Regulations Establishing Conditions for Making Regulations Under Subsection 36(5.2) of the Fisheries Act (SOR/2014-91)

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  Act

  Act means the Fisheries Act. (Loi)

  biochemical oxygen-demanding matter

  biochemical oxygen-demanding matter means any organic matter that contributes to the consumption of oxygen that is dissolved in waters or sediment. (matière exerçant une demande biochimique en oxygène)

  Procedure for pH Stabilization EPS 1/RM/50

  Procedure for pH Stabilization EPS 1/RM/50 means the Procedure for pH Stabilization During the Testing of Acute Lethality of Wastewater Effluent to Rainbow Trout (EPS 1/RM/50), March 2008, published by the Department of the Environment, as amended from time to time. (procédure de stabilisation du pH SPE 1/RM/50)

  Reference Method EPS 1/RM/13

  Reference Method EPS 1/RM/13 means the Biological Test Method: Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality of Effluents to Rainbow Trout (EPS 1/RM/13 Second Edition), December 2000 (with May 2007 amendments), published by the Department of the Environment, as amended from time to time. (méthode de Référence SPE 1/RM/13)

  research activities

  research activities means activities during which a deposit of a deleterious substance is made for the sole purpose of acquiring scientific knowledge.  (activités de recherche)

• Marginal note:Acutely lethal

  (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, a deposit is acutely lethal if, at 100% concentration, it kills more than 50% of the rainbow trout subjected to it over a 96- hour period when tested to determine lethality in accordance with Reference Method EPS 1/RM/13 and – if applicable – in conjunction with the Procedure for pH Stabilization EPS 1/RM/50.