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Lake George Watershed Protected Water Area Designation

made under

Section 106 of the

Environment Act

S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 1

N.S. Reg. 196/2006 (October 16, 2006)

Canada

Province of Nova Scotia

In the matter of: the Environment Act , S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 1, S. 106

In the matter of : the designation of an area surrounding Lake George, Yarmouth County,

as a Protected Water Area, to be known as the “Lake George Watershed

Protected Water Area”

Designation of the Lake George Watershed Protected Water Area

and the Making of Regulations with Respect Thereto

Whereas by order dated November 2, 1964, and published in the Royal Gazette [Part 1] on

November 4, 1964, the Nova Scotia Water Authority defined and prescribed an area

surrounding Lake George, Yarmouth County as the public water supply for the Town of

Yarmouth;

And

whereas subsections 106(4) and (5) of the Environment Act provide:

(4) When requested by an operator of a water works or proposed water works, the

Minister may cancel a designation made pursuant to this section, in whole or in part.

(5) Any protected water area designated pursuant to the Water Act prior to the coming

into force of this Act remains so designated;

And

whereas the Town of Yarmouth Water Utility, operator of the Lake George Water

Treatment Plant, has requested that the Minister of Environment and Labour cancel the

November 2, 1964 designation;

And

whereas

Section 106 of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act , provides

for the designation by the Minister of Environment and Labour of a protected water area and the

making of regulations under subsection (6) to prohibit, regulate or require the doing of any act

or acts in a protected water area that may impair or prevent the impairment, as the case may be,

of the quality of the water in the Protected Water Area;

And

whereas the Town of Yarmouth Water Utility, operator of the Lake George Water

Treatment Plant, has requested that the Minister of Environment and Labour designate the Lake

George watershed as a Protected Water Area in order to protect the quality of the surface water

and groundwater resource as a water supply;

And

whereas the Town of Yarmouth Water Utility has provided opportunities for public

consultation, including public meetings and the establishment of the Lake George Watershed

Management Committee, an advisory committee comprising representatives of the Province of

Nova Scotia, the Town of Yarmouth, members of the general public and landowners;

Therefore pursuant to

Section 106 of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act ,

the undersigned, Mark Parent, Minister of Environment and Labour hereby

(

a) cancels the area defined and prescribed on November 2, 1964 and designates as a

protected water area, to be known as the “Lake George Watershed Protected Water

Area”, the area comprising the topographic drainage area surrounding Lake George

and more fully described in

Schedule “A”, which corresponds to the area designated

as of May 12, 2005, as the Lake George Watershed Zone by the Municipality of the

District of Yarmouth in its Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law

effective March 20, 2001; and

(

b) makes regulations respecting activity in the Lake George Watershed Protected Water

Area, in the form set forth in

Schedule “B”.

Sgd.: Mark Parent

Honourable Mark Parent

Minister of Environment and Labour

Halifax, Nova Scotia Oct. 16, 2006

Schedule “A”

Lake George Watershed Protected Water Area Boundary Description

All and singular that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land and land covered by water located

at or near Brenton, Yarmouth County, in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Province

of Nova Scotia, shown outlined in red on the attached Map “A” - Lake George Watershed

Protected Water Area, dated May 12, 2005, prepared by the Town of Yarmouth and filed with

the office of the Town Engineer.