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1.The regulatory proposal indicates: “A plan [ESMP] would be required to be prepared, certified by a qualified person (QP) and registered on an online excess soil reuse registry prior to excess soil leaving a project area”. Will the MOECC review ESMPs?

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I applaud efforts to more consistently protect the environment, regardless of the activity being conducted. Activities that have the potential for increased risk to the environment should be managed fairly and equitably, thereby increasing protection of the environment.

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257

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In my dealings with the public the fill brokers often advise the homeowners that they will provide a limited number of truck loads to their property but in most cases they come in and dump 100's of loads without their knowledge and they have no idea where the fill is coming from.

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258

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Proposed Excess Soil Management Plan: The proposed Regulation goes into great detail describing what must be included in an ESMP, including the number of soil samples to be analysed and from where they are to be taken but, as with the current version of O.

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260

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Good Day, With respect to the proposed regulation, is aggregate that is imported to a site (i.e. Granular A for a road base) considered excess soil if it is transported to another site (i.e. during road reconstruction) and used for a similar purpose?

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261

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The proposed regulation discourages the beneficial reuse of excess soil. It provides a new level of legislation that makes all clean fill “waste” and therefore “unacceptable” in the eye of the public and therefore their Municipal Councils.

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265

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Council for the Township of Melancthon would like to acknowledge the Province’s initiative to address a problem faced by rural municipalities while at the same time seeking clarity on the future authority, if any, that municipalities will have in regulating the placement of fill within their muni

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Requirements in Subsection 6 of Appendix A are currently as follow: Subsection 6 of the ESMP with the heading Excess Soil Receiving Sites Summary shall include the following information: a. A list of the addresses of each receiving site to receive excess soil from the project area b.

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