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===Nova Scotia===
→Site Specific Jurisdictions for SWP
===Nova Scotia===
===Nova Scotia===
The Province of Nova Scotia (through Nova Scotia Environment - NSE) released their, [https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/docs/NSWaterStrategy.pdf Drinking Water Strategy for Nova Scotia], which provides a framework for managing both drinking water supplies, intakes and vulnerable areas across the province. The NSE published five (5) technical documents which provide guidance to practitioners on how to create and deliver source water protection plans, the overall processes it entails and solutions to problems that may occur.
Similar to Ontario the NSE requires either the local water utility company or the municipality itself to create an advisory committee made up of councillors, municipal engineers, landowners residents and businesses along with consultants to carry out technical requirements and steps. The committee must then map out the Water Protection Boundary with optional public consultation and input, after which known and potential contaminants and risks will be assessed dependent upon the activities that may pose a risk to source water supply areas. Then the advisory committee is tasked with developing and implementing a Source Water Protection Management Plan that includes the '''ABC's''' of source water protection:
* ('''A''')quisition of land in source water supply areas to improve protection of water quality
* ('''B''')y-laws to develop new municipal planning strategies and create new regulations and permits for work conducted in source water supply areas.
* ('''B''')MPs and guidelines to best manage and monitor activities that take place in the water supply area
* ('''C''')ontingency Plans for when an unexpected event occurs that threatens the source water area and the health of the local population
* ('''D''')esignation, the Environment Act in Nova Scotia allows for areas to be created known as Designated Protected Water Areas. this allows a water utility or municipality to properly regulate activities that occur in these protected regions
* ('''E''')ducation, the committee will work with stakeholders and users in the source water supply area to highlight important piece of information they should know when working in these areas regarding their role in protecting local drinking water and overall water stewardship BMPs.
Finally, the last step is to create a "Monitoring and Evaluation Plan", which sets up specific prescribed procedures for ongoing monitoring of the area to ensure water quality contaminants are mitigated and a formalized source water protection plan review process is implemented (. All of this information and more can be found here on [Nova Scotia's Environment and Climate Change's Source Water Protection Home Page https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/sourcewater.asp]
===British Columbia (B.C)===
===British Columbia (B.C)===