| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Environmental Compliance Approval Requirement | other | Section 27 of the Act requires that an Environmental Compliance Approval be obtained from the Ministry of the Environment for the establishment, operation, alteration or enlargement of a landfilling site. | Applies to the establishment, operation, alteration or enlargement of a landfilling site. | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Landfill Ownership Requirement | other | The holder of an Environmental Compliance Approval for a landfilling site must own the entire site in fee simple, unless the site is on Crown land. | Unless the site is on Crown land. | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Contaminant Attenuation Zone Ownership | other | If a contaminant attenuation zone is necessary for proper operation of a landfilling site, the holder of an Environmental Compliance Approval for the landfilling site must own property rights respecting the contaminant attenuation zone, unless, (a) the contaminant attenuation zone is on Crown land and the Crown has agreed in writing to the use of the land for that purpose; or (b) the contaminant attenuation zone is on a public road and the road authority has agreed in writing to the use of the land for that purpose. | If a contaminant attenuation zone is necessary. | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Change of Identity or Ownership Notification | other | The holder of an Environmental Compliance Approval or the applicant for an Environmental Compliance Approval for a landfilling site shall notify the Director in writing within 30 days after any change in his, her or its identity or status or any change in ownership of the site or ownership of property rights in the contaminant attenuation zone. | Within 30 days after any change in identity, status, or ownership. | high |
| #Q005 | design | operational | mandatory | Design Specifications Report | other | A person shall not establish a new landfilling site or increase the total waste disposal volume of an existing landfilling site unless a written report has been prepared in accordance with this section. | Required for establishing a new landfilling site or increasing the total waste disposal volume of an existing site. | high |
| #Q006 | design | operational | mandatory | Waste Fill Area Buffer | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that the waste fill area is completely surrounded by buffer area in accordance with this section. | | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Hydrogeological Assessment Report | other | A person shall not establish a new landfilling site or increase the total waste disposal volume of an existing landfilling site unless a written report on the geologic and hydrogeologic conditions of the site and ground water protection for the site has been prepared in accordance with this section. | Required for establishing a new landfilling site or increasing the total waste disposal volume. | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Surface Water Assessment Report | other | A person shall not establish a new landfilling site or increase the total waste disposal volume of an existing landfilling site unless a written report on the surface water conditions of the site and surface water protection for the site has been prepared in accordance with this section. | Required for establishing a new landfilling site or increasing the total waste disposal volume. | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Ground Water Protection Features Report | other | A person shall not establish a new landfilling site or increase the total waste disposal volume of an existing landfilling site unless a written report describing the design for the ground water protection features of the site has been prepared in accordance with this section. | Required for establishing a new landfilling site or increasing the total waste disposal volume. | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Leachate Disposal Report | wastewater | A person shall not establish a new landfilling site or increase the total waste disposal volume of an existing landfilling site unless a written report containing plans, specifications and descriptions for the management and disposal of any leachate collected at the site has been prepared. | Required for establishing a new landfilling site or increasing the total waste disposal volume. | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Leachate Contingency Plan Report | wastewater | A person shall not establish a new landfilling site or increase the total waste disposal volume of an existing landfilling site unless a written report containing plans, specifications and descriptions for a leachate contingency plan for the site has been prepared in accordance with this section. | Required for establishing a new landfilling site or increasing the total waste disposal volume. | high |
| #Q012 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Contaminant Increase Investigative Activities | other | The owner and the operator of the landfilling site shall ensure that investigative activities are carried out with respect to the cause of an increase in contaminant concentrations if any of the trigger criteria described under paragraph 5 of subsection 12 (2), as they may have been modified under paragraph 2 of subsection (3) of this section, is exceeded for any single monitoring event. | If any trigger criteria is exceeded for any single monitoring event. | high |
