REPORTING TO ENVIRONMENT CANADA 9.1 Am I required to report releases to Environment Canada?
There are three possible situations in which reporting of releases are necessary for air conditioning or refrigeration systems: 1) A halocarbon release of 100 kg or more from a refrigeration and air-conditioning system or from a container or equipment used in the recovery, reclamation or storage of a halocarbon refrigerant. In this case, you must submit a verbal or written report to Environment Canada within 24 hours of the detecting the release. This report must be submitted to the persons providing regional 24-hour emergency telephone service at the numbers listed in Appendix 1A. The report must indicate the name of the owner, the type of halocarbon released as well as the type of system from which it was released. In addition, within 14 days of detecting the release, the owner must submit a written report to the Environment Canada regional release reporting contact listed in Appendix 1B, which includes the information prescribed in Item 8 of Schedule 2 of the Regulations. 2) A relea
