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Document ID ca-iria-2022-06-20-2 Title International River Improvements Act - Annual Report for 2021 URL unknown Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-13 15:18:07.483498+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

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Q Qualitative Requirements (7)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Minister Annual Reporting	other	Section 51 of the Act requires the Minister to table a report of the operations under the Act in each House of Parliament after the end of each calendar year.	After the end of each calendar year	high
#Q002	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Exception Notification by Proponent	other	For a project that is subject to those exceptions, the proponent is nonetheless required to notify the Minister in writing and include specific information as required under the Regulations.	For projects subject to exceptions under the Act (insignificant effects on river flows or levels, or of a temporary nature operated for a period not exceeding two years)	high
#Q003	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Notification of Federal Partner Agencies	other	Federal legislation requires that when we receive written or verbal notifications about a pollution incident, we are responsible to provide timely notification to federal partner agencies.	Upon receipt of written or verbal notifications about a pollution incident	high
#Q004	operational	operational	mandatory	Pollution Incident Escalation	other	If there is a significant threat to the health of Canadians or the environment from a spill or the potential of one, the incident is escalated to the emergency operations centre for action.	When there is a significant threat to the health of Canadians or the environment from a spill or potential spill	high
#Q005	operational	operational	mandatory	Mitigation of Environmental Emergency Impacts	other	Using a science-based approach, we ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to mitigate impacts from environmental emergencies.	During response to environmental emergencies	high
#Q006	operational	operational	mandatory	24/7 Operational Response Availability	other	Officers at the NEEC Notification Desk and Emergency Operations Centre are available 24/7 to receive, triage and respond to reports of pollution.	Continuous 24/7 operation	high
#Q007	operational	operational	mandatory	Thorough Review of Pollution Reports	other	Each report of pollution is thoroughly reviewed.	Upon receipt of a pollution report	high

