Permits and Regulations Who We Are and What We Do - We are
highly skilled environmental planners, engineers, ecologists,
hydrogeologists, and fisheries biologists with legal authority
to manage regulated areas. Regulated areas are those that are
hazardous (e.g. prone to flooding) or contain natural heritage
features. - We provide environmental and planning expertise to
landowners, developers, and our member municipalities. - We make
sure that federal and provincial legislation and policies as
well as municipal and conservation authority policies are taken
into account when development occurs within regulated areas. Why
We Do It - to protect you and your family from loss of life,
property damage and social disruption - to conserve, restore and
manage the natural resources of the watershed - to maintain or
improve water quality to ensure that pollution or other
degradation of water bodies is minimized or eliminated - to
protect naturally hazardous areas (examples are floodplains and
unstable slopes) - to encour