Northwest Territories Water Board

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Northwest Territories Water Board

The annual update for this institution was not received for inclusion in the 2008 version of this Info Source publication. The following is from the 2007-2008 version of Info Source.

General Information

Background

The Northwest Territories Water Board was established under section 7 of the Northern Inland Waters Act, which was proclaimed on February 28, 1972. In June 1992 this Act was repealed, and the Northwest Territories Waters Act was promulgated. The Northern Inland Waters Regulations were promulgated on September 14, 1972. In June 1993 these Regulations were revoked and replaced with the Northwest Territories Waters Regulations. The Board held its founding meeting in Yellowknife, N.W.T. on April 8, 1972.

Responsibilities

The Board provides for the conservation, development and use of the water resources of the Northwest Territories in a manner that will provide the optimum benefit for all Canadians, and for the residents of the Territories in particular. Under the Act an application must be made to the Board and a licence issued prior to the use of any waters or disposal of any waterborne waste. The requirement for application applies equally to departments and agencies of the federal government. The only exclusions are the use of water for domestic purposes, for extinguishing a fire or, in an emergency, for controlling or preventing a flood.

Legislation

Northwest Territories Waters Act
Northwest Territories Waters Regulations

Organization

The Board consists of not fewer than three and not more than nine members appointed by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. It is made up of at least one nominee from those departments of the Government of Canada which, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, are most directly concerned with the management of the water resources in the Northwest Territories, and at least three persons named by the Commissioner in Council of the Northwest Territories.

Professional and technical staff is provided by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to help conduct the business of the Board and its activities. A Technical Advisory Committee was established in 1973 to provide a forum for the discussion of technical matters related to applications for use of water and waste disposal.

Information Holdings

Standard Classes of Records

Please see the Introduction to this publication for the descriptions of Standard Classes of Records.

Access to Information and Privacy Requests

Accounts and Accounting

Acts and Legislation

Administration and Management Services

Budgets

Equipment and Supplies

Finance

Furniture and Furnishings

Office Appliances

Personnel

Procurement and Contracting

Training and Development

Travel

Standard Personal Information Banks

Please see the Introduction to this publication for the descriptions of Standard Personal Information Banks.

Access to Information and Privacy Requests

Travel

Manuals

NWT Water Board Guidelines
NWT Water Board Questionnaires for Water Licence application

Additional Information

Please see the Introduction to this publication for information on access procedures under the provisions of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

For additional information about the programs and activities of Northwest Territories Water Board, please contact:

Executive Assistant
Northwest Territories Water Board
Goga Cho Building, 2^nd Floor
P.O. Box 1326
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2N9

Telephone: 867-765-0106
Facsimile: 867-765-0114
E-Mail: info@nwtwb.com
Internet: www.nwtwb.com

Reading Room

In accordance with the Access to Information Act, an area on the premises of this institution has been designated as a public reading room. The address is:

Goga Cho Building, 2^ndFloor
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories Water Board

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