Monitoring of mercury near dams (O. Reg. 102/20). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Ontario Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Hazardous substances Authorization/permit Enforcement/compliance Freshwater pollution Hazards Policy/planning Pollution control Water abstraction Water quality standards Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract These Regulations require the owner of a dam that is associated with the production of electricity to prepare a mercury monitoring plan in accordance with the Regulations if a) immediately before the day this Regulation comes into force, the dam was the subject of a permit issued under section 34.1 of the Ontario Water Resources Act (issue or renewal of water taking permit) and (b) the permit referred to in clause (a) included requirements for the measurement, monitoring or reporting of total mercury or methyl mercury in water or fish. The Plan is reviewed and approved by the Minister. Full text English Website www.ontario.ca References - Legislation Implements Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. L. 3). Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2017) Keyword: Inland waters, Water rights, Ecosystem preservation, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX