Resources

Description: 
  • Hazardous Waste Carrier Registration Form: Hazardous wastes must be handled or disposed of properly to prevent harm to human health and safety and to the environment. If you are generating or carrying hazardous waste in the NWT, you are required to register with the Government of the Northwest Territories to obtain a generator or carrier number. 
  • Formulaire d’inscription des transporteurs de déchets dangereux : Les déchets dangereux doivent être manipulés ou éliminés de façon appropriée si l’on veut éviter de nuire à la santé et à la sécurité des personnes ainsi qu’à l’environnement. Si vous produisez ou transportez des déchets dangereux aux TNO, vous devez vous inscrire auprès du gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest pour obtenir un numéro de producteur ou de transporteur.

Publication date: 
March 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Forms and applications
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 
  • Hazardous Waste Generator Registration Form: Hazardous wastes must be handled or disposed of properly to prevent harm to human health and safety and to the environment. If you are generating or carrying hazardous waste in the NWT, you are required to register with the Government of the Northwest Territories to obtain a generator or carrier number.
  • Formulaire d’inscription à titre de producteur de déchets dangereux : Les déchets dangereux doivent être manipulés ou éliminés de façon appropriée si l’on veut éviter de nuire à la santé et à la sécurité des personnes ainsi qu’à l’environnement. Si vous produisez ou transportez des déchets dangereux aux TNO, vous devez vous inscrire auprès du gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest pour obtenir un numéro de producteur ou de transporteur.
Publication date: 
March 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Forms and applications
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Guideline for the Management of Waste Lead and Lead Paint is intended to:
• Provide guidance to industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) operators in the Northwest Territories (NWT) on the proper management of waste lead and lead paint;
• Increase awareness and provide a brief introduction to the different types of waste lead and lead paint; and,
• Support the tracking of hazardous waste from generation to final treatment/disposal.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Frameworks, Strategies, Guidelines
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The 2016-2017 annual report of the Waste Reduction and Recovery Program

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The purpose of the Guideline for Hazardous Waste Management document is to:
• provide guidance to industrial, commercial, and institutional operators in the Northwest Territories (NWT) on the proper management of hazardous waste;
• increase awareness of the different types of hazardous waste; and
• support the tracking of hazardous waste from generation to final treatment/disposal.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Frameworks, Strategies, Guidelines
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources maintains a database of hazardous material spills reported in the Northwest Territories since 1971. This report briefly summarizes the data collected for spills reported in 2016.

Publication date: 
February 2018
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Mining RECLAIM Model has been developed to assist the GNWT, the Land and/or Water Boards, and other stakeholders (typically proponents) to estimate closure and reclamation costs at mines and advanced mineral explorations projects in the Northwest Territories (NWT). This User Manual includes descriptions of:

  • Considerations for closure cost estimates in northern settings (Section 2);
  • How different parties may approach the cost estimate for a given site (Section 3); and
  • The RECLAIM Model and guidance on how to use it (Section 4 and 5).
Publication date: 
November 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines, Water
Resource Type: 
Documents
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Government of the Northwest Territories is be developing a Waste Resource Management Strategy to serve as a 10-year road map for improving waste resource management throughout the NWT. This Discussion Paper was developed by Environment and Natural Resources to provide some background information on the state of waste resource management in the NWT. Feedback on the Discussion Paper will inform the development of a draft Strategy and implementation plan.

Élaboration de la stratégie sur la gestion des déchets DOCUMENT DE DISCUSSION - Le présent document contient la traduction française du résumé

 

Publication date: 
November 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Frameworks, Strategies, Guidelines
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

The Oil and Gas RECLAIM Model has been developed to assist the GNWT, the Land and/or Water Boards, and other stakeholders (typically proponents) to estimate closure and reclamation costs at oil and gas exploration and production-sites in the Northwest Territories (NWT). This User Manual includes descriptions of:

  • Considerations for closure cost estimates in northern settings (Section 2);
  • How different parties may approach the cost estimate for a given site (Section 3); and
  • The RECLAIM Model and guidance on how to use it (Section 4 and 5).
Publication date: 
November 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines, Water
Resource Type: 
Documents
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Reporting form - Pesticide Application Monthly Report

Publication date: 
July 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Forms and applications
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Report Template - Report on Application of Pesticide

Publication date: 
July 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Forms and applications
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Questions and Answers - Arsenic Monitoring in the Yellowknife Area

Publication date: 
July 2017
Resource Category: 
Air quality, Contaminants, Monitoring, Research and data, Water
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Application Form - Pesticide Business Permit

Publication date: 
July 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Forms and applications
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Application Form 1 - Pesticide Application Permit / Formulaire 1 - Demande de permis pour l’application de pesticides

Publication date: 
June 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Forms and applications
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

This report briefly summarizes the data collected for spills reported in 2015.

Publication date: 
May 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Fact sheet about legacy arsenic monitoring in the Yellowknife area.

Publication date: 
May 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants, Monitoring, Research and data, Water
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Formulaire de déclaration de déversement aux TNO et au NU

Publication date: 
January 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Forms and applications
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

Northwest Territories / Nunavut Spill Report Form for oil, gasoline, chemicals and other hazardous materials. NWT/NU NT/NU

Publication date: 
January 2017
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Forms and applications
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

This report by Golder Associates Ltd. presents the results of an assessment of the current and proposed solid waste management systems in the NWT, including practical recommendations for landfill operations, waste diversion and considerations for the development of an appropriate waste management strategy that could be implemented for the NWT, to provide an up-to-date and consistent approach to future waste management decisions and planning in the territory.

Publication date: 
December 2016
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File
Description: 

This report provides details on the state of the community solid waste facilities in the NWT in 2014 and 2015, based on site inspections carried out by Golder Associates Ltd. and information gathered from regulatory authorities and communities to the end of 2015, to provide a set of baseline information and data intended to be used in future waste management and operational decisions and planning in the territory.

Publication date: 
December 2016
Resource Category: 
Contaminants
Resource Type: 
Reports and Studies
Type of resource: 
File

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