Policies, protocols, guidelines and reports for water systems
Find funding policy, protocols, guidelines, reports and assessments for water and wastewater systems in First Nations communities.
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Funding policy for water and wastewater services
Water and Wastewater Policy and Level of Services Standards
Indigenous Services Canada's policy for providing funding support for First Nations to deliver potable water and wastewater services on reserves.
Water and wastewater systems protocols
Engagement: Updating The Protocol For Centralised Drinking Water Systems In First Nations
Engagement on draft updates to the standards for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, management and monitoring of centralised drinking water systems in First Nations communities.
Protocol for Centralised Drinking Water Systems in First Nations Communities
Standards for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and monitoring of centralised drinking water systems in First Nations communities.
Protocol for Centralised Wastewater Systems in First Nations Communities
Standards for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and monitoring of centralised wastewater systems in First Nations communities.
Protocol for Decentralised Water and Wastewater Systems in First Nations Communities
Minimum standards and codes for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of on-site decentralised water and wastewater systems funded in whole or in part by Indigenous Services Canada.
Water and wastewater management guidelines
Design Guidelines for First Nations Water Works
Guidelines for engineers planning public water supply systems in First Nation communities.
Maintenance Management Plan for drinking water and wastewater systems in First Nations communities
Guide to support First Nation communities developing water and wastewater system maintenance management plans.
First Nations On-Reserve Source Water Protection Plan
Guide to support First Nation communities developing protection plans for on-reserve source water.
Emergency Response Plan for Drinking Water Systems in First Nations communities
Guide to support First Nation communities developing emergency response plans for their drinking water systems.
Emergency Response Plan for Wastewater Systems in First Nations communities
Guide to support First Nation communities developing emergency response plans for their wastewater systems.
Reports and assessments
Report on decentralized drinking water and wastewater systems
A comprehensive report on decentralized drinking water and wastewater systems in First Nations communities that is grounded in the lived experiences and success stories of First Nations, combined with the latest science on public health risks. The report offers First Nation-led recommendations on how to improve service delivery from decentralized water and wastewater systems.
National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems: 2009 to 2011
A comprehensive assessment of 4,000 water and wastewater systems serving 571 participating First Nations that was conducted between 2009 and 2011.
Health Canada resources
Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines
Guidelines that set out the drinking water quality parameters that every water system should strive to achieve.