Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations

24 (1) The owner or operator of a mine shall notify an inspector, fishery officer or authority prescribed by any regulations made under the Act without delay if the results of the effluent monitoring tests conducted under section 12 or 13, subsection 14(1) or section 15 or 16 indicate that

• (a) the limits set out in Schedule 4 are being or have been exceeded;

• (b) the pH of the effluent is less than 6.0 or greater than 9.5; or

• (c) an effluent is acutely lethal.

(2) The owner or operator shall provide a written report of the test results to the inspector, fishery officer or authority prescribed by any regulations made under the Act within 30 days after the tests have been completed.

(3) [Repealed, SOR/2018-99, s. 23]