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Phosphorus limits and guidelines in British Columbia (CA-BC)

7 numeric limits and guidelines for phosphorus held for British Columbia and the place above it, from 3 instruments, each cited to its instrument, edition, section or page and quoted text. The register was built from 273 instruments. Everything held for British Columbia

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British Columbia (CA-BC): 5 rows

ParameterValueUnitStatisticGovernsApplies whenCite
total phosphorus (P)≤ 1mg/Leffluent · limitstream: sanitary
route: direct
receiving water: freshwater, marine
a stream, river or estuary at a dilution ratio ≥ 40:1 (Column A)
maximum daily flow > 50 m3/d (Table 11)
daily flows < 2 × ADWF		Municipal Wastewater Regulation (B.C. Reg. 87/2012)
s. 94, Table 11, Column A
daily flows < 2x ADWF: total phosphorus (P), (mg/L) ≤ 1 ≤ 1 ≤ 1 n/a n/a
total phosphorus (P)≤ 1mg/Leffluent · limitstream: sanitary
route: direct
receiving water: freshwater, marine
a stream, river or estuary at a dilution ratio ≥ 10:1 (Column B)
maximum daily flow > 50 m3/d (Table 11)
daily flows < 2 × ADWF		Municipal Wastewater Regulation (B.C. Reg. 87/2012)
s. 94, Table 11, Column B
daily flows < 2x ADWF: total phosphorus (P), (mg/L) ≤ 1 ≤ 1 ≤ 1 n/a n/a
total phosphorus (P)≤ 1mg/Leffluent · limitstream: sanitary
route: direct
receiving water: freshwater
a lake with a surface area ≥ 100 ha (Column C)
maximum daily flow > 50 m3/d (Table 11)
daily flows < 2 × ADWF		Municipal Wastewater Regulation (B.C. Reg. 87/2012)
s. 94, Table 11, Column C
daily flows < 2x ADWF: total phosphorus (P), (mg/L) ≤ 1 ≤ 1 ≤ 1 n/a n/a
total annual average phosphorus content0.25 mg/Lmg/Lannual averageeffluent · limitstream: sanitary
route: direct
discharge to the Okanagan Basin, the Christina Lake Basin, the Thompson River at Kamloops, the Cowichan River, the Nicola River at Merritt or the Cheakamus River at Whistler, unless a director gives notice of a maximum seasonal loading rate (s. 97(1))		Municipal Wastewater Regulation (B.C. Reg. 87/2012)
s. 97(1)
a discharger must not discharge to the following bodies of water municipal effluent having a total annual average phosphorus content of more than 0.25 mg/L: (a) the Okanagan Basin; (b) the Christina Lake Basin; (c) the Thompson River at Kamloops; (d) the Cowichan River; (e) the Nicola River at Merritt; (f) the Cheakamus River at Whistler.
Phosphorus (total)15ug/Lmonthly averagesurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwater
Guideline is for lakes where salmonids are the predominant fish species. Total phosphorus in lakes is either the spring overturn concentration, if the residence time of the epilimnetic water exceeds 6 months, or the mean epilimnetic growing season concentration, if residence time of epilimnetic water is below 6 months.		B.C. Approved Water Quality Guidelines
Aquatic Life - Freshwater · Long-term chronic · Approved (UniqueID 671)
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Canada (CA): 2 rows

ParameterValueUnitStatisticGovernsApplies whenCite
PhosphorusGuidance Frameworkµg/Lsurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwater
long-term exposure: CCME's long-term guideline		CCME Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
PhosphorusGuidance Frameworkµg/Lsurface water · guidelinereceiving water: marine
long-term exposure: CCME's long-term guideline		CCME Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life

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Every instrument we hold for British Columbia (CA-BC) and the place above it, Canada (CA): 17 instruments, for every parameter name matching “phosphorus”: phosphorus, phosphorus 32, fosforo totale, phosphorus total, phosphorus white, white phosphorus, fosforo totale come p, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphorus trichloride, fosforo totale come p 2, phosphorus pentachloride, phosphorus white or yellow, and 2 more (in the JSON).

