jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
1. In this Regulation, “Authority” means The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority; “drainage area” means, for a pond, the area which contributes runoff to that point; “fill” means earth, sand, gravel, rubble, rubbish, garbage or any other material, whether similar to or different from any of the aforementioned materials, and whether originating on the site or elsewhere, used or capable of being used to raise, lower or in any way affect the contours of the ground; “fill line” means any line designated as such on the maps referred to in the schedules; “mm” means millimetres; “regional storm” means, (a) for watercourses and tributaries of Shriner’s Creek, Ten Mile Creek, Beaverdams Creek and Tributary W-6-5 in the City of Niagara Falls, a storm producing in a forty-eight hour period, in a drainage area of, (i) twenty-five square kilometres or less, a rainfall that has the distribution set out in Table 1, or (ii) more than twenty-five square kilometres, a rainfall that has the number of millimetres of rain referred to in each case in Table 1 modified by the percentage amount shown in Column 2 of Table 2 opposite the size of the drainage area set out opposite thereto in Column 1 of Table 2; (b) for all other watercourses within the jurisdictional area of the Authority an event, consisting of rainfall, snowmelt or any combination thereof, that would produce (at a specified point in the watercourse) a flood which has the probability of occurrence or exceedence of 1 per cent in any given year; TABLE 1  73 mm of rain in the first 36 hours


6 mm of rain in the 37th hour


4 mm of rain in the 38th hour


6 mm of rain in the 39th hour


13 mm of rain in the 40th hour


17 mm of rain in the 41st hour


13 mm of rain in the 42nd hour


23 mm of rain in the 43rd hour


13 mm of rain in the 44th hour


13 mm of rain in the 45th hour


53 mm of rain in the 46th hour


38 mm of rain in the 47th hour


13 mm of rain in the 48th hour TABLE 2  Column 1

Column 2


Drainage Area (in square kilometres)

Percentage


26 to 45 both inclusive

99.2


46 to 65 both inclusive

98.2


66 to 90 both inclusive

97.1


91 to 115 both inclusive

96.3


116 to 140 both inclusive

95.4


141 to 165 both inclusive

94.8


166 to 195 both inclusive

94.2


196 to 220 both inclusive

93.5


221 to 245 both inclusive

92.7


246 to 270 both inclusive

92.0


271 to 450 both inclusive

89.4


451 to 575 both inclusive

86.7


576 to 700 both inclusive

84.0


701 to 850 both inclusive

82.4


851 to 1000 both inclusive

80.8


1001to 1200 both inclusive

79.3 “river”, “creek”, “stream” or “watercourse” means any river, creek, stream or watercourse within the area of jurisdiction of the Authority; “structure” means that which is formed for a specific use by combining materials or parts; “swamp” means any lands that are seasonally or permanently covered by shallow water as well as lands where the water table is close to or at the surface, and includes marshes, bogs and fens. O. Reg. 99/91, s. 1.
2. The areas described in the Schedules, and areas susceptible to flooding during a regional storm, are defined 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. 99/91, s. 2.
3. Unless prior written approval is obtained through section 4, no person shall, (a) construct any building or structure or permit any building or structure 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 the areas described in the Schedules whether such fill is already located in or upon such area, or brought to or on such area from some other place or places; or (c) straighten, change, divert or interfere or permit the straightening, changing, diversion or interference in any way with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream or watercourse. O. Reg. 99/91, s. 3.
4. Despite section 3, the Authority may permit in writing the construction of any building or structure or the placing or dumping of fill or the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream or watercourse to which section 3 applies, if, in the opinion of the Authority, the site of the building or structure or the placing or dumping and the method of construction or placing or dumping or the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering with the existing channel will not affect the control of flooding or pollution or the conservation of land. O. Reg. 99/91, s. 4.
5. No person shall commence to construct any building or structure or dump or place fill or straighten, change, divert or interfere with the existing channel of a river, 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. 99/91, s. 5.
6. (1) A signed application for permission to construct a building or structure shall be filed with the Authority and shall include one copy of, (a) a plan of the property showing the proposed location of the building or structure, its elevation and the proposed final grade plan; (b) a complete description of the type of building or structure to be constructed, including drainage details and the method of construction; (c) a statement of the dates between which the construction will be carried out; and (d) a statement of the proposed use of the building or structure following completion of the construction. O. Reg. 99/91, s. 6 (1). (2) A signed application for permission to place or dump fill shall be filed with the Authority and shall include one copy of, (a) a plan of the property on which the fill is to be placed, showing the proposed location of filling, the depth to which it is proposed to fill and the proposed final grade of the land when filling is completed; (b) a complete description of the type of fill proposed to be placed or dumped and the method of placing or dumping; (c) a statement of the dates between which the placing or dumping of the fill will be carried out; and (d) a statement of the proposed use of the land following completion of the placing or dumping. O. Reg. 99/91, s. 6 (2). (3) A signed application for permission to straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream or watercourse shall be filed with the Authority and shall include one copy of, (a) a plan on which shall be shown in plan view and cross section the details of such straightening, change, diversion or interference; (b) a complete description of the type of fill proposed to be placed or dumped and the method of placing or dumping; (c) a statement of the dates between which the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering will be carried out; and (d) a statement of the purpose of the proposed work. O. Reg. 99/91, s. 6 (3).
7. The Authority may, at any time, withdraw any permission given under section 4 if, in the opinion of the Authority, the conditions of the permit are not complied with. O. Reg. 99/91, s. 7.
8. The Authority may, from time to time, appoint officers to enforce this Regulation. O. Reg. 99/91, s. 8.