It is recognized these requirements could impact the day-to-day operations of regulated activities under the Environmental Management Act EMA. Requirements placed on Regulated Persons and Responsible Persons remain in effect and it is expected that all reasonable measures should be taken to ensure compliance with EMA.
The ministry continues to have staff in place to maintain core business functions. All email inboxes and normal communication channels remain open and are being monitored regularly. The program develops and implements tools to prepare for, respond to and recover from spill incidents and other environmental emergencies.
EEP is dedicated to protecting the welfare of the public and environment in the event of an environmental emergency or disaster. The Preparedness Section is made up of mostly policy analysts who assist in preparing for hazardous material incidents by creating standard operating procedures and guidelines, organizing outreach and engagement, and taking part in spill response exercises.
Policy analysts are also tasked with updating regulations and legislation. This section is responsible for overseeing response actions during hazardous material incidents. EEROs strategically deploy to hazardous material incidents across B. They ensure the responsible person the spiller is taking the appropriate actions to clean up the spill. The Recovery section provides technical expertise during incident response as well as post-spill. Recovery specialists ensure resources at risk are identified and properly protected during the response.
Post-spill, the Recovery section follows up with spillers to ensure they are taking the appropriate actions to restore the environment. The Environmental Emergency Program prepares for and responds to spills of hazardous materials and substances by:. To protect and enhance the quality of B. The fundamental principles that guide the Ministry during an environmental emergency consist of the following:.
The responsible person and owner of the substance or thing spilled are both responsible for spill response and recovery costs. Coordination between governments, industry, First Nations, and communities before, during and after a spill will minimize impacts to the environment and community resources.
Find out what details the operator will ask for and more on the Report a Spill page. For more information on the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites in British Columbia:.
Comments will be sent to 'servicebc gov. Enter your email address if you would like a reply:. Humanitarian assistance demands continue to rise in parallel with an increasingly urgent and underfunded global solid waste management crisis. The Forum brings together stakeholders from around the world to showcase innovations in environmental emergency preparedness and response, and to highlight current efforts on integrating environmental risk in humanitarian action.
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