Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Municipal Waste Approval: Sewer Works
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| Who Needs This Approval? |
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Anyone in Nova Scotia who wants to install:
- sanitary and storm drainage collection systems;
- sewage treatment plants and storm treatment facilities;
- septage sludge collection and treatment systems.
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| Issuing Department / Agency: |
| | Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
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| Where can you get this Approval and / or
further information? |
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Any Regional or District Office
of Environment
OR
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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: |
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You can get an application form for this Approval by downloading a copy or from any Regional
or District Office of the Department. After it has been completed,
it is submitted to the local Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change office.
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: |
| | Approvals for the construction of sanitary and storm drainage collection systems are usually valid for 3 years. All other Approvals are usually valid for 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: |
| | Free
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| Related Requirements: |
| | May require municipal
zoning approval.
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| Additional Information: |
| | None
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| Legislative Authority: |
| | Environment
Act, Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1994-95, Chapter 1,
Activities Designation Regulations
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