Q-2 - Environment Quality Act

Section 31.52 Disposition versions

2003-03-01

31.52. A person who, as owner or lessee or in any other capacity, has the custody of land in which contaminants resulting from an industrial or commercial activity of a category designated by regulation of the Government are found in a concentration exceeding the regulatory limit values is required, on being informed of the presence of the contaminants at the limits of the land or of a serious risk of off-site contamination which could compromise a use of water, to give immediate notice thereof in writing to the owner of the neighbouring land concerned. A copy of the notice must also be transmitted to the Minister.

The person who has the custody of land referred to in the first paragraph is also required to notify the Minister on being informed of any serious risk of off-site contamination.

1990, c. 26, s. 4; 1999, c. 75, s. 10; 2002, c. 11, s. 2.

2000-05-01

31.52. The Government may make regulations to

(a)  establish, for the purposes of sections 31.42, 31.43 and 31.46, the quantities or concentrations of contaminants in excess of which any element making up the environment that is affected thereby is contaminated;

(b)  establish, for the purposes of sections 31.49 and 31.51, various levels of decontamination to be attained before the change or alteration of the use of the soil or the excavation, construction or dismantlement work referred to in those sections may be undertaken; such levels may vary according to the soil use authorized by a municipal zoning by-law;

(c)  determine, for the purposes of section 31.51, the activities the exercise of which may cause soil contamination;

(d)  prescribe modes of management for contaminated soil and, for that purpose, the manner in which contaminated soil treatment plants or burial sites must be operated and maintained as well as standards for the choice of the location of such plants and sites;

(e)  prescribe conditions or prohibitions to apply to the contaminated soil burial sites determined by the Government after their closure, in particular with regard to site maintenance and supervision, prescribe the period of time during which the conditions and prohibitions are to apply, and determine who is to be responsible for their application;

(f)  require, as a condition for the operation of any contaminated soil burial site determined by the Government, that financial guarantees be set up as provided in section 56 for residual materials elimination facilities, and that section shall then apply, with the necessary modifications.

1990, c. 26, s. 4; 1999, c. 75, s. 10.

1990-06-22

31.52. The Government may make regulations to

(a)  establish, for the purposes of sections 31.42, 31.43 and 31.46, the quantities or concentrations of contaminants in excess of which any element making up the environment that is affected thereby is contaminated;

(b)  establish, for the purposes of sections 31.49 and 31.51, various levels of decontamination to be attained before the change or alteration of the use of the soil or the excavation, construction or dismantlement work referred to in those sections may be undertaken; such levels may vary according to the soil use authorized by a municipal zoning by-law;

(c)  determine, for the purposes of section 31.51, the activities the exercise of which may cause soil contamination;

(d)  prescribe modes of management for contaminated soil and, for that purpose, the manner in which contaminated soil treatment plants or burial sites must be operated and maintained as well as standards for the choice of the location of such plants and sites.

1990, c. 26, s. 4.