Mr. Speaker, aside from what is done by the federal government, since most mines are located on federal lands, and most lands and waters are jurisdiction of the federal government. We also are looking under our environmental protection act to produce guidelines regarding hazardous wastes, we have adopted three waste management guidelines, and we are preparing seven more for public consultation. There is a guideline, for instance, on industrial waste discharges which establishes standards for solid and liquid industrial wastes which are disposed of in municipal land fill and sewage systems. This guideline was developed in conjunction with MACA, and set out the guideline which will assist, we think, in protecting municipal facilities, as well as the environment. There is a guideline on general management of hazardous waste which defines what hazardous waste is, and it outlines our requirements for storage containers, storage facilities as well as waste management facilities. The registration of generators, carriers and receivers. The third guideline we have is for site remediation, which establishes clean-up criteria for contaminated sites, the criteria are based on land-use and the type of contamination. We are preparing seven more which will help us assist in managing specific hazardous wastes in cleaning batteries, solvents, anti-freeze, oil base, and latex paint, asbestos, institutional chemicals and lead based paint wastes. So we are moving to give guidance to industry, to work with municipalities, as well as the public in setting in place guidelines. Hopefully, these will produce some results, if not, then we will look at ways to make these enforceable. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Return To Supplementary 540-13(3): Impacts Of Mining On Nearby Residents
In the Legislative Assembly on October 18th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Return To Supplementary 540-13(3): Impacts Of Mining On Nearby Residents
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 17th, 1996
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