| #Q001 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notification Before Supplying Water | drinking water | Before supplying water to users of the system following the construction, installation, alteration or extension of a small drinking water system the owner shall notify, in writing, the medical officer of health of the health unit where the small drinking water system is located, (a) of the building permit number issued in relation to the construction or alteration of the small drinking water system; (b) whether or not all the preparations necessary to operate the small drinking water system in accordance with this Regulation have been completed and any directive issued in respect of the small drinking water system under section 7 has been complied with; (c) of the proposed date on which the small drinking water system will begin to supply water to the users of the system; (d) of the name and address of the owner and any operator of the small drinking water system; and (e) the address that the small drinking water system is located at and the name of the system. | Following the construction, installation, alteration or extension of a small drinking water system | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Permission to Supply Water | drinking water | An owner who proposes to supply water to users of a small drinking water system to which subsection (1) applies shall not do so without first obtaining permission in writing from the medical officer of health of the health unit where the small drinking water system is located. | When an owner proposes to supply water to users of a newly constructed, installed, altered or extended small drinking water system | high |
| #Q003 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Resuming Supply After 60 Days Inactivity | drinking water | Every owner and every operator of a small drinking water system who intends to begin to supply water to the users of the system after any period of more than 60 days duration during which the system has not been supplying water to users shall ensure that, (a) a water sample is taken and tested for Escherichia coli and total coliforms; (b) they are in receipt of the results of the water sample tests; and (c) the medical officer of health of the health unit where the small drinking water system is located is notified in writing of, (i) the proposed date on which the small drinking water system will begin to supply water to the users of the system, (ii) the name and address of the owner and any operator of the small drinking water system, (iii) the address that the small drinking water is located at and the name of the system, and (iv) the results of the tests conducted pursuant to this section. | After any period of more than 60 days duration during which the system has not been supplying water to users | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Operator Designation and Notification | drinking water | Every owner shall, (a) designate an operator who will have primary responsibility in regard to fulfilling any of the operator’s duties under this Regulation relating to requirements for sampling, testing and receipt (b) notify the medical officer of health of the health unit in which the system is located of the name and address of the operator designated under this subsection; and (c) notify the medical officer of health of the health unit in which the system is located of any change in the operator or in the name or address of the operator designated under this subsection. | | high |
| #Q005 | operational | operational | mandatory | System Maintenance and Operation Duties | drinking water | Every owner and every operator shall, (a) maintain the small drinking water system and its equipment in a safe and sanitary condition; (b) ensure that all water provided by the system to the point where the system is connected to a user’s plumbing system meets the requirements established by this Regulation or under the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards; (c) ensure that, at all times in which it is in service, the small drinking water system, (i) is operated in accordance with the requirements under this Regulation, and (ii) is maintained in a fit state of repair; and (d) ensure that all sampling, testing, monitoring and reporting requirements under this Regulation are complied with. | At all times the system is in service | high |
| #Q006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Operator Training | drinking water | Every owner of a small drinking water system shall ensure that every operator of the system is trained in drinking water system operation and maintenance and all relevant safety and emergency procedures. | | high |
| #Q007 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | Use of Licensed Testing Facilities | drinking water | No owner or operator of a small drinking water system or public health inspector acting under this Regulation shall obtain a drinking water testing service from a person who is not licensed or otherwise authorized under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 to offer or provide the service unless the laboratory at which the testing is to be conducted is located outside Ontario and is an eligible laboratory under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 | | high |
| #Q008 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Laboratory Identity | drinking water | If a test of a water sample for a parameter is required by this Regulation, the operator and owner of the small drinking water system shall ensure that written notice of the identity of the laboratory that will conduct the test is given to the medical officer of health of the health unit where the small drinking water system is located before the sample is tested | Applies unless previously notified under Section 8(5). | high |
| #Q009 | reporting | health | mandatory | Immediate Reporting of Adverse Observations and Results | drinking water | The operator of a small drinking water system shall report every adverse observation and every adverse test result that is obtained on a drinking water test conducted on any waters from a small drinking water system to the medical officer of health of the health unit in which the small drinking water system is located immediately after the adverse test result is obtained or the observation occurs. | When an adverse observation occurs or an adverse test result is obtained. | high |
| #Q010 | reporting | health | mandatory | Written Notice Following Immediate Report | drinking water | A person who is required to make a report under subsection (1) shall also give the medical officer of health of the health unit in which the drinking water system is located a written notice within 24 hours after the immediate report is given. | Within 24 hours after giving the immediate report of an adverse test result or observation. | high |
| #Q011 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Document and Record Retention | drinking water | The owner and operator of a small drinking water system shall ensure that the following documents and other records are kept for at least five years: 1. Every record or report related to a test required under this Regulation. 2. Every record or report related to a test required under the Act or another regulation made under the Act. 3. Every record or report related to a test that was required to be retained under subsections 12 (1) and (2) of Ontario Regulation 252/05... 4. Every record or report related to a test that was required to be retained under section 13 of Ontario Regulation 170/03... 5. A copy of every order under section 13 of the Act that is issued to the owner or operator of the system and that contains requirements relating to the manner in which the system is operated. | | high |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Availability of Information to the Public | drinking water | The owner and operator of a small drinking water system shall ensure that the following information is available for inspection in accordance with subsection (4): 1. A copy of every test result obtained in respect of a test required under Ontario Regulation 252/05... and Ontario Regulation 170/03... 2. A copy of every test result obtained in respect of a test required under this Regulation or Ontario Regulation 318/08... 3. A copy of every directive issued under section 7 and written permission issued under subsection 5 (2) and every approval and order... 4. A copy of this Regulation. | Information must be available for inspection by any member of the public during normal business hours without charge. | high |
| #Q013 | design | operational | mandatory | Well Construction and Maintenance | drinking water | The owner and operator of a small drinking water system shall ensure that, where the system includes a well and where the drinking water system provides drinking water that is not treated, that the well is constructed and maintained to prevent surface water and other foreign materials from entering the well. | Where the system includes a well and the drinking water is not treated. | high |
| #Q014 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Treated Water Operation and Maintenance | drinking water | Where a small drinking water system provides treatment of the water that it provides, including where a public health inspector requires treatment of the water provided by a small drinking water system, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure the following: 1. The water treatment equipment is in operation whenever water is being supplied. 2. The water treatment equipment is operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 3. The water treatment equipment is operated in a manner that achieves the design capabilities. 4. If the drinking water system’s water treatment equipment provides chlorination or chloramination for secondary disinfection, the equipment is operated so that, at all times and at all locations within the distribution system, i. the free chlorine residual is never less than 0.05 milligrams per litre, if the drinking water system provides chlorination and does not provide chloramination, or ii. the combined chlorine residual is never less than 0.25 milligrams per litre, if the drinking water system provides chloramination. 5. The water treatment equipment is properly maintained in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations. 6. Written operating instructions for the water treatment equipment are kept near the equipment. 7. Clearly marked adequate supplies of chemicals or other materials necessary for the operation of the water treatment equipment are kept nearby in a safe and secure manner and separate from other chemicals and materials that are not used for the small drinking water system. 8. Replacement parts are kept nearby for those parts of the water treatment equipment that may be expected to require periodic replacement. 9. Maintenance records are created relating to all maintenance conducted on the water treatment equipment and kept for five years or as long as the water treatment equipment to which they relate remains in use, whichever period is longer. These records must contain the date and time of every action taken, the name of the person who took the action and the results of the action. 10. Any written manufacturer operating manuals or instructions that relate to any water treatment equipment must be maintained for five years or as long as the water treatment equipment remains in operation, whichever period is longer. | Where a small drinking water system provides treatment of the water that it provides. | high |
| #Q015 | design | treatment | mandatory | Non-Chlorine Disinfection Design Safety Features | drinking water | If primary disinfection equipment that does not use chlorination or chloramination is provided by a small drinking water system, the owner and operator of the system shall ensure that the disinfection equipment is designed and operated so that, (a) the disinfection equipment has a feature that ensures that no water is directed to users of water treated by the equipment in the event that the equipment malfunctions, loses power or ceases to provide the appropriate level of disinfection; or (b) the disinfection equipment has a feature that causes an alarm to sound immediately in the following locations if the disinfection equipment malfunctions, loses power or ceases to provide the appropriate level of disinfection: (i) the building or structure where the disinfection equipment is installed, (ii) a location where a person is present, if a person is not always present at the building or structure where the disinfection equipment is installed. | If primary disinfection equipment that does not use chlorination or chloramination is provided. | high |
| #Q016 | treatment | operational | mandatory | Ultraviolet Light Sensor Calibration | drinking water | If a small drinking water system provides primary disinfection with ultraviolet light disinfection equipment and not with chlorination or chloramination, the owner and operator of the system shall ensure that any sensors that form part of the equipment’s monitoring system are checked and calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. | When providing primary disinfection with ultraviolet light instead of chlorination or chloramination. | high |
