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18-Env-A6 Solid Waste Engineering and Management · May 2014

Question 3 of 22: Federal Acts Relevant to Waste Management

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National Examination, May 2014 — 04-Env-A6 / 18-Env-A6, Solid Waste Engineering and Management. 3 hours duration, closed book, no calculator, one letter-sized aid sheet permitted. All 22 questions constitute a complete paper (100 marks total).

Reference texts: Tchobanoglous, Theisen & Vigil, Integrated Solid Waste Management: Engineering Principles and Management Issues; Vesilind, Worrell & Reinhart, Solid Waste Engineering; Davis & Cornwell, Introduction to Environmental Engineering (6th ed.); CCME, Guidance Document on Landfill Gas Management; Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Question 3: Federal Acts Relevant to Waste Management (3 marks)

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(1) Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) — the federal umbrella statute for pollution prevention and toxic-substances management, including regulations governing the export and import of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material. (2) Fisheries Act — prohibits the deposit of a deleterious substance into water frequented by fish, which applies directly to any uncontrolled leachate or process discharge from a waste facility reaching a fish-bearing watercourse. (3) Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (TDGA) — governs the classification, labelling and safe transport of hazardous wastes (e.g., batteries, solvents, contaminated soil) moving between generation, storage and disposal facilities.