| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Reporting and Fee Payment | other | Permit holders also must annually report (by February 15 th ) their monthly water volume pumped and pay fees based on volume | Applies to water appropriation permit holders in Minnesota | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Bottled Water Production Application Requirements | drinking water, other | Applications for bottled water production are also required to undertake activities to meet applicable standards provided in Section 32723 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (1994) and hydrologic impacts related to the stream flow regime, water quality, and aquifer protection that stem from the nature and extent of the withdrawal. Water bottlers are also required to consult with local government officials and interested community members. | Applies to bottled water producers in Michigan | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Beneficial Use and Public Interest Establishment | other | all applicants must establish that the proposed withdrawal is for a reasonably-beneficial use, does not interfere with any present existing legal use of water, and is consistent with the public interest. | Applies to water use permit applicants in Florida | high |
| #Q004 | design | operational | mandatory | Intake Structure Standards Compliance | other | The intake structure shall comply with the screen and velocity standards as set out in the Water Management Class for that water body | Applies to temporary water takes in the Waikato Region (New Zealand) | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Water Take | other | Written notice of the location, time and duration of take shall be provided to the Waikato Regional Council 10 working days before works commence. | Applies to temporary takes in the Waikato Region | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Water Sustainability Plan Recommendations | other | A proposed water sustainability plan must recommend measures to address issues considered in the planning process and provide the rationale for the recommendations | Applies to water sustainability planning in British Columbia | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Commissioner Consideration for Appropriation Limits | other | When establishing water appropriation limits to protect groundwater resources, the commissioner must consider the sustainability of the groundwater resource, including the current and projected water levels, water quality, whether the use protects ecosystems, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. | Applies to the commissioner in Minnesota | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Water Supply Plan Content | drinking water | Water Supply Plans, which are updated every ten years, must include water demand reduction measures such as conservation water rates. | Applies to public water suppliers in Minnesota | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Conservation Rate Structures During Deficiency | drinking water | In times of water deficiency, conservation rate structures must be flexible and 'may include increasing block rates, seasonal rates, time of use rates, individualized goal rates, or excess use rates | Applies during periods of water deficiency in Minnesota | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Conservation Plan Implementation | other | all permittees must implement a conservation plan approved by the district in accordance with a set schedule. | Applies to permittees in Florida (St. Johns River WMD) | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Consideration of Environmental Flow Needs | aquatic life, other | a decision maker must consider the environmental flow needs of a stream or an aquifer that is reasonably likely to be hydraulically connected when making a decision on an application, unless a specified decision is exempt under the Water Sustainability Regulation. | Applies to decision makers on water applications in British Columbia | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Establishment of Minimum Flows and Levels | aquatic life, other | Each district is required to establish MFLs for waters the state lists on the MFL Priority Water Body List. | Applies to water management districts in Florida | high |
| #Q013 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Water Use Restrictions During Critical Deficiency | drinking water, other | requires public water suppliers to adopt and enforce water use restrictions when the governor declares a critical water deficiency. The restrictions must limit sprinkling lawns, washing vehicles, irrigating golf courses and parks, and other nonessential uses and have appropriate penalties for failure to comply with restrictions. | Applies to public water suppliers in Minnesota when a critical water deficiency is declared | high |
| #Q014 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Conservation Information for Permit Applications | other | Permit applicants must provide the DNR with information on how they will conserve water and use efficiently. | Applies to water permit applicants in Minnesota | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Bottled Water PTTW Consultation Requirements | drinking water, other | Proposals to renew existing permitted takings for bottled water have additional proponent-led consultation requirements to be completed prior to submitting a PTTW application (Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, 2017): the preparation, and submission to the MECP for review and comment, a consultation plan outlining the applicant's proposed consultation activities; consultation with municipalities, agencies, indigenous communities/organizations and other interested parties; written notification about the proposed water bottling activity must be provided to the consulted parties; and the submission of a record of consultation with the PTTW application. | Applies to water bottlers seeking PTTW renewals in Ontario | high |
| #Q016 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Bottled Water PTTW Website Maintenance | drinking water, other | If a PTTW for water bottling is issued, the permit holder must also develop and maintain a publicly-available website that includes (among other items) a copy of the permit, all technical reports submitted in support of the application, and data on daily water takings. | Applies to water bottlers who have been issued a PTTW in Ontario | high |
| #Q017 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Director Notification Requirements for Water Taking | other | The Water Taking and Transfer Regulation requires the Director to notify municipalities and Conservation Authorities of a proposed water taking in their jurisdiction. | Applies to the Director in Ontario under the Water Taking and Transfer Regulation | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Michigan Water Use Reporting Fee | other | Non-agricultural water users withdrawing more than 1,500,000 million gallons [5,678,117.676 litres] per year are also required to pay an annual $200 USD water use reporting fee. | Applies to non-agricultural large quantity water users in Michigan | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Low Flow Contingency Plans | other | users are required to have a contingency plan for action they will take when notified by DNR that their surface water use is suspended. | Applies to surface water appropriators in Minnesota | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Pennsylvania Unconventional Operations WMP | other | water management plans (WMP) are required for unconventional operations (not those with a water allocation permit or order of confirmation pursuant to the Water Rights Act). | Applies to unconventional oil and gas operations in Pennsylvania | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Florida District Water Management Plan Updates | other | Each governing board shall develop a district water management plan for water resources within its region... shall be updated at least once every 5 years. | Applies to water management district governing boards in Florida | high |
| #Q022 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Michigan Adverse Resource Impact Prohibition | other | A person shall not make a new or increased large quantity withdrawal from the waters of the state that causes an adverse resource impact. | Applies to large quantity withdrawals in Michigan | high |
| #Q023 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Waikato Water Take Measurement and Reporting | other | All water takes are required to be measured, recorded, and reported. | Applies to the Waikato Region (New Zealand) | high |
| #Q024 | operational | unknown | mandatory | General Environmental Duty | other | Section 17 of the RMA places a duty on every person to avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse environmental effects. | Applies under the Resource Management Act (New Zealand) | high |
| #Q025 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Illinois Lake Michigan Water Use Audit | other | All Lake Michigan Water Allocation permittees are required to submit an annual water use audit form (LMO-2). | Applies to permittees in Illinois diverting water from Lake Michigan | high |
| #Q026 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Wisconsin Public Notice Procedures Requirement | other | The department shall, by rule, create procedures for circulating to interested and potentially interested members of the public notices of each complete application that the department receives under sub. (4). | Applies to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources regarding interbasin transfers | high |
