OWRA definition
Examples of OWRA in a sentence
For example, in Ontario, the Ontario Water Resources Act, or OWRA, prohibits the discharge of material of any kind into any water that may impair the quality of the water.
The OWRA requires that an approval be obtained for the use and operation of certain sewage and stormwater works.
Proper operation and maintenance shall include effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, including training in all procedures and other requirements of this Approval and the OWRA and regulations, adequate laboratory facilities, process controls and alarms and the use of process chemicals and other substances used in the Works.
Under the OWRA, Certificates of Approval are required for stormwater management infrastructure from MOE as the approval authority.
Section 53 of the OWRA requires that an approval must be obtained to establish, alter, extend or replace any sewage works (sewage works are defined as works used for the collection, transmission, treatment or disposal of wastewater, but not including plumbing to which the Ontario Building Code Act (1992) applies).