Clarksburg Gravel Pit Rehabilitation | Town of The Blue Mountains, ON

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The Town of The Blue Mountains has embarked on the path of rehabilitating the remainder of the former Clarksburg gravel pit located at 788090 Grey Road 13 through the use of excess soil generated by various municipal projects.

Through the province’s new On-Site and Excess Soil Management Regulation, the Town is now responsible for the management of all soil removed from municipal project sites. To minimize additional costs related to the disposal of excess soil, the Town is looking for opportunities to transport and reuse excavated soil at existing Town sites.

A portion of the former gravel pit has been designated for use as the Town’s Landfill & Recycling Depot, but roughly 3.6 hectares of the pit remain to be rehabilitated. Of this area, approximately 16,400 square metres is anticipated to be of focus for placement of excess soil.

XCG Consulting Limited has been retained by the Town to prepare a Site Assessment as part of an all-encompassing plan for the efficient management of the Town’s excess soil.

Why Now?
The Town is anticipating the generation of approximately 60,000 cubic metres of excess soil from various municipal projects within the next 5 years, and has identified an opportunity to use this excess soil to rehabilitate the former gravel pit.

Project Updates

June 5, 2024 - Draft Report available for comment

The Town has received a draft report for the Excess Soil Management Strategy, in association with an application to amend the pit licence to allow for the use of excess soil for pit closure. The report provides an overview of the project including the proposed scope and further details on the management strategy. The Town's application package has also been posted for review and comment by members of the public. Written notice regarding this has been mailed to surrounding property owners, and the Town is requesting that questions or comments be submitted before July 4, 2024.

View Draft Report

View Application Package

The Town received notice from the Aggregates Section of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry that the proposed site plan amendment of using imported soil for rehabilitation was deemed a significant change to the current operation and/or rehabilitation plan. This judgement requires the Town to complete further consultation with agencies and interested parties. The Town will be preparing the required forms and distributing to the parties identified by the Ministry.

Public Meetings & Information Centres

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