| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Waste Introduction from Prescribed Industry | wastewater, other | Subject to subsection (5), a person must not introduce or cause or allow waste to be introduced into the environment in the course of conducting a prescribed industry, trade or business. | Applies unless exempted by subsection (5) | high |
| #Q002 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Waste Introduction from Prescribed Activity | wastewater, other | Subject to subsection (5), a person must not introduce or cause or allow to be introduced into the environment, waste produced by a prescribed activity or operation. | Applies unless exempted by subsection (5) | high |
| #Q003 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Prohibition Against Causing Pollution | wastewater, other | Subject to subsection (5), a person must not introduce waste into the environment in such a manner or quantity as to cause pollution. | high | |
| #Q004 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Registration Requirement for Code of Practice | wastewater, other | Any person introducing waste that a code of practice governs must register, if the code requires it. | If the code of practice requires registration | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Maintenance of Registration and Notifications | wastewater, other | A person whose registration is effective under subsection (4) must (a) pay the annual fee calculated under section 9 (1) on each anniversary of the effective date of the registration, and (b) provide a director with written notice within 30 days after (i) a change in information provided in the person's registration, or (ii) ceasing to conduct the industry, trade or business or to carry on the activity or operation, at the facility referred to in subsection (2) (g). | Applies to persons with an effective registration | high |
| #Q006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Compliance with Code of Practice Requirements | wastewater, other | A person who is exempt from section 6 (2) or (3) of the Act because of compliance with section 4 (1) [exemption by compliance with code of practice] of this regulation must also comply with the requirements of the code of practice not described in section 4 (1) (c) of this regulation. | Applies when seeking exemption through code of practice compliance | high |
| #Q007 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | False Statement Prohibition | other | A person who knowingly provides false or misleading information in a registration under section 4 (2) commits an offence. | high | |
| #Q008 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Substituted Requirement Application Posting and Publication | wastewater, other | A person who makes an application under subsection (1) must do all of the following: (a) within 15 days after the date the application is filed with the director, post a readable copy of the application in a conspicuous place at all main entrances to the site where the introduction of waste into the environment will occur; (b) keep the copy posted for a period of not less than 30 days; (c) publish notice of the application in the form approved by the director in one or more newspapers specified by the director; (d) advise the director in writing of the date the copy of the application was posted under paragraph (a) and the date notice was published under paragraph (c). | Applies when making an application for a substituted requirement | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Additional Notification for Substituted Requirement | wastewater, other | If directed to do so by a director, a person who makes an application under subsection (1) must (a) serve a signed copy of the application on any person who, in the director's opinion, may be adversely affected by an environmental impact of the proposed substituted requirement, and (b) display a copy of the application in one or more branch post offices of Canada Post Corporation specified by the director. | Only applies if directed to do so by a director | high |
| #Q010 | reporting | reporting | guidance | Notification by Adversely Affected Persons | wastewater, other | A person who may be adversely affected by an environmental impact of a proposed substitution under this section may notify a director and the applicant in writing, stating how the person is affected, within 30 days after the occurrence of the later of the following events: (a) the application is posted or published under subsection (2); (b) the application is served or displayed under subsection (3). | Applies to persons potentially adversely affected by a proposed substitution | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Consultation with Adversely Affected Persons | wastewater, other | If directed to do so by a director, the applicant must consult in the manner directed with a person who, in the director's opinion, may be adversely affected by an environmental impact of the proposed substitution to explain and clarify the intent of the application. | Only applies if directed to do so by a director | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Demonstration of Intent for Substitution | wastewater, other | An applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of a director that the substituted requirement requested meets the intent of the code of practice. | Applies when applying for a substituted requirement | high |
| #Q013 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Director Decision Notification | wastewater, other | On granting or refusing an application, a director must (a) serve a signed copy of his or her decision on the applicant, and (b) give notice of it to all persons who gave notice under subsection (4). | high | |
| #Q014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Exemptions for Wood Residue Foundation Material | other | The use of industrial wood residue for foundation material at construction sites is exempt from section 6 (2) and 6 (3) of the Act if the material is applied under the direction of a professional engineer. | if the material is applied under the direction of a professional engineer | high |
