Over the past few years there has been a growing body of reports and research among a diverse range of stakeholders concerning soil management issues. Here are some of the reports and the publishing agencies.

 

MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT

 

Management of Excess Soil – A Guide for Best Management Practices Final Version Released by the MOE January 2014

 

 

 

 Draft MOE: Soil Management – A guide for best management practices

 

 

 

 

Brownfields Modernization 2013

 

MOECC power point presentation -AMO August 2015

 

 

 

ONTARIO BAR ASSOCIATION

 

May 2014, Site_Alteration_By-Laws by Loopstra

 

Lawyer Opinion re MOE BMP for Excess Soils February 2014

 

 

 

ONTARIO BAR ASSOCIATION: Environmental Law: Managing Fill: When in Soil “Waste”, and Where Can it Go?

 

 

 

 

 

CBA: Diane Saxe Presentation: Ontario’s Soil Management Policy

 

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL AND CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ALLIANCE OF ONTARIO (RCCAO)

 

 

RCCAO: Survey of Municipal Soil By-laws March 2013

 

 

 

 

Definition of Waste. Development Industry Code of Practice CLAIRE

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS OF ONTARIO

 

 

ONTARIO SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (OSPEng) : to MOE regarding Excess Soil Management

 

 

 

 

 

MUNICIPALITIES

May 2nd, 2014 Planning and Growth Report City of Toronto

LCCW added to the City of Toronto Planning and Growth Report dated May 2

December 7th 2013 Recommendations approved by the Planning Committee and Toronto Council Regarding Excess Soil Management

 

 

DURHAM REGION: Request for AMO to Examine Issues Associated with Commercial Fill Operations and Aerodromes

 

 

 

 

 CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES

 

 

 

Conservation Ontario Discussion Paper – Large Scale Commercial Fill Operations

 

 

 

NIAGARA ESCARPMENT COMMISSION

 

Niagara Escarpment Discussion Paper on Fill
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aware Simcoe Article on Fill Issues
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Toronto Resolution and Staff report

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region of Waterloo: Sustainable Solutions: A Concept for a Soil and Material Management Campus
 

 

 

 

 

THE AGGREGATE INDUSTRY

 

 

The Ontario Aggregate Resources Corporation – Best Practice Guidelines for Aggregate Rehabilitation Projects – Extracting the Benefits for Species At Risk and Rare Habitats

 

 

 

 

 

APPLIED RESEARCH ON SOURCE WATER PROTECTION ISSUES IN THE AGGREGATE INDUSTRY
 

 

 

 

TRANSPORT CANANDA

 

Advisory Circular from Transport Canada RELEASED DECEMBER 2013 re Jurisdiction over Aerodromes

 

 

2013 Fill Symposium Link

Over 260 people came together from across the province to discuss the management of large-scale fill in Ontario at a symposium in Port Perry on January 25, 2013.

Every year, millions of cubic metres of fill is transported to rural sites in Ontario. In the coming years, there is anticipated growth in demand for fill placement sites, given a large number of industrial, commercial, and residential construction projects in the GTA, as well as large infrastructure projects such as facilities for the Pan Am Games and new transportation routes such as the Highway 407 extension.

The symposium provided an opportunity for diverse stakeholders to discuss the following:

The status of large fill issues and implications to communities
Current perspectives from government, agencies, community, industry, science
Best Management Practices currently being applied, through specific case studies of large fill operations
Known gaps in oversight of activities
Next steps forward in enhancing management of large-scale fill activities.