b'UPDATEOSWCA ADVOCACY AND INITIATIVES UPDATEOSWCA ADVOCACY AND INITIATIVESISSUES ON THE MOVEBY PATRICK MCMANUS, DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS, OSWCAOSWCA is very active in advocating on behalf of our members. Below are summaries of key issues we have been working on over the last quarterOSWCA PRE-BUDGETEXCESS SOILS REGULATION situations; and a diminished need SUBMISSION FOR 2020After three years in development,to fully outline contaminants for OSWCA drafted a submissionthe province has moved forwardproperties going through the for the Ministry of Financeswith regulating excess soils.Risk Assessment process.Pre-Budget consultationThe intent of the regulation is process for 2020. The paperto update the rules around soilAs of July 1, 2020, the rules addresses the need formanagement and reuse, includingaround excess soil will change to legislated full-cost recoverysite-specific, risk-based standardsbring greater clarity to the reuse for water and wastewaterto provide guidance on safeand management process. These infrastructure at the municipalreuse, as well as putting in placechanges will include new risk-level, and for regionalizednew tools to work with municipali- based standards for reuse; clarity water system management.ties and other enforcement agen- for when excess soil is designated cies to strengthen enforcement ofas a waste product and the conse-illegal dumping of excess soil. quent rules around movement The recommendations focusand disposal; and a simplified largely around the economicThe regulation will be imple- process for waste-related benefit to the provincemented in phases over the nextapprovals with regulatory rules that would come from suchfive years as follows: for low-risk soil management legislated requirements,activities. The changes include including reduced financialBeginning immediately,more lenient rules around the dependency of municipalitiesthe rules around brownfieldreuse and placement of soil on the province to subsidizeredevelopments requiringcontaminated with salt. water costs; creating consistentthe filing of a Record of Site and sustainable jobs at theCondition (RSC) prior to As of January 1, 2022, clarity municipal level by ensuringlaunching redevelopmentaround where responsibilities lie stable and predictable annual(under O.Reg 153/04) willin the reuse and management investments in local infrastruc- be modified. Changes toprocess will be put in place. ture; and meeting provincialthese rules include reducedSpecifically, prior to any excess clean water and waterrequirements for filing a RSC,soil leaving a project area, new conservation targets. A copysuch as greater flexibility onrules dictate that the project leader of the Pre-Budget Submissionmeeting site-specific standards; defined as the person(s) ulti-is available for review on theremoving the requirement for amately responsible for the overall Association website. RSC for low-risk redevelopmentplanning and implementation 12 H 2 OSWCAWinter/Spring 2020'