Q-2, r. 35.5 - Regulation respecting landfill methane reclamation and destruction projects eligible for the issuance of offset credits

Section 39 Disposition versions

2021-07-15

39. The project report produced for the first reporting period of an eligibility period must contain the following information and documents:

(1)  the information needed to identify the promoter and the promoter’s representative, if any;

(2)  where the promoter has retained the services of a professional or of another person to prepare or carry out the project,

(a)  the information needed to identify the professional or person;

(b)  a summary of the tasks entrusted to the professional or person;

(c)  where applicable, a declaration by the professional or person that the information and documents provided are complete and accurate;

(3)  the project code given to the project by the Minister pursuant to section 12;

(4)  a detailed description of the project;

(5)  information about the location of the project;

(6)  the information needed to identify the owner of the project site and the owner’s representative, if any, if the promoter is not the owner;

(7)  when an analysis of the environmental impacts of the project has been performed, a summary of the analysis and its conclusions;

(8)  a copy of any authorization needed to carry out the project;

(9)  information about financial assistance received for the project under any other program for GHG emission reductions;

(10)  a demonstration that the project meets the conditions set out in Division I of Chapter II, including a copy of any relevant document;

(11)  a description of the GHG sources, sinks and reservoirs forming the project boundaries;

(12)  the project monitoring plan referred to in subdivision 4 of Division III of Chapter V;

(13)  a detailed plan showing the layout of the various project components, in particular the measurement instruments and equipment connected with the GHG sources, sinks and reservoirs defining the project boundaries up to the injection point into the natural gas distribution network, if applicable;

(14)  information on the flow meters, CH4 analyzers and reclamation or destruction devices used for the project, including their type, model number, serial number and most recent calibration certificate;

(15)  in the case of a project for a closed landfill site where the entire landfill zone is covered by a geomembrane, a demonstration that the geomembrane and its installation complies with the Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials (chapter Q-2, r. 19);

(16)  a description of any problem occurring during the operation of the project that may affect the GHG emission reductions attributable to the project;

(17)  the start and end dates for the reporting period covered by the project report;

(18)  the GHG emission reductions attributable to the project for the reporting period quantified annually in accordance with Chapter V, in metric tonnes CO2 equivalent, along with the calculation methods and all the information and documents used for the quantification, including a copy of the raw measurement data used for quantification purposes;

(19)  in the case of a project for an operating landfill site, a demonstration that the site received less than 50,000 metric tonnes of residual materials annually during the reporting period covered by the project report, in accordance with subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 4, including a copy of the operating log for the landfill site project kept by the operator pursuant to the Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials;

(20)  in the case of a project for an operating landfill site, part of which is filled and covered by a geomembrane,

(a)  a demonstration that the geomembrane complies with the Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials; and

(b)  the method used to determine the covered zone and the uncovered zone, in accordance with Equation 3 in subdivision 2 of Division II of Chapter V;

(21)  periods of missing data, the nature of the missing data and the methods used to replace them in accordance with section 23;

(22)  a demonstration that the thermocouple or monitoring device has successfully monitored and confirmed the proper operation of the reclamation or destruction device;

(23)  a copy of the maintenance and monitoring log for all measurement instruments, devices and other project equipment;

(24)  a copy of the verification reports showing the accuracy of all measurement instruments and the calibration certificates referred to in subdivision 2 of Division III of Chapter V;

(25)  where a flow meter has been calibrated, a demonstration that the calibration was performed in variable flow conditions matching the conditions of the landfill site;

(26)  where a CH4 analyzer has been calibrated, a demonstration that the calibration was performed in temperature and pressure conditions matching the conditions of the landfill site;

(27)  where the promoter is not the owner of the project site, a declaration by the owner that the owner has authorized the carrying out of the project by the promoter and undertakes, with respect to the GHG emission reductions covered by the project report, not to make a request for the issuance of offset credits under the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances (chapter Q-2, r. 46.1) or for credits under another GHG offset program;

(28)  a declaration by the promoter or the promoter’s representative that no offset credits for the GHG emission reductions covered by the project report have been issued pursuant to the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances and that no credits have been or will be issued under another GHG offset program;

(29)  a declaration by the promoter or the promoter’s representative that the project is carried out in accordance with this Regulation and that the information and documents provided are complete and accurate.

