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Items tagged: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

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Deconstructing "Deleterious"

November 14, 2011 - 8:45 am

Located near the mouth of Rivers Inlet, north of Port Hardy on the central coast of British Columbia, the floating Rivers Lodge is one of several that host sports fishing vacations. For six weeks each year, Pat Ardley and her two kids run the lodge, but it’s not an easy business. The economic downturn...

Categories: Features

Proposed Wastewater Regs Published

March 22, 2010 - 8:09 am

The proposed Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations have been published in Canada Gazette, Part I beginning the formal 60-day public comment period. As Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced in February, the feds are proposing regulations for municipal, community, federal and other wastewater...

Categories: National, News

Draft National Wastewater Regs Now Available

February 9, 2010 - 2:07 pm

Environment Minister Jim Prentice has announced that a draft of proposed municipal wastewater systems effluent regulations is now available for public consultation. Once in force, these regulations will set standards for the discharge from all wastewater facilities in Canada. Over time, wastewater...

Categories: National, News

CCME Adopts Canada-Wide Vision for Water

November 2, 2009 - 9:47 am

Federal, provincial and territorial ministers met in Kingston last week and endorsed a Canada-wide strategic vision for water, which outlines how Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) will help ensure that Canadians have access to clean, safe and sufficient water to meet their needs...

Categories: National, News

Wastewater Strategy Concerns Municipalities

September 25, 2009 - 12:24 pm

“Some municipalities have been incredibly responsible and placed a real priority on sewer and wastewater treatment,” said Minister John Baird in an interview with ReNew Canada’s Ottawa correspondent, Guy Félio, recently. “Some have let it slip.” Proposed federal wastewater regulations are...

Categories: Blog

Prentice Announces New Regs for Municipal Wastewater

August 6, 2009 - 11:43 am

Plans discussed at this past February’s CCME meeting are now coming to fruition. Today minister of the environment Jim Prentice announced new regulations for managing municipal wastewater. The proposed regulations will set national performance standards, timelines and monitoring and reporting requirements...

Categories: National, News

CCME Talks Strategy in Whitehorse

February 18, 2009 - 11:23 am

Meeting yesterday in Whitehorse to discuss issues such as climate change, federal, provincial and territorial environment ministers recognized the work done to date in developing the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment...

Categories: National, News, Northern Canada

CCME Water Qualtiy Guideline for Review

May 7, 2008 - 2:22 pm

The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has released a draft scientific criteria document for a Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life - Chlorpyrifos is available for public review and comment until June 6. The scientific criteria document includes English...

Categories: News

CCME Water Qualtiy Guideline for Review

April 30, 2008 - 2:25 pm

The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has made a draft Canadian Water Quality Guideline for the Protection of Aquatic Life for 1,4-Dioxane is available for public review and comment until May 30, 2008.For more information, or to view the document, click here.

Categories: News

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