Solid Waste: Landfills What’s New Under the Proposed Environmental Code

2. Solid Waste: Landfills What’s New Under the Proposed Environmental Code Jeff Paterson, P.Eng.

3. Landfills: How they Developed 1972 Health Regs Introduced Located near sloughs, coulees and sandy areas Regulations were introduced when cancer-causing toxins from burning plastics became a concern 1984 EMPA Regs

4. Establishing, Constructing or Expanding a Landfill Part 2 Environmental Protection Plan REQUIRED ALTERNATIVE Solution Part 1 GENERAL Landfill Chapter Landfill Code Chapter The Environmental Protection Plan must satisfy the RBOs and must be certified by a qualified person. Part 3 ACCEPTABLE Solution • option of either following the • Acceptable Solution or propose an Alternative Solution

5. Establishing, Constructing or Expanding a Landfill Part 2 • A qualified person might need to certify: • technical investigation • landfill design plan • site suitability ALTERNATIVE Solution Part 1 GENERAL Landfill Chapter Landfill Code Chapter Part 3 ACCEPTABLE Solution MAY BE REQUIRED • Acceptable Solution similar to current permit conditions

6. Exemptions • Outfitter and mineral exploration camps • Single households disposing of their own waste on their own land • Hazardous waste landfills require permit due to high risk

7. Landfills: What Will Change For Municipal and Government Owners & Operators • Permits no longer required – owner /operator must notify the ministry before establishing new or expanding existing landfills • Exempt from financial assurances

8. Landfills: What Will Change For Privately Owned & Operated Landfills • Permits are required • No permit renewals required unless there is a change in the activity • Financial assurance will be required (phase-in period)

9. Landfills: What Will Change Phase–in Periods All landfills — public or private can qualify for a 5-year or 1-year phase-in Permitted landfill when code proclaimed Landfill with no permit when code proclaimed 1 year to comply with code 5 years to comply with code

10. Facilities Operating WITH a valid Permit 5 years to comply with code

11. Facilities Operating WITHOUT a valid Permit 1 year to comply with code

12. Landfills: What Will Change Plans and Reports • Operating Plans • Environmental Monitoring Plans • Closure Report Certified by a Qualified Person

13. Landfills: What Will Change Closure Permits no longer required to close a landfill • A landfill must be closed if: • the owner no longer intends to accept waste at the landfill; • waste has not been accepted at the landfill for at least two consecutive years.

14. Water Mains and Sewage Mains What’s New Under the Proposed Environmental Code

15. Water and Sewage Mains Chapters apply to systems serving more than 5, 000 people Which systems do they not apply to? fewer than 5,000 people pipelines operation of a waterworks or sewage works maintenance, line repairs, service connections, replacement In the above cases permitting requirements with remain in place

16. Water and Sewage Mains: What Will Change • Permits no longer required for construction of water main and sewage main (> 5,000 pop.) – owner must notify the ministry before constructing a water or sewage main • Requirements remain the same as in existing design guides (now developed as standards)

17. Liquid Domestic Waste Disposal What’s New Under the Proposed Environmental Code

18. Liquid Domestic Sewage Disposal The Shoreland Pollution Control Regulations, 1976 MRMR 1986 Disposal Permit Required • no disposal within 1,500 feet of a waterbody • lack of communal wastewater systems septic tanks and sewage haulers Increasing population around resort areas • increased sewage waste improperly disposed • increased environmental and health problems

19. Liquid Domestic Sewage Disposal • Application • applies to haulers disposing of sewage • does not apply to farmers • Phase-out Periods • current permits remain in force until specified time (Oct 1, 2013) then meet code • land spreading ‘Acceptable Solution’ removed after specified time (Dec 31, 2017)