Q-2, r. 35.2 - Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation

Section 6 Disposition versions

2020-12-31

6. (Revoked).

O.C. 696-2014, s. 6; I.N. 2019-12-01; O.C. 871-2020, s. 3.

2019-12-01

6. The following water withdrawals do not require authorization pursuant subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 22 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2):

(1)  water withdrawals that use a ditch, drain or sewer to catch runoff or divert groundwater if, as the case may be,

(a)  the ditch, drain or sewer is more than 30 m from a pond other than an irrigation pond, a marsh, a swamp or a bog;

(b)  the withdrawal is intended for the cultivation of organic soil, the extraction of peat, the drainage of a public road or the drainage of a building;

(2)  water withdrawals carried out by a permanent facility installed for civil security purposes;

(3)  water withdrawals from an irrigation pond fed by the infiltration of groundwater or runoff if

(a)  the irrigation pond is of human origin;

(b)  the irrigation pond is no more than 6.5 m deep;

(c)  the irrigation pond is more than 30 m from a pond other than an irrigation pond, a marsh, a swamp, a bog, a lake or a watercourse;

(d)  the irrigation pond is more than 100 m from a site where groundwater is withdrawn on a neighbouring property for human consumption;

(e)  the water is not withdrawn to flood land for harvesting purposes;

(f)  the water is withdrawn outside the St. Lawrence River Basin described in section 31.89 of the Environment Quality Act or, if water is withdrawn within the Basin, it does not exceed the average volume of 379,000 litres per day;

(4)  temporary and non-recurring water withdrawals that are made

(a)  as part of exploration activities for mineral substances other than gas or petroleum, unless it is made for the purpose of dewatering or keeping dry mine shafts, access ramps to open pits or a site intended for the exploration of mineral substances;

(b)  as part of civil engineering work, if they do not exceed 180 days;

(c)  to analyze the performance of a water withdrawal facility, if they do not exceed 60 days;

(d)  to establish the properties of an aquifer, if they do not exceed 60 days;

(e)  to analyze the quality of water for human consumption, if they do not exceed 200 days.

O.C. 696-2014, s. 6; I.N. 2019-12-01.

2014-08-14

6. The following water withdrawals do not require authorization under section 31.75 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2):

(1)  water withdrawals that use a ditch, drain or sewer to catch runoff or divert groundwater if, as the case may be,

(a)  the ditch, drain or sewer is more than 30 m from a pond other than an irrigation pond, a marsh, a swamp or a bog;

(b)  the withdrawal is intended for the cultivation of organic soil, the extraction of peat, the drainage of a public road or the drainage of a building;

(2)  water withdrawals carried out by a permanent facility installed for civil security purposes;

(3)  water withdrawals from an irrigation pond fed by the infiltration of groundwater or runoff if

(a)  the irrigation pond is of human origin;

(b)  the irrigation pond is no more than 6.5 m deep;

(c)  the irrigation pond is more than 30 m from a pond other than an irrigation pond, a marsh, a swamp, a bog, a lake or a watercourse;

(d)  the irrigation pond is more than 100 m from a site where groundwater is withdrawn on a neighbouring property for human consumption;

(e)  the water is not withdrawn to flood land for harvesting purposes;

(f)  the water is withdrawn outside the St. Lawrence River Basin described in section 31.89 of the Environment Quality Act or, if water is withdrawn within the Basin, it does not exceed the average volume of 379,000 litres per day;

(4)  temporary and non-recurring water withdrawals that are made

(a)  as part of exploration activities for mineral substances other than gas or petroleum, unless it is made for the purpose of dewatering or keeping dry mine shafts, access ramps to open pits or a site intended for the exploration of mineral substances;

(b)  as part of civil engineering work, if they do not exceed 180 days;

(c)  to analyze the performance of a water withdrawal facility, if they do not exceed 60 days;

(d)  to establish the properties of an aquifer, if they do not exceed 60 days;

(e)  to analyze the quality of water for human consumption, if they do not exceed 200 days.

O.C. 696-2014, s. 6.