Soil Fill Location Sourcing

Whereas in January of 2023, the provincial government implemented Protocol 19 of the Environmental Management Act which increased the definition of contaminants in soil and fill provisions; And whereas since this legislation has come into effect, municipal infrastructure projects and housing projects have seen a 200 increase to civil costs due to unavailability of placement locations for fill deemed contaminated under the new legislation: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the Province of BC source regional contaminated soil fill locations, for the storage of contaminated soil from locations slated for priority infrastructure and priority housing projects.