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Q-2, r. 35.2 - Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation
Section 45
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45. (Revoked).
O.C. 696-2014, s. 45; 871-2020O.C. 871-2020, s. 171; S.Q. 2022, c. 10S.Q. 2022, c. 10, s. 113.
45. The person responsible for a well must immediately notify the Minister where any of the following events occur in the course of a fracturing operation or its monitoring:
(1) damage to the well;
(2) an unexpected drop of the pressure generated by the fluids injected;
(3) an accidental spill at the drilling site;
(4) any other incident for which parameters have been determined under the fracturing program.
The notice must indicate the measures taken or planned by the person responsible to mitigate or eliminate the risks to health and the environment caused by the event, if any.
The person responsible for a well must also notify the Minister as soon as possible of any change made to the fracturing program and the reason justifying the change.
45. The person responsible for a well must implement the fracturing program referred to in section 43.
The person must immediately notify the Minister where any of the following events occur in a fracturing operation or its monitoring:
(1) damage to the well;
(2) an unexpected drop of the pressure generated by the fluids injected;
(3) an accidental splill at the drilling site;
(4) any other incident for which parametres have been determined under subparagraph 7 of the first paragraph of section 43.
The notice must contain the measures taken or planned by the person responsible to mitigate or eliminate the risks to health or the environment caused by the event, if any.
The person responsible for a well must also notify the Minister as soon as possible of any change made to the fracturing program and the reason justifying the change.
