Question 1

Does the WAWA permit cover the excavator's work in Fredericton?

Accepted Answer

The WAWA Permit and Your Excavator in Fredericton

The Watercourse and Wetland Alteration permit is a provincial permit, issued under New Brunswick's watercourse and wetland alteration rules by the Department of Environment and Local Government. If your excavator is operating machinery, disturbing ground, depositing or removing fill, or clearing within 30 metres of a watercourse or wetland on your property, that activity requires a WAWA permit before any of it begins.

The permit is typically g

Question 2

Can I build a new house close to a brook in Sussex?

Accepted Answer

Building Near a Brook in Sussex

The short answer is: possibly, but the brook triggers a hard provincial rule before any machine touches the ground. Under New Brunswick's Watercourse and Wetland Alteration (WAWA) rules, no construction, clearing, grading, landscaping or operation of heavy machinery is permitted within 30 metres of a watercourse without a Watercourse and Wetland Alteration permit from the province. That 30 metres is measured horizontally from the top of the bank, on the ground,

Question 3

Heavy machinery near a lake at my Grand Lake cottage, permit?

Accepted Answer

Work Within 30 Metres of Grand Lake Needs a WAWA Permit First

Before any machine moves on your lot, check whether your work falls within 30 metres of the water's edge. The province's Watercourse and Wetland Alteration permit, issued under the Department of Environment and Local Government, applies to anyone doing construction, clearing, grading, landscaping or operating heavy machinery within 30 metres of a watercourse or wetland. That 30 metres is measured horizontally from the top of the ban

Question 4

Can fill be placed near a tidal river in Moncton?

Accepted Answer

Placing fill near a tidal river in Moncton is tightly controlled by the province's Watercourse and Wetland Alteration (WAWA) rules, and the short answer is: you need a permit before any fill, machine or ground disturbance goes within 30 metres of that watercourse. Doing the work without one is illegal under provincial law.

What the WAWA Rule Means Here

The 30 metres is measured horizontally from the top of the bank, in the field, not from a map. A tidal river is a watercourse, so the full rul

Near Water & Wetlands

Does the WAWA permit cover the excavator's work in Fredericton?

Can I build a new house close to a brook in Sussex?

Heavy machinery near a lake at my Grand Lake cottage, permit?

Can fill be placed near a tidal river in Moncton?