCs, eg. prescribed instrument, specify action , research
Source Protection Committees (SPC)
Implementation
Implementing policies, monitoring, reporting
Source Protection Process 2006-2015
Review and Approval of
SPPs
Implementing Bodies
MOECC
All plans approved
by 2015; all plans in
effect as of July 2016.
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• 22 source protection plans protect the sources of over 450 municipal drinking water systems across Ontario.
• All source protection plans are now in effect. Implementation of the plans is underway across Ontario.
Source Protection Plan Implementation
Prescribed Drinking Water Threats – Activities(General Regulation 287/07)
The establishment, operation or maintenance of a waste disposal site within the meaning of Part V of the Environmental Protection Act.
The establishment, operation or maintenance of a system that collects, stores, transmits, treats or disposes of sewage.
The application of agricultural source material to land. The storage of agricultural source material. The management of agricultural source material.
The handling and storage of non-agricultural source material.
The application of non agricultural source material to land
The application of commercial fertilizer to land. The handling and storage of commercial fertilizer.
The application of pesticide to land. The handling and storage of pesticide.
The application of road salt. The handling and storage of road salt.
The storage of snow.
The handling and storage of fuel.
The handling and storage of a dense non-aqueous phase liquid.
The handling and storage of an organic solvent
The management of runoff that contains chemicals used in the de-icing of aircraft.
An activity that takes water from an aquifer or a surface water body without returning the water taken to the same aquifer or surface water body.
An activity that reduces the recharge of an aquifer.
The use of land as livestock grazing or pasturing land, an outdoor confinement area or a farm-animal yard
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Source Protection Plan – Addressing Risks• SPPs contain policies to protect existing and future sources of drinking water
• The source protection plan is the document that sets out how local communities will address each of the threats identified in Assessment Reports and protect their sources of drinking water
• Plans must include policies to address both existing and future threat activities
• Mandatory to include policies to either manage or prohibit significant drinking water threats
• Optional to write policies to manage moderate/low drinking water threats.
• SPCs are also required to write monitoring policies to ensure we track the implementation of each significant drinking water threat policy.
Objective of significant threat policies: Ceases to be / does not become significant (i.e., sufficiently managed)
• Section 57 Prohibition (prohibit)• S. 58 Risk Management Plans (manage)• S. 59 Restricted Land Uses (screening tool only)• Prescribed Instruments (manage or prohibit)• Land Use Planning Approaches (usually only prohibit)• Other (including ‘specified actions’, as per s. 26 p. 1 of
O. Reg. 287/07) (manage or prohibit)• Incentive Programs (manage)• Education and Outreach (manage)
CWAPart IV Powers
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Source Protection Plan ToolsCommittees first decided desired outcome: manage or prohibit, then chose the specific tool(s) to achieve this
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Source Protection Plan Policies and Implementing Bodies: An Overview
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SPP policies are implemented by various bodies including the province, municipalities, conservation authorities, and others such as the federal government departments
In terms of the distribution of implementation responsibilities, the vast majority of the policies are implemented by the province, the RMOs and municipalities
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Source Protection Changes in Ontario’s Public Sector
• Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing: ensuring municipal official plans incorporate provisions that protect municipal drinking water sources from significant land use risks
• Ministry of Government and Consumer Services: implemented changes to the Fuel Oil Code and Liquid Fuel Handling Code to enhance environmental protection.
• MOECC: implementing changes to the environmental compliance approvals (ECAs), spills response program, compliance inspections, etc.
• Ministry of Transportation: installing signs along major highways to raise awareness of drinking water protection zones.
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry: proposed amendments to the Aggregates Resources Act to ensure risks to drinking water can be effectively managed
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Risk Management
Part IV of the CWA provides municipalities with a new authority to regulate threat activities that may pose a significant risk to drinking water by establishing risk management plans with the support of appointed Risk Management Officials and Risk Management Inspectors.
Risk Management Official
Responsible for making decisions about risk management plans and risk assessments.
Risk Management Inspector
Responsible for enforcing Part IV of the CWA.
Over 200 ministry-trained to-date
RMO Forum – to share ideas
Risk management measures catalogue:http://www.trcagauging.ca/RmmCatalogue/
Resources for official / inspectors
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• Housed on Ontario.ca. (https://www.gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca/SourceWaterProtection/Index.html?site=SourceWaterProtection&viewer=SWPViewer&locale=en-US).
• User friendly and interactive with a search results box that provides property details and maps.
• Hyperlinks to partner websites and tools (a one stop shop for source protection).
Source Protection Information Atlas
Implementing Source Protection Plans: The Road Ahead
Chitra Gowda, M.A.Sc. (Env. Eng.)Source Water Protection Lead
Conservation Ontario
Source Water InitiativeMay 2017Ann Arbor
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The Road Ahead: ImplementationPaving the Road to Success!• Municipalities: about 60% policies
implementation across Ontario: risk management services, education, septic system inspections, etc.
