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Water Taking and Transfer (O. Reg. 387/04).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Ontario
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Surface water Water abstraction Water quality standards Water supply Groundwater Freshwater resources management Basin/catchment/watershed Authorization/permit Inland waters
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The purpose of this Regulation is to provide for the conservation, protection and wise use and management of Ontario’s waters, because Ontario’s water resources are essential to the long-term environmental, social and economic well-being of Ontario. The Regulation contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein, such as application, “Average Annual Flow Map”, “drinking-water systems”, “Great Lakes Charter”, “Summer Low Flow Map”. According to section 4, the Director shall consider the following matters, when granting a water taking permit: 1) Issues relating to the protection of the natural functions of the ecosystem, including: i) the impact or potential impact of the water taking or proposed water taking on :A) the natural variability of water flow or water levels, B) minimum stream flow, and C) habitat that depends on water flow or water levels, and ii) ground water and surface water and their interrelationships, including its impact on water quantity and quality; 2) Issues relating to water availability.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.on.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Ontario Water Resources Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O. 40).

Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2021)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Water supply, Sewerage, Water quality standards, Waterworks, Freshwater resources management, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX