B.C. Land-Based Spill Preparedness and Response Review

Presentation to the EMA of BC – February 20, 2014Graham Knox, BC Ministry of Environment

Presentation overview

• Setting the Context• Stakeholder Consultations• Policy Concepts• Governance and funding• Where we’re going next…• Other spill-related work

Setting the ContextNov 2012 First Intentions Paper

Jan 2013 Minister’s roundtable

Mar 2013 Symposium

June-Dec 2013 Working Groups/Advisory Committee

June-Dec 2013 Federal-province meetings

Nov 2013 - Feb 2014 First Nations and ENGO engagement and drafting of second intentions paper

Working Groups & Advisory Committee

• CEPA • CAPP • CACD

• RAC• BCTA • COFI

• UBCM• BCBC• CERCA

• Tsawwassen First Nation

• Tsleil-Waututh First Nation

• 1 Advisory Committee• 3 technical working groups• 19 topics explored over 5 months and more than a dozen meetings.• Technical expertise and perspectives from:

The Principles• Polluter pays• Requirements are based on risk• Fair and transparent• Opportunities for Communities and First

Nations in preparedness & response• MoE oversight on behalf of British

Columbians• Continuous improvement

DRAFT Core Elements

1. New requirements for spill preparedness, response, reporting and restoration

2. A mandatory spill preparedness and response organization

3. Increase MoE program capacity through industry funding

4. Response and Recovery Contingency Fund

Governance and Funding

1. Full polluter / risk bringer pay principle2. Coordination across sectors and jurisdictions3. Effective government oversight

Funding mechanisms are under consideration – Who pays? How much? When?

Where are we going next...1. Second intentions paper2. Further engagement with all interested entities

(First Nations, local governments, ENGOs, and industry)

3. Policy, regulatory, legislative changes4. Detailed analysis and policy development as we

implement

• Feb 2014? Second Intentions Paper

• 2014-2015 Legislative, regulatory, and/or policy changes

• 2015 Proposed implementation and ongoing consultation

Where are we going next...

Considerations: Design & Implementation

• Regulatory alignment with other jurisdictions and other B.C. regulations

• Operational impacts• Ongoing consultation• Pending or potential resource development

activities

Other spill related work• Marine regime - Federal government• Nuka Marine Spill Reports (3 volumes)• Tanker Panel Submission

• BC / Alberta Working Group• Ongoing BC / Federal meetings• Kinder Morgan Pipeline Application - NEB

Questions?

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http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/eemp/Graham.Knox@gov.bc.ca