155. In addition to the remote landfills and the transfer stations referred to in the second paragraph of section 139.2 that are exempt from the application of section 55 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) under section 146, the following sites are also exempt from the application of that section 55:(1) sites where compost only is landfilled in accordance with section 72 of the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for remote dwellings (chapter Q-2, r. 22);
(2) sites where inedible meat only is landfilled in accordance with section 7.3.1 of the Regulation respecting food (chapter P-29, r. 1);
(3) incineration facilities that have a rated capacity of less than 1 ton per hour in which only inedible meat is incinerated in accordance with the Regulation respecting food.
Despite the foregoing, in the case of a project to establish or alter an incineration facility referred to in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph, at least 30 days before carrying out the project the operator is required to so notify the Minister in writing by means of a project notice showing the location of the facility and describing its technical and operating characteristics. The project notice must be accompanied by a statement from an engineer certifying that the project conforms to the Environment Quality Act and its regulations.
The sites referred to in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the first paragraph are also exempt from the application of section 65 of the Environment Quality Act.
O.C. 451-2005, s. 155; O.C. 451-2011, s. 42.