Ministry of the Environment Feeds The latest updates from your Ministry of the Environment. 2010-06-02T18:30:02Z Ministry of the Environment tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm <![CDATA[Sewage Self Assessment]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2013-01-29T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Collection of Pharmaceuticals and Sharps: Responsibilities of Producers (Regulation 298/12)]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2013-01-10T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Ontario's Tap Water: Safe to Drink - Urdu]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-31T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Ontario's Tap Water: Safe to Drink - Tamil]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-31T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Ontario's Tap Water: Safe to Drink - Tagalog]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-31T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Ontario's Tap Water: Safe to Drink - Spanish]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-31T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Ontario's Tap Water: Safe to Drink - Russian]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-31T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Ontario's Tap Water: Safe to Drink - Punjabi]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-28T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Ontario's Tap Water: Safe to Drink - Gujarati]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-28T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Ontario's Tap Water: Safe to Drink - French]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-28T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Ontario's Tap Water: Safe to Drink - English]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-28T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Ontario's Tap Water: Safe to Drink - Chinese]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-28T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Environmental Penalty Program, Five Year Review]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-24T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Brochure: My Vehicle Didn’t Pass the Drive Clean Test (bilingual)]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-21T0:00-04:00 Vehicles usually fail the Drive Clean test because:
  • the vehicle’s emissions exceed standards
  • the vehicle isn’t ready — the information in the vehicle’s built-in computer is not readable and the test can’t be completed

This brochure explains how you can help your vehicle pass the re-test.

]]> <![CDATA[Brochure: Why wasn’t my car ready for its Drive Clean test? (bilingual)]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-21T0:00-04:00 The new test reads the information in your vehicle’s computer. It can detect problems that lead to poor performance, high emissions or poor fuel economy.

A “not ready” test result means we weren’t able to access or read enough information in your vehicle’s computer. Why? You may have had your vehicle recently repaired and the battery may have been disconnected. A disconnected battery can erase the information Drive Clean needs.

Before you get your vehicle re-tested, you will need to reset your vehicle’s computer by following a few simple steps.

]]> <![CDATA[Brochure: Drive Clean On Board With Better Technology (bilingual)]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-21T0:00-04:00 Ontario’s new Drive Clean test is faster, more accurate and better at protecting our air.

Our on-board diagnostic or “OBD” test works on most light-duty vehicles in Ontario from the 1998 model year or newer. These vehicles have an on-board computer that monitors the engine and emissions system during everyday driving conditions.

The new test reads the emissions information in your vehicle’s computer. It can detect problems that often lead to poor performance, high emissions or poor fuel economy.

]]> <![CDATA[Water quality of 15 streams in agricultural watersheds of Southwestern Ontario 2004-2009: Seasonal patterns, regional comparisons, and the influence of land use]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-21T0:00-04:00 Southwestern Ontario is a region of intense crop and livestock production. The impacts of these agricultural activities on stream water quality is a concern for the health of the streams flowing through these regions, as well as downstream receiving waters, including large rivers with drinking water intakes and the Great Lakes.

The Nutrient Management Programme, led by the Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, is an on-going study of the impacts of agricultural activities on stream water quality in Southwestern Ontario. In this document, we report on data collected from 2004-2009 as part of this programme.

]]> <![CDATA[Minister’s Annual Report on Toxics Reduction]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-20T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[Minister’s Annual Report on Drinking Water | 2012]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-20T0:00-04:00 <![CDATA[2012 Report to the Minister of the Environment from the Lake Simcoe Science Committee]]> tag:10.77.6.194,2010-06-02T18:30:02Z:/environment/en/main/rss/feed/index.htm 2012-12-18T0:00-04:00