| #Q015 | operational | operational | mandatory | Exemptions for Wood Residue as Soil Conditioner | other | The use of industrial wood residue as a soil conditioner or ground cover in non-agricultural operations is exempt from section 6 (2) and 6 (3) of the Act if (a) less than 100 m3 /year is spread on a single property, and (b) it is applied in accordance with good agronomic practices. | If less than 100 m3 /year is spread and applied in accordance with good agronomic practices | high |
| #Q016 | operational | operational | mandatory | General Compliance Onus | other | The onus is on the discharger to comply with the requirements of all environmental legislation. | high | |
| #Q017 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Latitude and Longitude Precision | other | Registering parties must provide the latitude and longitude of the site to the nearest second. | high | |
| #Q018 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Fee Calculation Documentation | other | It also requires the submission of a written record of the fee calculation. The fee calculation must be completed in the form approved by the director. | Must accompany the first annual fee registration | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Substitution Fee Payment Deadline | other | A decision granting an application under this section ceases to have effect if the fee under subsection (9) remains unpaid 30 days after the date of the invoice. | Applies after granting an application for substitution | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Payment Method Recommendation | other | Registrants are advised to make cheques payable to the Minister of Finance. | high | |
| #Q021 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Responsibility for Fee Calculations | other | Ministry staff may respond to questions about completing the form, but registrants are responsible for making all calculations. | high | |
| #Q022 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Successor Registration on Ownership Transfer | other | Therefore a successor company operating the same works will need to register themselves in order be exempt under compliance with a code of practice. | Applies upon transfer of ownership of an operation | high |
| #Q023 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Form Usage for Information Changes | other | When submitting changes in information, the advising parties should complete the appropriate form, available on the ministry's website once the relevant code is developed. | high | |
| #Q024 | administrative | reporting | recommended | Provision of Consultation Summaries | other | Applicants who have been required to undertake consultations with persons who may be adversely affected should be encouraged to provide to the ministry a written summary of such consultations, and to provide a copy of the summary to the person who was consulted. | Applies if consultations were required by the Director | high |
| #Q025 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Restriction on Permit Issuance for Code-Governed Waste | wastewater, other | Once a code has been developed for a particular industry, trade, business, activity or operation, EMA section 14(3) prohibits the director from issuing a new permit or amending an existing permit (unless the amendment is considered 'minor') in relation to the waste governed by the code of practice. | Applies when a code of practice governs the waste, unless the amendment is minor | high |
| #Q026 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Deadline for Director Registration Information Requests | other | Any request for information under this section must be made within 45 days from when a registration was delivered to the ministry. | Applies to additional information requested by the director during registration | high |
| #Q027 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | GVRD Air Discharge Contact Requirement | other | For air discharges in the GVRD, contact the regional district directly. | Applies to air discharges within the Greater Vancouver Regional District | high |
| #Q028 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Restriction on Sub-delegation | other | The delegate cannot sub-delegate to a person in an acting capacity unless the sub-delegate receives his or her own delegation letter from the director. | high | |
| #Q029 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Substitution Notice Verification | wastewater, other | A person who makes an application for substitution must advise the director in writing of the date the copy of the application was posted under paragraph (a) and the date notice was published under paragraph (c). | Applies when applying for a substituted requirement under Section 8 | high |
| #Q030 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Local Contact Person Assignment | wastewater, other | The person must provide to a director the name and address and contact numbers of an individual who is located at or near the site where the introduction of waste into the environment will occur and who is the local contact for the purposes of the discharge. | Required for registration under a code of practice | high |
| #Q031 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Registration Delivery Method | wastewater, other | A registration under subsection (2) must be provided to a director by registered mail, transmitted electronically or delivered personally to a director. | Applies when filing a registration for a code of practice | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | operational | operational | mandatory | Industrial wood residue as a soil conditioner or ground cover | other | requirement | < 100 m3/year | The use of industrial wood residue as a soil conditioner or ground cover in non-agricultural operations is exempt from section 6 (2) and 6 (3) of the Act if less than 100 m3/year is spread on a single property | non-agricultural operations spread on a single property | high |
| #P002 | operational | operational | mandatory | Auxiliary fuel fired refuse incinerator camp capacity | other | requirement | < 100 persons | The emissions and ash from a commercially available auxiliary fuel fired refuse incinerator that serves a remote industrial, recreational, exploration or construction camp designed to accommodate fewer than 100 persons are exempt from the application of section 6 (2) and 6 (3) of the Act. | remote industrial, recreational, exploration or construction camp | high |
| #P003 | design | operational | mandatory | Electrical power industry rated production | other | requirement | > 5 megawatts | establishments that (a) are engaged in the production of electricity by the combustion of fuel, and (b) have a rated production of more than 5 megawatts under peak load | production of electricity by the combustion of fuel | high |
| #P004 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Oil and natural gas industry - large (total sulphur) | other | requirement | >= 30 tonnes | discharge or remove 30 tonnes or more of total sulphur, not including any mass of sulphur discharged from the facility subsurface in acid gas | in any 15 day period | high |
| #P005 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Oil and natural gas industry - large (volatile organic carbon compounds) | other | requirement | >= 4 tonnes | discharge or remove 4 tonnes or more of volatile organic carbon compounds | in any 15 day period | high |
| #P006 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Oil and natural gas industry - small (total sulphur) | other | requirement | < 30 tonnes | discharge or remove less than 30 tonnes of total sulphur, not including any mass of sulphur discharged from the facility subsurface in acid gas | in any 15 day period | high |
| #P007 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Oil and natural gas industry - small (volatile organic carbon compounds) | other | requirement | < 4 tonnes | discharge or remove less than 4 tonnes of volatile organic carbon compounds | in any 15 day period | high |
| #P008 | chemical | health | mandatory | Wood fired boiler particulate matter emissions | other | requirement | <= 180 mg per cubic metre | Section 18 of the Agricultural Waste Control Regulation (B.C. Reg. 131/92) where emissions from a wood fired boiler must not exceed 180 mg per cubic metre of particulate matter | Agricultural Waste Control Regulation | high |
| #P009 | physical | aesthetic | mandatory | Wood fired boiler opacity | other | requirement | <= 20 % | emissions from a wood fired boiler must not exceed 180 mg per cubic metre of particulate matter and 20% opacity | Agricultural Waste Control Regulation | high |
| #P010 | chemical | health | mandatory | Permanent wood fired boiler installed before April 1, 1992 particulate matter emissions | other | requirement | <= 230 mg per cubic metre | for a permanent wood fired boiler installed before April 1, 1992 and not operating under a waste management permit, emissions must not exceed 230 mg per cubic metre of particulate matter | installed before April 1, 1992 and not operating under a waste management permit | high |
| #P011 | operational | operational | mandatory | Petroleum Storage and Distribution Facilities Storm Water Regulation storage threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 100000 litres | Petroleum Storage and Distribution Facilities Storm Water Regulation (B.C. Reg. 168/94) - additional requirements for storage where there is greater than 100,000 litres | bulk petroleum storage facilities | high |
| #P012 | design | treatment | mandatory | Placer mining wash water delivery system intake limit | other | requirement | > 38 millimeter | Exclusions from the placer mining industry definition include the operation of suction dredging or placer operations with wash water delivery system intake of greater than 38 millimeter. | suction dredging or placer operations | high |
| #P013 | design | operational | mandatory | Small oil and natural gas / pipeline industry compressor driver threshold | other | requirement | < 3000 kilowatts | Relevant for determining category in oil, gas, and pipeline transport industries; refers to drivers or compressors less than 3000 kilowatts. | Oil and Natural Gas Industry - Small or Pipeline Transport Industry | high |
| #P014 | chemical | reporting | guidance | Asbestos concentration unit equivalency reference | other | requirement | 2 fibres per cubic centimetre | Units of Asbestos are equivalent to cubic metres of air emissions per minute at a concentration of 2 fibres per cubic centimetre. | For fee calculation purposes in Table 2 of Schedule 3 | high |
| #P015 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Registration effective date lead time | other | requirement | 45 days | A complete registration, including appropriate fees and any additional information, becomes effective 45 days after delivery to the director. | After delivery of complete registration to the director | high |
| #P016 | operational | operational | mandatory | Substitution application fee | other | requirement | 150 $ per hour | The fee for an application for a substitution is $150 per hour of time a ministry employee is engaged in considering or processing the application. | Per hour of ministry employee time engaged in processing | high |
| #P017 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Notice of change in registration information | other | requirement | 30 days | A person must provide a director with written notice of any change in information in their registration within 30 days of the change. | Within 30 days after the change occurs | high |
| #P018 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Substitution application posting period | other | requirement | >= 30 days | A person who makes an application for substitution must post a copy of the application and keep it posted for a period of not less than 30 days. | Continuous posting at all main entrances to the site | high |
| #P019 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Substitution application posting deadline | other | requirement | <= 15 days | Within 15 days after the date the application is filed with the director, post a readable copy of the application in a conspicuous place. | After filing application with director | high |
| #P020 | operational | operational | mandatory | Unpaid substitution fee deadline | other | requirement | 30 days | A decision granting a substitution application ceases to have effect if the fee remains unpaid 30 days after the date of the invoice. | After the date of the invoice | high |
| #P021 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minor permit amendment quantity threshold | other | requirement | < 10 % | Amendments of a minor nature include increases of less than 10% of the authorized quantity of the discharge. | Percent of currently authorized quantity | high |
| #P022 | operational | operational | mandatory | Annual registration base fee | other | requirement | 100.00 $ | Base fee for Air, Effluent, Refuse, or Storage discharge types for a registration. | Per type of discharge authorized under the code per year | high |
| #P023 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Penalty for false registration information | other | requirement | <= 200000 $ | A person who knowingly provides false or misleading information in a registration under section 4 (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 000. | Conviction under section 5(1) | high |
| #P024 | operational | operational | mandatory | Penalty for non-compliance with code of practice requirements | other | requirement | <= 200000 $ | A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) [other code of practice requirements] commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 000. | Failure to comply with WDR section 6(1) | high |
| #P025 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Maximum transitional approval duration | other | requirement | <= 15 continuous months | If the operation needs time to install new works or to modify their procedures to comply with the code, the ministry may issue approval for a maximum of 15 continuous months. | For operations transitioning to code of practice compliance requiring new works | high |
| #P026 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Adverse party response period for substitutions | other | requirement | 30 days | A person who may be adversely affected by an environmental impact of a proposed substitution under this section may notify a director and the applicant in writing within 30 days after notice is given. | After posting, publishing, or service of the substitution application | high |
| #P027 | operational | operational | mandatory | Environmental protection order maximum duration | other | requirement | <= 15 days | An environmental protection order can be for a maximum of 15 days and may be extended by Cabinet and the Lieutenant Governor in General. | Pursuant to EMA section 85 | high |
| #P028 | operational | reporting | guidance | Director information request deadline | other | requirement | <= 45 days | Any request for information under this section must be made within 45 days from when a registration was delivered to the ministry. | Measured from the date registration was delivered | high |
| #P029 | operational | operational | guidance | Substitution application fee deposit | other | requirement | 50 % | In general, this fee will be equal to 50% of the total fee estimated. No action will be taken on a substitution request until the requested fees have been received. | Applicable portion of total estimated fee required before processing | high |
| #P030 | operational | reporting | guidance | Response period for Director-initiated substitution | other | requirement | 30 days | The person should be given an opportunity to respond in writing (30 days subject to extension or reduction for reasonable cause) before the director makes a final decision. | Applies to the person subject to a potential substitution requirement | high |
| #P031 | operational | operational | mandatory | Refuse unit fee (post-2006) | other | requirement | 0.74 $/tonne | Fee per tonne of refuse discharged, applicable for payments made after April 1, 2006. | Schedule 3 Table 4 | high |
| #P032 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Air Contaminant Fee - Ammonia | other | requirement | 16.78 $/tonne | Fee for ammonia air emissions for payments after April 1, 2006. | Payment Date After April 1, 2006 | high |
| #P033 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Air Contaminant Fee - Carbon Monoxide | other | requirement | 0.45 $/tonne | Fee for carbon monoxide air emissions for payments after April 1, 2006. | Payment Date After April 1, 2006 | high |
| #P034 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Air Contaminant Fee - Nitrogen Oxides | other | requirement | 11.29 $/tonne | Fee for nitrogen oxides (as NO2 equivalent) for payments after April 1, 2006. | Payment Date After April 1, 2006 | high |
| #P035 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Effluent Contaminant Fee - BOD | wastewater | requirement | 20.64 $/tonne | Fee for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) effluent discharge for payments after April 1, 2006. | Payment Date After April 1, 2006 | high |
| #P036 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Effluent Contaminant Fee - Arsenic | wastewater | requirement | 273.24 $/tonne | Fee for arsenic effluent discharge for payments after April 1, 2006. | Payment Date After April 1, 2006 | high |
| #P037 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Effluent Contaminant Fee - Suspended Solids | wastewater | requirement | 13.66 $/tonne | Fee for suspended solids effluent discharge for payments after April 1, 2006. | Payment Date After April 1, 2006 | high |
