Q-2, r. 7.1 - Regulation respecting sand pits and quarries

Section 42 Disposition versions

2023-12-18

42. The redevelopment and restoration of a quarry or sand pit must be carried out using one or more of the following options, on the conditions covered by the provisions of this Chapter:

(1)  the revegetation of the land with the stored topsoil or fertilizing waste substances;

(2)  the levelling of the land and the reduction of the working faces;

(3)  backfilling with one of the following matters:

(a)  the overburden or surface mineral substances;

(b)  soils containing no contaminant due to a human activity;

(c)  the sludge or slurry referred to in the first paragraph of section 23, insofar as their dryness, measured by a laboratory accredited by the Minister under section 118.6 of the Act, is equal to or greater than 15% and the sludge or slurry contains no free liquid;

(d)  particles referred to in section 23;

(e)  in the case of a quarry only, soils containing contaminants due to a human activity in a concentration less than or equal to the limit values provided for in Schedule I to the Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 37);

(f)  in the case of a quarry only, category 1 concrete as established in section 26 of the Regulation respecting the reclamation of residual materials (chapter Q-2, r. 49) and characterized according to the conditions set out in sections 20 and 26 of that Regulation, insofar as it is used for the construction of an infrastructure, in particular as a draining layer or for a parking, traffic or storage area the design of which is covered in plans and specifications signed by an engineer;

(4)  the restoration or creation of wetlands and bodies of water.

Despite the first paragraph, in the case of the operator of a sand pit having made a declaration of compliance referred to in section 117 of the Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact (chapter Q-2, r. 17.1), the redevelopment and restoration of the sand pit must be carried out only by the levelling and revegetation of the excavated land.

O.C. 236-2019, s. 42; O.C. 871-2020, s. 6; O.C. 995-2023, s. 3.

2020-12-31

42. The redevelopment and restoration of a quarry or sand pit must be carried out using one or more of the following options, on the conditions covered by the provisions of this Chapter:

(1)  the revegetation of the land with the stored topsoil or fertilizing waste substances;

(2)  the levelling of the land and the reduction of the working faces;

(3)  backfilling with one of the following matters:

(a)  the overburden or surface mineral substances;

(b)  soils containing no contaminant due to a human activity;

(c)  sludge from sedimentation basins of a quarry or sand pit or sedimentation basins used in a transformation process of dimension stone and cutting slurry generated by a treatment of surface mineral substances, insofar as the sludge or slurry meets the following conditions:

i.  their dryness, measured by a laboratory accredited by the Minister under section 118.6 of the Act, is equal to or greater than 15%;

ii.  the sludge or slurry contains no free liquid;

(d)  particles recuperated by a catchment system installed in the quarry or sand pit and intended to prevent particle emissions into the atmosphere;

(e)  in the case of a quarry only, soils containing contaminants due to a human activity in a concentration less than or equal to the limit values provided for in Schedule I to the Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 37);

(4)  the restoration or creation of wetlands and bodies of water.

Despite the first paragraph, in the case of the operator of a sand pit having made a declaration of compliance referred to in section 117 of the Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact (chapter Q-2, r. 17.1), the redevelopment and restoration of the sand pit must be carried out only by the levelling and revegetation of the excavated land.

O.C. 236-2019, s. 42; O.C. 871-2020, s. 6.

2019-04-18

42. The redevelopment and restoration of a quarry or sand pit must be carried out using one or more of the following options, on the conditions covered by the provisions of this Chapter:

(1)  the revegetation of the land with the stored topsoil or fertilizing waste substances;

(2)  the levelling of the land and the reduction of the working faces;

(3)  backfilling with one of the following matters:

(a)  the overburden or surface mineral substances;

(b)  soils containing no contaminant due to a human activity;

(c)  sludge from sedimentation basins of the quarry or sand pit or sedimentation basins used in the transformation processes of dimension stone and cutting slurry generated by the treatment of surface mineral substances, insofar as the sludge or slurry meets the following conditions:

i.  their dryness, measured by a laboratory accredited by the Minister under section 118.6 of the Act, is equal to or greater than 15%;

ii.  the sludge or slurry contains no free liquid;

(d)  particles recuperated by a catchment system installed in the quarry or sand pit and intended to prevent particle emissions into the atmosphere;

(e)  in the case of a quarry only, soils containing contaminants due to a human activity in a concentration less than or equal to the limit values provided for in Schedule I to the Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 37);

(4)  the restoration or creation of wetlands and bodies of water.

Despite the first paragraph, in the case of the operator of a sand pit having made a declaration of compliance referred to in section 9, the redevelopment and restoration of the sand pit must be carried out only by the levelling and revegetation of the excavated land.

O.C. 236-2019, s. 42.

Not in force

In force: 2019-04-18

42. The redevelopment and restoration of a quarry or sand pit must be carried out using one or more of the following options, on the conditions covered by the provisions of this Chapter:

(1)  the revegetation of the land with the stored topsoil or fertilizing waste substances;

(2)  the levelling of the land and the reduction of the working faces;

(3)  backfilling with one of the following matters:

(a)  the overburden or surface mineral substances;

(b)  soils containing no contaminant due to a human activity;

(c)  sludge from sedimentation basins of the quarry or sand pit or sedimentation basins used in the transformation processes of dimension stone and cutting slurry generated by the treatment of surface mineral substances, insofar as the sludge or slurry meets the following conditions:

i.  their dryness, measured by a laboratory accredited by the Minister under section 118.6 of the Act, is equal to or greater than 15%;

ii.  the sludge or slurry contains no free liquid;

(d)  particles recuperated by a catchment system installed in the quarry or sand pit and intended to prevent particle emissions into the atmosphere;

(e)  in the case of a quarry only, soils containing contaminants due to a human activity in a concentration less than or equal to the limit values provided for in Schedule I to the Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 37);

(4)  the restoration or creation of wetlands and bodies of water.

Despite the first paragraph, in the case of the operator of a sand pit having made a declaration of compliance referred to in section 9, the redevelopment and restoration of the sand pit must be carried out only by the levelling and revegetation of the excavated land.

O.C. 236-2019, s. 42.