Environmental Compliance Applications

By law, a business must have an environmental approval or registration from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks if it:

• Releases pollutants into the air, land or water
• Stores, transports or disposes of waste

An environmental approval or registration sets out rules of operation for these activities that are intended to protect the natural environment and are legally enforceable.

The following can be used to guide you in your completion of Section 4.5 – Source Protection / Drinking Water Threats of the Environmental Compliance Approval Application:

Part 1 - Proposed Activity Location

To determine if your proposed activity is in the Quinte Source Protection Area, consult the regional map. 

If your proposed activity is outside the Quinte Source Protection Area, use the Province’s Information Atlas, to determine which area(s) the proposed activity will be located.

Each source protection area has a ministry-approved assessment report detailing vulnerable areas where certain land-use activities can contaminate sources of drinking water. The assessment report and source protection plan both contain maps showing the location of all vulnerable areas. 

Part 2 - Vulnerable Area Indicator

To determine if the proposed activity falls within a vulnerable area, use our policy information mapping tool.

Part 3 - Drinking Water Threat Indicator

To determine if the proposed activity is a significant drinking water threat, use the report function on the policy information mapping tool and/or the Provincial Tables of Circumstances. 

For additional information please email our Source Water Protection Coordinator.