Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (c. Q-2, r.37)

Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] © Éditeur officiel du Québec Updated to 1 October 2014 This document has official status. chapter Q-2, r. 37 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2, ss. 31, 31.69, 115.27, 115.34 and 124.1) 1. The limit values prescribed in Schedule I with regard to the contaminants listed in the Schedule apply for the purposes of sections 31.43, 31.45, 31.49, 31.51, 31.52, 31.54, 31.55, 31.57, 31.58 and 31.59 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2), subject to the following provisions. In the case of lands referred to below, the applicable limit values are those indicated in Schedule II: (1) for the purposes of sections 31.43, 31.45, 31.49, 31.52, 31.54, 31.55, 31.57 and 31.59, (a) lands on which, under a municipal zoning by-law, industrial, commercial or institutional uses are authorized, except lands (i) where totally or partially residential buildings are built; (ii) where elementary-level and secondary-level educational institutions, childcare centres, day care centres, hospital centres, residential and long-term care centres, rehabilitation centres, child and youth protection centres, or correctional facilities are built; (b) lands constituting, or intended to constitute, the site of a roadway within the meaning of the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2) or a sidewalk bordering a roadway, a bicycle path or a municipal park, except play areas for which the limit values prescribed in Schedule I remain applicable for a depth of at least 1 m; and (2) for the purposes of section 31.51, lands on which, under a municipal zoning by-law, only industrial, commercial or institutional uses are authorized, except the lands referred to in subparagraph ii above. In addition, where a contaminant referred to in Part I (metals and metalloids) of Schedule I or Shedule II is present in land in a concentration exceeding the limit value prescribed in that Schedule, and the contaminant does not originate from human activity, that concentration constitutes, for the purposes of sections 31.51, 31.52, 31.54, 31.55, 31.57, 31.58 and 31.59 of the Environment Quality Act, the limit value applicable for that contaminant. O.C. 216-2003, s. 1; O.C. 1294-2011, s. 1. 2. The categories of industrial and commercial activities listed in Schedule III are the categories to which sections 31.51, 31.52, and 31.53 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) apply. Sections 31.51 and 31.52 of that Act do not apply, however, to the “contaminated soil or dangerous substance or hazardous material disposal sites” category. O.C. 216-2003, s. 2. 3. The analysis of any soil sample collected in connection with a site characterization study required under a provision of Division IV.2.1 of Chapter I of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) must be made by a laboratory accredited by the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks under section 118.6 of that Act. Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] O.C. 216-2003, s. 3. 4. The carrying on on land of an industrial or commercial activity in a category listed in Schedule IV is subject to the monitoring of groundwater quality, in accordance with the following provisions, if a catchment installation for surface or groundwater intended for human consumption is situated less than 1 km downstream from the land. Where the catchment installation referred to in the first paragraph is built after the industrial or commercial activity has begun, the groundwater monitoring requirement applies only after the expiry of the sixth month following the date on which the person carrying on the activity is informed of the existence of the installation. The groundwater monitoring requirement prescribed by this section does not apply if it is shown that the industrial or commercial activity carried on on the land is not likely to alter the quality of the water referred to in the first paragraph by substances listed in Schedule V. If that demonstration is based in whole or in part on the land's prevailing hydrogeological conditions, it must be signed by an engineer or a geologist who is a member of an order governed by the Professional Code (chapter C-26). O.C. 216-2003, s. 4. 5. The purpose of the monitoring of groundwater quality prescribed in section 4 must be to (1) determine the land's prevailing hydrogeological conditions; (2) identify the substances listed in Schedule V that are likely to be emitted on or in the land as a consequence of the carrying on on the land of certain industrial or commercial activities referred to in the first paragraph of section 4, and locate on the land the points of emission of the substances; and (3) verify the presence of the substances in the groundwater where the water reaches the boundaries of the land and, where applicable, their concentration. O.C. 216-2003, s. 5. 