Tag: Water Sustainability Act
British Columbia’s Water Sustainability Act Comes Into Effect
On February 29, 2016, the government of British Columbia brought the new Water Sustainability Act into force along with a first phase of regulations. The Water...
Putting the “Sustainable” in B.C.’s New Water Law
By Rosie Simms and Oliver M. Brandes
With the replacement of its over a century-old Water Act with the new Water Sustainability Act in...
Water Win Against Logging Giant Leaves Unanswered Questions
By Andrew Gage, Staff Counsel, West Coast Environmental Law
Even though water has been at the heart of logging conflicts in British Columbia for many...
Okanagan Basin Water Board Proposes Province-Wide Water Commission
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is proposing to the provincial government a British Columbia water commission to streamline water use reporting and to...
Turn of the Century
It’s almost impossible nowadays to open a newspaper or listen to a newscast without finding at least one article or report focussing on the...