2A – Ontario’s Excess Soils Regulation and Contaminated Sites
May 10 – Course agenda
Course Description
This popular one-day compliance “clinic” provides an essential update to enable consultants, governments, proponents, developers, municipalities and environmental professionals to successfully navigate practical issues arising from the new rules for excess soil, emerging contaminants, contaminated sites, risk assessment and liability.
Course Chair
Janet Bobechko, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law, WeirFoulds LLP
Guest Speakers
(Click names to view bio and contact information)
- Dr. Krista Barfoot, Infrastructure Sector Leader, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.
- Pamela Cameron, Senior Project Manager, Business Development Leader, XCG Consulting Limited
- Pamela Castillo, Manager, Compliance and Service Delivery, Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority
- David Hopper, Senior Engineer, Manager – Site Assessment and Remediation, BluMetric Environmental Inc.
- Denise Lacchin, Regional BD Lead, Ontario / Senior Environmental Engineer, WSP Canada Inc.
- Chris Lompart, Land Use Policy, Environmental Policy Branch, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Monisa Nandi, Senior Environmental Project Manager, Soil and Groundwater Quality, City of Toronto
- Dr. Theresa Phillips, National Risk Assessment Lead, Environmental Due Diligence & Remediation, Pinchin Ltd.
- Jeff Scorgie, Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
- Ben Sweet, BSc, MEng, EP, Director of Environmental Technologies, QM Environmental
Course begins 9 AM
Excess soil management in Ontario: The reality of implementation
Take a deep dive into the working details of the regulation and how it is working in reality including
- Lessons learned
- “Rules for On-Site and Excess Soil Management”
- Documents and tracking
- Municipal perspective
- Compliance concerns
- Important changes to contract documents and supplementary conditions
Moderator: Janet Bobechko, Certified Specialist Environmental Law Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
Panelists:
- Chris Lompart, Land Use Policy, Environmental Policy Branch, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Denise Lacchin, Regional BD Lead, Ontario / Senior Environmental Engineer, WSP Canada Inc.
- Monisa Nandi, Senior Environmental Project Manager, Soil and Groundwater Quality, City of Toronto
- Jeff Scorgie, Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
Emerging contaminants – The changing regulatory landscape and stakeholder implications
- Introduction to PFAS
- Potential stakeholders
- Regulatory and policy updates
- Implications
Speakers: Dr. Krista Barfoot, Infrastructure Sector Leader, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd. and Ben Sweet, BSc, MEng, EP, Director of Environmental Technologies, QM Environmental
Excess soil and contaminated sites liability refresher
- Liability refresher
- Consultant exposure
- Who is responsible for excess soil and contamination?
- Discovery and limitation periods
Speaker: Janet Bobechko, Certified Specialist Environmental Law, Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
A deeper dive into Risk Assessment (RA)
- Identify recent and emerging changes in the expectations for Tier 3 RA work for Record of Site Condition (RSC)
- Developments related to the draft guidance documents released for comment in October 2020 are beginning to be implemented in the MECP RA review process
Including the process for Non-Standard Delineation,
- Requirements for multiple sampling events over time.
- Challenges encountered on RA/RSC properties, related to conditional building permits, planning for Excess Soil Management, finding free product, and identification of soil pH out of range will be discussed in the context of completing the RA/ RSC.
- Developments related to risk management measures, such as evolving requirements for evaluating off-Site risks, use of certain capping or backfill materials, and designating a site as non-potable, within a potable municipality, will be discussed
Speaker: Dr. Theresa Phillips, National Risk Assessment Lead, Environmental Due Diligence & Remediation, Pinchin Ltd.
Learn how to use the Excess Soil Registry
- Register your Project Area Notice, Reuse Site Notice, or Residential Development Soil Depot Notice
- What fees are due and when – cost allocation
- Frequently Asked Questions
Speaker: Pamela Castillo, Manager, Compliance and Service Delivery, Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority
Management, remediation and development of contaminated sites and dealing with excess soils: Open panel discussion on current issues
Panelists:
- Janet Bobechko, Certified Specialist Environmental Law, Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
- David Hopper, Senior Engineer, Manager – Site Assessment and Remediation, BluMetric Environmental Inc.
- Pamela Cameron, Senior Project Manager, Business Development Leader, XCG Consulting Limited
Question and answer period
Course ends 4:30 PM
EVENT SCHEDULE
8 AM: Registration opens
9 AM: Courses begin
12 PM: Lunch
4:30 PM: Courses finish