| #P038 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Latitude and longitude measurement precision | other | requirement | 1 second | Registering parties must provide the latitude and longitude of the site to the nearest second. | Registration under section 4(2)(g) | high |
| #P039 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Produced water well fee (2005-2006) | other | requirement | 216.25 $ / well | If disposal occurs July 1, 2005 - March 31, 2006: (Total wells) x $216.25 / well. | Coal bed gas operations; disposal to perennial or seasonal stream | high |
| #P040 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Produced water well fee (post-2006) | other | requirement | 230.60 $ / well | If disposal occurs after March 31, 2006: (Total wells) x $230.60 / well. | Coal bed gas operations; disposal to perennial or seasonal stream | high |
| #P041 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Air Contaminant Fee - Fluorides | other | requirement | 673.60 $/tonne | Fee for fluorides air emissions for payments after April 1, 2006. | Payment Date After April 1, 2006 | high |
| #P042 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Effluent Contaminant Fee - Cyanide | wastewater | requirement | 273.24 $/tonne | Fee for cyanide effluent discharge for payments after April 1, 2006. | Payment Date After April 1, 2006 | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | Act | means the Environmental Management Act | high | |
| #D002 | vehicle | has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicle Act | high | |
| #D003 | written | includes written messages transmitted electronically | high | |
| #D004 | coarse coal refuse | means granular residual solids composed of rock fragments and coal-like material, excluding tailings, from the preparation of marketable coal in a coal preparation plant | high | |
| #D005 | domestic sewage | has the same meaning as in the Sewerage System Regulation , B.C. Reg. 326/2004 | high | |
| #D006 | overburden | means naturally-occurring, unconsolidated or poorly consolidated, mineral or organic matter overlying bedrock, including but not limited to glacial till, gravel, clay and soil | high | |
| #D007 | sewerage system | has the same meaning as in the Sewerage System Regulation , B.C. Reg. 326/2004 | high | |
| #D008 | tailings | means fine waste materials (a) originating from a concentrator or coal preparation plant, and (b) remaining in a water suspension | high | |
| #D009 | waste rock | means rock and granular residual solids, excluding tailings, (a) removed from a mine or from a metal or industrial mineral concentrator, and (b) containing insufficient valuable constituents to warrant further processing. | high | |
| #D010 | burning | means the combustion of material without using a stack or chimney to vent the emitted products of combustion to the atmosphere | high | |
| #D011 | incineration | means the controlled combustion or thermal decomposition of material using a stack or chimney to vent the emitted products of the combustion or thermal decomposition to the atmosphere, and includes pyrolysis and gasification. | high | |
| #D012 | Artisan | is a trained or skilled person who creates an object or performs a task that has aesthetic value and who, generally in a small business, produces arts and crafts for retail or wholesale trade. | high | |
| #D013 | Home-based Business | is a small business that operates from a (residential) home base including a family farm. | high | |
| #D014 | Hobbyist | is a person who conducts a pursuit outside of their regular occupation for recreation without expectation of commercial benefit. | high | |
| #D015 | Educational Facility | is a facility where teachers provide academic or practical education to students. | high | |
| #D016 | director | a person employed by the government and designated in writing by the minister as a director of waste management or as an acting, deputy or assistant director of waste management | high | |
| #D017 | introduce into the environment | in relation to waste, includes discharge, emit, dump, abandon, spill, release and allow to escape into the environment | high | |
| #D018 | waste | (a) air contaminants, (b) litter, (c) effluent, (d) refuse, (e) biomedical waste, (f) hazardous waste, (g) any other substance prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, or the minister under section 22 [minister's regulations - codes of practice], or, if either of them prescribes circumstances in which a substance is a waste, a substance that is present in those circumstances | high | |
| #D019 | environment | air, land, water and all other external conditions or influences under which humans, animals and plants live or are developed | high | |
| #D020 | pollution | the presence in the environment of substances or contaminants that substantially alter or impair the usefulness of the environment | high | |
| #D021 | code of practice | A Code of Practice is a minister's regulation and is fully enforceable. | high | |
| #D022 | person | includes a corporation, partnership or party, and the personal or other legal representatives of a person to whom the context can apply according to law | high | |
| #D023 | company | a separate legal entity from the shareholders who own it. Companies are established under law, by incorporation. | high | |
| #D024 | abrasives industry | establishments engaged in manufacturing grinding wheels or other abrasive products | high | |
| #D025 | aluminum and aluminum alloy products industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in manufacturing (a) aluminum or aluminum alloys, or (b) aluminum products including, but not limited to, pipe tubing, aluminum powder or diecast aluminum | high | |
| #D026 | asbestos mining industry | means establishments engaged in mining or milling asbestos | high | |
| #D027 | asphalt roofing manufacturing industry | means establishments involved in manufacturing asphalt saturated or tar saturated roofing or siding materials | high | |
