Municipalities are both subject to environmental and regulatory
laws, as developers and operators, and are themselves regulators in
certain contexts. Municipalities both have special powers under key
environmental laws and general regulatory powers within their
boundaries. This blog will go over municipalities' powers and
responsibilities in this system both when they are acting as
operators and when they are acting as regulators.
Executive Summary
Municipalities in the North regularly interact with the
environmental regulatory system. Often, they are required to obtain
permits and licenses under this system to operate key pieces of
municipal infrastructure, like landfills and sewage systems.
However, they also have direct roles in regulating private
operators within their boundaries.
