| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | recommended | Jurisdictional Authority Consultation | aquatic life, agricultural water, other | Readers are advised to consult with the federal, provincial or territorial authority having jurisdiction to see whether a CCME guideline applies to their area of interest. | When determining whether a CCME guideline applies to an area of interest. | high |
| #Q002 | design | operational | mandatory | Facility Installation and Maintenance | wastewater | The owner of a plant shall, for each type of effluent deposited by the plant, install and maintain facilities, including sampling connections and flow measuring devices, of such type as the Minister may in writing approve for sampling and analysing effluents for the purpose of enabling the Minister to determine whether the owner is complying with the limits of authorized deposits prescribed by section 5; | high | |
| #Q003 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Flow Measurement and Recording | wastewater | Subject to subsection (2), for the purpose of paragraph 6(d), the flow of each type of effluent deposited by a plant shall be measured and recorded continuously. | high | |
| #Q004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Monthly Reporting Obligation | wastewater | The owner of a plant shall, within 30 days after the end of each equivalent month, sign, date and forward to the Minister a report, in such form as the Minister may in writing approve, showing for that equivalent month (a) the actual daily deposit of deleterious substances... (b) the average daily deposit... (c) the pH of composite samples... (d) the production of the plant... (e) the number of operating days... (f) the total daily flow... (g) the concentration of ammonia nitrogen... (h) the following details of any acute lethality test... | high | |
| #Q005 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Sampling and Preservation Adherence | wastewater | For the purposes of paragraph 6(c), procedures pertaining to sampling, preservation and storage of samples and prevention of interference relating to the test methods referred to in paragraph (1)(a), as outlined in the general sections of the publication Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 14th Edition (1975), published jointly by the American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation, shall be adhered to. | high | |
| #Q006 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test Organism Standard | wastewater | rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri Richardson) shall be used as the standard test organism for the test procedure; | high | |
| #Q007 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of pH Adjustment in Toxicity Testing | wastewater | there shall be no direct adjustment of the pH or other chemical characteristics of the test sample; | high | |
| #Q008 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | New and Expanded Plant Declaration | wastewater | The owner of a new plant shall, before he deposits any deleterious substance prescribed by section 4, and the owner of an expanded plant shall, within 30 days of becoming subject to these Regulations, sign, date and forward to the Minister a declaration, in such form as the Minister may in writing approve, showing whether the plant is an integrated plant, processing plant or rendering plant; showing whether the plant will process red meat or poultry or both; showing the projected annual production of the plant; and declaring equivalent months for the remainder of the calendar year. | high | |
| #Q009 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Sampling and Analysis Frequency | wastewater | The sampling referred to in paragraph 6(b) shall be made (a) once every equivalent month in the case of (i) red meat integrated plants producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually, (ii) processing plants producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually, and (iii) poultry integrated plants producing less than 2 500 tonnes of finished product annually; (b) once a week in the case of (i) red meat integrated plants producing between 500 and 10 000 tonnes of finished product annually, (ii) processing plants producing more than 500 tonnes of finished product annually, (iii) poultry integrated plants producing between 2 500 and 7 000 tonnes of finished product annually, and (iv) all rendering plants; (c) twice a week in the case of (i) red meat integrated plants producing more than 10 000 tonnes of finished product annually, and (ii) poultry integrated plants producing more than 7 000 tonnes of finished product annually. | high | |
| #Q010 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Production Declaration | wastewater | The owner of a plant shall, within 30 days after the end of each calendar year, sign, date and forward to the Minister a declaration in such form as the Minister may in writing approve, showing the actual production of the plant for the previous year, in terms of tonnes of finished product for integrated and processing plants and tonnes of raw material for rendering plants and declaring equivalent months for the forthcoming year. | high | |
| #Q011 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Composite Sample Collection Method | wastewater | Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a composite sample shall be obtained by collecting effluent discharged from a plant during an operating day (a) continually during a sampling period of 24 hours at a rate in proportion to the flow rate of the effluent discharged; or (b) in such a manner that equal volumes of effluent are delivered into a receptacle at equal intervals not longer than one hour during a sampling period of 24 hours. | high | |
| #Q012 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Lethality Test Sample Transportation and Storage | wastewater | when transportation or storage of a composite sample is necessary, special precautions shall be used to minimize degradation as follows: (i) the sample shall be kept in sealed containers which are completely filled to the exclusion of all air, (ii) if it is necessary for the sample to be stored more than 60 hours between collection and testing, the sample shall be brought to a temperature range of 1° to 6 °C as soon as possible after collection and maintained at this temperature range until just prior to being tested, and (iii) acute lethality testing shall commence as soon as possible but in no case shall it commence later than four days after sampling. | When transportation or storage of a composite sample is necessary for acute lethality testing | high |
| #Q013 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | pH Determination Method | wastewater | the pH of a composite sample shall be determined using (a) the test method prescribed by section 424 of the publication referred to in subsection (2); or (b) any other method, approved in writing by the Minister, the results of which can be confirmed by the method referred to in paragraph (a). | high | |
| #Q014 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test Procedure | wastewater | the acute lethality test shall be conducted using (a) the procedure for the 96-hour acute lethality static test described in Schedule IV; or (b) any other method, approved in writing by the Minister, the results of which can be confirmed by the method referred to in paragraph (a). | high | |
| #Q015 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Actual Daily Deposit Calculation Protocol | wastewater | the actual daily deposit per unit of production of each deleterious substance prescribed by section 4 shall be determined using the data obtained under subsection 9(1) and section 10 and shall be expressed (a) in the case of integrated plants or processing plants, in terms of kilograms per tonne of finished product per day; and (b) in the case of rendering plants, in terms of kilograms per tonne of raw material per day. | high | |
| #Q016 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Toxicity Test Fish Exposure Standards | wastewater | for each acute lethality test, at least 10 fish shall be exposed to a representative portion of the composite sample for a period of 96 hours and an equal number of fish shall be exposed for the same period under identical conditions to water used for holding fish stocks (control fish); | high | |
| #Q017 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Toxicity Test Temperature Control | wastewater | the test shall be conducted at 15° ± 1° Celsius; | high | |
| #Q018 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Testing Frequency Schedule | wastewater | conduct the acute lethality test on a composite sample from a plant referred to in Column I of Schedule II at the frequency set out opposite that plant in Column II thereof. | Applies to plants listed in Schedule II. | high |
| #Q019 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Analytical Test Method Selection | wastewater | For the purposes of paragraph 6(c), the concentration in milligrams per litre of a substance described in an item of Schedule III, in each composite sample, shall be determined using (a) the test method set out in Column I and modified in Column II of that item; or (b) any other method, approved in writing by the Minister, the results of which can be confirmed by the method referred to in paragraph (a). | high | |
| #Q020 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Test Organism Health and Acclimation | wastewater, aquatic life | only healthy, standardized stocks of properly acclimated rainbow trout shall be used; | Standard organism for the 96-hour acute lethality static test. | high |
| #Q021 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Test Validity Criteria | wastewater | this test is invalid if greater than 10 per cent of the control fish die; | high | |
| #Q022 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Fish to Sample Volume Ratio | wastewater | for each gram of fish there shall be at least 1.5 litres of fresh test sample per 96-hour test; | high | |
| #Q023 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Minimum Vessel Water Depth | wastewater | the minimum water depth in any test vessel shall be 10 cm; | high | |
| #Q024 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Aeration and Oxygenation Constraints | wastewater | the test sample shall be aerated or oxygenated with only that amount of air or oxygen required to maintain a minimum dissolved oxygen level of 8 mg/l and aeration or oxygenation shall be minimized to reduce the stripping of volatile compounds or the oxidation of acutely lethal components in the test sample. A maximum of two hours aeration of the test sample is allowed prior to the commencement of the test; | high | |
| #Q025 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Fish Weight and Uniformity Standards | wastewater | in any test, individual fish shall weigh between 0.5 and 10 grams and the weight of the largest fish shall not be more than twice the smallest; | high | |
| #Q026 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Mortality Observation Intervals | wastewater | the number of dead fish in the treatment and control vessels shall be recorded at 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours; | high | |
| #Q027 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Small Integrated Plant Composite Sampling Method | wastewater | In the case of (a) a red meat integrated plant producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually, or (b) a poultry integrated plant producing less than 2 500 tonnes of finished product annually, a composite sample shall be obtained by collecting effluent discharged from the plant in such a manner that a minimum of four equal volumes of effluent are delivered into a receptacle at equal intervals during a sampling period of not less than four hours during which slaughtering is performed. | Applies to red meat integrated plants < 500t or poultry integrated plants < 2500t annually. | high |
| #Q028 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Small Processing Plant Composite Sampling Method | wastewater | In the case of a processing plant producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually, a composite sample shall be obtained by collecting effluent discharged from the plant in such a manner that a minimum of four equal volumes of effluent are delivered into a receptacle at equal intervals during a sampling period of not less than four hours during which processing is performed. | Applies to processing plants producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually. | high |
| #Q029 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Alternative Flow Measurement for Small Plants | wastewater | In the case of (a) a red meat integrated plant producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually, (b) a poultry integrated plant producing less than 2 500 tonnes of finished product annually, or (c) a processing plant producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually, the flow of effluent may be determined by measuring the total quantity of water taken in daily by the plant or the total quantity of effluent deposited daily by the plant if the effluent is deposited as a single flow. | Applies to small plants as an alternative to continuous measurement. | high |
| #Q030 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Average Daily Deposit Calculation Protocol | wastewater | For the purposes of paragraph 6(e), the average daily deposit per unit of production during an equivalent month of each deleterious substance prescribed by section 4 shall be determined by calculating the average of the results obtained under subsection (1) and shall be expressed in the terms set out in that subsection. | high | |
| #Q031 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Minister Permitted Variation Scheme | wastewater | Where the owner of a plant establishes to the satisfaction of the Minister that for scientific and technical reasons a scheme of sampling and analysis, measurement or reporting referred to in sections 7, 9, 10 and 12 other than at the regular time interval frequencies required by section 8 is sufficient to enable the Minister to determine whether the owner is complying... the Minister may, in writing, permit the owner to (a) take and analyse samples... (b) measure the volume... or (c) report... on a regular basis specified in the permit. | Requires owner to establish scientific/technical justification to the Minister. | high |
| #Q032 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of deleterious substance deposit | aquatic life | no person shall deposit or permit the deposit of a deleterious substance of any type in water frequented by fish or in any place under any conditions where the deleterious substance or any other deleterious substance that results from the deposit of the deleterious substance may enter any such water. | Subject to subsection (4) authorizations | high |
| #Q033 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of throwing substances overboard | aquatic life | No one shall throw overboard ballast, coal ashes, stones or other prejudicial or deleterious substances in any river, harbour or roadstead, or in any water where fishing is carried on | high | |
| #Q034 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of shore deposits | aquatic life | No one shall leave or deposit or cause to be thrown, left or deposited, on the shore, beach or bank of any water or on the beach between high and low water mark, remains or offal of fish or of marine animals | high | |
| #Q035 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of decaying fish in gear | aquatic life | No one shall leave decayed or decaying fish in any net or other fishing apparatus. | high | |
| #Q036 | operational | health | guidance | Disposal of remains | other | Remains or offal described in subsection (1) may be buried ashore, above high water mark. | high | |
| #Q037 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Ministerial direction for monitoring | aquatic life | A person authorized to deposit a deleterious substance by or under regulations made under subsection (5) or (5.2) shall, when directed by the Minister... conduct any sampling, analyses, tests, measurements or monitoring, install or operate any equipment or comply with any procedures, and report any information, that is required by the Minister | When directed by the Minister | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #R001 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Storm water biochemical oxygen demanding matter concentration | wastewater | requirement | <= 50 mg/L | Average concentration of biochemical oxygen demanding matter in at least 3 samples of storm water, taken at intervals of 15 minutes | Determines exclusion from the definition of effluent | high |
| #R002 | physical | operational | mandatory | Effluent pH range | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 6.0 - 9.0 pH | pH of each composite sample of effluent | high | |
| #R003 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Red Meat Integrated Plant - BOD actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 1.0 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit | high | |
