Overview
You must meet specific requirements in order to receive approval to operate a pollutant control facility. You must provide decommissioning and reclamation plans and confirmation to the Minister for approval.
Benefits
Receiving approval to operate a pollutant control facility allows an owner or operator to reduce potential harm from environmental contamination when operating a mining operation.
Eligibility
No person shall operate a pollutant control facility for the purpose of causing or permitting the discharge, drainage, diversion, deep well injection, handling or on-site transportation of any substance that may be a pollutant unless the person first obtains approval to do so, and obtains an approved decommissioning and reclamation plan and assurance fund.
How to Apply
All information should be submitted through Environment Business Services document submission process, or through the assigned Environmental Protection Officer.
The application must include the following information and material:
- A statement of the nature of the wildlife, fisheries, air, water resources, soil and hydrogeology in the area of the facility;
- Site maps of the area of the facility showing topographical and drainage features of the area during construction, installation, alteration or extension, and as they will be on completion of the work proposed;
- A set of drawings and specifications of the construction, installation, alteration or extension proposed;
- A description of the proposed methods and procedures of the operation of the facility;
- A list of pollutants that may be stored or used in the facility;
- A time frame for the proposed construction, installation alteration or extension;
- A contingency plan for preventing and cleaning up of any spills of pollutants from the facility;
- A description of the proposed:
- Operating schedule; and
- A proposed schedule setting out any planned discharge of pollutants to the environment, including the anticipated quantity and quality of those discharges.