6. In order to monitor groundwater quality as required by sections 4 and 5, a monitoring well system must be installed on the land concerned. The number and location of the monitoring wells in such a system, as well as the number of sampling points that each well must have depends on the area of the land, the prevailing hydrogeological conditions and the number and location of the points of emission of the substances referred to in paragraph 2 of section 5. O.C. 216-2003, s. 6. 7. At least 3 times a year, in the spring, summer and fall, the groundwater must be sampled at each sampling point of the monitoring wells established for the purposes of section 6 in order to perform the verification referred to in paragraph 3 of section 5. During sampling, the piezometric level of groundwater must also be measured. After a monitoring period of at least 5 years, if the analysis of the groundwater samples collected during that period has not revealed the presence of any substance referred to in paragraph 2 of section 5, the sampling frequency may be reduced to 1 sampling per year. The reduction in the sampling frequency applies as long as the analysis of groundwater samples shows that the conditions for the reduction are satisfied. O.C. 216-2003, s. 7. 8. The analysis of groundwater samples collected pursuant to section 7 must be made by a laboratory accredited by the Minister under section 118.6 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2). If the analysis of a sample shows that a limit value in Schedule V has been exceeded, mention to that effect must be Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] made in the analysis report and the Minister must be informed of the excess as soon as possible. The analysis reports produced by the laboratories must be kept for at least 5 years after the date on which they were produced. O.C. 216-2003, s. 8. 9. The analysis reports made pursuant to section 8 in the course of a year must be transmitted to the Minister at the latest on 1 February of the following year. An attestation stating that the samples were collected in accordance with generally accepted standards and practices and the requirements of this Regulation must also be transmitted to the Minister with the reports. O.C. 216-2003, s. 9. 10. Any application under the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) for an authorization to carry on on land an industrial or commercial activity in a category listed in Schedule IV must, if a catchment installation for surface or groundwater intended for human consumption is situated less than 1 km downstream from the land, be filed with a groundwater monitoring program intended to ensure compliance with this Regulation, in addition to all documents or information required under that Act or any other regulation made under it. The program must contain (1) a description of the land's prevailing hydrogeological conditions; (2) a designation of the substances referred to in paragraph 2 of section 5 and the location on the land of the points of emission of the substances; and (3) a detailed description of the monitoring well system including the number and the location of the monitoring wells. Except where the monitoring program has been prepared by an engineer or geologist who is a member of an order governed by the Professional Code (chapter C-26), the monitoring program must be filed with a certificate of such an engineer or geologist stating that the data is accurate and the monitoring well system allows groundwater quality to be monitored in compliance with the requirements of this Regulation. An applicant for an authorization is exempted from the requirement to furnish a groundwater monitoring program if, in the application for authorization, the applicant shows that the groundwater monitoring requirements under the third paragraph of section 4 have been satisfied. O.C. 216-2003, s. 10. 11. In the case provided for in the second paragraph of section 4, the person carrying on the industrial or commercial activity must transmit to the Minister, before the expiry of the sixth month referred to in that section, a groundwater monitoring program and the opinion of a professional in conformity with the provisions of section 10, unless, during that period, the person shows to the Minister that the groundwater monitoring requirements under the third paragraph of section 4 have been satisfied. O.C. 216-2003, s. 11. 12. (Obsolete). O.C. 216-2003, s. 12. 13. Any groundwater monitoring program transmitted for the purposes of sections 10 and 11 must be reviewed and updated every 5 years, in particular to take into account changes authorized by the third paragraph of section 7 or that may have occurred with regard to the land's hydrogeological conditions, the substances referred to in paragraph Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] 2 of section 5, the points of emission of those substances or the monitoring well system. The reviewed and updated program must be sent to the Minister not later than 30 days after the expiry of each 5-year period. O.C. 216-2003, s. 13. 