Bill 33 (Legislature 25, Session 2)

L25 S2 192

Alberta — Bills

Bill BILL 33 NORTH RED DEER WATER AUTHORIZATION ACT ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 0 2 )

Preamble

WHEREAS the communities of Blackfalds, Lacombe and Ponoka and the First Nations Samson Band, Ermineskin Band, Montana Band and Louis Bull Band are experiencing problems with the quantity and quality of water from their separate existing potable water supplies;

WHEREAS water from the South Saskatchewan River Basin to these communities would provide reliable potable water to those communities;

WHEREAS the piping and discharge of treated water would result in a transfer of water to the North Saskatchewan River Basin;

WHEREAS

section of the Water Act requires a special Act of the Legislature to authorize the issuance of a licence to transfer water between major river basins; and

WHEREAS the Minister of Environment has complied with

section of the Water Act: THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: North Red Deer water authorization application A licence under the Water Act is authorized to be issued in respect of application number 00189571, which licence may provide for the transfer of water between the South Saskatchewan River Basin and the North Saskatchewan River Basin in an amount not to exceed 13 cubic decametres annually. Appeals No appeal lies to the Environmental Appeal Board from a decision to issue a licence authorized under

section 1. Title: 2002 (25th, 2nd) Bill 33, North Red Deer Water Authorization Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L25 S2 192
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L25 S2 192
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	2603243aa7d3a04511f7c8252ae190e6e3ca57e1

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