Applying Manitoba's Water Policies - Government of Manitoba

Applying the PoliciesWater SupplyApplication1. The Government of Manitoba will:• develop and maintain comprehensive water supplyand use monitoring networks to facilitate water supplyand use planning and water allocation decisions.• identify existing and future water use prioritiesthrough basin and watershed planning.• ensure that development proposals are compatiblewith water use priorities, water supply capabilities,and water quality guidelines identified in basin,watershed, and local plans.3. Residents, landowners and industry can:• ensure that water development projects and initiativesare in accordance with guidelines establishedin basin, watershed, and local plans, and in accordancewith provincial environmental and water legislationand local land use policies.• use available information, including that developedfrom the provincial government's water supply anduse monitoring networks, in planning and constructingwater development projects and works.• use regulation, where appropriate, to prevent orminimize negative impacts of development on existingwater uses, priority future uses, and environmentalquality.2. Local authorities can:• establish water use and development prioritiesthrough participation in basin and watershed planning.• use available information, including that developedfrom the provincial government's water supply anduse monitoring networks, in planning and guidinglocal development.• develop and implement local plans and by-laws thatare compatible with the water use priorities, watersupply capability, water quality guidelines, andother environmental constraints identified in basinand watershed plans.45