Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations

17 (1) The owner or operator of a mine shall conduct Daphnia magna monitoring tests in accordance with the procedure set out in section 5 or 6 of Reference Method EPS 1/RM/14 at the same time that the acute lethality tests are conducted under section 14, 15 or 16 of these Regulations.

(2) The owner or operator shall conduct Daphnia magna monitoring tests on the aliquots of each effluent sample collected for the acute lethality tests.