M.O. 2021-06-11, s. 39.

Not in force

In force: 2021-07-15

39. The project report produced for the first reporting period of an eligibility period must contain the following information and documents:

(1)  the information needed to identify the promoter and the promoter’s representative, if any;

(2)  where the promoter has retained the services of a professional or of another person to prepare or carry out the project,

(a)  the information needed to identify the professional or person;

(b)  a summary of the tasks entrusted to the professional or person;

(c)  where applicable, a declaration by the professional or person that the information and documents provided are complete and accurate;

(3)  the project code given to the project by the Minister pursuant to section 12;

(4)  a detailed description of the project;

(5)  information about the location of the project;

(6)  the information needed to identify the owner of the project site and the owner’s representative, if any, if the promoter is not the owner;

(7)  when an analysis of the environmental impacts of the project has been performed, a summary of the analysis and its conclusions;

(8)  a copy of any authorization needed to carry out the project;

(9)  information about financial assistance received for the project under any other program for GHG emission reductions;

(10)  a demonstration that the project meets the conditions set out in Division I of Chapter II, including a copy of any relevant document;

(11)  a description of the GHG sources, sinks and reservoirs forming the project boundaries;

(12)  the project monitoring plan referred to in subdivision 4 of Division III of Chapter V;

(13)  a detailed plan showing the layout of the various project components, in particular the measurement instruments and equipment connected with the GHG sources, sinks and reservoirs defining the project boundaries up to the injection point into the natural gas distribution network, if applicable;

(14)  information on the flow meters, CH4 analyzers and reclamation or destruction devices used for the project, including their type, model number, serial number and most recent calibration certificate;

(15)  in the case of a project for a closed landfill site where the entire landfill zone is covered by a geomembrane, a demonstration that the geomembrane and its installation complies with the Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials (chapter Q-2, r. 19);

(16)  a description of any problem occurring during the operation of the project that may affect the GHG emission reductions attributable to the project;

(17)  the start and end dates for the reporting period covered by the project report;

(18)  the GHG emission reductions attributable to the project for the reporting period quantified annually in accordance with Chapter V, in metric tonnes CO2 equivalent, along with the calculation methods and all the information and documents used for the quantification, including a copy of the raw measurement data used for quantification purposes;

(19)  in the case of a project for an operating landfill site, a demonstration that the site received less than 50,000 metric tonnes of residual materials annually during the reporting period covered by the project report, in accordance with subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 4, including a copy of the operating log for the landfill site project kept by the operator pursuant to the Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials;

(20)  in the case of a project for an operating landfill site, part of which is filled and covered by a geomembrane,

(a)  a demonstration that the geomembrane complies with the Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials; and

(b)  the method used to determine the covered zone and the uncovered zone, in accordance with Equation 3 in subdivision 2 of Division II of Chapter V;

(21)  periods of missing data, the nature of the missing data and the methods used to replace them in accordance with section 23;

(22)  a demonstration that the thermocouple or monitoring device has successfully monitored and confirmed the proper operation of the reclamation or destruction device;

(23)  a copy of the maintenance and monitoring log for all measurement instruments, devices and other project equipment;

(24)  a copy of the verification reports showing the accuracy of all measurement instruments and the calibration certificates referred to in subdivision 2 of Division III of Chapter V;

(25)  where a flow meter has been calibrated, a demonstration that the calibration was performed in variable flow conditions matching the conditions of the landfill site;

(26)  where a CH4 analyzer has been calibrated, a demonstration that the calibration was performed in temperature and pressure conditions matching the conditions of the landfill site;

(27)  where the promoter is not the owner of the project site, a declaration by the owner that the owner has authorized the carrying out of the project by the promoter and undertakes, with respect to the GHG emission reductions covered by the project report, not to make a request for the issuance of offset credits under the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances (chapter Q-2, r. 46.1) or for credits under another GHG offset program;

(28)  a declaration by the promoter or the promoter’s representative that no offset credits for the GHG emission reductions covered by the project report have been issued pursuant to the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission allowances and that no credits have been or will be issued under another GHG offset program;

(29)  a declaration by the promoter or the promoter’s representative that the project is carried out in accordance with this Regulation and that the information and documents provided are complete and accurate.

M.O. 2021-06-11, s. 39.