This regulation sets how certain notices and pollution-release reports must be delivered.
Notice and Reporting Regulation, M.R. 126/2010 The Environment Act , C.C.S.M. c. E125 Regulation 126/2010 Registered August 31, 2010 bilingual version (HTML) Definition 1 In this regulation, "Act" means The Environment Act . Notice of decision 2 If the Act requires the minister, the director or the commission to give a person notice of a decision, written reasons or any other notice, the notice or reasons are to be provided by registered mail or personal delivery. Reporting release of pollutants 3(1) For the purpose of subsections 30.1(3) and (4) of the Act, a person who is required to report the unauthorized release of a pollutant must — as soon as the person knows or ought to know of the release — report it as follows: (a) in the case of a report to the director, by telephoning Manitoba Conservation at (204) 944-4888 and reporting the release to the person who answers the call; (b) subject to subsection (2), in the case of a report to any other person, by reporting the release in person or telephoning the person and making the report. 3(2) The director or an environment officer may require a person who is required to make a report under clause (1)⁠(b) to report in a different manner than as specified in that clause. In that case, the person must report the release in the manner required by the director or the environment officer. 3(3) When making a report a person must provide the following information if it is known or is readily available: (a) the location and time of the release; (b) the name and telephone number of the person reporting the release; (c) a brief description of the circumstances of the release and its status at the time of the report; (d) the identity and quantity, if known, of the pollutant released; (e) the action that the person making the report has taken or intends to take with respect to the release. 3(4) If requested by an environment officer, a person making a report must file a written report with the department setting out such information as is requested by the environment officer.