MISSION:
The Environmental Assessment & Licensing Branch will ensure that developments
are regulated in a manner that protects the environment, and sustains
a high quality of life for present and future Manitobans.
The Environmental Assessment and Licensing Branch carries out its mission
by:
- administering development approval requirements of The Environment
Act, The Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act, The Public
Health Act, and the Pesticides Regulation;
- controlling municipal, industrial and hazardous waste sources of
pollutants;
- minimizing environmental impact of development proposals;
- minimizing adverse effects to the environment and public health
from pesticide use; and
- administering the Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Regulation.
This is accomplished through the activities of three Sections of the
Branch.