| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Public Health Inspector Risk Assessment and Directive | drinking water | Public health inspectors conduct individual site-specific risk assessments then issue a directive, setting out individual requirements for each system. | | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | reporting | recommended | System Status Inquiry | drinking water | If you are not sure whether your system is affected, contact your local public health unit. | If you are not sure whether your system is affected | high |
| #Q003 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice to Operate or Reopen | drinking water | The Small Drinking Water System Identification form is to be used by owners of small drinking water systems to notify in writing the medical officer of health in the health unit where their system is located before supplying drinking water to users of the system following construction or alteration of the small drinking water system or following a shut-down of the system that lasts longer than 7 days. | Before supplying drinking water to users of the system following construction or alteration of the small drinking water system or following a shut-down of the system that lasts longer than 7 days. | high |
| #Q004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Laboratory Services Notification | drinking water | The Laboratory Services Notification (LSN) form is to be used by small drinking water system owners/operators to notify the local public health unit in writing as to which licensed laboratories will test drinking water samples for their small drinking water systems. | | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Adverse Test Results and Issue Resolution | drinking water | The Notice of Adverse Test Results and Issue Resolution form is to be used by licensed laboratories and owners/operators of small drinking water systems to support required written notifications pertaining to small drinking water system adverse water quality incidents (AWQI). | Pertaining to small drinking water system adverse water quality incidents (AWQI) | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Environmental Compliance Approval Requirement | wastewater | section 53 of the OWRA requires approval prior to using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing new or existing sewage works | Prior to using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing new or existing sewage works | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | EASR Registration for Storm Water Management | wastewater | Ontario Regulation 137/25: Storm Water Management Works under the EPA prescribes certain storm water management works to be registered in the EASR prior to the use, operation, establishment, alteration, extension or replacement of any new or existing storm water management works. | When works are not owned by a municipality, processing/maintenance is indoors, and works do not receive process/cooling/wash water or sanitary sewage | high |
| #Q008 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Spill Reporting Requirement | wastewater | Spills are required to be reported immediately or as soon as practicable to the ministry. | Upon discharge of pollutants into the natural environment abnormal in quality or quantity | high |
| #Q009 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Spill Cleanup and Restoration | wastewater | Part X also requires the owner of the pollutant spilled, and the person who had control of the pollutant spilled to promptly clean up and restore the environment if the spill causes or is likely to cause an adverse effect. | If the spill causes or is likely to cause an adverse effect | high |
| #Q010 | operational | operational | mandatory | Spill Prevention and Contingency Planning | wastewater | Under section 91.1 of the EPA, a regulated person shall develop and implement plans to prevent or reduce risk of spills of pollutants, and to prevent, eliminate or ameliorate any adverse effects that result or may result from spills of pollutants. | For regulated persons under O. Reg. 224/07 | high |
| #Q011 | operational | operational | mandatory | Facility Classification and Operator Certification | wastewater | All applicable facilities must be classified in accordance with the regulation and comply with operator certification requirements. | Applicable to sewage works receiving domestic-type sewage or owned by Crown/municipality | high |
| #Q012 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Hauled Sewage Transport and Disposal | wastewater | It is your responsibility to ensure all hauled sewage removed from your sewage works is: transported by a carrier with an approved waste management system deposited at an approved waste disposal site or dedicated septage treatment works | | high |
| #Q013 | administrative | operational | mandatory | ECA Amendment for Alterations | wastewater | An amendment to your sewage works ECA is required before altering, extending or replacing a sewage works. | Before altering, extending or replacing a sewage works | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | operational | mandatory | EASR Storm Water Management Update | wastewater | If you have registered your storm water management works in EASR, you must retain a LEP to update your storm water management works report or prepare an addendum and upload it into the registry before you make any changes. | Before making changes to EASR-registered storm water management works | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Acquirer Responsibility for Obligations | wastewater | When you acquire a sewage works, you become responsible for all obligations associated with the sewage works at the time of purchase. | Upon acquisition of a facility with an existing sewage works | high |
