1B – Brownfields: Environmental compliance update for construction projects
Course Agenda
May 12, 2020
Course Description
This popular one-day compliance “clinic” provides an essential update to enable consultants, governments, proponents, developers, municipalities, and environmental managers to successfully navigate practical issues arising from the new rules for excess soil, emerging contaminants, contaminated sites, risk assessment and liability.
Gain an understanding of the changes that come into force on July 1, 2020 and what you need to know and discuss with clients.
Course Chair
Speakers
- Dr. Krista Barfoot, Principal, Environmental Services, Stantec
- Laura Blease, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Ted Brook, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
- Virgil Guran, Consulting Scientist, Site Assessment & Remediation, Environmental Services, Bureau Veritas Laboratories
- David Hopper, Senior Engineer, Manager – Site Assessment and Remediation, BluMetric Environmental Inc.
- Meggen Janes, Director, Soil and Groundwater Management, Waterfront Toronto
- Stefano Marconetto, Global PFAS Practice Leader, Golder
- J.P. Marini, President, Terranova Environmental Services Inc.
- Dr. Norman Shippee, Climatologist, Stantec
- Dr. Taras (Terry) Obal, Chief Science Advisor, Bureau Veritas Laboratories
- Grant Walsom, Partner, XCG Consulting Limited
Course begins 9 AM
Hot off the press!
Excess soil management in Ontario: Practical discussion of the new Excess Soil Regulations
Take a deep dive into the working details of the new regulation.
- Complementary amendments to Regulation 347 (Waste)
- Amendments to O. Reg. 153/04 (Records of Site Condition)
- “Rules for On-Site and Excess Soil Management”
- “Beneficial Reuse Assessment Tool”
Sampling and analysis for excess soils: The role of a laboratory
- Minimum analytical requirements towards an Excess Soil Sampling & Analysis Plan
- Discussing the minimum analytical requirements regardless of site history or COPCs identified; the difference in analytical requirements between bulk soil vs storm water pond sediment
- When is leachate analysis required?
- Under what scenarios is leachate analysis required, what method, how many samples and for which parameters
- Applicability of excess soil standards
- Understanding the tables of standards, parameters at or near the detection limits, single point vs statistical method compliance.
Speaker: Virgil Guran, Consulting Scientist, Site Assessment & Remediation, Environmental Services, Bureau Veritas Laboratories
Law, liability and due diligence: What site owners and consultants need to know
- Review of recent civil case law
- Recent Environmental Review Tribunal cases
- How far can liability for historic contamination extend?
- Off-site migration dilemmas
Speaker: Ted Brook, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Emerging contaminants: What you need to know
- Introduction to emerging contaminants (EC)
- Examination of the broader contexts of EC impacts through case studies on:
- Contaminated land
- Drinking water
- Landfills
- Possible options for remediation
Speaker: Stefano Marconetto, Global PFAS Practice Leader, Ottawa
Use of Risk Assessment to optimize development decisions
- RA as a tool to support site development
- Optimizing risk management measurers
- Emerging challenges
- RA beyond brownfields: How RA applies to contaminated sites
Speaker: Dr. Krista Barfoot, Principal, Environmental Services, Stantec
Addressing current and future climate risks on contaminated sites
Day to day effects of climate on brownfields and contaminated sites
- Climate risk assessment process
- Data gathering and measurement tools
- Review of a case study
Speaker: Dr. Norman Shippee, Climatologist, Stantec
Toronto Portlands case study: Environmental surprises
- An overview of the environmental management approach for the construction of a new river and associated public realm
- Exploration of the environmental surprises found in the Portlands including: PCBs, PFAS potential, mobile NAPL, sheening NAPL, high metals and high groundwater flow
- Sneak peak at the soil remediation plans for 300,000 m3 soil to be beneficially reused in the project
Speaker: Meggen Janes, Director, Soil and Groundwater Management, Waterfront Toronto
Management and development of contaminated sites
An open panel discussion on current issues
Expert panel led by Janet Bobechko and featuring: Dr. Taras (Terry) Obal, Chief Science Advisor, Bureau Veritas Laboratories; David Hopper, Senior Engineer, Manager – Site Assessment and Remediation, BluMetric; Dr. Krista Barfoot, Principal, Environmental Services, Stantec Consulting
Question and answer period
Course ends 5 PM
EVENT SCHEDULE
8 AM: Registration opens
9 AM: Courses begin
12 PM: Lunch
5 PM: Courses finish