Tracer Test Legislation in Canada
Prof. Dr. Christian Wolkersdorfer
Artificial Tracer Test Legislation
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| Country | Guidelines | Legislation | Permit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | – | – | – |
No information in the Environmental Impact Law for Mine Sites (national Law 24585: ‘Additional Standards of the Environmental Protection Act for Mining’) |
| Australia | No, but mentioned on Government Web Page | State dependet | Yes | Enviroment Protection Acts, Natural Resources Management Act; http://www.connectedwater.gov.au/framework/artificial_tracers.html |
| Austria | Yes | No | Sometimes | ÖWAV-Regelblatt 214 |
| Belgium | – | – | – | |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | – | – | – | |
| Brazil | – | – | – | |
| Chile | – | – | – | |
| Czech Republic | No | No | Yes | National Water Law: Zákon č.254/2001 Sb.; Zákon o vodách a o změně některých zákonů (vodní zákon) |
| Estonia | – | – | – | |
| Finland | No | Yes | Yes | National Water Act (2011-05-27/587) |
| France | No | No | No | Loi n°2006-1772 du 30 décembre 2006 sur l'eau et les milieux aquatiques |
| Germany | in some states | Water Law | Yes | See published paper for details |
| Hungary | No | No | Yes | Environmental Protection Authority and the national health organization gives such strict regulations for the concentration values of the applied tracer that the field realization and the detection of the tracer material are extremely difficult |
| India | No | No | No | Organizations conducting radiochemical tracer test for research purposes need to be registered with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) of India |
| Indonesia | No | No | No | |
| Ireland | No | No | No | Authorities and stackeholders shall be informed |
| Italy | – | – | – | Some local recommendations and unpublished guidelines for speleologists exist |
| Morocco | – | – | – | |
| New Zealand | Part of | Yes Federal | Yes | The regulations relating to tracers are set by our regional councils |
| Perú | No | for radioactive tracers | for radioactive tracers | When radioactive tracers are used tracer test should be presented to nuclear energy national authority (IPEN); in general, tracer test should be presented to the National Water Association (ANA) |
| Poland | No | No | Yes | EU Water Framework Directive |
| Portugal | No | No | Yes | National Water Law |
| Romania | No | No | No | Tracer test required for Drinking Water Zones (Romanian Ministry of Environment and Forests Ordinance no. 1278/2011) |
| Slovakia | No | No | Yes | Paragraph 18 of water law (no. 364/2004 Z.z.) |
| South Africa | No | No | sometimes | Department of Water Affairs (DWA); based on South African Water Act of 1998 (Act 36 of 1998) |
| Spain | No | No | Yes | ‘Confederaciones Hidrogáficas’ are responsible; in the CAPV (Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco– ‘Autonomous Region of the Basque Country’) a Recommendation drafted by the Hydrogeology Research Group of the Basque Country University (UPV-EHU) for URA –Agencia Vasca del Agua, or ‘Basque Water Agency’: ‘recopilación y homogeneización de información sobre ensayos con trazadores en la comunidad autónoma del país vasco. Propuesta para la regulación de su uso’ |
| Sweden | – | – | – | If a tracer test is combined with test pumping then there might be a need of a water-rights judgement |
| Switzerland | Yes | No | Yes | Tracer announcement via national coordination centre; permission needed in some cantons; generally granted if conducted in accordance to national guidelines |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Article 11(3) (j) of the Water Framework Directive |
| USA | in some states | No | in most states | EPA UIC regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act; variable legislation in individual states |
Tracer Test Legislation in Nova Scotia
Addendum to “Regulations, Legislation, and Guidelines for Artificial Surface Water and Groundwater Tracer Tests in Canada”
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