| #Q017 | operational | operational | mandatory | Continuous Monitoring Equipment Operation | drinking water | Where a small drinking water system uses continuous monitoring equipment for sampling and testing that is required under this Regulation, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure the following: 1. The continuous monitoring equipment is operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 2. The continuous monitoring equipment is properly maintained in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations. 3. Maintenance records are created relating to all maintenance conducted on the continuous monitoring equipment and kept for five years or as long as the continuous monitoring equipment to which they relate remains in use, whichever period is longer. These records must contain the date and time of every action taken, the name of the person who took the action and the results of the action. | Where a small drinking water system uses continuous monitoring equipment for required sampling and testing. | high |
| #Q018 | treatment | health | mandatory | Surface Water Treatment Requirements | drinking water | The owner and operator of a small drinking water system that obtains water from a raw water supply that is surface water shall ensure provision of, (a) water treatment equipment that is designed to be capable of achieving, at all times, primary disinfection including at least 99 per cent removal or inactivation of Cryptosporidium oocysts, at least 99.9 per cent removal or inactivation of Giardia cysts and at least 99.99 per cent removal or inactivation of viruses by the time water enters the distribution system; or (b) other water treatment equipment that, in the opinion of a licensed engineering practitioner, is designed to be capable of producing water of equal or better quality than the equipment described in clause (a). | When the system obtains water from a raw water supply that is surface water. | high |
| #Q019 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Sample Location Guidelines | drinking water | Unless a public health inspector provides otherwise, a person who is required to ensure that samples are taken under this Regulation shall ensure that, (a) the samples are taken from the point at which water enters the small drinking water system’s distribution system or plumbing that is connected to the small drinking water system; or (b) the samples are taken from a point where it is reasonable to believe that the water sample is of the same quality and composition as the water in the small drinking water system that is at a point in the system immediately following the application of any and all treatment by that system. | Applicable for taking samples, unless a public health inspector provides otherwise. | high |
| #Q020 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Immediate Chlorine Testing with Microbiological Samples | drinking water | Unless a public health inspector provides otherwise, where a water sample is required to be taken under this Regulation and tested for a microbiological parameter, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that another sample is taken at the same time from the same location and is tested immediately for, (a) free chlorine residual, if the system provides chlorination and does not provide chloramination; or (b) combined chlorine residual, if the system provides chloramination. | When a water sample is taken for a microbiological parameter. | high |
| #Q021 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Form of Samples | drinking water | A person who is required to ensure that samples are taken under this Regulation shall ensure that they are taken in the form of grab samples, unless continuous monitoring equipment is either authorized under this Regulation or is required by a public health inspector. | | high |
| #Q022 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Laboratory Handling Instructions | drinking water | If this Regulation requires a water sample to be tested for a parameter by a laboratory, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that, subject to the other provisions of this Regulation, the sample is taken and handled in accordance with the instructions of the laboratory to which the sample will be delivered for testing, including instructions with respect to, (a) collection procedures; (b) the use of specified kinds of containers or of containers that are provided by the laboratory; (c) the labelling of samples; (d) the completion and submission of forms that are provided by the laboratory; (e) methods of transporting samples, including temperature conditions that must be maintained during transportation; and (f) time periods for delivery of samples. | When a water sample is required to be tested by a laboratory. | high |
| #Q023 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Sample Records Logging | drinking water | The owner and operator of a small drinking water system shall ensure that, for every sample required by this Regulation, a record is made of the date and time the sample was taken, the location where the sample was taken, the name of the person who took the sample and the result of the drinking water test conducted on the sample. | Does not apply to samples tested by continuous monitoring equipment (per 24(2)). | high |
| #Q024 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Distribution Samples Rotation | drinking water | Unless a public health inspector provides otherwise, where a small drinking water system that uses point of entry treatment units has more than one point of entry treatment unit, (a) the samples taken under subsections (1) and (2) shall be taken from locations downstream of the point of entry treatment units; and (b) the samples shall be taken on a rotational basis so that, after a sample is taken from a location downstream of a particular point of entry treatment unit, another sample is not taken from a location downstream of that unit until samples have been taken from locations downstream of all the other point of entry treatment units. | If the system uses multiple point of entry treatment units. | high |
