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Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Industrial Plant / Facilities Approval
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Who Needs This Approval? |
Any person who wants to construct, operate or reclaim any of
the following sorts of plants facilities in Nova Scotia:
Chemical:
- chemical manufacturing plant
- fertilizer manufacturing plant
- fertilizer storage facility
- explosives manufacturing plant
- pesticide manufacturing plant
- petrochemical manufacturing plant
- coke or carbon manufacturing plant
- brine processing plant (salt plant)
- pharmaceutical manufacturing plant
- paint manufacturing plant
- industrial cleaners manufacturing facility (degreasers, strippers,
bleaches, etc.)
Construction:
- building products manufacturing plant (asphalt shingles, gypsum
board, bricks, etc.)
- Portland cement plant
- asphalt paving plant
- stationary ready-mix concrete plant
- pit
- quarry
- topsoil removal greater than 1 hectare
- sulphide bearing material disposal (slate disposal)
Food or Fish and Animal By-Products:
- rendering plant
- poultry integrated plant
- red meat integrated plant (slaughter house)
- inland fish processing plant
- tannery
- vegetable processing plant
- fruit processing plant
- distillery
- brewery or winery
- fish meal plant
- fish silage operation
- dairy
- food additive or supplement manufacturing plant
Metals:
- electroplating plant
- foundry
- smelter
- iron and steel mill
- pewter manufacturing facility
- battery manufacturing plant
- rolling stock manufacturing plant (railcars, buses, trucks, automobiles,
etc.)
Minerals:
- lime plant
- coal processing plant
- mineral processing plant (mill)
- surface mine
- underground mine
- peat moss harvesting
- in-situ leach mining
- bulk sample removal
- bulk solids handling loadout facility
Oil and Gas:
- oil refinery
- re-refinery
- natural gas processing plant
- brine storage pond
- compressor and pumping station
- bio-remediation treatment facility
- used oil collectors
- sale or storage of motive fuels
- a bulk petroleum storage facility
- petroleum or natural gas exploration or recovery
- liquified natural gas plant
- deep well injection for disposal of waste associated with petroleum or natural gas
Wood Products:
- pulp mill
- paper mill
- wood preservative treatment plant
Primary Manufacturing:
- textile mill
- tire manufacturing plant
- wallpaper manufacturing plant
Power Plant:
- power plant (hot water, steam, thermal electric)
Services:
- treatment or processing of wastewater or wastewater sludges
Biotechnology:
- biotechnology products manufacturing plant
Miscellaneous:
- application to land of non-livestock generated wastes
- industrial incinerator
- industrial landfill
- industrial composting facility
- crematorium
- cemetery
- managing steel and coke
facility contamination
- lead crystal glass manufacturing
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Issuing Department / Agency: |
Nova Scotia
Environment
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Where can you get this Approval and / or
further information? |
Any Regional
or District Office of Environment
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Head Office
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Phone: 902-424-3600
Fax: 902-424-0501
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Office
Location:
Barrington Tower
1894 Barrington St.
Suite 1800
Halifax, NS
Mailing Address:
PO Box 442
Halifax, NS B3J 2P8 |
Application Forms & Process: |
You can get an application form for this Approval
from any Regional or District
Office of the Department. After it has been completed, it is
submitted to the Department.
When the Department receives an application,
staff review it to see if all the required information is on the form,
and if the required supporting information has been provided. If
not, the application package is returned with an explanation as to what
is missing.
Once an application has been accepted by the
Department as complete, the application form and supporting documentation
undergo a technical review and evaluation. This is to decide
if the activity being proposed meets the minimum standards, policies,
guidelines, procedures and regulations that are administered by the Department.
If an applicant fails to meet these criteria,
staff will tell them which specific criteria have not been met to the
satisfaction of the Department.
If an applicant meets all the criteria, the Department
will issue an Approval. This Approval will list any terms and conditions
which the applicant must satisfy.
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Waiting Period: |
60 business days or less
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received |
Expiry & Renewal: |
This Approval is usually valid for up to 10 years from
the date it is issued. It can be renewed, and the renewal period
is usually 10 years from the date it was due to expire. It is the
responsibility of the Approval holder to start the renewal process; no
notice is sent by the Department. The renewal process should be
started at least 90 days before the Approval expires.
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Price: |
Category 1: $8,625.15
Category 2: $3,317.35
Category 3: $1,326.95
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Related Requirements: |
In some counties, a development agreement is
required from the municipality
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Additional Information: |
Some activities require an
Environmental Assessment Approval prior to the issuance of an Industrial
Plant / Facilities Approval.
Since some activities only require approvals
based on size, location, etc., the Activities Designation Regulations
should be checked for such qualifiers.
Activities generating only a liquid effluent, which is discharged to a
municipal wastewater facility approved by the Minister or Administrator,
and in accordance with any applicable municipal sewer Bylaw, do not require
an approval.
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Legislative Authority: |
Environment Act, Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1994-95, Chapter 1, Activities
Designation Regulations
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