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Finally, the last step is to create a "Monitoring and Evaluation Plan", which sets up specific prescribed procedures for ongoing monitoring of the area to ensure water quality contaminants are mitigated and a formalized source water protection plan review process is implemented (Government of Nova Scotia, n.d.<ref> Government of Nova Scotia. n.d. Developing a Municipal Source Water Protection Plan. A Guide for Water Utilities and Municipalities. Accessed June 7 2022. https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/docs/WaterProtectionPlanSummary.pdf</ref>). All of this information and more can be found here on [https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/sourcewater.asp Nova Scotia's Environment and Climate Change's Source Water Protection Home Page]
Finally, the last step is to create a "Monitoring and Evaluation Plan", which sets up specific prescribed procedures for ongoing monitoring of the area to ensure water quality contaminants are mitigated and a formalized source water protection plan review process is implemented (Government of Nova Scotia, n.d.<ref> Government of Nova Scotia. n.d. Developing a Municipal Source Water Protection Plan. A Guide for Water Utilities and Municipalities. Accessed June 7 2022. https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/docs/WaterProtectionPlanSummary.pdf</ref>). All of this information and more can be found here on [https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/sourcewater.asp Nova Scotia's Environment and Climate Change's Source Water Protection Home Page]
===British Columbia (B.C)===
===British Columbia (BC)===
In the province of British Columbia (BC) there are two (2) primary source water protection documents:
1. [https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/00_01009_01 Drinking Water Protection Act (DWPA)] - Covers both water source and system assessments within the province along with response plans to unmitigated risks
2. [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/water/water-quality/drinking-water-quality/resources-for-water-system-operators#source-to-tap-assessment Drinking Water Protection Plans (DWPP)] - Ordered and made required by the Minister of Health under the DWPA, 2001 [SBC 2001] Chapter 9 (Government of British Columbia, n.d.(a))<ref>Government of British Columbia. n.d. Drinking Water Protection Planning. Current Health Topics. Accessed June 7 2022. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/current-health-topics/drinking-water-protection-planning#:~:text=In%20BC%2C%20there%20are%20two,of%20Health%20under%20the%20Act.</ref>
The government of BC has created an excellent portal for water system operators and suppliers to access current resources and tools that help them understand their role and responsibilities under the DWPA, 2001 and includes the following:
* [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/water/water-quality/drinking-water-quality/resources-for-water-system-operators#source-to-tap-assessment Drinking Water Source-to-Tap Guideline Document] - provides a step by step approach to evaluating risks to drinking water that coincides with requirements within the DWPA, 2001
* [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/documents/bc_drinking_water_screening_tool.pdf Drinking Water Source-to-Tap Screening Tool] - An alternative method for assessing risk in drinking water systems, the tool contains 97 questions and is a "question-and-answer" based document that allows drinking water officers to determine if a water supplier submitting the document needed to undertake a comprehensive assessment to further analyze associated risk and vulnerabilities
* [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/waterquality/resources-for-water-operators/ercp-sws-final-aug17-2016.pdf Emergency Response Plan] - Developed to help water officers develop their own emergency response plan in more rural areas that possess small water systems
* [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/waterquality/how-drinking-water-is-protected-in-bc/garp_assessment_oct_2017.pdf Guidance Document for Determining Ground Water at Risk of Containing Pathogens (GARP)] - Developed for drinking water officers to determine if groundwater sources are at risk of certain pathogens.
* [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water-system-assessment-user-guide.pdf Water System Assessment User's Guide] - Aids both operators and owners to assess their water system's safety and overall security.
* and more (Government of British Columbia, n.d.(B))<ref>Government of British Columbia. n.d. Resources for Water System Operators. Drinking Water Quality. Accessed June 7 2022. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/water/water-quality/drinking-water-quality/resources-for-water-system-operators#source-to-tap-screening</ref>
==Pretreatment Features==
==Pretreatment Features==