| #Q025 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Improper Disinfection | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 9 in regard to an adverse observation in respect of water that has not been properly disinfected, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Immediately restore the disinfection. 2. Immediately take all reasonable steps to notify all users of water from the system to use an alternate source of drinking water or, if no alternate source is available, to bring water to a rapid rolling boil for at least one minute before use. 3. Immediately notify the medical officer of health of the health unit in which the system is located by speaking in person or by telephone with that medical officer of health, by speaking with a person at the office of that medical officer of health or, if the office is closed, by speaking with a person at the on-call system of that health unit. | Upon adverse observation regarding improper disinfection. | high |
| #Q026 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Turbidity | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 9 in respect of turbidity, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Immediately check the drinking water system’s turbidity monitoring equipment and correct any problems that are identified. 2. If no problems are identified under paragraph 1, i. immediately backwash the nearest filter upstream of the location where the sample that gave rise to the report was taken or immediately replace the filter cartridges or filter elements of the nearest filtration equipment upstream of that location, and ii. immediately review other upstream operational processes and correct any faulty processes that are identified. 3. Immediately after taking the steps required by paragraphs 1 and 2, resample and test. 4. If turbidity that exceeds 1.0 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) is detected under paragraph 3, i. immediately take all reasonable steps to notify all users of water from the system to use an alternate source of drinking water or, if no alternate source is available, to bring water to a rapid rolling boil for at least one minute before use, ii. immediately notify the medical officer of health... iii. follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for servicing the filtration equipment... and iv. flush the distribution system and any plumbing owned by the owner... | Upon adverse report for turbidity. | high |
| #Q027 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Chlorine Residual | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 9 in respect of chlorine residual, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Immediately flush the distribution system and any plumbing... and restore secondary disinfection... 2. If the drinking water system provides chlorination... and a free chlorine residual of at least 0.05 milligrams per litre cannot be quickly achieved... immediately take all reasonable steps to notify all users of water from the system to use an alternate source of drinking water or, if no alternate source is available, to bring water to a rapid rolling boil for at least one minute before use. 3. If the drinking water system provides chloramination and a combined chlorine residual of at least 0.25 milligrams per litre cannot be quickly achieved... immediately take all reasonable steps to notify all users... to use an alternate source... or bring water to a rapid rolling boil... | Upon adverse report for chlorine residual. | high |
| #Q028 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Pathogens | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 9 in respect of Escherichia coli (E. coli) or any pathogen the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Immediately take all reasonable steps to notify all users of water from the system to use an alternate source of drinking water or, if no alternate source is available, to bring water to a rapid rolling boil... 2. Immediately resample and test. 3. If the drinking water system uses chlorine, immediately increase the chlorine dose and flush the distribution system... 4. If the drinking water system provides chlorination or chloramination, maintain the free chlorine residual or combined chlorine concentration referred to in paragraph 3... and continue to resample and test, until Escherichia coli (E. coli) is not detected in any of the samples from two consecutive sets of samples taken 24 to 48 hours apart... 5. If the drinking water system does not use chlorine, immediately take such steps in regard to the temporary disinfection of the drinking water system as are required by the medical officer of health... | Upon detection of E. coli or any pathogen requiring a section 9 report. | high |
| #Q029 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Total Coliforms | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 9 in respect of total coliforms, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Resample and test as soon as possible. 2. If the drinking water system uses chlorine, and if total coliforms are detected under paragraph 1, immediately increase the chlorine dose and flush the distribution system... 3. If total coliforms are detected under paragraph 1 and the drinking water system provides chlorination or chloramination, maintain the free chlorine residual or combined chlorine concentration... and continue to resample and test, until total coliforms are not detected in any of the samples from two consecutive sets of samples taken 24 to 48 hours apart... 4. If the drinking-water system does not use chlorine, immediately take such steps in regard to the temporary disinfection... as are required by the medical officer of health... | Upon detection of total coliforms requiring a section 9 report. | high |
| #Q030 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Sodium | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 9 in respect of sodium, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Resample and test as soon as reasonably possible. 2. If a concentration of sodium that exceeds 20 milligrams per litre is detected under paragraph 1, take such other steps as may be required by the medical officer of health of the health unit in which the small drinking water system is located. | Upon report in respect of sodium exceeding thresholds. | high |
| #Q031 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Chemical and Radiological Parameters | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 9 in respect of a chemical or radiological parameter set out in Schedule 2 or 3 to the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Resample and test as soon as possible, or as instructed by a public health inspector or the medical officer of health... 2. If a concentration that exceeds the standard prescribed... is detected under paragraph 1, take such other steps as may be required by the medical officer of health... | Upon exceedance of chemical/radiological standards requiring a report. | high |
