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Construction and expansion, if operation is subject to GNF strategy, GNF plan
 50. (1) No person shall construct or expand a permanent GNF storage facility at an agricultural operation that is subject to a GNF strategy or a GNF plan unless the following conditions are met: 1. The facility must have a surface channel or depression that conducts liquids away from the facility and that is at least 50 metres long to the top of the bank of the nearest surface water or tile inlet. 2. No construction or expansion of the facility shall be carried out within the one in 100 year flood lines established by the municipality or the conservation authority having jurisdiction over the location of the facility if the municipality or the conservation authority has established such flood lines, unless a permission for the facility is granted under section 28 of the Conservation Authorities Act. 3. If the maximum liquid level is either partially or wholly located above the surface of the soil in a permanent GNF storage facility that is made of a material other than rigid plastic, i. the load factor, αL, for liquid loads must be 1.5 or another value that a professional engineer is satisfied should be used, ii. a professional engineer must specify that the storage and landscape features around the facility are adequate to ensure that a secondary containment system is not required, or iii. the above grade portion of the facility must have a secondary containment system with a capacity equivalent to 110 per cent of the above ground portion of the facility. 4. The person who constructs or expands the permanent GNF storage facility shall use an importance factor of 1.0. O. Reg. 300/14, s. 50 (1); O. Reg. 234/15, s. 19. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), (a)  the reference to the load factor, αL, is a reference to that term as defined in clause 4.1.3.1. (1) (c) of Part 4 of Ontario Regulation 403/97 (Building Code) made under the Building Code Act, 1992, as it read on December 30, 2006; and (b) the reference to the importance factor is a reference to that term as defined in Part 4 of Ontario Regulation 403/97, as it read on December 30, 2006.
Construction or expansion of drainage system
 51. (1) This section applies in respect of a drainage system that is, (a) used at an agricultural operation that is subject to a GNF strategy or a GNF plan; (b) located within 15 metres of a permanent GNF storage facility used at the operation; and (c) intended to be used at the operation to collect water and divert it away from the facility. (2) No person shall construct or expand a drainage system described in subsection (1) unless one of the following conditions is met: 1. The system is constructed with non-perforated pipe and all subsurface joints in the piping are properly sealed. 2. All water collected by the drainage system discharges into a treatment system that is capable of changing the characteristics of an input stream that contains nutrients. 3. The foundation drains of the permanent GNF storage facility are equipped with an observation and shut-off station that, i. intercepts the flow of liquid in a pipe, ii. is used to collect, observe and monitor the amount and condition of liquid in the pipe, and iii. is equipped with a valve attached to the gravity outflow pipe to allow the flow of liquid in the pipe to be shut off. (3) This section does not apply if the permanent GNF storage facility in respect of which the drainage system is intended to be used is located in a greenhouse that has a concrete floor, if both the greenhouse and the concrete floor existed on January 1, 2015 and all GNF is stored at or above the level of the concrete floor. O. Reg. 300/14, s. 51 (3); O. Reg. 234/15, s. 20.
Design and construction
 53. If this Regulation requires an agricultural operation to be subject to a GNF strategy or a GNF plan, no person shall construct or expand a permanent GNF storage facility to be used at the operation unless, (a) a professional engineer designs the new or expanded facility, including any associated monitoring systems, having regard to the requirements of this Regulation, and signs a commitment certificate prepared in a form specified by the Director by which the engineer undertakes to have regard to those requirements; (b) the facility is designed to minimize leakage, to minimize corrosion and to be structurally safe and sound; (c) the construction or expansion complies with this Part; and (d) a professional engineer performs a general review of the construction or expansion to ensure that it complies with this Part.
Concrete quality
 54. If this Regulation requires an agricultural operation to be subject to a GNF strategy or a GNF plan, (a) a person who constructs or expands a permanent GNF storage facility used at the operation and comprised wholly or partially of concrete shall ensure that the concrete is appropriate for the environmental conditions encountered on site to maintain the durability and corrosion resistance of the concrete and to protect the reinforcing materials, if any, in the concrete; and (b) a person who constructs or expands a permanent GNF storage facility used at the operation and comprised wholly or partially of concrete shall ensure that, (i) if a new facility is being constructed, the facility is constructed with a minimum thickness of 125 millimetres of concrete on the floor of the structure unless a professional engineer specifies otherwise, and (ii) if an existing facility is being expanded, the expanded portion of the facility is constructed with a minimum thickness of 125 millimetres of concrete on the floor of the structure unless a professional engineer specifies otherwise. O. Reg. 300/14, s. 54; O. Reg. 234/15, s. 21.
Installation of liners
 55. (1) If this Regulation requires an agricultural operation to be subject to a GNF strategy or a GNF plan, no person shall install a liner described in Column 1 of the Table to this subsection in a permanent GNF storage facility used at the operation unless the installation complies with the requirements set out opposite the liner in Column 2 of the Table. Table   Liner installation requirements  Item   Column 1 Liner   Column 2 Requirements 

  1.   Any liner   The liner shall be continuous under the floor and footings of the facility and shall extend up the wall to a level equal with the top of the ground surface, unless a professional engineer specifies otherwise. 

