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Environmental land use planning guides

Environmental considerations and requirements for industrial land use, sensitive lands, sewage and water services, and private wells.

Guides and resources

  • D-1 Land Use and Compatibility
  • D-1-1 Land Use Compatibility: Procedure for Implementation
  • D-1-2 Land Use Compatibility: Specific Applications
  • D-1-3 Land Use Compatibility: Definitions
  • D-2 Compatibility between Sewage Treatment and Sensitive Land Use
  • D-3 Environmental Considerations for Gas or Oil Pipelines and Facilities
  • D-4 Land Use On or Near Landfills and Dumps
  • D-4-1 Assessing Methane Hazards from Landfill Sites
  • D-4-2 Environmental Warnings/Restrictions
  • D-4-3 Registration of Certificates and Provisional Certificates
  • D-5 Planning for Sewage and Water Services
  • D-5-1 Calculating and Reporting Uncommitted Reserve Capacity at Sewage and Water Treatment Plants
  • D-5-2 Application of Municipal Responsibility for Communal Water and Sewage Services
  • D-5-3 Servicing Options Statement
  • D-5-4 Individual On-Site Sewage Systems: Water Quality Impact Risk Assessment
  • D-5-5 Private Wells: Water Supply Assessment
  • D-6 Compatibility between Industrial Facilities
  • D-6-1 Industrial Categorization Criteria
  • D-6-3 Separation Distances
  • D-6-4 MCCR Bulletin No. 91003
  • 2009-04 Environmental Warnings and Restrictions

Related information

Environmental Compliance Approval

Updated: August 31, 2021
Published: February 09, 2016

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks works to protect and sustain the quality of Ontario’s air, land, and water. We also coordinate Ontario’s actions on climate change in the name of healthier communities, ecological protection and economic prosperity.

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