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Document ID ca-mwes-2023-09 Title Municipal Wastewater Effluent Strategy URL https://ccme.ca/en/municipal-wastewater-effluent Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 03:35:40.412902+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

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Q Qualitative Requirements (37)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	treatment	treatment	recommended	Secondary Level Treatment Target	wastewater	Under the Strategy, all wastewater facilities should eventually achieve a minimum of secondary level treatment.		high
#Q002	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Effluent Quality Monitoring	wastewater	Facilities must regularly monitor and report on the quality of the effluent being discharged.		high
#Q003	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Effluent Quality Reporting	wastewater	Facilities must regularly monitor and report on the quality of the effluent being discharged.		high
#Q004	operational	operational	mandatory	National Performance Standards Compliance	wastewater	While all municipal wastewater facilities are required to meet the National Performance Standards immediately, provisions for staggered deadlines to the end of 2020, 2030 and 2040 were offered to existing facilities that needed upgrades.	provisions for staggered deadlines to the end of 2020, 2030 and 2040 were offered to existing facilities that needed upgrades	high
#Q005	treatment	treatment	mandatory	Chlorine Removal Requirement	wastewater, aquatic life	Chlorine is toxic to aquatic organisms so it must be removed from wastewater before it is discharged to lakes, rivers and oceans.	Before it is discharged to lakes, rivers and oceans.	high
#Q006	administrative	operational	guidance	Staggered Deadlines Compliance Extension	wastewater	Wastewater treatment facilities that currently do not meet the National Performance Standards may still comply with regulations if they have been approved for one of the staggered deadlines.	If they have been approved for one of the staggered deadlines.	high
#Q007	design	operational	mandatory	Installation of Sampling and Flow Measuring Facilities	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
#Q008	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Testing	wastewater	The owner of a plant shall, for each type of effluent deposited by the plant, 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.	Applicable to plants referred to in Column I of Schedule II	high
#Q009	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Monthly Effluent Reporting	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 [prescribed data including daily deposits, pH, production, and flow].	Within 30 days after the end of each equivalent month	high
#Q010	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Initial Plant 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, showing [plant type, product type, projected production, and equivalent months].	Before deposit for new plants; within 30 days of becoming subject for expanded plants	high
#Q011	administrative	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.	Within 30 days after the end of each calendar year	high
#Q012	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Standard Methods Adherence	wastewater	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.	When performing testing for biochemical oxygen demanding matter, total suspended matter, grease, and ammonia nitrogen	high
#Q013	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Composite Sample Collection Method	wastewater	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.	Subject to subsections (2) and (3) for smaller plants	high
#Q014	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Continuous Flow Measurement and Recording	wastewater	the flow of each type of effluent deposited by a plant shall be measured and recorded continuously.	Subject to subsection (2) for smaller plants	high
#Q015	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test pH Adjustment Prohibition	wastewater	there shall be no direct adjustment of the pH or other chemical characteristics of the test sample	During acute lethality testing using trout	high
#Q016	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test Sample Preservation 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	high
#Q017	monitoring	operational	mandatory	pH Determination Method	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
#Q018	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Standard Test Organism Requirement	wastewater, aquatic life	rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri Richardson) shall be used as the standard test organism for the test procedure;	During acute lethality testing.	high
#Q019	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Test Organism Health and Acclimation	wastewater, aquatic life	only healthy, standardized stocks of properly acclimated rainbow trout shall be used;	During acute lethality testing.	high
#Q020	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Test Sample Aeration Minimization	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.	During acute lethality testing.	high
#Q021	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Authorized Deposit Conditions	wastewater	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 an equivalent 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.		high
#Q022	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Routine Monitoring and Analysis Duties	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; (c) analyse the sample referred to in paragraph (b) in accordance with section 9; (d) measure the flow in accordance with section 10; (e) determine the actual and average daily deposits of each deleterious substance in accordance with section 11;		high
#Q023	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Standardized Sampling Frequency	wastewater	The sampling referred to in paragraph 6(b) shall be made (a) once every equivalent month in the case of [prescribed small plants], (b) once a week in the case of [prescribed medium plants], (c) twice a week in the case of [prescribed large plants].	Specific frequency depends on plant class and annual production tonnage as defined in Section 8(a)-(c)	high
#Q024	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Testing Frequency	wastewater, aquatic life	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.	Frequencies range from once per year to once per 13-week period depending on plant size and type	high
#Q025	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Lethality Test Organism Exposure and Monitoring	wastewater, aquatic life	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); ... 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;	During acute lethality testing using rainbow trout	high
#Q026	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Test Method Selection Requirement	wastewater	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
#Q027	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Deposit Calculation Expression Units	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
#Q028	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Sample to Biomass Ratio	wastewater, aquatic life	for each gram of fish there shall be at least 1.5 litres of fresh test sample per 96-hour test;	During acute lethality testing using rainbow trout	high
#Q029	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Minimum Vessel Depth	wastewater, aquatic life	the minimum water depth in any test vessel shall be 10 cm;	During acute lethality testing	high
#Q030	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Fish Weight Standard	wastewater, aquatic life	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;	During acute lethality testing	high
#Q031	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test Temperature	wastewater, aquatic life	the test shall be conducted at 15° ± 1° Celsius;	During acute lethality testing	high
#Q032	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Ammonia Nitrogen Reporting Detail	wastewater	the concentration of ammonia nitrogen for each composite sample analysed in the manner prescribed by subsection 9(1);	Included in the monthly report to the Minister	high
#Q033	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test Reporting Details	wastewater	the following details of any acute lethality test conducted in accordance with subsection 9(4), namely, (i) the date and time period of the composite sample collection, (ii) details on refrigeration, transportation and storage of the sample, (iii) the date and time the test commenced, (iv) the number of dead fish observed in the test and control vessels for the exposure times outlined in the test procedure used, (v) the per cent mortality of fish exposed to the toxicity test sample and to the control water at the completion of the test, and (vi) any other information that the Minister may require.	Included in the monthly report to the Minister	high
#Q034	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test Validity Condition	wastewater, aquatic life	this test is invalid if greater than 10 per cent of the control fish die;	Applies to the 96-hour acute lethality static test	high
#Q035	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Small Integrated Plant 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.	Red meat integrated plants < 500 tonnes/year or poultry integrated plants < 2500 tonnes/year	high
#Q036	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Small Processing Plant 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.	Processing plants < 500 tonnes/year	high
#Q037	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.	Red meat integrated < 500t, Poultry integrated < 2500t, or Processing < 500t	high

P Quantitative Requirements (80)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Limit Type	Limit Value	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#P001	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD5)	wastewater	requirement	25 mg/L	National Performance Standard for carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand	Does not apply to sanitary or combined sewer overflows or to facilities located in geographic areas where extreme climatic conditions impede treatment, such as Canada’s Far North.	high
#P002	physical	treatment	mandatory	Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	wastewater	requirement	25 mg/L	National Performance Standard for TSS	Does not apply to sanitary or combined sewer overflows or to facilities located in geographic areas where extreme climatic conditions impede treatment, such as Canada’s Far North.	high
#P003	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)	wastewater	requirement	0.02 mg/L	National Performance Standard for TRC	Does not apply to sanitary or combined sewer overflows or to facilities located in geographic areas where extreme climatic conditions impede treatment, such as Canada’s Far North.	high
#P004	chemical	treatment	guideline	Produced Water Oil-in-Water (30-day)	wastewater	requirement	<= 30 mg/L	30-day volume weighted average oil-in-water concentration in discharged produced water	Existing operators should meet this within one year of publication.	high
#P005	chemical	treatment	guideline	Produced Water Oil-in-Water (24-hour)	wastewater	requirement	<= 44 mg/L	24-hour average oil-in-water concentration in discharged produced water	Calculated at least twice per day.	high
#P006	chemical	treatment	guideline	Synthetic-on-cuttings or EMOBM-on-cuttings	wastewater	requirement	<= 6.9 g/100 g	48-hour mass weighted average of retained synthetic or enhanced mineral oil on wet solids	Applies when re-injection is not technically or economically feasible.	high
#P007	chemical	treatment	guideline	Storage Displacement Water Residual Oil	wastewater	requirement	<= 15 mg/L	Residual oil concentration in storage displacement water discharged to sea	Sampled every 12 hours for continuous discharge or per batch for batch discharge.	high