| #Q027 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Florida Water Management Plan Public Hearing Requirement | other | The governing board shall hold a public hearing at least 30 days in advance of completing the development or revision of the district water management plan. | Applies to Florida Water Management District boards | high |
| #Q028 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Michigan WWAT Authorization Mandate | other | Use of the WWAT is required of anyone proposing to make a new or increased large quantity withdrawal (over 70 gallons per minute - approximately 167 litres per minute) from the waters of the state, including all groundwater and surface water sources, prior to beginning the withdrawal. | Applies to large quantity withdrawals in Michigan | high |
| #Q029 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | PTTW Complaint Notification | drinking water, other | Standard conditions in PTTWs include a requirement for the permit holder to notify the local District Office of any complaint arising from the taking | Applies to permit holders in Ontario | high |
| #Q030 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | PTTW Water Supply Restoration | drinking water, other | Standard permit conditions also require holders to restore water supply where the taking of groundwater is observed to cause negative impact to other water supplies obtained from any adequate sources prior to the initial issuance of the permit for the taking in question. | Applies to groundwater permit holders in Ontario | high |
| #Q031 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Pennsylvania Withdrawal Registration Requirement | other | All withdrawals exceeding 10,000 gallons per day [37,854.12 litres] are registered through the Water Resources Planning Act (2002) 27 Pa.C.S. Chapter 31 | Applies to water withdrawals in Pennsylvania exceeding 10,000 gpd | high |
| #Q032 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Ontario Bottled Water Groundwater Charge | drinking water, other | Ontario Regulation 176/17 'Charges for Taking Ground Water to Produce Bottled Water' establishes, effective August 1, 2017, a new additional $500 per million litre fee for facilities that take groundwater for the purpose of producing bottled water and are required to have a permit to take water under the Ontario Water Resources Act. | Applies to bottled water facilities in Ontario taking groundwater | high |
| #Q033 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Minnesota Large Appropriation Fee Assessment | other | applications to appropriate more than 100 million gallons (378,541,178.4 litres) per year are assessed additional fees to recover costs incurred for project evaluation and environmental review | Applies to large water appropriation permit applications in Minnesota | high |
| #Q034 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mana Whakahono a Rohe Communication Duty | other | in 'initiating, developing, and implementing a Mana Whakahono a Rohe, the participating authorities must use their best endeavours-... (e) to communicate with each other in an open, transparent, and honest manner' | Applies to authorities in New Zealand | high |
| #Q035 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Director Consideration of Interrelationships | drinking water, other | The Director shall consider the following matters... ground water and surface water and their interrelationships that affect or are affected by, or may affect or be affected by, the water taking or proposed water taking, including its impact or potential impact on water quantity and quality | Applies to the PTTW signing Director in Ontario | high |
| #Q036 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Monitoring Cost Sharing | other | The cost of drilling additional monitoring wells must be shared proportionally by all permit holders that are directly affecting a particular water resources feature (subd.1) | Applies to permit holders in Minnesota | high |
| #Q037 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Order Service Duty | other | A copy of the findings and order must be served on the person to whom the order is issued. | Applies to the commissioner in Minnesota | high |
| #Q038 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Montana Cumulative Impact Evaluation | other | An agency shall, when appropriate, evaluate the cumulative impacts of a proposed project. | Applies to state agencies in Montana | high |
| #Q039 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Quebec Bulk Water Transfer Prohibition | other | From 21 October 1999, no water taken in Québec may be transferred outside Québec. | Applies to all water taken in Quebec, with certain exceptions such as power production or small containers | high |
| #Q040 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ontario Bottled Water Drought Reduction - Level 1 | drinking water, other | Level 1 - A mandatory decrease of a minimum of 10% in the measured daily average water taking over the preceding 3-month period; | Applies to water bottlers in Ontario during Level 1 low water conditions | high |
| #Q041 | operational | operational | mandatory | Illinois Deep Well Use Cessation | drinking water, other | any entity receiving a Lake Michigan water allocation is required to cease use of any deep aquifer wells. | Applies to Lake Michigan water allocation permittees in Illinois | high |
| #Q042 | operational | operational | mandatory | Montana Water Right Priority Cessation | other | junior water users must cease diverting water in descending order of priority date to allow those with senior water rights their full claim amount. | Applies when the water source cannot supply enough water to meet all claims in Montana | high |
| #Q043 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Montana Water Right Change Approval | other | the change of a water right to another beneficial use requires the approval of DNRC to ensure that the pertinent criteria are met. | Applies to water right transactions in Montana | high |
| #Q044 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Groundwater Management Area Assessment | other | As a result of these plans in the Groundwater Management Areas, when new groundwater use projects are proposed, the project proposer is required to seek an assessment from the DNR prior to drilling a new well about the water availability. | Applies to new groundwater use projects in designated Groundwater Management Areas in Minnesota | high |
| #Q045 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Florida MFL Recovery and Prevention Strategy | aquatic life, other | if the existing flow or level in a water body is below, or is projected to fall within 20 years below, the applicable minimum flow or level established to s. 373.042, the department or governing board, as part of the regional water supply plan described in s. 373.709, shall expeditiously implement a recovery or prevention strategy. | Applies to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection or Water Management District governing boards | high |
| #Q046 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prince Edward Island Water Removal Prohibition | other | No person shall withdraw, store, use or transport water from a well, watercourse or wetland for the purpose of removal from the province. | Applies under the Prince Edward Island Water Act | high |
| #Q047 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prince Edward Island Withdrawal Limit Prohibition | other | Except as permitted by the regulations, no person shall, on any day, withdraw water from a well, watercourse or wetland at a rate that exceeds 25 cubic metres per day | Applies to all persons in PEI under the Water Act | high |
| #Q048 | administrative | operational | mandatory | PEI Groundwater Exploration Permit Requirement | drinking water, other | No person shall construct a well (a) intended or required to be pumped at a rate of 4 litres per second or greater; or (b) intended to be used to provide water to a central water supply system, unless the person holds a groundwater exploration permit issued under subsection (2). | Applies to well construction for significant pumping or central systems in PEI | high |
| #Q049 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Water Supply Plan Scope Requirement | drinking water | The plans 'must address projected demands, adequacy of the water supply system and planned improvements, existing and future water sources, natural resource impacts or limitations, emergency preparedness, water conservation, supply and demand reduction measures, and allocation priorities (103G.291, Subd 3.)' | Applies to public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people in Minnesota | high |
| #Q050 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Waikato Aquifer Contamination Prohibition | other | The activity shall not result in salt water intrusion or any other contamination of the aquifer. | Applies as a condition for permitted groundwater takes in the Waikato Region | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | operational | operational | mandatory | Manitoba Water Withdrawal Permit Threshold | other | requirement | > 25000 litres/day | Permit required for >25,000 litres/day for groundwater or surface water. | Applies to groundwater or surface water. | high |