| #R004 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Red Meat Integrated Plant - BOD average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.5 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R005 | physical | operational | mandatory | Red Meat Integrated Plant - TSM actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 1.2 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit of total suspended matter | high | |
| #R006 | physical | operational | mandatory | Red Meat Integrated Plant - TSM average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.6 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R007 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Red Meat Integrated Plant - Grease actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 1.6 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit of grease | high | |
| #R008 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Red Meat Integrated Plant - Grease average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.8 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R009 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Rendering Plant - BOD actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.4 kg/tonne of raw material | Actual daily deposit of biochemical oxygen demanding matter | high | |
| #R010 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Rendering Plant - Grease average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.15 kg/tonne of raw material | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R011 | unknown | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Control Mortality Limit | aquatic life | requirement | <= 10 % | Percentage of control fish that die during the test | Test is invalid if exceeded | high |
| #R012 | unknown | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Sample Volume | aquatic life | requirement | >= 1.5 L/g | Litres of fresh test sample per gram of fish per 96-hour test | high | |
| #R013 | physical | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Dissolved Oxygen | aquatic life | requirement | >= 8 mg/l | Minimum dissolved oxygen level to be maintained in the test sample | high | |
| #R014 | physical | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Test Temperature | aquatic life | requirement | 15 ± 1 °Celsius | Temperature at which the test shall be conducted | high | |
| #R015 | physical | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Sample Storage Temperature | aquatic life | requirement | 1 - 6 °C | Temperature range for sample storage if more than 60 hours between collection and testing | high | |
| #R016 | unknown | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Maximum Time to Test | aquatic life | requirement | <= 4 days | Maximum time allowed between sampling and the commencement of testing | high | |
| #R017 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Processing Plant - BOD actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.7 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit of biochemical oxygen demanding matter | high | |
| #R018 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Processing Plant - BOD average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.35 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit of BOD during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R019 | physical | operational | mandatory | Processing Plant - TSM actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.5 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit of total suspended matter | high | |
| #R020 | physical | operational | mandatory | Processing Plant - TSM average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.25 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit of TSM during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R021 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Processing Plant - Grease actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.8 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit of grease | high | |
| #R022 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Processing Plant - Grease average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.4 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit of grease during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R023 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Poultry Integrated Plant - BOD actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 1.4 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit of biochemical oxygen demanding matter | high | |
| #R024 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Poultry Integrated Plant - BOD average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.7 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit of BOD during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R025 | physical | operational | mandatory | Poultry Integrated Plant - TSM actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 1.0 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit of total suspended matter | high | |
| #R026 | physical | operational | mandatory | Poultry Integrated Plant - TSM average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.5 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit of TSM during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R027 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Poultry Integrated Plant - Grease actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 1.0 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit of grease | high | |
| #R028 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Poultry Integrated Plant - Grease average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.5 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit of grease during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R029 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Rendering Plant - BOD average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.2 kg/tonne of raw material | Average daily deposit of BOD during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R030 | physical | operational | mandatory | Rendering Plant - TSM actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.4 kg/tonne of raw material | Actual daily deposit of total suspended matter | high | |
| #R031 | physical | operational | mandatory | Rendering Plant - TSM average daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.2 kg/tonne of raw material | Average daily deposit of TSM during an equivalent month | high | |
| #R032 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Rendering Plant - Grease actual daily deposit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | 0.3 kg/tonne of raw material | Actual daily deposit of grease | high | |
| #R033 | physical | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Minimum water depth | aquatic life | requirement | >= 10 cm | Minimum water depth in any test vessel | high | |
| #R034 | unknown | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Individual fish weight | aquatic life | requirement | 0.5 - 10 grams | Weight of individual rainbow trout used in test | high | |
| #R035 | unknown | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Fish weight ratio | aquatic life | requirement | <= 2 ratio | Weight of the largest fish relative to the smallest | high | |
| #R036 | unknown | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Storage time threshold | aquatic life | requirement | > 60 hours | Threshold beyond which refrigerated storage (1° to 6 °C) is mandatory | high | |
| #R037 | design | operational | mandatory | Expanded Plant Production Threshold | other | requirement | > 2.5 ratio of average annual amount | Threshold for being classified as an expanded plant subject to these regulations | Calculated against 5-year period from 1971 to 1975 or since production commenced | high |
| #R038 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Small Plant Composite Sampling Volume Count | wastewater | requirement | >= 4 volumes | Minimum number of equal volumes for composite sample in red meat integrated plants < 500t, poultry < 2500t, or processing < 500t | Delivered into a receptacle at equal intervals | high |
| #R039 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Small Plant Composite Sampling Duration | wastewater | requirement | >= 4 hours | Minimum sampling period for composite samples in red meat integrated plants < 500t, poultry < 2500t, or processing < 500t | During which slaughtering or processing is performed | high |
| #R040 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Standard Composite Sampling Interval | wastewater | requirement | <= 1 hour | Maximum interval between delivery of equal volumes of effluent into a receptacle | Applies when sampling continually over 24 hours under method 7(1)(b) | high |
| #R041 | unknown | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Minimum Fish Count | aquatic life | requirement | >= 10 fish | Minimum number of fish exposed to representative portion of the composite sample and control water | Per exposure period of 96 hours | high |
| #R042 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test - Pre-test Aeration Limit | aquatic life | requirement | <= 2 hours | Maximum duration of aeration of the test sample allowed prior to test commencement | Required to maintain minimum dissolved oxygen of 8 mg/l | high |
| #R043 | unknown | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Exposure Period | aquatic life | requirement | 96 hours | Duration of fish exposure to effluent sample during acute lethality test | Applies to both test and control fish | high |
| #R044 | unknown | reporting | mandatory | Monthly Reporting Deadline | other | requirement | <= 30 days | Time limit for forwarding the monthly effluent report to the Minister after the end of an equivalent month | high | |
| #R045 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Standard Sampling Period | wastewater | requirement | 24 hours | Sampling period for composite samples collected continually or at regular intervals | Applies to standard composite sampling under 7(1) | high |
| #R046 | operational | operational | mandatory | Red Meat Integrated Plant - Monthly Sampling Threshold | wastewater | requirement | < 500 tonnes/year | Production limit for red meat integrated plants required to sample once every equivalent month | Finished product | high |
| #R047 | operational | operational | mandatory | Red Meat Integrated Plant - Weekly Sampling Threshold | wastewater | requirement | 500 - 10000 tonnes/year | Production range for red meat integrated plants required to sample once a week | Finished product | high |
| #R048 | operational | operational | mandatory | Red Meat Integrated Plant - Twice Weekly Sampling Threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 10000 tonnes/year | Production floor for red meat integrated plants required to sample twice a week | Finished product | high |
| #R049 | operational | operational | mandatory | Poultry Integrated Plant - Monthly Sampling Threshold | wastewater | requirement | < 2500 tonnes/year | Production limit for poultry integrated plants required to sample once every equivalent month | Finished product | high |
| #R050 | operational | operational | mandatory | Poultry Integrated Plant - Weekly Sampling Threshold | wastewater | requirement | 2500 - 7000 tonnes/year | Production range for poultry integrated plants required to sample once a week | Finished product | high |
| #R051 | operational | operational | mandatory | Poultry Integrated Plant - Twice Weekly Sampling Threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 7000 tonnes/year | Production floor for poultry integrated plants required to sample twice a week | Finished product | high |
| #R052 | operational | operational | mandatory | Processing Plant - Monthly Sampling Threshold | wastewater | requirement | < 500 tonnes/year | Production limit for processing plants required to sample once every equivalent month | Finished product | high |
| #R053 | operational | operational | mandatory | Processing Plant - Weekly Sampling Threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 500 tonnes/year | Production floor for processing plants required to sample once a week | Finished product | high |
| #R054 | physical | treatment | mandatory | Total Suspended Matter filter disc size | wastewater | requirement | 4.25, 4.7 or 5.5 cm | Required glass fiber filter disc size for Total Suspended Matter analysis | high | |
| #R055 | physical | treatment | mandatory | Total Suspended Matter support screen size | wastewater | requirement | 3.5 m | Required support screen size for TSM filter discs | high | |
| #R056 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test interval minimum (standard size plants) | aquatic life | requirement | > 4 calendar months | Minimum interval between tests for plants producing 500-10000t meat or 2500-7000t poultry | Twice per calendar year frequency | high |
| #R057 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test interval minimum (large/rendering plants) | aquatic life | requirement | > 1 calendar month | Minimum interval between tests for large plants or rendering plants | Once per 13 week period frequency | high |
| #R058 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality testing frequency (large/rendering plants) | aquatic life | requirement | 1 slaughtering day per 13 week period | Sampling frequency for plants > 10000t meat, > 7000t poultry, or rendering plants | high | |
| #R059 | unknown | reporting | mandatory | Annual production declaration deadline | other | requirement | <= 30 days | Deadline for forwarding the annual production declaration to the Minister | After the end of each calendar year | high |
| #R060 | unknown | reporting | mandatory | Equivalent month minimum duration | other | requirement | >= 4 weeks | Minimum duration for a declared equivalent month used for reporting purposes | high | |
| #R061 | unknown | reporting | mandatory | Equivalent month maximum duration | other | requirement | <= 6 weeks | Maximum duration for a declared equivalent month used for reporting purposes | high | |
| #R062 | physical | operational | mandatory | Off-site treated wastewater pH range | wastewater | requirement | 6.0 - 9.0 pH | pH of wastewater treated at a site outside a plant for removal of deleterious substances | Prior to being deposited; determines exclusion from definition of effluent | high |
| #R063 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test interval minimum (Processing plants > 500t) | aquatic life | requirement | > 4 calendar months | Minimum interval between acute lethality tests for processing plants producing over 500 tonnes of finished product annually | Applicable when testing twice per calendar year | high |
| #R064 | unknown | reporting | mandatory | Expanded plant declaration deadline | other | requirement | <= 30 days | Deadline for an owner of an expanded plant to forward a declaration to the Minister after becoming subject to the Regulations | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | CEQGs | Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines | high | |
| #D002 | PFOA | perfluorooctanoic acid | high | |
| #D003 | PAHs | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | high | |
| #D004 | Canadian Groundwater Quality Guidelines for Use at Contaminated Sites | These guidelines are concentrations of contaminants in groundwater below which minimal or no adverse ecological effects and no appreciable human health risk are expected from long-term exposure. | medium | |
| #D005 | Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life | These guidelines are numerical concentrations or narrative statements intended to protect all forms of freshwater and marine (including estuarine) aquatic life during all aspects of their aquatic life cycles for an indefinite period of exposure to substances associated with bed sediments. | medium | |
| #D006 | Canadian Soil Vapour Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Human Exposure Via Inhalation of Vapours | These guidelines are concentrations in soil vapour at or below which no appreciable human health risk is expected from long-term exposure. | medium | |
| #D007 | Canadian Tissue Residue Guidelines for the Protection of Wildlife Consumers of Aquatic Biota | These guidelines consist of the maximum concentration of a chemical substance in the tissue of aquatic prey items that is not expected to result in adverse effects in wildlife that consume them. | medium | |
| #D008 | BATEA | best available technology and techniques economically achievable | high | |
| #D009 | ALARA | as low as reasonably achievable | high | |
| #D010 | licensed release limits | a subset of licensed limits, that are specific to releases to the environment, and are part of the licensing basis. | high | |
| #D011 | action level | a specific dose of radiation or other parameter that, if reached, may indicate a loss of control of part of a licensee’s radiation protection program or environmental protection program, and triggers a requirement for specific action to be taken. | high | |
| #D012 | MPDRCs | maximum predicted design release characteristics | high | |
| #D013 | ERTs | environmental release targets | high | |
| #D014 | EMS | environmental management system | high | |
| #D015 | EQ | Exemption Quantity | high | |
| #D016 | UCLs | Unconditional Clearance Levels | high | |
| #D017 | CCLs | Conditional Clearance Levels | high | |
| #D018 | POI | point-of-impingement | high | |
| #D019 | SAT | site acceptance testing | high | |
| #D020 | FAT | factory acceptance testing | high | |
