This powerpoint presentation begins by providing background information on the Office of the Auditor General's Report to
Parliament in September of 2005:
safe drinking water on First Nations reserves is
not regulated in Canada;
despite hundreds of millions of $ invested,
many First Nations systems are not safe nor
adequate; and,
the technical help available to First Nations to
support and develop their capacity to deliver
safe drinking water is fragmented. The Expert Panel Scope of Work was to
gather information and advice by
reviewing examples of regulatory
frameworks and regimes from other
jurisdictions and countries, and
collecting suggestions from stakeholders,
through public hearings and written
submissions. The second part of the Expert Panel Scope of Work was to
draft a report to:
examine options for a regulatory framework;
analyze the benefits and drawbacks of each
option;
indicate issues outside the mandate of the
Expert Panel that would have to be addressed
to 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 support
the lowest life-cycle costs; policies and procurement not always
efficient and effective; capacity is growing; views on regulation differ; enforcement would need to apply to all
participants (including Feds); solutions will need community-level
acceptance; and, traditional attitudes toward water are
holistic and spiritual.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 970 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 33 |
| Published : | 06/01/2007 |
