Conservation Ontario’s Comments on “Updates to Ontario’s Drinking Water Quality Standards and other Regulations of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002” (EBR# 012-8244)

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Description: Conservation Ontario’s submission to MOECC on “Updates to Ontario’s Drinking Water Quality Standards and other regulations of the Safe Drinking Act, 2002” (EBR# 012-8244). The coordinated comments acknowledge the positive impacts of the new proposed standards; suggest adapting a standard for a blue green algae related parameter; caution against the removal of Adverse Water Quality Incident reports for pesticides below the proposed 100 ng/L; and recommend that drinking water source protection be included in operators training.