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Document ID ca-pcmero-2025-07-11 Title Proposed Coal Mining Effluent Regulations: Overview URL unknown Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-13 14:56:24.304061+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch
4 Qualitative 0 Quantitative 20 Definitions

Q Qualitative Requirements (4)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001administrativeoperationalmandatoryApplicability of RegulationswastewaterOnce in place, they will apply to the 28 existing coal mines in Canada and to all future coal mine expansions and new coal mine projects.Once regulations are in placehigh
#Q002monitoringreportingmandatoryMonitoring, Reporting, and Record Keepingwastewater, aquatic lifeThey will also set requirements for monitoring, reporting and record keeping, including environmental effects monitoring.Once regulations are in placemedium
#Q003reportingreportingrecommendedECCC Status Report and Regulatory ReviewwastewaterIn addition, ECCC proposes to provide a 5-year status report on the selenium requirements, and to review the Regulations as a whole after 10 years.5 years for status report, 10 years for regulatory reviewhigh
#Q004administrativeoperationalmandatoryConsiderations for Status Report and Regulatory ReviewwastewaterThe status report and regulatory review will take into account the results from environmental effects monitoring and will also consider advances in selenium removal technologies.During the preparation of the status report and regulatory reviewhigh

P Quantitative Requirements (0)

No quantitative requirements.

D Definitions (20)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001Legionnaires’ diseaseLegionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia or lung inflammation usually caused by the Legionella bacterium.high
#D002Pontiac FeverPontiac Fever is a less severe form of the disease, and does not include pneumonia.high
#D003COHSRCanada Occupational Health and Safety Regulationshigh
#D004ASHRAEAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineerhigh
#D005AWTAssociation of Water Technologieshigh
#D006PDFPortable Document Formathigh
#D007KBKilobyteshigh
#D008the RegulationsWastewater Systems Effluent Regulationshigh
#D009ERRISEffluent Regulatory Reporting Information Systemhigh
#D010combined sewerssewage and stormwater are often carried together in combined sewershigh
#D011Transitional authorizationsextensions to allow facilities to upgrade their systemshigh
#D012Temporary bypass authorizationsauthorizations to exceed the standards of the regulations for maintenance and construction activitieshigh
#D013Temporary authorization to deposit un-ionized ammoniafor systems complying with the effluent quality standards but have issues with ammoniahigh
#D014Monitoring reportsMonitoring reports provide information on effluent quality to make sure wastewater systems are meeting the standards of the Regulations.high
#D015Quarterly reportersowners or operators of wastewater systems that report four times a yearhigh
#D016Annual reporterswastewater systems that report once a yearhigh
#D017identification reportInformation needed for the identification report include things like: location of wastewater system, owner and operator information, type of wastewater treatment, size of wastewater systemhigh
#D018combined sewer overflow reportreport for each month where a deposit occured: the number of days that effluent was released via each overflow point [and] the volume of effluent deposited from each overflow pointhigh
#D019wastewater systemssystems that collect an average daily volume of 100 m3 or more of influent and deposit wastewater effluent to water frequented by fish or to a place that could reach these watershigh
#D020combined sewer overflow reportsreport for each month where a deposit occured: the number of days that effluent was released via each overflow point [and] the volume of effluent deposited from each overflow pointhigh