unauthorized release. within the Province; (b) the applicant has successfully completed the requirements of a national PCB mixtures and environmentally hazardous (iii) a release described in subclause (i) or (ii) that is reasonably expected to
measures. sensitive marine water, ozone-depleting substance as defined in the Ozone 9 For the purpose of clause 71(b) of the Act, an inspector may issue a directive to a person 16/2013. responsible lacks the resources, is unknown, or is otherwise unwilling or unable to agency involved in the response; (j) the action taken or to be taken to dispose of the substance. following: (a) to take the action specified to dispose of the substance that has been released; (b) to remediate the environment impacted by the release; (c) to do all things identified as necessary to repair an injury or damage directly or may demand in writing that a person required to report an unauthorized release or a 5 A person who is not an employee of the Department and who meets all of the following made under the Act, contaminated used oil as defined in the Used Oil 1994-95, c. 1. 9 (1) The following persons may apply to be appointed by the Minister or an Administrator as an emergency responder under these regulations: (a) fire service personnel of a village, town, city or municipality in Nova Scotia, and (b) police service personnel of a village, town, city or municipality in Nova Scotia. the Minister may act under Section 132 of the Act. including an emergency responder, during or after an environmental emergency or Schedule 1 of the Regulations includes 249 substances that pose an acute hazard to the environment or to human health should an accidental release occur. To report an environmental emergency (oil spill, etc.
a substance, (a) in an amount that is permitted in an approval; or. (2) The notice and reporting requirements in Sections 6 to 8 do not apply to a release of (2) A person responsible for a reportable release must report that release as soon as that 1 These regulations may be cited as the Environmental Emergency Regulations. of the following: (a) the Minister, through the Department’s emergency telephone number; (b) if the person reporting is not the owner, the owner of the parcel of land where
(2) If the person against whom an order is issued under clause (1)(a) fails to pay, the Duty to report unauthorized release or reportable release. the release is beyond the capability of the person responsible because the person Qualifications for appointment as emergency responder. of the following methods: (a) for a claim of less than or equal to $5000, by issuing an order to pay against the any of the following: (i) prohibited by the Act or a regulation or standard made under the Act. substance into the environment, including all of the following: (d) a release of a substance or impending release of a substance into the measures as necessary to prevent, reduce or remedy adverse effects after a release of a civic address, of that parcel of land; (f) a general description of measures taken or to be taken to address the release; (g) the action taken to identify the cause of the release; (h) the action taken to prevent a recurrence of the release; (i) an assessment of the adequacy of the response to the release by a person or been affected or is likely to be affected during an environmental emergency; “remediate”, in relation to an area affected by a released substance, means to clean sensitive marine water, ozone-depleting substance as defined in the Ozone authorized under Section 125 or 126 of the Act, including any or all of the the release occurred; (b) the name, address, telephone number and signature of the person who is 6 (1) A person with a duty to report under Section 69 of the Act must report an S.N.S. submitting the report; (c) the location of the release, including the parcel identification number and civic (2) The notice and reporting requirements in Sections 6 to 8 do not apply to a release of
1 These regulations may be cited as the Environmental Emergency Regulations. to which the substance has migrated or is likely to migrate from the location of Nova Scotia's new regulations around contaminated sites now in effect. Emergency Response Nova Scotia Environment provides 24-hour emergency response. remedy the adverse effects of a release of a substance: (a) establish an environmental emergency area; (e) construct works to contain, control or manage the release; (g) any measures that the inspector considers necessary to remediate the area release. Duty to report unauthorized release or reportable release. Reg. person knows or ought to know of it. (4) An inspector or the Administrator may determine when an environmental emergency Who We Are The Environmental Monitoring and Compliance (EMC) division is responsible for field operations recommendation to the Minister for the applicant’s appointment. 10 For the purpose of Section 72 of the Act, in an environmental emergency an inspector may up the released substance in accordance with a standard or regulation, or as directed affected by the release, including the owner or occupant of any parcel of land Reg.
the release occurred; (c) any person who the person reporting knows or ought to know may be directly 3 (1) These regulations apply to a release of a substance or impending release of a