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Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change - Record of Site Condition # 218246

Record of Site Condition

Under Part XV.1 of the Environment Protection Act

Summary

Notice to Readers Concerning Due Diligence

This record of site condition has been filed in the Environmental Site Registry to which the public has

access and which contains a notice advising users of the Environmental Site Registry who have dealings

with any property to consider conducting their own due diligence with respect to the environmental

condition of the property, in addition to reviewing information in the Environmental Site Registry.

Contents of this Record of Site Condition

This record of site condition consists (RSC) of this document which is available to be printed directly from

the Environmental Site Registry as well as all supporting documentation indicated in this RSC to have been

submitted in electronic format to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.

Record of Site Condition Number 218246Date Filed to Environmental Site Registry 2015/06/18Certification Date 2015/03/18Current Property Use CommunityIntended Property Use ResidentialCertificate of Property Use Number No CPUApplicable Site Condition Standards** Full Depth Generic Site Conditions Standard,

with Potable Ground Water, Coarse TexturedSoil, for Residential property use

Property Municipal Address 220 APPLE HILL CRESCENT, KITCHENER,ON, N0B 1N0

1 of 16Filed Record of Site Condition # 218246 on 2015/06/18

PART 1: PROPERTY OWNERSHIP, PROPERTY INFORMATION AND OWNER'S CERTIFICATIONS

Information about the owner who is submitting or authorizing the submission of the RSC

Owner Name TRU-VILLA INC.

Authorized Person BRAD TRUSSLER

Mailing Address 2360 BRISTOL CIRCLE CRESCENT, OAKVILLEONTARIO, CANADA

Postal Code L6H 6M5

Phone (905) 829-2424

Fax

Email Address


RSC Property Location Information

Municipal Address(es) 220 APPLE HILL CRESCENT, KITCHENER, ON N0B 1N0

Municipality Kitchener

Legal Description See Attached Lawyer’s Letter

Assessment Roll Number(s)

06001111332

Property Identifier Number(s)

22728-0452 (LT)

RSC Property Geographical References

Coordinate System UTM

Datum NAD 83

Zone 17

Easting 541,187.00

Northing 4,804,016.00

RSC Property Use Information

The following types of property uses are defined by the Regulation: Agricultural or other use, Commercial use, Community use, Industrial use, Institutional use, Parkland use, and Residential use.

Current Property Use Community

Intended Property Use Residential

Certificate of Property Use has been issued under section 168.6 of the EPA

No


Please See the Signed Statements of Property Owner, or Agent, or Receiver at the End of this RSC

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PART 2: LIST OF REPORTS, SUMMARY OF SITE CONDITIONS AND QUALIFIED PERSON’S STATEMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONSQualified Person's Information

Name ROBERT FEDY

Type of Licence Under Professional Engineers Act

Licence

Licence Number 13869508

QP Employer Name MTE CONSULTANTS INC.

Mailing Address 520 BINGEMANS CENTRE DRIVE, KITCHENERONTARIO, N2B 3X9 CANADA

Phone (519) 743-6500

Fax (519) 743-6513

Email Address [email protected]

Municipal Information

Local or Single-Tier Municipality

Kitchener

Upper-Tier Municipality Waterloo

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change District Office

District Office Guelph District Office

District Office Address 1 Stone Road W., Guelph ON N1G 4Y2


Phase One Environmental Site Assessment ReportDocument used as the phase one environmental site assessment report and updates in submitting the RSC for filing

The date the last work on all of the records review, interviews and site reconnaissance components of the phase one environmental site assessment was done (refer to clause 28(1)(a) of O. Reg. 153/04)

(YYYY/MM/DD)

2015-02-16

Type of Report

Report Title Date of Report (YYYY/MM/DD)

Author of Report

Name of ConsultingCompany

P1 ESA Temporary Road, Trillium Community Subdivision, Kitchener - Phase One Environmental Site Assessment

2015-02-20 Robert Fedy, P.Eng. QPesa

MTE CONSULTANTS INC.

Reports and Other Documents Related to the Phase One Environmental Site AssessmentReports and other documents relied upon in certifying the information set out in section 10 of Schedule A or otherwise used in conducting the phase one environmental site assessment


Author of Report


Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Proposed Residential Housing Development, “Hewitt Farm” Part of Lots 154 and 155, German Company Tract, City of Kitchener

2005-05-12 Sebastian Nicholas, P.Eng., M.S.

AME - Materials Engineering

Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation, Huron West Lands, Fischer-Hallman Road and Huron Road, Kitchener, Ontario

2005-10-13 Jeff Dietz, P.Eng. and Dave S. Naylor, P.Eng.

