Ontario: Miscellaneous Amendments Address Water Taking and Transfers

A number of miscellaneous amendments to O. Reg. 387/04 Water Taking under the Ontario Water Resources Act (OWRA) was filed November 27, 2014 and were published in the December 13, 2014 edition of The Ontario Gazette.

The amendments clarify a number of definitions related to water taking and transfer including "application". In addition, the amendments add definitions for:

 

• Municipal Class Environmental Assessment; and
• Municipal Drinking Water System.
  

The amendments also address: matters to be considered by the director; prescribed water takings; duties of permit holders; transfers; determination of threshold amount; the  determination of amount re-consumptive use; and reciprocating jurisdictions. The amending regulation comes into force on the day it is filed with certain exceptions.