EDITORS NOTE: For anyone who has registered for the provincial discussion tables, or for anyone who would like to do a submission, this document is most necessary. There are options provided.some of them I do not agree with as there is so much our Governments both provincially and federally have failed to do to protect our water quality and quantity. You will find it interesting reading for sure. I encourage anyone who visits this site to become participatory in protecting our greatest natural resource...WATER.

To those interested in BC’s water future,

The Water Act Modernization Discussion Paper is now available for your review and comment.
http://www.livingwatersmart.ca/water-act/discussion-paper.html

The Discussion Paper outlines opportunities for using, sustaining and managing water resources in a changing environment and has been developed to encourage discussion on ways to modernize the Water Act. http://www.livingwatersmart.ca/water-act/

The Discussion Paper proposes principles to underpin a modernized Water Act and presents goals, supporting objectives and possible solutions.

The paper does not present any preferred option or position. It is designed to help you prepare a response or submission and includes links and references to other information sources.

The way we manage water is everyone’s business and we invite you to share your views on the ideas and possible solutions presented in the Discussion Paper. Submissions may be completed online, emailed to livingwatersmartgov.bc.ca or sent to: Water Act Modernization, Water Stewardship Division, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 9362 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC, V8W 9M2. The closing date for submissions is April 30, 2010.

Over the coming months we encourage you to review our website http://www.livingwatersmart.ca/water-act/, join the discussion about possible solutions on our blog, http://blog.gov.bc.ca/livingwatersmart/ or participate in one of our regional multi-stakeholder workshops or First Nations sessions,http://www.livingwatersmart.ca/docs/wam_workshop_invitation.pdf.

We look forward to hearing from you.

John Slater, MLA Boundary-Similkameen
Parliamentary Secretary for Water Supply and Allocation