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Home  Infocentre Guidelines & Factsheets Freshwater Intake End-of-Pipe Fish Screen Guideline
1.0 Introduction
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has prepared
the Freshwater Intake End-of-Pipe Fish Screen Guideline to
assist proponents in the design and installation of fish screens for
the protection of anadromous and
resident fish where freshwater is extracted from fish-bearing waters.
This guideline will also assist regulatory agencies in the review of
fish screen proposals.
A requirement for fish screening is stated under Section 30
of the Fisheries Act, where every water intake, ditch, channel,
or canal in Canada constructed or adapted for conducting water from any
Canadian fisheries waters must provide for a fish guard or a screen,
covering, or netting over the entrance or intake so as to prevent the
passage of fish into such water intake, ditch, channel or canal. Other
sections of the Fisheries Act, or other Federal, Provincial,
or Municipal Legislation and Policy may also apply to associated water
extraction activities. Proponents are advised to contact the appropriate
regulatory agencies regarding approvals or permits.
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