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Q-2, r. 35.2 - Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation
Section 15
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15. A groundwater withdrawal facility may not be installed in a high-velocity flood zone.
Where no other location may be chosen because of the configuration of the land, the prohibition provided for in the first paragraph does not apply to the following installations:
(1) the installation of a facility further to the termination of a water supply from a water withdrawal facility located on a neighbouring immovable that is owned by someone other than the owner of the immovable on which the facility must be installed;
(2) the replacement of a facility for the same use.
15. A groundwater withdrawal facility may not be installed in a floodplain having a flood recurrence interval of 20 years, or in the identified floodplain of a lake or watercourse unless the 20‑year and 100‑year flood recurrence intervals have been distinguished.
Where no other location may be chosen because of the configuration of the land, the prohibition provided for in the first paragraph does not apply to the following installations:
(1) the installation of a facility further to the termination of a water supply from a water withdrawal facility located on a neighbouring immovable that is owned by someone other than the owner of the immovable on which the facility must be installed;
(2) the replacement of a facility for the same use.
15. Unless a groundwater withdrawal facility is intended to replace an existing facility used for the same purpose, the groundwater withdrawal facility may not be installed in a floodplain having a flood recurrence interval of 20 years, or in the identified floodplain of a lake or watercourse unless the 20-year and 100-year flood recurrence intervals have been distinguished.
