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ERO-025-1387: Proposed administrative changes to Ontario’s Building Code related to the transfer of enforcement authority of on-site sewage systems and a proposed technical clarification

ORA submits that ERO 025-1387 is not a benign “service alignment” exercise. It is a governance change with real public health, environmental, and cumulative effects consequences. This proposal would transfer enforcement authority for Building Code Part 8 on-site sewage systems away from independent expert bodies—specifically, District Health Units and a Conservation Authority—and download it to small municipalities.