| #Q032 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Pesticides Not Listed in Schedule 2 | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 9 in respect of a pesticide not listed in Schedule 2 to the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that the following corrective action is taken: 1. Resample and test as soon as possible, or as instructed by a public health inspector or the medical officer of health... 2. If the pesticide is detected under paragraph 1, take such other steps as may be required by the medical officer of health... | Upon detection of an unlisted pesticide requiring a report. | high |
| #Q033 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Other Parameters in Permission or Directive | drinking water | If a written permission or directive identifies a maximum concentration for a parameter and either no standard is specified for that parameter under the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards 1. Resample and test as soon as reasonably possible, or as instructed... 2. If a concentration that exceeds the maximum concentration established for the parameter by the permission or directive is detected under paragraph 1, take such other steps as may be required by the medical officer of health... | Upon exceedance of parameters defined uniquely in permissions or directives. | high |
| #Q034 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Corrective Action: Adverse Observations | drinking water | If a report, other than a report that requires corrective action under section 26, is required to be made under section 9 as a result of an adverse observation the owner and the operator shall take such steps as may be required by the medical officer of health of the health unit in which the small drinking water system is located. | Upon an adverse observation report not covered by section 26. | high |
| #Q035 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Completion of Remaining Corrective Actions | drinking water | If a report is required to be made under section 9 as a result of a drinking water test that is a component of corrective action taken with respect to a parameter in accordance with sections 26 through 35, it is not necessary to start the corrective action with respect to that parameter over again, but the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that any remaining components of the corrective action are completed. | When an adverse test result is obtained during the process of conducting a corrective action. | high |
| #Q036 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Water Supply Before Notification | drinking water | The owner and operator of a small drinking water system to which subsection (6) applies shall ensure that no water is supplied to a user of that system until the medical officer of health is notified. | When intending to resume supply after more than 60 days of inactivity | high |
| #Q037 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Compliance with Laboratory Instructions and Alternate Notification | drinking water | Every person who receives an instruction under subsection (2) shall comply with the instruction and advise the medical officer of health in writing of the alternative laboratory from which the person will obtain drinking water testing services. | If the medical officer of health prohibits obtaining services from a laboratory located outside Ontario | high |
| #Q038 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Operator Immediate Report to Owner | drinking water | If an operator is required to report an adverse test result or observation under subsection (1), the operator shall also immediately report it to the owner of the system for which the operator is responsible. | Upon adverse test result or observation | high |
| #Q039 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Method of Immediate Reporting | drinking water | A person who is required to report immediately under subsection (1) shall make the report by speaking in person or by telephone with the medical officer of health of the health unit in which the drinking water system is located, by speaking with a person at the office of that medical officer of health or, if the office is closed, by speaking with a person at the on-call system of that health unit. | When an immediate report is required by Section 9(1) | high |
| #Q040 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Resolution of Adverse Issues | drinking water | If an immediate report or a written notice is given under this section and the issue that gave rise to the notice is resolved, the operator of the small drinking water system shall, within seven days after the issue is resolved, give a written notice summarizing the action taken and the results achieved to the medical officer of health, by delivering the written notice to the office of the medical officer of health in which the small drinking water system is located. | Within seven days after the issue giving rise to a report is resolved | high |
| #Q041 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory Production of Records on Request | drinking water | If a person listed in subsection 41 (1) of the Act makes a request for a document or other record referred to in subsection (1) or any other information that, in the opinion of the requesting party, is considered necessary for purposes of assessing the safe operation of the drinking water system, the operator and owner of a small drinking water system shall ensure that the document or other record is given to that person within such period as the person may specify. | Upon request by a person listed in subsection 41(1) of the Health Protection and Promotion Act | high |
| #Q042 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Use of Required Ministry Forms | drinking water | Where this Regulation requires the submission of a written notice or report or the posting of a warning sign and where the Ministry has provided or approved the written notice, report or warning sign, the notice, report or warning sign must be in the form provided by or approved by the Ministry. | | high |
