Acts and Regulations

2002-13 - Water Classification

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Content of Water Classification Order
10(1)A Water Classification Order shall contain
(a) descriptions of the watercourses to which the order relates, or a plan showing those watercourses, or both, sufficient to identify the limits of the watercourses,
(b) the identity of the classification or classifications of the water being classified,
(c) the date on which the classification or classifications are to become effective,
(d) if the water to which the Water Classification Order relates has been previously classified under another Water Classification Order or in this Regulation and is being reclassified, a citation of that order or of this Regulation, as the case may be, and the name of the previous class,
(e) if the classification is of the water of a lake, pond or impoundment that has previously been excluded from the AL class under another Water Classification Order, a citation of that order, and
(f) if the Minister has concluded that the classification of the water of a watercourse plays a significant role in protecting the quality of the water or in protecting another social, economic or environmental characteristic of the water, a description of that significance, including, if the water is being classified as Outstanding Natural Waters class, a description of the characteristic or characteristics referred to in paragraph 5(f) that apply to the water and the watercourse.
10(2)The water of more than one segment or tributary of a watercourse may be classified, or excluded from AL class, in a Water Classification Order and the different segments or tributaries may be classified as different classes.
10(3)Where reasonably practicable, the water of all watercourses within one watershed that is to be classified as A class, B class or C class shall be classified by the Minister in the same Water Classification Order.
Content of Water Classification Order
10(1)A Water Classification Order shall contain
(a) descriptions of the watercourses to which the order relates, or a plan showing those watercourses, or both, sufficient to identify the limits of the watercourses,
(b) the identity of the classification or classifications of the water being classified,
(c) the date on which the classification or classifications are to become effective,
(d) if the water to which the Water Classification Order relates has been previously classified under another Water Classification Order or in this Regulation and is being reclassified, a citation of that order or of this Regulation, as the case may be, and the name of the previous class,
(e) if the classification is of the water of a lake, pond or impoundment that has previously been excluded from the AL class under another Water Classification Order, a citation of that order, and
(f) if the Minister has concluded that the classification of the water of a watercourse plays a significant role in protecting the quality of the water or in protecting another social, economic or environmental characteristic of the water, a description of that significance, including, if the water is being classified as Outstanding Natural Waters class, a description of the characteristic or characteristics referred to in paragraph 5(f) that apply to the water and the watercourse.
10(2)The water of more than one segment or tributary of a watercourse may be classified, or excluded from AL class, in a Water Classification Order and the different segments or tributaries may be classified as different classes.
10(3)Where reasonably practicable, the water of all watercourses within one watershed that is to be classified as A class, B class or C class shall be classified by the Minister in the same Water Classification Order.