#P008	chemical	treatment	guideline	Bilge Water Residual Oil	wastewater	requirement	<= 15 mg/L	Residual oil concentration in bilge water discharged to sea	May follow Transport Canada requirements (SOR/2007-86) if oil-water separator is used.	high
#P009	chemical	treatment	guideline	Contaminated Ballast Water Residual Oil	wastewater	requirement	<= 15 mg/L	Residual oil concentration for ballast water known or suspected to be contaminated	Non-contaminated ballast water may be discharged without treatment.	high
#P010	chemical	treatment	guideline	Contaminated Deck Drainage Residual Oil	wastewater	requirement	<= 15 mg/L	Residual oil concentration for deck drainage with potential for oil contamination	Sampled every 12 hours for continuous discharge.	high
#P011	chemical	treatment	guideline	Well Treatment Fluids Residual Oil	wastewater	requirement	<= 30 mg/L	Residual oil concentration when fluids cannot be directed to produced water treatment	Must be representative of the oil-in-water concentration in the discharge.	high
#P012	chemical	treatment	guideline	Well Treatment Fluid Neutralization	wastewater	requirement	>= 5.0 pH	Neutralization of strongly acidic fluids recovered from well treatment	Required prior to discharge.	high
#P013	physical	treatment	guideline	Sewage and Food Waste Particle Size	wastewater	requirement	<= 6 millimetres	Maximum particle size for macerated sewage and food waste	Must be macerated prior to discharge.	high
#P014	chemical	treatment	guideline	SBM/EMOBM Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Content	wastewater	requirement	< 10 mg/kg	Total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentration for synthetic or enhanced mineral base fluids	Part of the definition and selection criteria for acceptable base fluids.	high
#P015	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD5)	wastewater	requirement	<= 25 mg/L	CBOD5 is the amount of dissolved oxygen required by microorganisms to break down organic carbon and inorganic material in a wastewater sample.	Does not apply to sanitary or combined sewer overflows or to facilities located in geographic areas where extreme climatic conditions impede treatment, such as Canada’s Far North.	high
#P016	physical	treatment	mandatory	Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	wastewater	requirement	<= 25 mg/L	Total suspended solids refers to silt, clay, metals, and other organic and inorganic materials that are undissolved in wastewater.	Does not apply to sanitary or combined sewer overflows or to facilities located in geographic areas where extreme climatic conditions impede treatment, such as Canada’s Far North.	high
#P017	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)	wastewater, aquatic life	requirement	<= 0.02 mg/L	Chlorine is toxic to aquatic organisms so it must be removed from wastewater before it is discharged to lakes, rivers and oceans.	Does not apply to sanitary or combined sewer overflows or to facilities located in geographic areas where extreme climatic conditions impede treatment, such as Canada’s Far North.	high
#P018	chemical	health	mandatory	Benthic Substrate Free Sulfide Concentration Limit (East Coast)	aquatic life	requirement	> 3000 µM	Facility located in tidal waters in or adjacent to Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador	Applies to facilities located over a soft bottom	high
#P019	chemical	health	mandatory	Benthic Substrate Free Sulfide Concentration Limit (British Columbia - 30m)	aquatic life	requirement	> 1300 µM	At 30 m from the structure that contains the cultivated fish	Applies to facilities in or adjacent to British Columbia located over a soft bottom	high
#P020	chemical	health	mandatory	Benthic Substrate Free Sulfide Concentration Limit (British Columbia - 125m)	aquatic life	requirement	> 700 µM	At 125 m from the structure that contains the cultivated fish	Applies to facilities in or adjacent to British Columbia located over a soft bottom	high
#P021	operational	reporting	mandatory	Baseline Information Submission Timeline	aquatic life	requirement	300 days	Information to be submitted before making a first deposit of a deleterious substance	Applies to new aquaculture facilities located in tidal waters for the cultivation of finfish	high
#P022	operational	reporting	mandatory	Pest Control Product Deposit Notification	aquatic life	requirement	>= 72 hours	Notification to the Minister before the deposit of a pest control product	Must include product name, time, date and geographic coordinates	high
#P023	operational	reporting	mandatory	Fish Morbidity or Mortality Notification Window	aquatic life	requirement	96 hours	Observation of fish morbidity or mortality outside the facility after deposit	Applies after the deposit of any drug or pest control product	high
#P024	design	operational	mandatory	Exemption Threshold - Standing Biomass	aquatic life	requirement	2.5 t	Maximum permitted standing biomass for regulatory exemptions	Sections 8, 9, 10, and 11 do not apply below this limit	high
#P025	design	operational	mandatory	Exemption Threshold - Annual Production	aquatic life	requirement	5 t	Maximum permitted annual production for regulatory exemptions	Sections 8, 9, 10, and 11 do not apply below this limit	high
#P026	physical	operational	mandatory	Benthic Substrate Sampling Minimum Depth	aquatic life	requirement	5 cm	Required depth of substrate in benthic samples	If criteria not met, visual monitoring is required	high
#P027	physical	health	mandatory	Visual Monitoring Restocking Threshold (East Coast)	aquatic life	requirement	> 70 %	Presence of Beggiatoa, marine worms, or barren substrate at sampling locations	Applies to QC, NS, NB, PEI, or NL	high
#P028	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Storm Water BOD Concentration Limit	wastewater	requirement	<= 50 mg/L	Average concentration in at least 3 samples taken at intervals of 15 minutes	Applies to storm water to be excluded from the definition of effluent	high
#P029	physical	treatment	mandatory	Treated Wastewater pH (Site Outside Plant)	wastewater	requirement	6.0 - 9.0 pH	Wastewater treated at a site outside a plant	Prior to being deposited	high
#P030	physical	treatment	mandatory	Effluent Composite Sample pH	wastewater	requirement	6.0 - 9.0 pH	Each composite sample of effluent	Determined in accordance with subsection 9(3)	high
#P031	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Red Meat Integrated Plant - BOD Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	1.0 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized actual daily deposit	Determined in accordance with subsection 11(1)	high
#P032	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Red Meat Integrated Plant - BOD Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.5 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized average daily deposit during an equivalent month	Determined in accordance with subsection 11(2)	high
#P033	physical	treatment	mandatory	Red Meat Integrated Plant - Total Suspended Matter Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	1.2 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P034	physical	treatment	mandatory	Red Meat Integrated Plant - Total Suspended Matter Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.6 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized average daily deposit during an equivalent month		high
#P035	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Red Meat Integrated Plant - Grease Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	1.6 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P036	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Red Meat Integrated Plant - Grease Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.8 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized average daily deposit during an equivalent month		high
#P037	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Processing Plant - BOD Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.7 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P038	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Processing Plant - BOD Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.35 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized average daily deposit		high
#P039	physical	treatment	mandatory	Processing Plant - Total Suspended Matter Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.5 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P040	physical	treatment	mandatory	Processing Plant - Total Suspended Matter Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.25 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized average daily deposit		high
#P041	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Processing Plant - Grease Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.8 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P042	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Processing Plant - Grease Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.4 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized average daily deposit		high
#P043	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Poultry Integrated Plant - BOD Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	1.4 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P044	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Poultry Integrated Plant - BOD Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.7 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized average daily deposit		high
#P045	physical	treatment	mandatory	Poultry Integrated Plant - Total Suspended Matter Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	1.0 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P046	physical	treatment	mandatory	Poultry Integrated Plant - Total Suspended Matter Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.5 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized average daily deposit		high
#P047	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Poultry Integrated Plant - Grease Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	1.0 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P048	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Poultry Integrated Plant - Grease Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.5 kg/tonne of finished product	Authorized average daily deposit		high
#P049	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Rendering Plant - BOD Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.4 kg/tonne of raw material	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P050	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Rendering Plant - BOD Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.2 kg/tonne of raw material	Authorized average daily deposit		high
#P051	physical	treatment	mandatory	Rendering Plant - Total Suspended Matter Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.4 kg/tonne of raw material	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P052	physical	treatment	mandatory	Rendering Plant - Total Suspended Matter Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.2 kg/tonne of raw material	Authorized average daily deposit		high
#P053	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Rendering Plant - Grease Actual Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.3 kg/tonne of raw material	Authorized actual daily deposit		high
#P054	chemical	treatment	mandatory	Rendering Plant - Grease Average Daily Deposit	wastewater	requirement	0.15 kg/tonne of raw material	Authorized average daily deposit		high
#P055	chemical	operational	mandatory	Static Acute Lethality Test - Minimum Dissolved Oxygen	aquatic life	requirement	8 mg/l	Dissolved oxygen level maintained during acute lethality test	Test sample shall be aerated or oxygenated only to maintain this minimum	high
#P056	physical	operational	mandatory	Static Acute Lethality Test - Test Temperature	aquatic life	requirement	15 ± 1 Celsius	Test temperature for 96-hour acute lethality static test		high
#P057	physical	operational	mandatory	Static Acute Lethality Test - Maximum Sample Storage Temperature	aquatic life	requirement	1 - 6 °C	Storage temperature range if sample is stored more than 60 hours	Applied between collection and testing	high
#P058	operational	operational	mandatory	Static Acute Lethality Test - Maximum Storage Duration	aquatic life	requirement	<= 4 days	Maximum time elapsed after sampling before test commencement	Testing shall commence as soon as possible	high
#P059	operational	operational	mandatory	Static Acute Lethality Test - Control Mortality Threshold	aquatic life	requirement	<= 10 %	Percentage of control fish that die	The test is invalid if this threshold is exceeded	high
#P060	design	operational	mandatory	Expanded Plant Production Increase Threshold	wastewater	requirement	2.5 ratio	Criteria for defining an expanded plant based on average annual amount of finished product or raw material	Relative to 1971-1975 period or date of commencement to March 31, 1977	high
#P061	operational	operational	mandatory	Composite Sample Maximum Collection Interval	wastewater	requirement	<= 1 hour	Intervals for delivering equal volumes of effluent into a receptacle during a sampling period	Applies to 24-hour sampling periods	high
#P062	operational	operational	mandatory	Small Plant Minimum Sampling Volumes	wastewater	requirement	>= 4 volumes	Minimum number of equal volumes required for a composite sample	Applies to red meat plants < 500 tonnes, poultry plants < 2 500 tonnes, or processing plants < 500 tonnes	high
#P063	operational	operational	mandatory	Small Plant Minimum Sampling Duration	wastewater	requirement	>= 4 hours	Minimum sampling period duration during which slaughtering or processing is performed	Applies to specified low-production red meat, poultry, or processing plants	high
#P064	operational	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test Fish Count	aquatic life	requirement	>= 10 fish	Number of fish to be exposed to a representative portion of the composite sample	Rainbow trout must be used as standard test organism	high
#P065	operational	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test Exposure Period	aquatic life	requirement	96 hours	Duration of fish exposure to the composite sample	Standard duration for acute lethality test	high
#P066	operational	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test Loading Ratio	aquatic life	requirement	>= 1.5 litres per gram	Volume of fresh test sample required relative to the weight of fish	Applies to the 96-hour test	high
#P067	operational	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test Minimum Water Depth	aquatic life	requirement	>= 10 cm	Minimum depth of the water in any test vessel		high
#P068	operational	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test Maximum Pre-aeration	aquatic life	requirement	<= 2 hours	Maximum duration of aeration allowed for the test sample prior to commencement	Intended to minimize stripping of volatile compounds	high
#P069	operational	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Test Individual Fish Weight	aquatic life	requirement	0.5 - 10 grams	Allowable weight range for individual fish used in the test	Weight of largest fish shall not be more than twice the smallest	high
#P070	operational	operational	mandatory	Small Red Meat Plant Production Threshold (Sampling)	wastewater	requirement	< 500 tonnes annually	Production volume determining monthly sampling frequency	Applies to red meat integrated plants	high
#P071	operational	operational	mandatory	Small Processing Plant Production Threshold (Sampling)	wastewater	requirement	< 500 tonnes annually	Production volume determining monthly sampling frequency	Applies to processing plants	high
#P072	operational	operational	mandatory	Small Poultry Plant Production Threshold (Sampling)	wastewater	requirement	< 2500 tonnes annually	Production volume determining monthly sampling frequency	Applies to poultry integrated plants	high
#P073	operational	operational	mandatory	Medium Red Meat Plant Production Range (Sampling)	wastewater	requirement	500 - 10000 tonnes annually	Production volume determining weekly sampling frequency	Applies to red meat integrated plants	high
#P074	operational	operational	mandatory	Large Red Meat Plant Production Threshold (Sampling)	wastewater	requirement	> 10000 tonnes annually	Production volume determining twice-weekly sampling frequency	Applies to red meat integrated plants	high
#P075	operational	operational	mandatory	Medium Poultry Plant Production Range (Sampling)	wastewater	requirement	2500 - 7000 tonnes annually	Production volume determining weekly sampling frequency	Applies to poultry integrated plants	high
#P076	operational	operational	mandatory	Large Poultry Plant Production Threshold (Sampling)	wastewater	requirement	> 7000 tonnes annually	Production volume determining twice-weekly sampling frequency	Applies to poultry integrated plants	high
#P077	operational	operational	mandatory	Red Meat Plant Flow Measurement Exception Threshold	wastewater	requirement	< 500 tonnes annually	Allows flow determination via water intake or total deposit instead of continuous recording	Red meat integrated plant	high
#P078	operational	reporting	mandatory	Monthly Report Submission Deadline	wastewater	requirement	30 days	Time limit for forwarding monthly reports to the Minister after the end of an equivalent month	Applies to all plants	high
#P079	operational	reporting	mandatory	Annual Production Declaration Deadline	wastewater	requirement	30 days	Time limit for forwarding production declarations for the previous year	Required after the end of each calendar year	high
#P080	operational	operational	mandatory	Acute Lethality Testing Frequency - Large Poultry Plant	aquatic life	requirement	13 week period	Testing required once during each 13 week period at intervals greater than one month	Poultry plants producing over 7000 tonnes annually	high

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