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2007 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 38th Parliament

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MR. MICHAEL SATHER

BILL M 235 – 2007

DRINKING WATER PROTECTION

AMENDMENT ACT, 2007

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Section 31 of the Drinking Water Protection Act, S.B.C. 2001, c. 9 is amended in subsection (1) by:

(1) The Provincial health officer may, by order made on the recommendation of a drinking water officer, designate an area for the purpose of developing a drinking water protection plan for the area.

Section 31 (2) is amended in paragraph (

a) by:

(

a) based on monitoring or assessment of results, the Provincial health officer is satisified that a drinking water protection plan will assist in addressing or preventing a threat to drinking water that the Provincial health officer considers may result in a drinking water health hazard.

Section 31 (2) (

b) is deleted.

Section 31 is amended in subsection (3) by:

(3) The Provincial health officer must consider whether to make an order under this

section if requested by a drinking water officer.

Section 32 is amended in subsection (1) by:

(1) The Provincial health officer may, by order, establish the process by which a proposed drinking water protection plan for a designated area is to be developed.

Section 32 (2) is amended in paragraph (

b) by:

(

b) establish the terms of reference for the plan, or authorize the preparation of some or all of the terms of reference subject to approval by the Provincial health officer, and

Section 32 (4) is amended in paragraph (

a) by:

(

a) whether changes are required in land and water use within the watershed, including tree harvesting, agricultural uses, industrial, commercial or residential development or other uses.

Section 32 (4) is amended in paragraph (

c) by:

(

c) consideration of the economic and social costs and benefits of addressing risks through source protection or other means.

Section 32 is amended in subsection (7) by:

(7) The Provincial health officer may, by order, extend the time for completing a proposed drinking water protection plan whether or not the time previously set has expired.

Section 33 (1) is amended in paragraph (

a) by:

(

a) order a water supplier, forest harvesting company or land development company to participate in the process.

Section 34 is amended in subsection (1) by:

(1) After a proposed plan has been prepared it must be submitted to the Provincial health officer for review.

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