13.1. A monetary administrative penalty of $250 in the case of a natural person or $1,000 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails (1) to keep an analysis report produced by an accredited laboratory for the period provided for in the third paragraph of section 8; (2) to transmit to the Minister the attestation of conformity required under the second paragraph of section 9, according to the frequency provided for in that section. O.C. 679-2013, s. 1. 13.2. A monetary administrative penalty of $350 in the case of a natural person or $1,500 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails to transmit to the Minister, an analysis report made pursuant to section 8, according to the frequency provided for in the first paragraph of section 9. O.C. 679-2013, s. 1. 13.3. A monetary administrative penalty of $500 in the case of a natural person or $2,500 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails (1) to sample groundwater, on the conditions and according to the frequency provided for in section 7 or have those samples analyzed by a laboratory accredited by the Minister in accordance with the first paragraph of section 8; (2) to transmit to the Minister a groundwater monitoring program and the opinion of a professional, within the time prescribed and according to the conditions provided for in section 11; (3) to review and update a groundwater monitoring program for the purposes and according to the frequency provided for in section 13 or to send the program to the Minister within the time provided for in that section. O.C. 679-2013, s. 1. 13.4. A monetary administrative penalty of $750 in the case of a natural person or $3,500 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails (1) to carry on the monitoring of groundwater quality in accordance with section 4; (2) to install a well system to monitor groundwater quality that complies with the requirements of section 6. O.C. 679-2013, s. 1. 13.5. A monetary administrative penalty of $1,000 in the case of a natural person or $5,000 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails to inform the Minister if a limit value has been exceeded in accordance with the second paragraph of section 8. O.C. 679-2013, s. 1. 14. Every person who contravenes the third paragraph of section 8 or the second paragraph of section 9 commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $1,000 to $100,000 or, in other cases, to a fine of $3,000 to $600,000. Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] O.C. 216-2003, s. 14; O.C. 679-2013, s. 2. 14.1. Every person who contravenes the first paragraph of section 9 commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $2,000 to $100,000 or, in other cases, to a fine of $6,000 to $600,000. O.C. 679-2013, s. 2. 14.2. Every person who contravenes section 7, the first paragraph of section 8 or section 11 or 13 commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $2,500 to $250,000 or, in other cases, to a fine of $7,500 to $1,500,000. O.C. 679-2013, s. 2. 14.3. Every person who contravenes section 4 or 6 commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $4,000 to $250,000 or, in other cases, to a fine of $12,000 to $1,500,000. O.C. 679-2013, s. 2. 14.4. Every person who (1) contravenes the second paragraph of section 8, (2) pursuant to this Regulation, makes a declaration, communicates information or files a document that is false or misleading, commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $5,000 to $500,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), to a maximum term of imprisonment of 18 months, or to both the fine and imprisonment, or, in other cases, to a fine of $15,000 to $3,000,000. O.C. 679-2013, s. 2. 14.5. Every person who contravenes any other requirement imposed by this Regulation also commits an offence and is liable, where no other penalty is provided for by this Regulation or the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2), to a fine of $1,000 to $100,000 in the case of a natural person or, in other cases, to a fine of $3,000 to $600,000. O.C. 679-2013, s. 2. 15. This Regulation applies to the immovables in a reserved area or an agricultural zone established under the Act respecting the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities (chapter P-41.1). O.C. 216-2003, s. 15. 16. (Omitted). O.C. 216-2003, s. 16. SCHEDULE I (s. 1) Contaminants Limit values mg/kg of soil (dry matter) I- METALS AND METALLOIDS Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] Silver (Ag) 20 Arsenic (As) 30 Barium (Ba) 500 Cadmium (Cd) 5 Cobalt (Co) 50 Chromium (Cr) 250 Copper (Cu) 100 Tin (Sn) 50 Manganese (Mn) 1000 Mercury (Hg) 2 Molybdenum (Mo) 10 Nickel (Ni) 100 Lead (Pb) 500 Selenium (Se) 3 Zinc (Zn) 500 II- OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS Available bromide (Br-) 50 Available cyanide (CN-) 10 Total cyanide (CN-) 50 Available fluoride (F-) 400 III- VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Benzene 0.5 Monochlorobenzene 1 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 1 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 1 