AI-assisted research summary: The regulation requires prior registration of a new incinerator, bars operating new incinerators above specified particulate and smoke-opacity limits, and prohibits constructing or installing domestic and flue-fed incinerators.
Incinerators Regulation, M.R. 91/88 R The Environment Act , C.C.S.M. c. E125 Regulation 91/88 R Registered January 29, 1988 bilingual version (HTML) Definitions 1 In this regulation, "domestic incinerator" means an incinerator used for a single family residence or for a two-family residence in duplex or double house form, or for multiple-dwelling units in which the incinerator serves fewer than three apartments; (« incinérateur domestique ») "flue-fed incinerator" means an incinerator provided with a flue which serves as a charging chute in addition to conducting the products of combustion to the atmosphere; (« incinérateur alimenté par carneau ») "incinerator" means a device used for the process of burning waste and from which the products of combustion are conveyed to the atmosphere by passage through a stack; (« incinérateur ») "opacity" means the degree to which emissions reduce the transmission of light and obscure the view of an object in the background; (« opacité ») "particulates" means any material, except uncombined water, which exists in a finely divided form as a liquid or solid at standard conditions; (« macroparticules ») "Ringelmann Number" means a value on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart for grading the density of smoke, published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, or any other chart, recorder, indicator or device for the measurement of smoke density which is approved by the department as the equivalent of the said Ringelmann Smoke Chart; (« numéro Ringelmann ») "smoke" means small gas-borne particles resulting from combustion and consisting predominantly but not exclusively of carbon and ash, which form a visible plume under draft; (« fumée ») "standard condition" means a temperature of 20° Celsius (68° Fahrenheit) and a pressure of 760 mm Hg (29.92 in. Hg); (« conditions normales ») "standard cubic foot" means the volume of one cubic foot of gas at standard conditions; (« pied cube normal ») "standard cubic metre" means the volume of one cubic metre of gas at standard conditions. (« mètre cube normal ») Registration 2 Prior to operating a new incinerator, a person shall register the incinerator with the department on a form approved by the department. Standards 3(1) No person shall operate a new incinerator which emits more than 0.23 grams of particulates per standard cubic metre (0.10 grains per standard cubic foot) of dry flue gas corrected to 12% carbon dioxide by volume. 3(2) No person shall operate a new incinerator which emits smoke with an opacity equal to or greater than (a) 40% (equivalent to number two on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart) at any time; or (b) 20% (equivalent to number one on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart) for a period exceeding four minutes in any one hour. Prohibitions 4(1) No person shall construct or install a domestic incinerator. 4(2) No person shall construct or install a flue-fed incinerator. Requirements 5(1) The rated capacity and the type of waste material for which the incinerator is designed shall be displayed in a conspicuous location near the incinerator. 5(2) Detailed instructions for the operation of an incinerator shall be posted in a conspicuous location near the incinerator. 5(3) Sampling ports shall be suitably located in the stack or breeching of incinerators. Measurement 6 The method for measurement of particulates and opacity of smoke from incinerators shall be as approved by the department. Coming into force 7 This regulation comes into force on the later of (a) the date The Environment Act c. 26 of The Statutes of Manitoba 1987-88 comes into force; or (b) the date this regulation is filed with the Registrar of Regulations.