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Wells will need to be protected from flooding as province looks to update half-century-old well water regulations
The provincial government is overhauling Manitoba’s groundwater regulations to better protect aquifers and groundwater. Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh made the announcement last week, the first major review of the legislation in 50 years. “I think Manitobans sometimes don’t recognize that there are well over a quarter-million people in the province who relyA new report on future water demand in Pembina Valley Conservation District — already a frugal user of water — points to need for conservation strategy
Report underscores need to conserve now Residents in the Pembina Valley Conservation District use less water than the average Manitoban, but that won’t spare them from a water shortage expected to hit within the next 25 years — unless ways are found now to use even less. Those are conclusions drawn from a three-year water
