Systems Subject to O.Reg. 252/05
O.Reg. 252/05 applies to five of the eight classes of systems formerly subject to the Drinking Water Systems Regulation, O.Reg. 170/03:
- Small non-municipal non-residential (e.g., motels, churches, gas stations and restaurants)
- Large non-municipal non-residential (e.g., large resorts, industrial facilities)
- Small municipal non-residential (e.g., community halls, libraries, ball parks, arenas)
- Large municipal non-residential (e.g., municipal airports, large sports complexes)
- Non-municipal seasonal residential (e.g., campgrounds, communal cottage systems, seasonal trailer parks)
The water systems for “designated facilities” – retirement homes, nurseries, children’s camps, hospitals and other facilities serving higher-risk populations – remain under O.Reg. 170/03, along with year-round residential systems. Owners of non-municipal year-round residential systems (e.g., year-round apartment complexes or mobile home parks) also remain governed by O.Reg. 170/03, and were required to have an engineer-inspected treatment system and a certified operator in place by July 1, 2006.
| This is an article from the 2005/06 Annual Report to the Legislature from the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario. |
Citing This Article:
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario. 2006. "Smaller Drinking Water Systems: An Interim Solution." Neglecting our Obligations, ECO Annual Report, 2005-06. Toronto, ON : Environmental Commissioner of Ontario. 108.