Naylor Engineering Associates Ltd.

1571 Fisher-Hallman Road, Kitchener, Ontario – Heritage Impact Assessment

2007-09-26 Stephen Robinson, MA, CAHP

Robinson Heritage Consulting

Scoped Hydrogeology Study, Residential Subdivision Site, Trillium Community, Fischer Hallman Road and Huron Road, Kitchener, Ontario

2009-04-21 Chris Helmer, B.Sc. and Dave S. Naylor, P. Eng.

Naylor Engineering Associates Ltd.

Technical Memorandum –Supplementary Hydrogeology Study – Mattamy Trillium Community, Fischer Hallman Road and Huron Road, Kitchener, Ontario

2012-09-20 Reinhard Zapata, P.Geo.

LVM inc.

Trillium Community – Scoped Phase II Environmental Site Assessment 2013-01-21 Robert Fedy, P.Eng., QPesa

MTE Consultants Inc.

Trillium Community – Excess Topsoil 2013-05-09 Robert Fedy, P.Eng., QPesa

MTE Consultants Inc.


Phase Two Environmental Site Assessment ReportDocument used as the phase two environmental site assessment report and updates in submitting the RSC for filing

The date the last work on all of the planning of the site investigation and conducting the site investigation components of the phase two environmental site assessment was done (refer to clause 33.5(1)(a) of O. Reg. 153/04)

(YYYY/MM/DD)

2015-03-18

Type of Report


Author of Report


P2 ESA Temporary Road, Trillium Community Subdivision, Kitchener - Phase Two Environmental Site Assessment

2015-04-15 Robert Fedy, P.ENg., QPesa

MTE CONSULTANTS INC.

Reports and Other Documents Related to the Phase Two Environmental Site AssessmentReports and other documents relied upon in making any certifications in the RSC for the purposes of Part IV of Schedule A or otherwise used in conducting the phase two environmental site assessment

Report Title Date of Report (YYYY/MM/DD).

Author of Report


N/A


Environmental ConditionSection 41 applies? No

Section 43.1 applies? No

Site Condition InformationCertification date (YYYY/MM/DD) 2015/03/18

Total area of RSC property (in hectares) 0.05142

Number of any previously filed RSC that applies to any part of the RSC property 45927

Number of any previously filed Transition Notice that applies to any part of the RSC property

Soil Texture Coarse

Assessment/Restoration Approach Full Depth Generic

Site investigation includes the investigation, sampling and analysis of ground water? No

Is there soil present that is sufficient to investigate, sample and analyze soil on, in or under the property in accordance with s. 6, Schedule E of O.Reg. 153/04?

Yes

Site investigation includes the investigation, sampling and analysis of soil on, in or under the property which is used in the RSC?

Yes

Name of the laboratory used to analyze any samples collected of soil, ground water or sediment

MAXXAM ANALYTICS

Ground water condition (potable, non-potable) Potable

Applicable Site Condition Standard TABLE 2


Table 1 – Maximum Contaminant Concentrations Compared to Applicable Site Condition Standards

Measured Concentration for Contaminants in Soil

ContaminantName

Maximum Concentration

Applicable Site Condition Standard

Unit of Measure

1 Antimony < 0.2 7.5 µg/g

2 Arsenic 2.9 18 µg/g

3 Selenium < 0.5 2.4 µg/g

4 Barium 61 390 µg/g

5 Beryllium 0.48 4 µg/g

6 Boron (total) 7.9 120 µg/g

7 Cadmium 0.17 1.2 µg/g

8 Chromium Total 16 160 µg/g

9 Cobalt 7.9 22 µg/g

10 Copper 18 140 µg/g

11 Lead 11 120 µg/g

12 Molybdenum < 0.5 6.9 µg/g

13 Nickel 16 100 µg/g

14 Silver < 0.2 20 µg/g

15 Thallium 0.12 1 µg/g

16 Uranium 0.44 23 µg/g

17 Vanadium 24 86 µg/g

18 Zinc 64 340 µg/g

19 Electrical Conductivity 0.28 0.7 mS/cm

20 Sodium Adsorption Ratio 1.5 5

21 Benzene < 0.02 0.21 µg/g

22 Ethylbenzene < 0.02 1.1 µg/g

23 Toluene < 0.02 2.3 µg/g

24 Xylene Mixture < 0.04 3.1 µg/g

25 Petroleum Hydrocarbons F1**** < 10 55 µg/g

26 Petroleum Hydrocarbons F2 < 10 98 µg/g



29 Acenaphthene < 0.005 7.9 µg/g

30 Acenaphthylene < 0.005 0.15 µg/g

31 Anthracene < 0.005 0.67 µg/g

32 Benz[a]anthracene < 0.005 0.5 µg/g

33 Benzo[a]pyrene < 0.005 0.3 µg/g

34 Benzo[b]fluoranthene < 0.005 0.78 µg/g

35 Benzo[ghi]perylene < 0.005 6.6 µg/g

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Table 1 – Maximum Contaminant Concentrations Compared to Applicable Site Condition Standards

Measured Concentration for Contaminants in Soil

Continued from previous page....

ContaminantName

Maximum Concentration

Applicable Site Condition Standard

Unit of Measure

36 Benzo[k]fluoranthene < 0.005 0.78 µg/g

37 Chrysene < 0.005 7 µg/g

38 Dibenz[a h]anthracene < 0.005 0.1 µg/g

39 Fluoranthene < 0.005 0.69 µg/g

40 Fluorene < 0.005 62 µg/g

41 Indeno[1 2 3-cd]pyrene < 0.005 0.38 µg/g

42 Methlynaphthalene, 2-(1-) *** < 0.0071 0.99 µg/g

43 Naphthalene < 0.005 0.6 µg/g

44 Phenanthrene < 0.005 6.2 µg/g

45 Pyrene < 0.005 78 µg/g

46 Aldrin < 0.002 0.05 µg/g

47 Chlordane < 0.002 0.05 µg/g

48 DDD < 0.002 3.3 µg/g

49 DDE < 0.002 0.26 µg/g

50 DDT < 0.002 1.4 µg/g

51 Dieldrin < 0.002 0.05 µg/g

52 Endosulfan < 0.002 0.04 µg/g

53 Endrin < 0.002 0.04 µg/g

54 Heptachlor < 0.002 0.15 µg/g

55 Heptachlor Epoxide < 0.002 0.05 µg/g

56 Hexachlorobenzene < 0.002 0.52 µg/g

57 Hexachlorobutadiene < 0.005 0.012 µg/g

58 Hexachlorocyclohexane Gamma- < 0.002 0.056 µg/g

59 Hexachloroethane < 0.005 0.089 µg/g

60 Methoxychlor < 0.002 0.13 µg/g


Remedial Action and Mitigation

Remediated Soils

Estimated quantities of the soil, if any, originating at and remaining on the RSC property that have been remediated, at a location either on or off the property, to reduce the concentration of contaminants in the soil. Indicate the remediation process or processes used and the estimated amount of soil remediated by each identified process.

Soil Remediation Process Estimated Quantity of Soil (in-ground volume in m³)

Description of Remediation

Description of any action taken to reduce the concentration of contaminants (including soil removals) on, in or under the RSC property.

Soil or Sediment Removed and Not Returned

Estimated quantities of soil or sediment, if any, removed from and not returned to the RSC property.

Estimated Quantity of Soil (in-ground volume in m³)

Estimated Quantity of Sediment (in-ground volume in m³)

Soil Brought to the Property

Estimated quantity of the soil, if any, being brought from another property to and deposited at the RSC property, not including any soil that may have originated at but been remediated off the RSC property and that is identified in section 28 of Schedule A.

Estimated Quantity of Soil Brought to the Property(in-ground volume in m³)


Ground Water Control or Treatment Measures

Ground water control or treatment measures that were required for the RSC property prior to the certification date for the purpose of submitting the RSC for filing.

Ground water control or treatment measures that are required for the RSC property after the certification date.

Estimated volume of ground water, if any, removed from and not returned to the RSC property.

Estimated Volume of Ground Water (in litres)


Other Activities Including Risk Management Measures

Constructed works that prior to the certification date for the purpose of submitting the RSC for filing, were required to control or otherwise mitigate the release or movement of known existing contaminants at the RSC property.

Constructed works that after the certification date, are required to control or otherwise mitigate the release or movement of known existing contaminants at the RSC property.

Monitoring or Maintenance

Soil Management Measures

Soil monitoring requirements or any requirements for care, maintenance or replacement or any monitoring or control works for known existing contaminants, if any, on the RSC property, after the certification date.

Ground Water Management Measures

Ground water monitoring requirements or requirements for care, maintenance or replacement of any monitoring or control works or known existing contaminants, if any, on the RSC property, after the certification date.

Remediated or Removed Soil, Sediment or Ground Water From Near Property Boundary

Has any soil, sediment or ground water at the RSC property that is or was located within 3 metres of the RSC property boundary been remediated or removed for the purpose of remediation?

No


Qualified Person’s Statements and CertificationsAs the qualified person, I certify that:

A phase one environmental site assessment of the RSC property, which includes the evaluation of the information gathered from a records review, site reconnaissance, interviews, a report and any updates required, has been conducted in accordance with the regulation by or under the supervision of a qualified person as required by the regulation.

A phase two environmental site assessment of the RSC property, which includes the evaluation of the information gathered from planning and conducting a site investigation, a report, and any updates required, has been conducted in accordance with the regulation by or under the supervision of a qualified person as required by the regulation.

The information represents the site conditions at the sampling points at the time of sampling only and the conditions between and beyond the sampling points may vary.

As of 2015/03/18, in my opinion, based on the phase one environmental site assessment and the phase two environmental site assessment, and any confirmatory sampling, there is no evidence of any contaminants in the soil, ground water or sediment on, in or under the RSC property that would interfere with the type of property use to which the RSC property will be put, as specified in the RSC.

As of 2015/03/18, in my opinion, based on the phase one and phase two environmental site assessments, and any confirmatory sampling, which included the sampling and analysis of soil, it is not necessary to conduct sampling and analysis of ground water quality for the RSC property to make the certified statement set out in paragraph 3 of section 17 of Schedule A.

As of 2015/03/18, in my opinion, based on the phase one and phase two environmental site assessments and any confirmatory sampling, the RSC property meets the applicable full depth generic site condition standards prescribed by section 36 of the regulation for all contaminants prescribed by the regulation in relation to the type of property use for which this RSC is filed, except for those contaminants (if any) specified in this RSC at Table 2, Maximum Contaminant Concentrations Compared to Standards Specified in a Risk Assessment.

As of 2015/03/18, the maximum known concentration of each contaminant in soil, sediment and ground water at the RSC property for which sampling and analysis has been performed is specified in this RSC at Table 1, Maximum Contaminant Concentrations Compared to Applicable Site Condition Standards.

I am a qualified person and have the qualifications required by section 5 of the regulation.

I have in place an insurance policy that satisfies the requirements of section 7 of the regulation.

I acknowledge that the RSC will be submitted for filing in the Environmental Site Registry, that records of site condition that are filed in the Registry are available for examination by the public and that the Registry contains a notice advising users of the Registry who have dealings with any property to consider conducting their own due diligence with respect to the environmental condition of the property, in addition to reviewing information in the Registry.

The opinions expressed in this RSC are engineering or scientific opinions made in accordance with generally accepted principles and practices as recognized by members of the environmental engineering or science profession or discipline practising at the same time and in the same or similar location.

I do not hold and have not held and my employer MTE CONSULTANTS INC.does not hold and has not held a direct or indirect interest in the RSC property or any property which includes the RSC property and was the subject of a phase one or two environmental site assessmentor risk assessment upon which this record of site condition is based

To the best of my knowledge, the certifications and statements in this part of the RSC are true as of 2015/03/18.

By signing this RSC, I make no express or implied warranties or guarantees.

By checking the boxes above, and entering my membership/licence number in this submission, I, ROBERT FEDY, a qualified person as defined in section 5 of O. Reg. 153/04 am, on 2015/06/05:

a) signing this record of site condition submission as a qualified person; and b) making all certifications required as a qualified person for this record of site condition.

I Agree


Additional Documentation Provided by Property Owner or AgentThe following documents have been submitted to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Changeas part of the record of site condition

Certificate of Status or equivalent for the owner

Lawyer’s letter consisting of a legal description of the property

Copy of any deed(s), transfer(s) or other document(s) by which the RSC property was acquired

A Current plan of Survey

Area(s) of Potential Environmental Concern

Table of Current and Past Uses of the Phase One Property

Phase 2 Conceptual Site Model

Owner or agent certification statements

6.1.2


“TABLE OF AREAS OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN” (Refer to clause 16(2)(a), Schedule D, O.Reg. 153/04)

Area of Potential Environmental

Concern1

Location of Area of Potential

Environmental Concern on Phase

One Property

Potentially Contaminating

Activity2

Location of PCA (on-

site or off-site)

Contaminants of Potential Concern3

Media Potentially Impacted

(Groundwater, soil and/or sediment)

Area of bulk fill placement

and bulk salt application

associated with temporary

road (APEC #1)

Entire Phase Two

Property

#30 – Importation of fill of

unknown quality

Use of winter deicing salt

On-Site

Metals and

Hydrides, PHC F1-F4

and BTEX, PAHs,

SAR, EC

Soil

Area of possible impacts from

former off-Site diesel ASTs

(APEC #2)

West portion of the

Phase Two Property

#28 – Gasoline and Associated

Products Storage in Fixed

Tanks

Off-Site PHC F1-F4 and BTEX Soil

Area of possible impacts from

former pesticide application

(APEC #3)

Entire Phase Two

Property

#40 – Pesticides Bulk Storage

and Large-scale Applications

On-Site and

Off-Site

Organochlorine

Pesticides Soil

Notes:

1 - Area of Potential Environmental Concern means the area on, in or under a Phase One Property where one or more contaminants are potentially present, as determined through the Phase One Environmental Site Assessment, including through, (a) identification of past or present uses on, in or under the Phase One Property, and (b) identification of potentially contaminating activity. 2 - Potentially Contaminating Activity means a use or activity set out in Column A of Table 2 of Schedule D that is occurring or has occurred in a Phase One Study Area. 3 - when completing this column, identify all contaminants of potential concern using the Method Groups as identified in the "Protocol for in the Assessment of Properties under Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act, March 9, 2004, amended as of July 1, 2011, as specified below:

• ABNs • PCBs • Metals • Electrical Conductivity

• SAR

• CPs • PAHs

• Hydrides • Cr (VI) • 1,4-Dioxane • THMs • Na • Hg • Dioxins/Furans

• PCDDs/PCDFs • VOCs • B-HWS • Methyl Mercury • OCs • Cl- • pH

• BTEX • PHCs • Ca • Mg • CN-

4 - when submitting a record of site condition for filing, a copy of this table must be attached.

SUMMARY OF CURRENT AND PAST USES OF THE RSC PROPERTY – TEMPORARY ROAD, TRILLIUM COMMUNITY SUBDIVISION, KITCHENER, ON

Year Name of Owner Description of Property

Use Property Use

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Other Observations from Aerial

Photographs,

Fire Insurance Plans, Etc.

1798 – 1801 James Wilson

Agricultural Agricultural

Title Search prepared by Mr. Armand

Simo of Title Search Services. Compiled

on March 31, 2005 for AME – Materials

Engineering for 2005 Phase I ESA.

1798 – 1804 St. John B. Rosseau

1798 – 1805 Richard Beasley

1805 James Erb

1805 – 1833 John Eby

1833 – 1855 Benjamin Eby

1855 – 1861 Francis Amend

1861 – 1881 George Amend

1881 – 1917 George Wanner

1917 – 1995 Austin G. Hewitt


The first developed use of the Phase

One Property was mid-1940s when

synthetic pesticides could have been

available commercially in Canada and

could have been applied to agricultural

crops.

This was determined through aerial

photography, Title Search and research

into the development of synthetic

pesticides.

1933 – 1995 Agnes Hewitt

1995 – 2004 Arthur Hewitt and Evelynn

Hewitt


Earthworks and grading of the property

commenced in 2012.

Determined through Abbreviated Parcel

Registry and Transfer Deed provided by

Mr. Jack West, OLS., Title Search, 2004 – 2014 Tru-Villa Inc.

Interview, Aerial Photographs and

Previous Environmental Reports.

2014 – present Tru-Villa Inc. Paved temporary

roadway Community

Determined through Abbreviated Parcel

Registry, Title Search, Interview, Aerial

Photographs and Previous

Environmental Reports.

Notes:

1 - for each owner, specify one of the following types of property use (as defined in O. Reg. 153/04) that applies: Agriculture or other use Commercial use Community use Industrial use Institutional use Parkland use Residential use 2 - when submitting a record of site condition for filing, a copy of this table must be attached

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Phase Two Conceptual Site Model MTE File No.: 31985-301 Temporary Road, Trillium Community Subdivision, Kitchener, ON April 2015

PHASE TWO CONCEPTUAL SITE MODEL TEMPORARY ROAD, TRILLIUM COMMUNITY SUBDIVISION, KITCHENER, ON

A Phase Two Conceptual Site Model (CSM) has been prepared following Schedule E, Part V, Table 1, S6(x) of Regulation 153/04 (as amended). The Phase Two CSM addresses Site conditions as of the Certification Date of March 18, 2015. No Site remediation or Risk Assessment has been carried out and none are required. The Phase Two Conceptual Site Model is illustrated on Figures 1 through 5.

The Phase Two Property (also referred to as “the Site”) is approximately 514 square

metres (0.0514 ha) and represents a portion of a proposed residential lot at municipal

address 220 Apple Hill Crescent, which contains a temporary paved roadway.

