The federal Safe Drinking Water Act amendments of 1986 established the Wellhead Protection Program, which required states to administer a source water protection program for their systems using ground water.
In what year did Canada become a country? Canada became a country on July 1st, 1867 Canada officially became a country on July 1, 1867. The first provinces were Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
Canada is considered a sovereign nation and has been a sovereign nation since 1867, 1931, or at the latest, 1982. Even though Canada as Queen Elizabeth II as it's monarch, it is as Queen of Canada, and no longer as Queen of the UK. ------- The sovereignty of Canada has been debatable throughout it's history. The British North America Act of 1867 is the beginning of Canada as a nation, but not totally sovereign. The Statute of Westminster (1931) transferred several political powers from the UK parliament to the Canadian Parliament.