French River Watershed Protected Water Area Designation

made under Section 106(1) and (6) of the

Environment Act

S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 1

N.S. Reg. 7/2022 (effective January 24, 2022)

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French River Watershed Protected Water Area Boundary

In the matter of subsections 106(1) and (6) of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act

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In the matter of the designation of an area surrounding

the village of Tatamagouche as a Protected Water Area to be known as

the French River Watershed Protected Water Area

Order

Whereas Section 106 of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act, provides for the designation by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of a protected water area and the making of regulations under subsection (6) to prohibit, regulate or require the doing of any act or acts in a protected water area that may impair or prevent the impairment, as the case may be, of the quality of the water in the Protected Water Area;

And whereas the operator of the Tatamagouche Water Utility, the Municipality of the County of Colchester has requested that the Minister of Environment [and Climate Change] designate the French River Watershed as a Protected Water Area in order to protect the quality of the surface water and groundwater resource as a water supply;

And whereas the Municipality of the County of Colchester has provided opportunities for public consultation, including public meetings and the establishment of the French River Source Water Protection Committee, an advisory committee comprising representatives of the Province of Nova Scotia, the Municipality of the County of Colchester, members of the general public and landowners;

Therefore pursuant to Section 106 of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act, the undersigned, Tim Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change hereby

(a) designates an area comprising the area surrounding the French River watershed as shown on the map in Schedule “A” as a protected water area to be known as the “French River Watershed Protected Water Area”; and

(b) makes regulations respecting activity in the French River Watershed Protected Water Area, in the form set forth in Schedule “B”.

This order is effective on and after the date it is made.

Dated and made January 24, 2022, at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia.

sgd. T. Halman

Honourable Tim Halman

Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Schedule “A”

French River Watershed Protected Water Area Boundary

The current consolidation of the French River Watershed Protected Water Area Designation made under the Environment Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
7/2022	Jan 24, 2022	date specified	Feb 11, 2022

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

ad. = added am. = amended	fc. = fee change ra. = reassigned		rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected		How affected
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Note: Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table. It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.

French River Watershed Protected Water Area Designation	N.S. Reg. 7/2022
Environment Act
Note: The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

	Note	Effective date