| #D028 | biotechnology industry | means establishments that use living organisms or biological techniques for research and development or in a production process, if there is a potential for the entry of living organisms that can sustain or modify themselves to the detriment of an ecosystem into the natural environment or the food chain, and includes, but is not limited to, establishments engaged in the development or manufacture of antibiotics, insulin, interferon or recombinant DNA | high | |
| #D029 | industrial wood residue | does not include the residue of wood treated with glue, paint, a preservative or another substance harmful to plants or animals. | high | |
| #D030 | agricultural operations | means operations or activities carried out on farms for purposes of agriculture, including, but not limited to, (a) producing or keeping livestock, poultry, farmed game, fur bearing animals, crops, grain, vegetables, milk, eggs, honey, mushrooms, horticultural products, trees, tree fruits or berries, and (b) operating machinery and equipment for agricultural waste management or for applying fertilizers and soil conditioners | high | |
| #D031 | poultry | includes domesticated chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, ratites, squab and pheasants | high | |
| #D032 | red-meat animals | include cattle, swine, sheep, fallow deer, farmed game and farmed bison | high | |
| #D033 | burning of vegetative debris | means burning, without a stack or chimney to vent air contaminants, vegetative matter on the parcel of land from which it originated | high | |
| #D034 | burning or incineration of waste | means the burning, partial burning or incineration of waste material generated from an industry, trade or business | high | |
| #D035 | burning or incineration of wood residue | means the burning, partial burning or incineration of wood residue in a beehive burner, a modified or unmodified silo burner or a wood residue incinerator | high | |
| #D036 | cement and lime manufacturing industry | means establishments engaged in manufacturing lime or Portland cement | high | |
| #D037 | chemical and chemical products industry | means establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in manufacturing industrial organic or inorganic chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, plastics, synthetic resins or moulding compounds, and includes, but is not limited to, establishments manufacturing food supplements, vitamins or pharmaceuticals, except pharmaceuticals referred to in the definition of "biotechnology industry" | high | |
| #D038 | clay industry | means establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in manufacturing structural, ceramic, porcelain or china clay products | high | |
| #D039 | commercial waste management or waste disposal industry | means establishments primarily engaged in the commercial collection, handling, storage, treatment, destruction or disposal of waste soil, solids or liquids | high | |
| #D040 | contaminated site contaminant management | means an activity, at or away from a contaminated site, for the treatment, removal, recycling or destruction of contaminated substances from the site, if the activity involves a discharge of waste to the environment | high | |
| #D041 | dairy products industry | means establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in processing fluid milk or manufacturing other dairy products | high | |
| #D042 | electrical or electronic products industry | means establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in manufacturing or recycling electrical or electronic products, including batteries | high | |
| #D043 | processing | includes holding, killing, defeathering, deboning, eviscerating, chilling, cooking, packaging, curing, smoking and canning. | high | |
| #D044 | antisapstain chemicals management | means activities and operations that apply chemicals to lumber to protect the lumber from staining | high | |
| #D045 | in writing | includes written messages transmitted electronically | high | |
| #D046 | registered | means any company incorporated under the British Columbia Company Act , or any extra-provincial company registered under that act to do business in British Columbia. | high | |
| #D047 | order | a command or direction given in writing by a person with the appropriate authority in the Act. | high | |
| #D048 | EMA | Environmental Management Act | high | |
| #D049 | WDR | Waste Discharge Regulation | high | |
| #D050 | GVRD | Greater Vancouver Regional District | high | |
| #D051 | SIC | Standard Industry Code | high | |
| #D052 | NAICS | North American Industry Classification System | high | |
| #D053 | electrical power industry | establishments that (a) are engaged in the production of electricity by the combustion of fuel, and (b) have a rated production of more than 5 megawatts under peak load | high | |
| #D054 | flour, prepared cereal food or feed industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in manufacturing cereal grain flour, prepared flour mixes, prepared cereal foods or feed | high | |
| #D055 | glass and glass products industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in manufacturing glass, glass containers or other glass products, including establishments engaged in processing recycled glass | high | |
| #D056 | hazardous waste management | the generation, transportation, treatment, recycling, storage, blending, disposal or destruction of hazardous waste | high | |
| #D057 | industrial fastener industry | establishments engaged in manufacturing industrial metal fasteners | high | |
| #D058 | meat by-product processing industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in processing or rendering by-products, other than fish oil, from the processing of red meat, poultry or fish | high | |
| #D059 | metal processing and metal products manufacturing industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in manufacturing metal products that are also engaged in (a) spray coating or dip coating metal and metal products, or (b) galvanizing or electroplating | high | |
