Lake St. Martin Outlet Channel Authorization Regulation

Lake St. Martin Outlet Channel Authorization Regulation, M.R. 178/2014 The Environment Act , C.C.S.M. c. E125 Regulation 178/2014 Registered June 27, 2014 bilingual version (HTML) WHEREAS an outlet channel was constructed from Lake St. Martin in 2011 to reduce water levels on Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin that had reached unprecedented levels and the outlet channel successfully reduced these water levels when it was in operation in 2011 and 2012; AND WHEREAS the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers it in the public interest that emergency action be taken to alleviate the environmental emergency caused by high water levels on Lake St. Martin; AND WHEREAS the Lieutenant Governor in Council deems it necessary to operate the outlet channel from Lake St. Martin without reference to the normal approval and licensing processes under The Environment Act; NOW THEREFORE the Lieutenant Governor in Council enacts as follows: Authorization 1 The Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship is authorized to approve the operation of the outlet channel from Lake St. Martin without complying with the normal approval and licensing requirements under The Environment Act. Repeal 2 The Lake St. Martin Outlet Channel Authorization Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 124/2011, is repealed.