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O. Reg. 306/17: EFFLUENT MONITORING AND EFFLUENT LIMITS - METAL MINING SECTOR
filed July 28, 2017 under Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19
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made under the
Environmental Protection Act
Made: July 26, 2017
Filed: July 28, 2017
Published on e-Laws: July 31, 2017
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 12, 2017
Amending O. Reg. 560/94
(EFFLUENT MONITORING AND EFFLUENT LIMITS - METAL MINING SECTOR)
1. Schedules 1 to 3 of Ontario Regulation 560/94 are revoked and the following substituted:
Schedule 1
Process Effluent Limits and Monitoring Frequency (All existing and new plants)
|
Column 0.1 Analytical test group |
Column 1 Parameter |
Column 2 Monitoring frequency |
Column 3 Daily concentration limit (mg/L) |
Column 4 Monthly average concentration limit |
|
|
1. |
2 |
Total Cyanide |
Thrice weekly |
2 |
1 |
|
2. |
8 |
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) |
Thrice weekly |
30 |
15 |
|
3. |
9 |
Copper |
Weekly |
0.6 |
0.3 |
|
4. |
9 |
Lead |
Weekly |
0.4 |
0.2 |
|
5. |
9 |
Nickel |
Weekly |
1 |
0.5 |
|
6. |
9 |
Zinc |
Weekly |
1 |
0.5 |
|
7. |
10 |
Arsenic |
Weekly |
1 |
0.5 |
SCHEDULE 2
Cooling Water Effluent Assessment Monitoring (All existing and new Plants)
|
Item |
Column 0.1 Analytical test group |
Column 1 Parameter |
Column 2 Monitoring frequency |
|
1. |
8 |
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) |
Weekly |
Schedule 3
Overflow Effluent Assessment Monitoring (All Existing and New Plants)
|
Item |
Column 0.1 Analytical test group |
Column 1 Parameter |
Column 2 Monitoring frequency |
|
1. |
2 |
Total Cyanide |
Every eight-hour period |
|
2. |
8 |
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) |
Every eight-hour period |
|
3. |
9 |
Copper |
Every eight-hour period |
|
4. |
9 |
Lead |
Every eight-hour period |
|
5. |
9 |
Nickel |
Every eight-hour period |
|
6. |
9 |
Zinc |
Every eight-hour period |
|
7. |
10. |
Arsenic |
Every eight-hour period |
Commencement
2. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.