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 associated assurance fund 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 pollutant control facility.
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 applicant should work with the assigned Environmental Protection Officer during application preparation.