Waste Discharge Regulation (B.C. Reg. 320/2004). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Regulation Date 2004 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste disposal Waste management Pollution control Authorization/permit Registration Environmental fees/charges Royalties/fees Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Regulation enacts the Environmental Management Act. The Regulation establishes that only certain or prescribed industries, trades, businesses, activities or operations require an authorization to introduce waste into the environment. These industries,etc. are listed in Schedule 1 and 2 of the present Regulation. Industries, trades, businesses, activities and operations listed in Schedule 1 require an authorization, which could be in the form of a permit, an approval, a regulation, an operational certificate, an order or a waste management plan, to introduce waste into the environment. Introductions of waste into the environment from industries,etc.listed in Schedule 2 are eligible to be authorized by a minister’s code of practice. However, it should be noted that high risk operations will still require permits or will be governed by codes of practice or regulations that will apply industry wide. Only the lowest risk operations will not require a waste discharge authorization.The text consists of 11 sections and 3 Schedules. 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 Implemented by Code of Practice for Industrial Non-Hazardous Waste Landfills Incidental to the Wood Processing Industry (B.C. Reg. 263/2010). Legislation | Canada | 2010 Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Registration, Enforcement/compliance, Sewerage, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX