jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
1. In this Regulation, “Authority” means The Mississippi Valley 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; “fill line” means a line designated as such on the maps referred to in the Schedules; “mm” means millimetres; “regional storm” means the rainfall, snowmelt, or combination of rainfall and snowmelt that would produce at a specific point in the river a peak flow which has the probability of occurrence of 1 per cent during any one year; “river”, “lake”, “creek”, “stream” or “watercourse” means any river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse under the jurisdiction of the Authority. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 159, s. 1.
2. The areas described in the Schedules are areas that, 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. 159, s. 2.
3. 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 in an area described in the Schedules 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 of a river, lake, stream, creek or watercourse, except in accordance with a permit issued under section 4. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 159, s. 3.
4. Subject to the Ontario Water Resources Act, 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 to which section 3 applies if, in the opinion of the Authority, the construction, the placing or dumping or the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering will not affect the control of flooding or pollution or the conservation of land. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 159, s. 4.
5. (1) A signed application for permission to construct a building shall be filed with the Authority and shall include four copies of, (a) a plan of property showing the proposed location of the building, its elevation and the proposed final grade line; (b) a complete description of the type of building to be constructed, including drainage details and methods 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 following completion of the construction. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 159, s. 5 (1). (2) A signed application for permission to place or dump fill shall be filed with the Authority and shall include four copies 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; (c) a statement of the dates between which the placing or dumping will be carried out; and (d) a statement of the proposed use of the land following completion of the placing or dumping. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 159, 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, lake, creek, stream or watercourse shall be filed with the Authority and shall include four copies 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 description of the protective measures to be undertaken and the method to be used to carry out the straightening, change, diversion or interference; (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. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 159, s. 5 (3).
6. The Authority may, at any time, withdraw any permission given under section 4 if, in the opinion of the Authority, the representations contained in the application for the permission are not carried out. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 159, s. 6.