Environmental Management and Protection Permits
Find permits, regulations and environmental requirements related to farmland and agricultural products, fish and shellfish licensing and groundwater and waste-water services and systems.
What is an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?
An environmental impact assessment helps to determine any possible impacts, positive or negative, that a proposed project might have on the environment. In this way, negative or harmful impacts can be...
Environmental buffer zones were introduced in 1999 to protect watercourses and wetlands in PEI. Under the Watercourse and Wetland Protection Regulations, a grass headland is required where row crops are grown within 200 metres (656 feet) of a...
When do I need a Permit to Alter a Sand Dune?
Anyone who wishes to conduct work on, or near, a sand dune (e.g., build a staircase or boardwalk, undertake shoreline stabilization, etc.) must obtain a Permit to Alter a Sand Dune.
How can I get a Permit...
Licensed Well Contractors are required to submit all well logs of newly drilled wells to the Department of Communities, Land & Environment. In order to submit well logs, the drilling contractor must sign-in (below) and enter all information into the...