161 Environmental pollution

Environmental pollution is any act that results in the direct or indirect polluting of public property. This includes the air, water, land, and broader environment. It excludes the dropping or dumping of litter or personal rubbish.

This group includes breaches of air pollution regulations. This includes local bylaws, such as those relating to use of woodfires and woodstoves on private property.

• Breach regulations relating to woodstoves, woodfires, incinerators, or backyard burning
• Corporate breach of air pollution regulations
• Fail to notify authorities of an air pollution incident
• Other air pollution offences

• Fire safety regulatory offences, such as using a barbecue on a fire ban day – coded to 1629 Environmental management offences, nec
• Offences relating to pollution from a motor vehicle – coded to 1342 Vehicle standards offences

This group includes breaches of water and land pollution regulations, excluding littering. 

• Breach water or land pollution regulations
• Fail to notify authorities of a water or land pollution incident
• Pollution of water, land, or soil
• Treat or dispose of contaminated soil without a permit
• Other water or land pollution offences

• Commercial disposal of hazardous materials in an unlawful way (such as toxins, flammable liquids, biowaste, or radioactive materials) – coded to 1234 Hazardous substances offences
• Drop litter – coded to 1623 Littering offences
• Pollute drinking water to cause intentional harm to people – coded to 0499 Harm or endanger persons, nec

This group includes any environmental pollution offences not elsewhere classified.

• Accidental or negligent radiation pollution
• Light pollution
• Other environmental pollution offences not elsewhere classified

• Littering or hard rubbish offences – coded to 1623 Littering offences
• Noise pollution – coded to 1224 Noise offences