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Nov 6, 2020 · Soil management, also known as soil excavation, involves the planning and execution of soil testing and the removal of contaminated soil from a construction site.
- Background
- Purpose and Application of This Document
- Beneficial Reuse and Management Options
- General Excess Soil Management Considerations
- Ontario Regulation 153/04 and The Soil and Ground Water Standards
Soil is an important resource. The protection and conservation of soil in Ontario is a valuable component of maintaining the environment for present and future generations. The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) encourages the beneficial reuse of excess soil in a manner promoting sustainability and the protection of the environment. The best practic...
Activities Covered under these Best Management Practices
The best management practices in this document provide guidance on how to handle excess soil beginning at the place where the soil is excavated (a "Source Site"), during the transportation of the excess soil, and through to a site where the excess soil can be reused for a beneficial purpose (a "Receiving Site"). This document also includes recommendations for temporary storage of excess soil at an intermediate site, between the Source Site and Receiving Site, where the intermediate site (a "T...
This Document and Applicable Law
All those who create, manage, transport, receive or store excess soil are responsible for ensuring that the excess soil is managed in an environmentally sound manner. They must also meet all applicable legal requirements, including current provincial and federal regulatory requirements, such as: site alteration, noise and traffic by-laws and permitting regimes established by municipalities and Conservation Authorities; the soil management provisions in Ontario Regulation 153/04 that relate to...
All stakeholders should look for opportunities to minimize the amount of soil to be excavated during construction projects. When soil does need to be excavated, the MOE encourages the reuse of the excavated soil at the site where it is excavated, to limit the amount of excess soil that requires management off site. The MOE encourages use of the exc...
Qualified Persons
Those who manage excess soil are encouraged to retain the services of a Qualified Person (QP) within the meaning of section 5 of Ontario Regulation 153/04. QPs are professional geoscientists and professional engineers. A QP who is retained should be someone who can exercise professional judgment based on his or her experience in order to advise on appropriate reuse options for the excavated soil or excess soil, and make these decisions based on appropriate analysis and characterization of the...
Soil Quality
Understanding whether the placement of soil may cause an adverse effect or a degradation of the pre-existing condition of the Receiving Site requires knowledge of the quality of the excess soil from the Source Site and the quality of soil at the Receiving Site. Excess soil reuse is encouraged where chemical analyses of soil at the Source and Receiving Sites determine that the soil is appropriate to be reused at the Receiving Site. The analyses should be based on the specific conditions at the...
Laboratory Analysis and Analytical Procedures
It is recommended that soil analyses be undertaken by a laboratory with an internationally recognized accreditation body [e.g. Standards Council of Canada (SCC) or Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA)] and in accordance with the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. It is recommended that analytical procedures should be conducted as outlined in section 47 of Ontario Regulation 153/04 and in the...
Ontario Regulation 153/04 sets out standards for soil, ground water and sediment which apply when a Record of Site Condition (RSC) is submitted to the MOE for filing on the Environmental Site Registry. The generic contaminant standards are set out in, "Soil, Ground Water and Sediment Standards, for Use under Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protectio...
Soil management plans • Scale drawing of the construction site identifying BMPs; • Detailing of treatments/products to be used for each disturbed area; • Volume calculations of compost and stockpiled topsoil or imported topsoil, and mulch to be applied;
A Soil Management Plan or Soil Excavation Plan provides guidelines for grading and construction projects at sites with potential contamination issues or ongoing remediation. At a minimum, the document comprises a site-specific health and safety plan , an excavation boundary site map, and a series of cross-sections.
Jan 4, 2024 · A soil management plan can ensure soil sustainability during construction projects and cropping or grazing seasons. Other advantages of a soil management plan include: Environmental benefits like less water pollution, improved biodiversity, and fewer greenhouse gases.
This document is guidance for preparing a Soil Management Plan (SMP) that may be a stand - alone document or a subsection of the Interim Source Removal Proposal (ISRP) or Remedial Action Plan (RAP).
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A soil management plan is an important part of ensuring soil sustainability during construction projects. Without a soil management plan there is a risk of losing, damaging or contaminating valuable soil resources, whether the soil will be retained for future landscaping on-site, or used or sold off-site.
