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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Asst 4,2001-11
Fanners still waiting for nutrient management act details
By Martie Evans
Lakeshore Advance Editor
Fanners and politicians
from Huron. Perth and
Middlesex Counties are
itching to know the finer
details of Ontario's proposed
new Nutrient Management
Act.
But the Act just received
first reading in mid-June,
meaning these people will
have to wait until this winter
before more details are
available.
Some questions, including
"what will this cost?" posed
at a public meeting July 26
in Kirkton went unanswered.
One farmer posed a
scenario asking if a certain
animal unit category is
required by the province to
adhere to a ban on winter
spreading within a period of
five years, could that farmer
spread every winter until the
last day of the deadline?
"The regulations aren't
written yet so I couldn't
answer that. You have to
wait for the details in the
regulation," said George
Garland, Manager of
Engineering and Technology,
for the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs, (OMAFRA) but he
did offer that notice would
likely be given to a farmer
and if he doesn't comply, he
would be caught in a random
audit.
"Winter spreading could
ban manure and biosolids at
the same time," he added.
Usborne Township farmer
Pat Down, a former
president of the Huron
County Federation of
Agriculture, publicly
thanked MPPs Helen Johns
and Bert Johnson for
organizing the meeting for
farmers in "the heart of a
prime agricultural area" and
pointedly asked OMAFRA
to remember the Huron and
Perth areas when setting up
consultation meetings. Two
other meetings were held in
Ridgetown and Mount
Forest.
• "Regarding a minimum
standard of application, what
does this mean?" she asked.
Garland said manure and
soil testing would be
required for levels of
nitrogen, phosphorus and
potash.
"There's currently little
information on this,
regarding times of year,
etc.," he said. "Testing could
"WARNING"
to all "Does"
in the C4th area
he done by the government
not farmers."
"I would ask that in
categories considered small
that the regulations don't get
to he so onerous that they
quit and we have all Targe
(farms)," asked Down.
Garland met
this statement
with a self -
described
challenge to-
the
othe audience of
over 100
farmers and
politicians.
"I suggest is
that really fair?
Do we have to
have different
rules? Maybe
some day
there'll be one
set of rules,"
said Garland.
A n
unidentified
man stood up
to ask how
those dealing
with untreated
businesses getting money hut
1 don't see help to farmers."
he said.
"It's more appropriate later.
That's another process."
answered Garland.
In a two-hour presentation,
Garland outlined nine parts
()if Bill 81,
the proposed
Nutrient
Management
Act that
generally
deals with
t h e
collection,
handling,
transport and
storage of
animal
manure and
human
waste. The
act outlines
requirements
f o r
construction
of farm
buildings but
doesn't take
the place of
Quoted
'The regulations
aren't written
yet so I couldn't
answer that.
You have to
wait for the
details in the
regulation,' -
George Garland,
manager of
engineering and
technology for
OMAFRA
septage can get Certificates
of Approval and funding.
"Where will the funding
come from if they can't get
funds from the marketplace
to recoup the cost?" he
asked. "Our small farmers
will continue to diminish
because they won't generate
revenues."
"That's a good point to
remember but we'll talk
about this when we develop
the regulations," said
Garland.
He .did say there is a
proposed plan by the
Ministry of the Environment
to phase out untreated
septage within a five-year
period and require its
treatment. He suggested
septage could be trucked to
municipal treatment plants,
but recognized there is no
currently capacity for
septage.
"We need a practical
approach," he said.
Another question dealing
with cost to municipalities
was posed to Garland who
responded, "The Act doesn't
address cost. We must wait
until the Act is passed."
Dairy farmer Earl French
noted concerns with a
proposed provincial audit
and timetable for
implementation and the
absence of some
environmental programs
from Healthy Futures.
"I see small agricultural
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the Ontario Building Code.
Garland explained the
Nutrient Management Act
also includes regulations
from other controlling bodies
including the Environmental
Protection Act and the Water
Resources Act but don't take
their place..
Following Garland's
highlights, the proposed Act
will permit provincial
officers to enter and inspect a
property suspected of
contravention; issuance of
prevention orders and
appeals to a tribunal.
Garland said the tribunal
could be the Environmental
Review Tribunal or an
existing tribunal under
OMAFRA's umbrella.
If a property owner fails to
correct a problem, the Act as
it is currently written would
allow the province to step in
and do the work and then
charge the cost to the
property owner.
Penalties listed the
proposed Act are:
administrative penalties
(tickets) of up to $10,000 per
day; a first-time conviction
would cost a violator $5,000
per day, a second or
subsequent conviction would
cost $10,000 per day. A
corporation would be fined
$10,000 per day for first-
time conviction or $25,000
for second and subsequent
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"Keep in mind this is
preventative legislation."
said Garland. adding a spill
will still he handled under
the Environmental Protection
Act.
Despite the new Nutrient
Management Act,
municipalities will still need
a Certificate of Approval for
spreading biosolids on farm
land but farmers are exempt
when spreading in a "normal
farm practice". But Garland
cautioned the•definition of
"normal" will be changed,
not giving the possible new
definition.
Highlights of the proposed
Act:
• Commercial land
applicators may be certified
after a written or practical
exam.
• Farms will be categorized
according to number of
animal units.
• An organization, other
than the province, will be
asked to assume
management of education
and testing, leaving
enforcement tasks to the
province.
"We anticipate it will be the
MOE (environment ministry)
or OMAFRA," said Garland.
This question is a source of
debate between the Huron
County Federation of
Agriculture and the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture.
Huron President Charles
Regele said later county
farmers want OMAFRA to
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because they know hest the
issues facing farmers.
Garland encouraged the
public to give their views to
the Justice and Social Policy
Standing Committee when it
begins its tour of the
province in September.
Meanwhile, the agriculture
and environment ministries
will begin drafting possible
standards so if the proposed
Act is given third reading,
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