Regulation respecting the declaration of water withdrawals (c. Q-2, r. 14). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Québec Document type Regulation Date 2009 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Basin/catchment/watershed River basin institution Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Inland waters Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Regulation implements the Environment Quality Act (R.S.Q., c. Q-2). The purpose of the Regulation is to ensure a better knowledge and a better protection of the environment by allowing the Government to assess, through the declaration of water withdrawals, the impact of the withdrawals on water resources and ecosystems, and to allow the Government to establish measures to prevent conflicting uses of water resources. The text consists of 23 sections divided into 3 Titles as follows: General (I); Special provisions applicable to water withdrawals from the St. Lawrence River Basin (II); Penal and miscellaneous (III). 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