ST. JOHN’S, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2021 THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

PART II PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION NLR 67/21

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 67/21 Water Use Charges Regulations (Amendment) under the Water Resources Act (O.C. 2021-279) (Filed November 8, 2021) Under the authority of sections 29 and 64 of the Water Resources Act, the Lie utenant-Governor in C ouncil makes the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, November 5, 2021. Krista Quinlan Clerk of the Executive Council REGULATIONS Analysis 1. S.3.2 Added Waiver and refund 2. Sch. R&S 1. The Water Use Charges Regulations are amended by adding immediately after

section 3.1 the following: 3.2

(1) Water use charges invoiced on or after April 1, 2021 and before the coming into force of these regulations shall be waived for the following industries: (

a) marine aquaculture (shellfish only); NLR 60/16 as amended Waiver and refund 3 Extraordinary Gazette November 8, 2021

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b) water bottling and production of other water based finished products from surface and groundwater sources; (

c) water bottling and production of other water based finished products from water or ice harvested from icebergs; and (

d) mineral exploration.

(2) Any payments made in respect of water use charges waived under subsection (1) shall be refunded. 2. The

Schedule to the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: 4 Extraordinary Gazette November 8, 2021

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SCHEDULE Annual Water Use Charges Water Use Purpose Annual Water Use Charges Commercial Marine aquaculture (finfish only) $1,000 Freshwater aquaculture with cages or gear $10,000 Commercial purpose (Except water bottling and/or production of other finished water based products) $5 per 1,000 m3 licensed and used plus $0.50 per 1,000 m3 licensed but not used Minimum annual water use charge for a commercial entity where water is only used for non-commercial purposes $500 Industrial Industrial purpose (Except the removal or displacement of water from a body of water by accumulated or deposited tailing effluent and material) $10 per 1,000 m3 licensed and used plus $1.00 per 1,000 m3 licensed but not used Industrial purpose for the removal or displacement of water from a body of water by accumulated or deposited tailing effluent and material $200 per 1,000 m3 of water removed or displaced Minimum annual water use charge for any industrial purpose (including the removal or displacement of water from a body of water) where there is no water metering equipment to measure water use $1,000 ©Queen's Printer 5 Extraordinary Gazette November 8, 2021

Extraordinary Gazette Index Title of Act and Subordinate Legislation made thereunder CNLR or NL Reg. Amendment NL Gazette Date & Page No. Water Resources Act Water Use Charges Regulations (Amendment) NLR 67/21 Amends NLR 60/16 S.3.2 Added Sch. R&S Nov. 8/21 p. 3 ST. JOHN’S, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2021 7