British Columbia’s New Water Sustainability Act – Waiting for the Details
| dc.contributor.author | Curran, Deborah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-27T22:13:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-27T22:13:05Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2014 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The British Columbia Legislature gave third and final reading, without any amendments, to Bill 18 – 2014, BC’s new Water Sustainability Act (“the Act”), on April 29 2014. This Bill is the long awaited overhaul of the water management and allocation regime in BC. After a four-year process involving a discussion paper, a policy proposal, consultation with stakeholders, and a proposed legislative framework, there are only a few surprises and disappointments. This summary provides a short overview with a focus on the pro-environment provisions, a strong statement about no compensation for changing existing water rights, governance approaches, continued reliance on provincial administration and thus resources, and no recognition of aboriginal water rights. It is a summary provided for information only and not a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the bill and changes to the existing Water Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 483. | en_US |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Unreviewed | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Faculty | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Deborah Curran, “British Columbia’s New Water Sustainability Act – Waiting for the Details” (2014), online (pdf): Environmental Law Centre <https://elc.uvic.ca/publications/british-columbias-new-water-sustainability-act- waiting-for-the-details/>. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/15021 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Environmental Law Centre | en_US |
| dc.title | British Columbia’s New Water Sustainability Act – Waiting for the Details | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |