Q-2, r. 16 - Regulation respecting the liquid effluents of petroleum refineries

Section 1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

1. Definitions: In this Regulation, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(a)  “ballast water” means water carried in a vessel for stability and seaworthiness, including water used for cargo and ballast tank cleaning;

(b)  “once-through cooling water” means water circulating only once through heat exchangers, either singly or in series, for the purpose of removing heat from hydrocarbons or treating chemicals used in the processes of a petroleum refinery and that is not intended to come into contact with the latter or with process waters;

(c)  “storm water” means water run-off that results from precipitation of any kind that falls on a petroleum refinery and on the property on which it is located, including water run-off originating from outside the said property and that passes over or through the latter;

(d)  “process water” means water intended to come into contact with hydrocarbons or treating chemicals used in the processes of a petroleum refinery;

(e)  “liquid effluent” means any waste water from a petroleum refinery, including, in particular, process water, ballast water stored at the refinery prior to loading a vessel, once-through cooling water, storm water, cooling tower blow-down, waste water, sludges from water supply treatment facilities and other sludges or water associated with the operation of a petroleum refinery and any other equipment or reservoir used for such a refinery;

(f)  “existing” means whose construction has begun or which is already in operation on 9 November 1977;

(g)  “Act” means the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2);

(h)  “new” means whose construction begins after 9 November 1977;

(i)  “maximum daily amount” means the maximum amount of a contaminant that a petroleum refinery is allowed to deposit in any one day per calendar month;

(j)  “average monthly amount” means the maximum daily amounts plus the daily amounts of each contaminant measured over a period of 1 calendar month in accordance with the second paragraph of section 15 and divided by the number of days on which the amounts were measured in that month;

(k)  “one day amount” means the amount of a contaminant that a petroleum refinery is allowed to deposit in water each day of a calendar month, subject to the maximum daily amount and average monthly amount determined in this Regulation;

(l)  (paragraph revoked).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. Q-2, r. 6, s. 1; O.C. 243-98, s. 1.