Aquatic Habitat Protection Permit (Saskatchewan, Canada)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

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Place	Saskatchewan
Applies to States or Provinces	Saskatchewan
Name	Aquatic Habitat Protection Permit (Saskatchewan, Canada)
Policy Category	Other Policy
Policy Type	Environmental Regulations, Siting and Permitting
Affected Technologies	Biomass/Biogas, Coal with CCS, Concentrating Solar Power, Energy Storage, Geothermal Electric, Hydroelectric, Hydroelectric (Small), Natural Gas, Nuclear, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind energy
Active Policy	Yes
Inactive Date	2012
Implementing Sector	State/Province
Program Administrator	Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
Primary Website	https://www.wsask.ca/Water-Programs/Aquatic-Habitat-Protection/
Last Review	2014-09-05
Last Substantive Modification to Summary	2014-09-05
Information Source	https://www.wsask.ca/Global/Permits%20and%20Approvals/Apply%20for%20a%20Permit%20or%20License/RG-160%20Aquatic%20Habitat%20Protection%20Permit%20Application.pdf

Summary

The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2002 (EMPA) and the Water Regulations provides for the protection of aquatic habitat and states that a permit is required: to alter the bed, bank or boundary of any water body or water course; to remove or add any material to the bed, bank or boundary of any water body or watercourse; or to remove vegetation from the bed, bank or boundary or any water body or water course. Aquatic Habitat Protection Permits are issued by the Water Security Agency (WSA). Authorizations may also be required from other agencies. Exemptions for some types of work are available, and are being developed by the WSA.

Policy Contact

Department	Water Security Agency
Division	Field Offices
Website	https://www.wsask.ca/Water-Programs/Aquatic-Habitat-Protection/

Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)

Authority 1:	The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2002
Date Effective	2002
Date Enacted	2002

Authority 2:	The Water Regulations, 2002
Date Effective	2002
Date Enacted	2002