Simplifying Environmental Law: A user-friendly overview of the “Contaminated Sites Regulation”
The Environmental Management Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 53 (“EMA”) and the Contaminated Sites Regulation, B.C. Reg. 375/96 (“CSR”) provide the regulatory framework for identifying and allocating liability among persons responsible for the remediation of contaminated sites in British Columbia. There are two avenues by which a person may become liable for the costs of remediation ...