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Regulation respecting the protection of waters from pleasure craft discharges.

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Québec
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Surface water Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Freshwater resources management Recreational water use Pollution control
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Regulation applies to the owners and occupants of pleasure craft on the lakes and watercourses described in each of the schedules. For the purposes of this Regulation, “pleasure craft” means any boat or craft used primarily for sport or recreation, whether on charter or not, free of charge or for a fee. Craft and other floating equipment used for living purposes and that are not connected to a shore-based sewer system are considered to be pleasure craft. No owner or occupant of a pleasure craft may discharge into the waters of a lake or watercourse any organic or inorganic waste, whether liquid or solid, such as lubricants, oil, paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, metal, fecal matter, containers, cans or bottles. Kitchen wastes, laundry water and discharges from the pleasure craft’s propulsion system, cooling system or bilge water removal system are excluded. The owner of a pleasure craft fitted with a non-portable toilet must ensure that the craft is fitted with a watertight holding tank designed to receive and hold fecal matter and water from the toilet. If the pleasure craft is fitted with a portable toilet, the portable toilet must be permanently fixed to the craft and have a pump-out adapter compatible with the equipment of pump-out stations. No person may empty a holding tank or portable toilet or have a holding tank or portable toilet emptied elsewhere than at a pump-out station.

Full text
English
Website
www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca