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December 2001
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MOE HAZARDOUS WASTE BLITZ
FLURRY OF PAPER, BUT MOST REGS TO BE PHASED IN

Download the documents discussed below from the Willms & Shier Online Compliance Centre.

In a year-end blizzard of paper, MOE Minister Witmer released a hazardous waste generator fees regulation and other proposed regulations and policies intended to tighten up monitoring and control over the handling and disposal of hazardous waste in Ontario.

Generators - Annual Registration and Fees

O. Reg. 501/01, in effect January 1, 2002, will require all generators of hazardous waste to register annually and pay registration fees ($50.00) plus $5.00 per manifest on subject waste (hazardous and liquid industrial wastes), plus $10 per tonne of hazardous waste generated. Tonnage fees include all hazwastes disposed on-site by combustion, disposal through wastewater treatment and discharge to sewers.

Generators will have until February 15 to register. MOE has established options for payment of the manifest and tonnage fees, quarterly or annually. MOE intends to write to all currently registered generators and provide an estimate of fees due based on the previous years' reports. An initial quarterly payment for 2002 will be due by March 15, 2002.

MOE expects to raise $12 million in fees to offset MOE costs. Approximately 16,000 waste generators will be affected.

MOE is also implementing an online hazardous waste information network (HWIN) to track generation, handling and disposal of hazardous waste. Generators and haulers will be required to start posting online to HWIN on February 26, 2002.

MOE will provide a company's generator registration reports to anyone who pays a $25.00 fee.

PCBs - Mandatory Destruction To Be Phased In Soon

MOE has posted a draft regulation for consultation until March 18, 2002. The proposed regulation would require:

mandatory destruction of stored PCBs within three years; and

mandatory destruction within one year for PCBs at sensitive sites (schools, hospitals, parks, etc.).

We will monitor the progress of this regulation and report when it becomes law.

Pre-Treatment For Land Disposal Discussion Paper

Intended to stem the flow of hazardous waste from the U.S. into Canada, MOE posted a discussion paper proposing to adopt the U. S. Universal Treatment Standards (UTS) for hazardous wastes to be disposed on land. March 18, 2002 is the deadline for submissions. As a stopgap, MOE is contemplating the imposition of interim standards requiring hazardous wastes imported into Ontario to meet the same pre-treatment standards in effect where the waste was generated.


ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FLASH
December 2001	Page 1 of 1

MOE HAZARDOUS WASTE BLITZ FLURRY OF PAPER, BUT MOST REGS TO BE PHASED IN Download the documents discussed below from the Willms & Shier Online Compliance Centre. In a year-end blizzard of paper, MOE Minister Witmer released a hazardous waste generator fees regulation and other proposed regulations and policies intended to tighten up monitoring and control over the handling and disposal of hazardous waste in Ontario. Generators - Annual Registration and Fees O. Reg. 501/01, in effect January 1, 2002, will require all generators of hazardous waste to register annually and pay registration fees ($50.00) plus $5.00 per manifest on subject waste (hazardous and liquid industrial wastes), plus $10 per tonne of hazardous waste generated. Tonnage fees include all hazwastes disposed on-site by combustion, disposal through wastewater treatment and discharge to sewers. Generators will have until February 15 to register. MOE has established options for payment of the manifest and tonnage fees, quarterly or annually. MOE intends to write to all currently registered generators and provide an estimate of fees due based on the previous years' reports. An initial quarterly payment for 2002 will be due by March 15, 2002. MOE expects to raise $12 million in fees to offset MOE costs. Approximately 16,000 waste generators will be affected. MOE is also implementing an online hazardous waste information network (HWIN) to track generation, handling and disposal of hazardous waste. Generators and haulers will be required to start posting online to HWIN on February 26, 2002. MOE will provide a company's generator registration reports to anyone who pays a $25.00 fee. PCBs - Mandatory Destruction To Be Phased In Soon MOE has posted a draft regulation for consultation until March 18, 2002. The proposed regulation would require: mandatory destruction of stored PCBs within three years; and mandatory destruction within one year for PCBs at sensitive sites (schools, hospitals, parks, etc.). We will monitor the progress of this regulation and report when it becomes law. Pre-Treatment For Land Disposal Discussion Paper Intended to stem the flow of hazardous waste from the U.S. into Canada, MOE posted a discussion paper proposing to adopt the U. S. Universal Treatment Standards (UTS) for hazardous wastes to be disposed on land. March 18, 2002 is the deadline for submissions. As a stopgap, MOE is contemplating the imposition of interim standards requiring hazardous wastes imported into Ontario to meet the same pre-treatment standards in effect where the waste was generated.