b'Finally, a ChangeAfter a lot of thought and work, the P.E.I. government decided they needed to create a Water Act to regulate water in the province. In February this year, the government announced the water regulation changes. The changes mainly focused on water conservation and included regulations which would allow high capacity wells for agricultural purposes again.Islanders want and deserve strong regulations, evidence-based decisions and healthy rivers and streams. Bringing the Water Act and water withdrawal regulations into effect will allow us to manage and track who is using what amounts of water, provide government experts with additional data and increase public transparency on water use, Steven Myers, P.E.I. environment, energy and climate action minister, said in a news release about the changes.In June the Water Act came into effect, with the high capacity well changes coming into effect later in September. The new regulations also included a clause for the province to create a supplemental irrigation strategy with input from the agriculture sector. This strategy will include the stipulations around applyingA centre pivot irrigation boom watering a potato crop on Prince for permits for high capacity wells. Edward Island.PHOTO: P.E.I. POTATO BOARDRATE CONTROL IN-LINE SCALESTORING TRACKINGSHIPPING - TREATINGMeasures ow rate & controls pumpProvides variable rate seed treatmentOptimizes application rateReduces waste and labourAllows for remote data access with cloud server [email protected] 519-669-4698SPUDSMART.COM Fall 202121'