Q-2, r. 46 - Regulation respecting contaminated soil storage and contaminated soil transfer stations

Updated to 6 July 2023

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chapter Q-2, r. 46

Regulation respecting contaminated soil storage and contaminated soil transfer stations

Environment Quality Act

(chapter Q-2, ss. 31.69, 95.1, 118.3.5 and 124.1).

Act respecting certain measures enabling the enforcement of environmental and dam safety legislation

(chapter M-11.6, ss. 30 and 45).

See Chapter III of the Regulation respecting the temporary implementation of the amendments made by chapter 7 of the Statutes of 2021 in connection with the management of flood risks (chapter Q-2, r. 32.2)

O.C. 15-2007; I.N. 2019-12-01; S.Q. 2022, c. 8, s. 1.

CHAPTER I GENERAL

1. The purpose of this Regulation is to protect the environment against pollution related to the handling of contaminated soils.

It establishes rules for contaminated soil storage and the establishment, operation and closure of contaminated soil transfer stations.

Subject to section 4, the contaminated soils to which this Regulation applies are soils that contain contaminants in a concentration greater than the limit values in Schedule I. In addition, for the purposes of Chapter III, soils containing contaminants listed in Schedule III are also covered by this Regulation.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 1; O.C. 796-2019, s. 1.

2. The following definitions apply to this Regulation.

“Contaminated soil transfer station” means any facility that receives contaminated soils to be stored temporarily before being transferred to a treatment site authorized under the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) where they are to be totally or partially decontaminated. (centre de transfert de sols contaminés)

“Low-velocity flood zone” means the line that corresponds to the limit line of a flood likely to occur once every 100 years. (zone inondable de faible courant)

In addition, for the purposes of this Regulation,

(1)  watercourse or body of water includes marshes and swamps but excludes intermittent watercourses;

(2)  soil includes sediments extracted from a watercourse or body of water; and

(3)  an increase in storage capacity is included in the enlargement of a storage site or a transfer station.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 2.

3. The provisions of this Regulation relating to the storage of contaminated soils do not operate to replace the provisions governing

(1)  the treatment of contaminated soils;

(2)  the landfilling of contaminated soils;

(3)  the landfilling of residual materials;

(4)  the final disposal of hazardous materials; or

(5)  tailings areas.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 3.

4. The disposal of or permission to dispose of soils containing contaminants in a concentration equal to or less than the limit values in Schedule I, on or in soils having a contaminant concentration lower than the contaminant concentration in the soils disposed of is prohibited.

The disposal of or permission to dispose of such soils on or in land to be used for housing is also prohibited.

The prohibition referred to in the first paragraph does not apply where soils are disposed of

(1)  on or in the site of origin;

(2)  on or in the site of the source contamination activity; or

(3)  on or in sites other than those referred to in subparagraph 1 or 2 and that are used

(a)  for the redevelopment and restoration of a quarry in accordance with the Regulation respecting sand pits and quarries (chapter Q-2, r. 7.1);

(b)  for reclamation purposes in connection with a project where the disposal is authorized by the Minister under subdivision 1 of Division II of Chapter IV of Title I of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2).

The prohibition provided for in the second paragraph does not apply where soils are disposed of

(1)  on or in the sites referred to in subparagraph 1 or 2 of the third paragraph; or

(2)  on or in sites other than those referred to in subparagraph 1 of the third paragraph and that are used as backfill in connection with land rehabilitation work in accordance with the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2), and if their contaminant concentration is equal to or lower than the contaminant concentration in the host soils.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 4; O.C. 237-2019, s. 1; O.C. 796-2019, s. 2.

4.1. Where a disposal of soils is made in contravention of section 4, the owner, the lessee or any other person in charge of the site where soils were disposed of is required to take the necessary measures so that they are disposed of on or in a site covered

(1)  by the third or fourth paragraph of that section, to the extent where the requirements provided for therein are complied with; or

(2)  by an authorization, a declaration of compliance, an exemption or by the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) or the regulations made thereunder.

O.C. 796-2019, s. 2.

5. Unless required for an authorized treatment, at no time may contaminated soils be mixed with clean soils or with soils or materials having a different contaminant concentration so that the overall contamination level would change and permit disposal of the soils in a less restrictive manner or, because of the mixing of soils having different contamination levels or different structures, decontamination would be made more difficult.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 5.

CHAPTER II CONTAMINATED SOIL STORAGE

DIVISION I GENERAL

6. Subject to section 11, a person who carries out or has soil excavation carried out may not store contaminated soils elsewhere than on the site of origin or of contamination.

In addition, no contaminated soils may be shipped by the person to a location in Québec other than a site legally authorized to receive such soils, namely

(1)  a contaminated soil transfer station;

(2)  a contaminated soil storage site;

(3)  a contaminated soil treatment site;

(4)  a contaminated soil landfill;

(4.1)  a contaminated soil reclamation site;

(5)  a residual materials landfill;

(6)  a site for the final disposal of hazardous materials; or

(7)  tailings areas, but only if the soils are soils whose metal and metalloid contamination results from the activities of the enterprise responsible for the tailings area.

The operator or any other person responsible for a site listed in the second paragraph must issue a document to the person who had the soil excavation carried out certifying the receipt and quantity in weight of the contaminated soils. That latter person must keep the document for a minimum of 2 years and make it available to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks.

If the person who had the soil excavation carried out ships contaminated soils to a site listed in the second paragraph and the person is also the operator of the site, the person must, in lieu of the document referred to in the third paragraph, keep a logbook in which the soil excavation site and the quantity in weight of the contaminated soils shipped to the soil disposal site are entered. The person must keep the logbook for a minimum of 2 years and make it available to the Minister.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 6; O.C. 796-2019, s. 3; O.C. 993-2023, s. 1.

7. Soils containing volatile organic compounds in a concentration equal to or greater than the concentrations in Part III of Schedule II must not be handled without the necessary precautions having been taken to prevent a release of soil contaminants into the atmosphere.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 7.

8. A contractor who, within the same field of activities and in the normal course of the activities, is likely to contaminate small volumes of soil in various locations may recover, ship and store the soil on one of the contractor’s sites or similar sites on the following conditions:

(1)  the contractor must inform the Minister in writing of the situation referred to in this section and indicate the sites on which the soils are stored;

(2)  the contractor must enter in a logbook the locations where soils were contaminated because of the operation of the contractor’s enterprise, and the subsequent destination of the soils; the logbook must be kept and made available to the Minister for 5 years;

(3)  the volume of soils excavated or stored must not exceed 50 m3 per site;

(4)  the soils must be placed in closed and leak-proof containers that must be placed on an impermeable surface protected from bad weather; and

(5)  the maximum storage time is 180 days.

For the purposes of the first paragraph, “similar site” means any site the contractor goes to in the normal course of activities and for which the contractor has obtained a written authorization from the owner of the site to store contaminated soils on the conditions set out in subparagraphs 3 to 5 of the first paragraph.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 8.

9. Any person who, following an accidental spill, recovers contaminated soils for which the contamination level is unknown must inform the Minister and subparagraphs 3 to 5 of the first paragraph of section 8 then apply.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 9.

10. If, because of linear projects or area of the site, it is impossible to store contaminated soils on the site of origin, the authorization issued under the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) must indicate the sites where the soils may be stored and the storage conditions.

If contaminated soils are discovered unexpectedly and the authorization mentioned in the first paragraph does not cover the sites and storage conditions, or an authorization was not required under the Act, and it is impossible because of the linear projects or area of the site to store the soils on the sites of origin, the soils may be stored on another site on the following conditions:

(1)  a notice must be given to the Minister not later than 10 days after excavation of the soils; and

(2)  the notice must contain the identity of the person who has the excavation carried out and the date of excavation, an estimate of the volume of soils stored, the sites where the soils are stored and the storage conditions.

The storage conditions must be such that the contaminated soils cannot contaminate the water, air or subjacent soils. In addition, the storage time may not exceed 180 days.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 10.

DIVISION II STORAGE OF CONTAMINATED SOILS TO BE RECLAIMED

11. The storage, elsewhere than on the site of origin, of contaminated soils to be reclaimed is permitted only if all the concentrations of the substances contained in the soils are equal to or lower than the limit values in Schedule II and there is compliance with the requirements of this Division.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 11.

12. (Revoked).

O.C. 15-2007, s. 12; I.N. 2019-12-01; O.C. 871-2020, s. 1.

13. A contaminated soil storage site may not be established in the flood zone of a watercourse or a body of water within the low-velocity flood zone.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 13.

14. The quality of the soils that may be altered because of the storage site must be determined before the site commences operations, in reference to the contaminants likely to be present in the soils to be stored.

The concentration values determined before the site commences operations are to be used as intervention threshold values in the case of an accidental release into the environment and during final restoration of the site.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 14.

15. The quality of the groundwater that may be altered because of the storage site must be determined before the site commences operations, in reference to the contaminants likely to be present in the soils to be stored, and thereafter on an annual basis.

The concentration values determined before the site commences operations are to be used as intervention threshold values should concentration values be exceeded at the time of the annual analysis. For that purpose, section 58 applies, with the necessary modifications. During sampling, the groundwater piezometric level must also be measured. If the values are exceeded, section 60 applies.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 15.

16. Contaminated soils may be stored only on an impermeable floor capable of supporting the soils. The storage area must be laid out so that any run-off liquid is contained.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 16.

17. At least one observation well must be installed in the vicinity of the storage site, downstream of the storage site, so that groundwater quality can be monitored. If the volume of soils stored is to be greater than 1,000 m3, the minimum number of wells is 3, 1 upstream and 2 downstream.

The location of the wells on the land and in the ground must take hydrogeological conditions into account.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 17.

18. Dust dispersal control measures must be taken to limit the impacts from the transport and handling of soils in the vicinity of the storage site.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 18.

19. Every contaminated soil storage site must have, at the entrance,

(1)  a conspicuous sign indicating that the site is a contaminated soil storage site, the name, address and telephone number of the operator and any other person responsible for the site, and, where applicable, the site’s business hours; and

(2)  a barrier or other device preventing access to the site outside business hours or in the absence of an authorized person.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 19.

20. The operator of a contaminated soil storage site must verify the acceptability of soils before they are received. For that purpose, the operator must, on the arrival of every incoming shipment of soil, request from the owner of the soil and enter in an operations logbook the site of origin of the soil, the date and quantity accepted and the concentration of the contaminants it contains.

The operator must also, for each batch of soil and for at least every 100 m3 of contaminated soils accepted, take a single sample with a mass sufficient to make an analysis of all the contaminants among those listed in Schedule II likely to be present in the soils. The results of the analysis must also be entered in the logbook.

The logbook must make it possible at all times to locate the batches of soils received to allow sampling to be performed to verify their acceptability.

For outgoing soils, the operator must enter in the logbook the destination and quantity of the soils and the date on which they are shipped to the site or sites authorized to receive them.

The operator must keep the logbook and make it available to the Minister for 5 years after closure of the storage site.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 20.

21. The maximum volume of contaminated soils in storage at any time cannot exceed 20,000 m3.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 21.

22. The maximum storage time for a specific batch of soils is 12 months.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 22.

23. Contaminated soils must be protected at all times from bad weather.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 23.

24. All run-off liquid from the contaminated soils must be recovered, analyzed and decontaminated if need be. For that purpose, the run-off liquid must be recovered in a leakproof tank protected from rainwater so as to enable determination of the contamination concentration before treatment or discharge.

No run-off liquid may be discharged into the environment unless it conforms to the values determined in the authorization.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 24; I.N. 2019-12-01.

25. The operator of a contaminated soil storage site must prepare an annual operations report containing a summary of the monitoring program, the results of the analyses under this Division, the data on the quantity of soil accepted, the nature and extent of contamination, the date of acceptance, the origin and destination of the soil and the quantity of outgoing contaminated soil and the date of shipping. The report must be sent to the Minister in January of each year.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 25.

26. The operation of a contaminated soil storage site is subject to a financial guarantee being furnished as provided in Division VIII of Chapter III.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 26.

27. The operator of a contaminated soil storage site must, 60 days before the site is to cease operations, send a notice to the Minister confirming the date of closure.

All contaminated soils must have been transferred by the operator to an authorized site listed in section 6 by the day of closure.

The operator must have a characterization study of the land performed within 6 months after operations have permanently ceased. The study must be sent to the Minister as soon as it is completed.

If the characterization study reveals the presence of contaminants in a concentration exceeding the values determined pursuant to section 14, the operator must take the necessary measures so that the contaminant concentration returns to values equal to or lower than those values. If, however, the values determined pursuant to section 14 were equal to or greater than the limit values in Schedule II, the operator must take the necessary measures to reduce the contaminant concentration to values lower than the values in that Schedule.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 27.

CHAPTER III CONTAMINATED SOIL TRANSFER STATIONS

DIVISION I GENERAL

28. A contaminated soil transfer station may accept only soils that are to undergo authorized treatment in Québec or elsewhere to partially or totally decontaminate them.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 28.

29. No contaminated soil transfer station may accept

(1)  soils that contain one or more substances in a concentration equal to or greater than the limit values in Schedule III;

(2)  soils that have a residual materials content exceeding 50%, on a volumetric basis, after segregation;

(3)  soils that contain explosive or radioactive materials within the meaning of section 3 of the Regulation respecting hazardous materials (chapter Q-2, r. 32);

(4)  soils that contain a free liquid, according to a standard test carried out by a laboratory accredited by the Minister under section 118.6 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2); or

(5)  residual materials or hazardous materials.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 29.

30. No soils containing one or more volatile organic compounds listed in Part III of Schedule III may be accepted by a contaminated soil transfer station unless they are confined in a closed and leakproof container so as to limit their handling and the dispersal of contaminants into the ambient air. The concentration of the compounds must be lower than the limit values in that Schedule.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 30.

31. The maximum volume of contaminated soils in storage at any given time cannot exceed 1,000 m3.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 31.

32. The maximum storage time for any batch of soil is 30 days, except soils containing compounds listed in Part III of Schedule III whose containers must be shipped to a treatment centre authorized to receive them within 7 days after being accepted by the contaminated soil transfer station.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 32.

DIVISION II OWNERSHIP OF LAND

O.C. 15-2007, Div. II; I.N. 2019-12-01; O.C. 871-2020, s. 2.

33. (Revoked).

O.C. 15-2007, s. 33; I.N. 2019-12-01; O.C. 871-2020, s. 3.

34. (Revoked).

O.C. 15-2007, s. 34; I.N. 2019-12-01; O.C. 871-2020, s. 3.

35. No person may establish, enlarge or operate a contaminated soil transfer station without being the owner of the land on which the transfer station and the systems necessary to operate the transfer station must be or are situated.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 35.

36. (Revoked).

O.C. 15-2007, s. 36; I.N. 2019-12-01; O.C. 871-2020, s. 3.

37. (Revoked).

O.C. 15-2007, s. 37; I.N. 2019-12-01; O.C. 871-2020, s. 3.

DIVISION III ESTABLISHMENT

38. The siting of a contaminated soil transfer station in the flood zone of a watercourse or body of water within the low-velocity flood zone is prohibited.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 38.

39. A contaminated soil transfer station must be sited at a minimum distance of 1 kilometre upstream of any surface water or groundwater withdrawal facility if the facility is used for the production of spring water or mineral water within the meaning of the Regulation respecting bottled water (chapter P-29, r. 2), or for the supply of a waterworks system authorized under the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2).

The siting of a contaminated soil transfer station in the remote protection area of a spring water, mineral water or groundwater withdrawal site established in accordance with the Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 35.2) is prohibited.

The distance prescribed by the first paragraph is measured from the inside limit of the buffer zone required under section 41 to be present on the perimeter of every contaminated soil transfer station.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 39; O.C. 701-2014, s. 1.

40. A contaminated soil transfer station may not be sited in a zone susceptible to ground movement.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 40.

41. In order to preserve the isolation of the site, mitigate nuisances and allow for the implementation of necessary remedial measures, a buffer zone at least 50 m wide must be present on the perimeter of the contaminated soil transfer station. No watercourse or body of water may lie within the buffer zone.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 41.

42. The quality of the soils that may be altered by the transfer station must be determined before the site commences operations, in reference to the contaminants likely to be present in the soils to be accepted.

The concentration values determined before the site commences operations are to be used as intervention threshold values in the case of an accidental release into the environment and during closure of the site.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 42.

43. The quality of the site’s groundwater and surface water must be determined before the establishment of the contaminated soil transfer station. For that purpose, the parameters to be measured and the substances to be analyzed are those determined before the transfer station is established, in reference to the contaminants likely to be present in the soils to be accepted at the transfer station. The values so obtained are to be used as intervention threshold values for the purposes of section 60.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 43.

44. In order to protect the air, water and soil from contamination, contaminated soils cannot be stored in a transfer station elsewhere than inside a building constructed in such manner as to protect its contents from alteration by water, snow, freezing or heat. The floor of the building must be of impermeable material not likely to be damaged by the nature of the contaminants present in the soils and be capable of supporting the soils. In addition, the storage area must be laid out so that any run-off liquid is contained.

The building must be ventilated so that it is maintained at all times under negative air pressure. The ventilation system must enable all the substances present in the gases and dust likely to be released from the building to be collected and sampled, and a gas treatment system must be installed so that all the substances discharged into the atmosphere comply with the ambient air standards at all times, at the limits of the property.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 44.

45. All run-off liquid from the soils must be recovered, analyzed and decontaminated if need be. No run-off liquid may be discharged into the environment unless it meets the values determined in the authorization. For that purpose, the run-off liquid must be recovered in a leakproof tank protected from rainwater so that a determination of the contaminant concentration may be made before treatment or discharge.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 45; I.N. 2019-12-01.

46. The land on which the contaminated soil transfer station is sited must have a surface water drainage system capable of allowing the quality of the surface water to be monitored and preventing the surface water from coming into contact with the contaminated soils.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 46.

47. An observation well network must be installed on the perimeter of the site to monitor the quality of groundwater upstream and downstream of the contaminated soil transfer station. The minimum number of wells is 3, 1 upstream and 2 downstream. The location of the wells on the land and in the ground must take hydrogeological conditions into account.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 47.

48. Every contaminated soil transfer station must have, at the entrance,

(1)  a conspicuous sign indicating that the site is a contaminated soil transfer station, the name, address and telephone number of the operator and any other person responsible for the transfer station, and the transfer station’s business hours; and

(2)  a barrier or other device preventing access to the transfer station outside business hours or in the absence of an authorized person.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 48.

DIVISION IV OPERATION

49. The operator of a contaminated soil transfer station must verify the acceptability of the soils before they are received. For that purpose, for every incoming shipment of soil, the operator must request from the owner of the soil and enter in an operations logbook

(1)  the name and address of the owner of the soil and the name of the carrier;

(2)  the quantity of soil expressed in metric tons;

(3)  the nature of the contaminants present in the soil and their concentration value with the name of the laboratory that prepared the analysis reports;

(4)  the origin of the soil; and

(5)  the date on which the soil was accepted by the station.

The logbook must make it possible at all times to locate the batches of soils received to allow sampling to verify their acceptability.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 49.

50. The operations logbook and annexed documents referred to in the first paragraph of section 51 must be kept on the premises of the transfer station while the transfer station is in operation and be made available to the Minister. Following closure of the station, they must also be kept by the operator for 5 years and be made available to the Minister.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 50.

51. The operator must, before accepting contaminated soils, ascertain the nature and concentration values of the substances present in the soils, among those in Schedule III, by means of an analysis report comprising a number of representative samples making it possible to confirm whether the soils may be accepted. The analyses must be annexed to the operations logbook.

The data must be obtained from the owner of the soil and entered in the logbook. The sampling and analysis methodology, including the sampling method, must also be specified, as well as the number of samples required per unit of volume to ensure that the soils to be shipped to the transfer station arrive with the appropriate analysis reports attesting to their acceptability.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 51.

52. The operator must, for each batch of soil and for at least every 100 m3 of contaminated soils accepted, take a single sample with a mass sufficient to make an analysis of all the contaminants among those listed in Schedule III likely to be present in the soils. The results of the analysis must be entered in the operations logbook referred to in section 49 and in the report prepared under section 61.

The logbook must make it possible at all times to locate the batches of soils received to allow sampling to verify their acceptability.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 52.

53. The operator of a contaminated soil transfer station must take the necessary measures to prevent dust dispersal inside the station and in the vicinity of the site.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 53.

54. The operator of a contaminated soil transfer station must, for every shipment of outgoing soils, enter the following in the operations logbook referred to in section 49:

(1)  the quantity of outgoing soils;

(2)  the destination of the soils; and

(3)  the date of transfer.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 54.

55. The gas collection and treatment systems referred to in section 44, the water drainage system referred to in section 46 and the groundwater observation well network referred to in section 47 must be maintained in working order at all times.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 55.

DIVISION V MONITORING AND CONTROL

56. The concentration of the substances present in the gases and the gas flow must be measured at the outlet of the building’s gas collection and treatment system referred to in section 44. The substances that may be present in the gases must be determined at the time the transfer station is established, in reference to the contaminants present in the soils to be accepted by the station and the sampling frequency.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 56.

57. At least twice a year, in the spring and fall, the operator of a contaminated soil transfer station must take at least 3 grab samples from the water in the surface water drainage system. The samples must be analyzed for the parameters and substances determined pursuant to section 43 to determine their concentration.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 57.

58. At least twice a year, in the spring and fall, the operator of a contaminated soil transfer station must take one groundwater sample from each of the observation wells located on the perimeter of the site to quantify each of the parameters and substances determined pursuant to section 43 and have them analyzed to determine their concentration.

During sampling, the groundwater piezometric level must also be measured.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 58.

59. The surface water and groundwater samples taken pursuant to sections 57 and 58 must be analyzed within the required time and the analysis report must be annexed to the operations logbook and kept as provided in section 50.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 59.

60. Within 15 days after the day on which the operator becomes aware that the values determined as provided in section 43 have been exceeded, the operator must so inform the Minister in writing, indicating the measures the operator has taken or intends to take to remedy the situation and, where necessary, implement the measures.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 60.

DIVISION VI REPORT

61. The operator of a contaminated soil transfer station must prepare an annual operations report containing a compilation of the data collected pursuant to subparagraphs 2 to 5 of the first paragraph of section 49 and section 54 as regards the quantity of soil accepted, the nature and extent of contamination, the date of acceptance, the origin and destination of the soils and the quantity of contaminated soils transferred and the date of transfer.

The report must be be sent to the Minister in January of each year.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 61.

DIVISION VII CLOSURE

62. The operator of a contaminated soil transfer station must, 60 days before the transfer station is to cease operations, send a notice to the Minister confirming the date of closure.

On the day of closure of the station, all contaminated soils must have been transferred by the operator to an authorized treatment centre so that no such soil is present in the building or on the surrounding land.

The operator of the transfer station must have a characterization study of the land performed within 6 months after operations have permanently ceased. The study must be sent to the Minister as soon as it is completed.

If the characterization study reveals the presence of contaminants in a concentration exceeding the values determined pursuant to section 42, the operator must take the necessary measures so that the contaminant concentration returns to values equal to or lower than those values. If, however, the values determined pursuant to section 42 were equal to or greater than the limit values in Schedule II, the operator must take the necessary measures to reduce the contaminant concentration to values lower than the values in that Schedule.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 62.

DIVISION VIII FINANCIAL GUARANTEE

63. The operation of a contaminated soil transfer station is subject to the operator, or a third party on the operator’s behalf, providing a financial guarantee to ensure the performance of the operator’s obligations under the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2), regulations, an order or authorization during the period of operation and on closure.

The amount of the guarantee is fixed on the basis of $75 per metric ton according to the maximum capacity of soils that may be stored at any given time.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 63.

64. The guarantee must be provided to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks in lawful money of Canada before the transfer station commences operations, in one of the following forms:

(1)  cash, a bank draft or money order, postal money order or certified cheque made out to the Minister of Finance;

(2)  bonds issued or guaranteed by Québec, Canada or a Canadian province, the United States of America or one of its member States, the International Bank for Reconstruction or Development, a municipality, a school service centre or a school board in Canada, or a fabrique in Québec;

(3)  a security or guarantee policy issued to the Minister of Finance with a stipulation of solidarity and renunciation of the benefits of discussion and division by a legal person authorized to stand security under the Bank Act (S.C. 1991, c. 46), the Trust Companies and Savings Companies Act (chapter S-29.02), the Insurers Act (chapter A-32.1) or the Act respecting financial services cooperatives (chapter C-67.3); or

(4)  a letter of credit issued to the Minister of Finance by a bank or a financial services cooperative.

Subject to the term specified and section 66, the wording of a guarantee in the form of a security or guarantee policy or letter of credit must be to the effect that the guarantee is unconditional and irrevocable.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 64; O.C. 488-2017, s. 24; O.C. 816-2021, s. 83.

65. All sums of money, drafts, cheques, orders or bonds provided as a guarantee must be deposited with the Bureau général de dépôts pour le Québec for the duration of the operations until the date of closure confirmed pursuant to section 62 or the date of revocation or transfer of the authorization, whichever occurs first.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 65; O.C. 488-2017, s. 25; I.N. 2019-12-01.

66. A guarantee provided in the form of a security or a guarantee policy or a letter of credit must have a term of not less than 12 months. At least 60 days before the expiry of the guarantee, the proponent must send a renewal of the guarantee or any other guarantee that meets the requirements of sections 63 and 64 to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks.

The guarantee must also contain a clause setting the time period for filing a claim that alleges failure by the operator to perform obligations at not less than 12 months after the expiry of the guarantee or, as the case may be, its revocation, rescission or cancellation, whichever occurs first.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 66.

67. If the operator fails to perform an obligation and the default persists after a notice from the Minister to remedy the failure, the Minister may use the financial guarantee provided pursuant to this Chapter to pay expenses necessary for performance of the obligation. In such a case, the sums required to fulfil a financial guarantee provided under this Division become payable.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 67.

68. The guarantee is returned to the operator after the closure of the transfer station only if the Minister is satisfied that the operator has complied with all applicable provisions of this Regulation.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 68.

CHAPTER III.1 MONETARY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

O.C. 685-2013, s. 1.

68.1. A monetary administrative penalty of $250 in the case of a natural person or $1,000 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails

(1)  to issue the document prescribed by the third paragraph of section 6 or, for the person who received the document, to keep it or make it available to the Minister for the period provided for in that section;

(2)  to keep the logbook prescribed by the fourth paragraph of section 6 or to keep the logbook or make it available to the Minister for the period provided for in that section;

(3)  to prepare the report prescribed by section 25;

(4)  to keep or make available to the Minister the operations logbook and annexed documents referred to in section 50 for the period provided for in that section;

(5)  to prepare the annual report prescribed by the first paragraph of section 61.

O.C. 685-2013, s. 1.

68.2. A monetary administrative penalty of $350 in the case of a natural person or $1,500 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails

(1)  to provide a storage site with a sign that complies with the requirements of paragraph 1 of section 19;

(2)  to enter in a logbook the information prescribed by section 20, to keep the logbook or to make it available to the Minister for the period provided for in the fifth paragraph of that section;

(3)  to provide a transfer station with a sign that complies with the requirements of paragraph 1 of section 48;

(4)  to enter in a logbook the information prescribed by section 49, the second paragraph of section 51 or section 52 or 54 or to annex to the logbook the analysis reports prescribed by the first paragraph of section 51 or section 59;

(5)  to enter in a report referred to in the first paragraph of section 52 the results of the analyses prescribed in that section.

The penalty provided for in the first paragraph may also be imposed on any person who, in contravention of a provision of this Regulation, fails to communicate or to send to the Minister any report or study, within the time prescribed in cases where no other monetary administrative penalties are provided for such failure.

O.C. 685-2013, s. 1.

68.3. A monetary administrative penalty of $500 in the case of a natural person or $2,500 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails

(1)  to determine, in accordance with section 14, 15, 42 or 43, the quality of the soils or water that may be altered by a storage site or transfer station;

(2)  to take the necessary measures to prevent dust dispersal in accordance with section 18 or 53;

(3)  to take a sample or measure, in accordance with the second paragraph of section 20, the first paragraph of section 52 or any of sections 56 to 58, by respecting, where applicable, the frequencies provided for in those sections;

(4)  to protect contaminated soils at all times from bad weather in accordance with section 23;

(5)  to provide land with a surface water drainage system in accordance with section 46;

(6)  to ascertain, by means of an analysis report, the nature and concentration values of the substances present in the soils as prescribed by section 51;

(7)  to analyze the samples referred to in section 59 in accordance with that section;

(8)  to provide financial guarantee or to maintain or renew such a guarantee in accordance with this Regulation.

O.C. 685-2013, s. 1.

68.4. A monetary administrative penalty of $750 in the case of a natural person or $3,500 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails

(1)  to lay out a storage area that complies with the requirements of section 16;

(2)  to install observation wells according to the conditions prescribed by section 17 or 47;

(3)  to place a barrier or other device preventing access to a contaminated soil storage site or a contaminated soil transfer station at the entrance of such sites in accordance with paragraph 2 of section 19 or section 48;

(4)  to respect the maximum contaminated soil storage time provided for in section 22 or 32;

(5)  to provide a buffer zone that complies with the requirements of section 41;

(6)  to comply with the conditions to store contaminated soils prescribed by section 44, in particular as regards the building or storage area;

(7)  to maintain in working order at all times the systems or network referred to in section 55.

O.C. 685-2013, s. 1.

68.5. A monetary administrative penalty of $1,000 in the case of a natural person or $5,000 in other cases may be imposed on any person who

(1)  fails to comply with section 8 or 10;

(2)  (subparagraph revoked);

(3)  fails to treat all runoff liquid from the contaminated soils in accordance with the first paragraph of section 24 or section 45;

(4)  fails to have a characterization study of the land performed within 6 months after operations of a contaminated soil storage site or a contaminated soil transfer station have permanently ceased in accordance with the third paragraph of section 27 or 62.

The penalty provided for in the first paragraph may also be imposed on any person who fails, on the conditions provided for in that paragraph, to inform the Minister

(1)  of the recovery of the soils referred to in section 9 following an accidental spill;

(2)  of the date on which a contaminated soil storage site or a contaminated soil transfer station ceases its operations in accordance with the first paragraph of section 27 or 62;

(3)  of the excess of the values referred to in section 60 and to indicate to the Minister the remedial measures taken or to be taken.

O.C. 685-2013, s. 1; I.N. 2019-12-01; O.C. 871-2020, s. 4.

68.6. A monetary administrative penalty of $1,500 in the case of a natural person or $7,500 in other cases may be imposed on any person who

(1)  stores contaminated soils elsewhere than on the site of origin or ships them to a location other than a site legally authorized to receive such soils, in contravention of the first or second paragraph of section 6;

(2)  handles soils referred to in section 7 without complying with the conditions provided for in that section;

(3)  establishes a contaminated soil storage site in a flood zone referred to in section 13 or sites a contaminated soil transfer station in a flood zone referred to in section 38;

(4)  stores contaminated soils on a floor that is not impermeable or capable of supporting the soils in contravention of section 16;

(5)  fails to transfer all contaminated soils to an authorized site in accordance with the second paragraph of section 27 or 62;

(6)  accepts, in a contaminated soil transfer station, soils other than those referred to in section 28 or accepts in that transfer station soils that do not comply with the standards prescribed by section 29 or 30;

(7)  sites a contaminated soil transfer station in contravention of section 39 or 40.

The penalty provided for in the first paragraph may also be imposed on any person who introduces, into a contaminated soil transfer station, materials that, under this Regulation, cannot be accepted by the transfer station.

O.C. 685-2013, s. 1.

68.7. A monetary administrative penalty of $2,000 in the case of a natural person or $10,000 in other cases may be imposed on any person who

(1)  disposes of contaminated soils referred to in section 4 or permits the disposal of soils on or in soils having a contaminant concentration lower than the contaminant concentration in the soils disposed of on or in land to be used for housing;

(1.1)  does not take the measures referred to in section  4.1;

(2)  mixes contaminated soils in contravention of the requirements of section 5;

(3)  stores contaminated soils to be reclaimed without complying with the conditions provided for in section 11;

(4)  stores contaminated soils without complying with the maximum volume provided for in section 21 or 31;

(5)  discharges into the environment liquid that does not conform to the values referred to in the second paragraph of section 24;

(6)  fails to take the measures prescribed by the fourth paragraph of section 27;

(7)  accepts, in a contaminated soil transfer station, soils containing one or more volatile organic compounds in concentrations greater than the limit values referred to in section 30;

(8)  discharges into the environment liquid recovered from contaminated soils that does not comply with the values referred to in section 45;

(9)  fails to implement the remedial measures referred to in section 60;

(10)  fails to take the measures prescribed by the fourth paragraph of section 62 in the case provided for in that section.

O.C. 685-2013, s. 1; O.C. 796-2019, s. 4.

CHAPTER IV PENAL SANCTIONS

O.C. 15-2007, c. IV; O.C. 685-2013, s. 2.

69. Every person who

(1)  contravenes the third or fourth paragraph of section 6, section 50 or the first paragraph of section 61,

(2)  fails to prepare the report prescribed by section 25,

commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $1,000 to $100,000 or, in other cases, to a fine of $3,000 to $600,000.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 69; O.C. 685-2013, s. 3.

70. Every person who

(1)  contravenes paragraph 1 of section 19, section 20, paragraph 1 of section 48 or section 49 or 54,

(2)  fails to enter in a logbook the information prescribed by the second paragraph of section 51 or section 52, or to annex to the logbook the analysis reports prescribed by the first paragraph of section 51 or section 59;

(3)  fails to enter in the report referred to in the first paragraph of section 52 the results of the analysis prescribed in that section;

(4)  fails to send to the Minister a report or study in accordance with section 25, the third paragraph of section 27, the second paragraph of section 61 or the third paragraph of section 62, within the time prescribed in those sections,

commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $2,000 to $100,000 or, in other cases, to a fine of $6,000 to $600,000.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 70; O.C. 685-2013, s. 3.

71. Every person who

(1)  contravenes section 14, 15, 18, 23, 26, 42, 43, 46, 53, any of sections 56 to 58, or section 63 or 66,

(2)  fails to take the samples referred to in the second paragraph of section 20 or in the first paragraph of section 52, in accordance with what is provided for therein, or to analyze, within the required time, the samples referred to in section 59,

(3)  fails to ascertain the nature and concentration values of the substances present in the soils, as prescribed by section 51,

commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $2,500 to $250,000 or, in other cases, to a fine of $7,500 to $1,500,000.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 71; O.C. 685-2013, s. 3.

72. Every person who

(1)  fails to lay out a storage area that complies with the requirements of section 16,

(2)  contravenes section 17, paragraph 2 of section 19, section 22, 32, 41, 44 or 47, paragraph 2 of section 48 or section 55,

commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $4,000 to $250,000 or, in other cases, to a fine of $12,000 to $1,500,000.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 72; O.C. 685-2013, s. 3.

73. Every person who

(1)  contravenes section 8, 9 or 10, the first paragraph of section 24, the first or third paragraph of section 27, section 45 or the first or third paragraph of section 62;

(2)  fails to inform the Minister in accordance with section 60,

(3)  pursuant to this Regulation, makes a declaration, communicates information or files a document that is false or misleading,

commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $5,000 to $500,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), to a maximum term of imprisonment of 18 months, or to both the fine and imprisonment, or, in other cases, to a fine of $15,000 to $3,000,000.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 73; O.C. 685-2013, s. 3; O.C. 871-2020, s. 5.

73.1. Every person who

(1)  contravenes the first or second paragraph of section 6, section 7 or 13, the second paragraph of section 27, section 28, 29, 38, 39 or 40 or the second paragraph of section 62,

(2)  stores contaminated soils on a floor or in a storage area that does not comply with the conditions provided for in section 16,

(3)  accepts, in a contaminated soil transfer station, soils that do not meet the confinement conditions prescribed by section 30,

(4)  introduces, in a contaminated soil transfer station, any other material that, under this Regulation, cannot be accepted by the contaminated soil transfer station,

commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $8,000 to $500,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), to a maximum term of imprisonment of 18 months, or to both the fine and imprisonment, or, in other cases, to a fine of $24,000 to $3,000,000.

O.C. 685-2013, s. 3.

73.2. Every person who

(1)  contravenes section 4, 5, 11 or 21, the second paragraph of section 24, the fourth paragraph of section 27, section 31 or the fourth paragraph of section 62,

(2)  accepts, in a contaminated soil transfer station, soils containing one or more volatile organic compounds in concentrations greater than the limit values referred to in section 30,

(3)  discharges into the environment liquid recovered from contaminated soils that does not comply with the values referred to in section 45,

(4)  fails to implement the remedial measures referred to in section 60,

commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $10,000 to $1,000,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), to a maximum term of imprisonment of 3 years, or to both the fine and imprisonment, or, in other cases, to a fine of $30,000 to $6,000,000.

O.C. 685-2013, s. 3.

73.3. Every person who contravenes any other requirement imposed by this Regulation also commits an offence and is liable, where no other penalty is provided for by this Chapter or the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2), to a fine of $1,000 to $100,000 in the case of a natural person or, in other cases, to a fine of $3,000 to $600,000.

O.C. 685-2013, s. 3.

CHAPTER V MISCELLANEOUS

74. The analyses required pursuant to this Regulation must be carried out by a laboratory accredited by the Minister under section 118.6 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2).

O.C. 15-2007, s. 74.

75. (Revoked).

O.C. 15-2007, s. 75; O.C. 441-2008, s. 14.

76. The operator of a storage site for contaminated soils to be reclaimed that is referred to in section 11 or of a contaminated soil transfer station in operation on 15 February 2007 in compliance with authorizations granted before that date must, not later than 15 August 2007,

(1)  determine, for the purposes of sections 14, 15, 42 and 43, the quality of the water and soils; and

(2)  have, for the purposes of sections 24, 45, 55 and 56, the authorizations amended.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 76.

77. Certificates of authorization to operate a contaminated soil storage site or transfer station issued under section 22 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) 4 years or more before 15 February 2007 cease to have effect on 15 February 2008. An operator of such a site or transfer station wishing to continue the operation of the site or transfer station after that date must file a renewal application with the Minister in accordance with section 12 or 37, not later than 15 August 2007.

O.C. 15-2007, s. 77.

78. The provisions of this Regulation apply to the immovables in a reserved area or an agricultural zone established under the Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities (chapter P-41.1).

O.C. 15-2007, s. 78.

79. (Amendment integrated into Schedule II of the Regulation respecting the landfilling and incineration of residual materials (chapter Q-2, r. 19)).

O.C. 15-2007, s. 79.

80. (Omitted).

O.C. 15-2007, s. 80.

SCHEDULE I

(ss. 1 and 4)

_______________________________________________________

Contaminants                             Limit values 
                                         mg/kg of soil 
                                          (dry matter)
_______________________________________________________

I- METALS AND METALLOIDS                        
_______________________________________________________
Silver (Ag)                                     20
_______________________________________________________
Arsenic (As)                                    30
_______________________________________________________
Barium (Ba)                                    500
_______________________________________________________
Cadmium (Cd)                                     5
_______________________________________________________
Cobalt (Co)                                     50
_______________________________________________________
Chromium (Cr)                                  250
_______________________________________________________
Copper (Cu)                                    100
_______________________________________________________
Tin (Sn)                                        50
_______________________________________________________
Manganese (Mn)                               1,000
_______________________________________________________
Mercury (Hg)                                     2
_______________________________________________________
Molybdenum (Mo)                                 10
_______________________________________________________
Nickel (Ni)                                    100
_______________________________________________________
Lead (Pb)                                      500
_______________________________________________________
Selenium (Se)                                    3
_______________________________________________________
Zinc (Zn)                                      500
_______________________________________________________

II- OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________
                     
Available bromide (Br-)                         50
                     
Available cyanide (CN-)                         10
                 
Total cyanide (CN-)                             50
                     
Available fluoride (F-)                        400
_______________________________________________________

III- VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________

Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
_______________________________________________________
 Benzene                                       0.5
_______________________________________________________
 Monochlorobenzene                               1
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichlorobenzene                             1
_______________________________________________________
 1,3-Dichlorobenzene                             1
_______________________________________________________
 1,4-Dichlorobenzene                             1
_______________________________________________________
 Ethylbenzene                                    5
_______________________________________________________
 Styrene                                         5
_______________________________________________________
 Toluene                                         3
_______________________________________________________
 Xylenes                                         5
_______________________________________________________

Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons
_______________________________________________________
 Chloroform                                      5
_______________________________________________________
 1,1-Dichloroethane                              5
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichloroethane                              5
_______________________________________________________
 1,1-Dichloroethylene                            5
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis and trans)            5
_______________________________________________________
 Dichloromethane                                 5
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichloropropane                             5
_______________________________________________________
 1,3-Dichloropropylene (cis and trans)           5
_______________________________________________________
 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane                       5
_______________________________________________________
 Tetrachloroethylene                             5
_______________________________________________________
 Carbon tetrachloride                            5
_______________________________________________________
 1,1,1-Trichloroethane                           5
_______________________________________________________
 1,1,2-Trichloroethane                           5
_______________________________________________________
 Trichloroethylene                               5
_______________________________________________________

IV- PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________

Non-chlorinated
_______________________________________________________
 Cresol (ortho, meta, para)                      1
_______________________________________________________
 2,4-Dimethylphenol                              1
_______________________________________________________
 2-Nitrophenol                                   1
_______________________________________________________
 4-Nitrophenol                                   1
_______________________________________________________
 Phenol                                          1
_______________________________________________________

Chlorinated
_______________________________________________________
 Chlorophenol (-2, -3, or -4)                  0.5
_______________________________________________________
 2,3-Dichlorophenol                            0.5
_______________________________________________________
 2,4-Dichlorophenol                            0.5
_______________________________________________________
 2,5-Dichlorophenol                            0.5
_______________________________________________________
 2,6-Dichlorophenol                            0.5
_______________________________________________________
 3,4-Dichlorophenol                            0.5
_______________________________________________________
 3,5-Dichlorophenol                            0.5
_______________________________________________________
Pentachlorophenol (PCP)                        0.5
_______________________________________________________
2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol                      0.5
_______________________________________________________
2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol                      0.5
_______________________________________________________
2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol                      0.5
_______________________________________________________
2,3,4-Trichlorophenol                          0.5
_______________________________________________________
2,3,5-Trichlorophenol                          0.5
_______________________________________________________
2,3,6-Trichlorophenol                          0.5
_______________________________________________________
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol                          0.5
_______________________________________________________
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol                          0.5
_______________________________________________________
3,4,5-Trichlorophenol                          0.5
_______________________________________________________

V- POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
_______________________________________________________
Acenaphthene                                    10
_______________________________________________________
Acenaphthylene                                  10
_______________________________________________________
Anthracene                                      10
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(a)anthracene                               1
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(a)pyrene                                   1
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(b+j+k)fluoranthene                         1
(combination or each)
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(c)phenanthrene                             1
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene                             1
_______________________________________________________
Chrysene                                         1
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene                           1
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene                               1
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,h)pyrene                               1
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,l)pyrene                               1
_______________________________________________________
7,12-Dimethylbenzo(a)anthracene                  1
_______________________________________________________
Fluoranthene                                    10
_______________________________________________________
Fluorene                                        10
_______________________________________________________
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene                           1
_______________________________________________________
3-Methylcholanthrene                             1
_______________________________________________________
Naphthalene                                      5
_______________________________________________________
1-Methylnaphthalene                              1
_______________________________________________________
2-Methylnaphthalene                              1
_______________________________________________________
1,3-Dimethylnaphthalene                          1
_______________________________________________________
2,3,5-Trimethylnaphthalene                       1
_______________________________________________________
Phenanthrene                                     5
_______________________________________________________
Pyrene                                          10
_______________________________________________________

VI- NON-CHLORINATED BENZENE COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)                   0.04
_______________________________________________________

VII- CHLOROBENZENES

_______________________________________________________
Hexachlorobenzene                                2
_______________________________________________________
Pentachlorobenzene                               2
_______________________________________________________
1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene                       2
_______________________________________________________
1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene                       2
_______________________________________________________
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene                       2
_______________________________________________________
1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene                           2
_______________________________________________________
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene                           2
_______________________________________________________
1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene                           2
_______________________________________________________

VIII- POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs)
_______________________________________________________
Summation of the congeners                       1
_______________________________________________________

IX- PESTICIDES
_______________________________________________________
Tebuthiuron                                     50
_______________________________________________________

X- OTHER ORGANIC SUBSTANCES

_______________________________________________________
Acrylonitrile                                    1
_______________________________________________________
Ethylene glycol                                 97
_______________________________________________________
Formaldehyde                                   100
_______________________________________________________
Dibutyl phthalate                                6
_______________________________________________________

XI- INTEGRATING PARAMETERS
_______________________________________________________
Petroleum hydrocarbons C10 to C20              700
_______________________________________________________

XII- DIOXINS AND FURANS
_______________________________________________________
                                                 
Summation of chlorodibenzodioxins         1.5 x 10-5
and chlorodibenzofurans expressed as 
2,3,7,8-TCDD toxic equivalents 
(NATO scale, 1988) 
_______________________________________________________

O.C. 15-2007, Sch. I.

SCHEDULE II

(ss. 7, 11, 20, 27 and 62)

______________________________________________________
Contaminants                             Limit values 
                                         mg/kg of soil 
                                          (dry matter)
_______________________________________________________

I- METALS AND METALLOIDS
_______________________________________________________
Silver (Ag)                                    40
_______________________________________________________
Arsenic (As)                                   50
_______________________________________________________
Barium (Ba)                                 2,000
_______________________________________________________
Cadmium (Cd)                                   20
_______________________________________________________
Cobalt (Co)                                   300
_______________________________________________________
Chromium (Cr)                                 800
_______________________________________________________
Copper (Cu)                                   500
_______________________________________________________
Tin (Sn)                                      300
_______________________________________________________
Manganese (Mn)                              2,200
_______________________________________________________
Mercury (Hg)                                   10
_______________________________________________________
Molybdenum (Mo)                                40
_______________________________________________________
Nickel (Ni)                                   500
_______________________________________________________
Lead (Pb)                                   1,000
_______________________________________________________
Selenium (Se)                                  10
_______________________________________________________
Zinc (Zn)                                   1,500
_______________________________________________________

II- OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________
                     
Available bromide (Br-)                       300
_______________________________________________________
                     
Available cyanide (CN-)                       100
_______________________________________________________
                 
Total cyanide (CN-)                           500
_______________________________________________________
                     
Available fluoride (F-)                     2,000
_______________________________________________________

III- VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________

Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
_______________________________________________________
 Benzene                                        5
_______________________________________________________
 Chlorobenzene (mono)                          10
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichlorobenzene                           10
_______________________________________________________
 1,3-Dichlorobenzene                           10
_______________________________________________________
 1,4-Dichlorobenzene                           10
_______________________________________________________
 Ethylbenzene                                  50
_______________________________________________________
 Styrene                                       50
_______________________________________________________
 Toluene                                       30
_______________________________________________________
 Xylenes                                       50
_______________________________________________________

Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons
_______________________________________________________
 Chloroform                                    50
_______________________________________________________
 1,1-Dichloroethane                            50
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichloroethane                            50
_______________________________________________________
 1,1-Dichloroethylene                          50
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis and trans)          50
_______________________________________________________
 Dichloromethane                               50
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichloropropane                           50
_______________________________________________________
 1,3-Dichloropropylene (cis and trans)         50
_______________________________________________________
 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane                     50
_______________________________________________________
 Tetrachloroethylene                           50
_______________________________________________________
 Carbon tetrachloride                          50
_______________________________________________________
 1,1,1-Trichloroethane                         50
_______________________________________________________
 1,1,2-Trichloroethane                         50
_______________________________________________________
 Trichloroethylene                             50
_______________________________________________________

IV- PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________

Non-chlorinated
_______________________________________________________
 Cresol (ortho, meta, para)                    10
_______________________________________________________
 2,4-Dimethylphenol                            10
_______________________________________________________
 2-Nitrophenol                                 10
_______________________________________________________
 4-Nitrophenol                                 10
_______________________________________________________
 Phenol                                        10
_______________________________________________________

Chlorinated
_______________________________________________________
 Chlorophenol (-2, -3, or -4)                   5
_______________________________________________________
 2,3-Dichlorophenol                             5
_______________________________________________________
 2,4-Dichlorophenol                             5
_______________________________________________________
 2,5-Dichlorophenol                             5
_______________________________________________________
 2,6-Dichlorophenol                             5
_______________________________________________________
 3,4-Dichlorophenol                             5
_______________________________________________________
 3,5-Dichlorophenol                             5
_______________________________________________________
 Pentachlorophenol (PCP)                        5
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol                      5
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol                      5
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol                      5
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,4-Trichlorophenol                          5
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,5-Trichlorophenol                          5
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,6-Trichlorophenol                          5
_______________________________________________________
 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol                          5
_______________________________________________________
 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol                          5
_______________________________________________________
 3,4,5-Trichlorophenol                          5
_______________________________________________________

V- POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
_______________________________________________________
Acenaphthene                                  100
_______________________________________________________
Acenaphthylene                                100
_______________________________________________________
Anthracene                                    100
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(a)anthracene                             10
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(a)pyrene                                 10
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(b+j+k)fluoranthene                       10
(combination or each) 
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(c)phenanthrene                           10
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene                           10
_______________________________________________________
Chrysene                                       10
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene                         10
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene                             10
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,h)pyrene                             10
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,l)pyrene                             10
_______________________________________________________
7,12-Dimethylbenzo(a)anthracene                10
_______________________________________________________
Fluoranthene                                  100
_______________________________________________________
Fluorene                                      100
_______________________________________________________
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene                         10
_______________________________________________________
3-Methylcholanthrene                           10
_______________________________________________________
Naphthalene                                    50
_______________________________________________________
1-Methylnaphthalene                            10
_______________________________________________________
2-Methylnaphthalene                            10
_______________________________________________________
1,3-Dimethylnaphthalene                        10
_______________________________________________________
2,3,5-Trimethylnaphthalene                     10
_______________________________________________________
Phenanthrene                                   50
_______________________________________________________
Pyrene                                        100
_______________________________________________________

VI- NON-CHLORINATED BENZENE 
COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)                   1.7
_______________________________________________________

VII- Chlorobenzenes
_______________________________________________________
Hexachlorobenzene                              10
_______________________________________________________
Pentachlorobenzene                             10
_______________________________________________________
1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene                     10
_______________________________________________________
1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene                     10
_______________________________________________________
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene                     10
_______________________________________________________
1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene                         10
_______________________________________________________
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene                         10
_______________________________________________________
1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene                         10
_______________________________________________________

VIII- POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS(PCBs)
_______________________________________________________
Summation of the congeners                     10
_______________________________________________________

IX- PESTICIDES

_______________________________________________________
Tebuthiuron                                 3,600

_______________________________________________________

X- OTHER ORGANIC SUBSTANCES
_______________________________________________________
Acrylonitrile                                   5
_______________________________________________________
Ethylene glycol                               411
_______________________________________________________
Formaldehyde                                  125
_______________________________________________________
Dibutyl phthalate                          70,000
_______________________________________________________

XI- INTEGRATING PARAMETERS
_______________________________________________________

Petroleum hydrocarbons C10 to C50           3,500
_______________________________________________________

XII- DIOXINS AND FURANS
_______________________________________________________
                                                
Summation of chlorodibenzodioxins        7.5 x 10-4
and chlorodibenzofurans expressed as 
2,3,7,8-TCDD toxic equivalents 
(NATO scale, 1988) 
_______________________________________________________    

O.C. 15-2007, Sch. II.

SCHEDULE III

(ss. 1, 29, 30, 32, 51 and 52)

_______________________________________________________
Contaminants                             Limit values 
                                         mg/kg of soil 
                                         (dry matter)
_______________________________________________________

I- METALS AND METALLOIDS
_______________________________________________________
Silver (Ag)                                   200
_______________________________________________________
Arsenic (As)                                  250
_______________________________________________________
Barium (Ba)                                10,000
_______________________________________________________
Cadmium (Cd)                                  100
_______________________________________________________
Chromium (Cr)                               4,000
_______________________________________________________
Cobalt (Co)                                 1,500
_______________________________________________________
Copper (Cu)                                 2,500
_______________________________________________________
Tin (Sn)                                    1,500
_______________________________________________________
Manganese (Mn)                             11,000
_______________________________________________________
Mercury (Hg)                                   50
_______________________________________________________
Molybdenum (Mo)                               200
_______________________________________________________
Nickel (Ni)                                 2,500
_______________________________________________________
Lead (Pb)                                   5,000
_______________________________________________________
Selenium (Se)                                  50
_______________________________________________________
Zinc (Zn)                                   7,500
_______________________________________________________

II- OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________
                     
Available bromide (Br-)                     1,500
_______________________________________________________
                     
Available cyanide (CN- )                       300
_______________________________________________________
                 
Total cyanide (CN-)                         5,900
_______________________________________________________
                     
Available fluoride (F-)                    10,000
_______________________________________________________

III- VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________

Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
_______________________________________________________
 Benzene                                      100
_______________________________________________________
 Monochlorobenzene                             60
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichlorobenzene                           60
_______________________________________________________
 1,3-Dichlorobenzene                           60
_______________________________________________________
 1,4-Dichlorobenzene                           60
_______________________________________________________
 Ethylbenzene                                 100
_______________________________________________________
 Styrene                                      100
_______________________________________________________
 Toluene                                      100
_______________________________________________________
 Xylenes                                      300
_______________________________________________________

Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons
_______________________________________________________
 Bromodichloromethane                         150
_______________________________________________________
 2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene                       2.8
_______________________________________________________
 3-Chloropropylene                            300
_______________________________________________________
 Chlorodibromomethane                         150
_______________________________________________________
 Chloroethane                                  60
_______________________________________________________
 Chloroform                                    60
_______________________________________________________
 Chloromethane or methyl chloride             300
_______________________________________________________
 Vinyl chloride                                60
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane                  150
_______________________________________________________
 1,1-Dichloroethane                            60
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichloroethane                            60
_______________________________________________________
 1,1-Dichloroethylene                          60
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis and trans)         600
_______________________________________________________
 Dichloromethane                              300
_______________________________________________________
 1,2-Dichloropropane                          180
_______________________________________________________
 1,3-Dichloropropylene (cis and trans)        360
_______________________________________________________
 Dichlorodifluoromethane                       72
_______________________________________________________
 Hexachlorobutadiene                           56
_______________________________________________________
 Hexachloroethane                             300
_______________________________________________________
 Pentachloroethane                             60
_______________________________________________________
 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane                     60
_______________________________________________________
 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane                     60
_______________________________________________________
 Tetrachloroethylene                           60
_______________________________________________________
 Carbon tetrachloride                          60
_______________________________________________________
 1,1,1-Trichloroethane                         60
_______________________________________________________
 1,1,2-Trichloroethane                         60
_______________________________________________________
 1,2,3-Trichloropropane                       300
_______________________________________________________
 Trichloroethylene                             60
_______________________________________________________
 Trichlorofluoromethane                       300
_______________________________________________________

IV- PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________

Non-chlorinated
_______________________________________________________
 Cresol (ortho, meta, para)                    56
_______________________________________________________
 2,4-Dimethylphenol                           140
_______________________________________________________
 2-Nitrophenol                                130
_______________________________________________________
 4-Nitrophenol                                290
_______________________________________________________
 Phenol                                        62
_______________________________________________________

Chlorinated
_______________________________________________________
 Chlorophenol (-2, -3, or -4)                  57
_______________________________________________________
 2,3-Dichlorophenol                           140
_______________________________________________________
 2,4-Dichlorophenol                           140
_______________________________________________________
 2,5-Dichlorophenol                           140
_______________________________________________________
 2,6-Dichlorophenol                           140
_______________________________________________________
 3,4-Dichlorophenol                           140
_______________________________________________________
 3,5-Dichlorophenol                           140
_______________________________________________________
 p-Chloro-m-cresol                            140
_______________________________________________________
 Pentachlorophenol                             74
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol                     74
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol                     74
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol                     74
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,4-Trichlorophenol                         74
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,5-Trichlorophenol                         74
_______________________________________________________
 2,3,6-Trichlorophenol                         74
_______________________________________________________
 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol                         74
_______________________________________________________
 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol                         74
_______________________________________________________
 3,4,5-Trichlorophenol                         74
_______________________________________________________

V- POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(a)anthracene                             34
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(a)pyrene                                 34
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(b+j+k)fluoranthene                      136
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(c)phenanthrene                           56
_______________________________________________________
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene                           18
_______________________________________________________
2-Chloronaphthalene                            56
_______________________________________________________
Chrysene                                       34
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene                         82
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,h)pyrene                             34
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene                             34
_______________________________________________________
Dibenzo(a,l)pyrene                             34
_______________________________________________________
7,12-Dimethylbenzo(a)anthracene                34
_______________________________________________________
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene                         34
_______________________________________________________
1-Methylnaphthalene                            56
_______________________________________________________
2-Methylnaphthalene                            56
_______________________________________________________
1,3-Dimethylnaphthalene                        56
_______________________________________________________
2,3,5-Trimethylnaphthalene                     56
_______________________________________________________
3-Methylcholanthrene                          150
_______________________________________________________
Naphthalene                                    56
_______________________________________________________
Phenanthrene                                   56
_______________________________________________________

VI- NON-CHLORINATED BENZENE COMPOUNDS
_______________________________________________________
2,6-Dinitrotoluene                            280
_______________________________________________________
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)                   280
_______________________________________________________

VII- CHLOROBENZENES
_______________________________________________________
Benzal chloride or dichloromethylbenzene       60
_______________________________________________________
Hexachlorobenzene                             100
_______________________________________________________
4,4-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline)            300
_______________________________________________________
p-Chloroaniline or chloroaminobenzene         160
_______________________________________________________
Pentachlorobenzene                            100
_______________________________________________________
Pentachloronitrobenzene                        48
_______________________________________________________
1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene                    140
_______________________________________________________
1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene                    140
_______________________________________________________
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene                    140
_______________________________________________________
1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene                        190
_______________________________________________________
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene                        190
_______________________________________________________
1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene                        190
_______________________________________________________

VIII- POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs)
_______________________________________________________
Summation of the congeners                     50
_______________________________________________________

IX- PESTICIDES
_______________________________________________________
Chlorinated
_______________________________________________________
 2,4,5-T                                       79
_______________________________________________________
 2,4-D                                        100
_______________________________________________________
 Aldrin                                      0.66
_______________________________________________________
 alpha-BHC or hexachlorocyclohexane          0.66
_______________________________________________________
 beta-BHC or hexachlorocyclohexane           0.66
_______________________________________________________
 delta-BHC or hexachlorocyclohexane          0.66
_______________________________________________________
 gamma-BHC or lindane or                     0.66
 hexachlorocyclohexane 
_______________________________________________________
 Barban                                        14
_______________________________________________________
 Chlordane (alpha and gamma)                  2.6
_______________________________________________________
 Dieldrin                                     1.3
_______________________________________________________
 Endosulfan I                                0.66
_______________________________________________________
 Endosulfan II                                1.3
_______________________________________________________
 Endosulfan sulfate                           1.3
_______________________________________________________
 Endrin                                       1.3
_______________________________________________________
 Endrin aldehyde                              1.3
_______________________________________________________
 Heptachlor epoxide                          0.66
_______________________________________________________
 Heptachlor                                  0.66
_______________________________________________________
 Formetanate hydrochloride                     14
_______________________________________________________
 Isodrin                                     0.66
_______________________________________________________
 Kepone                                       1.3
_______________________________________________________
 Methoxychlor                                 1.8
_______________________________________________________
 o,p’-DDD                                    0.87
_______________________________________________________
 p,p’-DDD                                    0.87
_______________________________________________________
 o,p’-DDE                                    0.87
_______________________________________________________
 p,p’-DDE                                    0.87
_______________________________________________________
 o,p’-DDT                                    0.87
_______________________________________________________
 p,p’-DDT                                    0.87
_______________________________________________________
 Pronamide                                     15
_______________________________________________________
 Silvex or fenoprop                            79
_______________________________________________________
 Thiodicarb                                    14
_______________________________________________________
 Toxaphene                                     26
_______________________________________________________
 Triallate                                     14
_______________________________________________________

Non-chlorinated
_______________________________________________________
 Aldicarb (summation of Aldicarb,             2.8
 Aldicarb sulfone and Aldicarb sulfoxide)
_______________________________________________________
 Bendiocarb                                    14
_______________________________________________________
 Benomyl                                       14
_______________________________________________________
 Butylate                                      14
_______________________________________________________
 Carbaryl                                     1.4
_______________________________________________________
 Carbendazim                                   14
_______________________________________________________
 Carbofuran                                   1.4
_______________________________________________________
 Carbofuran phenol                             14
_______________________________________________________
 Carbosulfan                                   14
_______________________________________________________
 Dimetilan                                     14
_______________________________________________________
 Dinoseb                                       25
_______________________________________________________
 Disulfoton                                    62
_______________________________________________________
 EPTC                                          14
_______________________________________________________
 Famphur                                      150
_______________________________________________________
 Methiocarb                                    14
_______________________________________________________
 Methomyl                                     1.4
_______________________________________________________
 Metolcarb                                     14
_______________________________________________________
 Mexacarbate                                   14
_______________________________________________________
 Molinate                                      14
_______________________________________________________
 Oxamyl                                       2.8
_______________________________________________________
 Parathion                                     46
_______________________________________________________
 Methyl parathion                              46
_______________________________________________________
 Pebulate                                      14
_______________________________________________________
 Phorate                                       46
_______________________________________________________
 Promecarb                                     14
_______________________________________________________
 Propham                                       14
_______________________________________________________
 Propoxur                                      14
_______________________________________________________
 Prosulfocarb                                  14
_______________________________________________________
 Thiophanate-methyl                            14
_______________________________________________________
 Vernolate                                     14
_______________________________________________________
 A2213 or oxamyl oxime                         14
_______________________________________________________

X- OTHER ORGANIC SUBSTANCES
_______________________________________________________
Acrylonitrile                                 840
_______________________________________________________
Diethyl phthalate                             280
_______________________________________________________
Dimethyl phthalate                            280
_______________________________________________________
Di-n-octyl phthalate                          280
_______________________________________________________
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene                      24
_______________________________________________________
Hexachloropropylene 300
_______________________________________________________
1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane         300
_______________________________________________________
bis(2-chloroethyl)ether                        60
_______________________________________________________
bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane                     72
_______________________________________________________
bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether                    72
_______________________________________________________
Butyl benzyl phthalate                        280
_______________________________________________________

XI- INTEGRATING PARAMETERS
_______________________________________________________
Petroleum hydrocarbons C10 to C50          10,000
_______________________________________________________

XII- DIOXINS AND FURANS
_______________________________________________________
Summation of chlorodibenzodioxins           0.005
and chlorodibenzofurans expressed as 
2,3,7,8-TCDD toxic equivalents 
(NATO scale, 1988) 
_______________________________________________________    

O.C. 15-2007, Sch. III.

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O.C. 15-2007, 2007 G.O. 2, 525

O.C. 441-2008, 2008 G.O. 2, 1331

O.C. 685-2013, 2013 G.O. 2, 1821

O.C. 701-2014, 2014 G.O. 2, 1625

S.Q. 2016, c. 7, s. 183

O.C. 488-2017, 2017 G.O. 2, 1429

O.C. 237-2019, 2019 G.O. 2, 520

S.Q. 2018, c. 23, s. 811

O.C. 796-2019, 2019 G.O. 2, 1725

O.C. 871-2020, 2020 G.O. 2, 2343A

O.C. 816-2021, 2021 G.O. 2, 2103

O.C. 1596-2021, 2022 G.O. 2, 6

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