TO: Board of Health
MEETING DATE: November 7, 2018
REPORT NO.: BH.01.NOV0718.C19
PREPARED BY: Shawn Zentner, Manager, Environmental Health
APPROVED BY: Christopher Beveridge, Director, Health Protection
SUBMITTED BY: Dr. Nicola J. Mercer, MD, MBA, MPH, FRCPC, Medical Officer of Health & CEO
MEETING DATE: November 7, 2018
REPORT NO.: BH.01.NOV0718.C19
PREPARED BY: Shawn Zentner, Manager, Environmental Health
APPROVED BY: Christopher Beveridge, Director, Health Protection
SUBMITTED BY: Dr. Nicola J. Mercer, MD, MBA, MPH, FRCPC, Medical Officer of Health & CEO
Key Points
Health Protection programs conduct annual inspections and disease follow-up.
Strategic Directions & Goals
Service Centred Approach
- We are committed to providing excellent service to anyone interacting with public health.
Building Healthy Communities
- We will work with communities to support the health and well-being of everyone.
Operational Plan Objectives
- WDGPH will complete 100% annual compliance inspections.
- WDGPH will publicly disclose results of inspections (compliance and complaint).
- WDGPH will investigate complaints related to an inspected facility.
- WDGPH will mitigate health hazards and disease transmission based on risk.
Summary of OPHS Program Requirements
OPHS Program: Safe Water
Goals:
- To prevent or reduce the burden of water-borne illness related to drinking water. To prevent or reduce the burden of water-borne illness and injury related to recreational water use.
Strategy:
- Disease Prevention/Health Protection
Requirements:
- To improve health and quality of life
- Reduced morbidity and mortality
- Reducing health inequities among population groups
Accountability Indicators
| 2018 Safe Water Indicators | 2018 Q3 Actual | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| # of days that fluoride levels were below recommended levels at municipal drinking water systems that add fluoride | 0% (0/0) | No municipal fluoridated water systems in WDG area |
| # of drinking water advisories and boil water advisories issued by days advisories were in effect | 2 | 2 boil water advisories issued for 16 and 25 days respectively within the period of July 1 – Sept. 30, 2018 |
| % of the public who use private drinking water supplies who are aware of how to safely manage their own drinking water systems | N/A | This data cannot be tracked at this time as Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is defining ‘safely manage’ as related to awareness. |
| # of small drinking water systems where risk categories change from high risk to moderate or low risk indicating improvement in system performance | 0% 0/0 | All Small Drinking Water Systems have been assessed as low-risk |
| % of days per season beaches are posted | 0% 0/0 | GRCA posts beach water quality: https://apps.grandriver.ca/beachconditions/public/beachconditions.aspx |
Performance variance or discrepancy identified:
- No.
Highlights
The two BWAs were associated with stand-alone Small Drinking Water Systems not any municipal drinking water systems. All adverse water quality incidents are reported to and investigated by WDGPH.
Related Reports
- BH.01.SEP0518.C14 2018 Mid-Year Safe Water Program Performance Indicator Summary
- Safe Water – Recreational Water Use (Jan-Jun 2016) Program/Service Information Report
- BH.01APR0517.R09 Well Water Health Analytics
- BH.01NOV0117.R25 Well Water Research Project