• Province of Ontario: about 30% policies implementation: compliance approvals, permits to take water, monitoring, etc.; municipal implementation funding; provincial scale mapping tool.
• Businesses, farmers, other landowners: best management measures to protect drinking water sources.
• Conservation authorities: continue
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Implementing Bodies:• Policy Interpretation• Business Process Changes• Risk Management Services
and negotiations• Septic System Inspections• Negative media attention
Landowners:• Understanding
Rights and Responsibilities
• Financial impacts• Community
attention
The Road Ahead: Implementation
Other Legislation/Processes:
• Environmental Assessments
• Permit To Take Water
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Business Process Changes• New! Land use planning policies for municipal planners• New! Risk Management Official (RMO) offices
established• New! Risk Management Plans negotiated across
Ontario• New! Prohibition in limited areas• New! Orders issued in rare situations• Mandatory annual progress reporting and data retention
• Municipal Salt Management Plan updates
The Road Ahead: Implementation
Media and Community Attention• Few negative articles thus far• As we move forward, there could be
more media articles and community responses via social media.
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A Salt Reduced Diet for Ontario…Ideas: • Salt spreader calibration workshops • Sharing winter maintenance specialist
amongst municipalities• Trucks equipped with advanced
technology to be used in prioritized Salt Vulnerable Areas
• Road Weather Information System (RWIS) partnerships
• Training for private sector contractors to reduce salt applied to parking lots and better salt storage
• Address runoff through parking lot design
• A guidance document for
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Landowner Rights and Responsibilities• Owners/operators want to know
“why me but not my neighbor?” e.g.: septic tank inspections
• Understanding rights(Environmental Review Tribunal, Risk Assessment, existing regulatory instruments)
• Understanding responsibilities(Risk Management Plans as public documents, existing activities vs. new development)
• Understanding water quantity threats
The Road Ahead: Implementation
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Implementation Solutions and Resources 300+ educational
materials! • Conservation
Authorities • Conservation Ontario • Province of Ontario • Municipalities
Implementation Guides Mapping tools by: Province of Ontario Conservation
Authorities Road Signs Annual Progress Reporting P i i l W ki G
Thank you.
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Chitra GowdaSource Water Protection LeadConservation OntarioT: 905-895-0716 ext. 225E: [email protected]: www.conservationontario.ca
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EPA Source Water Protection Program
Karen Wirth, Team LeaderSource Water Protection, Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water
Great Lakes Commission’s Blue Accounting Program Source Water Initiative Kick‐offMay 24, 2017
EPA Structure
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EPA Office of Water The Office of Water (OW) ensures drinking water is safe, and restores and maintains oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and recreational activities, and provide healthy habitat for fish, plants and wildlife.
Among other things, OW is responsible for implementing the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act
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Source Water Protection
Ground Water ‐ SDWA Surface Water ‐ CWA
• Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program
• Sole Source Aquifer Program• Wellhead Protection Program• Source Water Protection Program
• “Point” sources or “non‐point” sources • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
• Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) • Water quality standards • Nonpoint Source Control Program (Section 319)
EPA Source Water Protection
The Source Water Protection Program:
Seeks and facilitates collaboration with partners at all levels
Offers tools and resources to stakeholders
Funds and supports SWP at regional, state, and watershed levels
Facilitates application of Clean Water Act and other U.S. environmental programs
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Source Water Protection Measures are Diverse & Complex
Agricultural best management practices: manure management, cover crops
Preservation of lands with high watershed service value Storm water runoff reduction: Low impact development, Green infrastructure
Forest and land management Agroforestry Emergency spill preparation/planning Septic system care Water conservation and efficiency Wastewater discharge reduction
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National PartnershipsLeveraging partner support and resources for source water protection
National Source Water Collaborative Formed 2006 27 National Organizations
Federal Agencies, State Associations, National Associations and NGOs
Goal to combine the strengths and tools of a diverse set of member organizations to protect drinking water sources for generations to come.
Leverage resources, identify synergy, sharing tools and information, creating local Collaboratives
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Celebrating 10 Years!
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Maintaining the Source Water Collaborative(as outlined in the How‐to Collaborate)
Keeping Partners Motivated and Engaged Actions and Projects (tools, brochures, and outreach) Regularly Scheduled Meetings Presentations at Conferences Webinars and Resource Sharing (Learning Exchange!)
Measure Progress Set Yearly Goals Annual Accomplishments Report
Secure Sustainable Funding EPA’s contract support and “in‐kind” contributions from members.
Engage New Partners (from 13 to 26 in ten years) NACD, NRCS, US Forest Service, plus a few more coming!
