Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations (SOR/2003-79)

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Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations

SOR/2003-79

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Registration 2003-02-27

Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations

P.C. 2003-262 2003-02-27

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote a, the Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on August 18, 2001, a copy of the proposed Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations, and persons were given an opportunity to file comments with respect to the Regulations or to file a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established and stating the reasons for the objection;

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 93(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote a, the National Advisory Committee has been given an opportunity to provide its advice under section 6 of that Act;

And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, pursuant to subsection 93(4) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote a, the proposed Regulations do not regulate an aspect of a substance that is regulated by or under any other Act of Parliament in a manner that provides, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, sufficient protection to the environment and human health;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, pursuant to subsection 93(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote a, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health, hereby makes the annexed Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations.

INTERPRETATION

1. The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations.

“refrigerated condenser”

“refrigerated condenser” means a closed tetrachloroethylene vapour recovery system that uses mechanical refrigeration to cool the tetrachloroethylene vapour to a liquid for re-use in a dry-cleaning machine. (condenseur réfrigéré)

“residue”

“residue” means any solid, liquid or sludge waste containing tetrachloroethylene, other than waste water, that is produced at a dry-cleaning facility. (résidus)

“spotting agent”

“spotting agent” means a substance or mixture of substances that is applied directly to a stain for its removal from textile and apparel goods, rugs, furs, leathers and other similar articles. (agent détachant)

“waste management facility”

“waste management facility” means a facility that is authorized under applicable laws to handle, recycle or dispose of tetrachloroethylene, waste water and residue. (installation de gestion des déchets)

“waste water”

“waste water” means waste water containing tetrachloroethylene, that is produced by a dry-cleaning machine or during the regeneration of a carbon adsorber. (eaux résiduaires)

PART 1

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE USED IN DRY CLEANING

Application

  • 2. (1) This Part applies in respect of the use of tetrachloroethylene for the dry cleaning of textile and apparel goods, rugs, furs, leathers and other similar articles, except in the course of their manufacture.

  • (2) This Part does not apply in respect of the use of tetrachloroethylene in a textile mill.

Prohibitions

3. No person shall use a spotting agent that contains tetrachloroethylene for commercial or institutional dry-cleaning purposes.

4. No person shall use tetrachloroethylene for dry cleaning unless the tetrachloroethylene, waste water and residue are stored in closed containers at all times, except when access is required for operation or maintenance.

  • SOR/2011-216, s. 1(E).
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5. No person shall sell tetrachloroethylene to the owner or operator of a dry-cleaning machine or use tetrachloroethylene for dry cleaning unless the dry-cleaning machine

  • (a) uses the same drum for the washing, extraction, drying and aeration cycles;

  • (b) has an integral refrigerated condenser that recovers tetrachloroethylene vapour in the recirculated air from the drum of the machine;

  • (c) prevents tetrachloroethylene vapour in the drum from being vented into the atmosphere during the washing, extraction, drying and aeration cycles;

  • (d) has an integral tetrachloroethylene-water separator that recovers tetrachloroethylene from waste water;

  • (e) has a manufacturer’s design rating for tetrachloroethylene consumption equal to or less than 10 kg or 6.2 L of tetrachloroethylene per 1000 kg of clothing cleaned or, alternatively, was installed or in use prior to August 1, 2003; and

  • (f) is operated within a dry-cleaning facility that is equipped with

    • (i) a tetrachloroethylene-impermeable secondary containment system encompassing at least the entire surface under each dry-cleaning machine, tank or other container containing tetrachloroethylene, waste water or residue and capable of containing at least 110% of the capacity of the largest tank or container within the containment system, and

    • (ii) tetrachloroethylene-resistant drain plugs that are readily available to seal all floor drains into which tetrachloroethylene, waste water or residue may flow in the event of a spill.

  • SOR/2011-216, s. 2(F).
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