| #D021 | SOPs | standard operating procedures | high | |
| #D022 | NSCA | Nuclear Safety and Control Act | high | |
| #D023 | PSR | periodic safety review | high | |
| #D024 | ERA | environmental risk assessment | high | |
| #D025 | Licensed limit | part of the licensing basis and, if exceeded, represents a loss of control of part of the licensee’s program(s) or control measure(s). | high | |
| #D026 | Adaptive management | involves, among other things, the implementation of new or modified mitigation measures over the life of a project to address unanticipated environmental effects. | high | |
| #D027 | Adaptive management plan | may be considered analogous to a corrective action plan that is implemented in response to a non-conformance with the licensing basis. | high | |
| #D028 | Public dose constraints | estimates of public dose, less than the regulatory public dose limit, that are either established or approved by the CNSC for use in the optimization process. | high | |
| #D029 | Environmental release targets | guides in the design and development of the maximum predicted design release characteristics that become the licensed release limits. | high | |
| #D030 | IPPP | interim pollution prevention plan | high | |
| #D031 | WTP | wastewater treatment plant | high | |
| #D032 | QA/QC | quality assurance and quality control | high | |
| #D033 | OHS | occupational health and safety | high | |
| #D034 | Exclusion | for sources/exposures where it is impossible to exert control over them. | high | |
| #D035 | Exemption | for sources/exposures where control is potentially feasible, but it is considered unnecessary or unwarranted, and a decision is made a priori to exempt it from regulatory control | high | |
| #D036 | Clearance | can be thought of as exemption from within where it serves as permission for the materials developed or arising from a regulated activity to exit the regulatory system with no further regulatory requirements or oversight | high | |
| #D037 | Authorization for discharge | a separate but related concept which allows the release (that is, discharge to the environment) of the substance while continuing to maintain regulatory control and oversight of the release through the maintenance of additional regulatory requirements, such as periodic re-evaluation of the adequacy of control measures, monitoring of releases and, where necessary, monitoring of the receiving environment. | high | |
| #D038 | IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency | high | |
| #D039 | NSRDR | Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations | high | |
| #D040 | GNSCR | General Nuclear and Safety Control Regulations | high | |
| #D041 | EP | environmental protection | high | |
| #D042 | CNSC | Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | high | |
| #D043 | upper value of normal operation | The upper value of normal operation is based on the predicted or current operating conditions, and is typically determined using either: a prospective approach for a new facility or activity, based on the approved design and other relevant information; a retrospective approach for an existing facility or activity, using all available performance data (including historical data) | high | |
| #D044 | internal control levels | also commonly known as internal investigation levels or administrative levels | high | |
| #D045 | major modification | one that requires a change in the licensing basis for the facility or activity | high | |
| #D046 | residual release | the remaining release of a nuclear or hazardous substance, after accounting for all treatment and mitigation through the application of BATEA. | high | |
| #D047 | CCME | Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment | high | |
| #D048 | AERMOD | air dispersion model | high | |
| #D049 | Practice-specific CCLs | Established by the CNSC for a specific industrial facility/activity | high | |
| #D050 | shall | used to express requirements to be satisfied by the licensee or licence applicant. | high | |
| #D051 | must | used to express requirements to be satisfied by the licensee or licence applicant. | high | |
| #D052 | should | used to express guidance or that which is advised. | high | |
| #D053 | may | used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of this regulatory document. | high | |
| #D054 | can | used to express possibility or capability. | high | |
| #D055 | initial mixing zone | also called a dilution zone | high | |
| #D056 | Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health | These guidelines are developed for both ecological and human receptors that may be exposed to contaminants through a range of pathways associated with four land use categories. Soil with contaminants present at the guideline levels will provide a healthy functioning ecosystem capable of sustaining the current and likely future uses of the site by ecological receptors and humans. | high | |
| #D057 | Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Agricultural Water Uses | These guidelines are developed for agricultural applications in irrigation to protect the most sensitive species and life stages of agricultural crops that may be exposed to toxic substances in irrigation water and for livestock water to provide recommended concentration limits on contaminants in livestock water above which possible harm to livestock may result. | high | |
| #D058 | Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life | These guidelines are intended to protect all forms of aquatic life and all aspects of aquatic life cycles, including the most sensitive life stage of the most sensitive species over the long term from anthropogenic stressors such as chemical inputs or changes to physical components. They provide the science-based benchmark for a nationally consistent level of protection for aquatic life in Canada. | high |