Applying Manitoba's Water Policies - Government of Manitoba

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Applying the PoliciesWater QualityPOLICY 1.1The “Manitoba Surface Water Quality Objectives” shall be adopted and implemented to protectwater uses for Manitobans.BackgroundThe “Manitoba Surface Water QualityObjectives” define minimum levels of quality for thelong term protection of water uses. These levels ofquality specify acceptable concentrations of variousdissolved and suspended substances, as well, theydescribe other desirable or required characteristics.The “Manitoba Surface Water Quality Objectives” aredeveloped through a consultative process involvingvarious levels of government, industries, the scientificcommunity, and the public.“Watershed Classification” allows present andfuture water uses within a watershed to be identified.A public consultation process is used to determine theunique water uses, desires of local residents, existingwater quality problems, and other issues within watersheds.Water uses in the watershed are then designated,along with “Manitoba Surface Water QualityObjectives” necessary to protect these uses.The surface water quality objectives are used as abaseline for developing the legally enforceable limitsspecified in licences issued under The EnvironmentAct. These limits are applied toward controlling pollutionfrom point source discharges. The objectives canalso be used to develop strategies to reduce pollutantloadings from non-point sources.IntentTo establish and use physical, chemical, and biologicalcriteria for defining safe or acceptable levelsof water quality for various water uses andecosystem needs.Application1. The Government of Manitoba will:• adopt and refine, through consultation with a widespectrum of professionals and scientists and withextensive public involvement, surface water qualityobjectives which describe the required chemical,physical, and biological properties of surface waterto ensure its acceptability for various uses.• similarly establish or adopt, and implement, waterquality objectives that protect groundwater for varioususes.• regularly review and revise the water quality objectivesto ensure that they reflect emerging scientificknowledge and ecological issues.• ensure that the refinement and application of thewater quality objectives are based on social, economic,environmental, and cultural considerations.• publish the water quality objectives, promote theiruse by the public, and assist the public in interpretingand applying them.• use the water quality objectives to guide planning,design, and implementation of water managementprojects and activities that affect water quality.• use the water quality objectives to assist in developinglong term water quality protection strategiesand management plans for waterbodies or entirewatersheds.• use the water quality objectives in conjunction withlicensing and other regulatory procedures, asrequired, to ensure that developments, activities, oroperations do not impair water quality for requiredwater uses.8
Applying the PoliciesWater Quality• monitor existing and future water uses and qualityof waterbodies to facilitate the application of thewater quality objectives.2. Local authorities, planners, developers, industry,and individuals can:• participate in public consultation processes set upfor establishing,refining, or applying the water qualityobjectives.• apply the water quality objectives to ensure thatlocal projects are planned, designed, and operatedto avoid impairing the quality of water for requiredwater uses.• use the water quality objectives, in conjunction withquality monitoring data, to determine the suitabilityof specific waterbodies for certain proposed uses oractivities.9
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