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Phase One Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
- Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOE) “Guide to Completing Phase One Environmental Site Assessments Under Ontario Regulation 153/04” (https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/guide-completing-phase-one-environmental-site-assessments-under-ontario)
- “CSA Standard Z768-01 (Reaffirmed 2012) – Phase I Environmental Site Assessment” (http://shop.csa.ca/en/canada/environmental-auditing-and-related-investigations/z768-01-r2012/invt/27015182001)
- Ecolog ERIS – Third Party Environmental Database Searcher (http://www.eris.ca/)
- Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM), CLAIMaps Website (http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/en/mines-and-minerals/applications/claimaps)
- Technical Standards and Safety Association (TSSA) Record Search Contact Information (https://www.tssa.org/regulated/contact/contactPublications.aspx?loc3=FS)
- ASTM International “ASTM E1527 – 13 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process” (http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1527.htm)
Phase Two Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
- MOE “Guide to Completing Phase Two Environmental Site Assessments Under Ontario Regulation 153/04” (http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=9279)
- CSA “CSA Standard Z769-00 (Reaffirmed 2013) – Phase II Environmental Site Assessment” (http://shop.csa.ca/en/canada/environmental-auditing-and-related-investigations/cancsa-z769-00-r2013/invt/27010352000)
- TSSA “Environmental Management Protocol For Fuel Handling Sites in Ontario (https://www.tssa.org/corplibrary/ArticleFile.asp?Instance=136&ID=A768A05913D911E2AE5B055495F0F5F7)
- Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) “Report Template for Phase Two Environmental Site Assessments Conducted in Accordance with Ontario Regulation 153/04” (https://www.apgo.net/files/APGO_Phase_II_ESATemplatef.pdf)
- APGO “Guidance for Completing Environmental Site Assessments Under Ontario Regulation 153/04” (https://www.apgo.net/files/APGO_Brownfields_Guidance_Document.pdf)
- MOE “Guidance and Sampling and Analytical Methods for use at Contaminated Sites in Ontario” (https://archive.org/details/guidanceonsampli00ontauoft)
- MOE “Protocol for Analytical Methods Used in the Assessment of Properties Under Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act” (https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/1006/3-6-12-protocol-for-analytical-methods-en.pdf)
- ASTM International “ASTM E1903 – 11 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process” (http://www.astm.org/Standards/E1903.htm)
Brownfield Redevelopment
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAH) “A Practical Guide to Brownfield Redevelopment in Ontario” (http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=4995)
- MAH “Municipal Financial Incentives for Brownfield Redevelopment, Trends Among Ontario Municipalities” (http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=9590)
- MOE “Records of Site Condition: A Guide on Site Assessment, the Cleanup of Brownfield Sites and the Filing of Records of Site Condition” (https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/1015/rsc-handbook.pdf)
- MOE Records of Site Condition (RSC) Search Website for all RSCs filed after July 1, 2011 (http://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/records-site-condition)
- MOE RSC Search Website for all RSCs filed between October 1, 2004 and June 30, 2011 (http://www.environet.ene.gov.on.ca/besr-public/generalSearch.do?action=searchOldRsc&)
Sampling Procedures
SOIL
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “Preparation of Soil Sampling Protocols: Sampling Techniques and Strategies” (http://www.epa.gov/OUST/cat/mason.pdf)
- Environment Canada (EC) “Guidance Document on the Sampling and Preparation of Contaminated Soil for Use in Biological Testing” (http://www.ec.gc.ca/Publications/33FAED49-93AD-4DDF-819D-C225C97E6504/RM53—accessible.pdf)
GROUNDWATER
- EPA “EPA Guidelines, Regulatory Monitoring and Testing Groundwater Sampling” (http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/xstd_files/Water/Guideline/guide_gws.pdf)
Standards and Regulatory Criteria
- CCME “Canada-Wide Standards for Petroleum Hydrocarbons (PHC) in Soil” (http://www.ccme.ca/files/Resources/csm/phc_cws/phc_standard_1.0_e.pdf)
- MOE “Soil, Groundwater and Sediment Standards for use Under Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act” (http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=8993
- MOE “Rationale for the Development of Soil and Groundwater Standards For Use at Contaminated Sites in Ontario” (https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/999/3-6-4-rationale-for-the-development-of-soil-and.pdf)
- MOE “Provincial Water Quality Objectives (PWQO)” (https://www.ontario.ca/document/water-management-policies-guidelines-provincial-water-quality-objectives)
- MOE “Technical Support Document for Ontario Drinking Water Standards, Objectives and Guidelines (ODWS)” (https://www.ontario.ca/document/technical-support-document-ontario-drinking-water-standards-objectives-and-guidelines)