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A compliance assessment of selected agricultural practices was completed in the Cloverdale area between Sept. and Dec. 2004. The assessment was initiated in response to water quality sampling that found elevated levels of E. coli in watercourses used to irrigate ready-to-eat produce. This report recommends that non-compliance issues identified during the study be followed up by ministry staff to ensure that the issues have been remedied.
Rushworth, George, Younie, Michael. 2006. Compliance Assessment of Agricultural Practices in the Cloverdale Area, British Columbia: September - December 2004. Ministry of Environment
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Keywords: water quality, sampling, elevated levels, e. coli, watercourses, irrigate, ready-to-eat produce, Cloverdale
The findings in this report come from an aerial assessment of manure application practices in the Agassiz and Chilliwack areas of the Lower Fraser Valley. The report found an overall compliance rate of approximately 88%.
The study developed several recommendations which have or will be acted upon through joint efforts of government and the agriculture sector.
Rushworth, George, Younie, Michael. 2006. Compliance Assessment of Manure Application Practices in the Chilliwack and Agassiz Areas of the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia: February 7 - March 4, 2005. Ministry of Environment
The compliance assessment identified companies selling non-excluded pesticides without a vendor licence which is required under the Integrated Pest Management Act. An overall compliance rate of 91% was observed. One hundred and fifteen vendors were selling non-excluded pesticides without the appropriate licence. These vendors were provided with information that would enable them to come into compliance.
Ministry of Environment, Integrated Pest Management Program. 2005. Compliance Assessment of Pesticide Vendors in the Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts: Phase 1, January 2005 - April 2005. Environmental Protection Regional Operations
This report is Phase 2 of an ongoing compliance assessment identifying companies selling non-excluded pesticides without a vendor licence, which is required under the Integrated Pest Management Act. In Phase 1, an overall compliance rate of 91% was observed as 115 vendors (9% of the vendors who were inspected) were selling non-excluded pesticides without the appropriate licence. Phase 2 followed up on these 115 non-compliant vendors. This phase found that of these 115 vendors, 54% had come into compliance. Those that did not come into compliance were sent a non-compliance letter.
Ministry of Environment. 2006. Compliance Assessment of Unlicenced Pesticide Vendors in the Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts: Phase 2. Ministry of Environment
This report is Phase 3 of a multi-phase compliance assessment identifying companies selling non-excluded pesticides without a vendor licence, which is required under the Integrated Pest Management Act. In Phase 2, an overall compliance rate of 56% was observed as 25 of the 45 vendors identified as being non-compliance in Phase 2 of the assessment had become compliant. Over all three phases, the number of non-compliant vendors decreased from 115 to 20. The remaining 20 non-compliant vendors were sent warning letters at the conclusion of Phase 3.
Ministry of Environment. 2006. Compliance Assessment of Unlicenced Pesticide Vendors in the Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts: Phase 3, June 2006. Ministry of Environment
These documents report the findings for range compliance projects ? compliance monitoring of the regulatory requirements for stubble height identified in key areas in a Range Use Plan under the Forest Practices Code Act of British Columbia and Regulations. Stubble height was selected for its relevance as an indicator of environmental conditions and for ease of measurement. Stubble height has been widely used to gauge the impacts of grazing use in both riparian and upland areas. The reports provide recommendations intended to improve stubble height management and compliance.
Ministry of Environment. 2006. Compliance With Range Use Plan Stubble Heights - Reports on Monitoring Activities. Ministry of Environment
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In the 1991, the Pesticide Management Program of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks established the objective of encouraging and promoting a reduced reliance on pesticide use. By promoting integrated pest management (IPM) and reducing or eliminating certain pesticide uses, a 25% reduction in use is anticipated province wide by the year 2001. The emphasis in reducing pesticide use will be based on the degree of hazard. To determine current pesticide use in British Columbia and to identify changes in use, it is necessary to conduct periodic surveys. Therefore, the PMP contracted Norecol Environmental Consultants Ltd. to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of pesticide use in the province, based on the year 1991.
Norecol Environmental Consultants Ltd.. 1991. A Comprehensive Survey of Pesticide Use in British Columbia: 1991. Ministry of Environment
The pulp and paper industry in British Columbia discharges significant quantities of chemicals and organic matter into rivers, lakes and oceans. In this province, fish, other aquatic biota, and sediments have been impacted by these mill effluents. For example, commercial fishery closures have been announced by the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and fish consumption advisories have been issued by the provincial Ministry of Health due to dioxin contamination. Serious concerns have therefore been raised about the discharge of effluents from kraft pulp mills in British Columbia. The overall vision of BC Environment is to ensure that its goal of zero pollution is achieved, for all kinds of discharges, including those from pulp mills. This is accomplished through the application of pollution prevention techniques and the precautionary principle. The latter holds that it is better to prevent contamination before there is conclusive proof of harm. The tools the Ministry uses to achieve its goal of zero pollution include up-to-date regulations, pollution control criteria and objectives, and other controls such as market-based incentives. The main objectives of the plan are to: (1) describe research which will enable discharge and environmental quality criteria to be developed or amended to control effluents, elements or compounds in pulp mill discharges; (2) check the adequacy of the current and target control levels of chlorinated organic compounds as measured by AOX; (3) propose changes to controls for effluent discharges, if appropriate; and (4) base these efforts on scientific methods by considering the impacts of effluents on human health and the environment.
Industrial Waste and Hazardous Contaminants Branch. 1994. Conceptual Plan: Research for the Regulation of Effluents from Pulp Mills in British Columbia. BC Ministry of Environment
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The Ministry of Environment intends to establish a "code of practice" (Minister's regulation) that addresses discharges to the environment from the concrete products industry under provisions of the Environmental Management Act (EMA) and the Waste Discharge Regulation (WDR). The proposed code of practice would establish province-wide regulations for the concrete and concrete products industry.
Ministry of Environment. 2006. Concrete and Concrete Products Industry Code of Practice. Ministry of Environment
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Consultations on Proposed Options for Provincial Air Quality Objectives and an Airshed Planning Framework Summary Notes
Sheltair Group
2006
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The Ministry of Environment is working to meet the Canada-wide Standards (CWS) for particulate matter (PM) and ozone, and the standards' provisions for "Continuous Improvement" and "Keeping Clean Areas Clean." Airshed planning is an important tool in meeting these standards. The ministry is in the process of establishing a provincial framework to guide future airshed planning across British Columbia. It is also evaluating options for developing new provincial PM objectives that support our CWS commitments.
To gain early stakeholder input into both processes, the ministry sponsored two consultations in early 2006, in Vancouver and Prince George. This report summarizes the comments received, eight general issues raised, and considerations for next steps.
Sheltair Group, Elevate Consulting. 2006. Consultations on Proposed Options for Provincial Air Quality Objectives and an Airshed Planning Framework Summary Notes. Sheltair Group
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