Section 1 definition of "water well", paragraph (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 41/2016, effective February 29, 2016.
Section 1 definition of "Permit Fees Regulation" BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 46/2018, effective April 1, 2018.
"Permit Fees Regulation" means the Permit Fees Regulation, BC Reg 299/92;
Section 1 definition of "qualified professional" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 76/2022, effective March 30, 2022.
"qualified professional" means an applied scientist or technologist specializing in a particular applied science or technology, including agrology, biology, chemistry, engineering, geology or hydrogeology,
(a) who is registered in British Columbia with the professional organization responsible for his or her area of expertise, acting under that professional association's code of ethics and subject to disciplinary action by that association, and
(b) who, through suitable education, experience, accreditation and knowledge, may be reasonably relied on to provide advice within his or her area of expertise as it relates to this regulation;
Section 1 definition of "advanced treatment", paragraph (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(a) produces a municipal effluent quality with BOD5 and TSS being 10 mg/L or less each, and
Section 1 definition of "BOD5" BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
"BOD5" means the carbonaceous 5-day biochemical oxygen demand;
Section 1 definitions of "CBOD5" and "CFU" were added by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
Section 1 definition of "primary treatment" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
"primary treatment" means any form of treatment, other than dilution, that produces a municipal effluent quality with BOD5 and TSS being not more than 130 mg/L each;
Section 1 definition of "secondary treatment", paragraphs (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(a) in the case of a lagoon system, BOD5 being not more than 45 mg/L and TSS being not more than 60 mg/L, and
(b) in any other case, BOD5 and TSS being not more than 45 mg/L each;
Section 1 definition of "qualified professional", paragraphs (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(a) who is registered in British Columbia with the professional organization responsible for the applied scientist's or techonologist's area of expertise, acting under that professional association's code of ethics and subject to disciplinary action by that association, and
(b) who, through suitable education, experience, accreditation and knowledge, may be reasonably relied on to provide advice within the applied scientist's or techonologist's area of expertise as it relates to this regulation;
Section 8 (1) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 76/2022, effective March 30, 2022.
(1) A director may, on receipt of an application or on his or her own initiative, substitute a different requirement for a requirement contained in this regulation if
Section 10 (2) (c) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 46/2018, effective April 1, 2018.
(c) payment in accordance with section 2 of the Permit Fees Regulation;
Section 13 (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(b) a copy of design drawings for the wastewater facility, including the discharge works, signed and stamped by a qualified professional;
Section 29 (b) (ii) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(ii) is adjusted annually to match inflation based on the Industrial Product Price Index in respect of capital equipment, produced by Statistics Canada, with the year the wastewater facility was registered as the base year, and
Section 31 (1) (b) (part) and (c) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(b) at the person's expense, ensure that an expert consultant selected from the roster established under subsection (2) has
(c) attach to the assurance plan the findings of the consultant who reviewed the plan.
Section 31 (2) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(2) A director may establish a roster of expert consultants to assist in reviewing assurance plans.
Section 31 (3) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
Section 46 (a) (ii) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(ii) a copy of final design drawings reflecting the actual construction of the wastewater facility, certified as correct and sealed by a qualified professional;
Section 56 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(2) For the purposes of sections 86 [monitoring requirements for discharges to ground] and 103 [monitoring requirements for discharges to water], chemical oxygen demand may be used in place of BOD5 if BOD5 is examined with chemical oxygen demand every fifth sampling.
Section 57 (4) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 178/2023, effective August 1, 2024.
(4) A discharger must submit laboratory analyses required by this regulation in accordance with the Environmental Data Quality Assurance Regulation, B.C. Reg. 301/90.
Section 58 (2) (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(a) the discharge quality does not exceed a maximum BOD5 and TSS of 10 mg/L each;
Section 61 (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 46/2018, effective April 1, 2018.
(a) on giving notice under section 16 (1) [changes to registration], an application fee in accordance with section 2 of the Permit Fees Regulation;
(b) on each anniversary of the date on which registration is effective under section 10 (2) [registration], an annual fee in accordance with section 3 of the Permit Fees Regulation, based on the quality and quantity of the discharge as indicated under section 12 (b) [technical information] of this regulation.
Section 75, Table 3, item 1 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
| BOD5 (mg/L) | 10 | 10 | 45 |
Section 86, Table 6, items BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
| BOD5, TSS frequency and type | monthly grab samples | monthly grab samples | quarterly grab samples |
| nitrogen total, and NO3 (as N frequency and type) | monthly grab samples | none | none |
Section 86, Table 7, items BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
| BOD5, TSS frequency and type | twice / month grab samples | twice / month grab samples | monthly grab samples |
| nitrogen total, and NO3 (as N frequency and type) | twice / month grab samples | none | none |
Section 86, Table 8, items BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
| BOD5, TSS frequency and type | weekly composite samples | weekly composite samples | twice / month composite samples |
| nitrogen total, and NO3 (as N frequency and type) | weekly composite samples | none | none |
Section 86, Table 6, item BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
| nitrogen total, and nitrate (as N frequency and type) | monthly grab samples | none | none |
Section 86, Table 7, item BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
| nitrogen total, and nitrate (as N frequency and type) | twice / month grab samples | none | none |
Section 86, Table 8, item BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
| nitrogen total, and nitrate (as N frequency and type) | weekly composite samples | none | none |
Section 87 (3) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
(3) A discharger must submit gathered data under this section to a director, if the maximum daily flow is
Section 89 (2) definition of "mean low water", paragraph (c) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(c) for streams and rivers, the point of contact between the stream or river surface and the shore during the 2-year return period 7-day flow.
Section 94, Table 9, item 1 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
| all flows: BOD5 & TSS (mg/L) | ≤ 45 | ≤ 10 | ≤ 45 | n/a | n/a |
Section 94, Table 10, item BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
| all flows: BOD5 & TSS (mg/L) | ≤ 45 | ≤ 10 | ≤ 45 | ≤ 130 | ≤ 45 |
Section 94, Table 11, item BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
| daily flows < 2x ADWF: BOD5 & TSS (mg/L) | ≤ 45 | ≤ 10 | ≤ 45 | ≤ 45 | ≤ 45 |
| daily flows ≥ 2x ADWF: interim BOD5 & TSS (mg/L) | ≤ 130 | ≤ 10 | ≤ 130 | ≤ 130 | ≤ 130 |
Section 103 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
(2) In respect of discharging to open marine waters that have a maximum daily flow of less than 10 m3/d, monitoring of BOD5, TSS and fecal coliforms is not required.
Section 103, Table 12 items BEFORE amended by BC Reg 50/2024, effective March 6, 2024.
| BOD5, TSS frequency and type | quarterly grab samples | quarterly grab samples | monthly grab samples | weekly grab samples | twice / week composite samples | 5 times / week composite samples |
| NH4-N, PO4-P, total phosphorus frequency and type (freshwater) | n/a | quarterly grab samples | 6 times / year grab samples | monthly grab samples | twice / month composite samples | weekly composite samples |
| NH4-N, PO4-P, total phosphorus frequency and type (marine) | n/a | n/a | quarterly grab samples | 6 times / year grab samples | monthly composite samples | twice / month composite samples |
Section 103, Table 12, item BEFORE amended by BC Reg 171/2025, effective October 27, 2025.
| ammonia frequency and type (freshwater) | n/a | n/a | quarterly grab samples | 6 times / year grab samples | monthly composite samples | twice / month composite samples |