| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Install and Maintain Monitoring Facilities | wastewater | The owner of a plant shall, for each type of effluent deposited by the plant, (a) 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 | |
| #Q002 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Take Composite Sample | wastewater | The owner of a plant shall, for each type of effluent deposited by the plant, ... (b) take a composite sample on the regular basis prescribed by section 8; | high | |
| #Q003 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Analyze Composite Sample | wastewater | The owner of a plant shall, for each type of effluent deposited by the plant, ... (c) analyse the sample referred to in paragraph (b) in accordance with section 9; | high | |
| #Q004 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Measure Flow | wastewater | The owner of a plant shall, for each type of effluent deposited by the plant, ... (d) measure the flow in accordance with section 10; | high | |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Determine Actual and Average Daily Deposits | wastewater | The owner of a plant shall, for each type of effluent deposited by the plant, ... (e) determine the actual and average daily deposits of each deleterious substance in accordance with section 11. | high | |
| #Q006 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Method of Collecting Composite Samples | wastewater | A composite sample shall be obtained by collecting effluent discharged from a plant during a processing 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 | |
| #Q007 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Frequency of Sampling (Plants Processing Less Than 400 Tonnes) | wastewater | The sampling referred to in paragraph 6(b) shall be made (a) in the case of a plant where the weekly quantity of raw potatoes processed is less than 400 tonnes, on one processing day each week; | Where the weekly quantity of raw potatoes processed is less than 400 tonnes | high |
| #Q008 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Frequency of Sampling (Plants Processing 400 Tonnes or More) | wastewater | The sampling referred to in paragraph 6(b) shall be made ... (b) in the case of a plant where the weekly quantity of raw potatoes processed is 400 tonnes or more, on two processing days each week. | Where the weekly quantity of raw potatoes processed is 400 tonnes or more | high |
| #Q009 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Analytical Test Method Determination | wastewater | For the purposes of paragraph 6(c), the concentration in milligrams per litre of a substance described in an item of Schedule II, 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 | |
| #Q010 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Standard Methods 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 Waste Water, 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 | |
| #Q011 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Test Methods for pH | wastewater | For the purposes of paragraph 6(c), 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 | |
| #Q012 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Continuous Flow Measurement | wastewater | For the purpose of paragraph 6(d), the flow of each type of effluent deposited by a plant shall be measured continuously and recorded. | high | |
| #Q013 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Calculation of Actual Daily Deposit | wastewater | For the purposes of paragraph 6(e), 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 in terms of kilograms per tonne of raw potatoes processed per day. | high | |
| #Q014 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Calculation of Average Daily Deposit | wastewater | For the purposes of paragraph 6(e), the average daily deposit per unit of production during a 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 | |
| #Q015 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Monthly Reporting | wastewater | The owner of a plant shall, within 30 days after the end of each month, sign, date and forward to the Minister a report, in such form as the Minister may in writing approve, showing for that month (a) the actual daily deposit of deleterious substances deposited by the plant on each day that samples were taken, determined and expressed in accordance with subsection 11(1); (b) the average daily deposit of deleterious substances deposited by the plant, determined and expressed in accordance with subsection 11(2); (c) the pH of composite samples, determined in accordance with subsection 9(3); (d) the daily production of the plant for each day that samples were taken expressed in terms of tonnes of raw potatoes processed; (e) the weekly production of the plant for each week during the month, expressed in terms of tonnes of raw potatoes processed; (f) the number of operating days; and (g) the total daily flow, in litres, of each type of effluent discharged on each day that samples were taken. | Within 30 days after the end of each month | high |
| #Q016 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Declaration for New or Expanded Plants | 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, (a) showing the projected weekly production of the plant expressed in terms of tonnes of raw potatoes processed; (b) showing the projected annual production of the plant expressed in terms of tonnes of raw potatoes processed; and (c) listing the major products produced. | Before depositing any deleterious substance (for new plants) or within 30 days of becoming subject to Regulations (for expanded plants) | high |
| #Q017 | 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 raw potatoes processed. | Within 30 days after the end of each calendar year | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Compliance with Alternative Sampling and Reporting Scheme | wastewater | ...sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 do not apply to the owner if he complies with the scheme on the regular basis specified in the letter of permission. | Applies conditionally if the Minister permits a variation in writing. | medium |
| #Q019 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Dissolved Oxygen Probe Standardization | wastewater | For determining dissolved oxygen the following tests are recommended: Section 422 B APHA or Section 422 F APHA, the probe must be standardized against Winkler-Azide method (Section 422 B, APHA) | When determining dissolved oxygen | high |
| #Q020 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Authorized Deposit Conditions | wastewater | Subject to these Regulations, the owner of a plant of a class set out in Column I of Schedule I may deposit a deleterious substance prescribed by section 4 if (a) the actual daily deposit of each deleterious substance, determined in accordance with subsection 11(1), does not exceed the authorized daily deposit of that substance for that class of plant as set out in Column III of that Schedule; (b) the average daily deposit of each deleterious substance during a month, determined in accordance with subsection 11(2), does not exceed the authorized average daily deposit of that substance for that class of plant as set out in Column IV of that Schedule; and (c) the pH of each composite sample of effluent, determined in accordance with subsection 9(3), is between 6.0 and 9.0. | Before depositing deleterious substance | high |
| #Q021 | design | treatment | mandatory | Compliance with Chemical Tanker Construction Codes | other | The regulations also incorporate the provisions of the IBC Code or the BCH Code for those ships that carry dangerous chemicals that are not necessarily noxious liquid substances. | Ships carrying dangerous chemicals that are not necessarily noxious liquid substances | high |
| #Q022 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Adherence to Annex II Discharge Provisions | other | These regulations apply the Annex II discharge provisions in Canadian coastal waters; however, stricter discharge provisions are applied in Canadian internal waters. | Ships operating in Canadian coastal or internal waters | high |
| #Q023 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Integration of Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plans | other | Ships may integrate their shipboard oil pollution emergency plan with the shipboard marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances. | high | |
| #Q024 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Declaration of Reference Crude Rate | wastewater | When the owner of a refinery intends to deposit a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), he shall, before making the deposit, sign, date and forward to the Minister a declaration, in such form as the Minister may prescribe, stating the reference crude rate of the refinery. | Prior to initial deposit of prescribed deleterious substances | high |
| #Q025 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory Revision of Reference Crude Rate | wastewater | The owner of a refinery that deposits a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) shall revise the reference crude rate of the refinery if the arithmetic mean of the stream day crude rates during any two consecutive months, divided by 1,000, excluding days when crude rates have been reduced due to refinery maintenance, is less than 85 per cent of the last declared reference crude rate of the refinery and shall sign, date and forward a declaration, in such form as the Minister may prescribe, stating the revised reference crude rate of the refinery. | When production falls below 85% of declared rate for two consecutive months | high |
| #Q026 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Monthly Determination of Actual Deposit | wastewater | For the purposes of subsection 5(1), when the owner of a refinery deposits a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), he shall, within 30 days after the end of the month in which the deposit is made, determine for that month the actual deposit of each substance deposited by the refinery by making the measurements and calculations in accordance with Schedule IV. | Required monthly for each substance deposited | high |
| #Q027 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Daily pH Monitoring | wastewater | The owner of a refinery that deposits the deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(f) shall, every day in the month during which the deposit is made or when requested by the Minister, monitor the deposit for the purpose of subsection 5(2) by performing the test referred to in Schedule III. | When depositing substances capable of altering pH | high |
| #Q028 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Monthly Reporting Obligation | wastewater | The owner of a refinery that has deposited a deleterious substance prescribed in section 4 in any month shall sign, date and forward to the Minister within 30 days after the end of that month or when requested by the Minister, a report, in such form as the Minister may prescribe | Within 30 days after month end | high |
| #Q029 | operational | operational | mandatory | Installation and Maintenance of Facilities | wastewater | The owner of a refinery that deposits a deleterious substance prescribed in section 4 shall install and maintain facilities including sampling connections and flow-measuring devices that are acceptable to the Minister to enable the Minister to determine whether the refinery is operating in compliance with the requirements of these Regulations. | high | |
| #Q030 | operational | operational | mandatory | Refinery Deposit Compliance Conditions | wastewater | Subject to these Regulations, the owner of a refinery may deposit a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) if (a) the arithmetic mean of the actual deposits of each such substance during the month in which the deposit is made does not exceed the arithmetic mean of the authorized deposits of that substance in the same month for the refinery, as calculated in accordance with section 7; (b) the actual deposit of each such substance deposited in each day by the refinery does not exceed, for more than one day in each month, the authorized deposit of that substance for the refinery, as calculated in accordance with subsection 8(1); and (c) the actual deposit of each such substance deposited in each day by the refinery does not exceed the authorized deposit of that substance for the refinery as calculated in accordance with subsection 8(2). | Applicable to petroleum refineries depositing prescribed deleterious substances | high |
| #Q031 | operational | operational | mandatory | Refinery pH Limit Compliance | wastewater | Subject to these Regulations, the owner of a refinery may deposit the deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(f) if the pH of the liquid effluent or once-through cooling water is within the limits of 6.0 and 9.5. | Applicable to liquid effluent and once-through cooling water | high |
| #Q032 | operational | operational | mandatory | Storm Water Deposit Compliance | wastewater | Subject to these Regulations, the owner of a refinery may deposit a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b) or (e), if the aggregate quantity of that substance contained in storm water being deposited in any month does not exceed the limit of the deposit authorized of that substance in the same month for the refinery, as calculated in accordance with subsection 9(2). | Applicable to storm water deposits containing oil and grease, phenols, or total suspended matter | high |
| #Q033 | administrative | operational | guidance | Revision of Reference Crude Rate | wastewater | The owner of a refinery may revise the reference crude rate of the refinery at any time by signing, dating and forwarding to the Minister a declaration, in such form as the Minister may prescribe, stating the revised reference crude rate of the refinery. | Optional revision at owner's discretion (unless triggered by mandatory clause 6(4)) | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | chemical | treatment | mandatory | biochemical oxygen demanding matter | wastewater | MAC | <= 50 mg/L | Average concentration in at least 3 samples of storm water that is protected from contamination by a deleterious substance originating from the plant. | Taken at intervals of 15 minutes. | high |
| #P002 | chemical | treatment | mandatory | pH | wastewater | requirement | 6.0 - 9.0 pH units | Wastewater from the plant that, prior to being deposited, is treated at a site outside a plant for the purpose of controlling the pH. | high | |
| #P003 | chemical | treatment | mandatory | pH | wastewater | requirement | 6.0 - 9.0 pH units | The pH of each composite sample of effluent. | Authorized deposit of deleterious substances condition. | high |
| #P004 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Biochemical Oxygen Demanding Matter | wastewater | MAC | <= 1.5 kg/tonne of raw potatoes processed | Authorized actual daily deposit for Potato Chip Plant. | high | |
| #P005 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Biochemical Oxygen Demanding Matter | wastewater | MAC | <= 0.5 kg/tonne of raw potatoes processed | Authorized average daily deposit for Potato Chip Plant. | high | |
| #P006 | physical | operational | mandatory | Total Suspended Matter | wastewater | MAC | <= 2.1 kg/tonne of raw potatoes processed | Authorized actual daily deposit for Potato Chip Plant. | high | |
| #P007 | physical | operational | mandatory | Total Suspended Matter | wastewater | MAC | <= 0.7 kg/tonne of raw potatoes processed | Authorized average daily deposit for Potato Chip Plant. | high | |
| #P008 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Biochemical Oxygen Demanding Matter | wastewater | MAC | <= 2.7 kg/tonne of raw potatoes processed | Authorized actual daily deposit for Other Potato Products Plants. | Other Potato Products Plants include plants that produce canned potato products, dehydrated potato products, frozen potato products and potato starch. | high |
| #P009 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Biochemical Oxygen Demanding Matter | wastewater | MAC | <= 0.9 kg/tonne of raw potatoes processed | Authorized average daily deposit for Other Potato Products Plants. | Other Potato Products Plants include plants that produce canned potato products, dehydrated potato products, frozen potato products and potato starch. | high |
| #P010 | physical | operational | mandatory | Total Suspended Matter | wastewater | MAC | <= 2.4 kg/tonne of raw potatoes processed | Authorized actual daily deposit for Other Potato Products Plants. | Other Potato Products Plants include plants that produce canned potato products, dehydrated potato products, frozen potato products and potato starch. | high |
| #P011 | physical | operational | mandatory | Total Suspended Matter | wastewater | MAC | <= 0.8 kg/tonne of raw potatoes processed | Authorized average daily deposit for Other Potato Products Plants. | Other Potato Products Plants include plants that produce canned potato products, dehydrated potato products, frozen potato products and potato starch. | high |
| #P012 | operational | operational | mandatory | Maximum interval for composite sampling | wastewater | requirement | <= 1 hour | Interval for collecting equal volumes of effluent into a receptacle during a sampling period. | Applies when composite sample is not collected continually. | high |
| #P013 | operational | operational | mandatory | Sampling period for composite sample | wastewater | requirement | 24 hours | Duration of effluent collection to obtain a composite sample. | During a processing day. | high |
| #P014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Weekly raw potatoes processed threshold for sampling frequency | wastewater | requirement | 400 tonnes | Threshold to determine if sampling is required on one or two processing days each week. | If quantity < 400 tonnes, one day/week; if >= 400 tonnes, two days/week. | high |
| #P015 | operational | operational | mandatory | Raw potato processing increase for expanded plant classification | other | requirement | > 2.5 times 1976 production quantity | Definition of an expanded plant based on processing volume increase. | Compared to the total quantity of raw potatoes processed in that plant during the 1976 calendar year. | high |
| #P016 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Monthly reporting deadline | wastewater | requirement | 30 days | Timeframe to forward the monthly compliance report to the Minister after the end of each month. | high | |
| #P017 | operational | operational | mandatory | Processing day duration | wastewater | requirement | 24 hours | Definition of a processing day. | Period of 24 consecutive hours or any part thereof during which the plant is in operation. | high |
| #P018 | operational | operational | mandatory | Storm water sample minimum count | wastewater | requirement | >= 3 samples | Conditions for storm water to be excluded from the definition of effluent. | Storm water must be protected from contamination by a deleterious substance originating from the plant. | high |
| #P019 | operational | operational | mandatory | Storm water sampling interval | wastewater | requirement | 15 minutes | Time interval between storm water samples for exclusion determination. | high | |
| #P020 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Expanded plant declaration deadline | wastewater | requirement | 30 days | Timeframe for the owner of an expanded plant to forward a production declaration to the Minister. | Within 30 days of becoming subject to these Regulations. | high |
| #P021 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Annual production reporting deadline | wastewater | requirement | 30 days | Timeframe for forwarding the annual production declaration to the Minister. | Within 30 days after the end of each calendar year. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | Act | Act means the Fisheries Act; (Loi) | high | |
| #D002 | actual deposit | actual deposit means the aggregate quantity, measured in pounds per day, of a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) that is contained in all liquid effluent and once-through cooling water and that is actually deposited in any one day by a refinery; (rejet réel) | high | |
| #D003 | ammonia nitrogen | ammonia nitrogen means the nitrogen in ammonia that results from the operation of a refinery, that is contained in liquid effluent or once-through cooling water from that refinery and that is determined to be present therein by the test method referred to in item 4 of the table to Schedule IV; (azote ammoniacal) | high | |
