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Ministry of Environment

Asphalt Plant Regulation

The Ministry of Environment intends to establish an Asphalt Plant Code of Practice to replace the current Asphalt Plant Regulation.

A code of practice (or “minister’s regulation”) is a legally binding and enforceable set of rules that must be followed by the asphalt industry for environmental protection. The code would be established under provisions of the Environmental Management Act (EMA) and the Waste Discharge Regulation (WDR).

The proposed code of practice would apply across the province and would replace the current Asphalt Plant Regulation (APR) requirements. The ministry’s objectives in revising the Asphalt Plant Regulation are to establish consistent emission standards and monitoring requirements for asphalt plants to protect the environment and human health; to provide clear regulatory direction; and update regulatory provisions to incorporate current and emerging trends and technologies in asphalt plants.

The proposed code would address air emission releases, discharge of process and storm water and the management of dust and odour — as well as registration, monitoring, record keeping and enforcement.

The ministry has developed an intentions paper for the proposed Asphalt Plant Code of Practice. The purpose of this intentions paper is to seek responses and comments from stakeholders and the public on the proposed code of practice. This intentions paper provides a summary of the ministry’s mandate and objectives, background information and potential environmental and human health concerns associated with asphalt plants, intentions for the code, and avenues for providing comment on the ministry’s intentions.

Public Consultation Process

The consultation period is now complete.  The intentions paper for the proposed code of practice was posted in February, 2012. Comments were solicited for a period of 75 days. The ministry will web post a summary of the intentions paper comments received by the end of June.

For information on the consultation process, see the Consultation Information for Codes of Practice and Regulations site.

For general information on the development of codes of practice and the review of current regulations, see the Environmental Management Act (EMA) Codes of Practice and Regulatory Review site.