(submitted by Tony Moscioni)
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.Headwater Environmental Services Corporation
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CEPA CHLOROBIPHENYL AND STORAGE OF PCB MATERIAL REGULATIONS
Environment Canada has proposed amendments to the Chlorobiphenyl Regulations and Storage of PCB Materials Regulations that would require:
• Phase-out of most high-level (>500 ppm) PCBs in-service by the end of 2007 (Section 8.1),
• Phase-out most low-level (50-500 ppm) PCBs in-service by the end of 2014 (Section 8.3),
• Phase-out of all PCBs in storage by the end of 2009 and allow in-service PCBs to be transferred to storage for only one year or less (Storage Regs, Section 4.1),
• Phase-out of most high-level and low-level PCBs from sensitive locations within three years of the coming into force of the proposed regulations (Section 8.4),
• Decontamination of all out-of-service liquids containing PCBs to less than 2 ppm PCBs (Section 5c). (previously liquids and solids up to 50 ppm could be re-used, recycled or disposed in a landfill)
PCB_Storage_2002_e.pdf ,
PCB_Regs_Nov2002_e.pdf ,
Draft_2002_e.pdf