| #D004 | authorized deposit | authorized deposit means the aggregate quantity, measured in pounds per day, of a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) that is contained in all liquid effluent and once-through cooling water and that may be deposited in any one day by a refinery under the authority of these Regulations; (rejet autorisé) | high | |
| #D005 | ballast water | ballast water means water, carried in a vessel for stability and seaworthiness, that is discharged from the vessel to a refinery prior to loading the vessel and includes water used for cargo or ballast tank cleaning; (eau de ballast) | high | |
| #D006 | crude oil | crude oil means virgin or naturally occurring unrefined petroleum and any hydrocarbons or mixture of hydrocarbons similar in composition to petroleum brought into a refinery for processing, but does not include hydrocarbons and residual fuels brought into a refinery primarily to meet the fuel requirements of that refinery or primarily for direct blending into finished products; (pétrole brut) | high | |
| #D007 | day | day means a period of 24 consecutive hours; (jour) | high | |
| #D008 | deposit | deposit means to deposit or permit the deposit in water frequented by fish; (rejeter) | high | |
| #D009 | liquid effluent | liquid effluent means, subject to subsection (3), waste water and includes process water, cooling tower blow-down, tank draining, ballast water, storm water, wastes from water treatment facilities and run-off from land used for the disposition of waste water and sludges associated with the operation of a refinery; (effluent) | high | |
| #D010 | Minister | Minister means the Minister of the Environment; (ministre) | high | |
| #D011 | oil and grease | oil and grease means the oil and grease that results from the operation of a refinery, that is contained in liquid effluent or once-through cooling water from that refinery and that is determined to be present therein by the test method referred to in item 1 of the table to Schedule IV; (huiles et graisses) | high | |
| #D012 | once-through cooling water | once-through cooling water means, subject to subsection (3), water that has been circulated once through heat exchangers, either singly or in series, for the purpose of removing heat from process streams and that is not intended to come into contact with the process streams; (eau de refroidissement non recyclée) | high | |
| #D013 | owner | owner means the owner or operator of a refinery or his authorized representative; (propriétaire) | high | |
| #D014 | phenols | phenols means the hydroxy derivatives of benzene and its condensed nuclei that result from the operation of a refinery, that are contained in liquid effluent or once-through cooling water from that refinery and that are determined to be present therein by the test method referred to in item 2 of the table to Schedule IV; (phénols) | high | |
| #D015 | process water | process water means water that is intended to come into contact with hydrocarbons or treating chemicals at a refinery; (eau de traitement) | high | |
| #D016 | reference crude rate | reference crude rate means the quantity of crude oil, expressed in thousand barrels per day, that, in accordance with section 6, has been declared by the owner of a refinery to be the reference crude rate of the refinery; (taux de référence de brut) | high | |
| #D017 | refinery | refinery means facilities intended primarily for the separation and conversion of crude oil into products, including liquified petroleum gas, gasolines, naphthas, heating oils, fuel oils, asphalts, lubricating oils and greases, benzene, toluene, xylene, hydrogen, sulphur and coke, and includes blending, shipping and packaging facilities located on the refinery property and all properties developed for the operation of those facilities, but does not include facilities associated with the processing of natural gas or the production of synthetic petroleum originating from coal or bituminous sands; (raffinerie) | high | |
| #D018 | storm water | storm water means, subject to subsection (2), water run-off that results from precipitation of any kind that falls on a refinery and includes water run-off originating from outside the refinery that passes over or through the refinery; (eaux pluviales) | high | |
| #D019 | stream day crude rate | stream day crude rate means the rate, in barrels per day, at which crude oil is processed in a refinery; (taux de brut par jour de fonctionnement effectif) | high | |
| #D020 | sulfide | sulfide means dissolved sulfide that results from the operation of a refinery that is contained in liquid effluent or once-through water from that refinery and that is determined to be present therein by the test method referred to in item 3 of the table to Schedule IV; (sulfures) | high | |
