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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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120352

Commenting on behalf of

City of Mississauga

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On behalf of the City of Mississauga, please find attached our comments on MECP's proposed amendments to O. Reg. 406/19. The City is generally supportive of most of the proposed changes and would like to present further points for consideration for greater clarity and transparency. Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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120664

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Regional Municipality of Niagara

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November 20, 2024 Reema Kureishy Environmental Policy Branch Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks 40 St. Clair Avenue West, 10th Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1M2 Dear Ms. Kureishy: RE: ERO 019-9196 Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil: Niagara Region Comments Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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122041

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Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA)

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The Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA) submitted comments welcoming a number of provisions that will help to facilitate the reuse of excess soil excavated from construction sites and infrastructure projects, while also highlighting concerns around the two-year delay on land Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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122045

Commenting on behalf of

Region of Peel

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RE: ERO Registry Number 019-9196 Proposed amendments enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil Dear Mr. Lompart: These comments are provided by Peel Region staff, who have reviewed the proposed amendments and appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback to the Province. Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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122046

Commenting on behalf of

Township of Puslinch

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The Township of Puslinch is submitting the attached comments with respect to ERO 019-9196, regarding amendments to Ontario Regulation 406/19 (the Excess Soil Regulation) and the Rules for Soil Management and Excess Soil Quality Standards,. Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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122052

Commenting on behalf of

Dillon Consulting Limited

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Based on current wording of O.Reg. 406/19, it is understood that if any part of the project area is an enhanced investigation area, then the entire project area is treated like an enhanced investigation project area. Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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122053

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Dillon Consulting Limited

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Proposed Amendment 6: Please clarify if post-dredging confirmatory sampling of SWMP sediment is required in some fashion in all cases? We propose the QP be given discretion to determine whether additional sampling is necessary based on the in situ results and means and methods of excavation. Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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122054

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Dillon Consulting Limited

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Proposed Amendments 4 & 5: Where these proposals relate to large road/highway projects that have a fill requirement or are able to manage their excavated soils between local and similar projects, Dillon sees a benefit to the MECP's proposed flexibility from the current excess soil requirements. Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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122055

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Dillon Consulting Limited

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Please consider removing the 25,000m3 limitation on the quantity of material that can be stored at an aggregate reuse depot. In our experience, large projects and/or multiple projects will exceed the 25,000m3 limit in a short period of time. Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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122056

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Dillon Consulting Limited

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We are in support of the MECP's proposal to permit the establishment of aggregate depots that will not require an ECA as this is anticipated to bring the regulation into better alignment with current industry practice to treat engineered aggregate material as a resource while understanding that this Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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122057

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Dillon Consulting Limited

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Obtaining representative sampling results of aggregate materials, where required (i.e. from PCA/APEC) is not possible. Exceedances are expected in this material - where sampling is required, it will generate waste where it would otherwise be suitable for reuse in a similar environment. Read more

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