UNDERSTANDING THE LAW - A GUIDE TO NEW BRUNSWICK’S WATERSHED PROTECTED AREA DESIGNATION ORDER - The Guide provides important information for all residents and business owners located within watersheds that supply municipal drinking water, and for people who operate municipal water systems. It also may be of interest to other New Brunswickers seeking general information on watershed protection. Essentially the Designation Order will manage or control land-use and water-use activities of the Protected Watersheds. If you live and/or work within a watershed used for a municipal drinking water supply, and are involved in one of the affected activities listed bellow, you should read this guide. (PDF Document Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

WATERSHED PROTECTION - In New Brunswick, about 40% of the population obtain their water supply from surface watersheds. That is, an area of land that drains a system of streams, lakes and rivers. One contaminated watershed can mean undrinkable water for thousands of people.

DESIGNATED WATERSHEDS MAP (PDF Document RequiresAdobe Acrobat Reader)

APPLICATION FOR AN EXEMPTION TO THE WATERSHED PROTECTED AREA DESIGNATION ORDER (PDF Document Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

WATERSHED PROTECTED AREAS - As part of New Brunswick's Watershed Protection Program, the following watersheds have received designation on November 1, 2001 under the Watershed Protected Area Designation Order - Clean Water Act.