Antarctic Environmental Protection Regulations (SOR/2003-363)

Marginal note:Sewage and domestic liquid waste

43 Sewage or domestic liquid waste, other than sewage or domestic liquid waste from a vessel, may be disposed of directly into the sea if

• (a) the sewage or waste is generated at a station with an average weekly occupancy over the austral summer of at least 30 individuals;

• (b) the sewage or waste is macerated before it is disposed of; and

• (c) all reasonable steps are taken to discharge the sewage or waste into the sea at a place where conditions exist for dilution and dispersal of the sewage or waste.

Marginal note:Treated sewage

44 The by-product of sewage, other than sewage from a vessel, treated by the Rotary Biological Contactor process or a similar process may be disposed of into the sea if the disposal

• (a) does not adversely affect the local environment; and

• (b) is in accordance with Annex IV to the Protocol.

Records

Marginal note:List of locations

45 Within 30 days after each anniversary of the date of issuance of a permit for a term of more than one year (including the term of any renewal of the permit), and within 30 days after the day on which a permit expires, the permit holder must provide the Minister with a list of all locations where wastes have been incinerated or otherwise disposed of in the Antarctic.

Marginal note:Records

46 A permit holder must record each disposal of wastes, including sewage discharges from vessels, and retain the record for five years.

Emergencies

Marginal note:Reporting

47 The permit holder must, without delay, advise the Minister about all measures undertaken in response to an emergency.

Marginal note:Emergency plan

48 Each emergency plan must

• (a) identify the potential emergencies, including the potential impact on human health and the environment, that could result from the activities to which the permit is to relate;

• (b) include an assessment of the relative risk of occurrence of the potential emergencies;

• (c) set out the names and telephone numbers of personnel and describe their roles and responsibilities during an environmental emergency;

• (d) identify the training required for emergency response personnel;

• (e) list the equipment that will be available to deal with potential emergencies and indicate where it is located;

• (f) identify the procedures by which emergency resources, including personnel, equipment, facilities and financial resources, can be obtained; and

• (g) describe the procedures for implementing, reviewing and updating the plan.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Coming into force

49 These Regulations come into force on December 1, 2003.