In 2009 the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE), now the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) finalized legislation for filing a Record of Site Condition (RSC) when a property is re- developed to a more sensitive land use (e.g. from industrial to residential). This legislation (Ontario Regulation 153/04, as amended), commonly referred to as the Brownfield Regulations, came in to full effect in July 2011. These regulations provided new protocols for Phase One and Two ESA and Risk Assessments for RSC properties; and also established updated Site Condition Standards (SCS) to assess soil and groundwater conditions for both RSC and non-RSC properties. Continue reading “Groundwater Standards in Ontario – Safe Enough to Drink?”
Groundwater Standards in Ontario – Safe Enough to Drink?
