Approvals and Certificates
- Environmental Best Management Practices for Coal Bed Methane Exploration and Production Activities
(PDF:148k) - Procedure for Transfer of Approval (PDF:138k)
- Guidelines for the Application and Removal of Structural Steel Protective Coatings (PDF:103k)
- Guidelines for Industrial Landfills (PDF:69k)
- Pit and Quarry Guidelines (PDF:105k)
- Contingency Planning Guidelines (PDF:206k)
- Standard for Commercial Vehicle Salvage Facilities (PDF:399k)
Procedures - Approvals and Certificates
Petroleum Management
- Guidelines For Storage of Used Oil (PDF:91k)
- NS Standards for Construction and Installation for Petroleum Storage Tank Systems 2021 (PDF:759k)
- Nova Scotia Standards for Construction and Installation for Petroleum Storage Tank Systems 1997 (PDF:288k)
Solid Waste-Resource Management
- Composting Facility Guidelines (PDF:66k)
- Construction and Demolition Debris Disposal Site Guidelines: ! File not found
- Grease Trap Waste Guidelines (PDF:77k)
- Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Guidelines (PDF:303k)
- Siting and Operation of Waste Transfer Stations Guidelines: ! File not found
- Policy on Review of Electronic Stewardship Plans (PDF:69k)
Water Resource Management
- Coastal Channel Blockages Procedures (PDF:57k)
- Commercial Freshwater Cage Rearing of Fish Policy (PDF:67k)
- Guidelines for the Drawdown of Lagoons to Freshwater Receiving Waters (PDF:66k)
- Guidelines for the Drawdown of Lagoons to Saltwater Receiving Waters (PDF:55k)
- Guidelines for the Handling, Treatment and Disposal of Septage (PDF:305k)
- Municipal Water Approvals Protocols
- Storm Drainage Works Approval Policy (PDF:98k)
Procedures - Water Resource Management
- Distribution System - Addressing Low Chlorine Residuals (PDF:286k)
- Boil Water Advisories - Posting on Website (PDF:541k)
- Using Ultraviolet Disinfection as a Corrective Action for Registered Public Drinking Water Supplies (PDF:82k)
Wastewater
- On-site sewage disposal systems subdivision clarification (PDF:280k)
- On-site Sewage Disposal System applications for approval involving a cluster system (PDF:67k)
Wetland Management
- Nova Scotia Wetland Conservation Policy (PDF:2.9mb)