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Call To ActionHow it started
• Collaborative response to MCHM spill in Charleston, WV
• Led by AWWA and Collaborative sub‐group• Officially launched by EPA Administrator McCarthy on Dec. 14, 2014
• What is it? Collection of commitments by members List of specific steps (listed by stakeholder type) to advance SWP
Index of resources to support local SWPwww.sourcewatercollaborative.org
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DWMAPS: Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters
Project Goals: Provide a nationwide online mapping tool for data critical to drinking water source protection.With DWMAPS you can:
• Identify potential sources of contamination
• Find data to support source water assessments
• Prepare utilities for accidental spills and releases
• Promote integration of drinking water protection activities with other environmental program
• Identify watershed stakeholders/partners and projects
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Project Goal: Provide a nationwide online mapping tool for data critical to drinking water source protection.
• DWMAPS: • Public information• Data viewing and access
• ESRI ArcGIS• Data and map sharing• Free public online ArcGIS account
USGSSDWISFacili
ty Regis
try Service
(FRS)WATERS & ATTAI
NS
Key Data SourcesDWMAPS & ESRI Online Platform
Links DWMAPS: https://www.epa.gov/sourcewaterprotection/dwmaps
Esri ArcGIS online: http://www.arcgis.com/home/index.html
Source Water Collaborative: http://sourcewatercollaborative.org/
CWA-SDWA Integration Toolkit:
http://www.gwpc.org/sites/default/files/files/CWA-SDWA_11_10.pdf
Source to Tap: http://sourcewatercollaborative.org/infographic/
EPA Source Water Protection: https://www.epa.gov/sourcewaterprotection
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Day One Wrap‐up
• Have we made progress in building our common understanding of source water protection efforts?
• Please join us in the Habitat lounge for a Networking Hour to continue sharing information & ideas.
• Day Two content will start at 9:00 a.m.
Good morning!We will begin at 9:00 a.m.
Day Two… welcome back
Our objective today:
1. Discuss identified risks*
2. Rank them in order of importance
3. Shape priority risks into recommended goals for Great Lakes source water
Risks, key issues, and worries
• Law & Policy• Contaminants• Planning• Public Outreach
• Climate change• Urbanization• Binational consistency• Allocation of limited funds• Effective enforcement when spills
occur
• Mechanism (and ratios) of groundwater and surface water contributions
• Emerging contaminants, including pathogens (aka “unknown unknowns”)
• Legacy contaminants in sediment• Nitrates (in groundwater)
• Lack of funding/uncertainty for existing funding
• Deregulation• Anti-science mentality• Duplicative or conflicting policies among
wastewater and drinking water regulations
• Nutrients/cyanobacteria/algal blooms• Ag chemicals (including lawn care)• Spills (transport, pipelines, shipping,
industrial)• Disinfection byproducts (increased
organic matter arising from nutrient pollution)
• Lack of comprehensive source water quality assessment
• Inconsistent use of forecast models predicting source water impairments & informing water treatment
• Lack of plans and cycles for updates at local, state, and/or regional scales
• Erratic water quality and responding to changes while treating water
• One-size-fits-all approaches may be infeasible
• Notification of industrial spills• Meeting customer demand under
emergency conditions
PublicOutreach
Planning
Contaminants
Law & Policy
• Awareness of well owners of testing resources & risks (Ex. arsenic, bacteria, or introduced contaminant)
• Lack of public trust in ability of municipalities to maintain water quality to a suitable degree for recreation and drinking water
Risk Ranking Exercise… and coffee break
• Climate change• Urbanization• Binational consistency• Allocation of limited funds• Effective enforcement when spills
occur
• Mechanism (and ratios) of groundwater and surface water contributions
• Emerging contaminants, including pathogens (aka “unknown unknowns”)
• Legacy contaminants in sediment• Nitrates (in groundwater)
• Lack of funding/uncertainty for existing funding
• Deregulation• Anti-science mentality• Duplicative or conflicting policies among
wastewater and drinking water regulations
• Nutrients/cyanobacteria/algal blooms• Ag chemicals (including lawn care)• Spills (transport, pipelines, shipping,
industrial)• Disinfection byproducts (increased
organic matter arising from nutrient pollution)
• Lack of comprehensive source water quality assessment
• Inconsistent use of forecast models predicting source water impairments & informing water treatment
• Lack of plans and cycles for updates at local, state, and/or regional scales
• Erratic water quality and responding to changes while treating water
• One-size-fits-all approaches may be infeasible
• Notification of industrial spills• Meeting customer demand under
emergency conditions
PublicOutreach
Planning
Contaminants
Law & Policy
• Awareness of well owners of testing resources & risks (Ex. arsenic, bacteria, or introduced contaminant)
• Lack of public trust in ability of municipalities to maintain water quality to a suitable degree for recreation and drinking water
Switch to second slide deck of goals
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