Regulation respecting contaminated soil storage and contaminated soil transfer stations. Pays/Territoire Canada Sous-division territoriale Québec Type du document Règlement Date 2007 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Terre et sols Mot clé Pollution du sol/qualité Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol Remise en état des sols Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé The purpose of this Regulation is to protect the environment against pollution related to the handling of contaminated soils. It establishes rules for contaminated soil storage and the establishment, operation and closure of contaminated soil transfer stations. Subject to section 4, the contaminated soils to which this Regulation applies are soils that contain contaminants in a concentration greater than the limit values in Schedule I. In addition, for the purposes of Chapter III, soils containing contaminants listed in Schedule III are also covered by this Regulation. The provisions of this Regulation relating to the storage of contaminated soils do not operate to replace the provisions governing (1) the treatment of contaminated soils; (2) the landfilling of contaminated soils; (3) the landfilling of residual materials; (4) the final disposal of hazardous materials; or (5) tailings areas. The disposal of or permission to dispose of soils containing contaminants in a concentration equal to or less than the limit values in Schedule I, on or in soils having a contaminant concentration lower than the contaminant concentration in the soils disposed of is prohibited. The disposal of or permission to dispose of such soils on or in land to be used for housing is also prohibited. Unless required for an authorized treatment, at no time may contaminated soils be mixed with clean soils or with soils or materials having a different contaminant concentration so that the overall contamination level would change and permit disposal of the soils in a less restrictive manner or, because of the mixing of soils having different contamination levels or different structures, decontamination would be made more difficult. Subject to section 11, a person who carries out or has soil excavation carried out may not store contaminated soils elsewhere than on the site of origin or of contamination. In addition, no contaminated soils may be shipped by the person to a location in Québec other than a site legally authorized to receive such soils, namely (1) a contaminated soil transfer station; (2) a contaminated soil storage site; (3) a contaminated soil treatment site; (4) a contaminated soil landfill; (5) a residual materials landfill; (6) a site for the final disposal of hazardous materials; or (7) tailings areas, but only if the soils are soils whose metal and metalloid contamination results from the activities of the enterprise responsible for the tailings area. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca