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identi昀椀es a non-exhaustive list of potential bene昀椀cial re-uses,
including back昀椀lling an excavation and site grading) or be governed
under an instrument (such as a municipal site alteration permit, an
Aggregate Resources Act licence or permit, a Planning Act approval, a
certi昀椀cate of property use under the EPA, or any other site-speci昀椀c
instrument that may regulate the quality or quantity of soil);
If the re-use site has an instrument, its conditions must be
satis昀椀ed;
If the re-use site does not have an instrument, the conditions in
Section 5 of the Excess Soil Regulation must be satis昀椀ed, including
that the soil is of an appropriate quality as determined under the
Excess Soil Rules.
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The Excess Soil Regulation introduces additional regulatory hurdles
for liquid soils. To overcome these hurdles, a person must do one or
more of the following:
Deposit the liquid soil at a re-use site governed by an instrument
that authorizes the deposit of liquid soil. (Some municipalities for
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