Former Construction and Siting Protocol

For the Regulation made under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002.
Former Construction and Siting Protocol NSTS-01 Engineering and Inspection for the Regulation made under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002. This protocol no longer exists under O. Reg. 267/03.)

Table of Contents

1. NSTS-01 Engineering and Inspection
2. NSTS-02 Spatial Separation
3. NSTS-03  Site Characterization and Assessment
4. NSTS-04 Concrete, Steel or Equivalent Storage Facilities
5. NSTS-05 Storage Facilities for Solid Nutrients
6. NSTS-06 Earthen Nutrient Storage Facilities
7. NSTS-07a Synthetic Liners
8. NSTS-07b Compacted Soil Liners
9. NSTS-08 Temporary Field Nutrient Storage Sites for Solid Manure and other Prescribed Nutrients
10. NSTS-09 Transfer Systems for Liquid Nutrients

General Information

The Nutrient Management Act, 2002 ("Nutrient Management Act") Regulation (O. Reg 267/03) and Construction and Siting Protocol set out the standards for the construction and siting of nutrient storage facilities.
It should be remembered that construction and siting of a permanent nutrient storage facility may be subject to other regulatory restrictions. When farmers are considering how they will address storage on their farm they should have regard to the wide range of regulatory requirements that also address this issue.
Other pieces of legislation that the farmer should have regard to include, but are not limited to:

1. The Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23 and associated regulations;
2. The Drainage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. D.17 and associated regulations;
3. The Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19 and associated regulations;
4. The Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40 and associated regulations;
5. The Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.F-14 and associated regulations; and
6. The Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act, 1990 and associated regulations;
7. Municipal by-laws which may apply

Conformity with the Nutrient Management Act and Regulation does not ensure conformity with these other regulatory requirements. It is the farmers' responsibility to ensure that they have met these other requirements.

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