Application to Open Small Drinking Water Systems

Please be advised:  In accordance with Ontario Regulation 319/08 as amended – Small Drinking Water Systems:

Section 5(2)
A person 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.

Section 5(6)
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,

1. (a) a water sample is taken and tested for Escherichia coli and total coliforms;

2. (b) they are in receipt of the results of the water sample tests; and

3. (c) the medical officer of health of the health unit where the small drinking water system is located is notified in writing of,

   1. (i) the proposed date on which the small drinking water system will begin to supply water to the users of the system,

   2. (ii) the name and address of the owner and any operator of the small drinking water system,

   3. (iii) the address that the small drinking water is located at and the name of the system, and

   4. (iv) the results of the tests conducted pursuant to this section. O. Reg. 319/08, s. 5 (6).