Brownfields
What are Brownfields?
Brownfields are lands on which industrial or commercial activity took place in the past and that may need to be cleaned up before they can be redeveloped. To encourage redevelopment, Ontario’s environmental legislation provides general protection from environmental orders for historic contamination to municipalities, creditors and others. Current Brownfields legislation provides property owners with general protection from environmental cleanup orders for historic contamination after they have appropriately remediated a site. Ontario’s new Record of Site Condition Regulation (O. Reg. 153/04) details requirements related to site assessment and clean up. The regulation replaces the Guideline for Use at Contaminated Sites in Ontario.
MORE READING:
http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/land/decomm/brownfields.htm
Brownfields Ontario, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing:
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page220.aspx
Brownfields, Ministry of the Environment:
http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/land/brownfields/index.php
Canadian Brownfields Network:
http://www.canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca
DOWNLOADS:
Stepping up Ontario’s Action on Brownfields: New Regulations and Standards
(Government of Ontario)
A Practical Guide to Brownfield Redevelopment in Ontario
(Government of Ontario)
