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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT [7 records]

Record 1 2008-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

Our mission : To act as the voice of Ontario's public water supply authorities and their customers on policy, legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of safe sustainable drinking water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The uses of the funds received ... are ... for water pollution control activities (i.e. permitting, sampling, etc.) ...

CONT

The Ganga Action Plan ... included pollution control activities such as solid waste management, installation of crematoria, river front development and provisions of low cost sanitation facilities.

CONT

... water pollution control activities, such as developing Total Maximum Daily Loads(TMDLs) and setting certain Safe Drinking Water Act objectives, that are managed on a watershed basis.

CONT

Provincial/territorial and federal governments are more concerned with pollution control activities, such as site clean-up and air pollution abatement ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Ensemble des actions menées afin de lutter contre la pollution.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Environmental Management
CONT

The Importance of Clean Water Treatment. The importance of clean water should not be under-estimated. On a local level, reports from the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) list 5, 000 to 10, 000 of 55, 000 communities in the U. S. that are currently in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act at any given time.... The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies estimates that $2 trillion is needed over the next 20 years for repair, rehabilitation, operation, and maintenance of the U. S. water and wastewater treatment infrastructure. The importance of effective water treatment is also critical from an economic standpoint as health concerns and impure water can ruin a product and discharge violations can lead to major fines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Gestion environnementale
CONT

Séminaire de sensibilisation/formation au traitement des eaux propres et des eaux usées industrielles en Afrique, Paris, France, du 22 novembre au 9 décembre 1994. [...] Le projet vise à améliorer les compétences et qualifications des responsables (ingénieurs et techniciens supérieurs) d'unités de traitement d'eaux propres et d'eaux usées industrielles en vue d'assurer une meilleure protection de l'environnement, des économies d'eau et une amélioration des [procédés]industriels. Le projet s'inscrit également dans le cadre des recommandations du programme agenda 21 adopté lors de la conférence des Nations Unies pour l'environnement et le développement qui s'est deroulée à Rio de Janeiro en Juin 1992 et qui insistent sur l'utilisation des technologies appropriées pour la prévention de la pollution.

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Laws and Regulations (Non-Canadian)
OBS

The Act was originally adopted by California voters as Proposition 65 on November 4, 1986. Information found in DOBIS.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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Record 5 1990-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Residential Architecture
CONT

New health regulations in British Columbia will change that province's agricultural industry. Farmers must meet 4 requirements under the "industrial camps health regulations" section of the provincial Health Act : 1. Keep sanitary facilities in good repair. 2. Provide at least 2 toilets, one shower, and 3 sinks for every 15 resident farm workers. 3. Provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water and enough hot and cold water for washing, laundering, and bathing. 4. Ensure that living quarters are equipped to keep temperatures at least 18 degrees centigrade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'habitation

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
  • Water Supply
OBS

1986, Bill C-224, (Can.), Second Sess., 33rd Parl., First reading, Oct. 15, 1986.

Key term(s)
  • Bill C-224

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
  • Alimentation en eau
OBS

Projet de loi C-224.

Key term(s)
  • Projet de loi C-224

Spanish

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