  2.   Synthetic liner   1. The liner shall be anchored or bonded to the facility, subgrade or berms made of earth according to good engineering practices as determined by a professional engineer or to the manufacturer’s specification. 2. If an accessory structure creates a discontinuity in the liner, the liner shall be bonded to the structure according to good engineering practices as determined by a professional engineer or to the manufacturer’s specification.  

  3.   Compacted soil liner   The liner shall, (a) contain materials that have been excavated from the site of the facility or other materials that a professional engineer has tested for their hydraulic conductivity prior to their use in the liner, (b) have a minimum thickness of 0.9 metres on the sloping inside walls and 0.6 metres on the bottom of the facility, (c) be constructed on the inside wall of the facility using at least six layers of a thickness of no more than 150 millimetres, (d) be constructed on the bottom of the facility using at least four layers of a thickness of no more than 150 millimetres, (e) have an interface surface of layers that is disked or scarified before placement of subsequent layers of material, and (f) have each of the layers compacted to at least 95 per cent of modified Proctor maximum dry density as determined for the soil at a specified optimum water content. O. Reg. 300/14, s. 55 (1); O. Reg. 234/15, s. 22 (1). (2) The supervisor of the construction or expansion of the permanent GNF storage facility mentioned in subsection (1) shall, if a synthetic liner is installed, (a) inspect the synthetic liner before backfilling the construction or covering the liner to ensure that there is no damage and that there are no perforations within the liner; (b) ensure that any damage or perforations discovered during the inspection are repaired according to a professional engineer’s instructions; and (c) before the facility is used, inspect any repairs made to the liner to ensure that the integrity of the liner is maintained. O. Reg. 300/14, s. 55 (2); O. Reg. 234/15, s. 22 (2).
GNF transfer systems, design and construction
 56. If this Regulation requires an agricultural operation to be subject to a GNF strategy or a GNF plan, the following rules apply in respect of GNF transfer systems used at the operation: 1. No person shall install pipe connections in the GNF transfer system unless they are installed using specifically designed gasketed fittings, such as tees, saddles, end caps and elbows, compatible with the pipe material. 2. No person shall construct or expand the GNF transfer system unless, i. the system is designed and constructed or expanded in accordance with this section, ii. a professional engineer designs the new or expanded system, and iii. before the system is used, a professional engineer performs a general review of the construction or expansion to ensure that it complies with this section. 3. No person shall construct or expand the GNF transfer system with the pipe entering the permanent GNF storage facility unless a flexible watertight gasket or membrane has been installed between the pipe and the floor or wall of the permanent GNF storage facility to serve as an anti-seepage collar. 4. No person shall construct or expand the GNF transfer system where the elevation of the permanent GNF storage facility or portable storage tank is higher than the elevation of the GNF transfer system and where there is an opportunity for backflow to the pump or pump-out chamber unless the GNF transfer system has a primary shut-off valve and secondary shut-off valve. 5. No person shall construct or expand the GNF transfer system unless it has been designed to minimize leakage. 6. A controller of the operation in respect of which the GNF transfer system is used shall ensure that the system is maintained to minimize leakage. O. Reg. 300/14, s. 56; O. Reg. 234/15, s. 23.
GNF transfer systems, prohibited use
 57. No person shall use a GNF transfer system unless, if section 56 applies, section 56 has been complied with in respect of the system. part viIi   Sampling and analysis
PART VIII SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
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Categories of parameters
 58. In this Part, a reference to a category of parameters that is required to be determined in respect of GNF or test solution is a reference to the parameters set out opposite the category in the following Table: Table   Categories of parameters  Item   Column 1 Category   Column 2 Parameters included in category 

  1.   Category 1   1. Ammonia and ammonium nitrogen. 2. Nitrate and nitrite nitrogen. 3. Total phosphorus. 4. Total potassium. 5. Total solids. 6. Boron. 7. Organic nitrogen, if the sample is GNF that is mixed with liquid agricultural source materials. 8. Regulated metals. 9. Sodium. 

