{"id":175494,"date":"2025-03-10T09:53:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/?page_id=175494"},"modified":"2025-06-27T16:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:44:52","slug":"wet-lands-and-water-bodies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/residents\/environment\/wet-lands-and-water-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Wet Lands and Water Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"175494\" class=\"elementor elementor-175494 elementor-175231\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4b3055 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b4b3055\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346f825b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"346f825b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bde15f6 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bde15f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environment<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cc48ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74cc48ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcefb4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bcefb4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33133465 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33133465\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eae838a dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7eae838a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Watercourse Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a1ee3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a1ee3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Effective January 1st, 2006, the MRC Pontiac has exclusive jurisdiction of watercourses on its territory under Sections 103 to 110 of the Municipal Powers Act (L.Q. 2005, Chapter 6).\u00a0 By-law Number 138-2008 to regulate all matters relating to the flow of watercourses within the MRC Pontiac was adopted in 2009, to better govern watercourses under this jurisdiction.<\/p><p>To effectively manage watercourses over its large territory, the MRC has signed an agreement with the municipalities to ensure unobstructed water flow and to establish a framework for watercourse maintenance and improvement of project procedures.<\/p><p>By adopting and following these regulations, we are providing protection and safety to our residents, as well as preserving the health of lakes, rivers and streams and their surrounding habitats. <u><strong>No work may be carried out in the littoral zone of a watercourse without first obtaining the necessary authorizations<\/strong>.<\/u> Prior to carrying out any work near a watercourse, you must first contact your municipal inspector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7388d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7388d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1210\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1210\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is a watercourse? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1210\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f476b0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f476b0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d3164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6d3164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Attention! Some ditches are considered watercourses!<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>The law makes no distinction between regular or intermittent flowing watercourses and those created or modified by human intervention.<\/p><p>According to Article 103 of the Municipal Powers Act:<\/p><p>Any regional county municipality has jurisdiction over regular or intermittent flowing watercourses, including those created or modified by human intervention, with the following exceptions:<\/p><p>\u00a01\u00b0 Any watercourse or portion of a watercourse that the government determines, after consulting with the Minist\u00e8re du D\u00e9veloppement durable, de l\u2019Environnement et des Parcs, by decree, which comes into effect on the date of its publication in the Gazette officielle du Qu\u00e9bec or any later date specified therein;<\/p><p>2\u00b0 A ditch on public or private roads;<\/p><p>3\u00b0 A boundary ditch as defined in Article 1002 of the Civil Code;<\/p><p>4\u00b0 A drainage ditch that meets the following requirements:<\/p><ul><li>a) Used solely for drainage and irrigation purposes;<\/li><li>b) Exists only due to human intervention;<\/li><li>c) Has a watershed area of less than 100 hectares.<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The portion of a watercourse that serves as a ditch remains under the jurisdiction of the regional county municipality.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150d3f8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"150d3f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Watercourse-management-on-agricultural-land.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WATERCOURSE MANAGEMENT ON AGRICULTURAL LAND<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524fef3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"524fef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/?page_id=175491\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WATERCOURSE OBSTRUCTION OR BEAVER DAM ON YOUR PROPERTY?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1a135 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d1a135\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807a5ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"807a5ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea84b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ea84b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9dfadc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9dfadc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d938cb dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d938cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Regional Wetlands and Water Bodies Plan <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d349e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34d349e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae845e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fae845e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f840646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f840646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2017, the Government of Quebec adopted the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fileadmin\/Fichiers_client\/lois_et_reglements\/LoisAnnuelles\/en\/2017\/2017C14A.PDF\">Act respecting the conservation of wetlands and bodies of water<\/a><\/strong>, which assigns responsibility to the MRCs (regional county municipalities) to develop a regional wetlands and water bodies plan (PRMHH).<\/p><p>The PRMHH is a tool that must be considered in the Land Use and Development Plan of each MRC, in order to better plan actions and interventions related to the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and water bodies (MHH).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a40a19 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0a40a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REGIONAL WETLANDS AND WATER BODIES PLAN (AVAILABLE SOON)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117ab09 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"117ab09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/action-plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PRMHH ACTION PLAN (FRENCH ONLY)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb89c82 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bb89c82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"http:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/results.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RESULTS OF THE CONSULTATIONS ON THE PRMHH<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd9938 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fd9938\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8cfb7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8cfb7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Outaouais, the MRC Pontiac, des Collines-de-l\u2019Outaouais, Papineau, and La Vall\u00e9e-de-la-Gatineau have chosen to work together in a concerted approach in partnership with the Conseil r\u00e9gional de l\u2019environnement et du d\u00e9veloppement durable de l\u2019Outaouais (CREDDO) to develop their respective PRMHH.<\/p><p>We invite you to consult the with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creddo.ca\/prmhh-en\"><strong>CREDDO<\/strong><\/a> for more information on the PRMHH.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>You may also contact the environment team at the MRC Pontiac at the following address: <a href=\"mailto:environnement@mrcpontiac.qc.ca\"><strong>environnement@mrcpontiac.qc.ca<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262edbd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"262edbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7aab18 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7aab18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1468cb0 elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1468cb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac6be6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ac6be6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e21ccd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e21ccd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd691f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cd691f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e6184 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51e6184\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e80f9 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86e80f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Ecosystem Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaeafcf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aaeafcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6edcb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6edcb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b681577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b681577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pontiac&#8217;s environment and natural resources support the region\u2019s activities. Forests, lakes and rivers in the northern portion of the territory promote, among other things, vacationing, outdoor recreation and the forest industry. To the south, the lowlands, fertile soils and calmer rivers allow for agricultural production, urbanization and industrial development. All these activities are closely dependent on water bodies (lakes and rivers) and wetlands (bogs, marshes, swamps).<\/p><p>In addition to their role in purifying water, wetlands and water bodies provide a wide range of ecosystem services to people. These services generate economic wealth and reduce public and private expenditures:<\/p><ul><li>Capturing greenhouse gases;<\/li><li>Biodiversity and ecosystem balance;<\/li><li>Potential for hunting, fishing and bird watching;<\/li><li>Balance in the natural distribution of water during periods of drought and flooding;<\/li><li>Soil and plant materials that mitigate flooding and erosion.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f252e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3f252e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6322bcb elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6322bcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f43b1f elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f43b1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environment Watercourse Management Effective January 1st, 2006, the MRC Pontiac has exclusive jurisdiction of watercourses on its territory under Sections 103 to 110 of the Municipal Powers Act (L.Q. 2005, Chapter 6).\u00a0 By-law Number 138-2008 to regulate all matters relating to the flow of watercourses within the MRC Pontiac was adopted in 2009, to better &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":9938,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-175494","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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