Q-2, r. 13 - Regulation respecting solid waste

Section 30 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

30. Leachate: The operator of a sanitary landfill site must not discharge into the hydrographic surface network or into a storm sewer network any leachate containing contaminants above the standards prescribed as follows:

(a)  phenolic compounds: 0,02 milligram per litre;

(b)  total cyanides (expressed as HCN): 0,1 milligram per litre;

(c)  total sulfides (expressed as H2S): 2 milligrams per litre;

(d)  cadmium (Cd): 0,1 milligram per litre;

(e)  chrome (Cr): 0,5 milligram per litre;

(f)  copper (Cu): 1 milligram per litre;

(g)  nickel (Ni): 1 milligram per litre;

(h)  zinc (Zn): 1 milligram per litre;

(i)  lead (Pb): 0,1 milligram per litre;

(j)  mercury (Hg): 0,001 milligram per litre;

(k)  iron (Fe): 17 milligrams per litre;

(l)  chlorides (expressed as Cl): 1 500 milligrams per litre;

(m)  sulfates (expressed as SO4): 1 500 milligrams per litre;

(n)  greases and oils: 15 milligrams per litre;

(o)  total coliform bacteria: 2 400 per 100 millilitres;

(p)  fecal coliform bacteria: 200 per 100 millilitres;

(q)  5-day biochemical oxygen demand (5-day BOD): 40 milligrams per litre;

(r)  chemical oxygen demand: 100 milligrams per litre;

(s)  odours: must not produce any of the effects enumerated in the second paragraph in fine of section 20 of the Act.

The standards prescribed in subparagraphs q and r of the first paragraph do not apply where leachate is treated in a treatment station referred to in sections 31 and 31.1.

This section applies particularly to a reserved area or in an agricultural zone established in accordance with the Act to preserve agricultural land (chapter P-41.1) (chapter Q-2, s. 124.1)

R.R.Q., 1981, c. Q-2, r. 14, s. 30; O.C. 195-82, s. 5.