Questions about Water Classification? We’ve prepared this handy fact sheet for you.

The Water Classification Regulation:

• is a regulation under the Clean Water Act
• was introduced in 2002
• is used to set goals for water quality and promote management of water on a watershed basis to protect, maintain or improve the water quality of New Brunswick’s lakes and rivers
• establishes water quality classes and standards and outlines the administrative processes and requirements related to the classification of water