| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Five-Year Review Report Preparation | wastewater, other | At least once every five years, the Minister shall cause a report to be prepared and published on the operation of this section, including the effect of this section on prosecutions under this Act and including recommendations on the contraventions to which and circumstances in which orders should be issued under subsection (1). | high | |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | guidance | Request for Penalty Review | wastewater, other | A regulated party that has received a notice of intention may submit a written request within 15 days of the date of the notice that the ministry review information about the incident. | If the regulated party has received a notice of intention to issue an environmental penalty order. | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | operational | guidance | Request for Extension or Meeting | wastewater, other | The regulated person may also request to have an extension to the 15 days to submit information to the ministry or to meet with ministry staff to further discuss its written submissions before the environmental penalty order is issued. | Prior to the issuance of the environmental penalty order. | high |
| #Q004 | corrective_action | treatment | mandatory | Settlement Agreement Pollution Prevention Obligations | wastewater, other | These agreements require the regulated person to take steps beyond those required by law to complete a pollution prevention or reduction project including facility-based pollution prevention or pollution reduction projects that aim to yield human health or environmental benefits beyond those required by environmental laws. | When a regulated person enters into a settlement agreement to reduce the gravity component of the penalty. | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Environmental Penalty Order Issuance Timeline | wastewater, other | The ministry has one year from the later, of the date on which violation occurred, or the date on which evidence of the violation first came to the attention of the ministry to issue an environmental penalty order. | high | |
| #Q006 | administrative | operational | guidance | Right to Appeal Environmental Penalty Order | wastewater, other | A regulated person that has been issued an order has the right to appeal it to the Environmental Review Tribunal within 15 days of the order, unless it has agreed not to appeal as part of a settlement agreement. | Unless the regulated person has agreed not to appeal as part of a settlement agreement. | high |
| #Q007 | monitoring | reporting | recommended | Environmental Penalty Tool Monitoring | other | It is also recommended to continue monitoring and reporting on the use of the environmental penalty tool to promote consistency and effective implementation. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #R001 | design | treatment | mandatory | Sewage works design capacity threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 10000 litres per day | environmental permission is required when the sewage works have a design capacity greater than 10,000 litres per day | new or existing sewage works | high |
| #R002 | design | treatment | mandatory | Aggregate sewage works design capacity threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 10000 litres per day | environmental permission is required when more than 1 sewage works is located on a lot or parcel of land and they have, in total, a design capacity in excess of 10,000 litres per day | multiple works on single lot | high |
| #R003 | design | treatment | mandatory | Closed loop systems rated capacity threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 10000 liters a day | exception from approval does not include ground water or closed loop systems with rated capacity greater than 10,000 liters a day | closed loop systems | high |
| #R004 | design | treatment | mandatory | Large subsurface septic systems design capacity threshold | wastewater, agricultural water | requirement | > 10000 litres per day | Environmental Compliance Approval required for larger subsurface (septic) systems with a design capacity of more than 10 000 litres per day | agricultural operation context; 1 or more on same property or crosses boundaries | high |
| #R005 | design | treatment | mandatory | Subsurface disposal systems design flow threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 10000 litres per day | An ECA is required for on-site sewage works where the sewage works have a design flow greater than 10,000 litres per day | on-site or communal sewage works | high |
| #R006 | design | treatment | mandatory | Aggregate subsurface disposal systems design flow threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 10000 litres per day | An ECA is required where more than one sewage works is located on a lot or parcel of land and in total, the design flow is more than 10,000 litres per day | multiple on-site or communal works | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | Environmental penalties | Environmental penalties are administrative monetary penalties that can be imposed by the ministry when certain industrial facilities spill or have unlawful discharges to water or land. | high | |
| #D002 | Limit exceedance | A limit exceedance refers to the maximum, or in some cases minimum, discharge/emission level as identified in an environmental approval, order, regulation or other instrument. | high | |
| #D003 | Acute Toxicity | Acute Toxicity refers to an effluent monitoring sample that fails an acute lethality test for rainbow trout or Daphnia magna (water flea). | high | |
| #D004 | PIBS | Public Information Banking System | high | |
| #D005 | MISA | Municipal-Industrial Strategy for Abatement | high | |
| #D006 | EPA | Environmental Protection Act | high | |
| #D007 | OWRA | Ontario Water Resources Act | high | |
| #D008 | e.g. | for example | high | |
| #D009 | St. | Saint | high | |
| #D010 | i.e. | that is | high | |
| #D011 | etc. | and other things | high | |
| #D012 | pH | potential of Hydrogen | high | |
| #D013 | Monitoring and reporting violations | Monitoring and reporting violations include failure to report a spill as required by legislation or failure to take a sample, as required by a regulation or an environmental compliance approval. | high | |
| #D014 | Spill | Most spills involve an accidental, abnormal or inadvertent release of a pollutant discharged into the natural environment from or out of a structure, vehicle or other container. | high | |
| #D015 | Gravity component | gravity component for the seriousness of the violation | high | |
| #D016 | Monetary benefit component | monetary benefit component for avoided or delayed costs | high | |
| #D017 | Bill 133 | Environmental Enforcement Statute Law Amendment Act | high | |
| #D018 | affected community | watersheds where the violation(s) occurred | high | |
| #D019 | Daphnia magna | water flea | high | |
| #D020 | Limit exceedance | A limit exceedance refers to the maximum, or in some cases minimum, discharge/emission level as identified in an environmental approval, order, regulation or other instrument. | high | |
| #D021 | Acute Toxicity | Acute Toxicity refers to an effluent monitoring sample that fails an acute lethality test for rainbow trout or Daphnia magna (water flea). | high | |
| #D022 | Mining Act | legislation that governs and regulates prospecting, mineral exploration, mine development and rehabilitation in Ontario, in a manner consistent with the recognition and affirmation of existing Aboriginal and treaty rights in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, including the duty to consult, and to minimize the impact of these activities on public health and safety and the environment. | high | |
| #D023 | Mine Rehabilitation Code | contains standards, procedures, and requirements for mine closure and is incorporated by reference into Ontario Regulation 35/24. | high | |
| #D024 | Mining Act Awareness Program | is an online training course that provides information on the Mining Act and its provisions and regulations. | high | |
| #D025 | Class Environmental Assessment | describes a planning and decision-making process for groups (or classes) of activities where a proponent must conduct an environmental assessment. | high | |
| #D026 | MAAP | Mining Act Awareness Program | high | |
| #D027 | Portable Document Format | high | ||
| #D028 | MLAS | Mining Lands Administration System | high | |
| #D029 | VII | seven | high | |
| #D030 | Class EA | Class Environmental Assessment | high | |
| #D031 | Tel | telephone | high |