S-3.1.01, r. 1 - Dam Safety Regulation

Schedule Disposition versions

2023-07-06

SCHEDULE V

(s. 17)

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AFFECTED AREA

Characteristics of the affected area			Consequence Category
Population density		Extent of destroyed or severely damaged infrastructures and services
Uninhabited area	OR	Area containing minimal infrastructures or services such as	Very Low
		- another dam in the Very Low Consequence category
		- a resources access road
		- farmland
		- a commercial facility without accommodations
Occasionally inhabited area containing less than 10 cottages or seasonal residences	OR	Area containing limited infrastructures or services such as	Low
OR		- another dam in the Low Consequence category
Area containing a commercial facility that provides accommodation for less than 25 persons or that has less than 10 accommodation units (i.e., 10 cottages, 10 campsites, 10 motel rooms)		- a local road
Permanently inhabited area containing less than 10 residences or occasionally inhabited and containing 10 or more cottages or seasonal residences	OR	Area containing moderate infrastructures or services such as	Moderate
OR		- another dam in the Moderate Consequence category
Area containing a seasonal commercial facility that provides accommodation for 25 or more persons or that contains 10 or more accommodation units or that operates year-round and provides accommodation for less than 25 persons or has less than 10 accommodation units		- a feeder road
		- a railway line (local or regional)
		- an enterprise with less than 50 employees
		- a main water intake upstream or downstream of the dam that supplies a municipality
Permanently inhabited area containing 10 or more residences and less than 1,000 residents	OR	Area containing significant infrastructures or services such as	High
OR		- another dam in the High Consequence category
Area containing a commercial facility that operates year-round and provides accommodation for 25 or more persons or has 10 or more accommodation units		- a regional road
		- a railway line (transcontinental or transborder)
		- a school
		- an enterprise that has 50 to 499 employees
Permanently inhabited area with a population of more than 1,000 and less than 10,000	OR	Area containing major infrastructures or services such as	Very High
		- another dam in the Very High Consequence category
		- an autoroute or national highway
		- an enterprise that has 500 or more employees
		- an industrial park
		- a dangerous substances storage site
Permanently inhabited area with a population of 10,000 or more	OR	Area containing substantial infrastructures or services such as	Severe
		- another dam in the Severe Consequence category
		- a hospital
		- a major industrial complex
		- a large dangerous substances storage site

For the purposes of the above table, “commercial facility” means a golf course, bicycle trail, cross-country ski trail, snowmobile trail, campground, outfitting operation, outdoor recreation centre, holiday camp, tourist complex or any other similar sports or recreational facility.

The road or highway nomenclatures in the above table are taken from the functional classification established by the Ministère des Transports.

For an infrastructure or service that does not match one of the types listed in the table above, an equivalency must be established with the type of infrastructure or service that, by analogy, provides the best match with the infrastructure or service under consideration.

O.C. 300-2002, Sch. V; O.C. 989-2023, s. 58.

2012-09-01

SCHEDULE V

(ss. 17 and 23)

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AFFECTED AREA

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                Characteristics of the affected area                   Consequence 
           (Population density and extent of destroyed or                Category
            severely damaged infrastructures and services)
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Uninhabited area

                                OR                                

Area containing minimal infrastructures or services such as              Very Low  
- a second dam in the Very Low Consequence category 
- a resources access road 
- farmland 
- a commercial facility without accommodations
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Occasionally inhabited area containing less than 10
cottages or seasonal residences

                                OR

Area containing a commercial facility that provides 
accommodation for less than 25 persons or that has 
less than 10 accommodation units (i.e., 10 cottages, 
10 campsites, 10 motel rooms)                                               Low    

                                OR

Area containing limited infrastructures or services such as 
- a second dam in the Low Consequence category 
- a local road
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Permanently inhabited area containing less than 10 
residences or occasionally inhabited and containing 
10 or more cottages or seasonal residences

                                OR

Area containing a seasonal commercial facility that 
provides accommodation for 25 or more persons or that
contains 10 or more accommodation units or that operates
year-round and provides accommodation for less than 
25 persons or has less than 10 accommodation units                       Moderate  

                                OR

Area containing moderate infrastructures or services such as 
- a second dam in the Moderate Consequence category 
- a feeder road 
- a railway line (local or regional) 
- an enterprise with less than 50 employees 
- a main water intake upstream or downstream of the dam 
  that supplies a municipality
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Permanently inhabited area containing 10 or more residences
and less than 1,000 residents

                                OR

Area containing a commercial facility that operates year-round
and provides accommodation for 25 or more persons or has 10
or more accommodation units

                                OR                                         High    

Area containing significant infrastructures or services such as 
- a second dam in the High Consequence category 
- a regional road 
- a railway line (transcontinental or transborder) 
- a school 
- an enterprise that has 50 to 499 employees
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Permanently inhabited area with a population of more
than 1,000 and less than 10,000

                                OR

Area containing major infrastructures or services such as                Very High 
- a second dam in the Very High Consequence category 
- an autoroute or national highway 
- an enterprise that has 500 or more employees 
- an industrial park 
- a dangerous substances storage site
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Permanently inhabited area with a population of 
10,000 or more

                                OR

Area containing substantial infrastructures or services 
such as                                                                   Severe   
- a second dam in the Severe Consequence category 
- a hospital 
- a major industrial complex 
- a large dangerous substances storage site
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For the purposes of the above table, “commercial facility” means a golf course, bicycle trail, cross-country ski trail, snowmobile trail, campground, outfitting operation, outdoor recreation centre, holiday camp, tourist complex or any other similar sports or recreational facility.

The road or highway nomenclatures in the above table are taken from the functional classification established by the Ministère des Transports.

O.C. 300-2002, Sch. V.