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 1 Ethylbenzene 5 Styrene 5 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] Toluene 3 Xylenes 5 Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons Chloroform 5 1,1-Dichloroethane 5 1,2-Dichloroethane 5 1,1-Dichloroethylene 5 1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis and trans) 5 Dicholoromethane 5 1,2-Dichloropropane 5 1,3-Dichloropropylene (cis and trans) 5 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 5 Tetrachloroethylene 5 Carbon tetrachloride 5 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 5 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 5 Trichloroethylene 5 IV- PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS Non-chlorinated Cresol (ortho, meta, para) 1 2,4-Dimethylphenol 1 2-Nitrophenol 1 4-Nitrophenol 1 Phenol 1 Chlorinated Chlorophenol (2-, 3-, or 4-) 0.5 2,3-Dichlorophenol 0.5 2,4-Dichlorophenol 0.5 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] 2,5-Dichlorophenol 0.5 2,6-Dichlorophenol 0.5 3,4-Dichlorophenol 0.5 3,5-Dichlorophenol 0.5 Pentachlorophenol (PCP) 0.5 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol 0.5 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol 0.5 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol 0.5 2,3,4-Trichlorophenol 0.5 2,3,5-Trichlorophenol 0.5 2,3,6-Trichlorophenol 0.5 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 0.5 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 0.5 3,4,5-Trichlorophenol 0.5 V- POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS Acenaphtene 10 Acenaphtylene 10 Anthracene 10 Benzo (a) anthracene 1 Benzo (a) pyrene 1 Benzo (b + j + k) fluoranthene 1 (combination or each) Benzo (c) phenanthrene 1 Benzo (g,h,i) perylene 1 Chrysene 1 Dibenzo (a,h) anthracene 1 Dibenzo (a,i) pyrene 1 Dibenzo (a,h) pyrene 1 Dibenzo (a,l) pyrene 1 7,12-Dimethylbenzo (a) anthracene 1 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] Fluoranthene 10 Fluorene 10 Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene 1 3-Methylcholanthrene 1 Naphtalene 5 1-Methylnaphtalene 1 2-Methylnaphtalene 1 1,3-Dimethylnaphtalene 1 2,3,5-Trimethylnaphtalene 1 Phenanthrene 5 Pyrene 10 VI- NON-CHLORINATED BENZENE COMPOUNDS 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) 0.04 VII- CHLOROBENZENES Hexachlorobenzene 2 Pentachlorobenzene 2 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene 2 1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 2 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 2 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 2 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 2 1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene 2 VIII- POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB) Summation of the congeners 1 IX- PESTICIDES Tebuthiuron 50 X- OTHER ORGANIC SUBSTANCES Acrylonitrile 1 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] Ethylene glycol 97 Formaldehyde 100 Dibutyl phtalate 6 XI- INTEGRATING PARAMETERS Petroleum hydrocarbons C to C 700 10 50 XII- DIOXINS AND FURANS Summation of chlorodibenzodioxins 1.5 x 10-5 and chlorodibenzofurans expressed in toxic equivalents 2,3,7,8-TCDD (NATO, 1988) O.C. 216-2003. Sch. I. SCHEDULE II (s. 1) Contaminants Limit values mg/kg of soil (dry matter) I- METALS AND METALLOIDS Silver (Ag) 40 Arsenic (As) 50 Barium (Ba) 2,000 Cadmium (Cd) 20 Cobalt (Co) 300 Chromium (Cr) 800 Copper (Cu) 500 Tin (Sn) 300 Manganese (Mn) 2,200 Mercury (Hg) 10 Molybdenum (Mo) 40 Nickel (Ni) 500 Lead (Pb) 1,000 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] Selenium (Se) 10 Zinc (Zn) 1,500 II- OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS Available bromide (Br-) 300 Available cyanide (CN-) 100 Total cyanide (CN-) 500 Available fluoride (F-) 2,000 III- VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Benzene 5 Chlorobenzene (mono) 10 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 10 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 10 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 10 Ethylbenzene 50 Styrene 50 Toluene 30 Xylenes 50 Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons Chloroform 50 1,1-Dichloroethane 50 1,2-Dichloroethane 50 1,1-Dichloroethylene 50 1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis and trans) 50 Dichloromethane 50 1,2-Dichloropropane 50 1,3-Dichloropropylene (cis and trans) 50 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 50 Tetrachloroethylene 50 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] Carbon tetrachloride 50 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 50 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 50 Trichloroethylene 50 IV- PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS Non-chlorinated Cresol (ortho, meta, para) 10 2,4-Dimethylphenol 10 2-Nitrophenol 10 4-Nitrophenol 10 Phenol 10 Chlorinated Chlorophenol (2-, 3-, or 4-) 5 2,3-Dichlorophenol 5 2,4-Dichlorophenol 5 2,5-Dichlorophenol 5 2,6-Dichlorophenol 5 3,4-Dichlorophenol 5 3,5-Dichlorophenol 5 Pentachlorophenol (PCP) 5 2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol 5 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol 5 2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol 5 2,3,4-Trichlorophenol 5 2,3,5-Trichlorophenol 5 2,3,6-Trichlorophenol 5 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 5 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 5 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] 3,4,5-Trichlorophenol 5 V- POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS Acenaphtene 100 Acenaphtylene 100 Anthracene 100 Benzo (a) anthracene 10 Benzo (a) pyrene 10 Benzo (b + j + k) fluoranthene 10 (combination or each) Benzo (c) phenanthrene 10 Benzo (g,h,i) perylene 10 Chrysene 10 Dibenzo (a,h) anthracene 10 Dibenzo (a,i) pyrene 10 Dibenzo (a,h) pyrene 10 Dibenzo (a,l) pyrene 10 7,12-Dimethylbenzo (a) anthracene 10 Fluoranthene 100 Fluorene 100 Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene 10 3-Methylcholanthrene 10 Naphtalene 50 1-Methylnaphtalene 10 2-Methylnaphtalene 10 1,3-Dimethylnaphtalene 10 2,3,5-Trimethylnaphtalene 10 Phenanthrene 50 Pyrene 100 VI- NON-CHLORINATED BENZENE COMPOUNDS 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) 1.7 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] VII- CHLOROBENZENES Hexachlorobenzene 10 Pentachlorobenzene 10 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene 10 1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 10 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 10 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 10 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 10 1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene 10 VIII- POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB) Summation of the congeners 10 IX- PESTICIDES Tebuthiuron 3,600 X- OTHER ORGANIC SUBSTANCES Acrylonitrile 5 Ethylene glycol 411 Formaldehyde 125 Dibutyl phtalate 70,000 XI- INTEGRATING PARAMETERS Petroleum hydrocarbons C to C 3,500 10 50 XII- DIOXINS AND FURANS Summation of chlorodibenzodioxins 7.5 x 10-4 and chlorodibenzofurans expressed in toxic equivalents 2,3,7,8-TCDD (NATO, 1988) O.C. 216-2003, Sch. 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SCHEDULE III (s. 2) Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] NAICS* Categories of industrial Code and commercial activities 21111 Oil and Gas Extraction 21221 Iron Ore Mining or Processing 21222 Gold and Silver Ore Mining or Processing 21223 Copper, Nickel, Lead and Zinc Ore Mining or Processing 21229 Other Metal Ore Mining or Processing 212394 Asbestos Ore Mining or Processing 221112 Electric Power Generation (from Fuel Oil or Diesel) 221122 Electric Power Distribution (Transformer Stations Only) 22133 Steam Supply (from Fuel Oil or Diesel) 31323 Nonwoven Fabric Mills 3133 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating 31411 Carpet and Rug Mills 31611 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 321111 Sawmills (except Shingle and Shake Mills) 321114 Wood Preservation 321211 Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Mills 321212 Softwood Veneer and Plywood Mills 321216 Particle Board and Fibreboard Mills 321217 Waferboard Mills 32211 Pulp Mills 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills 322122 Newsprint Mills 32213 Paperboard Mills 32411 Petroleum Refineries 324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Material Manufacturing 32419 Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (except Asphaltic Concrete Manufacturers) 32511 Petrochemical Manufacturing Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] 32512 Industrial Gas Manufacturing 32513 Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing 32518 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing 32519 Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 32521 Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 32551 Paint and Coating Manufacturing 32552 Adhesive Manufacturing 32591 Printing Ink Manufacturing 32592 Explosives Manufacturing 325999 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product Manufacturing 326111 Unsupported Plastic Bag Manufacturing 326114 Unsupported Plastic Film and Sheet Manufacturing 32612 Plastic Pipe, Pipe Fitting and Unsupported Profile Shape Manufacturing 32613 Laminated Plastic Plate, Sheet and Shape Manufacturing 32614 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing 32615 Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing 32616 Plastic Bottle Manufacturing 326193 Motor Vehicle Plastic Parts Manufacturing 32621 Tire Manufacturing 32622 Rubber and Plastic Hose and Belting Manufacturing 32629 Other Rubber Product Manufacturing 32731 Cement Manufacturing 33111 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferro-Alloy Manufacturing 33121 Iron and Steel Pipes and Tubes Manufacturing from Purchased Steel 331221 Cold-Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing 331222 Steel Wire Drawing 331313 Primary Production of Alumina and Aluminum 331317 Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, Extruding and Alloying Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] 