It is very difficult to evaluate or comment on this proposal without context that appears to be missing.
What is a 'communal' system? This is not described in the posting or supporting material.
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regarding the Municipality giving permission
for a private waste or water supply
when you say municipality has to agree .
and they get to that conclusion by studying the proposal .
if I understand it now
any person or group wanting a private sewerage plant for example .
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Bsed on the legislative details and the broader context of the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026, here are the key concerns identified with the proposal:
1. Erosion of Municipal Autonomy
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I do not see how encouraging greater adoption of non-municipal communal water and wastewater systems will help with housing affordability in light of many first-time home buyers being priced out of the condo market by the high rate of condo fees.
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On behalf of the Township of Mulmur, I am writing this letter to voice our concerns regarding potential changes to the Municipal Act 2001 and Safe Drinking Water Act, 2022 to require municipal consent of non-municipal communal drinking water and wastewater treatment systems if requirements are met.
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Making it easier (and less politically fraught) to provide servicing via private means would be a huge step forward for housing supply in Ontario. We have lots of land and are simply constrained by the idea that servicing must be public.
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April 28, 2026
Province of Ontario – Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Re: Consultation on communal drinking water and wastewater system municipal consent requirements
ERO 026-0302
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• We appreciate the province’s interest in providing a more predictable approach to facilitating communal wastewater treatment systems
• In evaluating requests for consent it is important that financial and operational risk not shift to municipalities
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We (DRS Developments) are in agreement with the changes provided under the proposed “Communal drinking water and wastewater system municipal consent requirements”.
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Supportive of the use of communal systems where municipal servicing is not available, but only at the full discretion of the municipality to ensure that servicing is not reasonably feasible or that there are no long terms plans being implemented.
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Town Considerations:
The Town of Oakville is concerned with the proposed legislation as the changes conflict with both the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS), 2024 and the Town of Oakville’s Official Plans, and for their potential to introduce unsustainable water systems.
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On behalf of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), please find attached our submission with respect to ERO # 026-0302 (Communal drinking water and wastewater system municipal consent requirements).
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Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed amendments to
the Municipal Act, 2001 and Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, to enable regulations to set
out requirements for municipal consent of non-municipal communal drinking water
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