| #Q043 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Frequency of Sampling Spacing | drinking water | If this Regulation requires at least one water sample to be taken every week and tested for a parameter, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that at least one sample that is taken during a week for the purpose of being tested for that parameter is taken at least five days, and not more than 10 days, after a sample was taken for that purpose in the previous week. | Applies when weekly sampling is required; similar interval rules apply for other frequencies per Section 20 | high |
| #Q044 | design | operational | mandatory | Turbidity Testing Instrument Requirements | drinking water | If a water sample is required to be taken and tested for turbidity, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that the testing is conducted using a turbidity meter that measures turbidity in Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU). | When testing for turbidity | high |
| #Q045 | design | operational | mandatory | Chlorine Residual Testing Instrument Requirements | drinking water | Unless a public health inspector provides otherwise, if a water sample is required to be taken and tested for free chlorine residual or combined chlorine residual, the owner and operator of the small drinking water system shall ensure that the testing is conducted using an electronic direct readout colourimetric or amperometric chlorine analyzer. | When testing for free or combined chlorine residual | high |
| #Q046 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Distribution Sampling and Testing | drinking water | The owner of a small drinking water system and the operator of the system shall ensure that at least one distribution sample is taken every three months (or every three months during which the system is operating and supplying drinking water to users for seasonal systems) and tested for Escherichia coli and total coliforms. | During periods when the system is operating and supplying water to users | high |
| #Q047 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Request for Review Filing Requirements | drinking water | A request for a review of a directive or amendment must be made in writing and filed, by way of personal service, service by pre-paid registered mail or service by fax on the medical officer of health, and shall include the specific portions for review, any submissions for consideration, and an address for receiving the decision. | When an owner requests a review of a directive or amendment within seven days of service | high |
| #Q048 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Compliance with Permission-Specified Requirements | drinking water | A written permission under subsection (2) may specify requirements similar to those provided for in section 7 relating to the system that the owner and operator are to comply with until a directive is issued under section 7 and the owner and operator shall comply with such requirements. | Until a directive is issued under section 7 | high |
| #Q049 | reporting | health | mandatory | Content of Adverse Reports and Notices | drinking water | An immediate report under subsection (1) and a written notice under subsection (4) must specify the adverse test result or observation that requires the report, the actions that are being taken in response to the adverse test result or observation that requires the report and, where this Regulation requires that corrective action be taken in respect of the adverse test result or observation, whether the corrective action is being taken. | When an adverse test result is obtained or an adverse observation occurs | high |
| #Q050 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Health Inspector Risk Assessment and Directive Issuance | drinking water | A public health inspector shall make a determination in respect to what requirements must be followed and actions that must be taken by the owners and operators of individual small drinking water systems based upon an initial risk assessment conducted on each small drinking water system and shall issue a written directive to the owner which specifies the requirements that must be followed and the actions that must be taken. | | high |
| #Q051 | operational | operational | mandatory | Duty to Stop Vehicle or Vessel | agricultural water, other | On the provincial officer’s signal to stop, the operator of the vehicle or vessel shall immediately come to a safe stop. | Upon signal from a provincial officer | high |
| #Q052 | operational | operational | mandatory | Duty to Report to Sign | agricultural water, other | Where a clearly marked sign is posted indicating that a class of vehicles or vessels should report to a certain place in the vicinity of the sign, the operator of a vehicle or vessel that passes the sign and that falls within the class of vehicles or vessels indicated shall report forthwith to the place the sign directs. | When passing a clearly marked reporting sign for the relevant class of vehicle/vessel | high |
| #Q053 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Production of Documents for Inspection | agricultural water, other | Where the operator of a vehicle or vessel stops under subsection (3) or reports under subsection (5), the provincial officer may make any reasonable inquiries of the operator and the operator shall produce for inspection any documents related to the operation or ownership of the vehicle or vessel, including licences, permits and any documents that are required to be kept by the law of any jurisdiction in relation to the carriage of any cargo or container. | During a vehicle or vessel stop/report | high |
| #Q054 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Permit Inspection as Condition of License | agricultural water, other | It is a condition of every licence or approval that the holder must forthwith on request permit provincial officers to carry out inspections authorized by the following provisions of any place, other than any room actually used as a dwelling, to which the licence or approval relates | Applies to all holders of licenses or approvals under the Act | high |
| #Q055 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Compliance with Preventive Measures Order | agricultural water, other | A person who is served with an order made under subsection (1) shall comply with the order within the period of time specified in the order. | When served with an order for preventive measures under section 29(1) | high |
| #Q056 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Compliance with Compliance Order | agricultural water, other | A person who is served with an order made under subsection (1) shall comply with the order within the period of time specified in the order. | When served with a compliance order under section 30(1) | high |
