The present Regulations are made under the Environment Act. In particular, the Regulations provides for the remediation of contaminated sites establishing that a person responsible for a contaminated site must, at the person’s own cost, and as soon as the person knows or ought to know that a site is a contaminated site, do all of the following: a) take all reasonable measures to: i) prevent, reduce and remedy the adverse effects of the contaminant or contaminants, ii) remove or otherwise dispose of the contaminant or contaminants in a manner that minimizes adverse effects, iii) remediate the contaminated site in accordance with these regulations; b) take any measures required by an inspector or an administrator. The text - consisting of 17 sections – deals inter alia with the following: ministerial protocols, electronic reporting, site professionals, liability insurance requirements for site professionals, notice of contaminated site, duties respecting contaminated sites, limited remediation, full property remediation,
Canada · 2012-03-06