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Standards and Criteria

Standards

Standards are legally enforceable numerical limits or narrative statements specified in permits, approvals, regulations, legislation and orders.

• Standards for the End of Pipe Water Based Discharges from the Pacific Place Site. Only applicable at the Pacific Place site in Vancouver
• British Columbia Standards for Managing Contamination at the Pacific Place Site (103 KB) Superseded by the requirements of the Contaminated Sites Regulation

Standards Policies

• Overview of CSST Procedures for the Derivation of Soil Quality Matrix Standards for Contaminated Sites
• CSST Policy Decision Summary (2 MB)
• Tier 1 Ecological Risk Assessment Policy Decision Summary
• Criteria for Managing Contaminated Sediment in British Columbia - Technical Appendix
• Development and Applications of Sediment Quality Criteria for Managing Contaminated Sediment in British Columbia (636 KB)

Standards Workshops

• Contaminated Sites Soil Task Group Workshop on the Development and Implementation of Soil Quality Standards for Contaminated Sites (983 KB)
• CSST Record of Response to Major Results and Recommendations Forthcoming From Eco-Workshop
• BC Environment Responses to Expert Panel Recommendations
• Contaminated Sites Standards Review Workshop Report March 20-22, 1996 (M.M. Dillon Limited) (3.2 MB)

Criteria

Criteria are guidelines documents used by regulators to set standards

1	British Columbia Water Quality Guidelines (Criteria): 1998 Edition Updated June 28, 2000
2	A Compendium of Working Water Quality Guidelines for British Columbia: 1998 Edition
3	Criteria for Managing Contaminated Sites in British Columbia 1995 (6.8 MB)
4	Criteria for Managing Contaminated Sites in British Columbia 1989 (108 KB)