Government Regulations on Safe Drinking Water

Government Regulations

Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board works collaboratively with the Government of Ontario to uphold current provincial regulations for safe drinking water and schools. We adhere to the following regulations:

1. 1.Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 32

The purposes of this Act are:

1. To recognize that the people of Ontario are entitled to expect their drinking water to be safe.

2. To provide for the protection of human health and the prevention of drinking water health hazards through the control and regulation of drinking water systems and drinking water testing. 2002, c. 32, s. 1.

The full regulation is available online to print or download:

https://www.ontario.ca/laws/ statute/02s32?search=Reg%20243%2F07

2. Ontario Regulation 243/07 (Schools, Private Schools and Child Care Centres) under Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 32

This regulation is part of the Safe Drinking Water Act and has been recently updated.

It is intended to reduce children’s exposure to lead in drinking water. The regulation requires the flushing of plumbing in schools, private schools and child care centres. Flushing has been shown to reduce lead levels in water at drinking water fixtures.

The regulation also requires sampling and testing to measure the concentration of lead in drinking water against the provincial drinking water quality standard for lead.

The full regulation is available online to print or download:

https://www.ontario.ca/laws/ regulation/070243?search=Reg%20243%2F07