The Halifax Water Regulations, as laid out by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, applies to both the public's use (residential and business) of Halifax Water's systems, including water, wastewater and stormwater, as well as Halifax Water's operation and maintenance of these systems.
Violations of these rules and regulations often result in legal punishment, including federal fines.
As stewards of the environment, Halifax Water understands its responsibility to protect and enhance our environment, today and into the future:
Regulatory compliance is an adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to a business.
Halifax Water provides compliance monitoring of the drinking water and wastewater systems operated by Halifax Water.
Samples are collected weekly from:
- 17 sites in the Halifax drinking water system
- 10 sites in the Bedford-Sackville system
- 24 sites in the Dartmouth drinking water system
- 16 additional sites in smaller community water systems
Treated effluent is also sampled from the 15 sewage treatment plants owned and operated by Halifax Water, as well as from 3 additional sewage treatment facilities operated by Halifax Water but owned by other agencies.
All samples are analyzed by certified laboratories external to Halifax Water. Results are compared to the requirements of the provincial operating Approvals for each facility issued by NS Environment, and reported to NS Environment. Wastewater results are also reported to Environment Canada under the federal Wastewater System Effluent Regulations.