AWWA ACE65475

This powerpoint presentation begins by providing background information on the Office of the Auditor General's Report toParliament in September of 2005:safe drinking water on First Nations reserves isnot regulated in Canada;despite hundreds of millions of $ invested,many First Nations systems are not safe noradequate; and,the technical help available to First Nations tosupport and develop their capacity to deliversafe drinking water is fragmented. The Expert Panel Scope of Work was togather information and advice byreviewing examples of regulatoryframeworks and regimes from otherjurisdictions and countries, andcollecting suggestions from stakeholders,through public hearings and writtensubmissions. The second part of the Expert Panel Scope of Work was todraft a report to:examine options for a regulatory framework;analyze the benefits and drawbacks of eachoption;indicate issues outside the mandate of theExpert Panel that would have to be addressedto implement the option; and,provide a comparative analysis of all options. Information is given on the expert panel and process, along with Safe Drinking Water for First Nations, and challenges for small systems. Feedback included: funding by INAC does not always supportthe lowest life-cycle costs; policies and procurement not alwaysefficient and effective; capacity is growing; views on regulation differ; enforcement would need to apply to allparticipants (including Feds); solutions will need community-levelacceptance; and, traditional attitudes toward water areholistic and spiritual.

Product Details

Edition:

Vol. - No.

Published:

06/01/2007

Number of Pages:

33

File Size:

1 file , 970 KB