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Code of Practice for the Concrete and Concrete Products Industry (B.C. Reg. 329/2007).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water, Sea
Keyword
Pollution control Registration Air quality/air pollution Data collection/reporting Marine pollution Inspection Enforcement/compliance Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Groundwater
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Entry into force notes
The present Code enters into force on 1 March 2008.
Abstract

The present Code of practice enacts the Environmental Management Act. The Code lays down provisions relating to the discharge from the concrete and concrete products industry. Section 5 establishes that a person operating an establishment must ensure that waste concrete is not disposed of in a manner that causes pollution. The text consists of 11 sections as follows: Definitions and interpretation (1); Registration required (2); Dust control (3); Authorized discharge: silo emissions and air quality (4); Disposal of waste concrete (5); Authorized discharge: effluent and groundwater quality (6); Authorized discharge: effluent and surface and marine water quality (7); Monthly effluent sampling and analysis (8); System inspection records (9); System failures (10); Keeping and providing establishment records (11).

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.gov.bc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Management Act ([SBC 2003] Chapter 53).

Legislation | Canada | 2003 (2016)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Framework law, Basic legislation, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Authorization/permit, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Mining, Waste disposal, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX