Inuvik Watershed Development Area Regulations

Regulation

Source: Unofficial consolidation PDF (justice.gov.nt.ca)
Under: Area Development Act

This is an unofficial reading copy parsed from the Department of Justice consolidation PDF above — itself an office consolidation, not an official statement of the law. The authoritative text is in the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the annual Statutes volumes.

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REGULATIONS

In these regulations, "watershed area" means the Inuvik Watershed Development Area.

All that area lying outside the Town of Inuvik and within latitudes 68°22NN. and 68°26NN. and longitudes 133°32NW. and 133°39NW. is designated as the Inuvik Watershed Development Area.

The watershed area shall be divided into two zones, being

(a) Zone A, consisting of all that land within 300 m of the ordinary high water mark of an unnamed lake, approximately 4.5 km from the Town of Inuvik, the southeast corner of said lake being located at latitude 68°21N48ON. and approximate longitude 133°35OW.; and

(b) Zone B, consisting of all that land in the watershed area not included in Zone A.

Subject to sections 5 and 6, no person shall

(a) construct improvements to land or upgrade existing improvements within the watershed area without the approval in writing of an officer; or

(b) deposit or cause to be deposited into any lake, river, creek or other body of water in the watershed area any human waste, garbage, refuse, petroleum products, herbicide, pesticide or any other substance which may reduce the quality of water in the watershed area for any purpose of human consumption.

No person shall erect or construct a structure or building within Zone A.

(1) No person, within Zone B, shall

(a) store more than 200 l of petroleum products without the written permission of the officer;

(b) store any petroleum products within 15 m of any body of water;

(d) erect or construct any permanent building or temporary structure for other than recreational purposes.

(2) Where the officer considers it in the public interest he or she may authorize in writing

(a) the conducting of any non-recreational activity in Zone B; or

(b) the treatment of sewage in Zone B, and the minimum treatment shall be equivalent to that which in the opinion of the officer would be provided by sewage oxidation ponds with a theoretical retention time of two years.

(3) All garbage, waste or refuse within Zone B shall be disposed of in pits that in the opinion of the officer are designed to prevent the drainage or movement of the garbage, waste or refuse into a body of water.

No person shall sell or option to sell land within Zone B.

No person shall lease land within Zone B if either,

(a) the term of the lease exceeds five years, or

(b) the lease provides an option for its renewal and the result if exercised would be a lease of land exceeding five years.