Using or storing any of the 174 listed dangerous substances (in excess of the specified quantities), or causing or contributing to an environmental emergency involving any of these substances.
Under the E2 Regulations, anyone using or storing a listed substance above the specified threshold, or who has a container with a capacity for that substance in excess of the specified quantity, will have to notify Environment Canada of the place where the substance is held, along with the maximum expected quantity and the size of the largest container for that substance. If both the criteria are exceeded, the regulatee is required to prepare and implement an environmental emergency plan and notify Environment Canada accordingly. An E2 plan documents ways to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from environmental emergencies caused by toxic or other hazardous substances.
Effective preparedness is built on trust and cooperation between all levels of government, industry and community. Through working together, they must accomplish five things:
DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.
New Brunswick Contact(s):
Mr.
Roger
Percy
Regional Environmental Emergency Coordinator
Environment Canada
Telephone: (902) 426-2576
Web site:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html