An environmental permit will be required for activities that involve the risk of environmental pollution. A permit is required if the activities can pollute land areas, streams, springs, rills or other waterways. You must also apply for an environmental permit if the activities can cause unreasonable stress to nearby residents.
An environmental permit is required for such activities as forestry, metal and chemical industries, energy production, animal shelters, professional waste management, waste management in plants mining, fur farming, fish farming and port and airport operations.
An environmental permit must also be obtained for water management projects that may cause environmental pollution but that do not require a permit under the Water Act. You are required to apply for an environmental permit if you expand your operations, begin to produce emissions or intend to make any other significant changes to your operations.
An environmental permit will not be required for activities of short duration (where the purpose is to test new technology or to carry out other similar tasks).
A notification procedure, which is simpler than the permit procedure, is applied to a number of activities referred to in the Environmental Protection Act.