Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations

6 (1) For the purpose of paragraph 36(4)(b) of the Act, the owner or operator of a mill may deposit, or permit the deposit of, BOD matter and suspended solids in any water or place other than a place referred to in subsection (3) or (4) if

• (a) the BOD of the BOD matter or the quantity of suspended solids, as the case may be, does not exceed the maximum quantities authorized by section 14; or

• (b) the deposit is made in accordance with an authorization to exceed the maximum quantities authorized by section 14.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph 36(4)(b) of the Act, the owner or operator of an off-site treatment facility may deposit, or permit the deposit of, BOD matter and suspended solids in any water or place if the deposit is made in accordance with an authorization.

(3) For the purpose of paragraph 36(4)(b) of the Act, the owner or operator of a mill may deposit, or permit the deposit of, any concentration of acutely lethal effluent, any BOD matter and any quantity of suspended solids into an off-site treatment facility, whether or not the facility is subject to these Regulations.

(4) For the purpose of paragraph 36(4)(b) of the Act, the owner or operator of a factory that produces pulp or paper products may deposit, or permit the deposit of, any concentration of acutely lethal effluent, any BOD matter and any quantity of suspended solids into

• (a) a treatment facility that is owned or operated by the owner of the factory; or

• (b) if the factory is part of a complex, the common treatment facility for the factories that are part of the complex.

(5) The authority to deposit BOD matter and suspended solids conferred by subsections (1) and (2) does not confer any authority to deposit acutely lethal effluent.