| #Q016 | operational | operational | mandatory | Pollution Prevention and Control Plan Development | wastewater | Guideline F-5-5 requires each operating authority with a combined sewer system to develop a pollution prevention and control plan to address the impact of combined sewer overflows. | For operating authorities with a combined sewer system | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | EASR Re-registration upon Acquisition | wastewater | If there is a storm water management works that is registered in the EASR, that registration cannot be transferred, and you are responsible for self-registering the works under your my Ontario account. | Upon acquisition of a facility with existing EASR-registered works | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | ECA Application Fee Payment | wastewater | Application costs will vary considerably depending on complexity and must be provided with the application when it is submitted for review. | When submitting an ECA application | high |
| #Q019 | operational | operational | mandatory | General ECA Condition Compliance | wastewater | You must comply with all the conditions listed in any ECA issued to you by the ministry. | | high |
| #Q020 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Inspection Report Corrective Action Verification | wastewater | These required actions normally have a completion date by which you must report and verify to the ministry that the identified required work or actions have been completed for your sewage works. | Following an inspection where required actions were identified | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Financial Assurance Estimate | wastewater | Where applicable, the ECA application must include an estimate of the required amount of financial assurance. | When an ECA application is for a facility subject to financial assurance | high |
| #Q022 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Infrastructure Ownership and Permission Verification | wastewater | If you do not know where your sewage goes, it is your responsibility to determine whether you are the owner of infrastructure designed to collect, transmit, store, treat or dispose of sewage and obtain any necessary environmental permissions. | When sewage destination is unknown | high |
| #Q023 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Permission Determination for Surface or Ground Discharge | wastewater | You must determine the type of environmental permission that applies to your activity and apply for an ECA or self-register in the EASR before using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing a sewage works which discharge to surface water or the ground surface. | Before using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing a sewage works which discharge to surface water or the ground surface | high |
| #Q024 | operational | operational | mandatory | Compliance with EASR Activity Regulations | wastewater | You must comply with the relevant regulation for the EASR activity that you are self-registering. | For activities self-registered in the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry | high |
| #Q025 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Evaluation of Unauthorized Extensions or Alterations | wastewater | If the sewage works has (or you suspect it has) been extended or altered without the applicable environmental permission having been obtained, it is the owner’s responsibility to have the sewage works evaluated and to apply for any necessary ECA or self-register in the EASR including amendments. | When sewage works have been extended or altered without prior permission | high |
| #Q026 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory Understanding of Spill Exemption Regulation | wastewater | You must fully understand the application of Ontario Regulation 675/98: Classification and Exemption of Spills and Reporting of Discharges prior to evaluating whether a spill is reportable to the ministry or any other regulatory agency. | Prior to evaluating whether a spill is reportable | high |
| #Q027 | operational | operational | mandatory | Spill Prevention and Contingency Plan Content Requirements | wastewater | The plan must include: steps to notify the ministry, other public authorities and members of the public who may be affected by the spill; measures to ensure that appropriate equipment, material and personnel are available to respond to a spill. | As part of plans developed under section 91.1 of the EPA | high |
| #Q028 | operational | operational | mandatory | Construction Site Dewatering Operation | wastewater | Ontario Regulation 63/16: Water Taking under the EPA is applicable to sewage works used solely for the collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal of storm water and ground water to dewater work areas within a construction site... does require that they be operated in accordance with prescribed requirements. | Applicable to sewage works used solely for dewatering work areas within a construction site | high |
| #Q029 | administrative | operational | recommended | Pre-submission Consultation | wastewater | It is strongly recommended that you consult the ministry before submitting your approval application to confirm supporting information requirements and site-specific considerations. | | high |
| #Q030 | reporting | reporting | recommended | Hauled Sewage Best Practice Logging | wastewater | The ECA number for all carriers and receiving sites should be recorded in your operation and maintenance logs as a best management practice. | When recording hauled sewage disposal details | high |
| #Q031 | operational | operational | mandatory | Operation and Maintenance Program Requirement | wastewater | Operation and maintenance programs are an ECA or EASR registration requirement or condition. | As specified in the Environmental Compliance Approval or EASR registration | high |
| #Q032 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Acetone Discharge Monitoring and Reporting | wastewater | Ontario Regulation 127/01: Airborne Contaminant Discharge Monitoring and Reporting made under the EPA for acetone | For facilities discharging acetone | high |