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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[File:Screenshot 2025-09-11 103945.png|600px|thumb|right|Replacing individual Environmental Compliance Approvals with a single environmental permission for all the sewage works components of a municipal sewage collection system or a municipal stormwater management system (MECP & LSRCA, 2023)<ref name = S2S2023>MECP and LSRCA. 2023. Panel Presentation: Monitoring and the Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Approval (CLI-ECA) Framework: Understanding and Applying Ontario’s New Requirements for Municipal Stormwater Infrastructure. Source to Stream Conference. https://sourcetostream.com/2023-panel/</ref>.]]
[[File:Screenshot 2025-09-11 103945.png|600px|thumb|right|CLI-ECA replaces individual ECAs with a single environmental permission for all the sewage works components of a municipal sewage collection system or a municipal stormwater management system (MECP & LSRCA, 2023)<ref name = S2S2023>MECP and LSRCA. 2023. Panel Presentation: Monitoring and the Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Approval (CLI-ECA) Framework: Understanding and Applying Ontario’s New Requirements for Municipal Stormwater Infrastructure. Source to Stream Conference. https://sourcetostream.com/2023-panel/</ref>.]]
The [https://www.ontario.ca/page/municipal-consolidated-linear-infrastructure-environmental-compliance-approvals Municipal Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Approval (CLI-ECA)] is a streamlined approval process for municipalities managing wastewater, stormwater, and Low Impact Development (LID) infrastructure. The CLI-ECA replaces the need for municipalities to apply for multiple, project-specific Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECAs) every time they want to make changes or additions to their water, wastewater, or stormwater collection systems. CLI-ECAs authorize municipalities to make changes to the system when requirements in the CLI-ECA are met (MECP, 2024)<ref name = mecp2024>MECP. 2024. https://www.ontario.ca/page/municipal-consolidated-linear-infrastructure-environmental-compliance-approvals</ref>. MECP requires all municipalities in Ontario to enroll into the CLI-ECA program by application. Each municipality will receive:
The [https://www.ontario.ca/page/municipal-consolidated-linear-infrastructure-environmental-compliance-approvals Municipal Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Approval (CLI-ECA)] is a streamlined approval process for municipalities managing wastewater, stormwater, and Low Impact Development (LID) infrastructure. The CLI-ECA replaces the need for municipalities to apply for multiple, project-specific Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECAs) every time they want to make changes or additions to their water, wastewater, or stormwater collection systems. CLI-ECAs authorize municipalities to make changes to the system when requirements in the CLI-ECA are met (MECP, 2024)<ref name = mecp2024>MECP. 2024. https://www.ontario.ca/page/municipal-consolidated-linear-infrastructure-environmental-compliance-approvals</ref>. MECP requires all municipalities in Ontario to enroll into the CLI-ECA program by application. Each municipality will receive:
*One CLI-ECA for their municipal sewage collection system
*One CLI-ECA for their municipal sewage collection system