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Proposed Algonquin Provincial Park Management Plan Amendment

4.0 - Appendix A : Sewage Systems

New sewage systems or expansions, relocations or replacements of existing sewage systems may be permitted where the new, relocated, replaced or expanded sewage system must be:

• located entirely within the cottage lot boundary;
• set back at least 30 metres from the water’s edge (at spring water levels), unless otherwise directed by MNRF; and
• located within an existing disturbed area, unless otherwise directed/approved by MNRF.

Further, the new, relocated, replaced or expanded sewage system must not be a class 4 sewage system (septic tank and tile bed). 

In addition, the new, expanded or replaced sewage system must comply with the policies outlined in the Algonquin Provincial Park Cottage Lot Policy (2018-2038), the terms and conditions of the cottage lot occupational authority and all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the Building Code Act, 1992.