There are no buildings, fences or other structures present on the Phase Two Property

and none have been removed in the past. The ground surface consisted asphalt which

was generally flat with a slight decline to the west. The Site is bounded by Apple Hill

Crescent to the west, Fischer Hallman Road to the east and a field which has been

cleared and graded for future residential development to the north and south.

Historical Summary and Physical Setting

Based on historical records, the first developed use of the Phase Two Property was the

mid-1940s, following the end to World War II, when the property was owned by Austin

G. Hewitt and Agnes Hewitt for agricultural use, which is a time period when synthetic

pesticides could have been available in Canada (as documented in Rachel Carson’s

Silent Spring (Carson, 1962)) and therefore could have been applied to agricultural

crops. There are no records to indicate that any buildings have ever been constructed

on the Phase Two Property. This was determined through aerial photos, Title Search

documents, interviews, engineering records obtained by MTE and research into

synthetic pesticide use in North America.

The Site is not adjacent to or within 30 metres of any water bodies, areas of natural

significance or drinking water wells. The nearest water body is a tributary of Schneider

Creek located approximately 700 meters east of the property. The closest municipal

wells are located within the Strasburg wellfield (K34 and K36) approximately 2.7 km to

the west of the Phase Two Property.

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MTE reviewed Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) online mapping and the

Official Plan of the Region of Waterloo, June 2009, for information regarding important

natural and cultural resources in the Study Area. The following pertinent information for

the Phase Two Property was noted:

• The Phase Two Property is not located within a regulated floodplain;

• There are no Wooded Area located within the Phase Two Study Area;

• There are no heritage features on or within 30 metres of the Phase Two Property;

• There are no wetlands on or within 30 metres of the Phase Two Property; and

• There are no Areas of Natural or Scientific Interest on or within 30 metres of the Phase Two Property.

i. (A) Potentially Contaminating Activities

MTE identified the following potentially contaminating activities (PCAs) at the Phase

Two Property which represent a potential environmental concern:

Potentially Contaminating Activity Basis

30. Importation of fill material of unknown quality

Imported fill associated with the construction of the temporary paved roadway.

40. Pesticides Bulk Storage and Large-Scale Applications

Possible pesticide use associated with historical farming operations.

Road salt for winter deicing of temporary roadway

Temporary roadway was ploughed and maintained during winter.

MTE identified the following potentially contaminating activities within the Phase Two

Study Area, which represent potential environmental concern to the property:

Potentially Contaminating Activity Basis

28. Gasoline and Associated Products Storage in Fixed Tanks

In 2014, two diesel ASTs were located in vicinity to a construction trailer south of the Phase Two Property. Two diesel ASTs associated with the farmstead were located northwest of the Phase Two Property.

40. Pesticides Bulk Storage and Large-Scale Applications

Possible pesticide use associated with historical farming operations.

The QPESA determined that the barn fire in 1955 to the northwest of the Phase Two

Property does not represent an environmental concern since that area has been fully

developed for residential use.

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i. (B) Areas of Potential Environmental Concern

Areas of Potential Environmental Concern

APECs1

Location of APEC on

Phase Two Property

PCA Location of PCA

Contaminants of Potential

Concern

Media Potentially Impacted

Area of bulk fill placement

and bulk salt application

associated with temporary

road (APEC #1)

Entire Phase

Two

Property

#30 – Importation of fill

of unknown quality

Use of winter deicing

salt

On-Site

Metals and

Hydrides, PHC

F1-F4 and

BTEX, PAHs,

SAR, EC

Soil

Area of possible impacts

from former off-Site diesel

ASTs (APEC #2)

West portion

of the Phase

Two

Property

#28 – Gasoline and

Associated Products

Storage in Fixed Tanks

Off-Site PHC F1-F4 and

BTEX Soil

Area of possible impacts

from former pesticide

application (APEC #3)

Entire Phase

Two

Property

#40 – Pesticides Bulk

Storage and Large-scale

Applications

On-Site

and Off-

Site

Organochlorine

Pesticides Soil

Notes: 1

Area of potential environmental concern (APEC) means the area on, in or under the Phase Two Property where

one or more contaminants are potentially present, as determined through the Phase One Environmental Site

Assessment, including through:

(a) identification of past or present uses on, in or under the phase two property, and

(b) identification of potentially contaminating activity.