| #D060 | metal smelting, iron and steel foundry and metal refining industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in (a) smelting or refining metals or metal alloys including aluminum, or (b) secondary smelting, and includes, but is not limited to, (c) establishments engaged in producing metal products by thermal melting and casting or moulding metals, including reclaimed metal | high | |
| #D061 | mining and coal mining industry | establishments engaged in the mining of, or activities related to the mining of, metals, non-metals, coal, gemstones or industrial mineral ores or in beneficiating mineral ores but does not include (a) establishments located in areas or places defined as 'exploration sites' in section 65 of the Act, or (b) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 330/3006, Sch. s. 10 (j).] (c) gravel, sand, crushed rock or dimensional stone quarries | high | |
| #D062 | municipal sewage management | the management of domestic sewage, domestic waste water or liquid waste originating primarily from residences, but that may include contributions from (a) holding tanks in recreational vehicles, boats and houseboats, (b) commercial, institutional and industrial sources, and (c) inflow and infiltration, but does not include an operation exempted from the Act under section 3 of this regulation | high | |
| #D063 | municipal solid waste management | activities and operations for the management, treatment or discharge of refuse that (a) originates from residential, commercial, institutional, demolition, land clearing or construction sources, or (b) is included in a waste management plan | high | |
| #D064 | municipal waste incineration or burning industry | establishments engaged in the burning or incineration of waste , except hazardous waste , (a) originating from residential, commercial or institutional sources or from demolition, land clearing or construction sources, or (b) specified in a waste management plan | high | |
| #D065 | non-metallic mineral products industry | establishments engaged in manufacturing non-metallic mineral products using a rotary kiln or dryer | high | |
| #D066 | oil and natural gas industry - large | establishments engaged in exploring for, producing, transporting, storing or processing crude oil or natural gas that, in any 15 day period, (a) discharge or remove 30 tonnes or more of total sulphur, not including any mass of sulphur discharged from the facility subsurface in acid gas, or (b) discharge or remove 4 tonnes or more of volatile organic carbon compounds | high | |
| #D067 | ozone depleting substances and other halocarbons management | establishments, activities or operations that use ozone depleting substances or other halocarbons or that sell, collect, recycle or manage ozone depleting substances or other halocarbons | high | |
| #D068 | paperboard industry | establishments engaged in manufacturing paperboard, including recycled paperboard and building paper | high | |
| #D069 | paper industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in manufacturing any type of paper, except paperboard and building paper, but including recycled paper | high | |
| #D070 | particle and wafer board industry | establishments engaged in manufacturing boards or panels made from very small pieces of wood bonded together, and includes, but is not limited to, establishments that manufacture medium density fibre board or oriented strand board | high | |
| #D071 | pipeline transport industry with approved operating plan | establishments that (a) are engaged in operating or maintaining a pipeline in British Columbia for the transport of natural gas, and (b) operate under a specific environmental operating plan approved by a director | high | |
| #D072 | pulp industry | establishments engaged in manufacturing wood pulp | high | |
| #D073 | refined petroleum and coal products industry | establishments engaged in (a) manufacturing petroleum or coal products, including asphalt paving materials, emulsified asphalt, liquid asphalt, coal or coke briquettes, coal coke, petroleum coke, synthetic gasoline from coal, fuels, lubricating oils or greases, or (b) re-processing of waste oil | high | |
| #D074 | sugar processing and refining industry | establishments engaged in processing raw cane sugar, sugar beets, or starches to produce sucrose, glucose or fructose | high | |
| #D075 | veneer and plywood industry | establishments engaged in manufacturing veneer, plywood or laminated wood products | high | |
| #D076 | wire and wire rope fabricating industry | establishments engaged in manufacturing plain, coated or uncoated steel wire, flat, twisted or braided steel wire or steel rope | high | |
| #D077 | aquaculture - land-based industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in land-based aquaculture, including but not limited to, (a) those engaged, for the purposes of land-based aquaculture, in (i) culturing or collecting freshwater or saltwater species of finfish or shellfish, or (ii) harvesting other freshwater or saltwater products, and (b) those engaged in operating finfish or shellfish hatcheries, rearing ponds or other similar facilities where finfish or shellfish are fed, nurtured, held, maintained or reared in fresh water or salt water to reach a size for release or for market sale | high | |
| #D078 | aquaculture - marine-based industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in saltwater aquaculture, including but not limited to (a) those engaged, for the purposes of saltwater aquaculture, in (i) culturing or collecting all species of saltwater finfish, (ii) trapping or otherwise catching saltwater shellfish, or (iii) harvesting other sea products, (b) those engaged in operating saltwater fish farms (finfish aquaculture), and (c) those engaged in other activities that create waste and are incidental to saltwater fish farms, such as net washing | high | |
| #D079 | asphalt plant industry | establishments that operate hot-mix asphalt plants, hot-in-place asphalt recycling plants or operations using cutback asphalt | high | |
