ground water. be used for construction materials are being extracted from Planned and WHERE IT IS UNAVOIDABLE that fill, sand, or gravel water bodies or unscheduled site One-time extraction should occur from waterways or ecologically sensitive areas visits confirmation of ecologically sensitive areas, the risk of significant plus 1) maps of each site timber supplier environmental impact MUST be minimized by 1) where material will be license Report from utilizing several points of extraction, 2) employing silt extracted, 2) the expected contractor as to use curtains, 3) keeping heavy equipment use within 50m quantity of material to be of repurposed of a sensitive area to a minimum, 4) striking a balance extracted per site, 3) the materials between the negative environmental impact of frequency at which material extracting all material from a site all at once to the will be extracted per site, cost of extracting small portions of the total 4) multiple photos per site Evidence that timber numerous times to lessen the environmental shock to showing the ecological originated from a an ecological system, and 5) enacting as many material health of the site before, licensed supplier conservation techniques as possible to limit the during, and after each (picture / photocopy amount of material needing to be extracted. extraction, and 5) the of license, check monetary cost estimate of with relevant extracting material per site Ministry as to license Recycle unused construction materials or demolition as opposed to purchasing validity) debris to reduce excavation activities and hauling it in from an on-land quarry. Cover piles of backfill with plastic sheeting to prevent runoff and use agricultural waste bales or other Approximate weight of similar measures around the piles to prevent erosion construction materials or and sedimentation demolition debris repurposed / reused Place fencing around on-site excavation areas % of backfill piles NOT Investigate shallower methods for excavation or no covered with plastic excavation at all sheeting Fill in clay quarries before abandoning, unless % of backfill piles community officials plan to repurpose the clay pit and WITHOUT erosion the pit does not create a health and safety risk while control measures in place
ground water. WHERE IT IS UNAVOIDABLE that fill, sand, or gravel extraction should occur from waterways or ecologically sensitive areas, the risk of significant environmental impact MUST be minimized by 1) utilizing several points of extraction, 2) employing silt curtains, 3) keeping heavy equipment use within 50m of a sensitive area to a minimum, 4) striking a balance between the negative environmental impact of extracting all material from a site all at once to the cost of extracting small portions of the total numerous times to lessen the environmental shock to an ecological system, and 5) enacting as many material conservation techniques as possible to limit the amount of material needing to be extracted. Recycle unused construction materials or demolition debris to reduce excavation activities Cover piles of backfill with plastic sheeting to prevent runoff and use agricultural waste bales or other similar measures around the piles to prevent erosion and sedimentation Place fencing around on-site excavation areas Investigate shallower methods for excavation or no excavation at all Fill in clay quarries before abandoning, unless community officials plan to repurpose the clay pit and the pit does not create a health and safety risk while be used for construction are being extracted from water bodies or ecologically sensitive areas plus 1) maps of each site where material will be extracted, 2) the expected quantity of material to be extracted per site, 3) the frequency at which material will be extracted per site, 4) multiple photos per site showing the ecological health of the site before, during, and after each extraction, and 5) the monetary cost estimate of extracting material per site as opposed to purchasing and hauling it in from an on-land quarry. Approximate weight of construction materials or demolition debris repurposed / reused % of backfill piles NOT covered with plastic sheeting % of backfill piles WITHOUT erosion control measures in place Planned and unscheduled site visits Report from contractor as to use of repurposed materials Evidence that timber originated from a licensed supplier (picture / photocopy of license, check with relevant Ministry as to license validity) materials One-time confirmation of timber supplier license
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