Applying Manitoba's Water Policies - Government of Manitoba

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Applying the PoliciesWater QualityPOLICY 1.3Water quality enhancement programs shall be designed to restore environmental quality,as well as deliver economic, cultural, and heritage benefits to Manitobans.BackgroundWater plays an important role in the economic,cultural, spiritual, and physical values of Manitobans.Waterbodies that have suffered water quality degradationgenerally require major efforts for enhancement,rehabilitation, or restoration. When an enhancementproject is being considered, the benefits and effects ofthe proposed improvements should be assessed in amanner that fully reflects all values of the waterbody.Extensive public consultation and stakeholder participationcan assure that all relevant factors – historical,existing, and potential – are assessed, that all relevantvalues are taken into account, and that a broadrange of options and opportunities are considered.IntentTo ensure that water quality enhancement projectsreflect Manitobans’ social, cultural, and heritagevalues, in addition to achieving economic and environmentalbenefits.Application1. The Government of Manitoba will:• undertake water quality enhancement studies andstrategies that examine broad, long term social, cultural,and heritage values, in addition to economic,technical, and environmental criteria.• facilitate extensive consultation and local participationin the planning of water quality enhancementprograms.• use the basin and watershed planning processes,wherever possible, as frameworks for planning andimplementing water quality enhancement programsand projects, and as effective means of facilitatinglocal participation, understanding, and commitment.• use informational and promotional initiatives toincrease local understanding and support of waterquality enhancement programs, and to increaselocal participation in the design and implementationof those programs.2. Local authorities, industry, interest groups, andindividuals can:• participate in studies, strategies, and consultationprocesses concerning water quality enhancementprograms.• enter into partnerships to assist both in developingand in implementing water quality enhancementprograms and strategies.12
Applying the PoliciesWater Quality• communicate social, cultural, and heritage values,in addition to economic and environmental objectives,in the planning and design of water qualityenhancement programs.• participate in basin and watershed planning as aneffective means of understanding, planning, andimplementing water quality enhancement programsand projects.• use available informational and promotional materialto enhance understanding of both the causes ofwater quality degradation and the solutions to thoseproblems.13
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