| #P002 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ontario Permit to Take Water Threshold | other | requirement | >= 50000 litres/day | The MECP requires Permit (Permit to Take Water) for water taking at a specific location for amounts of 50,000 litres on any day or more | With some exceptions (domestic, livestock, emergency uses etc.) | high |
| #P003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Quebec Water Withdrawal Authorization Threshold | other | requirement | > 75000 litres/day | License and provincial authorization required for withdrawal >75,000 litres/day. | high | |
| #P004 | operational | operational | mandatory | New Brunswick Water Works Permit Threshold | other | requirement | > 50 cubic meters/day | Permit to operate required for all water works >50 cubic meters/day (or 50,000 litres/day) | Except for domestic wells not on distribution system | high |
| #P005 | operational | operational | mandatory | Prince Edward Island Water Withdrawal Permit Threshold | other | requirement | > 25 cubic meters/day | Permit to operate required for all withdrawal >25 cubic meters/day (25,000 litres/day) | high | |
| #P006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Yukon Water Licence Threshold (Industrial/Municipal) | other | requirement | >= 100 m3/day | Licence requirement of 100 m3/day (100,000 litres/day) for industrial, municipal, miscellaneous water use | For industrial, municipal, miscellaneous water use | high |
| #P007 | operational | operational | mandatory | Yukon Water Licence Threshold (Agriculture/Conservation) | other | requirement | >= 300 m3/day | Licence requirement of 300 m3/day (300,000 litres/day) for agriculture, conservation, mining, recreation | For agriculture, conservation, mining, recreation | high |
| #P008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Michigan Water Withdrawal Permit Threshold | other | requirement | > 2000000 gpd | Groundwater and surface water permitting for withdrawals >2,000,000 gpd (7,570,824 litres/day) | high | |
| #P009 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Water Appropriation Permit Threshold (Daily) | other | requirement | > 10000 gpd | Permitting for groundwater and surface water withdrawing more than 10,000 gpd of water (37,854 litres/day) | For both surface and groundwaters. | high |
| #P010 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Water Appropriation Permit Threshold (Yearly) | other | requirement | >= 1000000 gallons/year | or 1 million gallons (3,785,412 litres) per year for both surface and groundwaters. | For both surface and groundwaters. | high |
| #P011 | operational | operational | mandatory | Montana Exempt Well Flow Rate | other | requirement | <= 35 gallons per minute | A permit is not required if a person proposes to develop a well or groundwater spring with an anticipated use of up to 35 gallons per minute (190,785 litres/day) | Applies to new groundwater springs or wells. | high |
| #P012 | operational | operational | mandatory | Montana Exempt Well Annual Volume | other | requirement | <= 10 acre-feet per year | and 10 acre-feet (12,334.8 m3) per year | Applies to new groundwater springs or wells. | high |
| #P013 | operational | operational | mandatory | Illinois Water Withdrawal Permit Threshold | other | requirement | > 100000 gpd | Permitting for withdrawals >100,000 gpd (gallons per day), equivalent to about 378,541 litres/day, for groundwater and surface water | For groundwater and surface water. | high |
| #P014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Indiana Significant Water Withdrawal Facility Registration Threshold | other | requirement | > 100000 gallons | Registration required for significant water withdrawal facilities (SWWF) ... has the capability of withdrawing more than one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons ... combined in one (1) day | Aggregate from all sources and by all methods. | high |
| #P015 | operational | operational | mandatory | New York Water Withdrawal Permit Threshold | other | requirement | > 100000 gpd | Permitting for withdrawals >100,000 gpd (378,541 litres/day) for groundwater and surface water | For groundwater and surface water. | high |
| #P016 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ohio Water Withdrawal Registration Threshold | other | requirement | > 100000 gpd | Registration for withdrawals >100,000 gpd (378,541 litres/day) for groundwater and surface water | For groundwater and surface water. | high |
| #P017 | operational | operational | mandatory | Pennsylvania Water Withdrawal Permit Threshold | other | requirement | > 100000 gpd | Permitting for withdrawals >100,000 gpd (378,541 litres/day) for groundwater and surface water | For groundwater and surface water. | high |
| #P018 | operational | operational | mandatory | Wisconsin Water Use General Permit Threshold | other | requirement | >= 100000 gpd | Permitting for withdrawals that average 100,000 gpd (378,541 litres/day) or more in any 30- day period | Average over any 30-day period. | high |
| #P019 | operational | operational | mandatory | Florida Consumptive Water Use Permit Threshold | other | requirement | 100000 gpd | Permits are required for all users having a cumulative average annual average daily consumption of 100,000 gpd (378,541 litres/day) | Cumulative average annual average daily consumption. | high |
| #P020 | operational | operational | mandatory | North Carolina Water Use Registration Threshold | other | requirement | > 100000 gpd | Registration required for ... other users withdrawing > 100,000 gpd (378,541 litres/day) | For non-agricultural users. | high |
| #P021 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ontario Water Basin Transfer Prohibition Threshold | other | requirement | >= 379000 litres/day | The Ontario Water Resources Act prohibits the transfer of 379,000 litres of water a day or greater out of any Ontario's three major water basins | Applies to transfers out of major water basins. | high |
| #P022 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ontario Bottled Water Groundwater Charge | drinking water | requirement | 500 dollars per million litres | Ontario Regulation 176/17 ... establishes ... a new additional $500 per million litre fee for facilities that take groundwater for the purpose of producing bottled water | In addition to the existing fee of $3.71 per million litres under O. Reg. 450/07. | high |
| #P023 | operational | operational | mandatory | Manitoba Water Rights Domestic Exception | other | requirement | < 9 dam3 | right to divert based on riparian and groundwater rights with domestic (<9dam3) exceptions | domestic use exception | high |
| #P024 | operational | operational | mandatory | Michigan Water Withdrawal Site-Specific Review Threshold | other | requirement | > 70 gallons per minute | Use of the WWAT is required of anyone proposing to make a new or increased large quantity withdrawal (over 70 gallons per minute - approximately 167 litres per minute) | new or increased large quantity withdrawal | high |
| #P025 | operational | operational | mandatory | Michigan Water Withdrawal Permit Application Fee | other | requirement | 2000 USD | there is a $2,000 USD application fee for permits required under Section 32723 of the NREPA | Permits required under Section 32723 | high |
| #P026 | operational | operational | mandatory | Michigan Annual Water Use Reporting Fee | other | requirement | 200 USD | Non-agricultural water users withdrawing more than 1,500,000 million gallons (5,678,117.676 litres) per year are also required to pay an annual $200 USD water use reporting fee. | Withdrawing > 1,500,000 million gallons per year | high |
| #P027 | operational | operational | mandatory | Michigan Bottled Water Withdrawal Application Threshold | drinking water | requirement | > 200000 gpd | producing bottled drinking water from a new or increased large quantity withdrawal of more than 200,000 gallons [757,082.357 litres] of water per day | new or increased large quantity withdrawal | high |
| #P028 | operational | operational | mandatory | Michigan Bottled Water License Fee | drinking water | requirement | 25 USD | A fee of $25 for a state license and $25 for license renewal per brand/type of bottled water is charged. | per brand/type of bottled water | high |
| #P029 | operational | operational | mandatory | Florida SWFWMD Individual Permit Threshold | other | requirement | >= 500000 gpd | individual: 500,000 gpd (1,892,705.89 litres/day) or more | Southwest Florida Water Management District | high |
| #P030 | operational | operational | mandatory | Florida SWFWMD General Permit Threshold | other | requirement | >= 100000 gpd | general: 100,000 gallons (378,541.18 litres) per day or more, but less than 500,000 gpd | Southwest Florida Water Management District | high |
| #P031 | operational | operational | mandatory | Montana Exempt Well Stock Pond Limit | agricultural water | requirement | < 30 acre feet per year | stock pond of less than 30 acre feet [37,004.4 cubic metres] a year serving 40 acres or more | serving 40 acres or more | high |
| #P032 | operational | operational | mandatory | Montana Short Term Road Lease Limit | other | requirement | <= 17 acre-feet | short-term lease for up to 17 acre-feet (20,969.2 cubic metres) over 90 days for road construction projects | over 90 days for road construction projects | high |
| #P033 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato Small Site Permitted Activity Limit | other | requirement | <= 1.5 cubic metres per day | The taking of up to 1.5 cubic metres per day on sites equal to or less than one hectare | sites <= 1 hectare | high |
