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The provinces generates more than 25 million cubic metres of excess soils annually, enough to fill Toronto’s Rogers Centre more than 15 times. For a long time, there was nothing governing where that dirt goes but new rules could change that – if enforced
On January 1, 2021, the On-Site and Excess Soil Management Regulation 406/19 passed by the Province of Ontario under the Environmental Protection Act will come into force in addition to the Rules for Soil Management and Excess Soil Quality Standards. The new regulation forms part of a broader regulatory framework the Province is putting in place to govern the management and reuse of excess soil excavated from large construction and development sites. Among other things, the regulation is intended to ensure that excavated soil is beneficially reused (if possible) and that contaminated ...