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Explain the roles and responsibilities of provincial government, municipal governments and water authorities in environmental conservation

      

Explain the roles and responsibilities of provincial government, municipal governments and
water authorities in environmental conservation

  

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Ruth
a) Provincial Government
While national policy on environment is the responsibility of the Ministry, provincial
government is responsible for translating these guidelines into the regional context. The
provincial governments develop regional policy and draw up regional plans setting out
the zoning guidelines for the location and expansion of residential, industrial and
commercial areas within cities, towns and villages. Environmental management policy is
related to spatial planning and directed to creating a healthy environment with clean
air, water and soil by regulating emissions from road transport, industry and other
sources. To this end, provincial authorities are responsible for granting environmental
permits stipulating the limits, for example, for emissions and noise hindrance.


b) Municipal Government
Implementing national policy and strategy on environmental management is largely
decentralized to municipal government. These authorities prepare local regulations and
have both the legal and financial means to implement and enforce decisions and
regulations. Municipalities may also work together with public authorities such as Water
Boards on water quality and wastewater treatment. The municipalities are responsible
for preparing regulations for implementing and enforcing the regulations in the national
Environmental Management Act and other environmental regulations. The
Environmental Management Act covers matters such as separated waste collection,
disposal of hazardous waste, air quality, and noise nuisance, and environmental permits
for industrial and commercial activity.

c) Water Boards
The Water Boards are responsible for managing and maintaining flood defenses along
the coast, rivers and waterways. An integral part of this task is to manage and maintain
sufficient quantity of surface water of adequate quality for various purposes – drinking
water, domestic and industrial uses. This includes managing and operating municipal
wastewater treatment plants and the discharge of treated water into surface waters. It
involves continuous monitoring of the chemical and biological quality of surface waters.
NatalieR answered the question on June 8, 2022 at 05:06


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