| #P034 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato General Permitted Activity Limit | other | requirement | <= 15 cubic metres per day | The taking of up to 15 cubic metres of groundwater per day on all other sites | general sites not near coastal/geothermal features | high |
| #P035 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato Temporary Take Limit | other | requirement | <= 150 cubic metres per day | The taking of up to 150 cubic metres of water per day ... for no more than five days per annum | no more than five days per annum | high |
| #P036 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ontario PTTW Daily Water Taking Charge | other | requirement | 3.71 dollars per million litres | existing fee of $3.71 per million litres under Ontario Regulation 450/07 | phase one commercial and industrial water users | high |
| #P037 | operational | operational | guideline | Minnesota Drought Awareness Q-Value | aquatic life | requirement | 90 percent exceedance flow | Currently, annual Q90 exceedance flow value is acknowledged as the specified low flow value for suspending certain surface water appropriations | low-flow periods | high |
| #P038 | operational | treatment | mandatory | PEI Groundwater Baseflow Reduction Limit | aquatic life | requirement | <= 35 percent | Groundwater withdrawals must not cause a reduction in stream baseflow of more than 35% of monthly values during the low flow periods of July - September. | July - September | high |
| #P039 | operational | operational | mandatory | PEI Annual Groundwater Recharge Limit | other | requirement | <= 50 percent | groundwater extraction is not to exceed 50% of the estimated annual recharge to the aquifer. | high | |
| #P040 | operational | operational | mandatory | Quebec Agricultural Minimal Flow Withdrawal Limit | agricultural water | requirement | <= 20 percent | For agriculture, it is forbidden to withdraw more than 20% of the minimal flow in a watercourse. | high | |
| #P041 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ontario Bottled Water Mandatory Reduction (Level 1) | other | requirement | >= 10 percent | Level 1 - A mandatory decrease of a minimum of 10% in the measured daily average water taking over the preceding 3-month period | During OLWR Level 1 conditions | high |
| #P042 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ontario Bottled Water Mandatory Reduction (Level 2) | other | requirement | >= 20 percent | Level 2 - A mandatory decrease of a minimum of 20% in the measured daily average water taking over the preceding 3-month period. | During OLWR Level 2 conditions | high |
| #P043 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ontario Bottled Water Mandatory Reduction (Level 3) | other | requirement | >= 30 percent | Level 3 - A mandatory decrease of a minimum of 30% in the measured daily average water taking over the preceding 3-month period. | During OLWR Level 3 conditions | high |
| #P044 | operational | operational | recommended | Indiana Drought Watch Reduction Objective | other | requirement | 5 percent | Watch - a voluntary 5% reduction | Drought stage Watch | high |
| #P045 | operational | operational | mandatory | Indiana Drought Emergency Reduction Objective | other | requirement | >= 15 percent | Emergency - a mandatory, of at least, 15% reduction | Drought stage Emergency | high |
| #P046 | operational | operational | mandatory | Michigan Zone C Water Withdrawal Permit Threshold | other | requirement | > 1000000 gpd | Groundwater and surface water permitting for ... >1,000,000 gpd (3,785,412 litres/day) for withdrawals in areas where there is the possibility of adverse impact (Zone C waterbodies) | Withdrawals in Zone C waterbodies | high |
| #P047 | operational | operational | mandatory | Michigan Intrabasin Transfer Permit Threshold | other | requirement | 100000 gpd | 100,000 gpd (378,541 litres/day) for intrabasin transfer withdrawals over any 90-day period | Average over any 90-day period | high |
| #P048 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ohio Lake Erie Direct Withdrawal Permit Threshold | other | requirement | >= 2500000 gpd | Lake Erie specific permitting required for >2.5 million gpd (9,463,529 litres/day) averaged over any 90-day period | Direct withdrawal from Lake Erie averaged over 90 days | high |
| #P049 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ohio Lake Erie Watershed Withdrawal Permit Threshold | other | requirement | >= 1000000 gpd | permit is also required for a new or increased withdrawal ... of at least one million gallons (3.8 million litres) per day, averaged over any 90 day period, from any river or stream or from ground water in the Lake Erie watershed. | River, stream, or groundwater in the Lake Erie watershed | high |
| #P050 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ohio High Quality Water Withdrawal Permit Threshold | other | requirement | >= 100000 gpd | permitting required as well for specific high-quality water takings also required for >100,000 gpd (378,541 litres/day) | Withdrawals from high-quality waters | high |
| #P051 | operational | operational | mandatory | Wisconsin Water Use Individual Permit Threshold | other | requirement | >= 1000000 gpd | Permitting for withdrawals that ... equal at least 1,000,000 gpd (3,785,412 litres/day) for 30 consecutive days. | Withdrawals for 30 consecutive days | high |
| #P052 | operational | operational | mandatory | Florida Water Pumping Capacity Permit Threshold | other | requirement | 1000000 gpd | Permits are required for all users having ... a capacity to pump 1,000,000 gpd (3,785,412 litres/day) | Based on pump capacity | high |
| #P053 | operational | reporting | mandatory | North Carolina Agricultural Water Use Registration Threshold | agricultural water | requirement | > 1000000 gpd | Registration required for agricultural users > 1 million gpd (3,785,412 litres/day) | Agricultural users | high |
| #P054 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Lake Surface Water Withdrawal Limit | other | requirement | <= 0.5 acre-foot per acre per year | the total of all withdrawals from a lake may not be more than one-half acre-foot per acre per year (616.74 cubic metres per acre per year) | Total withdrawals from a lake | high |
| #P055 | operational | operational | recommended | Indiana Drought Warning Reduction Objective | other | requirement | 10-15 percent | Warning - a voluntary 10-15% reduction | Drought stage Warning | high |
| #P056 | design | operational | mandatory | Florida Well Diameter Permit Threshold | other | requirement | > 6 inches | Permits are required for ... wells greater than six inches in diameter | For wells greater than six inches in diameter | high |
| #P057 | design | operational | mandatory | Florida Surface Water Intake Diameter Permit Threshold | other | requirement | >= 8 inches | withdrawals from surface water bodies with an intake diameter or cumulative intake diameter of 8 inches or greater | For surface water body intakes | high |
| #P058 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Water Use Permit Application Fee | other | requirement | 150 USD | Permits cost $150 USD | Standard water use permit application | high |
| #P059 | operational | operational | mandatory | Montana Exempt Well Notice Filing Fee | other | requirement | 125 USD | An exempt well requires only a filing of a 'Notice of Completion of Ground Water Development' and $125 | For exempt groundwater wells | high |
| #P060 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato Water Use Consent Application Deposit | other | requirement | 1000 NZD | A $NZ1000 deposit required for each application. | Initial deposit for water use consent processing | high |
| #P061 | operational | health | mandatory | BC Deemed Domestic Groundwater Right | drinking water | requirement | 2000 litres/day | authorizes the use of the greater of (i) 2 000 litres of water per day for each private dwelling on a parcel | For each private dwelling on a parcel | high |
| #P062 | operational | operational | mandatory | Quebec Bottled Water Extraction Fee | drinking water | requirement | 70 CAD per million litres | Quebec charges $70 for every million litres of water taken for water bottling | Per million litres for water bottling | high |
| #P063 | operational | operational | mandatory | BC Water Bottling Extraction Fee | drinking water | requirement | 2.25 CAD per million litres | extraction fee at a rate of $2.25 per million litres | For industrial fresh water bottling purposes | high |
| #P064 | operational | operational | mandatory | England and Wales Abstraction License Threshold | other | requirement | > 20 m3/day | license > 20m3/d; abstractors who take less than 20m3/d from surface or ground water are exempt | Requirement for non-household premises | high |
| #P065 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato Coastal Well Permitted Activity Limit | other | requirement | <= 1.5 cubic metres per day | The taking of up to 1.5 cubic metres per day on sites where the well is within 600 metres of the coastal marine area | Well within 600m of coastal marine area | high |
| #P066 | operational | operational | mandatory | Nestle Michigan Municipal Extraction Rate | drinking water | requirement | 2.37 USD/1,000 gallons | Nestle adheres to the municipal rate of $2.37 USD/1,000 gallons (3,785.41 litres) to extract groundwater in municipal water supply for the City of Evart | Specific agreement for water supply from City of Evart | high |
