Compliance Guideline GUIDELINE F-2 (formerly 05-02) June 16,

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Table of Contents

1.0 DEFINITIONS 4

2.0 IDENTIFICATION OF NON-COMPLIANCE 8

3.0 DOCUMENTATION . 8

4.0 EVALUATION AND INITIAL RESPONSE 9

4.1 An emergency or spill 9

4.2 An immediate danger 9

4.3 A potential, unknown environmental hazard 10

4.4 All other non-compliance situations 11

5.0 VOLUNTARY ABATEMENT 12

5.1 Form of written request . 12

5.2 Content of response 12

5.3 Extensions, inadequate or negative responses . 13

5.4 Program approval 13

5.5 Deviation from schedule . 14

5.6 Time limit when progress unsatisfactory . 15

6.0 MANDATORY ABATEMENT . 15

6.1 Consideration in preparing control document . 16

6.2 Compliance schedule . 16

6.3 Change in status . 16

6.4 Financial assurance . 16

6.5 Responsibility for emissions and discharges. 17

6.6 Financial constraints 17

6.7 Field orders 17

6.8 Internal consultation and notification . 18

6.9 Authorizing documents 19

6.10 Compliance with control documents . 19

6.11 Enforcement of control and authorizing documents. 19

6.12 Notice of intent to issue a control document to the person responsible 19

7.0 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION 20

7.1 Abatement of immediate danger . 21

7.2 Determination of extent . 21

7.3 Selection of appropriate means 21

7.4 Public consultation on control documents 22

7.5 Amendments . 23

8.0 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION 24

9.0 ENFORCEMENT 24

9.1 Matter referred to IEB 24

9.2 IEB investigation 25

9.3 Prosecution brief 25

9.4 Internal notification of prosecution brief . 25

9.5 Legal Services Branch 25

9.6 Attorney General 26

9.7 Principles of enforcement 26

10.0 INFORMED JUDGMENT . 26

11.0 PROSECUTION . 27

11.1 Prosecutorial discretion . 27

11.2 Penalty 28

12.0 ISSUANCE OF POA PART I - OFFENCE NOTICE / SUMMONS 28

12.1 Offence notice (ticket) 28

12.2 Part I summons . 29

13.0 ISSUANCE OF A POA PART III - FOUND COMMITTING SUMMONS . 29

14.0 INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC RESPECTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 30

Schedule 1 31

Control documents. 31

Authorizing documents . 34

Schedule 2 35

Field orders - limitations. 35