Q-2, r. 18 - Regulation respecting the burial of contaminated soils

Section 43 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

43. The obligations prescribed by the provisions of the preceding divisions of this chapter continue to apply, with the necessary modifications and subject to the following provisions, to every closed contaminated soil burial site, for a minimum period of 30 years.

After the site is closed, the owner is responsible, particularly,

(1)  for the maintenance of the integrity of the final cover of contaminated soils;

(2)  for the monitoring and maintenance of leachate collection and treatment equipment, follow-up and monitoring equipment for surface and groundwater and the gas collection system; and

(3)  for the carrying out of the sampling, analysis and measuring programs pertaining to leachates, surface water, groundwater and gas.

O.C. 843-2001, s. 43; O.C. 1553-2001, s. 3.