Ontario. Water Resources Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Water Resources Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Water Resources Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1974-1994

      History

      The Water Resources Branch was created within the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in 1974, from an amalgamation of the former Water Quantity Management Branch and the Water Quality Branch.

      The Branch was generally divided into a number of sections which were frequently renamed and divided. In 1978, sections included a Water Modelling Section, Planning and Coordination Section, Limnology and Toxicity Section, and Hydrology and Monitoring Section. In 1986, sections included a Limnology Section, Aquatic Contaminants Section, Great Lakes Section, Drinking Water Section, and a Water and Wastewater Management Section.

      The Water Resources Branch ceased to exist in 1994 when the Ministry of the Environment and Energy was substantially reorganized.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Water Resources Branch provided information on water quality and available surface and ground water resources in Ontario. It also conducted scientific investigations of water quality, and reviews of water management needs in the province.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA65

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993) controls Ontario. Water Resources Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1974-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (1993-1997)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA67

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy controls Ontario. Water Resources Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1993-1994

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Water Quality Branch (1972-1974)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA703

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Water Quality Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Water Resources Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Water Quantity Management Branch (1972-1974)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA704

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Water Quantity Management Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Water Resources Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA705

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Ontario Water Resources Commission, Annual Report, 1958

          Ministry of the Environment, Annual Report, 1972-1973

          Government of Ontario Telephone Directory, 1970-1996

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          R. Anger