| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Emergency Notification of Deleterious Substance Deposit | wastewater, aquatic life, other | Under the Fisheries Act, the federal government must be notified immediately upon the deposit or likely deposit of a deleterious substance out of the normal course of events. | Upon the deposit or likely deposit of a deleterious substance out of the normal course of events | high |
| #Q002 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Prohibition of Acutely Lethal Effluent Discharge | wastewater, aquatic life | The regulations also set out limits for certain deleterious substances and pH, prohibit the discharge of effluent that is acutely lethal to certain freshwater and marine organisms, and specify the requirements for carrying out effluent sampling, reporting and environmental effects monitoring. | medium | |
| #Q003 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Demonstration of Appropriate Mine Waste Disposal Option | wastewater, aquatic life | In order to use a water body frequented by fish for mine waste disposal, it must be demonstrated that this approach is the most appropriate option from an environmental, technical, economic and socio-economic perspective. | In order to use a water body frequented by fish for mine waste disposal | high |
| #Q004 | operational | operational | mandatory | Fish Habitat Compensation Plan Development and Implementation | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine is required to develop and implement a fish habitat compensation plan to offset the loss of fish habitat that will occur as a result of the use of a fish-frequented water body for mine waste disposal and must also provide an irrevocable letter of credit or equivalent financial guarantee to ensure that funds are in place to implement all elements of the fish habitat compensation plan. | When using a fish-frequented water body for mine waste disposal | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Financial Guarantee for Fish Habitat Compensation Plan | wastewater, aquatic life | The owner or operator of a mine is required to develop and implement a fish habitat compensation plan to offset the loss of fish habitat that will occur as a result of the use of a fish-frequented water body for mine waste disposal and must also provide an irrevocable letter of credit or equivalent financial guarantee to ensure that funds are in place to implement all elements of the fish habitat compensation plan. | When using a fish-frequented water body for mine waste disposal | high |
| #Q006 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Effluent Sampling, Reporting, and Environmental Effects Monitoring Requirements | wastewater, aquatic life | The regulations also set out limits for certain deleterious substances and pH, prohibit the discharge of effluent that is acutely lethal to certain freshwater and marine organisms, and specify the requirements for carrying out effluent sampling, reporting and environmental effects monitoring. | As specified under the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations (MDMER) | high |
No quantitative requirements.
No definitions.