Q-2, r. 7 - Regulation respecting pits and quarries

Section 3 Disposition versions

2017-03-23

3. Content of application: Any person who applies for a certificate of authorization for a pit or quarry pursuant to section 2 must furnish the following information and documents:

(a)  the name, address and telephone number of the applicant;

(b)  the cadastral number of the lot or lots on which the pit or quarry is to be operated or, where applicable, the name of the township designated in the initial land survey;

(c)  an overall plan, to scale, duly certified and signed, indicating:

i.  the operating site, including the siting of the equipment, the loading, unloading and deposit areas for aggregate material, the storage areas for the overburden and topsoil, as well as the zoning of the land on which the pit or quarry is to be located;

ii.  the neighbouring territory located less than 600 m from the operating site in the case of a quarry, or less than 150 m from the operating site in the case of a pit, according to the nature of the application, as well as the zoning of such territory;

iii.  the name and the layout of public highways, existing or proposed access roads, watercourses or lakes, the site of wells and the site and nature of every structure, campground or recreational establishment located within the perimeter delimited in accordance with subparagraph ii;

iv.  the date of preparation of the overall plan; and

v.  the boundaries of the property for which the applicant holds operating rights;

(d)  a description of the equipment to be used and its nominal capacity as well as the plans and specifications of the crushing and screening equipment, including any device designed to abate or eliminate the emission, deposit, issuance or discharge of contaminants;

(e)  the surface area of the land to be stripped and worked as well as the average and maximum depths to be worked;

(f)  in the case of a quarry, a topographical plan of the operating site showing level contours at intervals of not more than 1.5 m;

(g)  a description of the mode and sequence of operation, the nature of the aggregate material to be extracted, the proposed utilization of the latter and the anticipated annual rate of production;

(h)  an evaluation of the quantity, expressed in kg/hour, of the particulate matter which will be emitted into the atmosphere by the dust collector system, where the use of such system is intended;

(i)  a description of the location and the method of eliminating dust recovered by the dust collector system, where applicable;

(j)  the projected dates for the beginning and end of the operation of such pit or quarry, where applicable;

(k)  a land reclamation plan in conformity with Division VII as well as its timetable of implementation;

(l)  (paragraph revoked);

(m)  in the case of a pit, a guarantee of $5,000 where the stripping is less than or equal to 1 ha and $4,000 per ha or fraction thereof where the stripping is greater than 1 ha, that guarantee being in one of the following forms:

i.  cash or a certified cheque made out to the Minister of Finance;

ii.  bearer bonds, cashable at all times, issued or guaranteed by the Gouvernement du Québec, the Government of Canada or a municipality and whose market value is at least equal to the amount of the guarantee required;

iii.  a solidary deed in the form of security or of an insurance policy, with a waiver of the benefits of discussion and division, issued by a banking institution, a savings and credit union or an insurer holding a permit issued under Chapter I of Title IV of the Act respecting insurance (chapter A-32);

iv.  an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a banking institution or a savings and credit union;

(n)  in the case provided for in section 14, a study of the impact which the operation of such pit or quarry would have on the environment with respect to water contamination, soil erosion, meeting or nesting places of migratory birds and spawning grounds of fish;

(o)  in the case provided for in section 15, a hydrogeological study of the area where the pit or quarry is to be established;

(p)  in the case provided for in section 12, an evaluation of the maximum level of noise emitted into the environment from the pit or quarry, as the case may be, accompanied by the topographical plan described in paragraph f.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. Q-2, r. 2, s. 3; O.C. 657-96, s. 1; S.Q. 2017, c. 4, s. 261.

2012-09-01

3. Content of application: Any person who applies for a certificate of authorization for a pit or quarry pursuant to section 2 must furnish the following information and documents:

(a)  the name, address and telephone number of the applicant;

(b)  the cadastral number of the lot or lots on which the pit or quarry is to be operated or, where applicable, the name of the township designated in the initial land survey;

(c)  an overall plan, to scale, duly certified and signed, indicating:

i.  the operating site, including the siting of the equipment, the loading, unloading and deposit areas for aggregate material, the storage areas for the overburden and topsoil, as well as the zoning of the land on which the pit or quarry is to be located;

ii.  the neighbouring territory located less than 600 m from the operating site in the case of a quarry, or less than 150 m from the operating site in the case of a pit, according to the nature of the application, as well as the zoning of such territory;

iii.  the name and the layout of public highways, existing or proposed access roads, watercourses or lakes, the site of wells and the site and nature of every structure, campground or recreational establishment located within the perimeter delimited in accordance with subparagraph ii;

iv.  the date of preparation of the overall plan; and

v.  the boundaries of the property for which the applicant holds operating rights;

(d)  a description of the equipment to be used and its nominal capacity as well as the plans and specifications of the crushing and screening equipment, including any device designed to abate or eliminate the emission, deposit, issuance or discharge of contaminants;

(e)  the surface area of the land to be stripped and worked as well as the average and maximum depths to be worked;

(f)  in the case of a quarry, a topographical plan of the operating site showing level contours at intervals of not more than 1.5 m;

(g)  a description of the mode and sequence of operation, the nature of the aggregate material to be extracted, the proposed utilization of the latter and the anticipated annual rate of production;

(h)  an evaluation of the quantity, expressed in kg/hour, of the particulate matter which will be emitted into the atmosphere by the dust collector system, where the use of such system is intended;

(i)  a description of the location and the method of eliminating dust recovered by the dust collector system, where applicable;

(j)  the projected dates for the beginning and end of the operation of such pit or quarry, where applicable;

(k)  a land reclamation plan in conformity with Division VII as well as its timetable of implementation;

(l)  a certificate from the municipality signed by the clerk or secretary-treasurer certifying that the project does not contravene any municipal by-law and, where applicable, a copy of every approval or permit required under a municipal by-law;

(m)  in the case of a pit, a guarantee of $5,000 where the stripping is less than or equal to 1 ha and $4,000 per ha or fraction thereof where the stripping is greater than 1 ha, that guarantee being in one of the following forms:

i.  cash or a certified cheque made out to the Minister of Finance;

ii.  bearer bonds, cashable at all times, issued or guaranteed by the Gouvernement du Québec, the Government of Canada or a municipality and whose market value is at least equal to the amount of the guarantee required;

iii.  a solidary deed in the form of security or of an insurance policy, with a waiver of the benefits of discussion and division, issued by a banking institution, a savings and credit union or an insurer holding a permit issued under Chapter I of Title IV of the Act respecting insurance (chapter A-32);

iv.  an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a banking institution or a savings and credit union;

(n)  in the case provided for in section 14, a study of the impact which the operation of such pit or quarry would have on the environment with respect to water contamination, soil erosion, meeting or nesting places of migratory birds and spawning grounds of fish;

(o)  in the case provided for in section 15, a hydrogeological study of the area where the pit or quarry is to be established;

(p)  in the case provided for in section 12, an evaluation of the maximum level of noise emitted into the environment from the pit or quarry, as the case may be, accompanied by the topographical plan described in paragraph f.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. Q-2, r. 2, s. 3; O.C. 657-96, s. 1.