Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations

5 (1) This Part applies in respect of all mills except the Port Alberni Mill.

(2) This Part also applies in respect of an off-site treatment facility at which, during the preceding calendar year,

• (a) 20% or more of the average daily BOD of the BOD matter in the effluent that was treated originated from one or more mills; or

• (b) 5 000 kg or more of the average daily BOD of the BOD matter in the effluent that was treated originated from a single mill.

(3) If, during the calendar year referred to in subsection (2), the average daily BOD of the BOD matter in the effluent that originated from a single mill did not exceed the product of 7.5 multiplied by the mill’s reference production rate, the BOD of that BOD matter is not to be included in the calculation of BOD under subsection (2).