| #D080 | beverage industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, establishments of hobbyists and artisans and establishments providing goods, facilities or services to persons producing or manufacturing wine, beer or cider in the establishment for their own consumption or consumption at no charge by others, engaged in producing, or filling containers with, alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages other than water | high | |
| #D081 | coalbed gas exploration and production industry | establishments, at all stages of an operation from exploration through to abandonment, engaged in discharging to the environment produced water or related solids from a coalbed gas operation | high | |
| #D082 | composting operations | composting of organic wastes or other feedstocks | high | |
| #D083 | concrete and concrete products industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in manufacturing ready-mix concrete or concrete products | high | |
| #D084 | deep well disposal | the disposal of waste fluids underground to porous rock formations, through wells or other means | high | |
| #D085 | fish products industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in the processing, including but not limited to eviscerating, skinning, filleting, breading, pre-cooking or blanching of fish, molluscs, crustaceans, or other marine animals, and includes establishments engaged in processing fish oil or fish roe | high | |
| #D086 | fruit and vegetable processing industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in processing fruits or vegetables by canning, drying, freezing or any other preservation process, and includes fruit or vegetable growers and cooperatives and producers of juices, pickles, ketchup and similar products | high | |
| #D087 | industrial non-hazardous waste landfills | activities or operations, incidental to industrial operations, for the disposal to land of solid wastes that are not hazardous waste | high | |
| #D088 | naturally occurring radioactive materials management | activities and operations associated with controlling or discharging naturally occurring radioactive materials that exceed the limits specified in Tables 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 of the Canadian Guidelines for the Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORMs) | high | |
| #D089 | oil and natural gas industry - small | establishments engaged in exploring for producing, transporting, storing or processing crude oil or natural gas that, in any 15 day period, (a) discharge or remove less than 30 tonnes of total sulphur, not including any mass of sulphur discharged from the facility subsurface in acid gas, and (b) discharge or remove less than 4 tonnes of volatile organic carbon compounds | high | |
| #D090 | petroleum storage | the storage or transfer, except by pipeline, of bulk petroleum products | high | |
| #D091 | pipeline transport industry | establishments that are engaged in operating or maintaining pipelines for the transport of natural gas, crude oil or related products or commodities, but does not include those with an operating plan | high | |
| #D092 | placer mining industry | establishments that mine placer minerals as defined in section 1 of the Mineral Tenure Act | high | |
| #D093 | plastics and composite products industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in using synthetic resins to fabricate shapes or forms of plastic | high | |
| #D094 | poultry processing industry | establishments that are engaged in processing poultry for human consumption, but does not include establishments included in the definition of 'meat byproduct processing industry' in section 2 of Schedule 1 | high | |
| #D095 | product storage - bulk solids | activities and operations for the storage or handling of cement, lime, gypsum or gypsum products, elemental sulphur, coal, grain, flour, metal concentrates, industrial minerals, fertilizers or explosives | high | |
| #D096 | slaughter industry | establishments engaged in processing red-meat animals for human consumption, but does not include establishments included in the definition of 'meat by-product processing industry' in section 2 of Schedule 1 | high | |
| #D097 | soil enhancement using wastes | activities and operations applying organic or inorganic wastes to land as a soil conditioner or ground cover | high | |
| #D098 | vehicle dismantling and recycling industry | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in wrecking or dismantling vehicles or in recycling or disposing of parts and other waste material from vehicles | high | |
| #D099 | vehicle, industrial machinery and parts and accessories manufacturing industry | establishments engaged in manufacturing automobiles, buses, truck chassis, truck tractors or other vehicles, industrial machinery, vehicle engines or other transportation equipment, supplies or parts | high | |
| #D100 | wood processing industry - primary | establishments, except establishments that are wood processing industry - secondary establishments, engaged in manufacturing lumber or lumber products, including, but not limited to, dimensional lumber, shingles and shakes | high | |
| #D101 | wood processing industry - secondary | establishments, except home-based businesses, educational facilities and establishments of hobbyists or artisans, engaged in manufacturing wood or millwork products, including, but not limited to, finger-jointing products, prefabricated buildings, furniture, chopsticks and pellets | high | |
| #D102 | wood treatment industry | establishments engaged in treating wood products against decay | high | |
| #D103 | IC | Industry Code | high | |
| #D104 | establishments | refers to industries, trades and businesses | high | |
| #D105 | Units of Asbestos | equivalent to cubic metres of air emissions per minute at a concentration of 2 fibres per cubic centimetre. | high | |
| #D106 | OGC | Oil and Gas Commission | high | |
| #D107 | MoE | Ministry of Environment | high | |
| #D108 | EPD | Environmental Protection Division | high | |
| #D109 | NORMs | Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials | high |