| #D021 | total suspended matter | total suspended matter means the non-filterable residue that results from the operation of a refinery, that is contained in liquid effluent or once-through cooling water from that refinery and that is determined to be present therein by the test method referred to in item 5 of the table to Schedule IV. (matières en suspension de toute nature) | high | |
| #D022 | Act | Act means the Fisheries Act. (Loi) | high | |
| #D023 | acutely lethal | acutely lethal, in respect of an effluent, means that the effluent at 100% concentration kills (a) more than 50% of the rainbow trout subjected to it for a period of 96 hours, when tested in accordance with the acute lethality test set out in section 14.1; (b) more than 50% of the threespine stickleback subjected to it for a period of 96 hours, when tested in accordance with the acute lethality test set out in section 14.2; (c) more than 50% of the Daphnia magna subjected to it for a period of 48 hours, when tested in accordance with the acute lethality test set out in section 14.3; or (d) more than 50% of the Acartia tonsa subjected to it for a period of 48 hours, when tested in accordance with the acute lethality test set out in section 14.4. (létalité aiguë) | high | |
| #D024 | commercial operation | commercial operation, in respect of a mine, means an average rate of production equal to or greater than 10% of the design-rated capacity of the mine over a period of 90 consecutive days. (exploitation commerciale) | high | |
| #D025 | composite sample | composite sample means (a) a quantity of effluent consisting of not less than three equal volumes or three volumes proportionate to flow that have been collected at approximately equal time intervals over a sampling period of not less than seven hours and not more than 24 hours; or (b) a quantity of effluent collected continuously at a constant rate or at a rate proportionate to the rate of flow of the effluent over a sampling period of not less than seven hours and not more than 24 hours. (échantillon composite) | high | |
| #D026 | diamond mine | diamond mine means any work or undertaking that is designed or is used, or has been used, in connection with a mining or milling activity to produce a diamond or an ore from which a diamond may be produced. It includes any cleared or disturbed area that is adjacent to such a work or undertaking. (mine de diamants) | high | |
| #D027 | effluent | effluent means any of the following: (a) hydrometallurgical facility effluent, milling facility effluent, mine water effluent, tailings impoundment area effluent, treatment pond effluent or treatment facility effluent other than effluent from a sewage treatment facility; or (b) any seepage or surface runoff containing any deleterious substance that flows over, through or out of the site of a mine. (effluent) | high | |
| #D028 | final discharge point | final discharge point, in respect of an effluent, means an identifiable discharge point of a mine beyond which the operator of the mine no longer exercises control over the quality of the effluent. (point de rejet final) | high | |
| #D029 | hydrometallurgical facility effluent | hydrometallurgical facility effluent means effluent from the acidic leaching, solution concentration and recovery of metals by means of aqueous chemical methods, tailings slurries, and all other effluents deposited from a hydrometallurgical facility. (effluent d’installations d’hydrométallurgie) | high | |
| #D030 | hydrometallurgy | hydrometallurgy means the production of a metal by means of aqueous chemical methods for acidic leaching, solution concentration and recovery of metals from metal-bearing minerals other than metal-bearing minerals that have been thermally pre-treated or blended with metal-bearing minerals that have been thermally pre-treated. (hydrométallurgie) | high | |
| #D031 | metal mine | metal mine means any work or undertaking that is designed or is used, or has been used, in connection with a mining, milling or hydrometallurgical activity to produce a metal or a metal concentrate or an ore from which a metal or a metal concentrate may be produced, as well as any cleared or disturbed area that is adjacent to such a work or undertaking. It includes any work or undertaking, such as a smelter, pelletizing plant, sintering plant, refinery or acid plant, if its effluent is combined with the effluent from a mining, milling or hydrometallurgical activity whose purpose is to produce a metal or a metal concentrate or an ore from which a metal or a metal concentrate may be produced. (mine de métaux) | high | |
| #D032 | milling | milling means any of the following activities for the purpose of producing a diamond, metal or metal concentrate: (a) the crushing or grinding of ore or kimberlite; (b) the processing of uranium ore or uranium enriched solution; or (c) the processing of tailings. (préparation du minerai) | high | |
| #D033 | milling facility effluent | milling facility effluent means tailing slurries, heap leaching effluent, solution mining effluent and all other effluent deposited from a milling facility. (effluent d’installations de préparation du minerai) | high | |
| #D034 | mine water effluent | mine water effluent means, in respect of mining activities, water that is pumped from or flows out of any underground works, solution chambers or open pits. (effluent d’eau de mine) | high | |
| #D035 | monthly mean concentration | monthly mean concentration means the average value of the concentrations measured in all composite or grab samples collected from each final discharge point during each month when a deleterious substance is deposited. (concentration moyenne mensuelle) | high | |
| #D036 | operator | operator means any person who operates, has control or custody of or is in charge of a mine. (exploitant) | high | |
| #D037 | placer mining | placer mining means a mining operation that extracts minerals or metals from stream sediments by gravity or magnetic separation. (exploitation des placers) | high | |
| #D038 | Reference Method EPS 1/RM/10 | Reference Method EPS 1/RM/10 means Biological Test Method: Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality Using Threespine Stickleback, published in December 2017 by the Department of the Environment, as amended from time to time. (méthode de référence SPE 1/RM/10) | high | |
| #D039 | Reference Method EPS 1/RM/13 | Reference Method EPS 1/RM/13 means Biological Test Method: Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality of Effluents to Rainbow Trout (Reference Method EPS 1/RM/13), July 1990, published by the Department of the Environment, as amended in December 2000, and as may be further amended from time to time. (méthode de référence SPE 1/RM/13) | high | |
| #D040 | Reference Method EPS 1/RM/14 | Reference Method EPS 1/RM/14 means Biological Test Method: Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality of Effluents to Daphnia magna (Reference Method EPS 1/RM/14), July 1990, published by the Department of the Environment, as amended in December 2000, and as may be further amended from time to time. (méthode de référence SPE 1/RM/14) | high | |
| #D041 | Reference Method STB 1/RM/60 | Reference Method STB 1/RM/60 means Biological Test Method: Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality Using Acartia tonsa, published in June 2019 by the Department of the Environment, as amended from time to time. (méthode de référence DGST 1/RM/60) | high | |
| #D042 | suspended solids | suspended solids means any solid matter contained in an effluent that is retained on a 1.5 micron pore filter paper when the effluent is tested in compliance with the analytical requirements set out in Table 1 of Schedule 3. (matières en suspension) | high | |
| #D043 | treatment facility effluent | treatment facility effluent means water from a polishing pond, treatment pond, settling pond or water treatment plant or from any mine effluent treatment facility. (effluent d’installations de traitement) | high | |
| #D044 | biological monitoring study | biological monitoring study means a study referred to in section 9. (étude de suivi biologique) | high | |
| #D045 | effect on fish tissue from mercury | effect on fish tissue from mercury means a concentration of total mercury that exceeds 0.5 μg/g wet weight in fish tissue that is taken in an exposure area and that is statistically different from and higher than the concentration of total mercury in fish tissue that is taken in a reference area. (effet du mercure sur les tissus de poissons) | high | |
| #D046 | effect on the benthic invertebrate community | effect on the benthic invertebrate community means a statistical difference between data referred to in subparagraph 12(1)(e)(ii) and paragraph 12(1)(f) from a study respecting the benthic invertebrate community conducted in (a) an exposure area and a reference area; or (b) sampling areas within an exposure area where there are gradually decreasing effluent concentrations. (effet sur la communauté d’invertébrés benthiques) | high | |
| #D047 | effect on the fish population | effect on the fish population means a statistical difference between data relating to the indicators referred to in subparagraph 12(1)(e)(i) from a study respecting fish population conducted in (a) an exposure area and a reference area; or (b) sampling areas within an exposure area where there are gradually decreasing effluent concentrations. (effet sur la population de poissons) | high | |
| #D048 | exposure area | exposure area means all fish habitat and waters frequented by fish that are exposed to effluent. (zone exposée) | high | |
| #D049 | fish | fish has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Act but does not include parts of fish, parts of shellfish, parts of crustaceans or parts of marine animals. (poisson) | high | |
| #D050 | reference area | reference area means water frequented by fish that is not exposed to effluent and that has fish habitat that, as far as practicable, is most similar to that of the exposure area. (zone de référence) | high | |
| #D051 | sampling area | sampling area means the area within an exposure or reference area where representative samples are collected. (zone d’échantillonnage) | high | |
| #D052 | critical effect size | critical effect size, in relation to an effect indicator set out in column 1 of the following table, means the critical effect size set out in column 2 [of the table in Schedule 5 section 1(2)]. | high |