The City of Ottawa is fully…

The City of Ottawa is fully supportive of the Ministry’s proposed temporary pause of the implementation of provisions that came into effect in the January 1, 2022 Excess Soil Regulations until January 1, 2023. The proposed pause is welcomed and would provide more time for gradual implementation and better understanding of the regulation.

During this “pause”, we plan to engage in further Ministry consultation, with the goal of refining the paused provisions of the Excess Soils Regulations to ensure that they are clear, effective, and practical to support sustainable soil management while preserving our ability to maintain and expand the infrastructure that our residents rely on every day. We will also continue to work with our industry partners to find innovative solutions to our unique geo-regional soil management challenges.

Over the past years it has been apparent during discussions with other municipalities, consulting engineers, contractors etc. that not all parties share the same understanding and interpretation of 406/19 regulatory requirements. The disparity of opinion has led to much confusion when contracting projects generating excess soil. Further to our previous ERO posting comments related to Excess Soils, the City of Ottawa provides additional comments for your in the attached letter.

We appreciate the continued opportunity to comment on the excess soil management regulation and would welcome further discussion on the impacts to the City of Ottawa.