B.C. updating 100-year-old Water Act, taking ecosystems into account

One hundred years is a long time, especially as concerns our attitudes towards resources like water. But eventually, a change has to come.

The Province of British Columbia is taking steps to update the 100-year-old Water Act — the principal law for managing the diversion and use of provincial water resources — which could have far-reaching implications for water use at the community and domestic levels.

Established in 1909, B.C.'s Water Act is the primary piece of water management legislation and plays a key role in the sustainability of B.C.'s water.

"When the Water Act was written, over 100 years ago, we were in a very different place - culturally, socially, environmentally and economically, with respect to water," said Heather Leschied, Water Stewardship Program Manager for Wildsight. "So the timing is right."

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