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Stewiacke Watershed Protected Water Area Regulations

made under

Section 106(5) of the

Environment Act

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

N.S. Reg. 262/2007 (August 24, 1973)

1 No Municipality, Organization, Firm, or Person shall cause to be discharged or deposited

any material of any kind into any well, lake, river, pond, spring, stream, reservoir or other

water or water course, or onto any shore or bank thereof or into any place within the

protected water area that may cause pollution or impair the quality of the water in any part

of the St. Andrews River for domestic, commercial or industrial use.

2 No Municipal ity or private garbage or refuse may be deposited or disposed of within the

protected water area, either by sanitary land fill, incineration or any other method, unless

the site and method of disposal are approved by the Town of Stewiacke and the Nova

Scotia Department of Environment.

3 No swimming, boating, snowmobiling or any other similar act will be permitted in or on

any lake, river, pond, spring, stream, or other water or water course within the Protected

Water Area.

4 Any land which is used and maintained as farmland may continue to be used as such

provided precautions are taken to prevent insecticides or fertilizers or the leachate from

manure heaps or other polluting material from contributing to runoff of which could affect

the chemical or bacteriological quality of the water in any part of St. Andrews River which

is within the protected water area.

5 Logging or cutting of wood on wood-lot areas shall be permitted provided good

conservation and land erosion prevention practices are adhered to.

6 Persons performing any operation which involves the use of mechanical equipment or the

transportation of gasoline or oil shall not indiscriminately drain, and shall take precautions

to prevent the spillage of, gasoline or oil onto the ground where such materials could

contribute to or pollute the runoff from the area.

7 The direct or indirect discharge of process or domestic sanitary wastes to the surface or

ground waters of the Protected Water Area shall not be permitted, unless an acceptable

form of treatment has been applied to those wastes.

8 The piling or accumulation of sawdust, bark, chips, shavings, or any other wood

processing or farming refuse shall not be permitted with 100 feet of the bank of any lake,

river, pond, spring, stream, reservoir, or any other water course which is within the

Protected Area.