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Applying the PoliciesWater SupplyPOLICY 4.4Pristine and potable water sources shall be afforded special protection.BackgroundThe needs of ecosystem maintenance aside, thehighest priority in water development and allocationdecisions is to ensure that sufficient water is availablefor drinking and other domestic uses. Not all availablewater is suitable for drinking. Virtually all water,whether surface water or groundwater, contains a varietyof dissolved and suspended substances. Some ofthese substances are naturally occurring and someresult from human activities. Much of our waterrequires some form or degree of treatment to make itsafe for drinking and other domestic uses.Some water pollutants can be fairly easily brokendown or removed by water treatment processes.Other, more persistent or non-degradable pollutantssuch as some pesticides, petroleum products, dioxins,radioactive materials, and metals are not easily brokendown, and their removal by treatment is often eitherdifficult and costly or impossible.All Manitobans share the responsibility for ensuringthe availability and the safety of our drinkingwater supplies. The most effective solution we canpursue is prevention. We must ensure that our drinkingwater supplies are not depleted and not degraded.IntentTo ensure that pristine and other drinking watersources are protected and available for present andfuture generations.Application1. The Government of Manitoba will:• identify, through basin, watershed, and aquiferplanning and through other water managementstudies and strategies, present and future drinkingwater needs and sources of supply.• identify groundwater pollution hazard areas andother areas and situations where potable watersources are highly susceptible to degradation byhuman activity.• prepare and continually update drinking waterquality guidelines regarding contaminants andother undesirable substances in drinking water.• monitor drinking water sources to assess qualityand quantity, and to determine any changes ortrends affecting quality and quantity.• use land use planning and land use policies toensure that land uses are compatible with the protectionof drinking water sources.• regulate human activities, where necessary, toensure that essential potable water sources are neitheradversely degraded nor depleted.• allocate water, and place reservations on waterwhere necessary, to ensure its availability for drinkingas the highest priority for human use.• undertake promotional and educational initiativesto enhance public awareness of drinking watersources, and measures and precautions needed toprotect those drinking water sources.48
Applying the PoliciesWater Supply• explore and implement, in cooperation with localauthorities and user groups, water pricing and otherdemand management techniques to discourage specifichigh volume water uses that might jeopardizethe availability of drinking water.• test drinking water samples, on a cost-recoverybasis where applicable, for local jurisdictions andindividuals for assessment of the water’s safety, suitability,and any required treatment.2. Municipal councils and other local jurisdictionalbodies can:• participate in basin, watershed, and aquifer planningand other water supply and demand studiesand strategies.3. Industry, business, and individuals can:• participate in basin, watershed, and aquifer planningand other strategies and studies to assess presentand future drinking water needs and sources ofsupply.• ensure they are aware of potable water sources, pollutionhazard areas, and practices and activities thatmay damage their drinking water sources.• adopt appropriate development, land use, andsewage and waste disposal technology and practicesto protect their drinking water supplies.• periodically have samples of their drinking watertested to confirm its safety and suitability, and todetermine any required treatment.• consult with government specialists and otherknowledgeable sources to enhance local awarenessof drinking water sources, pollution hazard areas,and measures necessary to protect drinking watersources.• use local land use planning and by-laws to ensurethat land use does not directly or indirectly causedrinking water sources to be degraded.• adopt water pricing and other supporting demandmanagement measures to ensure that drinking waterneeds are not superseded by lower priority uses.• ensure that local government works and operationsdo not harm potable drinking water sources.• assist the provincial government in identifying activitiesand situations that might damage drinkingwater sources.• periodically have samples from community drinkingwater sources tested to confirm the water's safetyand suitability, and to determine any additionalwater treatment needs.49
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