L82 Construction Ltd. (c/o Harrington McAvan Ltd.) - Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry

Description of instrument

L82 Construction Ltd. has applied to make a significant change to their rehabilitation plan. Due to the lack of available overburden and topsoil resources, a portion of the site that was to be rehabilitated back to agricultural land is now proposed to be rehabilitated back to a 4.2 ha pond and 0.26 ha naturalized area. L82 would further like to allow for an open ditch and catch basin adjacent to the pond to provide for drainage between the pond and an existing onsite municipal drain.

Additional proposed amendments include: 

• a reduction of the setback, from 15m to 0m, along the boundary common with adjacent site (L82 Construction Ltd., Licence # 624964) to maximize onsite resources and improve rehabilitation efforts;
• the addition of a note to the site plan that would allow for the removal of a berm located on the north portion of the site (common with the Licence # 624964), when the berm is no longer required for noise mitigation at the adjacent site.

Other information

L82 Construction Ltd. operates this site under the authority of Licence #2340 under the Aggregate Resources Act.

Site plan information is available to view at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Aylmer District Office. Making an appointment to view the information is recommended to ensure aggregate staff will be available to provide information and answer questions.

Other public consultation opportunities

This proposal has been forwarded by the proponent to the Municipality of Thames Centre, County of Middlesex, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry for comment.