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O. Reg. 216/08: Landfilling Sites

filed June 19, 2008 under Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19

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ontario regulation 216/08

made under the

environmental protection act

Made: June 17, 2008
Filed: June 19, 2008
Published on e-Laws: June 20, 2008
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 5, 2008

Amending O. Reg. 232/98

(Landfilling Sites)

1. (1) The definitions of “engineered facility”, “total waste disposal volume” and “waste fill zone” in subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 232/98 are revoked.

(2) Subsection 1 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) The words and expressions defined in section 1 of Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General — Waste Management) made under the Act, except for the definition of “Director”, have the same meanings in this Regulation.

(3) Subsection 1 (3) of the Regulation is revoked.

2. (1) Subsection 15 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the design of facilities” and substituting “the design, operation, maintenance and monitoring of facilities”.

(2) Subsection 15 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “3.0 million” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “1.5 million”.

(3) Subsection 15 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a landfilling site if a written report is prepared showing that the nature and quantity of landfill gas generated at the site is not likely to be of significant concern to the Director, based on the following factors:

1. The characteristics of the site.

2. The type of waste to be deposited.

3. The rate at which waste is deposited at the site.

(3.1) Subsection (1) does not apply to a landfilling site if the only waste to be landfilled at the site is coal ash.

3. Subsection 28 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(3) When tested using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure, the daily cover must not produce leachate containing any of the contaminants listed in Schedule 4 to Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General — Waste Management) made under the Act at a concentration equal to or in excess of the concentration specified in that Schedule for the contaminant.

4. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.