| #Q057 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on Unauthorized Action after Remedial Notice | agricultural water, other | A person who receives a notice under subsection (2) shall not do the thing referred to in the notice without the permission of the Director. | After receiving notice of Director's intent to cause remedial work under section 34 | high |
| #Q058 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Obstruction | other | No person shall hinder or obstruct a Director, a provincial officer or any employee in or agent of the Ministry or any person involved in carrying out a program of the Ministry in the performance of duties under this Act. | | high |
| #Q059 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Duty to Provide Authorized Information | other | No person shall refuse to provide a Director, a provincial officer, the Minister, the Ministry or any employee in or agent of the Ministry with all information, documents or data that the person is authorized to examine under this Act and the regulations. | | high |
| #Q060 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | Prohibition of False or Misleading Information | other | No person shall include false or misleading information in any document or data that a Director, a provincial officer, the Minister, the Ministry or any employee in or agent of the Ministry is authorized to examine under this Act and the regulations. | | high |
| #Q061 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Obligation to Pay Established Fees | other | A person required to pay fees described in subsection (1) shall pay them in accordance with that subsection. | When fees are established by the Minister under section 58(1) | high |
| #Q062 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Provincial Officer Identification | other | On request, a provincial officer who exercises a power under this Act shall identify himself or herself as a provincial officer, either by producing a copy of his or her designation or in some other manner, and shall explain the purpose of the exercise of the power. | Upon request during the exercise of a power under the Act | high |
| #Q063 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Receipt and Return of Removed Documents | other | A provincial officer shall not remove documents or data under clause (5) (h) without giving a receipt for them and shall promptly return the documents or data to the person who produced them. | When documents or data are removed for copying during an inspection | high |
| #Q064 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Report Seizure to Justice | other | A provincial officer who seizes any thing during an inspection under section 13, 14 or 16 shall bring the thing seized before a justice or, if that is not reasonably possible, shall report the seizure to a justice. | After seizing anything during an inspection | high |
| #Q065 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Seizure Disposal | other | If a thing has been disposed of in accordance with subsections (1) to (4), the Director shall ensure that a provincial officer gives written notice of the seizure and disposal, within 15 days of the disposal, (a) to every person whom the officer knows or has reason to believe is an owner of the thing seized; and (b) to every person who has a security interest in the thing that is perfected by registration under the Personal Property Security Act against the name of any person whom the officer knows or has reason to believe is the owner. | Within 15 days of the disposal of a seized item | high |
| #Q066 | operational | operational | mandatory | Police Service Assistance Duty | other | It is the duty of every member of a police service called to render assistance under clause (1) (b) to render the assistance. | When called to assist a provincial officer under the Act | high |
| #Q067 | operational | operational | mandatory | Restoration of Property after Excavation | other | A provincial officer who makes or causes the making of an excavation in the course of performing duties under this Act shall restore the property, so far as is reasonably possible, to the condition it was in before the excavation was made. | After making an excavation during performance of duties | high |
| #Q068 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Provincial Officer Secrecy | other | Except as to information in respect of the discharge of materials containing nutrients into the natural environment, every provincial officer shall preserve secrecy in respect of all matters that come to the officer’s knowledge in the course of any inspection under this Act or the regulations and shall not communicate the matters to any person except as provided in the Act. | Applies to all knowledge gained during inspections | high |
| #Q069 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Service of Director's Decision on Order Review | other | The Director shall serve the person requesting the review with a copy of, (a) the decision, if the Director decides to revoke the order of the provincial officer; or (b) the Director’s order and reasons for it, if the Director confirms or alters the order of the provincial officer. | Upon reaching a decision regarding a request for review of an order | high |
| #Q070 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Intent for Remedial Work | other | The Director shall give notice of an intention to cause a thing to be done under subsection (1) to each person required by an order or decision made under this Act to do the thing, except if the identity of the person cannot be ascertained. | Prior to causing remedial work to be done under section 34(1) | high |
| #Q071 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Identification by Person Doing Remedial Work | other | On the request of an owner or occupier of the land or place, a person who exercises a power conferred under subsection (1) or (2) shall identify himself or herself and shall explain the purpose of the entry. | Upon request by owner/occupier during remedial work entry | high |
| #Q072 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Administrative Penalty Service Limitation | other | An order mentioned in subsection (2) shall be served not later than one year after the day on which evidence of the contravention first came to the attention of a provincial officer or the Director. | Service of an administrative penalty order | high |