| #Q013 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Contingency Measures Implementation Steps | other | If the monitoring results, investigative activities and implementation criteria indicate the need to implement contingency measures, the owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that the following steps are taken: 1. The Director must be notified of the need to implement contingency measures. 2. Detailed plans, specifications and descriptions for the design, operation and maintenance of the contingency measures must be prepared. 3. The contingency measures must be implemented. | If monitoring results, investigative activities, and implementation criteria indicate the need. | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Surface Water Control Report | other | A person shall not establish a new landfilling site or increase the total waste disposal volume of an existing landfilling site unless a written report containing plans, specifications and descriptions for the control, treatment and discharge of surface water at the site during construction, site operation and following closure has been prepared in accordance with this section. | Required for establishing a new landfilling site or increasing the total waste disposal volume. | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Landfill Gas Migration Assessment Report | other | A person shall not establish a new landfilling site or increase the total waste disposal volume of an existing landfilling site unless a written report has been prepared in accordance with this section that contains the following: 1. An assessment of the potential for the migration of landfill gas in the subsurface. 2. Plans, specifications and descriptions for the monitoring, control, collection, use or discharge of landfill gas at the site if, on the basis of the assessment, any of these actions are necessary. | Required for establishing a new landfilling site or increasing the total waste disposal volume. | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Atmospheric Emissions Design Report | other | A person shall not establish a new landfilling site or increase the total waste disposal volume of an existing landfilling site unless a written report has been prepared respecting the design of facilities for the collection, and for the burning or use, of landfill gas generated by the site during site operation and following site closure. | Applies if establishing a new site with total waste disposal volume > 1.5 million cubic metres or increasing existing site volume to > 3.0 million cubic metres (subject to exemptions). | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Operation and Maintenance Procedures Report | other | A person shall not establish a new landfilling site or increase the total waste disposal volume of an existing landfilling site unless a written report has been prepared containing plans, specifications and descriptions of the operation, maintenance, monitoring, closure and post-closure care of the site including matters related to record-keeping, reporting and financial assurance. | Required for establishing a new landfilling site or increasing the total waste disposal volume. | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Contingency Plans Financial Assurance | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that financial assurance is provided for the contingency plans for the site, including the construction, operation, maintenance and replacement of works required by the contingency plans. | Does not apply to a landfilling site owned by a municipality, the Crown, or specific forest products company sites. | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Replacement of Used Financial Assurance | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that any amount of financial assurance used by the Director under subsection (6) is replaced within six months after it is used unless the Director directs otherwise. | Within six months after it is used. | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Closure and Post-Closure Care Financial Assurance | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that financial assurance for the closure of the site and the post-closure care of the site is provided in accordance with this section. | Does not apply to a landfilling site owned by a municipality or the Crown. | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Site Preparation Report Documentation | other | A person shall not place any waste in a newly constructed base or base side slope area of a landfilling site until a written report has been prepared documenting all construction, quality assurance and quality control activities and confirming that the site conditions and details of the construction of the new area are in accordance with the design plans and specifications of the landfilling site. | Prior to placing waste in a newly constructed base or base side slope area. | high |
| #Q022 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Daily Record Keeping | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that daily records of site operations are made during the operation of the site and that the records are retained for at least two years after they are made. | Records must be retained for at least two years after they are made. | high |
| #Q023 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Annual Operations Report Preparation | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that, 1. within three months after each anniversary of the date on which waste was first accepted at the site, an annual report is prepared respecting the operation of the landfilling site, including a summary of results from monitoring programs; and 2. all of the reports are retained until at least two years after the site is closed. | Within three months after each anniversary of the date waste was first accepted. | high |
| #Q024 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Waste Burning | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that no municipal waste is burned at the site as part of the landfilling operation. | Does not apply to clean wood and brush that is burned during daylight hours under controlled and supervised conditions in a segregated portion of the site. | high |
| #Q025 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Scavenging | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that there is no scavenging at the site. | | high |
