Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Regulation (Man. Reg. 77/2003).

Subject

Water, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Effluent waste water/discharge Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Classification/declassification Certification Institution Environmental standards Waste management Standards Protection of environment Water charges Pollution control Freshwater pollution

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

For the purpose of the present Regulation “wastewater treatment facility" means a facility for the treatment or disposal of domestic, commercial or industrial wastewater or of sludge, and includes the land on which the facility is located and the structures, systems, devices and equipment comprising the facility, but does not include a wastewater collection facility or private wastewater system. The Regulation concerns above all the classification of such facilities. They are divided into the following categories: a) water distribution facilities; b) water treatment facilities; c) wastewater collection facilities; and d) wastewater treatment facilities. Section 11 establishes that the Minister may appoint a “Certification Advisory Committee”. The text consists of 36 sections and 3 Schedules.

Full text

English/French

Website

www.gov.mb.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environment Act (C.C.S.M. c. E125).

Legislation | Canada | 1987 (2015)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Pollution control, Institution, Environmental planning, Sub-national agreement, Environmental standards, Registration, Research, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX