| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Applicant Contact Information | aquatic life | As an applicant (also known as proponent), you must provide: your full legal name, your primary mailing address, a valid email address, your signature on the application | high | |
| #Q002 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Corporate Applicant Information | aquatic life | When the applicant is a company, you must provide the full legal registered name of the company and the company's representative. | When the applicant is a company | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | reporting | recommended | Financial Guarantee Signature | aquatic life | The same contact should sign the financial guarantee. | high | |
| #Q004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Financial Guarantee Requirement | aquatic life | For your application to be considered complete, you need a financial guarantee. | high | |
| #Q005 | administrative | reporting | recommended | Financial Guarantee Discussion | aquatic life | DFO strongly recommends that you discuss the amount of the financial guarantee with us before submitting your application for authorization to avoid delays in the review of your application. | high | |
| #Q006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Project Phases Details | aquatic life | Provide details about your project, including information about each phase of its completion. | high | |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | recommended | Engineering Specifications Approval | aquatic life, other | We recommend that an accredited engineer stamp and approve engineering specifications. | high | |
| #Q008 | reporting | reporting | recommended | Project Description Components | aquatic life | Your project description should include: construction methods being used, associated infrastructure affected, permanent and temporary structures affected, building materials, machinery and equipment being used, technical drawings, specifications and footprint of affected physical structures, estimated largest footprint of disturbed area in or around water associated with the project | high | |
| #Q009 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Temporary Structures and Activities Reporting | aquatic life | You must also provide information on these activities, and equipment and materials used. | If construction of permanent structures requires construction of temporary structures combined with other disturbances and activities | high |
| #Q010 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Project Schedule Requirement | aquatic life | Provide a clear schedule that identifies the proposed start and end dates for each proposed project and, when applicable, each phase of the project. | high | |
| #Q011 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Project Location Details | aquatic life | Needed location information includes: geographic coordinates of the proposed project, small-scale site plan showing the overall location of the project, large-scale site plan or diagrams indicating the high-water mark or tide levels and existing structures, photographs from different vantage points or satellite imagery of the water sources and water bodies, if available, names of any watershed, water source and/or water body likely to be affected, name of the nearest community | high | |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | recommended | Indigenous Engagement Overview | aquatic life | If applicable, your application should include: overview of engagement and consultations conducted with Indigenous Peoples, summary of their concerns and how you plan to accommodate them in your project design | If applicable | high |
| #Q013 | reporting | reporting | recommended | Interested Parties Engagement Summary | aquatic life | If any engagement was done with interested parties or the public at large, your application should include: summary of concerns raised, how they influenced your project design | If any engagement was done with interested parties or the public at large | high |
| #Q014 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Description of Fish and Fish Habitat | aquatic life | DFO requires detailed information about fish and fish habitat that could be impacted by your project. | high | |
| #Q015 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Species At Risk Act Consideration Information | aquatic life | If your project could have impacts on an aquatic species at risk, you must include the information required for the consideration of the approval of activities otherwise prohibited under the Species At Risk Act with your application for authorization. | If your project could have impacts on an aquatic species at risk | high |
| #Q016 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Description of Effects on Fish and Fish Habitat | aquatic life | For each proposed project, the following information about possible effects on fish and fish habitat is needed to assess your authorization request: identification of fish species and life stages potentially affected, identification of the type and size (area) of potentially affected fish habitat, description of the potential effects, probability or likelihood of the potential effect occurring and the magnitude, spatial extent and duration of the potential effects | high | |
| #Q017 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Avoidance and Mitigation Measures Details | aquatic life | Your application must include detailed information about measures and standards being used to avoid and mitigate the effects of your specific project. Include information on: how avoidance measures and standards were considered and applied first to avoid death of fish, and to avoid or mitigate the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat; the monitoring measures that will be used to assess expected outcomes and effectiveness of the applied measures and standards; contingency measures that will be used if the proposed measures and standards do not meet their goals | high | |
| #Q018 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Detailed Offsetting Plan | aquatic life | Your application must include a detailed offsetting plan with the following components: geographic coordinates of the location where offsetting measures will be done, small-scale site plan identifying the general location and its boundaries, detailed description of: offsetting measures, how those measures will meet their objectives, how the effectiveness of the proposed measures (timing, endpoints, etc.) will be monitored; detailed description of the contingency measures and related monitoring measures you will do if the proposed offsetting measures do not meet their objectives; detailed description of any adverse effects on fish and fish habitat that could result from doing the plan, and a detailed description of the measures and standards that will be done to avoid or mitigate the adverse effects; timeline to do the offsetting plan and an estimate of its cost; description of the steps to get the authorization needed to access the areas in question if implementing the plan requires access to areas the applicant does not own | high | |
| #Q019 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Offsetting Residual Impacts Documentation | aquatic life | Your offsetting plan must describe and quantify the residual death of fish or impacts on fish habitat that will be counterbalanced by offsetting measures after avoidance and mitigation measures are done. | high | |
| #Q020 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Fisheries Management Objectives Review | aquatic life | If your planned work is in an area where objectives have been established, identify any effects that the proposed project and/or offsetting plan may have on the fisheries management objectives. | If your planned work is in an area where objectives have been established | high |
| #Q021 | design | operational | mandatory | Effluent Sampling and Flow Measurement 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 | |
| #Q022 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Sampling and Analysis Procedures 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)... shall be adhered to. | high | |
| #Q023 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Monthly Effluent Reporting Requirement | 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 [actual daily deposits, average deposits, pH, production, flow, and ammonia nitrogen concentration]. | high | |
| #Q024 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test Sample Preservation | wastewater, aquatic life | 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 |
| #Q025 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Initial Plant Declaration | 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... showing whether the plant is an integrated plant, processing plant or rendering plant; showing whether the plant will process red meat or poultry or both; showing the projected annual production of the plant; and declaring equivalent months for the remainder of the calendar year. | Applies to owners of new or expanded plants upon commencement or expansion. | high |
| #Q026 | 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... showing the actual production of the plant for the previous year... and declaring equivalent months for the forthcoming year. | high | |
| #Q027 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Composite Sampling | wastewater | take a composite sample on the regular basis prescribed by section 8 | high | |
| #Q028 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Continuous Flow Recording | wastewater | the flow of each type of effluent deposited by a plant shall be measured and recorded continuously. | Except for plants producing less than 500 tonnes (red meat/processing) or 2500 tonnes (poultry) annually where daily totals may be used. | high |
| #Q029 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | pH Determination Methodology | wastewater | 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 | |
| #Q030 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Deposit Calculation Obligation | 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 | high | |
| #Q031 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Testing Duty | wastewater | 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. | high | |
| #Q032 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Composite Sample Collection Methods | 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 specific exceptions for small plants in subsections (2) and (3) | high |
| #Q033 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Standard Test Organism for Acute Lethality | wastewater, aquatic life | rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri Richardson) shall be used as the standard test organism for the test procedure | Only healthy, standardized stocks of properly acclimated rainbow trout shall be used | high |
| #Q034 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test Temperature | wastewater | the test shall be conducted at 15° ± 1° Celsius | high | |
| #Q035 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of pH Adjustment in Toxicity Samples | wastewater | there shall be no direct adjustment of the pH or other chemical characteristics of the test sample | Applies to the acute lethality test procedure | high |
| #Q036 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Prescribed Concentration Test Methods | 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 | |
| #Q037 | 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 plants < 500 tonnes/yr or poultry plants < 2500 tonnes/yr | high |
| #Q038 | 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 producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually | high |
| #Q039 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test Validity Condition | wastewater | this test is invalid if greater than 10 per cent of the control fish die; | Applies to 96-hour acute lethality static test procedure | high |
| #Q040 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Test Sample Volume per Fish Weight | wastewater | for each gram of fish there shall be at least 1.5 litres of fresh test sample per 96-hour test; | high | |
| #Q041 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Test Vessel Minimum Water Depth | wastewater | the minimum water depth in any test vessel shall be 10 cm; | high | |
| #Q042 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Test Sample Aeration Limits | 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. A maximum of two hours aeration of the test sample is allowed prior to the commencement of the test; | high | |
| #Q043 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Test Organism Weight Specifications | wastewater | 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; | high | |
| #Q044 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Fish Mortality Recording Schedule | wastewater | 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; | high | |
| #Q045 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Small Plant Flow Measurement Alternative | 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 or processing plants < 500 tonnes/year or poultry plants < 2500 tonnes/year | high |
| #Q046 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Reporting Lethality Test 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. | high | |
| #Q047 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Test Fish Exposure | 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); | high | |
| #Q048 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Prohibition on throwing prejudicial substances overboard | aquatic life | No one shall throw overboard ballast, coal ashes, stones or other prejudicial or deleterious substances in any river, harbour or roadstead, or in any water where fishing is carried on; | high | |
| #Q049 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Prohibition on depositing fish remains on shore | other | No one shall leave or deposit or cause to be thrown, left or deposited, on the shore, beach or bank of any water or on the beach between high and low water mark, remains or offal of fish or of marine animals; | high | |
| #Q050 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Prohibition on leaving decayed fish in fishing gear | aquatic life | No one shall leave decayed or decaying fish in any net or other fishing apparatus. | high | |
| #Q051 | operational | unknown | guidance | Burial of fish remains above high water mark | other | Remains or offal described in subsection (1) may be buried ashore, above high water mark. | high | |
| #Q052 | prohibition | health | mandatory | General prohibition on deposit of deleterious substances | aquatic life | Subject to subsection (4), no person shall deposit or permit the deposit of a deleterious substance of any type in water frequented by fish or in any place under any conditions where the deleterious substance or any other deleterious substance that results from the deposit of the deleterious substance may enter any such water. | Subject to subsection (4) | high |
| #Q053 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Ministerial directions for authorized deposits | wastewater, aquatic life | A person authorized to deposit a deleterious substance by or under regulations made under subsection (5) or (5.2) shall, when directed by the Minister, despite any regulations made under paragraph (5)(e) or (5.2)(d) or any conditions set out in an authorization made under paragraph (5)(f), conduct any sampling, analyses, tests, measurements or monitoring, install or operate any equipment or comply with any procedures, and report any information, that is required by the Minister in order to determine whether the person is depositing the deleterious substance in the manner authorized. | When directed by the Minister | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #R001 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Storm water BOD threshold for effluent exclusion | wastewater | requirement | <= 50 mg/L | Average concentration in at least 3 samples taken at intervals of 15 minutes | Applies to storm water protected from contamination to be excluded from effluent definition | high |
| #R002 | physical | operational | mandatory | Effluent pH limit | wastewater | requirement | 6.0 - 9.0 pH | pH of each composite sample of effluent | high | |
| #R003 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of BOD - Red Meat Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 1.0 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit | Class: Red Meat Integrated Plant | high |
| #R004 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of BOD - Red Meat Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.5 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Red Meat Integrated Plant | high |
| #R005 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of TSS - Red Meat Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 1.2 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit | Class: Red Meat Integrated Plant | high |
| #R006 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of TSS - Red Meat Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.6 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Red Meat Integrated Plant | high |
| #R007 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of Grease - Red Meat Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 1.6 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit | Class: Red Meat Integrated Plant | high |
| #R008 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of Grease - Red Meat Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.8 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Red Meat Integrated Plant | high |
| #R009 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of BOD - Processing Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.7 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit | Class: Processing Plant | high |
| #R010 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of BOD - Processing Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.35 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Processing Plant | high |
| #R011 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of TSS - Processing Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.5 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit | Class: Processing Plant | high |
| #R012 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of TSS - Processing Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.25 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Processing Plant | high |
| #R013 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of Grease - Processing Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.8 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit | Class: Processing Plant | high |
| #R014 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of Grease - Processing Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.4 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Processing Plant | high |
| #R015 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of BOD - Poultry Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 1.4 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit | Class: Poultry Integrated Plant | high |
| #R016 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of BOD - Poultry Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.7 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Poultry Integrated Plant | high |
| #R017 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of TSS - Poultry Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 1.0 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit | Class: Poultry Integrated Plant | high |
| #R018 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of TSS - Poultry Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.5 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Poultry Integrated Plant | high |
| #R019 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of Grease - Poultry Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 1.0 kg/tonne of finished product | Actual daily deposit | Class: Poultry Integrated Plant | high |
| #R020 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of Grease - Poultry Integrated Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.5 kg/tonne of finished product | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Poultry Integrated Plant | high |
| #R021 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of BOD - Rendering Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.4 kg/tonne of raw material | Actual daily deposit | Class: Rendering Plant | high |
| #R022 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of BOD - Rendering Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.2 kg/tonne of raw material | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Rendering Plant | high |
| #R023 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of TSS - Rendering Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.4 kg/tonne of raw material | Actual daily deposit | Class: Rendering Plant | high |
| #R024 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of TSS - Rendering Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.2 kg/tonne of raw material | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Rendering Plant | high |
| #R025 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized actual daily deposit of Grease - Rendering Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.3 kg/tonne of raw material | Actual daily deposit | Class: Rendering Plant | high |
| #R026 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Authorized average daily deposit of Grease - Rendering Plant | wastewater | requirement | 0.15 kg/tonne of raw material | Average daily deposit during an equivalent month | Class: Rendering Plant | high |
| #R027 | microbiological | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test control mortality limit | aquatic life | requirement | <= 10 % | Mortality of control fish | Test is invalid if exceeded | high |
| #R028 | physical | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test dissolved oxygen minimum | aquatic life | requirement | >= 8 mg/l | Dissolved oxygen level in test sample | high | |
| #R029 | physical | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test temperature range | aquatic life | requirement | 15 ± 1 ° Celsius | Temperature at which the test shall be conducted | high | |
| #R030 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test sample volume ratio | aquatic life | requirement | >= 1.5 L/g | Ratio of fresh test sample to fish mass for the 96-hour test | high | |
| #R031 | physical | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test minimum water depth | aquatic life | requirement | >= 10 cm | Minimum water depth in any test vessel | high | |
| #R032 | physical | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test fish weight | aquatic life | requirement | 0.5 - 10 g | Weight of individual fish used in testing | The weight of the largest fish shall not be more than twice the smallest | high |
| #R033 | physical | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test sample storage temperature | aquatic life | requirement | 1 - 6 °C | Temperature range for sample storage if stored more than 60 hours | Applies when transportation or storage is necessary prior to testing | high |
| #R034 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Acute lethality test duration | aquatic life | requirement | 96 hours | Standard exposure period for test fish | high | |
| #R035 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Minimum fish count for acute lethality test | aquatic life | requirement | >= 10 fish | At least 10 fish shall be exposed to a representative portion of the composite sample | high | |
| #R036 | operational | operational | mandatory | Maximum delay for acute lethality test commencement | aquatic life | requirement | <= 4 days | Time between sampling and commencement of testing | high | |
| #R037 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Monthly effluent report deadline | wastewater | requirement | 30 days | Submission of report after the end of each equivalent month | high | |
| #R038 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality testing frequency - Rendering Plants | aquatic life | requirement | 1 times per 13 week period | Frequency of sampling and testing on one processing day | Class: Rendering plant | high |
| #R039 | operational | operational | mandatory | Effluent sampling interval maximum | wastewater | requirement | <= 1 hour | Equal volumes of effluent delivered into a receptacle at equal intervals | During a sampling period of 24 hours | high |
| #R040 | operational | operational | mandatory | Small plant composite sampling minimum volume count | wastewater | requirement | >= 4 volumes | Minimum number of equal volumes delivered into a receptacle at equal intervals | Red meat integrated < 500t/year, Poultry integrated < 2500t/year, or Processing plant < 500t/year | high |
| #R041 | operational | operational | mandatory | Small plant composite sampling minimum duration | wastewater | requirement | >= 4 hours | Minimum duration for composite sampling during slaughtering or processing | Red meat integrated < 500t/year, Poultry integrated < 2500t/year, or Processing plant < 500t/year | high |
| #R042 | operational | operational | mandatory | Effluent sampling frequency - Low production | wastewater | requirement | 1 per equivalent month | Regular basis for sampling and analysis | Red meat < 500t, Processing < 500t, or Poultry < 2500t annually | high |
| #R043 | operational | operational | mandatory | Effluent sampling frequency - Standard production | wastewater | requirement | 1 per week | Regular basis for sampling and analysis | Red meat 500-10000t, Processing > 500t, Poultry 2500-7000t, or all rendering plants | high |
| #R044 | operational | operational | mandatory | Effluent sampling frequency - High production | wastewater | requirement | 2 per week | Regular basis for sampling and analysis | Red meat > 10000t or Poultry > 7000t annually | high |
| #R045 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test maximum pre-test aeration | aquatic life | requirement | <= 2 hours | Maximum duration of sample aeration allowed prior to test commencement | high | |
| #R046 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality testing frequency - Red Meat (Low) | aquatic life | requirement | 1 per calendar year | Sampling and testing on one slaughtering day | Red meat integrated < 500t finished product annually | high |
| #R047 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality testing frequency - Red Meat (Medium) | aquatic life | requirement | 2 per calendar year | Sampling and testing on two slaughtering days | Red meat integrated 500 - 10,000t finished product annually | high |
| #R048 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality testing frequency - Red Meat (High) | aquatic life | requirement | 1 per 13 week period | Sampling and testing on one slaughtering day | Red meat integrated > 10,000t finished product annually | high |
| #R049 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality testing frequency - Processing (Low) | aquatic life | requirement | 1 per calendar year | Sampling and testing on one processing day | Processing plant < 500t finished product annually | high |
| #R050 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality testing frequency - Poultry (Medium) | aquatic life | requirement | 2 per calendar year | Sampling and testing on two slaughtering days | Poultry integrated 2,500 - 7,000t finished product annually | high |
| #R051 | design | operational | mandatory | Expanded plant production threshold multiplier | wastewater | requirement | > 2.5 multiplier | Threshold of average annual amount for a plant to be classified as an expanded plant | Case (a): plant commenced on or before Jan 1, 1971; Case (b): after Jan 1, 1971 | high |
| #R052 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality testing frequency - Processing (High) | aquatic life | requirement | 2 per calendar year | Sampling and testing on two processing days | Processing plant producing over 500 tonnes of finished product annually | high |
| #R053 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality testing frequency - Poultry (Low) | aquatic life | requirement | 1 per calendar year | Sampling and testing on one slaughtering day | Poultry integrated plant producing less than 2 500 tonnes of finished product annually | high |
| #R054 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality testing frequency - Poultry (High) | aquatic life | requirement | 1 per 13 week period | Sampling and testing on one slaughtering day | Poultry integrated plant producing over 7 000 tonnes of finished product annually | high |
| #R055 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Acute lethality test observation intervals | aquatic life | requirement | 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 24, 48, 72, 96 hours | Times at which the number of dead fish in treatment and control vessels must be recorded | high | |
| #R056 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality test fish weight uniformity ratio | aquatic life | requirement | <= 2 ratio | The weight of the largest fish compared to the smallest fish in the test | Applies to individual fish weighing between 0.5 and 10 grams | high |
| #R057 | operational | reporting | mandatory | New/Expanded plant declaration deadline | wastewater | requirement | 30 days | Deadline for forwarding plant classification and production declarations | Applies to expanded plants upon becoming subject to regulations | high |
| #R058 | operational | operational | mandatory | Storm water sampling count for exclusion | wastewater | requirement | >= 3 samples | Minimum number of storm water samples to determine average BOD for exclusion from effluent definition | high | |
| #R059 | operational | operational | mandatory | Storm water sampling interval for exclusion | wastewater | requirement | 15 minutes | Time interval between taking storm water samples for BOD averaging | high | |
| #R060 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minimum interval between acute lethality tests - Medium Plants | aquatic life | requirement | > 4 calendar months | Mandatory minimum separation between two required annual tests | Applies to Red Meat (500-10,000t), Processing (>500t), and Poultry (2,500-7,000t) integrated plants | high |
| #R061 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minimum interval between acute lethality tests - High/Rendering Plants | aquatic life | requirement | > 1 calendar month | Mandatory minimum separation between tests conducted within 13-week periods | Applies to Red Meat (>10,000t), Poultry (>7,000t) integrated plants, and all Rendering plants | high |
| #R062 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute lethality sample storage trigger duration | aquatic life | requirement | > 60 hours | Duration of storage between collection and testing that triggers the requirement to cool sample to 1-6 °C | Applies when transportation or storage is necessary prior to testing | high |
| #R063 | physical | operational | mandatory | TSS test support screen size | wastewater | requirement | 3.5 m | Size of the support screen for total suspended matter filtration | high | |
| #R064 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Annual production declaration deadline | wastewater | requirement | 30 days | Deadline for forwarding actual production results and declaring equivalent months for the forthcoming year | Applies after the end of each calendar year | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | BATEA | best available technology and techniques economically achievable | high | |
| #D002 | Action level | a specific dose of radiation or other parameter that, if reached, may indicate a loss of control of part of a licensee’s radiation protection program or environmental protection program, and triggers a requirement for specific action to be taken. | high | |
| #D003 | Adaptive management | involves, among other things, the implementation of new or modified mitigation measures over the life of a project to address unanticipated environmental effects. | high | |
| #D004 | Licensed release limits | a subset of licensed limits, that are specific to releases to the environment, and are part of the licensing basis. | high | |
| #D005 | maximum predicted design release(s) characteristics (MPDRCs) | include the proposed location of the points of release, the proposed maximum quantities and concentrations, and the anticipated volume and flow rate of nuclear and hazardous substances expected to be released to the environment, including their physical, chemical and radiological characteristics. | high | |
| #D006 | Environmental release targets (ERTs) | evaluation criteria used as the basis of the design of the treatment technologies and techniques being appraised as part of the BATEA assessment. | high | |
| #D007 | ALARA | as low as reasonably achievable | high | |
| #D008 | Major modification | A major modification is one that requires a change in the licensing basis for the facility or activity. | high | |
| #D009 | EQ | Exemption Quantity | high | |
| #D010 | UCLs | Unconditional Clearance Levels | high | |
| #D011 | CCLs | Conditional Clearance Levels | high | |
| #D012 | Exclusion | Exclusion is for sources/exposures where it is impossible to exert control over them. | high | |
| #D013 | Exemption | Exemption is for sources/exposures where control is potentially feasible, but it is considered unnecessary or unwarranted, and a decision is made a priori to exempt it from regulatory control. | high | |
| #D014 | Clearance | Clearance can be thought of as exemption from within where it serves as permission for the materials developed or arising from a regulated activity to exit the regulatory system with no further regulatory requirements or oversight. | high | |
| #D015 | Authorization for discharge | Authorization for discharge is a separate but related concept which allows the release (that is, discharge to the environment) of the substance while continuing to maintain regulatory control and oversight of the release through the maintenance of additional regulatory requirements, such as periodic re-evaluation of the adequacy of control measures, monitoring of releases and, where necessary, monitoring of the receiving environment. | high | |
| #D016 | POI | point-of-impingement | high | |
| #D017 | environmental management system (EMS) | An organization’s environmental policy, documented in the environmental management system (EMS), includes the organization’s commitment to continuous improvement, pollution prevention and other specific areas, which may include sustainable development and adaptive management. | high | |
| #D018 | periodic safety review (PSR) | A major modification is one that requires a change in the licensing basis for the facility or activity. Some examples of major modifications are: ... a result of a periodic safety review (PSR) | high | |
| #D019 | environmental risk assessment (ERA) | The predictions of environmental effects are submitted as part of a licence application and forms part of the licensing basis. This may be supported with the predictions of environmental effects as described in the approved environmental risk assessment (ERA) or similar documentation submitted in support of a licence application. | high | |
| #D020 | Practice-specific CCLs | CCLs that are only applicable to a defined practice or activity, and were developed by the CNSC for application to multiple licensees carrying out the specific practice or activity | high | |
| #D021 | wastewater treatment plant (WTP) | The concentration in sludge is calculated assuming that the WTP serves a population of 20,000. | high | |
| #D022 | site acceptance testing (SAT) | installation acceptance inspection (also referred to as site acceptance testing (SAT)) | high | |
| #D023 | factory acceptance testing (FAT) | factory acceptance testing (FAT) | high | |
| #D024 | standard operating procedures (SOPs) | standard operating procedures (SOPs) | high | |
| #D025 | occupational health and safety (OHS) | The applicant or licensee should reference any occupational health and safety (OHS) and radiation protection requirements relevant during commissioning. | high | |
| #D026 | interim pollution prevention plan (IPPP) | The intent of the IPPP is to focus on short-term mitigation while long-term solutions are evaluated (that is, to mitigate any potential risks in the short term, until a viable long-term treatment solution is implemented). | high | |
| #D027 | licensed limit | A licensed limit is part of the licensing basis and, if exceeded, represents a loss of control of part of the licensee’s program(s) or control measure(s). | high | |
| #D028 | upper value of normal operation | The upper value of normal operation is based on the predicted or current operating conditions, and is typically determined using either: a prospective approach for a new facility or activity, based on the approved design and other relevant information; a retrospective approach for an existing facility or activity, using all available performance data (including historical data). | high | |
| #D029 | Commissioning | Commissioning is essential to verify performance against the approved design and to ensure that the licensed release limits are achievable and are set at a level that is protective of the environment. | high | |
| #D030 | Public dose constraints | Public dose constraints are estimates of public dose, less than the regulatory public dose limit, that are either established or approved by the CNSC for use in the optimization process. | high | |
| #D031 | NSCA | Nuclear Safety and Control Act | high | |
| #D032 | GNSCR | General Nuclear and Safety Control Regulations | high | |
| #D033 | NSRDR | Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations | high | |
| #D034 | QA/QC | quality assurance and quality control | high | |
| #D035 | dilution zone | initial mixing zone | high | |
| #D036 | package turnover | Transitioning to the next stage of commissioning (from inactive commissioning to active commissioning, and from active commissioning to operations). | high | |
| #D037 | internal investigation levels | internal control levels | high | |
| #D038 | administrative levels | internal control levels | high | |
| #D039 | critical receptor | representative person | high | |
| #D040 | IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency | high | |
| #D041 | EP | environmental protection | high |