| #P067 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Pennsylvania Water Withdrawal Registration Threshold | other | requirement | > 10000 gpd | All withdrawals exceeding 10,000 gallons per day [37,854.12 litres] are registered through the Water Resources Planning Act (2002) | high | |
| #P068 | operational | operational | mandatory | Wisconsin Water Loss Approval Threshold | other | requirement | 2000000 gpd | s. 281.35, Wis. Stat. requires a water loss approval for new or increased withdrawals that will result in a water loss averaging 2,000,000 gallons ... per day in any 30-day period. | Average over any 30-day period | high |
| #P069 | operational | operational | mandatory | PEI Current Watercourse Activity Rate Threshold | other | requirement | > 50 imperial gallons per minute | A watercourse or Wetland Activity Permit is required when withdrawing water from a surface water body at a rate in excess of 50 igpm | Current regime until replaced by 2017 Water Act | high |
| #P070 | operational | operational | mandatory | PEI Current Watercourse Activity Daily Threshold | other | requirement | > 10000 imperial gallons | or when the total daily withdrawal exceed 10,000 imperial gallons | Current regime until replaced by 2017 Water Act | high |
| #P071 | operational | operational | mandatory | DRBC Groundwater Protection Area Permit Threshold | other | requirement | > 10000 gpd | the DRBC requires permits for withdrawals greater than 10,000 gallons per day [37,854.12 litres] in Groundwater Protection Areas. | Within designated Groundwater Protection Areas | high |
| #P072 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato Simple Water Use Consent Fee | other | requirement | 2500 - 5000 NZD | 'Simple' non-complex (Controlled Activity) applications between $NZ2500 & $NZ5000. | Controlled Activity applications | high |
| #P073 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato Contested Water Use Consent Hearing Fee | other | requirement | 15000 - 50000 NZD | Contested application requiring a hearing ... $NZ15000 to $NZ50000 can be required. | Applications requiring a hearing with independent qualified Commissioners | high |
| #P074 | design | operational | mandatory | Waikato Geothermal Feature Setback Distance | other | requirement | 100 metres | The site of the activity shall not be within 100 metres of a Significant Geothermal Feature | Standard geothermal features | high |
| #P075 | design | operational | mandatory | Waikato Hydrothermal Feature Setback Distance | other | requirement | 20 metres | Recent Sinter or Hydrothermal Eruption Craters ... the take shall not be located within 20 metres of the feature. | Features containing no geothermal pools or discharging geothermal features | high |
| #P076 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Waikato Temporary Take Notification Lead Time | other | requirement | 10 working days | Written notice of the location, time and duration of take shall be provided ... 10 working days before works commence. | For temporary takes | high |
| #P077 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Domestic Use Permitting Exemption Limit | drinking water | requirement | < 25 persons | Exempt from the permitting program are domestic uses serving less than 25 persons for general residential purposes | General residential purposes | high |
| #P078 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Large Appropriation Evaluation Fee Threshold | other | requirement | > 100000000 gallons/year | applications to appropriate more than 100 million gallons (378,541,178.4 litres) per year are assessed additional fees to recover costs | Assessment of evaluation and environmental review costs | high |
| #P079 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato Small Site Size Threshold | other | requirement | <= 1 hectare | The taking of up to 1.5 cubic metres per day on sites equal to or less than one hectare | Condition for specific groundwater take permitted activity rate | high |
| #P080 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato Complex Water Use Consent Fee (No Hearing) | other | requirement | 10000 - 15000 NZD | For complex applications without a Hearing, $NZ10000 to $15000 is not uncommon. | Applications without a hearing | high |
| #P081 | operational | operational | mandatory | PEI Groundwater Exploration Permit Threshold | other | requirement | >= 4 litres per second | No person shall construct a well (a) intended or required to be pumped at a rate of 4 litres per second or greater ... unless the person holds a groundwater exploration permit. | Standard well construction | high |
| #P082 | operational | operational | mandatory | Montana Road Construction Lease Volume Limit | other | requirement | <= 180 acre-feet | a temporary lease of up to 180 acre-feet (222,026 cubic metres) during two of ten consecutive years | During two of ten consecutive years | high |
| #P083 | operational | operational | mandatory | Nestle Michigan Mecosta County Average Pumping Limit | drinking water | requirement | 218 gallons per minute | Limitations are also imposed via case law ... on how much water Nestle can pump specifically in Mecosta County; an average of 218 gallons per minute (1,188,316 litres/day) is set | Specific to Mecosta County Sanctuary Springs field | high |
| #P084 | operational | operational | recommended | Florida SJRWMD Project Construction Cost Share | other | requirement | 33 percent | These projects are often funded through the District's cost share program which will provide up to 33% of construction costs to an entity to build a project. | St. Johns River Water Management District cost share program | high |
| #P085 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minnesota Small Lake Withdrawal Scrutiny Threshold | other | requirement | < 500 acres | surface water usage from a lake of less than 500 acres is subject to increased scrutiny based on riparian owner support | Usage from lakes less than 500 acres | high |
| #P086 | operational | operational | mandatory | Montana Road Construction Lease Duration limit | other | requirement | 2 years | during two of ten consecutive years | Applicable for temporary road construction leases | high |
| #P087 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato Over Allocation Phasing Out Deadline | other | requirement | 2030 year | require such over allocation to be eliminated by 2030. | National Policy Statement for Freshwater requirement | high |
| #P088 | operational | operational | mandatory | Waikato Consumptive Water Use Consent Term | other | requirement | 15-35 years | variability in term (15-35 years) and expiry date of consents issued before the Plan became operative | Existing consents prior to the Plan becoming operative | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | Application | Means an application to a Director under section 34 of the Ontario Water Resources Act for a Permit to Take Water. | high | |
| #D002 | Aquifer | A geological formation or structure that stores and/or transmits water, such as to wells and springs. Use of the term is usually restricted to those water-bearing formations capable of yielding water in sufficient quantity to constitute a usable supply for people's uses. Or in Ontario 'Aquifer means a water-bearing formation that is capable of transmitting water in sufficient quantities to serve as a source of water supply' (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 903: WELLS under Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40). | high | |
| #D003 | Aquifer (confined) | soil or rock below the land surface that is saturated with water. There are layers of impermeable material both above and below the aquifer. It is under pressure so that when the aquifer is penetrated by a well, the water will rise above the top of the aquifer. | high | |
| #D004 | Aquifer (unconfined) | an aquifer whose upper water surface (water table) is at atmospheric pressure, and thus is able to rise and fall. | high | |
| #D005 | Aquitard | a geologic formation or stratum that lies adjacent to an aquifer and that allows only a small amount of liquid to pass. | high | |
| #D006 | Artesian water | groundwater that is under pressure and is able to rise above the level at which it is first encountered when tapped by a well. It may or may not flow out at ground level. The pressure in such an aquifer is commonly called artesian pressure, and the formation containing artesian water is an artesian aquifer or confined aquifer. See Flowing well . | high | |
| #D007 | Baseflow | sustained flow of a stream in the absence of direct runoff. It includes natural and human-induced streamflows. Natural baseflow is sustained largely by groundwater discharge. | high | |
| #D008 | Bedrock | the solid rock beneath the soil and superficial rock. A general term for solid rock that lies beneath soil, loose sediments, or other unconsolidated material. | high | |
| #D009 | Best Practices | are the practices and approaches being used for water management science in Ontario and other jurisdictions under a variety of conditions that are effective and efficient and produce reasonable results. | high | |
| #D010 | Bottled water | potable water that is intended for human consumption and that is packaged in bottles or other portable containers. | high | |
| #D011 | CA | Conservation Authority | high | |
