Water Act Modernization Workshops

The Water Act is the primary law in B.C for managing our water resources and has a key role in ensuring the sustainability of B.C.’s water resources.  To respond to new challenges that exist for managing our water including dealing with population growth and climate change, the government is looking at ways to modernize the Water Act.

The Ministry of Environment will be hosting regional multi-sector workshops during March and April 2010 at the following locations:

Nanaimo – March 5
Prince George – March 8
Kamloops – March 11
Kelowna – March 12
Abbotsford – March 29
Smithers – April 13
Nelson – April 16
Fort St. John – April 20
Vancouver – April 21

The purpose of the one-day workshops is to share information, discuss principles for a new Water Act, and explore proposals for change. Options and solutions proposed in a discussion paper, to be released in February, will be the main focus of the workshops. Facilitated group discussions involving stakeholders from a range of sectors will help inform a modernized Water Act for B.C.

For more information on the workshops, download the invitation.

http://www.livingwatersmart.ca/
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/drought_info/