  1. Municipal Wastewater Regulation (B.C. Reg. 87/2012) — s. 94 Tables 9-11 municipal effluent quality, s. 96 fecal coliforms, s. 97 phosphorus · Government of British Columbia (Environmental Management Act) · BC Laws consolidation current to October 6, 2026 (am. B.C. Reg. 50/2024) · source sha256 0fef8d2da18bd3698cb11c2b2d7296ff1c22405b93cc7128c52c6111d49e49a6 — 4 rows here
  2. CCME Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life — freshwater and marine, short and long term · Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) · Summary Table (as served 2026-09-24; each guideline carries its own year) · source sha256 f484a5f2a2dfcb5a4257763c853fc8dc810788cec54c75355b30ec194e2f7499 — 2 rows here
  3. B.C. Approved Water Quality Guidelines: Aquatic Life — freshwater, marine and estuarine, short-term acute and long-term chronic · Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment and Parks (Water Protection and Sustainability Branch) · BC Data Catalogue 'Water Quality Guidelines of B.C.' (all_wqgs.csv), dataset modified 2026-08-20; the same guidelines as the ministry's Guideline Summary PDF, whose host www2.gov.bc.ca refused this machine on 2026-10-09 · source sha256 1673409ad5c17fa364589bb20f830055bc21d6e765a40681f06b510f6614f26a — 1 row here
14 instruments searched with no row for it
  1. B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation — Schedule 3.1 Parts 1, 2 and 3, matrix and generic numerical soil standards · Government of British Columbia (Environmental Management Act) · This consolidation is current to September 15, 2026. · source sha256 f69b12b38ce71f5bad4842242a2390be2eeeef94ac7fcc116d57c4e34d6ffc21 — no row here
  2. B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation — Schedule 3.2 generic numerical water standards, aquatic life (freshwater and marine) · Government of British Columbia (Environmental Management Act) · This consolidation is current to September 15, 2026. · source sha256 f69b12b38ce71f5bad4842242a2390be2eeeef94ac7fcc116d57c4e34d6ffc21 — no row here
  3. B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation — Schedule 3.2 generic numerical water standards, drinking water, irrigation and livestock · Government of British Columbia (Environmental Management Act) · This consolidation is current to September 15, 2026. · source sha256 f69b12b38ce71f5bad4842242a2390be2eeeef94ac7fcc116d57c4e34d6ffc21 — no row here
  4. Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS), environmental quality objectives under CEPA 1999 ss. 54(1) and 55(1): Objectives for Ambient PM2.5 and Ozone, Annex paras 1-4 and footnotes 1-2, Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 147, No. 21, May 25, 2013 · Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 147, Number 21: GOVERNMENT NOTICES May 25, 2013 · source — no row here
  5. CCME — Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health (Summary Table, as served 2026-09-24) · Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) · Summary Table · source sha256 f484a5f2a2dfcb5a4257763c853fc8dc810788cec54c75355b30ec194e2f7499 — no row here
  6. Fisheries Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14), s. 36(3) — no deposit of a deleterious substance in water frequented by fish; no value printed · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada administers s. 36) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21, last amended 2024-11-27 · source sha256 db95b0a149728b0f0b1e1b1314d87ecdf46a91e1edfec4a7006fc3cbe0080bd6 — no row here
  7. Health Canada — Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, Summary Tables 1-3 (microbiological, chemical and physical, radiological) · Health Canada, with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water · page modified 2026-01-21 (dcterms.modified; issued 2014-10-22): Tables 1-3 as the browser pane rendered them on 2026-10-15 · source sha256 9451ad8bfa566c0625ae4fcb362272cbb0e20040c548540f362488118c300b89 — no row here
  8. Health Canada, Objective for Canadian drinking water quality — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (published 2024-08-09) · Health Canada · Objective value · source sha256 32a42a0d382cdd90729dd9750f47889782bd00d4af8dfd34f2b9aaf6f2678c6c — no row here
  9. Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations (SOR/2002-222) — Schedule 4, maximum authorized concentrations · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21 · source sha256 2c6e0151d3776378f73df4868ca98052882ee81faf9738bbeba6f5d544b648fe — no row here
  10. Meat and Poultry Products Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 818) — Schedule I authorized deposits · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21 · source sha256 c60e2a2dfa9a10c2ddd314b391bf66215ad599732f38b4c5a15fe793d8c28841 — no row here
  11. Potato Processing Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 829) — Schedule I authorized deposits · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21 · source sha256 691ca3953a6dd6ae66b4c72737944caa68ed76710447df642a16716dd25027a3 — no row here
  12. Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations (SOR/92-269) — s. 14 maximum BOD and suspended solids · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21 · source sha256 cc8432e6a4dd1834ff4dd43d5b5fb98f09b1f7af7952e36154febcc649504eb4 — no row here
  13. Petroleum Refinery Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 828) — Schedule I authorized deposits · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21 · source sha256 30e528bdc3a3546afb3defff4dae9b1dacb362e192680e127bd788d7f97c8ce8 — no row here
  14. Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (SOR/2012-139) — s. 6 effluent quality · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21, last amended 2026-06-04 · source sha256 0a60e10f783f7aca672792303dffcca1525133eb34eb32711543cb3cf4bbb955 — no row here

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