PCB Regulations

Marginal note:Exceptions to maximum storage periods

• 22 (1) Section 21 does not apply to the storage of

  • (a) liquids referred to in subsection 15(2) or for which an extension has been granted under subsection 17;

  • (b) for the duration of any environmental remediation work, solids and liquids containing PCBs in a concentration of 50 mg/kg or more resulting from that work and stored on site for that duration, if the requirements set out in subsections (2) and (3) are complied with;

  • (c) equipment that contains radioactive PCBs whose activity concentration exceeds their unconditional clearance level, as defined in section 1 of the Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations; or

  • (d) for the duration of any extension granted by the Minister under subsection (4), military equipment whose use was previously permitted under section 15.2.

• Marginal note:Information to be provided

  (2) The owner of the land where the solids and liquids referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are located shall submit to the Minister at least 30 days before the storage of the solids or liquids or within 30 days after September 5, 2008, whichever is later, the following information:

  • (a) the civic address of the remediation work site or if there is no civic address, the location using the Global Positioning System;

  • (b) the date of commencement of the remediation work;

  • (c) the anticipated date of completion of the remediation work; and

  • (d) the anticipated date of the end of storage of the solids or liquids.

• Marginal note:Changes to information

  (3) The person referred to in subsection (2) shall notify the Minister in writing of the changes to be made at least 30 days before making any changes to the information provided under that subsection.

• Marginal note:Application for extension — military equipment

  (4) The Minister shall, on receipt of a written application containing the following information, grant an extension for the storage of military equipment up to the date applied for but no later than five years after the day on which the extension is granted:

  • (a) a description of the military equipment and the use to which it was previously put;

  • (b) the concentration of PCBs contained in the military equipment or, if the concentration is unknown, a statement to that effect;

  • (c) the estimated date of the military equipment’s disposal and information demonstrating that it cannot be disposed of before that date; and

  • (d) information demonstrating that all necessary measures are being taken to minimize or eliminate any harmful effect of the PCBs that are contained in the military equipment on the environment and on human health.

• Marginal note:Multiple extensions — military equipment

  (5) The Minister may grant multiple extensions under subsection (4) in respect of the same military equipment.