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

Sujet

Environnement gén., Eau

Mot clé

Biodiversité Eaux superficielles Pollution des eaux douces Inondation Zones humides Mise en application Bassin/captage/bassin versant Lutte contre la pollution Eaux continentales

Aire géographique

Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord

Résumé

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.

Texte intégral

Anglais

Site web

www.gouv.qc.ca

Références - Législation

Implemente

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

Législation | Canada | 1972 (2021)

Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Législation de base, Lutte contre la pollution, Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air, Pollution du sol/qualité, Pollution des eaux douces, Recherche, Institution, Inondation, Eaux souterraines, Eaux superficielles

Source: FAO, FAOLEX