Frequently Asked Questions

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Navigation

In addition to the search function, the menu bars, and the links provided on each page of the website, a sitemap and a subject index have been provided to help you locate relevant information.

A number of conventions and symbols have also been used to help you navigate through the Website. These include:

Links

Hyperlinks are blue and underlined. Visited links turn gold.

Note: This site contains links to Websites originating from organizations not subject to the Official Languages Act and the information on these sites is made available in the language in which it was written.

Symbols

	Previous. Links to the previous page on the current subject.
	Next. Links to the next page on the current subject.
	Scroll up. Links to the top of the current page.
	Figure. Clicking on this symbol will open a figure, picture or other graphic element.
	External link, i.e., a link to a third-party Website.
	Link to a file in PDF format.
	Link to additional information on the same subject.
	Links to a page that contains links to other subject-specific Websites.
	Downloadable file or application. Clicking on this symbol will begin the process of downloading a file to your disk drive. An image to the right of the symbol indicates the approximate size of an image or file to be downloaded, i.e.,  less than 80K;  80K-200K;  200K-700K;  700K-1000K;  more than 1000K

Access Keys

For people who prefer to use the keyboard for browsing, access keys have been provided and can be used in browsers that support them. The access keys are activated by using the ALT key in combination with a character on your keyboard. The following access keys are used:

On pages that are sequential:

Accessibility

While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accessibility of this site, some content or services found here might be inaccessible to some visitors. In those circumstances, contact:

Engagement and Outreach
Sustainable Water Management
Environmental Stewardship Branch
Environment Canada
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0H3
Fax: 819-934-5101 or
H2O@ec.gc.ca

Adobe Acrobat File Format (PDF)

Some of the pages available on this website are electronic versions of documents that were originally designed for printing. These documents are available in Adobe Acrobat® format. You can view and print them with virtually the same graphics, typography, and layout as the original printed version. To read the PDF version you need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 (or later) on your system. If the Adobe download site is not accessible to you, you can download Acrobat Reader from an accessible page. If the accessibility of PDF is a concern, you can have the file converted to HTML or ASCII text by using one of the access services provide by Adobe.