Report a Spill

We are happy to introduce the British Columbia Spill Reporting App.

Within the app you can report a spill in British Columbia, review the British Columbia Spill Reporting Regulations, the BC Environmental Management Act, access our Incident Management Handbook, and other spill response documents. Also access contact information for all regional BC office locations.

The Ministry of Environment's Environmental Emergency Program leads the Province's ongoing commitment to prevent, prepare for, mitigate, and respond to spills that effect the environment. The program plays an essential role in protecting both human health and the environmental quality of the province’s water, land, and air resources along with the flora and fauna they contain.
The Environmental Emergency Program fulfills its function through shared stewardship of our environment with other provincial agencies, industry, local government, federal government, and other stakeholders.
An environmental emergency occurs when there is a threat to the environmental quality of water, land and/or air. Possible threats include oil and hazardous materials spills, gas leaks, and water-related debris flows. In BC, environmental emergencies are most commonly caused by petroleum products and other hazardous materials spills. The Environmental Emergency Management Program is responsible for managing the response to spills of dangerous goods and hazardous materials.
Environmental emergency reporting is an integral part of BC Ministry of Environments' Environmental The most common are spills of oil and hazardous materials (about 95% of all events). Reportable types of substances and amounts are listed in a schedule to the Spill Reporting Regulation of the BC Environmental Management Act. A person in possession, charge or control of a substance is required by law to report the spill (or pending spill).