| #Q026 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Surface Water Monitoring Program | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that a program is carried out for monitoring the quality and quantity of the surface water features on the site and of the surface water features that receive a direct discharge from the site. | | high |
| #Q027 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Ground Water Monitoring Program | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that a program is carried out for monitoring ground water quality and quantity. | | high |
| #Q028 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Leachate Monitoring Program | wastewater | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that a program is carried out for monitoring leachate quality and quantity. | | high |
| #Q029 | operational | operational | mandatory | Daily Waste Cover Placement | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that all waste accepted for disposal at the site is disposed of in the waste fill zone and is covered at the end of each working day by daily cover in accordance with this section. | Does not apply to a landfilling site associated with forest products operations for predominantly solid, non-hazardous process waste. | high |
| #Q030 | design | operational | mandatory | Final Cover Installation | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that the following materials are applied to the waste fill zone as final cover, from bottom to top: 1. A minimum of 0.6 metres of cover material. 2. A minimum of 0.15 metres of topsoil or other material approved by the Director as able to sustain plant growth. 3. A vegetative cover consisting of vegetation that is suited to local conditions and that is capable with minimal care of providing vigorous, plentiful cover not later than its third growing season. | | high |
| #Q031 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Site Closure Report Preparation | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that a written report on activities for the closure of the site, activities for the post-closure care of the site and the proposed end use of the site is prepared not later than the date 90 per cent of the total waste disposal volume is reached or two years before the anticipated date of closure, whichever comes first. | Prior to 90 per cent volume or two years before anticipated closure. | high |
| #Q032 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Annual Post-Closure Care Report | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that, within three months after each anniversary of the date on which waste was last placed on the site, an annual report is prepared respecting the post-closure care of the landfilling site, including a summary of results from monitoring programs. | Within three months after each anniversary of the date waste was last placed. | high |
| #Q033 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Primary Leachate Collection Pipes Inspection | wastewater | Leachate collection pipes must be inspected at least annually for the first five years after placement of waste overtop of each pipe and then as often as future inspections indicate to be necessary. | Applies to primary leachate collection systems for 100 year service life designs. | high |
| #Q034 | operational | operational | mandatory | Primary Leachate Collection Pipes Cleaning | wastewater | Leachate collection pipes must be cleaned whenever an inspection indicates that cleaning is necessary. | Applies to primary leachate collection systems for 100 year service life designs. | high |
| #Q035 | operational | operational | mandatory | Leachate Removal Requirement | wastewater | Leachate must be removed from the collection system in order to avoid obstructions to leachate flows within the system. | Applies to primary leachate collection systems for 100 year service life designs. | high |
| #Q036 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Sludge Deposit Promoting Clogging | wastewater | Sludge must not be deposited in the waste fill zone in a manner that would allow sludge to move into the leachate collection system and promote biological clogging. | Applies to primary leachate collection systems for 100 year service life designs. | high |
| #Q037 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Secondary Leachate Collection Pipes Inspection | wastewater | Leachate collection pipes must be inspected at least annually for the first five years after the initial production of leachate from the secondary leachate collection system and then as often as future inspections indicate to be necessary. | Applies to secondary leachate collection systems for 1000 year service life designs. | high |
| #Q038 | operational | operational | mandatory | Geomembrane Liner Installation Procedures | other | During installation, care must be taken to, i. remove wrinkles in the geomembrane, ii. minimize stress concentration, iii. ensure high quality seams, iv. minimize differential settlement, v. minimize exposure to ultraviolet light, vi. prevent damage due to sliding, vii. prevent damage due to installation in cold conditions, and viii. prevent damage due to rodents. | During geomembrane installation. | high |
| #Q039 | operational | operational | mandatory | Compacted Clayey Liner Installation Procedures | other | During installation, care must be taken to, i. control soil properties and water content, ii. ensure the breakup of clods, iii. control lift thickness and compaction, iv. remove stones larger than 100 millimetres, v. prevent desiccation of the compacted clayey liner, vi. prevent damage to the compacted clayey liner due to freezing, vii. prevent damage to the compacted clayey liner from vehicular traffic, viii. prevent damage to the compacted clayey liner due to rodents, and ix. prevent damage to the compacted clayey liner due to differential settlement. | During compacted clayey liner installation. | high |
