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Applying the PoliciesWater Quality• use appropriate precautions, processes, and facilitiesin the handling, transport, and containment ofhazardous wastes, and maintain an effective emergencyresponse capability to minimize the potentialrisks and effects that industrial accidents might haveon water quality.4. Individuals can:• use more environmentally benign products in theirhomes, on their fields, gardens, and lawns, in theirworkplace, and in all day-to-day activities; adoptland and water management practices which do notcause or contribute to pollution of aquifers or surfacewaterbodies.• acquire information to enhance their understandingand awareness concerning water pollutants, pollutanttransport mechanisms, the effects of water pollution,and measures to reduce water pollution.• avoid discarding toxic and other potentially hazardouswastes in sewage systems and in disposalsites from which the materials may be transported towater supplies; use the appropriate hazardous wastecollection and disposal facilities instead.• use the collection sites provided by the provincialgovernment, local governments, and industry fordisposal of containers for pesticides, chemicals, andother potentially hazardous substances.• participate in water quality protection initiatives bythe provincial government, local authorities, variousassociations, and interest groups.• use water conservation measures to reduce theamount of wastewater to be assimilated by the environment.POLICY 1.5Pollution control programs shall be designed in consultation with affected user groups and,where possible, implemented in such a manner as to cause minimum disruption to establishedland and water uses.BackgroundWater pollution control programs are most effectivewhen they are carried out cooperatively by watermanagers and water users. Reducing pollution usuallymeans that some forms of water and land use managementmust change. Programs are normally implementedwhen the benefits outweigh the costs; however,the costs must be determined not only on the economicand social factors, but also on environmentaland health factors. Careful planning with all involvedstakeholders can turn potential conflicts into situationswhere everyone benefits or, at least, where disruptionsare minimized.Intent1. To ensure that pollution control programs adequatelyaddress the needs and values of waterusers.2. To minimize the negative impacts that pollutioncontrol programs have on existing and futureland and water uses.16
Applying the PoliciesWater QualityApplication1. The Government of Manitoba will:• ensure that all water users have access to availableinformation, data, and expertise related to waterquality in their region.• use informational initiatives to enhance publicawareness of activities and practices that causedegradation of waterbodies and aquifers.• undertake promotional initiatives to enhance waterusers’ awareness of their right for protection ofwater quality and their opportunities to pursue correctiveaction.• ensure that water users have access to environmentalreview and assessment processes.• consider technical and economic constraints, andprovide reasonable technical assistance and timeframes for necessary modifications to industrialplants, works, and operations to comply with environmentalrequirements.• undertake or support informational and promotionalinitiatives to enhance the public’s awareness ofwater pollution problems, and to enable public participationin solutions to the problems.• organize local round tables and other forums tofacilitate public participation in the planning anddesign of pollution control programs.3. Industry and individuals can:• acquire available information and data to enhancetheir knowledge of water pollution problems and tofacilitate an informed input to the planning anddesign of water pollution control programs.• participate in local round tables and other forums toinform the provincial and local government on howthey may be affected by proposed pollution controlprograms.• use municipal input and a public consultativeprocess to ensure that the design of water pollutioncontrol programs considers local and regional economic,social, environmental, and health factors,technical constraints, and cultural and heritage values.2. Local authorities can:• participate in the environmental assessment andreview processes concerning projects and developmentsthat could affect water quality.• identify local economic values, impacts, and constraintsthat might affect the planning and design ofpollution control programs.17
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