P Quantitative Requirements (35)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Limit Type	Limit Value	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#P001	physical	operational	mandatory	effect on river level	other	requirement	< 3 cm	Exceptions to the application of the Act if there are insignificant effects on river levels at the Canada - United States boundary.	at the Canadian boundary	high
#P002	physical	operational	mandatory	effect on river flow	other	requirement	< 0.3 cubic metres per second	Exceptions to the application of the Act if there are insignificant effects on river flows at the Canada - United States boundary.	at the Canadian boundary	high
#P003	chemical	health	mandatory	Cadmium AMEL (Freshwater, Hardness up to 200 mg/L)	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	3.5 μg/L	Average monthly effluent limitation for cadmium in freshwater inland surface waters based on hardness.	Receiving water total hardness up to 200 mg/L	high
#P004	physical	treatment	mandatory	Total Suspended Solids AMEL (Freshwater MUN)	wastewater, drinking water	requirement	30 mg/L	Average monthly effluent limitation for TSS in freshwater inland surface waters with MUN beneficial use.	Applicable to all dischargers to freshwater with MUN use.	high
#P005	physical	treatment	mandatory	pH (Freshwater MUN)	wastewater, aquatic life, drinking water	requirement	6.5 - 8.5 standard units	Instantaneous maximum and minimum pH requirements for freshwater inland surface waters.	pH shall remain within the limits at all times.	high
#P006	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Total Nitrogen Instantaneous Maximum (Freshwater MUN)	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	2.0 mg/L	Instantaneous maximum limit for total nitrogen based on reasonable potential analysis.	Applies to freshwater inland surface waters with MUN use.	high
#P007	microbiological	health	mandatory	Total Coliform 30-day Geometric Mean (Bays and Estuaries)	recreational water	requirement	1000 Organisms/100 mL	Bacterial effluent limitations for discharges to bays and estuaries not including Buena Vista Lagoon.	30-day geometric mean requirement.	high
#P008	microbiological	health	mandatory	Enterococcus Single Sample Maximum (Bays and Estuaries)	recreational water	requirement	104 Organisms/100 mL	Single sample maximum bacterial effluent limitation for discharges to bays and estuaries.	Single sample maximum requirement.	high
#P009	chemical	health	mandatory	Copper AMEL (Freshwater, Hardness up to 200 mg/L)	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	14 μg/L	Average monthly effluent limitation for copper in freshwater inland surface waters based on hardness.	Receiving water total hardness up to 200 mg/L	high
#P010	chemical	health	mandatory	Copper AMEL (Chollas Creek, Hardness up to 200 mg/L)	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	11.6 μg/L	Hardness-dependent metal limitations specifically for Chollas Creek.	Receiving water total hardness up to 200 mg/L	high
#P011	physical	treatment	mandatory	Settleable Solids AMEL (Freshwater MUN)	wastewater	requirement	0.1 ml/L	Average monthly effluent limitation for settleable solids in Freshwater MUN discharges.	Applicable to all dischargers to freshwater with MUN beneficial use.	high
#P012	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Total Residual Chlorine MDEL (Freshwater MUN)	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	8.0 μg/L	Maximum daily effluent limitation for chlorine based on reasonable potential analysis.	Applies if groundwater extraction activity shows reasonable potential.	high
#P013	microbiological	health	mandatory	Enterococcus 30-day geometric mean (Bays and Estuaries)	recreational water	requirement	35 Organisms/100 mL	Bacteria effluent limitations for discharges to bays and estuaries.	30 day geometric mean	high
#P014	chemical	health	mandatory	Un-ionized ammonia receiving water limit	aquatic life	requirement	<= 0.025 mg/l as N	The discharge of wastes shall not cause concentrations of un-ionized ammonia (NH3) to exceed this value in inland surface waters.	Applicable to inland surface waters	high
#P015	design	operational	mandatory	Application Threshold - Influent Volume	wastewater	requirement	>= 100 m3	Average daily volume of influent threshold for regulation applicability.	Deposit to water frequented by fish or place reaching such water.	high
#P016	physical	operational	mandatory	Application Threshold - Geographic (North)	wastewater	requirement	54 degrees	The Regulations do not apply north of the 54th parallel in Québec or Newfoundland and Labrador.	Specific to QC and NL.	high
#P017	operational	reporting	mandatory	Identification Report Deadline	wastewater	requirement	45 days	Deadline to submit identification report after system comes into operation.	New wastewater systems.	high
#P018	operational	reporting	mandatory	Change Notification Deadline	wastewater	requirement	45 days	Deadline to submit changes or new information on the wastewater system.	Applicable after any change in system info.	high
#P019	operational	reporting	mandatory	Reporting Frequency - Quarterly	wastewater	requirement	4 times a year	Reporting frequency for quarterly reporters.	Determined by system type and size.	high
#P020	operational	reporting	mandatory	Reporting Frequency - Annual	wastewater	requirement	1 time a year	Reporting frequency for annual reporters.	Determined by system type and size.	high
#P021	operational	reporting	mandatory	Annual Monitoring Report Deadline	wastewater	requirement	February 14 date	Deadline for annual monitoring reports covering Jan 1 to Dec 31.	Annual reporters.	high
#P022	operational	reporting	mandatory	Combined Sewer Overflow Reporting frequency	wastewater	requirement	1 time per year	Submission frequency for combined sewer overflow reports.	Systems with at least one combined sewer overflow point.	high
#P023	operational	reporting	mandatory	Combined Sewer Overflow Report Deadline	wastewater	requirement	February 15 date	Annual deadline for combined sewer overflow reports.	Systems with overflow points.	high
#P024	operational	reporting	mandatory	Combined Sewer Overflow Deposit Threshold	wastewater	requirement	>= 1 overflow point	Trigger for combined sewer overflow reporting requirement.	Report required for each month where a deposit occurred.	high
#P025	operational	reporting	mandatory	Quarterly Reporting Deadline - Q1	wastewater	requirement	May 15 date	Deadline for owners or operators of wastewater systems that report four times a year for Quarter 1 (January 1 to March 31).	Quarterly reporters only	high
#P026	operational	reporting	mandatory	Quarterly Reporting Deadline - Q2	wastewater	requirement	August 14 date	Deadline for owners or operators of wastewater systems that report four times a year for Quarter 2 (April 1 to June 30).	Quarterly reporters only	high
#P027	operational	reporting	mandatory	Quarterly Reporting Deadline - Q3	wastewater	requirement	November 14 date	Deadline for owners or operators of wastewater systems that report four times a year for Quarter 3 (July 1 to September 30).	Quarterly reporters only	high
#P028	operational	reporting	mandatory	Quarterly Reporting Deadline - Q4	wastewater	requirement	February 14 date	Deadline for owners or operators of wastewater systems that report four times a year for Quarter 4 (October 1 to December 31).	Quarterly reporters only	high
#P029	design	operational	mandatory	Wastewater System Application Threshold - Influent Volume	wastewater	requirement	>= 100 m3/day	Average daily volume of influent threshold for regulation applicability.	System must deposit wastewater effluent to water frequented by fish or to a place that could reach these waters.	high
#P030	physical	operational	mandatory	Geographic Application Limit (North)	wastewater	requirement	54 degrees	The Regulations do not apply north of the 54th parallel in Québec or Newfoundland and Labrador.	Specific to QC and NL.	high
#P031	operational	reporting	mandatory	Identification Report Submission Deadline	wastewater	requirement	45 days	Owners or operators must submit an identification report within 45 days after their system comes into operation.	New systems.	high
#P032	operational	reporting	mandatory	Information Change Notification Deadline	wastewater	requirement	45 days	Any changes or new information on the wastewater system must be submitted within 45 days of the change.		high
#P033	operational	reporting	mandatory	Quarterly Reporting Frequency	wastewater	requirement	4 times a year	Wastewater systems report either once a year or four times a year.	System type and size determines frequency.	high
#P034	operational	reporting	mandatory	Annual Reporting Frequency	wastewater	requirement	1 time a year	Wastewater systems report either once a year or four times a year.	System type and size determines frequency.	high
#P035	design	operational	mandatory	Combined Sewer Overflow Trigger	wastewater	requirement	>= 1 overflow point	Owners or operators of wastewater systems with at least one combined sewer overflow point.		high

D Definitions (6)

Req ID	Name	Context	Confidence
#D001	CESI	Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators	high
#D002	the Act	International River Improvements Act	high
#D003	international river	water flowing from any place in Canada to any place outside Canada.	high
#D004	international river improvement	a dam, obstruction, canal, reservoir, pipeline or other work the purpose or effect of which is: 1. to increase, decrease or alter the natural flow of an international river, and 2. to interfere with, alter or affect the actual or potential use of the international river outside Canada.	high
#D005	the Regulations	The International River Improvements Regulations	high
#D006	insignificant effects	effect of less than 3 cm on the level or less than 0.3 cubic metres per second on the flow of water at the Canadian boundary	high