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1. In this Regulation, “Authority” means the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority; “building” means a building or structure of any kind; “drainage area” means, for a point, the area that contributes runoff to that point; “fill” means any material used or capable of being used to raise, lower or in any way affect the contours of the ground, whether on a permanent or temporary basis and whether it originated on the site or elsewhere; “fill line” means any line designated as such on the maps referred to in the Schedules; “regional storm” means, (a) for bodies of water in Column 1 of Table 1, the rainfall, snowmelt or the combination of rainfall and snowmelt that would produce the water surface elevations above Canadian Geodetic Datum as set out in Column 2 of Table 1 opposite the bodies of water in Column 1 of Table 1, (b) for the main channel of the Otonabee River from the confluence with Rice Lake north to Young’s Point, the rainfall, snowmelt or the combination of rainfall and snowmelt that would produce a peak flow of 444.80 cubic metres per second, and (c) for the remainder of the watershed within the jurisdiction of the Authority, a storm producing in a 12-hour period, (i) in a drainage area of 25 square kilometres or less, a rainfall that has the distribution set out in Table 2, or (ii) in a drainage area of more than 25 square kilometres, a rainfall such that the number of millimetres of rain referred to in each case in Table 2 shall be modified by the percentage amount shown in Column 2 of Table 3 opposite the size of the drainage area set out opposite thereto in Column 1 of Table 3; “river”, “lake”, “creek”, “stream” or “watercourse” means any river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse under the jurisdiction of the Authority. TABLE 1  Column 1

Column 2


Water Body

Water Surface Elevation (metres)


Rice Lake 

187.56


Stony Lake 

235.65


Clear Lake

235.65


Lovesick Lake

241.93


Deer Bay

243.93


Buckhorn Lake

246.89


Chemong Lake

246.89


Pigeon Lake

246.89 TABLE 2  15 mm of rain in the first hour


20 mm of rain in the second hour


10 mm of rain in the third hour


 3 mm of rain in the fourth hour


 5 mm of rain in the fifth hour


20 mm of rain in the sixth hour


43 mm of rain in the seventh hour


20 mm of rain in the eighth hour


23 mm of rain in the ninth hour


13 mm of rain in the tenth hour


13 mm of rain in the eleventh hour


 8 mm of rain in the twelfth hour TABLE 3  Column 1

Column 2


Drainage Area (km2)

Percentage


26 to 50 both inclusive

97


51 to 75 both inclusive

94


76 to 100 both inclusive

90


101 to 150 both inclusive

87


151 to 200 both inclusive

84


201 to 250 both inclusive

82


251 to 375 both inclusive

79


376 to 500 both inclusive

76


501 to 750 both inclusive

74


751 to 1000 both inclusive

70


1001 to 1250 both inclusive

68


1251 to 1500 both inclusive

66


1501 to 1800 both inclusive

65


1801 to 2100 both inclusive

64


2101 to 2300 both inclusive

63


2301 to 2600 both inclusive

62


2601 to 3900 both inclusive

58


3901 to 5200 both inclusive

56


5201 to 6500 both inclusive

53


6501 to 8000 both inclusive

50 O. Reg. 282/97, s. 1.
2. The areas described in the Schedules are areas in which, in the opinion of the Authority, the control of flooding or pollution or the conservation of land may be affected by the placing or dumping of fill. O. Reg. 282/97, s. 2.
3. Subject to section 4, no person shall,  (a) construct a building or permit a building to be constructed in or on a pond or swamp or in any area susceptible to flooding during a regional storm; (b) place or dump fill or permit fill to be placed or dumped permanently or temporarily in an area described in the Schedules; or (c) straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse. O. Reg. 282/97, s. 3.
4. Subject to the Ontario Water Resources Act or to any private interest, the Authority may permit in writing the construction of a building or the placing or dumping of fill or the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse if, in the opinion of the Authority, the construction or the placing or dumping of fill or the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering with the existing channel will not adversely affect the control of flooding or pollution or the conservation of land. O. Reg. 282/97, s. 4.
5. No person shall commence to construct any building or dump or place fill, or straighten, change, divert or interfere with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse in any area to which section 3 applies before permission to do so has been obtained under section 4. O. Reg. 282/97, s. 5.
6. (1) A signed application for permission to construct a building shall be filed with the Authority and shall include, (a) four copies of a plan of the property showing the proposed location of the building, its elevation and the proposed final grade plan; (b) four copies of a complete description of the type of building to be constructed, including drainage details and the method of construction; (c) four copies of a statement of the dates between which the construction will be carried out; and (d) four copies of a statement of the proposed use of the building following completion of the construction. (2) A signed application for permission to place or dump fill shall be filed with the Authority and shall include, (a) four copies of a plan of the property on which the fill is to be placed or dumped, showing the proposed location of the fill, the depth to which it is proposed to be placed or dumped and the proposed final grade of the land when the placing or dumping of fill is completed; (b) four copies of a complete description of the type of fill proposed to be placed or dumped and the method of placing or dumping the fill; (c) four copies of a statement of the dates between which the placing or dumping will be carried out; and (d) four copies of a statement of the proposed use of the land following completion of the placing or dumping of the fill. (3) A signed application for permission to straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse shall be filed with the Authority and shall include, (a) four copies of a plan on which shall be shown in plan view and cross section the details of the straightening, change, diversion or interference; (b) four copies of a description of the protective measures to be undertaken and the method to be used to carry out the straightening, change, diversion or interference; (c) four copies of a statement of the dates between which the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering will be carried out; and (d) four copies of a statement of the purpose of the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering. O. Reg. 282/97, s. 6.
7. The Authority may at any time withdraw a permission given under section 4 if, in the opinion of the Authority, the representations contained in the application for permission are not carried out. O. Reg. 282/97, s. 7.
8. The Authority may appoint officers to enforce this Regulation. O. Reg. 282/97, s. 8.