| #D012 | Cumulative Effects/Impacts | changes to surface water or groundwater resources that are caused or altered by an action in combination with other human or natural actions or conditions. In the context of the Assessment of Water Resources to Support a Review of Ontario's Water Quantity Management Framework (2018), Cumulative Effects include not only consideration of the changes to surface water and groundwater caused by multiple takings of surface or groundwater, but also considers the effects of climate change, population growth and related land use changes. In comparison, Cumulative Impacts only considers changes to surface water or groundwater resources that are caused or altered by multiple takings of surface or groundwater and their impact on other human or natural features. | high | |
| #D013 | Discharge | the volume of water that passes a given location within a given period of time. Usually expressed as volume over time (e.g. m 3 /s). | high | |
| #D014 | Drainage basin | land area where precipitation runs off into streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. It is a land feature that can be identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a ridge. Large drainage basins, like the area that drains into the Grand River, contain smaller drainage basins or sub-watersheds. See Watershed . | high | |
| #D015 | Drawdown | a lowering of the groundwater surface caused by pumping. | high | |
| #D016 | Drought | a period of below-average precipitation in a given region, resulting in prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or groundwater. What officially constitutes drought differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. | high | |
| #D017 | Ecosystem-based management | an integrated management approach that recognizes the full array of interactions within an ecosystem, including humans, rather than considering single issues, species, or ecosystem services in isolation. | high | |
| #D018 | Environmental Setting | the milieu or aggregate of the surroundings including climate, diversity, geographic variability, watershed characteristics, geological and hydrogeological variability and aquifer types. | high | |
| #D019 | Environmental Flow Needs | the flows (quantity and timing) and water levels required in a water body to sustain freshwater ecosystems and the ecological function of the flora and fauna present within that water body and its margins. | high | |
| #D020 | Evidence-based decision making | means using the best available research, analytics, information and data supported by clear standards to guide decisions on policy and program development, delivery and evaluation process. | high | |
| #D021 | Flowing well/spring | a well or spring that taps groundwater under pressure so that water rises above ground surface without pumping. See Artesian water. | high | |
| #D022 | Freshwater | water that contains less than 1,000 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of dissolved solids; generally, more than 500 mg/L of dissolved solids is undesirable for drinking and many industrial uses. | high | |
| #D023 | Gauging station | a site on a stream, lake, reservoir or other body of water where observations and hydrologic data are obtained. Also called a stream gauge when located on a stream, river, or similar body of flowing water. | high | |
| #D024 | Groundwater, confined | groundwater under pressure significantly greater than atmospheric, with its upper limit corresponding to the bottom of a bed with hydraulic conductivity distinctly lower than that of the material in which the confined water occurs. | high | |
| #D025 | Groundwater | (1) water that flows or seeps downward and saturates soil or rock, supplying springs and wells. The upper surface of the saturated zone at atmospheric pressure is called the water table. (2) Water stored underground in rock crevices and in the pores of geologic materials that make up the Earth's crust. | high | |
| #D026 | Groundwater, unconfined | water in an aquifer that has a water table that is exposed to the atmosphere. | high | |
| #D027 | Groundwater recharge | inflow of water to a groundwater reservoir from the surface. Infiltration of precipitation and its movement to the water table is one form of natural recharge. Also used to define the volume of water added by this process. Alternatively, 'groundwater recharge' means the replenishment of subsurface water, (a) resulting from natural processes, such as the infiltration of rainfall and snowmelt and the seepage of surface water from lakes, streams and wetlands, and (b) resulting from human intervention, such as the use of stormwater management systems (O. Reg. 140/02: OAK RIDGES MORAINE CONSERVATION PLAN under Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 31) | high | |
| #D028 | Headwater(s) | (1) the source and upper reaches of a stream; also the upper reaches of a reservoir. (2) the water upstream from a structure or point on a stream. (3) the small streams that come together to form a river. Also may be thought of as any and all parts of a river basin except the mainstream river and main tributaries. | high | |
| #D029 | High Use Watershed | the areas shown on the Average Annual Flow Map or the Summer Low Flow Map in Ontario Regulation 387/04 (Water Taking and Transfer). | high | |
| #D030 | Impermeable layer | a layer of solid material, such as rock or clay, which does not allow water to pass through. | high | |
| #D031 | Infiltration | flow of water from the land surface into the subsurface. | high | |
| #D032 | MECP | Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, the 'ministry'. | high | |
| #D033 | MNRF | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. | high | |
| #D034 | Municipal Water Supply | Means the supply of a large municipal residential system or of a small municipal residential system. | high | |
| #D035 | OLWR | Ontario Low Water Response Program | high | |
| #D036 | Ontario Water Managers or 'Water Managers' | any person responsible for the regulation, planning, development and distribution and use of water resources. | high | |
| #D037 | OWRA | Ontario Water Resources Act | high | |
| #D038 | Peak flow | the maximum instantaneous discharge of a stream or river at a given location. It usually occurs at or near the time of maximum stage. | high | |
| #D039 | Percolation | (1) The movement of water through the openings in rock or soil. (2) the entrance of a portion of the streamflow into the channel materials to contribute to groundwater replenishment. | high | |
| #D040 | Permeability | the ability of a material to allow the passage of a liquid, such as water, through rocks. Permeable materials, such as gravel and sand, allow water to move quickly through them, whereas impermeable materials, such as clay, do not allow water to flow freely. | high | |
| #D041 | Permit Holder | Holder of an active Permit to Take Water. | high | |
| #D042 | PGMN | Provincial Groundwater Monitoring Network | high | |
| #D043 | Porosity | a measure of the water-bearing capacity of subsurface rock or unconsolidated overburden materials. With respect to water movement, it is not just the total magnitude of porosity that is important, but the size of the voids and the extent to which they are interconnected (effective porosity), as the pores in a formation may be open, or interconnected, or closed and isolated. For example, clay may have a very high porosity with respect to potential water content, but it constitutes a poor medium as an aquifer because the pores are usually so small. | high | |
| #D044 | Potentiometric surface/piezometric surface | the imaginary line where a given reservoir of fluid under pressure would rise if allowed to flow, for example if penetrated by wells; a potentiometric surface is based on hydraulic principles. | high | |
| #D045 | Precipitation | rain, snow, hail, sleet, dew, and frost. | high | |
| #D046 | PTTW/Permit | a permit to take water under the Ontario Water Resources Act . | high | |
| #D047 | Recharge | water added to an aquifer. For instance, rainfall that seeps into the ground. | high | |
| #D048 | Recovery | the hydraulic response at a pumping well or observation well after pumping has stopped. | high | |
| #D049 | Reservoir | a pond, lake, or basin, either natural or artificial, for the storage, regulation, and control of water. | high | |
| #D050 | River | a natural stream of water of considerable volume, larger than a brook or creek. | high | |
| #D051 | Runoff | (1) That part of the precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that appears in uncontrolled surface streams, rivers, drains or sewers. Runoff may be classified according to speed of appearance after rainfall or melting snow as direct runoff or base runoff, and according to source as surface runoff, storm interflow, or groundwater runoff. (2) The total discharge described in (1), above, during a specified period of time. (3) Also defined as the depth to which a drainage area would be covered if all of the runoff for a given period of time were uniformly distributed over it. | high | |
| #D052 | Setting | the physical, chemical and biological environment (such as climate, geology, soil, and plants and animals living in or on the water) in which a resource is situated and which determine its characteristics and behaviour. | high | |
| #D053 | Source Water Protection Authority | A conservation authority or other person or body that is required to exercise and perform the powers and duties of a drinking water source protection authority under the Ontario Clean Water Act. | high | |
| #D054 | Species at Risk (SAR) | species protected under the federal Species at Risk Act and/or the Ontario Endangered Species Act. | high | |
| #D055 | Specific Capacity | the productivity of a well in terms of discharge rate per unit of drawdown in the well. | high | |
