Bill 72, Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, 2010 posted for comment
Further to our posting yesterday, Bill 72, Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, 2010 passed first reading in the Ontario legislature on Tuesday.
The full text of the bill and its status is available on the Ontario Legislature website.
A proposal notice in respect of the bill has been posted to the Environmental Registry (ERB 010-9940). It is open for comment for 60 days beginning May 18, 2010 and ending July 17, 2010. We expect but have not yet confirmed that the Ministry of the Environment will hold public consultations on the bill at some time in the coming weeks.