JJuunnee 22000066 TTeecchhnniiccaall UUppddaattee For Municipal Residential Drinking Water Systems under O. Reg. 170/03 Following public consultation, on June 5, 2006, O. Reg. 170/03 was amended. These technical amendments are designed to safeguard the quality of Ontario’s drinking water, while making the regulation more workable and affordable for owners and operators of municipal and non-municipal year-round residential drinking water systems and systems serving designated facilities. They also add clarity and flexibility to the testing and operational regimes set out in O. Reg. 170/03. For full details, please see: http://www.e- laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Regs/English/030170_e.htm Engineers’ Reports Owners of large and small municipal residential drinking water systems (as defined in the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 and Drinking Water Systems Regulation – O. Reg. 170/03) are no longer required to prepare an Engineer’s Report on the state of their systems, or submit an Engineer’s Report to the Ministry of the Environment. Instead, the Engineer’s Report requirements as outlined in Schedule 20 of O. Reg. 170/03 will be incorporated into the upcoming Municipal Drinking Water License Program. For more information on the Municipal Drinking Water License Program, please contact: Indra Prashad, P.Eng. Manager – Approvals & Licensing Safe Drinking Water Branch (416) 314-6437 [email protected]. www.ene.gov.on.ca PIBS 4478e18