| #D056 | Spring | a water body formed when the side of a hill, a valley bottom or other excavation intersects a flowing body of groundwater at or below the local water table, below which the subsurface material is saturated with water. | high | |
| #D057 | Stakeholders | people who have a share or an interest in water. | high | |
| #D058 | Storativity (or Storage Coefficient) | the volume of water that an aquifer releases from storage per unit surface area of aquifer per unit decline in the component of hydraulic head normal to that surface. | high | |
| #D059 | Stream | a general term for a body of flowing water; natural water course containing water at least part of the year. In hydrology, it is generally applied to the water flowing in a natural channel as distinct from a canal. | high | |
| #D060 | Streamflow | the water discharge that occurs in a natural channel. A more general term than runoff, streamflow may be applied to discharge whether or not it is affected by diversion or regulation. | high | |
| #D061 | Surface water | water that is on the Earth's surface, such as in a stream, river, lake, or reservoir. | high | |
| #D062 | Sustainability | development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. There are three spheres of sustainability: the economy, society and the environment. They have a dynamic relationship, which means that any change to one affects the others. It is the reason why we cannot consider our economy or quality of life separately from the well-being of our natural environment. | high | |
| #D063 | Sustainable Yield | Means the maximum rate of taking from an aquifer that can be sustained without causing unacceptable impact on other users and natural system functions, and without causing unacceptable degradation of water quality in the aquifer. | high | |
| #D064 | Tool | a process, method or computer program / routine used in the implementation of an 'approach' as defined for the purposes of this project. For the purposes of this study, a tool does not include a physical device or physical implement. | high | |
| #D065 | Transmissivity (T) | the rate at which groundwater is transmitted through a unit width of an aquifer under a unit hydraulic gradient. It is often expressed as the product of hydraulic conductivity and the full saturated thickness of the aquifer and has units of the form m 3 /day/m. | high | |
| #D066 | Tributary | a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream. Usually, a number of smaller tributaries merge to form a river. | high | |
| #D067 | Water Balance | Means a quantification of water input and output and changes in storage of the various components of the hydrologic cycle. | high | |
| #D068 | Water bottling facility | any facility that requires a permit for taking groundwater for the purpose of producing bottled water. | high | |
| #D069 | Water Bottling Study Area and WBSA | areas associated with water bottlers that are being assessed as part of the Assessment of Water Resources to Support a Review of Ontario's Water Quantity Management Framework (2018). | high | |
| #D070 | Water Quantity Assessment | the determination of the sources, extent, dependability and quality of water resources for their utilization and control. Water resources in turn can be defined as the water available, or capable of being made available, for use in sufficient quantity and quality at a location and over a period of time appropriate for an identifiable demand. | high | |
| #D071 | Water Quantity Management Framework | policies, programs and science, information including data collection and assessment tools, used in the management of water use. | high | |
| #D072 | Water Quantity Protection External Working Group | an external working group established by the Ministry to provide an open and collaborative forum to share expertise and provide input to strengthen groundwater and surface water quantity protection as part of Ontario's strategy to better protect water in the province. | high | |
| #D073 | Water Quantity Study Area and WQSA | each of the 7 areas that are being assessed as part of the Assessment of Water Resources to Support a Review of Ontario's Water Quantity Management Framework (2018). | high | |
| #D074 | Water Resources | any groundwater and surface water source that supplies water to the natural environment and that are useful or potentially useful to study. In the context of the Assessment of Water Resources to Support a Review of Ontario's Water Quantity Management Framework (2018), the Great Lakes are not included in the Water Resources being addressed and the focus is on water resources quantity. | high | |
| #D075 | Water Security | the capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of acceptable quality water for sustaining livelihoods, human well-being, and socioeconomic development, for ensuring protection against water-borne pollution and waterrelated disasters, and for preserving ecosystems in a climate of peace and political stability. (UN-Water, 2013). | high | |
| #D076 | Water table | the top of the water surface in the saturated part of an aquifer that is at atmospheric pressure, also referenced as an unconfined aquifer. | high | |
| #D077 | Watershed | land area where precipitation runs off into streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. It is a land feature that can be identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a ridge. Large drainage basins, like the area that drains into the Grand River, contain smaller drainage basins or sub-watersheds . See Drainage basin . | high | |
| #D078 | WWIS | Water Well Information System. | high | |
| #D079 | WTRS | Water Taking Reporting System. | high | |
| #D080 | Prior appropriation | the first user to take a quantity of water and put it to beneficial use has a higher priority of right than a subsequent user | high | |
| #D081 | Riparian rights | the legal water rights of a person owning land containing or bordering on a water course or other body of water in or to its banks, bed, or waters | high | |
| #D082 | Prior allocation system | a government-controlled system, where water rights are issued to individual users for specific volumes and purposes, and where priority among users is also based on first in time, first in right, with seniority based on the date of application | high | |
| #D083 | Beneficial use | used to determine whether a certain use of water will be recognized and protected by law against later appropriations. The justification for beneficial use criteria is to prevent waste. | high | |
| #D084 | Calcareous fens | rare and distinctive wetlands characterized by a substrate of non-acidic peat and dependent on a constant supply of cold, oxygen-poor groundwater rich in calcium and magnesium bicarbonates | high | |
| #D085 | Baseline capacity | for large quantity withdrawals (LQWs) means that LQWs that were installed and in-use on or before October 1, 2008, are considered to be accounted for in the stream index flow determinations that Part 327 required by that date | high | |
| #D086 | appropriate | to divert, impound, or withdraw, including by stock for stockwater, a quantity of water for beneficial use | high | |
| #D087 | Meteorological drought | defined usually on the basis of the degree of dryness (in comparison to some 'normal' or average amount) and the duration of the dry period. | high | |
| #D088 | Agricultural drought | links various characteristics of meteorological (or hydrological) drought to agricultural impacts, focusing on precipitation shortages, differences between actual and potential evapotranspiration, soil water deficits, reduced groundwater or reservoir levels, and so forth. | high | |
| #D089 | Hydrological drought | associated with the effects of periods of precipitation (including snowfall) shortfalls on surface or subsurface water supply (i.e., streamflow, reservoir and lake levels, groundwater). | high | |
| #D090 | Socioeconomic drought | differs from meteorological, agricultural and hydrological drought because its occurrence depends on the time and space processes of supply and demand to identify or classify droughts… Socioeconomic drought occurs when the demand for an economic good exceeds supply as a result of a weather-related shortfall in water supply. | high | |
| #D091 | water stress | when the demand for water exceeds the available amount during a certain period or when poor quality restricts its use. | high | |
| #D092 | Combined appropriation | appropriation of water from the same source aquifer by two or more groundwater developments that are physically manifold into the same system. | high | |
| #D093 | consumption | water withdrawn from a supply that is lost for immediate further use in the area. | high | |
| #D094 | collaborative group | a group of persons appointed by a local authority under clause 40 for the purpose of assisting the local authority to prepare or change a proposed policy statement or plan that relates to its functions under section 30 or 31 | high | |
| #D095 | WSA | Water Sustainability Act | high | |
| #D096 | WMD | Water Management District | high | |
| #D097 | MFL | Minimum Flows and Levels | high | |
| #D098 | WWAT | Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool | high | |
| #D099 | SSR | Site-Specific Review | high | |
| #D100 | RMA | Resource Management Act | high | |
| #D101 | NREPA | Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act | high | |
| #D102 | FDEP | Florida Department of Environmental Protection | high | |
| #D103 | DNRC | Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation | high | |
| #D104 | EFI | Environmental Flow Indicators | high | |
