R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148: FILL, CONSTRUCTION AND ALTERATION TO WATERWAYS - GANARASKA REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY

Conservation Authorities Act
Loi sur les offices de protection de la nature

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 148

Amended to O. Reg. 168/06

FILL, CONSTRUCTION AND ALTERATION TO WATERWAYS — GANARASKA REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY

Note: This Regulation was revoked on May 4, 2006. See: O. Reg. 168/06, s. 13.

This Regulation is made in English only.

1. In this Regulation,

“Authority” means the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority;

“building or structure” means a building or structure of any kind;

“drainage area” means, for a point, the area which contributes runoff to that point;

“fill” means earth, sand, gravel, rubble, rubbish, garbage or any other material whether similar to or different from any of the aforementioned materials, and whether originating on the site or elsewhere, used or capable of being used to raise, lower or in any way affect the contours of the ground;

“fill line” means any line designated as such on the maps referred to in the Schedules;

“mm” means millimetres;

“regional storm” means a storm producing in a forty-eight hour period in a drainage area of,

(a) twenty-five square kilometres or less, a rainfall that has the distribution set out in Table 1, or

(b) more than twenty-five square kilometres, a rainfall such that the number of millimetres of rain referred to in each case in Table 1 shall be modified by the percentage amount shown in Column 2 of Table 2 opposite the size of the drainage area set out opposite thereto in Column 1 of Table 2:

TABLE 1

73 mm of rain in the first 36 hours

6 mm of rain in the 37th hour

4 mm of rain in the 38th hour

6 mm of rain in the 39th hour

13 mm of rain in the 40th hour

17 mm of rain in the 41st hour

13 mm of rain in the 42nd hour

23 mm of rain in the 43rd hour

13 mm of rain in the 44th hour

13 mm of rain in the 45th hour

53 mm of rain in the 46th hour

38 mm of rain in the 47th hour

13 mm of rain in the 48th hour

TABLE 2

Column 1	Column 2
Drainage Area (in square kilometres)	Percentage
26 to 45 both inclusive	99.2
46 to 65 both inclusive	98.2
66 to 90 both inclusive	97.1
91 to 115 both inclusive	96.3
116 to 140 both inclusive	95.4
141 to 165 both inclusive	94.8
166 to 195 both inclusive	94.2
196 to 220 both inclusive	93.5
221 to 245 both inclusive	92.7
246 to 270 both inclusive	92.0
271 to 450 both inclusive	89.4
451 to 575 both inclusive	86.7
576 to 700 both inclusive	84.0
701 to 850 both inclusive	82.4
851 to 1000 both inclusive	80.8
1001 to 1200 both inclusive	79.3
1201 to 1500 both inclusive	76.6
1501 to 1700 both inclusive	74.4
1701 to 2000 both inclusive	73.3
2001 to 2200 both inclusive	71.7
2201 to 2500 both inclusive	70.2
2501 to 2700 both inclusive	69.0
2701 to 4500 both inclusive	64.4
4501 to 6000 both inclusive	61.4
6001 to 7000 both inclusive	58.9
7001 to 8000 both inclusive	57.4

“river”, “lake”, “creek”, “stream” or “watercourse” means any river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse under the jurisdiction of the Authority. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, s. 1.

2. The areas described in the Schedules are areas in which, in the opinion of the Authority, the control of flooding or pollution or the conservation of land may be affected by the placing or dumping of fill. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, s. 2.

3. Subject to section 4, no person shall,

(a) construct any building or structure or permit any building or structure to be constructed in or on a pond or swamp or in any area susceptible to flooding during a regional storm;

(b) place or dump fill, or permit fill to be placed or dumped, permanently or temporarily, in the areas described in the Schedules; or

(c) straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, s. 3.

4. Subject to the Ontario Water Resources Act or to any private interest, the Authority may permit in writing the construction of any building or structure, or the placing or dumping of fill, or the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse, to which section 3 applies if, in the opinion of the Authority, the site of the building or structure or the placing or dumping of fill and the method of construction or placing or dumping of fill or the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering with the existing channel will not affect the control of flooding or pollution or the conservation of land. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, s. 4.

5. No person shall commence to construct any building or structure, or dump or place fill, or straighten, change, divert or interfere with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse, in any area to which section 3 applies before permission to do so has been obtained under section 4. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, s. 5.

6. (1) A signed application for permission to construct a building or structure shall be filed with the Authority and shall include,

(a) four copies of a plan of the property showing the proposed location of the building or structure, its elevation and the proposed final grade plan;

(b) four copies of a complete description of the type of building or structure to be constructed, including drainage details and the method of construction;

(c) four copies of a statement of the dates between which the construction will be carried out; and

(d) four copies of a statement of the proposed use of the building or structure following completion of the construction. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, s. 6 (1).

(2) A signed application for permission to place or dump fill shall be filed with the Authority and shall include,

(a) four copies of a plan of the property on which the fill is to be placed, showing the proposed location of filling, the depth to which it is proposed to fill and the proposed final grade of the land when filling is completed;

(b) four copies of a complete description of the type of fill proposed to be placed or dumped and the method of placing or dumping the fill;

(c) four copies of a statement of the dates between which the placing or dumping will be carried out; and

(d) four copies of a statement of the proposed use of the land following completion of placing or dumping. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, s. 6 (2).

(3) A signed application for permission to straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse shall be filed with the Authority and shall include,

(a) four copies of a plan on which shall be shown in plan view and cross section the details of the straightening, change, diversion or interference;

(b) four copies of a description of the protective measures to be undertaken and the method to be used to carry out such straightening, change, diversion or interference;

(c) four copies of a statement of the dates between which the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering will be carried out; and

(d) four copies of a statement of the purpose of the proposed work. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, s. 6 (3).

7. The Authority may, at any time, withdraw any permission given under section 4 if, in the opinion of the Authority, the representations contained in the application for permission are not carried out. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, s. 7.

8. The Authority may appoint, from time to time, officers to enforce this Regulation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, s. 8.

SCHEDULE 1

In the County of Northumberland and more particularly described as follows:

In the Township of Hope in the County of Northumberland and being composed of the following lots and part of lots:

Concession	Lot
Broken Front		12
		13
		14
		15
		16
		20
		21
		22
		23
		26
		27
		28
		29
		30
		34
		35
I	N. ½	10
		11
		12
		15
		16
		20
		21
	S. ½	22
		24
		25
		26
		27
		28
		29
		30
II		3
		4
		5
	N. ½	13
	N. ½	14
		16
		17
	S. ½	19
		20
	N. ½	21
	N. ½	22
	N. ½	23
		24
	S. ½	25
		26
		27
		28
	S. ½	29
	S. ½	30
	S. ½	31
	N. ½	32
		33
	S. ½	34
	S. ½	35
III	N. ½	1
	N. ½	2
		3
		4
		5
		6
		7
	N. ½	8
	N. ½	9
	N. ½	10
	N. ½	11
		12
	S. ½	13
	S. ½	14
	N. ½	19
		20
		21
	S. ½	22
	S. ½	23
	S. ½	24
	S. ½	25
	S. ½	26
		27
	N. ½	32
		35
IV	N. ½	4
		5
		6
		8
		9
	S. ½	11
		12
		13
		14
		15
		16
		17
		18
		19
		21
		22
		23
		25
		26
		27
		33
		34
V		1
		2
		3
		4
	N. ½	5
	N. ½	6
	N. ½	7
		8
		9
		10
		11
	N. ½	12
		13
		14
		15
		16
		17
	S. ½	18
		19
		20
		21
	N. ½	22
	S. ½	23
	S. ½	24
		25
		32
		33
		34
VI		3
		4
	S. ½	5
	S. ½	6
	S. ½	7
	S. ½	8
		9
		11
	S. ½	12
		14
		15
		16
		17
		18
		19
		20
		21
		22
		23
		24
		25
		26
		27
		28
		29
		30
		31
	N. ½	32
	N. ½	33
	N. ½	34
VII	S. ½	1
		2
		3
		4
		5
		6
		7
		8
	S. ½	9
	N. ½	10
	N. ½	11
	N. ½	12
	N. ½	13
	N. ½	14
	N. ½	15
	N. ½	16
	N. ½	17
	N. ½	18
		19
		20
	S. ½	25
		26
		27
		29
	S. ½	31
		32
		33
	N. ½	34
VIII		7
		8
		9
		10
		11
		12
		13
		14
		15
		16
		17
		18
		19
		20
		21
		22
		23
		24
		25
		26
		27
		28
		29
		30
	N. ½	31
		32
		33
	S. ½	34
IX		17
	S. ½	18
	S. ½	19
		20
		21
		22
		24
		25
		26
	N. ½	27
	N. ½	28
		29
		30
		31
		32
		33
		34
X	S. ½	25
	S. ½	26

As shown on maps filed in the Regional Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources at Richmond Hill as Nos. GA1-1 to GA1-85, GA1-85A, GA1-86 to GA1-152 all inclusive.

R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, Sched. 1.

SCHEDULE 2

In The Regional Municipality of Durham, more particularly described as follows:

In the Town of Newcastle in The Regional Municipality of Durham, formerly in the Township of Clarke, in the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham and being composed of the following lots and parts of lots:

Concession	Lot
A		4
		5
		6
		8
		9
		10
		11
		12
		13
		14
B		1
		2
		3
		4
		5
		6
		7
		8
		9
		10
		11
		12
		13
		14
		15
	N. ½	19
	N. ½	20
	N. ½	21
	N. ½	22
		23
		24
		25
		26
		27
		28
		29
		30
		31
		32
I	S. ½	1
		2
		3
		4
		5
		6
		7
	S. ½	8
	S. ½	9
		10
	S. ½	12
	S. ½	13
	S. ½	14
	S. ½	15
		16
	S. ½	17
	S. ½	18
	S. ½	19
		24
		25
		26
		27
		28
		29
	S. ½	30
		31
		32
II		1
	S. ½	2
		3
		4
		5
		6
	N. ½	7
	N. ½	8
	N. ½	9
	N. ½	10
		19
		20
		21
		22
		23
		24
	S. ½	25
	S. ½	27
	S. ½	28
		29
		30
		32
		33
	N. ½	34
III		1
		2
	N. ½	3
		4
		5
	S. ½	6
	S. ½	7
	S. ½	8
	N. ½	9
		10
	N. ½	11
	N. ½	12
	N. ½	13
	N. ½	14
	N. ½	15
	N. ½	16
	N. ½	17
	N. ½	18
		19
	S. ½	20
	N. ½	21
	N. ½	22
	N. ½	23
		24
		25
		26
		27
		28
		29
	N. ½	30
		31
		32
IV		1
		2
		3
		4
		5
		6
	S. ½	7
	S. ½	8
		9
		10
		11
		12
		13
		19
	S. ½	20
	S. ½	21
	S. ½	22
		23
	N. ½	24
	N. ½	25
		26
		27
		28
		29
		30
		31
		32
V	N. ½	1
	N. ½	2
		3
	S. ½	8
	S. ½	9
	S. ½	10
	S. ½	11
	S. ½	13
	S. ½	14
		15
		16
	N. ½	17
		18
		19
		21
		22
		23
		24
		25
		26
		27
		28
		29
		30
		31
		32
		33
VI		1
		2
		3
		4
		5
		6
		7
		8
		9
		10
		11
	S. ½	23
	S. ½	24
	S. ½	26
		27
		28
		31
		32
		33
VII	S. ½	1
		2
		3
		4
		5
	S. ½	8
		9
		10
	S. ½	11
	S. ½	12
	S. ½	13
		14
		15
		16
		17
		18
		19
		20
		27
	N. ½	28
		29
		30
		31
		32
VIII	S. ½	5
		6
		7
	N. ½	8
	N. ½	9
	S. ½	20
	S. ½	21
	S. ½	26
		28
		29
		30
		31
		32

As shown on maps filed in the Regional Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources at Richmond Hill as Nos. GA2-1 to GA2-118, both inclusive.

R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, Sched. 2.

SCHEDULE 3

In the County of Northumberland, more particularly described as follows:

In the Town of Coburg, in the County of Northumberland, formerly in the Township of Hamilton in the County of Northumberland and being composed of the following lots and part lots:

Concession	Lot
A	S. ½	9
	S. ½	10
		11
		12
		13
		14
	N. ½	15
		16
		17
	N. ½	18
		19
		20
	S. ½	21
	S. ½	22
	S. ½	23
B		9
		10
		13
		16
		17
		19
		20
I	S. ½	14
	S. ½	15
	S. ½	16
	S. ½	17
	S. ½	18
	S. ½	19
	S. ½	20

As shown delineated by a line designated as the “Fill Line” on maps filed in the office of the Central Regional Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources at Richmond Hill as Nos. GA3-1 to GA3-13 and identified by the stamp of the Registrar of Regulations dated the 14th day of June, 1989.

R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 148, Sched. 3.

SCHEDULE 4

In the County of Northumberland, more particularly described as follows:

In the Township of Hamilton, in the County of Northumberland, and being composed of the following lots and part lots:

Concession	Lot
A	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
B	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
I	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
II	8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
III	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 34
IV	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
V	6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
VI	6, 7, 8, 9, 22, 23
VII	20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
VIII	5, 30, 31, 32
IX	1, 2, 3, 4, 5

As shown delineated by a line designated as the “Fill Line” on maps filed in the Southern Region Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources at Aurora as Nos. GA4-1, to GA4-77 inclusive and as identified by the stamp of the Registrar of Regulations dated the 22nd day of April, 1993.

O. Reg. 498/93, s. 1.

SCHEDULE 5

In the County of Northumberland, more particularly described as follows:

In the Township of Hamilton, in the County of Northumberland, and being composed of the following lots and part lots:

Concession	Lot
III	35
V	29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
VI	28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
VII	33, 34, 35

As shown delineated by a line designated as the “Fill Line” on maps filed in the Southern Region Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources at Aurora as Nos. GA5-1 to GA5-10 inclusive and as identified by the stamp of the Registrar of Regulations dated the 22nd day of April, 1993.

O. Reg. 498/93, s. 1.