Nova Scotia’s Water Resources Management Strategy
What we heard
From January 31 to June 1, 2008, Nova Scotians were invited to comment on the best ways to protect, preserve, and use the province’s water resources. We would like to thank again all who took the time to talk to us about their concerns and ideas around water resources management in Nova Scotia, whether in person at the public workshops, or by way of written feedback.
Your comments on the best ways to protect, preserve, and use the province's water resources have been gathered and will help us as we work toward developing a comprehensive water resource management strategy. This feedback has been compiled into a document What we heard: a public feedback report (PDF: 748k).
The results of the public consultation pointed clearly to eight themes that need to be addressed by a water resource management strategy which are discussed in the report. It also includes details on participation by municipalities, associations, and water professionals that can be found in the report appendices, as can individual comments addressing each of the issues raised in the workshops and discussion paper.
The “Feedback” document is now available for download (PDF: 748k).
What’s next?
The information we received through this public consultation process will go toward developing a draft water resource management strategy for Nova Scotia. In late 2009 the draft strategy will go through another consultation process to confirm the direction proposed.
