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Documents
Reports
Implementation Plans
Unique to British Columbia [& New Brunswick], the burning of salt laden wood results in an annual release of 8.6 gTEQ/year to the atmosphere or 4.3 percent of the national total of dioxin and furans emissions documented in the inventory of releases prepared under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Waste incineration has historically been responsible for a significant portion of the dioxins and furans emitted in Canada. The total release of dioxins and furans from this sector amounts to 44.9 g/ TEQ/y or 22.5% of the total releases to the atmosphere. This standard includes incineration of municipal solid waste, medical waste, hazardous waste, and sewage sludge.
Documents
Reports
November 2007 (1712 KB) (pdf)
Implementation Plans
Each jurisdiction is required to develop an implementation plan which describes what actions will be taken to implement a CWS and achieve compliance by the deadline set for the standard.
British Columbia has the vast majority of existing coastal pulp and paper boilers that burn salt-laden wood. New Brunswick has one facility to which the CWS applies. Other jurisdictions will apply the standard for new facilities in conjunction with their permitting processes if proposals are received in the future. Note: As Quebec is not a signatory to the Canada-wide Accord on Environmental Harmonization nor the Canada-wide Standards, it is not required to develop an implementation plan.
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Note: As Quebec is not a signatory to the Canada-wide Accord on Environmental Harmonization nor the Canada-wide Standards, it is not required to develop an implementation plan.
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