33141 Non-Ferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 33142 Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding and Alloying 33149 Non-Ferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, Extruding and Alloying 331511 Iron Foundries 331514 Steel Foundries 33152 Non-Ferrous Metal Foundries 33211 Forging and Stamping 332314 Concrete Reinforcing Bar Manufacturing 332319 Other Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing 332321 Metal Window and Door Manufacturing 332329 Other Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing 33241 Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing 33243 Metal Can, Box and Other Metal Container Manufacturing 332611 Spring (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing 332619 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing (Gas Welding Rods only) 33271 Machine Shops 33281 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating and Allied Activities 33291 Metal Valve Manufacturing 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Unit Manufacturing 335311 Power, Distribution and Specialty Transformers Manufacturing 335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing 335315 Switchgear and Switchboard, and Relay and Industrial Control Apparatus Manufacturing 33591 Battery Manufacturing 33592 Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing 33599 All Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 3361 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 33641 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] 33651 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing 336611 Ship Building and Repairing 41211 Petroleum Product Wholesaler-Distributors (Bulk plant or Terminal governed within the meaning of section 8.01 of the Construction Code) 41531 Used Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories Wholesaler-Distributors 41811 Recyclable Metal Wholesaler-Distributors 41839 Agricultural Chemical and Other Farm Supplies Wholesaler-Distributors 41841 Chemical (except Agricultural) and Allied Product Wholesaler Distributors 4471 Gasoline Stations (including Self-Serve Facilities or Unattended Self Serve Facilities and Gas Stations with no Vehicle Servicing) 48611 Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 48691 Pipeline Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products (except Natural Gas) 48699 All Other Pipeline Transportation (except Natural Gas) 488119 Other Airport Operations (except Air Traffic Control) 48819 Other Air Transport Support Activities 48821 Support Activities for Rail Transportation 48831 Port and Harbour Operations (Lighthouses, Wharves and Ports) 48832 Marine Cargo Handling 811199 All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance (only Bus, Truck and Heavy Vehicle Fleets and Motor Vehicle Dealers) Motor Fuel Dispensing Outlets (Self-Serve Facilities, Unattended Self-Serve Facilities, Airport Outlets, User Outlets, Marina Outlets and Service Stations) as defined in section 8.01 of the Construction Code and governed by that Code Contaminated Soil or Dangerous Substance or Hazardous Material Treatment Centres Contaminated Soil or Dangerous Substance or Hazardous Material Transfer Stations Contaminated Soil or Dangerous Substance or Hazardous Material Disposal Sites Snow Elimination Sites (governed by the Regulation respecting snow elimination sites (chapter Q-2, r. 31)) * The numbers entered for each category of industrial and commercial activity referred to in this Schedule correspond to the codes assigned by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The description Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] of those categories of activities contained in the document entitled “North American Industry Classification System 1997” published by Statistics Canada (Catalogue no. 12-501-XPF, 1998, 953 pages, ISBN 0-660-95794-9) applies for the purposes of this Regulation. O.C. 216-2003, Sch. III. SCHEDULE IV (ss. 4 and 10) NAICS* Categories of industrial and Code commercial activities 21111 Oil and Gas Extraction 21221 Iron Ore Mining (50,000 Tons or More of Ore Per Year) 21222 Gold and Silver Ore Mining (50,000 Tons or More of Ore Per Year) 21223 Copper, Nickel, Lead and Zinc Ore Mining (50,000 Tons or More of Ore Per Year) 21229 Other Metal Ore Mining (50,000 Tons or More of Ore Per Year) 212394 Asbestos Ore Mining (50,000 Tons or More of Ore Per Year) 221112 Electric Power Generation (from Fuel Oil or Diesel) 22133 Steam Supply (from Fuel Oil or Diesel) 31611 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 321114 Wood Preservation 321216 Particle Board and Fibreboard Mills 321217 Waferboard Mills 32211 Pulp Mills 322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills 322122 Newsprint Mills 32213 Paperboard Mills 32411 Petroleum Refineries 324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Material Manufacturing 32419 Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (except Asphaltic Concrete Manufacturers) Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] 