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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