Many of the changes‘in the proposed bylaws arose cut of concerns expressed by Esco
Foundries Ltd. and Beck Environmental Ltd. Other changes arose from reconsideration
of the form or content of particular provisions of the bylaws, as identified by the
Environmental Protection Committee and by staff.

Following is the summary of the effect of each bylaw and the most notable changes from
the earlier proposed bylaws.

L Contaminated Soil Bylaw

This bylaw makes it an offense to cause or permit the deposit of “contaminated soil” oa
any land in the City, subject to certain expectations. "Contaminated soil" is defined in
terms of a list of contaminants attached as Schedule "A” to the bylaw, identifying the
level of heavy metals, hydrocarbons and other compounds which render land
"contaminated". The schedule is based on the guidelines prepared by the British
Columbia government for the removal of soil trem the Expo 86 site in downtown
Vancouver and the validity of those guidelines is still a matter of some debate. The
levels established in the draft bylaw are fairly conservative.

Exceptions have been added to the bylaw for licensed soil treatment facilities and
“recyclable sand", which is the heavy metal-contaminated sand imported by Esco for use
in its’ fcundry process. The exceptions require that contaminated soil or sand be held in
a containment facility pending processing.

The contaminated soil bylaw also includes a prohibition against the deposit of waste and —

construction debris on land, as authorized by Section 930.1 of the Municipal Act. The
maximum fine for any violation of the contaminated soil bylaw has been set at $10,000.

2. Soil Removal Bylaw

This bylaw closely regulates the removal of soil from land within the City, except land
designated as agricultural land reserve. Subject to specified exceptions, a permit is
required for the removal of soil in amounts exceeding 50 cubic metres (approximately 5
dump truck loads) of soil from a parcel within any one year period.

The permit process is to some extent "self-regulatory", in that an applicant is required to
provide detailed information regarding the amount of soil to be removed, reclamation
plans, destination of the soil, highway protection measures and (in some cases) contour
plans and professional restoration and watercourse protection plans.

A permit fee of $50.00 plus 10 cents for each cubic metre to be removed in excess of
100 cubic metres is established, although soil deposited pursuant to a soil deposit permit
may be removed without payment of a further fee within 6 months of its deposit.