What is a Water Master Plan?
In accordance with the Act to affirm the collective nature of water resources and to promote better governance of water and associated environments, a water master plan (PDE) is a strategic territorial plan for an integrated water management zone by watershed (ZGIEBV). Its development, which represents the primary mandate of a watershed organization (OBV), is coordinated by the latter within the framework of a regional and local consultation process involving the voluntary participation of water stakeholders.
This planning tool outlines the priorities defined by the water stakeholders and the objectives they aim to achieve for the sustainable conservation of water resources in order to support and maintain current and future uses
The Water Master Plan enables the targeting of efforts to be implemented collectively in order to preserve water resources within the watershed, whereone use may impact another.
Several complementary documents accompany the Water Master Plan, providing additional information to better understand the approach. These include the diagnostic fact sheets, the mobilization strategy, and the action plan (coming soon).
Portrait
This section describes the main characteristics of the watersheds that are of interest within the context of integrated water management. The key elements covered are:
- Physical environments
- Biological environment
- Human activities and land use
- Stakeholders, users, and uses
Prioritized issues
These summary sheets aim to document the portrait and diagnosis of problems affecting the water resources in our territory. they allow for better identification of priority orientations, objectives to be achieved, and actions to be implemented accordingly.
