The department has produced the following documents to guide departmental programs and processes in order to protect and manage surface waters in a consistent and sustainable way.
Guidelines
- Guide to Surface Water Withdrawal Approvals (PDF:561k)
- CCME Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines (CEQG)
- Erosion & Sedimentation Control Handbook for Construction Sites (PDF:4.3mb)
- User’s Manual for Prediction of Phosphorus Concentrations in NS Lakes: A Tool for Decision Making version 1.0 (PDF:1.5mb)
Standards
Policies
- Storm Drainage Works Approval Policy (PDF:99k)