Bill 12 explained in plain English
Sewage Bypass Reporting Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Sewage Bypass Reporting Act, 2018 amends the Ontario Water Resources Act to mandate reporting and public online disclosure of sewage bypasses that may impair water quality.
This bill amends the Ontario Water Resources Act to require municipalities, or those operating water treatment facilities under agreement with or with the consent of a municipality, to report specific details to the Ministry when sewage is diverted and may impair water quality. The Ministry must then publish this information online within 24 hours. The Act is also known as the Sewage Bypass Reporting Act, 2018.
- Requires municipalities or authorized operators of water treatment facilities to report sewage bypasses that may impair water quality.
- Specifies the information that must be reported, including the duration, volume, and reasons for the bypass.
- Mandates the Ministry to publish this information on a government website within 24 hours of receiving it.
- Establishes the short title of the Act as the Sewage Bypass Reporting Act, 2018.
- Municipalities in Ontario that own or operate water treatment facilities.
- Persons who operate water treatment facilities under agreement with or with the consent of a municipality.
- The Ministry responsible for the Ontario Water Resources Act.
- The public, who will have access to reported sewage bypass information online.
- Obligation for municipalities and authorized operators to report sewage bypasses.
- Obligation for the Ministry to publish reported sewage bypass information online within 24 hours.
- Requirement for reported information to include duration, estimated volume, and reasons for the bypass.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify penalties for failing to report or for delays in reporting or publishing the information.
- The bill does not specify the exact format or content of the government website where the information will be published, beyond the requirement to publish it as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours after receiving the notification.
Adds new requirements for reporting and publishing information about sewage bypasses.
Source: Section 30
Adds new subsections (3), (4), and (5) that define what information must be reported regarding sewage bypasses and by whom, and requires the Ministry to publish this information.
Source: Section 30
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