| #Q073 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Administrative Penalty Order Requirements | other | An order mentioned in subsection (2) shall be served on the person who is required to pay the administrative penalty and shall, (a) contain a description of the contravention to which the order relates, including, if appropriate, the date of the contravention; (b) specify the amount of the penalty; (c) give particulars respecting the time for paying the penalty and the manner of payment; and (d) provide information to the person as to the person’s right to require [hearing or review]. | Contents of an order requiring payment of an administrative penalty | high |
| #Q074 | operational | operational | mandatory | Delegate Duties Performance | other | The delegate shall exercise and perform the powers and duties delegated to the delegate in accordance with the law and, in particular, in accordance with this Act, the regulation prescribing the delegated powers and duties and the delegation agreement. | Performance of delegated powers and duties | high |
| #Q075 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Delegate Annual Reporting | other | A delegate shall report annually to the Minister on its activities over the previous year with respect to the delegated powers and duties. | Annual reporting requirement for delegates | high |
| #Q076 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Hearing Contents | agricultural water | An applicant for a hearing by the Tribunal shall state in the notice requiring the hearing, (a) the portions of the certificate, licence, approval or order in respect of which the hearing is required; and (b) the grounds on which the applicant for the hearing intends to rely at the hearing. | When requiring a hearing by the Tribunal under section 9(1) or 9(2) | high |
| #Q077 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Municipal Recovery of Costs | other | If an order to pay costs is directed to a person who owns real property in a municipality, and the Director instructs the municipality to recover amounts specified in the order that relate to things done in connection with that property, the municipality shall have a lien on the property for those amounts; they shall be deemed to be municipal taxes in respect of the property and shall be added by the clerk of the municipality to the collector’s roll and collected in the same way and with the same priorities as municipal taxes. | Upon instruction from the Director to recover costs under an order to pay costs | high |
| #Q078 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Duty to Respond to Inquiries | other | For the purposes of determining compliance of a person with this Act or the regulations, a provincial officer may, at any reasonable time and with any reasonable assistance, require the person, or any person employed by or providing services to the person, to respond to reasonable inquiries. | When required by a provincial officer for the purposes of determining compliance | high |
| #Q079 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | Prohibition of False Statements | other | No person shall orally, in writing or electronically give or submit false or misleading information in any statement, document or data to a Director, a provincial officer, the Minister, the Ministry, any employee in or agent of the Ministry or any person involved in carrying out a program of the Ministry in respect of any matter related to this Act or the regulations. | | high |
| #Q080 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Director's Action | agricultural water | A Director who issues or amends a certificate, licence or approval, who imposes or amends conditions on a certificate, licence or approval or who suspends or revokes a certificate, licence or approval shall serve a written notice of the Director’s action, containing reasons, on the holder of the certificate, licence or approval, as the case may be. | When a Director takes action regarding certificates, licences, or approvals | high |
| #Q081 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Non-Issuance or Non-Renewal | agricultural water | A Director who refuses to issue or renew a certificate, licence or approval shall serve a written notice of the Director’s action, containing reasons, on the person to whom the Director refused to issue or renew the certificate, licence or approval, as the case may be. | Upon refusal to issue or renew certificates, licences, or approvals | high |
| #Q082 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Prohibition Order | agricultural water | The provincial officer shall give notice of the order in the manner that the officer considers appropriate in the circumstances. | When a provincial officer issues an order to prohibit entry under section 18(1) | high |
| #Q083 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Required Content for Prohibition Order Notice | agricultural water | Notice of the order shall include an explanation of the rights provided by subsections (7) and (8). | When giving notice of a prohibition order | high |
| #Q084 | operational | operational | mandatory | Director's Duty on Rescission | agricultural water | A Director who rescinds an order under subsection (8) shall give those directions to a provincial officer that the Director considers appropriate to bring the rescission to the attention of persons affected. | When a Director rescinds a prohibition order | high |
| #Q085 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Written Request for Review Content | agricultural water | A written request for review under subsection (1) or a written confirmation of an oral request under subsection (2) shall include, (a) the portions of the order in respect of which the person is requesting the review; (b) any submissions that the person wishes the Director to consider; and (c) for the purpose of subsection (7), an address for service by mail or by electronic facsimile transmission or by whatever other means of service that the regulations specify. | When requesting a Director review of an order under section 29(1) or 30(1) | high |
| #Q086 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Administrative Penalty Review Content | agricultural water | A request for a review shall be made in writing and shall include, (a) a statement of whether the review applies to the liability to pay the penalty, the amount of the penalty or both; (b) any submissions that the person requesting the review wishes the Director to consider; and (c) for the purposes of subsection (7), an address for service by mail, fax or such other means of service as the regulations may prescribe. | When requesting review of an administrative penalty imposed by a provincial officer | high |