APEC #1

Prior to construction of the temporary roadway, preliminary grading of the subdivision

was completed. This resulted in a portion of the Phase Two Property being excavated

and a portion being filled to achieve the required grade. Subsequently, the alignment of

the temporary paved road is visible from 2014 to present. Fill was imported to the Phase

Two Property during construction of the roadway which is of unknown quality (PCA

#30). Winter deicing salt would apply to the temporary roadway. The QPESA determined

that the limits of APEC 1 represent the entirety of the Phase Two Property.

APEC #2

Two diesel ASTs were located in vicinity to a construction trailer located south of the

Phase Two Property in 2014. Two diesel ASTs were located northwest of the Phase

Two Property. These ASTs (PCA #28) may have impacted the western portion of the

Phase Two Property.

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APEC #3

The Phase Two Property was within a larger farmstead from as early as the mid-1940s

to 2012. Additionally, farmsteads were present at the surrounding properties from as

early as the mid-1940s to 2012. It is possible that organochlorine pesticides (PCA #40)

were applied to the Phase Two Property and adjacent properties during this time and

may have impacted any portion of the Phase Two Property.

During the Phase Two ESA, MTE commissioned the excavation of four (4) test trenches

to examine APECs and COPCs. The investigation was carried out in accordance with

the Sampling and Analysis Plan, and included the collection of soil duplicates.

The following soil samples were submitted for analysis from the Phase Two Property:

• PHC F1-F4 and BTEX (4 soil samples);

• OC Pesticides (2 soil samples);

• PAHs (1 soil sample);

• Metals and Hydrides (5 soil samples, including one duplicate);

• SAR and EC (4 soil samples); and

• Soil pH (3 soil samples)

Laboratory Certificates of Analysis from all soil samples submitted for analysis have

been received by MTE and are included in the Phase Two ESA report. The lab reports

meet the requirements of S.47 (2b) and (3) of Ontario Regulation 153/04 (as amended) and

are authorized for release by the lab managers.

The QA/QC results indicate that field sampling and lab protocols were satisfactory. No

samples have been rejected by the laboratory. No samples have been rejected by the

QPESA. The QPESA is satisfied that the overall objectives of the investigation were met

and that the data set has allowed appropriate decisions to be made regarding the

environmental conditions of the Site.

i. (C) Subsurface Structures and Utilities

No services are currently installed on the Phase Two Property. The presence of buried

utilities (hydro, water and sewers) along Apple Hill Crescent and Seabrook Drive are

unlikely to interact with groundwater based upon review of civil engineering drawings

and the depth to groundwater being greater than 3.7 metres (the maximum depth

explored during the Phase Two ESA investigation).

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ii. (A) Stratigraphy

Soil conditions encountered across the Site during this investigation typically included

engineered sand and gravel fill ranging from 0.45 to 1.2 metres underlain by native

sandy silt and/or silt to the maximum depth explored of 3.7 metres. Bedrock or

saturated conditions were not encountered. There were no noticeable odours or staining

in the soil to the depths explored and no evidence of buried waste, debris or deleterious

material was observed. No aquifers were encountered and none were investigated.

ii. (B) Hydrogeological Characteristics

Groundwater investigation was not completed as part of this Phase Two ESA.

The shallow groundwater flow direction is surmised to be easterly towards a tributary of

Schneider Creek, which is 700 m from the Phase Two Property.

The Strasburg wellfield consisting of production wells K34 and K36 is located

approximately 2.7 km to the west of the Phase Two Property. The Mannheim East

wellfield comprising production wells K21, K25 and K29 is located approximately 2.8

metres to the southeast of the Phase Two Property. The wells within the Strasburg

wellfield are screened at depths ranging from approximately 28 to 50 metres below

ground surface within Deep Overburden Aquifer. This is overlain by an extensive

confining to semi-confining aquitard unit consisting of the Maryhill and Catfish Creek Till

with the Shallow Overburden Aquifer identified at ground surface. The wells within the

Mannheim East wellfield are screened at depths ranging from approximately 30 to 52

metres below ground surface within Aquifer 1. This corresponds to the Shallow

Overburden aquifer and outcrops at various locations and is often separated into upper

and lower Aquifer systems through the presence of a discontinuous fine-grained

aquatard unit. Wells are generally screened below this aquatard unit, just above the

Maryhill Till (Lake Erie Source Protection Committee, 2012).

ii. (C) Approximate Depth to Bedrock

Bedrock was not encountered to the maximum depth of drilling of 3.7 m bgs. Based on

MOE well records for the Phase Two Study Area, the depth to bedrock is greater than

100 m bgs.

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ii. (D) Approximate Depth to Water Table

Groundwater investigation was not completed as part of this Phase Two ESA.

