On January 1, 2021, the On-Site and Excess Soil
Management Regulation 406/19 passed by the Province of
Ontario under the Environmental Protection
Act will come into force in addition to
the Rules for Soil Management and Excess Soil Quality
Standards.
The new regulation forms part of a broader regulatory framework
the Province is putting in place to govern the management and reuse
of excess soil excavated from large construction and development
sites.
Among other things, the regulation is intended to ensure that
excavated soil is beneficially reused (if possible) and that
contaminated soil does not find its way onto otherwise clean
sites.
The regulation will have significant implications for
Ontario's construction, infrastructure and development industry
as it introduces a new legal framework related to soil testing,
transportation, temporary storage, data tracking and ultimate
resuse sites. Project owners, engineers, contractors,
subcontractors, estimators,
