S-34.1, r. 1 - Regulation respecting petroleum exploration, production and storage in a body of water

Section 31 Disposition versions

2018-09-20

31. The application for authorization or approval of an activity, except the authorization for geochemical surveying and the approval of the petroleum enhanced recovery project, must be accompanied by a safety and community involvement program detailing elements likely to have an impact on the safety of persons and property.

The safety and community involvement program must include, in particular,

(1)  a plan at a scale of 1:500 showing the layout of the activity site, including, in particular,

(a)  the dimensions of the site;

(b)  access roads;

(c)  the actual or proposed location of the casing head and the bottom of the wellbore covered by the authorization or approval application; and

(d)  existing or proposed storage equipment, installations, infrastructures and basins;

(2)  a description of the mitigation measures that will be implemented to take into account the harmonization of land use and minimize disruptions for the local communities;

(3)  an emergency response plan compliant with CSA Standard Z731, Emergency Preparedness and Response, published by the Canadian Standards Association;

(4)  a plan for communication with the local communities revised by the monitoring committee;

(5)  an estimate of the economic benefits for the region; and

(6)  any other information or document deemed necessary by the Minister.

For the application for a geophysical surveying authorization, the safety and community involvement program must also include a schedule of navigation and the period during which it will take place and a map showing routes. However, it does not have to include the elements provided for in subparagraphs 1 and 3 of the second paragraph.

The Minister may exempt the holder from providing a safety and community involvement program if the holder demonstrates that the duration and scope of the activity do not justify such a program.

O.C. 1251-2018, s. 31.

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In force: 2018-09-20

31. The application for authorization or approval of an activity, except the authorization for geochemical surveying and the approval of the petroleum enhanced recovery project, must be accompanied by a safety and community involvement program detailing elements likely to have an impact on the safety of persons and property.

The safety and community involvement program must include, in particular,

(1)  a plan at a scale of 1:500 showing the layout of the activity site, including, in particular,

(a)  the dimensions of the site;

(b)  access roads;

(c)  the actual or proposed location of the casing head and the bottom of the wellbore covered by the authorization or approval application; and

(d)  existing or proposed storage equipment, installations, infrastructures and basins;

(2)  a description of the mitigation measures that will be implemented to take into account the harmonization of land use and minimize disruptions for the local communities;

(3)  an emergency response plan compliant with CSA Standard Z731, Emergency Preparedness and Response, published by the Canadian Standards Association;

(4)  a plan for communication with the local communities revised by the monitoring committee;

(5)  an estimate of the economic benefits for the region; and

(6)  any other information or document deemed necessary by the Minister.

For the application for a geophysical surveying authorization, the safety and community involvement program must also include a schedule of navigation and the period during which it will take place and a map showing routes. However, it does not have to include the elements provided for in subparagraphs 1 and 3 of the second paragraph.

The Minister may exempt the holder from providing a safety and community involvement program if the holder demonstrates that the duration and scope of the activity do not justify such a program.

O.C. 1251-2018, s. 31.