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1. In this Regulation, “Authority” means the Mattagami Region Conservation Authority; “building” means a building or structure of any kind; “fill” means any material 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 Schedule; “regional storm” means, (a) for the main channel of the Mattagami River, the rainfall, snowmelt or the combination of rainfall and snowmelt, that would produce at Sandy Falls a peak flow of 807 cubic metres per second, (b) for rivers, streams and watercourses other than the main channel of the Mattagami River, a storm producing in a twelve hour period, on 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 such that the number of millimetres of rain referred to in each case in Table 1 shall be 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; “river”, “lake”, “creek”, “stream” or “watercourse” means any river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse under the jurisdiction of the Authority. TABLE 1  Distribution of Regional Storm Rainfall — Watershed Area square kilometres or less


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 nineth 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 2  Column 1

Column 2


Drainage Area (Square Kilometres)

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 R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 157, s. 1.
2. The areas described in the Schedule are areas which, in the opinion of the Authority, are susceptible to flooding during a regional storm and may be affected by the placing or dumping of fill. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 157, s. 2.
3. No person shall, (a) construct any building or permit any 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 in any area described in the Schedule whether the fill is already located in or upon the area, or brought to or on the area from some other place; or (c) straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel or of river, creek, stream or watercourse, except in accordance with a permission issued under section 4. R.R.O. 1990, Reg.  157, s. 3.
4. Subject to the Ontario Water Resources Act or to any private interest, the Authority may permit in writing the construction of any building 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 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 the land. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 157, s. 4.
5. (1) A signed application for permission to construct a building must be filed with the Authority and 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; (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 building following completion of the construction. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 157, s. 5 (1). (2) A signed application for permission to place or dump fill must be filed with the Authority and include, (a) four copies of 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) four copies of a complete description of the type of fill proposed to be placed or dumped; (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 completing of placing or dumping. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 157, s. 5 (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 must be filed with the Authority and include, (a) four copies of a plan on which shall be shown in plan view and cross section the details of such straightening, change, diversion or interference; (b) four copies of a description of the protective measures to be undertaken; (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 proposed work. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 157, s. 5 (3).