Protection Policy for Lakeshores, Riverbanks, Littoral Zones and Floodplains (c. Q-2, r. 35).

Subject

Environment gen., Water

Keyword

Biodiversity Surface water Freshwater pollution Flood Wetlands Enforcement/compliance Basin/catchment/watershed Pollution control Inland waters

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

The present Regulation enacts the Environment Quality Act. The objectives of the Regulation are: 1) to ensure the sustainability of bodies of water and watercourses, and to maintain and improve their quality by ensuring adequate, minimum protection of lakeshores, riverbanks, littoral zones and floodplains; 2) to prevent their degradation and erosion by encouraging their preservation in their natural state; 3) to preserve and maintain the quality and biodiversity of the environment by limiting activities which may give greater accessibility to and permit their development; 4) in the case of floodplains, to ensure the safety of persons and the protection of property; 5) to protect plants and wildlife characteristic of floodplains by taking into account the biological characteristics of that environment, and to ensure the natural stream flow is not impeded; 6) to promote the rehabilitation of degraded riparian zones using the most natural techniques possible. The text consists of 7 chapters as follows: Objectives (1); Definitions and scope (2); Lakeshores, riverbanks and littoral zones (3); Floodplains (4); Special protection measures under a management plan (5); Implementation (6); Information and education (7). Two Schedules are enclosed.

Full text

English

Website

www.gouv.qc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environment Quality Act (R.S.Q., c. Q-2).

Legislation | Canada | 1972 (2021)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution, Research, Institution, Flood, Groundwater, Surface water

Source: FAO, FAOLEX