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B.C. Government’s Ministry of Environment Waste Authorizations for Slaughter and Poultry Processing Facilities

B.C. Government’s Ministry of Environment Waste Authorizations for Slaughter and Poultry Processing Facilities. September 23, 2006 Slaughter & Poultry Processing Waste Team Email: Jack.Bryden @gov.bc.ca Email: Barbara.John@gov.bc.ca Email: Ben.VanNostrand@gov.bc.ca

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B.C. Government’s Ministry of Environment Waste Authorizations for Slaughter and Poultry Processing Facilities

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  1. B.C. Government’s Ministry of EnvironmentWaste Authorizations for Slaughter and Poultry Processing Facilities September 23, 2006 Slaughter & Poultry Processing Waste Team Email: Jack.Bryden@gov.bc.ca Email: Barbara.John@gov.bc.ca Email: Ben.VanNostrand@gov.bc.ca Email: Jennifer.A.Wilson@gov.bc.ca

  2. Meeting Objectives • Provide a brief overview of provincial waste authorizations for slaughter and poultry processing facilities • Present the development process for codes of practice • Answer questions or discuss issues

  3. Who Authorizes What? OffPremise OnPremise CFIA permits Transport Compost Landfill SRM waste B.C.’s MoE permits Non-SRM Compost Landfill Incinerate/gasify Water treatment Compost Landfill Incinerate/gasify B.C.’s MoEpermits

  4. Current Waste Authorization

  5. Current Waste Authorization

  6. Changing Current Provincial Authorization • The Environmental Management Act (EMA) was brought into force on July 8, 2004 • Combines and replaces the old Waste Management Act and the Environment Management Act • A more flexible authorization framework with modern environmental management tools

  7. What does this mean for authorizing waste discharges? EMA Codes of Practice (Minister’s Regulations) Current system authorizes for… • Compost • Incineration/gasification • Land application • Landfill • Wastewater treatment Register under a code for your prescribed industry and meet the code’s requirements Less detailed … more results based Changing system to … Detailed requirements One application / registration A permit for each activity

  8. EMA changes Authorization

  9. EMA and the Waste Discharge Regulation (WDR) • WDR identifies industries, trades, businesses, activities and operations • If not listed in WDR and other regulations, no one can pollute (sec 6(4) of EMA) • Schedule 1 - requires an authorization such as: • a permit • an approval • a regulation • an operational certificate • an order or a waste management plan … to introduce waste into the environment • Schedule 2 - eligible to be authorized by a minister’s code of practice

  10. EMA Codes of Practice“Minister’s Regulations” • Enforceable, industry or activity-wide regulations approved by the Minister • Intended to: • provide certainty to users • streamline the Ministry’s authorization process • have a results-based focus where possible • Address the discharge of waste from a prescribed industry or activity

  11. What does this mean? • The Poultry Processing and Slaughter Industry are listed in Schedule 2 of WDR • Both industries can now be authorized under a Minister’s regulation (code of practice) • Our team is developing these codes of practice

  12. Proof of Provincial Authorization • CFIA application for permit “must be accompanied by copies of all relevant municipal and provincial licenses and inspection reports…” • MOE doesn’t generate licenses for some permitted activities / discharges

  13. MOE’s Input to Draft SRM Manual • Emailed detailed review to CFIA • Included comments from Regional Districts on landfill requirements • Concern with landfill requirements • Suggested more definitions, outline of the time and process for CFIA applications for SRM permits etc. • Would like to link the exemption to comply with provincial criteria

  14. Development Process for Codes of Practice and Regulations under Review • Information gathering/scoping • Policy intentions paper for consultation • Consultation • Drafting • Implementation Detailed information on phases available at: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epdiv/ema_codes_of_practice/index.html We are here We need your input here

  15. The Proposed Work Plan for 2006-2007 • Currently researching technical standards for landfills accepting slaughter waste, air emissions from slaughter facilities as well as wastewater treatment and its beneficial re-uses e.g. land application • Will develop an intentions paper for consultation in the winter of 2007 • Will need to adjust timeframes where appropriate

  16. Interested in Updates? • We plan to send updates on… • The development of the codes of practice • Technical standards under development • Policy in the form of an intentions paper from which to create the code • Status of the code – legal drafting, Cabinet review, implementation • Implementation training and resources • Amendments to the codes • Would you like to receive updates?

  17. B.C.’s Ministry of Environment Thank you … Any questions?

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