Q-2, r. 5.1 - Regulation respecting the framework for authorization of certain projects to transfer water out of the St. Lawrence River Basin

Section 1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

1. For the purposes of this Regulation,

“existing withdrawal” means a withdrawal that was authorized on or before 1 September 2011 or, if not authorized, was lawfully commenced on or before that date; (prélèvement existant)

“Minister” means the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks; (ministre)

“new withdrawal” means a withdrawal that was authorized after 1 September 2011; (nouveau prélèvement)

“professional” means a professional within the meaning of section 1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), whose order governs the practice of a professional activity referred to in this Regulation. This definition includes any person legally authorized to practise that activity in Québec; (professionnel)

“St. Lawrence River Basin” means the drainage basin whose territory is described in section 31.89 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2); (bassin du fleuve Saint-Laurent)

“transfer” means the transporting of bulk water from the St. Lawrence River Basin to another basin using any means, including a waterworks system, a pipeline, a conduit or any other main and any type of tank truck. Diverting the direction of a watercourse flow is deemed to be a transfer. Packaging water for commercial purposes in containers having a capacity exceeding 20 litres is also deemed to be a transfer; (transfert)

“water withdrawal” or “withdrawal” means any water withdrawal within the meaning of section 31.74 of the Environment Quality Act; (prélèvement d’eau) (prélèvement)

“waterworks system” or “distribution system” means mains, a system of mains or a facility or equipment used to collect, store or supply water intended for human consumption; (système d’aqueduc)

“withdrawer” means a person or municipality, within the meaning of section 1 of the Environment Quality Act, that operates a withdrawal site. (préleveur)

The territorial boundaries of regional county municipalities as they existed on 13 December 2005 are used to determine whether the territory of a municipality is, for the purposes of subparagraph b of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph section 31.91 of the Environment Quality Act, both wholly outside the St. Lawrence River Basin and wholly within a regional county municipality whose territory is partly within the Basin and partly outside the Basin. The territorial boundaries of local municipalities used for the purposes of subparagraph a of subparagraph 1 of that section are those existing on 1 September 2011.

O.C. 686-2011, s. 1.