32511 Petrochemical Manufacturing 32512 Industrial Gas Manufacturing 32513 Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing 32518 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing 32519 Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 32521 Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 32551 Paint and Coating Manufacturing 32552 Adhesive Manufacturing 32591 Printing Ink Manufacturing 32592 Explosives Manufacturing 325999 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product Manufacturing 32621 Tire Manufacturing 33111 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferro-Alloy Manufacturing 33121 Iron and Steel Pipes and Tubes Manufacturing from Purchased Steel 331221 Cold-Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing 331313 Primary Production of Alumina and Aluminum 33141 Non-Ferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 331511 Iron Foundries 331514 Steel Foundries 33152 Non-Ferrous Metal Foundries 332619 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing (Gas Welding Rods only) 33281 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating and Allied Activities 33591 Battery Manufacturing 41211 Petroleum Product Wholesaler-Distributors (Bulk plant or Terminal governed within the meaning of section 8.01 of the Construction Code) 488119 Other Airport Operations (except Air Traffic Control) Contaminated Soil or Dangerous Substance or Hazardous Material Treatment Centres Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] * The numbers entered for each category of industrial and commercial activity referred to in this Schedule correspond to the codes assigned by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The description of those categories of activities contained in the document entitled “North American Industry Classification System 1997” published by Statistics Canada (Catalogue no. 12-501-XPF, 1998, 953 pages, ISBN 0-660-95794-9) applies for the purposes of this Regulation. O.C. 216-2003, Sch. IV. SCHEDULE V (ss. 4, 5 and 8) Contaminants Limit values µg/L METALS AND METALLOIDS Antimony* (Sb) 6 Arsenic* (As) 25 Silver (Ag) 100 Barium* (Ba) 1,000 Boron* (B) 5,000 Cadmium* (Cd) 5 Total Chromium* (Cr) 50 Copper (Cu) 1,000 Manganese (Mn) 50 Mercury* (Hg) 1 Molybdenum (Mo) 70 Nickel (Ni) 20 Lead* (Pb) 10 Selenium* (Se) 10 Uranium* (U) 20 Zinc (Zn) 5,000 OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS Bromates* 10 Chloramines* 3,000 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] Cyanides* 200 Fluorides* 1,500 Nitrates + Nitrites 10,000 (expressed in N)* Nitrites* (NO2-) 1,000 Sulfides (H2S) 50 VOLATILE MONOCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS Benzene* 5 1,2-Dichlorobenzene* 200 1,4-Dichlorobenzene* 5 Ethylbenzene 2.4 Monochlorobenzene* 80 Styrene 20 Toluene 24 Xylenes 300 VOLATILE CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS Vinyl chloride* 2 1,2-Dichloroethane* 5 1,1-Dichloroethylene* 14 1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis and trans) 50 1,2-Dichloropropane 5 1,3-Dichloropropylene (cis and trans) 2 Dichloromethane* 50 Tetrachloroethylene* 30 Carbon tetrachloride* 5 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 200 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 5 Trichloroethylene* 50 CHLOROBENZENES Hexachlorobenzene 0.1 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] Trichlorobenzenes (total) 20 NON-CHLORINATED PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS Phenol index 2 CHLORINATED PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS 2,4-Dichlorophenol* 900 Pentachlorophenol* (PCP) 60 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol* 100 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol* 5 POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS Benzo (a) pyrene* 0.01 POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB) Summation of the congeners 0.5 PESTICIDES Aldicarb and its metabolites* 9 Aldrin and dieldrin* 0.7 Atrazine and its metabolites* 5 Azinphos-methyl* 20 Bendiocarb* 40 Bromoxynil* 5 Carbaryl* 90 Carbofuran* 90 Chlorpyrifos* 90 Cyanazine* 10 Diazinon* 20 Dicamba* 120 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic 100 acid (2,4-D)* Diclofop-methyl* 9 Dimethoate* 20 Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation file:///D/HTML/que69111.htm[16.01.2025 09:59:38] Dinoseb* 10 Diquat* 70 Diuron* 150 Glyphosate* 280 Malathion* 190 Methoxychlor* 900 Metolachlor* 50 Metribuzin* 80 Paraquat (in dichlorides)* 10 Parathion* 50 Phorate* 2 Picloram* 190 Simazine* 10 Terbufos* 1 Trifluralin* 45 OTHER ORGANIC SUBSTANCES Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)* 400 Formaldehyde 900 Total trihalomethanes* 80 (chloroform, bromodichloromethane, chlorodibromomethane and bromoform) * Those substances correspond to the substances taken into account for the purposes of the Regulation respecting the quality of drinking water (chapter Q-2, r. 40). O.C. 216-2003, Sch. V. REFERENCES O.C. 216-2003, 2003 G.O. 2, 1153 O.C. 1294-2011, 2011 G.O. 2, 3739 O.C. 679-2013, 2013 G.O. 2, 1803