| #D105 | HOFs | Hands Off Flows | high | |
| #D106 | SWWF | Significant Water Withdrawal Facilities; defined as 'the water withdrawal facilities of a person that, in the aggregate from all sources and by all methods, has the capability of withdrawing more than one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons [378,541 litres] of ground water, surface water, or ground and surface water combined in one (1) day'. | high | |
| #D107 | SWAP | Source water assessment program | high | |
| #D108 | CGWA | Controlled Groundwater Area; may be designated to protect water quantity or quality. | high | |
| #D109 | WUP | water use permit | high | |
| #D110 | ERP | Environmental Resource Permit | high | |
| #D111 | WUAC | Water Use Advisory Council; a statewide external stakeholder group that began meeting in 2012. | high | |
| #D112 | EIEN | Environmental Information Exchange Network; an internet-based system used by state, tribal and territorial partners to securely share environmental and health information with one another. | high | |
| #D113 | WSSA | Water Supply Source Assessment | high | |
| #D114 | Maintenance flow | A certain rate of flow must be maintained downstream of the water intake. This rate is known as maintenance flow and is specific to each site. | high | |
| #D115 | iwi | Maori tribe | high | |
| #D116 | Mana Whakahono a Rohe | Indigenous peoples | high | |
| #D117 | Q50 | median flow | high | |
| #D118 | QMA | mean annual discharge | high | |
| #D119 | Q2-7 | the lowest flow one year out of two, calculated over a period of 7 consecutive days. | high | |
| #D120 | LQWs | Large quantity withdrawals | high | |
| #D121 | PEMA | Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency | high | |
| #D122 | NDG | National Drought Group | high | |
| #D123 | WRGIS | National Water Resources GIS | high | |
| #D124 | YESEAA | Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Act | high | |
| #D125 | MDARD | Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development | high | |
| #D126 | GSP | Groundwater Sustainability Plan | high | |
| #D127 | GSAs | Groundwater Sustainability Agencies | high | |
| #D128 | CAMP | Community Aquifer Management Partnerships | high | |
| #D129 | CAMS | Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies | high | |
| #D130 | waters of the state | include all streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells, springs, irrigation systems, drainage systems, and other bodies or accumulations of water, surface and underground, natural or artificial, (regardless of the depth of strata in which underground water is located) that are situated wholly or partly within or border on this state or are within its jurisdiction. | high | |
| #D131 | significant environmental harm | damage to natural or cultural resources, the individual or cumulative effect of which is found by the director to be obvious and measurable (based upon the opinion of a professional qualified to assess the damage). | high | |
| #D132 | FITFIR | First in time, first in right | high | |
| #D133 | DWR | Department of Water Resources | high | |
| #D134 | GSA | Groundwater Sustainability Agency | high | |
| #D135 | GSPs | Groundwater Sustainability Plans | high | |
| #D136 | IGSM | Integrated Groundwater and Surface-Water Model | high | |
| #D137 | WAP | Water Allocation Plan | high | |
| #D138 | NRM | Natural Resource Management | high | |
| #D139 | CEFT | critical environmental flow threshold | high | |
| #D140 | SWS | significant water shortage | high | |
| #D141 | YESAA | Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act | high | |
| #D142 | Conflict | whenever the total withdrawals and uses of ground or surface waters would exceed the available supply based on established resource protection limits, including protection elevations and protected flows for surface water and safe yields for groundwater, resulting in a conflict among proposed users and existing legal user (Subp2.) | high | |
| #D143 | Protected flow | as the amount of water required in the watercourse to accommodate in-stream needs such as water-based recreation, navigation, aesthetics, fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, and needs by downstream higher priority users located in reasonable proximity to the site of appropriation. (6115.0630 Subp. 12) | high | |
| #D144 | Stream Index Flow | 50% exceedance flow in the lowest flow month, typically August or September | high | |
| #D145 | MFLs | represent the limit beyond which additional groundwater withdrawals would cause significant harm to the resource or ecology of an area. | high | |
| #D146 | deficiency | defined by the DNR as a serious hydrologic imbalance during times of drought (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 2018a) | high | |
| #D147 | Adaptive management | concerns the development of an institutional environment that can adjust to changing circumstances of scientific uncertainty, climate variability, institutional complexity and shifting social concerns (Armitage et al. , 2007). | high | |
| #D148 | MDEWS | Midwest Drought Early Warning System | high | |
| #D149 | policy transfer | using knowledge of water policies, programs and institutions in one context in the development of water policies, programs and institutions in another, can help to expedite the changes that are needed to improve water governance (Swainson & de Loë, 2010) | high | |
| #D150 | undesirable results | Chronic lowering of groundwater levels indicating a significant and unreasonable depletion of supply; Significant and unreasonable reduction of groundwater storage; Significant and unreasonable seawater intrusion; Significant and unreasonable degraded water quality; Significant and unreasonable land subsidence; Depletions of interconnected surface water that have significant and unreasonable adverse impacts on beneficial uses of the surface water. | high | |
| #D151 | Fresh water bottling | The diversion and use of water for the bottling, for commercial distribution, of fresh water, including the bottling of carbonated water and water fortified with vitamins, but not including mineralized water or fermented or other processed beverages (Government of British Columbia, 2016b). | high | |
| #D152 | prescribed water resources | those resources that are considered to be high value and high demand water resources that require the management provided by a licensing regime. | high | |
| #D153 | environmental flows | more accurately reflects the rationale for setting flow targets in regulated rivers where environmental considerations include concerns that extend beyond the wetted area of the river | high | |
| #D154 | pueblo rights | California cities that are successors of Spanish or Mexican pueblos (settlements), and followed claim procedures establishing their pueblo rights, possess a paramount right to the beneficial use of all needed, naturally occurring surface and subsurface water from the entire watershed of the stream flowing through the original pueblo. | high | |
| #D155 | SJRWMD | St. Johns River Water Management District | high | |
| #D156 | SWFWMD | Southwest Florida Water Management District | high | |
| #D157 | SRWMD | Suwannee River Water Management District | high | |
| #D158 | DFWP | Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks | high | |
| #D159 | FAC | Florida Administrative Code | high | |
| #D160 | IWM | Integrated Watershed Management | high | |
| #D161 | WMA | Water Management Area | high | |
| #D162 | IRM | integrated resource management | high | |
| #D163 | English common law | the legal framework derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes | high | |
| #D164 | riparian land | land that abuts a water body | high | |
| #D165 | reasonable use | means that a riparian landowner may make reasonable use of water so long as that use does not impede upon the reasonable use of another downstream user | high | |
| #D166 | Ecosystem water flows | the flows (quantity and timing) and water levels required in a water body to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems, human livelihoods, and the ecological function of the flora and fauna present within that water body and its margins | high | |
| #D167 | water scarcity | a contributing factor to water stress and refers to the objective volumetric abundance of water supply, or lack thereof | high | |
| #D168 | Water management hierarchies | the hierarchy of water priorities | high | |
| #D169 | adjudication | wherein a decision regarding how the water will be allocated is made by government, designated authority, court, or a state-assigned institution which judges water disputes | high | |
| #D170 | Water Sustainability Plans | act as a provincial tool to use to address impacts of land-based activities on water resources and other water issues on a regional/local basis. | high | |
| #D171 | DRTF | Drought Response Task Force | high | |
| #D172 | Defra | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs | high | |
| #D173 | ERD | Environment, Resources and Development | high | |
| #D174 | Water security | the capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of acceptable quality water for sustaining livelihoods, human well-being, and socio-economic development, and for preserving ecosystems in a climate of peace and political stability | high | |
| #D175 | water policy transfer | using knowledge of water policies, programs and institutions in one context in the development of water policies, programs and institutions in another, can help to expedite the changes that are needed to improve water governance | high |