Meat and Poultry Products Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 818)
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Regulations are current to 2012-05-14
Frequency of Sampling and Analysis
8. The sampling referred to in paragraph 6(b) shall be made
(a) once every equivalent month in the case of
(i) red meat integrated plants producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually,
(ii) processing plants producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually, and
(iii) poultry integrated plants producing less than 2 500 tonnes of finished product annually;
(b) once a week in the case of
(i) red meat integrated plants producing between 500 and 10 000 tonnes of finished product annually,
(ii) processing plants producing more than 500 tonnes of finished product annually,
(iii) poultry integrated plants producing between 2 500 and 7 000 tonnes of finished product annually, and
(iv) all rendering plants;
(c) twice a week in the case of
(i) red meat integrated plants producing more than 10 000 tonnes of finished product annually, and
(ii) poultry integrated plants producing more than 7 000 tonnes of finished product annually.
Analytical and Other Test Methods
9. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 6(c), the concentration in milligrams per litre of a substance described in an item of Schedule III, in each composite sample, shall be determined using
(a) the test method set out in Column I and modified in Column II of that item; or
(b) any other method, approved in writing by the Minister, the results of which can be confirmed by the method referred to in paragraph (a).
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 6(c), procedures pertaining to sampling, preservation and storage of samples and prevention of interference relating to the test methods referred to in paragraph (1)(a), as outlined in the general sections of the publication Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 14th Edition (1975), published jointly by the American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation, shall be adhered to.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph 6(c), the pH of a composite sample shall be determined using
(a) the test method prescribed by section 424 of the publication referred to in subsection (2); or
(b) any other method, approved in writing by the Minister, the results of which can be confirmed by the method referred to in paragraph (a).
(4) For the purposes of paragraph 6(f), the acute lethality test shall be conducted using
(a) the procedure for the 96-hour acute lethality static test described in Schedule IV; or
(b) any other method, approved in writing by the Minister, the results of which can be confirmed by the method referred to in paragraph (a).
Flow Measurement
10. (1) Subject to subsection (2), for the purpose of paragraph 6(d), the flow of each type of effluent deposited by a plant shall be measured and recorded continuously.
(2) In the case of
(a) a red meat integrated plant producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually,
(b) a poultry integrated plant producing less than 2 500 tonnes of finished product annually, or
(c) a processing plant producing less than 500 tonnes of finished product annually,
the flow of effluent may be determined by measuring the total quantity of water taken in daily by the plant or the total quantity of effluent deposited daily by the plant if the effluent is deposited as a single flow.