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Who Should Contact SoilPermit.com
What is a soil disposal permit
A soil disposal permit is for the disposal of soil material at a Class 1, 2 or 3 landfill for soil material that includes silt, sands, clay and may contain some gravel. A Class 1 landfill accepts hazardous material as defined by the local governing regulations. A Class 2 landfill accepts both clean and impacted soil material as defined by the local governing regulations. A Class 3 landfill only accepts clean material as defined by the local governing regulations. Locations of the nearest landfill to you can be found HERE (link to map).
A soil disposal permit requires an application to be submitted and approved by the landfill, containing details about the origin of the soil, representative soil analysis and information about the person or company applying for the disposal permit.
A soil disposal permit can be obtained for clean, impacted or hazardous soil material. A soil disposal permit allows for the documented transfer of soil material from your land to the landfill where the landfill takes on all liability for the soil material, which is critical when dealing with any impacted or hazardous material.
A soil disposal permit is generally NOT for loam, gravels and/or rock materials, which do not contain sand, silts, or clay materials.
Why do I need a soil disposal permit
Required By Governing Regulations
You are required by your local governing regulations to dispose of impacted or hazardous materials at approved Class 1 or 2 landfill. Depending on the jurisdiction that you are in, you may require permitting or soil characterization, just to transport soil material.
Required By Landfill
All landfills will require a soil permit disposal application to be submitted, reviewed and approval, prior to being disposed. A landfill application will also includes soil analytical data (less than 1 year old).
Liability
Impacted or hazardous soil material is a liability and once disposed at a Class 1 or 2 landfill, the land fill accepts responsibility/liability for the soil material. If you were to transport impacted or hazardous soil material to a third-party site, you could be fined by your local governing body (or receive jail time), sued by the third-party site, liable for cleanup of third-party site, which would include removal and proper disposal of the impacted or hazardous soil material at a Class 1 or 2 landfill.
Documentation
Disposing of soil material at a landfill provides you documentation, which may be requested by your governing regulatory body that that the soil material from your property/project/other was properly disposal.
Third-party Disposal
Soilpermit.com can characterize your soils so you can sell or buy clean fill material for your property or project. This will provide documentation that the soils you are selling or buying meets the regulatory guidelines and are suitable for re-use on the property/project. This will remove any potential liability of transporting or buying un-characterized soils that may be considered impacted.
Ease Of Mind
Soilpermit.com takes the worry and hassle out of obtaining a soil disposal permit and ensures the soil material is handled properly according to regulatory requirements.
What information is required for a Soil Permit
The information below is required to obtain a soil disposal permit:
- Site Location,
- Owner information,
- Volume of soil to be disposed,
- Proposed disposal location (determine landfill location HERE (goes to map),
- Analytical Data, and
- Other (to be determined based on landfill location).
About Us
Soil Permit Solutions
At SoilPermit.com, we specialize in providing seamless soil permit services tailored to meet regulatory requirements and streamline your project approvals. SoilPermit.com is a subsiduary of Envirotech Engineering Corp based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Envirotech Engineering Corp has been in business since 2001, serving property owners, oil and gas, government agencies, various businesses, developers, power transmission/distribution companies, utility companies, contractors, banking institutions and other (all collectively called “Industry”).
Envirotech Engineering Corp designed, developed, created and implemented a Soil Assessment Program (“SAP®”) that has been utilized by Industry for their soil disposal and soil management needs since 2009. Through the SAP®, thousands (1000s) of disposal permits have been successfully submitted and approved for the disposal and management of hundreds of thousands plus (100,000s+) cubic metres of soil. Through this experience and gained knowledge SoilPermit.com was created with a simple mission, to provide streamline soil permitting and soil management services.