Based on the previous geotechnical and hydrogeological investigations completed for a

larger land holding (inclusive of the Phase Two Property), groundwater in the area of

the Phase Two Property is typically between 5 and 10 metres.

ii. (E) Section 41 or 43.1 of Ontario Regulation 153/04 (as amended)

Investigations of the property have confirmed that more than 2 m of overburden is

present above bedrock; therefore, it is not a shallow soil condition. There are no surface

water bodies on or within 30 m of the property; therefore, it is not in proximity to a water

body. The property is not within 30 m of an area of natural significance and soil pH is

within the acceptable range; therefore, it is not considered to be a “Sensitive Site” under

Ontario Regulation 153/04 (as amended).

The Phase Two Property is not located within a designated Source Water Protection

Area; however groundwater in the Region of Waterloo is used for drinking water

purposes. The current use of the Phase Two Property is community. The proposed

future use of the Phase Two Property is residential. Accordingly, the analytical results

for all soil samples have been compared to Table 2 of the MOE Soil, Groundwater and

Sediment Standards for Use Under Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act, April

15, 2011 for residential use and coarse textured soil. MOE 2011 Standards are based

on updated science and are protective of human health and ecosystems.

ii. (F) Soil Brought to the Phase Two Property

No soil has been brought to the property during the Phase Two ESA.

ii. (G) Proposed Buildings and Other Structures

The Phase Two Property is currently used as a temporary roadway, which is a

community land use. The proposed redevelopment of the Site is anticipated to be a

residential condominium; however no actual building drawings have been prepared at

this time.

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iii-iv. Areas of Impact (Subparagraphs A-I)

The QPESA has determined that there were no parameters measured above the MOE

2011 Table 2 Standards in soil for the samples submitted for analysis. Therefore, the

QPESA has concluded there are no compounds at the Phase Two Property that are

considered Contaminants of Concern (COCs) in soil.

v. Contaminant Release Mechanisms, Transport, Receptors and Exposure

No Contaminants of Concern were identified on the Phase Two Property and

accordingly, no receptors or exposure pathways were considered.

DETAIL

SITE (See Detail)

SITE LOCATION PLAN

Phase Two Environmental Site Assessment

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SITE LOCATION


SITE LAYOUT AND FEATURES

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Paved Temporary Road

Limits of Phase One, Two & RSC Property Boundary

4.0m

126.5m

Residential

Residential

Residential

Sanitary Sewer

Hydro

Water

Utilities

Storm Sewer

Test Trench (MTE 2015)

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AREAS OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN

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FORMER PESTISIDE APPLICATION

LEGEND

FILL OF UNKNOWN QUALITY & BULKSALT APPLICATION ASSOCIATEDWITH THE TEMPORARY ROADWAYFORMER OFF-SITE DIESEL ASTs



4.0m

126.5m

TEST TRENCH (MTE 2015)


SAMPLING LOCATIONS

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Test Trench (MTE 2015)

LEGEND

28. Gasoline and Associated Products Storage in Fixed Tanks30. Importation of Fill Material of Unknown Quality40. Pesticides (including Herbicides, Fungicides and Anti-FoulingAgents) Manufacturing, Processing, Bulk Storage and Large-scaleApplicationsRoad Salt for Winter Deicing

Notes:Stratigraphy surmised from test trenchescompleted by MTE in 2015.A tributary of Schneider Creek is located approximately 700metres to the east.Bedrock is anticipated to greater than 100metres below ground surface (Ministry ofNatural Resources, 2003).Approximate distance to the nearest municipalwell field is 2.7km to the west.

Section Location

LEGEND

PCA's40

POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATING ACTIVITIES(PCA'S)FROM PHASE ONE ESA

CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN (CoC's)Soil:

AGRICULTURALPAST USE OF SITE:

RESIDENTIAL

CURRENT USE OF SITE:

PROPOSED USE OF SITE:

COMMUNITY

SILT

FILL

MTE Soil Sample LocationMeets MOE 2011 Table 2SCS for Residential UseCoarse Texture

None

(CoPCs Analyzed at Sample Location)

Test Trench(MTE, 2015)

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CONCEPTUAL SITE MODEL


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SANDY SILT

RESID

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RESIDENTIAL

RESID

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4.0m

126.5m

Scale- 1:1250

PHASE ONE, PHASE TWO &RSC PROPERTY BOUNDARY

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30

4040

Direction of Groundwater Flow

RESIDENTIAL

DISTANCE TO MUNCIPALWELL FIELD - 2.7km

DISTANCE TO NEARESTWATER BODY - 700m