| #Q040 | operational | operational | mandatory | Qualified Person Site Condition Verification | other | The QP must ascertain that the site conditions are appropriate for use of the generic standards such that he/she can be comfortable with signing the certifications on the RSC. | Prior to signing certifications on a Record of Site Condition. | high |
| #Q041 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Methyl Naphthalene Summation Requirement | other | the methyl naphthalene soil standard is applicable to both 1-methyl naphthalene and 2 –methyl naphthalene, with the provision that if both are detected the sum of the two concentrations cannot exceed the standard. | When both 1-methyl naphthalene and 2-methyl naphthalene are detected. | high |
| #Q042 | operational | operational | mandatory | Shallow Soil Table Selection | other | Tables 6 and 7 are to be used in situations where there is less than 2 m of overburden above bedrock. | Site has less than 2 m of overburden above bedrock. | high |
| #Q043 | operational | operational | mandatory | Water Body Proximity Table Selection | other | Tables 8 and 9 are to be used where all or part of a property lies within 30 m of a surface water body. | Property lies within 30 m of a surface water body. | high |
| #Q044 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Conditional Methyl Mercury Monitoring | other | Analysis for methyl mercury only applies when mercury (total) standard is exceeded | Mercury (total) standard is exceeded. | high |
| #Q045 | operational | operational | guidance | Boron Parameter Selection for Surface Soil | other | The HWS boron can be used by itself for all surface soils, as plants are the most sensitive receptor for boron. | Applied to surface soils. | high |
| #Q046 | operational | operational | guidance | Boron Parameter Selection for Subsurface Soil | other | For subsurface soils the total boron standard can be used by itself, since plant protection for soils below the root zone is not a significant concern. | Applied to subsurface soils. | high |
| #Q047 | operational | operational | guidance | Site-Specific Aquatic Protection Assessment | aquatic life | the QP may need to consider whether a site-specific estimate of hardness and pH resulting from mixing of groundwater and surface water is needed to estimate an appropriate aquatic protection value for this site. | If surface water has total hardness < 70mg/L and/or pH < 6.7. | high |
| #Q048 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Petroleum Hydrocarbon F1 Calculation Choice | other | the proponent has the choice as to whether or not to subtract BTEX from the analytical result. | Calculating Petroleum Hydrocarbons F1 fraction. | high |
| #Q049 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Standard Unit Interpretation | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, recreational water, other | Tables 1 to 9 set out prescribed standards for these contaminants by indicating in the appropriate locations the maximum concentrations of the contaminants in soil, ground water and sediment, which are expressed in a number that is to be read as µg ⁄ g dry weight for soil and sediment, and as µg ⁄ L for ground water, unless otherwise indicated in the table. | | high |
| #Q050 | operational | operational | mandatory | Soil Texture Group Identification | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, recreational water, other | The value for coarse soils is the one that is not bracketed, whereas the value for medium and fine textured soils is given within brackets. Where there are no bracketed values, the value applies to both soil groups. | Applicable to Tables 2 through 7 where texture groups are differentiated. | high |
| #Q051 | operational | operational | recommended | QP Factor Assessment Guidance | other | The QP should consider these types of factors in assessing the appropriateness of the use of the generic standards. | Factors include contaminated volume > 340m3, high permeability zones, capillary fringe < 0.8m, foc < 0.002, continuous sources, or low hardness/pH surface water. | high |
| #Q052 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Background Groundwater Sampling Frequency | other | At least five samples must be taken. | For the purpose of determining the background concentration of a contaminant in the ground water of the receptor aquifer. | high |
| #Q053 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Background Sampling Location | other | The samples must be taken at or near the site boundary where the potential impact is being examined. | For the purpose of determining the background concentration of a contaminant in the ground water of the receptor aquifer. | high |
| #Q054 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Background Sampling Exclusion | other | The samples must not be taken from locations known to be or likely to be contaminated by human activity. | For the purpose of determining the background concentration of a contaminant in the ground water of the receptor aquifer. | high |
| #Q055 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Contaminant Attenuation Zone Rights Duration | other | The holder of the Environmental Compliance Approval must continue to own the property rights for all of the contaminating life span of the site. | If a contaminant attenuation zone is necessary for proper operation of a landfilling site. | high |
| #Q056 | design | operational | mandatory | Contaminant Transport Design Consideration | other | The design must consider both advective and diffusive contaminant transport and must include examination of the effect of the failure of any engineered facilities when their service lives are reached. | Applies to site specific design for ground water protection features. | high |
| #Q057 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Application Notice Timing | other | The notice under subsection (2) must be given before the earlier of the following dates: 1. The date the Environmental Compliance Approval or provisional approval is issued. 2. January 1, 1999. | Applies to sites where an application for a Certificate of Approval was received before August 1, 1998. | high |
