The Cornwall and area Watershed group says there are issues with the water act in Prince Edward Island.
Karalee McAskill is the coordinator for the watershed group. The water act is created to provide regulations, she said.
"As a watershed coordinator I am always on crisis mode dealing with sedimentation and erosion."
Three schools in P.E.I. have been found with carcinogenic pesticides in the water in the past 10 years, she said.
"These are elementary schools. There has also been rates found higher then the recommended values on P.E.I."
As for storm water, it's going to the oceans, said McAskill.
"We could be storing that as a reservoir to recharge our water table."
The city of Charlottetown understands a new water act is needed. The city made presentations across the province, holding public hearings for a proposed water act, outlining major points for the Environment Advisory Committee when drafting the act.
It's a matter of understanding how to conserve water, said McAskill.
"Future generations can have the same privileges as we do by using this."
There are other issues with the policy's, she said.
"Right now we don't have no tax base structure that is inflowing revenue into these watershed groups and we are managing on a non-profit bases."
There are ways for these groups to get revenue, said McAskill.
"Fees for non-domestic use of water for instants, industry, agriculture and provide developments that are non-domestic be required to pay a fee, and that fee would come in as revenue into these groups."
For more information on the city's water, visit the website http://city.charlottetown.pe.ca/waterutility.php
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