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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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107649

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"2.Remove requirements for waste Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECAs) for third-party storage and processing of excess soil at aggregate reuse as well as small liquid soil processing sites, with regulatory rules to be followed instead (note: this is a revised proposal from what was previously p Read more

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107679

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Considering many roads were once built with slag as an aggregate, in an effort to improve flexibility for soil moved between project areas and reuse sites of infrastructure projects of the same type, could slag be included in the excess soil definition? Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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112793

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1. Community Standards in Aggregate Reuse Depots • Question: What is meant by "community standards" in the context of aggregate reuse depots? Are these standards intended to align with specific tables such as Table 1, Table 2.1, or Table 3.1 in the ESQS? Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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113716

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Regarding the proposal to: Remove requirements for waste Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECAs) for third-party storage and processing of excess soil at aggregate reuse as well as small liquid soil processing sites, with regulatory rules to be followed instead (note: this is a revised proposal fr Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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116019

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Regarding sampling frequencies outside of a PCA/APEC, it's proposed to be reduced at the discretion of the QP. For consistency across the province and for receiver sites, would the MECP consider having minimum sampling frequencies, based on volume/percentage? Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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116025

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With respect to naturally occurring local background concentrations, I understand the proposed regional mapping will be addressed at a later date. I see the value in the mapping but acknowledge it could be time consuming to prepare (municipality & consultants). Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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117675

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City of Brampton

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To Whom It May Concern, The City of Brampton (hereinafter referred to as ‘the City’) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes outlined in the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) posting number 019-9196 – Enabling Greater Beneficial Reuse of Excess Soil. Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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119939

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EcoVac Solutions Ltd.

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Please see attached letter for EcoVac's comments on the proposed amendments to the excess soil regulations, specifically allowing liquid receiving sites that plan to receive up to 100m3 of liquid soil an exemption from the ECA process which EcoVac strongly opposes. Read more

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Enabling greater beneficial reuse of excess soil

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120169

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Canadian Brownfield Network Technical Advisory Committee

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The Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) appreciates the opportunity to participate in the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) invitation to comment with respect to the Proposed amendments to O. Reg. Read more

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