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Soil relocation process in B.C.
B.C.’s new laws pertaining to soil relocation have been in force since
March 1, 2023. These new laws include amendments to Part 4 of the Environmental Management Act (EMA) and Part 8 of the Contaminated Sites Regulation, B.C. Reg 375/96 (CSR). The province’s new soil relocation process
requires non-waste soil to be characterized before it is relocated to receiving sites, including sites for bene昀椀cial reuse.
Before the implementation of these new laws, B.C. required owners of
source sites and receiving sites to enter into a Contaminated Soil Relocation
Agreement (CSRA) when soil intended for relocation was contaminated to
an extent greater than the applicable land use standards. These former soil
relocation provisions operated pursuant to the Waste Discharge Regulation,
B.C. Reg. 320/2004 (WDR), and Parts 2 and 4 of the EMA.
THE REMEDIATION OF THE ATLIN RUDFFNER MILL AND TAILINGS
POND IN ATLIN, B.C. INCLUDED SOIL SCREENING, SEGREGATION
AND STABILIZATION IN A REMOTE LOCATION. PROJECT TEAM:
MILESTONE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTING AND ATLIN TLINGIT
ECONOMIC LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (ATELP), PART OF THE TAKU
RIVER TLINGIT FIRST NATION (TRTFN).
Now, under B.C.’s new soil relocation process, a person relocating 30m3 of
soil or more from a site where a Schedule 2 industrial or commercial use
occurred must undergo an analysis to determine whether it is non-waste
quality in relation to the receiving site.
If the soil contains concentrations of any substances that either exceed ge-
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