  2.   Category 2   1. Each of the parameters set out in paragraphs 1 to 7 for Category 1. 2. Molybdenum. 3. Any regulated metal for which, in the most recent sampling and analysis of GNF or test solution required by this Regulation, the content of the regulated metal exceeded,   i. the concentration in aqueous material set out opposite the regulated metal in Column 2 of Table 1, or   ii. the concentration in non-aqueous material set out opposite the regulated metal in Column 3 of Table 1.
Agricultural operations, GNF
 61. (1) If the sampling and analysis carried out in respect of GNF under this Part does not provide results that are representative of the GNF that is to be applied to land because the GNF was subsequently mixed or because the GNF is greater than or equal to 1 per cent dry matter, a controller of the agricultural operation at which the GNF is to be applied to land shall ensure that sampling and analysis of the GNF is carried out before the land application to determine the concentration of each Category 1 parameter in the GNF. (2) For the purposes of this section, a minimum of one sample of GNF must be taken and the average of the results from all available samples of GNF must be used.
Agricultural operations, soil
 62. (1) A controller of an agricultural operation shall ensure that, as part of preparing the GNF plan, the person who prepares the GNF plan, (a) takes at least one sample of soil from every 40 hectares or portion thereof in each GNF application area subject to the GNF plan and has each of the samples analyzed to determine the concentration of regulated metals; (b) subject to subsection (2), takes at least one sample of soil from every 10 hectares or portion thereof in each GNF application area subject to the GNF plan and has each of the samples analyzed to determine the concentration of plant available phosphorus and plant available potassium; and (c) obtains results from the analysis mentioned in clauses (a) and (b). (2) Despite clause (1) (b), if previous sampling and analysis in respect of the GNF application area shows that the nutrient content of the area is uniform within 15 per cent of the mean value and the crop management in the area is uniform, a minimum of one sample of soil must be taken from every 20 hectares or portion thereof in the area. O. Reg. 300/14, s. 62 (2); O. Reg. 234/15, s. 26. (3) A controller mentioned in subsection (1) shall, in every fifth calendar year after the most recent results of sampling and analysis of the soil are obtained, ensure that the steps set out in clauses (1) (a), (b) and (c) are repeated. O. Reg. 234/15, s. 26. part IX   land application Rates
PART IX LAND APPLICATION RATES
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Application of Part
 63. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Part applies in respect of the application of GNF at an agricultural operation that is required by this Regulation to be subject to a GNF plan. (2) Subsection 64 (1) and section 65 apply in respect of the application of GNF at an agricultural operation whether or not it is required by this Regulation to be subject to a GNF plan.
Plant available nitrogen, etc.
 64. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the amount of GNF applied to the land at an agricultural operation shall not exceed 750 cubic metres per hectare in a calendar year. (2) If an agricultural operation is subject to a GNF Plan and the total concentration in the GNF of plant available nitrogen, plant available phosphate and plant available potash, as determined in accordance with the GNF Management Protocol and the GNF Sampling and Analysis Protocol, is less than 140 milligrams per litre, the amount of GNF applied to the land at the agricultural operation shall not exceed 1500 cubic metres per hectare in a calendar year.
Restrictions, land application from October 1 to May 15
 65. During the period from October 1 to May 15, the following rules apply: 1. No person shall apply more than 40 kilograms per hectare of nitrogen in GNF to land. 2. No GNF shall be applied except to, i. land covered with a living crop, or ii. land covered with a crop residue that has a carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of at least 50:1 and covers at least 30 per cent of the surface of the soil in the GNF application area.
Plant available phosphorus
 66. (1) If the total concentration in the soil of plant available phosphorus, as determined in accordance with the GNF Sampling and Analysis Protocol, is greater than or equal to 60 milligrams per litre, no person shall apply the GNF to land if the application, when combined with any phosphate added to the soil from other nutrient sources, results in an amount of phosphate per hectare being added to the soil during any consecutive five calendar years, that exceeds the greater of the following: 1. The crop production requirements for phosphate per hectare for the five-year period plus 85 kilograms of phosphate per hectare. 2. The phosphate removed from the land per hectare in the harvested portion of the crop during the five-year period. (2) If the total concentration in the soil of plant available phosphorus, as determined in accordance with the GNF Sampling and Analysis Protocol, is less than 60 milligrams per litre, no person shall apply the GNF to land if the application, when combined with any phosphate added to the soil from other nutrient sources, results in an amount of phosphate per hectare being added to the soil during any consecutive five calendar years, that exceeds the greater of the following: 1. The crop production requirements for phosphate per hectare for the five-year period plus 85 kilograms of phosphate per hectare. 2. The phosphate removed from the land per hectare in the harvested portion of the crop during that five-year period plus 390 kilograms of phosphate per hectare.
Plant available nitrogen
 67. (1) The maximum rate of land application for GNF with reference to plant available nitrogen, as determined in accordance with the GNF Management Protocol and the GNF Sampling and Analysis Protocol, is a rate such that the plant available nitrogen in the GNF that is applied to land per hectare in a cropping year does not exceed the lesser of, (a) 200 kilograms per hectare; and (b) the greater of, (i) the crop production requirements for nitrogen, plus 17 kilograms per hectare, minus plant available nitrogen supplied by other nutrient sources, and (ii) the quantity of nitrogen removed from the field in the harvested portion of the crop, minus plant available nitrogen supplied by other nutrient sources. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a cropping year is, subject to subsection (3), the period beginning on the day when the last crop is harvested or becomes dormant and ending on the day in the next calendar year when the last crop is harvested or becomes dormant. (3) If, in a given year, no crops are planted or the dormancy date cannot be determined, August 31 is deemed to be the date upon which the cropping year begins or ends.
Boron
 68. The maximum rate of land application for GNF with reference to boron is a rate such that, when combined with any boron added to the soil from non-agricultural source materials, the amount of boron added to the soil in any 12-month period does not exceed one kilogram of boron per hectare.
Sodium
 69. The maximum rate of land application for GNF with reference to sodium is a rate such that, when combined with any sodium added to the soil from non-agricultural source materials, the amount of sodium added to the soil in any 12-month period does not exceed, (a) 200 kilograms per hectare, if the soil is of the hydrologic soil group A or B; and (b) 500 kilograms per hectare, if the soil is of the hydrologic soil group C or D.
Regulated metals
 70. (1) The maximum rate of land application for GNF with reference to regulated metals is a rate such that the amount of a regulated metal in the GNF, when combined with the amount of the regulated metal in non-agricultural source materials added to the soil, does not exceed the amount set out opposite the regulated metal in Column 2 of Table 3 in any five-year period. (2) No person shall apply CM2 GNF to land if the concentration in the soil of a regulated metal exceeds the concentration set out opposite the regulated metal in Column 3 of Table 3, unless approval to do so has been requested under subsection 28 (1) and the Director has approved the GNF plan in respect of the relevant GNF plan area. O. Reg. 300/14, s. 70 (2); O. Reg. 234/15, s. 27. part X   Training and qualifications
PART X TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
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Copy of licences and certificates
 73. In order to act under this Regulation, a person who is required to hold a certificate or licence, other than a professional engineer or a professional geoscientist, shall keep a copy of it at the location of the person’s operation or business. part XiI (Omitted) 74. Omitted (provides for amendments to this Regulation). 75. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). table 1   REGULATEd metal content of CM1 GNF  Item   Column 1 Regulated metal   Column 2 Concentration in aqueous material (containing less than 1 per cent total solids, wet weight), expressed as milligrams per litre   Column 3 Concentration in non-aqueous material (containing 1 per cent or more total solids, wet weight), expressed as milligrams per kilogram of total solids, dry weight 

  1.   Arsenic   0.13   13 

  2.   Cadmium   0.03   3 

  3.   Cobalt   0.34   34 

  4.   Chromium   2.1   210 

  5.   Copper   1.0   100 

  6.   Lead   1.5   150 

  7.   Mercury   0.008   0.8 

  8.   Molybdenum   0.05   5 

  9.   Nickel   0.62   62 

  10.   Selenium   0.02   2 

  11.   Zinc   5.0   500 table 2   regulated metal content of CM2 GNF  Item   Column 1 Regulated metal   Column 2 Concentration in aqueous material (containing less than 1 per cent total solids, wet weight), expressed as milligrams per litre   Column 3 Concentration in non-aqueous material (containing 1 per cent or more total solids, wet weight), expressed as milligrams per kilogram of total solids, dry weight 

  1.   Arsenic   1.7   170 

  2.   Cadmium   0.34   34 

  3.   Cobalt   3.4   340 

  4.   Chromium   28.0   2,800 

  5.   Copper   17.0   1,700 

  6.   Lead   11.0   1,100 

  7.   Mercury   0.11   11 

  8.   Molybdenum   0.94   94 

  9.   Nickel   4.2   420 

  10.   Selenium   0.34   34 

  11.   Zinc   42.0   4,200 Table 3   Regulated Metal content (see subsection 28 (1) and section 70)  Item   Column 1 Regulated metal   Column 2 Amount in GNF and in non-agricultural source materials added to soil (in kilograms of regulated metal per hectare per five years)   Column 3 Concentration in soil (in milligrams per kilogram of soil, dry weight) 

  1.   Arsenic   1.4   14 

  2.   Cadmium   0.27   1.6 

  3.   Cobalt   2.7   20 

  4.   Chromium   23.3   120 

  5.   Copper   13.6   100 

  6.   Lead   9   60 

  7.   Mercury   0.09   0.5 

  8.   Molybdenum   0.8   4 

  9.   Nickel   3.56   32 

  10.   Selenium   0.27   1.6 

  11.   Zinc   33   220   Français
Regulated metal content of cm1 gnf
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Regulated metal content of cm2 gnf
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Regulated metal content (see subsection 28 (1) and section 70)
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