Q-2, r. 42.1 - Regulation respecting the charges payable for the use of water

Article 6 Versions de la disposition

2025-04-24

6. Every person subject to charges for the use of water is required to determine the volume of water the person uses and discharges annually by direct measurement taken by measuring equipment that belongs to the person.

Despite the foregoing, a person that does not have measuring equipment may determine the volumes of water used or discharged using one of the following means, if the person has not made a use of water referred to in the third paragraph or if the person’s authorization provides for it:

1°  direct measurement taken by measuring equipment that belongs to a third party, installed as close as possible to each withdrawal site, another water entry location or water discharge point concerned;

2°  estimates based on a generally recognized method.

A person who intends to make a use of water as part of a project that requires an authorisation to be issued, amended or renewed under the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) and involves establishing or altering a withdrawal site, another water entry location or a discharge point must, before making such water use, instal on the site, location or point measuring equipment that belongs to the person and meets, with the necessary modifications, the requirements of Chapter IV of the Regulation respecting the declaration of water withdrawals (chapter Q-2, r. 14), unless the person’s authorization allows the use of one of the means referred to in the second paragraph.

For the purposes of the third paragraph, where a use of water consists only in lowering or diverting water that is immediately returned to the hydrographic network of the watershed of origin, only water discharge points must be equipped with measuring equipment.

O.C. 1017-2010, s. 6; D. 1679-2023, s. 7; D. 473-2025, s. 3.

2024-01-01

6. Every person subject to charges for the use of water is required to determine the volume of water the person uses and discharges annually by direct measurement taken by measuring equipment installed as close as possible to a withdrawal site or another water entry location and each discharge point for water and the installation, operation, monitoring and measurement of which meet, with the necessary modifications, the requirements of Chapter IV of the Regulation respecting the declaration of water withdrawals (chapter Q-2, r. 14).

If such measuring equipment is not installed in accordance with the first paragraph, the person must, when establishing or altering such a withdrawal site, another water entry location or a discharge point, instal it in accordance with that paragraph. Until the person establishes or alters such measuring, the person may determine the volume of water the person uses annually by estimates based on indirect or spot measurements, in accordance with section 7 of that Regulation.

O.C. 1017-2010, s. 6; D. 1679-2023, s. 7.

2012-09-01

6. Every person subject to charges for the use of water is required to determine the volume of water a person uses annually by direct measurement taken by measuring equipment the installation, operation, monitoring and measurement of which meet the requirements of Chapter IV of the Regulation respecting the declaration of water withdrawals (chapter Q-2, r. 14).

Despite the foregoing, a person who does not have such measuring equipment may determine the volume of water the person uses annually by estimates based on indirect or spot measurements, in accordance with section 7 of that Regulation.

O.C. 1017-2010, s. 6.