| #Q058 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Contaminant Attenuation Zone Property Rights | other | The ownership of the property rights must include the right to, (a) discharge contaminants from the landfilling site into the contaminant attenuation zone; (b) enter into the contaminant attenuation zone and onto the surface above the contaminant attenuation zone for purposes of testing, monitoring, intercepting contaminants and carrying out remedial work; (c) install, operate and maintain works, for the purposes mentioned in clause (b), in or above the contaminant attenuation zone, including on the surface above the contaminant attenuation zone; and (d) prevent the owner of the land in which the contaminant attenuation zone is located from paving, erecting a structure or making any use of land above or in the vicinity of the contaminant attenuation zone that would interfere with the functioning of the contaminant attenuation zone or with the exercise of any of the rights mentioned in this subsection. | If a contaminant attenuation zone is necessary for proper operation. | high |
| #Q059 | design | operational | mandatory | Final Slope Limits | other | The owner and the operator of a landfilling site shall ensure that the final slopes above grade within the waste fill zone at the time of site closure do not exceed one unit vertical to four units horizontal and are not less than one unit vertical to 20 units horizontal. | | high |
| #Q060 | operational | operational | recommended | Noise Impact Route Selection | other | For a landfilling site employing off-site source vehicles (i.e. vehicles hauling waste or cover material to the site) that constitute a predominant component of the background noise, an access route should be selected which will result in a minimum noise impact. | Site employing off-site source vehicles constituting a predominant component of background noise. | high |
| #Q061 | design | unknown | mandatory | Methane Concentration Limit (Property Boundary) | other | The concentration of methane gas below the surface of the land at the boundary of the site must be less than 2.5 per cent by volume. | Applicable at the boundary of the site in the subsurface. | high |
| #Q062 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Methane Concentration Limit (On-Site Structures) | other | The concentration of methane gas must be less than 1.0 per cent by volume in any on-site building or enclosed structure, and in the area immediately outside the foundation or basement floor of the building or structure, if the building or structure is accessible to any person or contains electrical equipment or a potential source of ignition. | If building/structure is accessible to persons or contains electrical equipment/ignition sources. | high |
| #Q063 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Methane Concentration Limit (Off-Site Structures) | other | The concentration of methane gas from the site must be less than 0.05 per cent by volume in any off-site building or enclosed structure, and in the area immediately outside the foundation or basement floor of the building or structure, if the building or structure is accessible to any person or contains electrical equipment or a potential source of ignition. | If off-site building/structure is accessible to persons or contains electrical equipment/ignition sources. | high |
| #Q064 | operational | unknown | mandatory | Daily Cover Toxicity Compliance | other | When tested using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure, the daily cover must not produce leachate containing any of the contaminants listed in Schedule 4 to Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General — Waste Management) made under the Act at a concentration equal to or in excess of the concentration specified in that Schedule for the contaminant. | | high |
| #Q065 | reporting | reporting | recommended | Domestic Well Sample Result Reporting | drinking water | The results of analysis of a water sample collected under Subsection (c) should be provided to the owner or occupant of the property with the domestic well from which the sample was obtained, within 90 days of obtaining the sample. | Where requested by property owners or occupants for domestic wells within 500m. | high |
| #Q066 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Financial Assurance Annual Update | other | The amount of financial assurance provided shall be updated annually or as otherwise required by the Director. | | high |
| #Q067 | administrative | operational | mandatory | NPDES Permit Incorporation | wastewater | The Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers. | Applicable to direct dischargers of pollutants to waters of the United States. | high |
| #Q068 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Indirect Discharger Control Mechanisms | wastewater | The Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargers. | Applicable to facilities that discharge pollutants to a publicly owned treatment works. | high |
| #Q069 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Canmaking Lubricant Removal | wastewater | In the manufacture of seamless cans, oil is used frequently as a lubricant during the forming of the seamless body and must be removed before further processing can be performed. | Manufacture of seamless can bodies using oil as a lubricant. | high |
| #Q070 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Canmaking Subcategory Exclusion | other | Excluded from the Canmaking Subcategory: Manufacture of seamed cans, can ends, can tops and seamless cans from coated (e.g., coil coated) stock. | Manufacture from coated stock where no oil is used and cans do not need washing after forming. | high |
| #Q071 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Coverage Definition Referral | other | For precise definitions of coverage, refer to the Applicability sections in 40 CFR Part 465. | Determining precise coverage and applicability of guidelines. | high |