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This regulation establishes the Northwest Territories Waters Regulations, replacing the Northern Inland Waters Regulations, and sets out comprehensive licensing criteria, fees, and application procedures for water use and waste deposit across various undertaking types including industrial, mining, municipal, power, agricultural, conservation, and recreational activities.
Correspondence binder for the BHP Diamond Project from November 1994 to October 1996, organized around the Northwest Territories Water Board Water Register N7L2-1616 Class A Water Licence Application. Includes correspondence with Pape & Salter Barristers & Solicitors (Vancouver — Arthur Pape), Bayly Williams Barristers & Solicitors (John U. Bayly Q.C., Jack R. Williams, Gerald D. McLaren), Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, INAC (Bruce L. Turner, BHP Minerals Canada Project Manager), and Northwest Territories Water Act 40-41 Elizabeth II Chapter 39. Discusses early grizzly-bear deterrent considerations in the Exeter Lake area following RERC meetings.
The Northwest Territories Waters Act, assented to June 23, 1992, establishes the legal framework for managing water resources in the Northwest Territories, creating the Northwest Territories Water Board to issue water use and waste deposit licences and regulate water management through type A and type B licensing systems.
The Northwest Territories Water Board published guidelines for the discharge of treated municipal wastewater in the NWT, establishing effluent quality criteria and receiving water quality objectives to protect public health and environmental quality. The document specifies treatment requirements, monitoring protocols, and licensing procedures for municipal waste systems across different receiving environments including streams, rivers, lakes, estuaries, and marine waters.
The Northwest Territories Water Board's 1992 guidelines establish effluent quality standards and receiving water quality objectives for the discharge of treated municipal wastewater throughout the NWT, incorporating revised criteria based on empirical data and addressing summer/winter discharge differences, operational requirements, and site-specific considerations.
The Northwest Territories Water Board established guidelines for contingency planning to assist licensees in preparing comprehensive plans to respond to operational accidents, spills, and system failures affecting water and waste disposal operations. The guidelines outline formats and content requirements for both spill contingency plans and general contingency plans, including response organization, reporting procedures, environmental mapping, and training exercises.