| #Q001 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | CLI ECA Review and Renewal | wastewater, other | All CLI ECAs include a requirement to apply for a review and renewal by a date specified in Schedule A of the CLI ECA. | | high |
| #Q002 | operational | operational | mandatory | Operations and Maintenance Manual | wastewater, other | Conditions in the CLI ECA require the municipality, as the ECA holder, to prepare and implement an operations and maintenance (O&M) manual for the system. | | high |
| #Q003 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Performance Report | wastewater, other | Conditions that must be followed in the CLI ECA require the municipality as the ECA holder, to prepare an annual performance report for the system. | | high |
| #Q004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Public Availability of Annual Report | wastewater, other | As the ECA holder, you are required to make this report available to the public at no charge, for example, by posting the report on the municipal website. | | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Authorization for System Alterations | wastewater, other | To make any additions, modifications, replacements or extensions to your municipal sewage collection system or municipal stormwater management system, changes must either be: pre-authorized alterations under the conditions in Schedule D of the municipality's CLI ECA, or approved by a Schedule C amendment to the municipality's CLI ECA | | high |
| #Q006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Director Notification for System Description Changes | wastewater, other | You are required to notify the Director when changes have been made to the system that result in a change to the description of your system provided in Schedule B of the CLI ECA. | When changes have been made to the system that result in a change to the description of the system provided in Schedule B, unless exempt | high |
| #Q007 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Submission of Director Notification Forms | wastewater, other | You should submit one of the following Director Notification Forms in accordance with conditions in your CLI ECA: Director Notification - Alterations to a Municipal Sewage Collection System or Director Notification - Alterations to a Municipal Stormwater Management System | When required by conditions in the CLI ECA | high |
| #Q008 | design | operational | mandatory | Compliance for Pre-authorized Alterations | wastewater, other | Pre-authorized alterations must be completed in accordance with conditions in the CLI ECA and guidance materials titled 'Design Criteria for Sanitary Sewers, Storm Sewers and Forcemains for Alterations Pre-authorized under a CLI ECA. | When undertaking pre-authorized alterations | high |
| #Q009 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Completion of Forms for Pre-authorized Alterations | wastewater, other | When undertaking pre-authorized alterations, you must complete the form that is specified in your CLI ECA | When undertaking pre-authorized alterations | high |
| #Q010 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Record Retention for Pre-authorized Changes | wastewater, other | You are required to keep a record of pre-authorized changes on file and available for inspection, for a minimum of 10 years. | | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Timing for Schedule C Amendment Application | wastewater, other | An application to amend the CLI ECA, known as a Schedule C amendment, must be submitted to the ministry before any proposed alterations or changes are made to the works. | For alterations that are not pre-authorized, not undertaken by a municipality or prescribed person, or are undertaken by transit agencies | high |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Amendment Information for Sewage Treatment | wastewater | You must include information that describes the equipment, pre-conditioning processes and relationship to downstream treatment processes. | If your application includes new sanitary sewage works with treatment, or changes to an existing sanitary works with treatment | high |
| #Q013 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Amendment Information for Phased Projects | wastewater, other | For large or complex projects that will be completed in phases, you must include information that describes your project timelines and phases of implementation. | For large or complex projects that will be completed in phases | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Amendment Applicant Requirements | wastewater, other | Any amendment to a CLI ECA must be submitted by the CLI ECA holder, either the municipality or another party authorized by the municipality such as a consultant or prescribed persons identified in Ontario Regulation 208/19 | | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Fee Payment Methods | wastewater, other | You must pay either: online, by selecting the “Pay online” checkbox in the ECA application form, or by mail | | high |
| #Q016 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | Prohibition of Email Payments | wastewater, other | Do not submit payment information by email. | | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Payment Submission Inclusions | wastewater, other | Include the following in your payment submission: the payment page of the application form... the reference number of the application, which you can find in your confirmation email | If paying by mail | high |
| #Q018 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Commissioning Director Notification | wastewater, other | The municipality, as holder of the CLI ECA, will be required to provide Director notification when the works have been commissioned, placed into service, or at specific stages in the project identified within the CLI ECA. | If an amendment for new or altered sewage works is approved | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | CLI ECA Periodic Review Submission | wastewater, other | you will need to submit for review of the CLI ECA at regular intervals, generally every 5 years. | | high |
| #Q020 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Methyl Naphthalene Concentration Summing | other | For all tables, the methyl naphthalene soil standard is applicable to both 1-methyl naphthalene and 2 –methyl naphthalene, with the provision that if both are detected the sum of the two concentrations cannot exceed the standard. | If both 1-methyl naphthalene and 2-methyl naphthalene are detected | high |
| #Q021 | operational | operational | mandatory | QP Verification of Generic Standards | other | The QP must ascertain that the site conditions are appropriate for use of the generic standards such that he/she can be comfortable with signing the certifications on the RSC. | | high |
| #Q022 | operational | operational | recommended | QP Factor Assessment for Generic Standards | other | The QP should consider these types of factors in assessing the appropriateness of the use of the generic standards. | | high |
| #Q023 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Site-Specific Hardness and pH Assessment | aquatic life | In such cases, the QP may need to consider whether a site-specific estimate of hardness and pH resulting from mixing of groundwater and surface water is needed to estimate an appropriate aquatic protection value for this site. | if there is a surface water body that could be affected by the property from contaminant migration via groundwater, and the surface water has total hardness less than 70mg/L (as CaCO3) and/or has pH less than 6.7 | high |
| #Q024 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Methyl Mercury Analysis Requirement | other | Analysis for methyl mercury only applies when mercury (total) standard is exceeded | When mercury (total) standard is exceeded | high |
| #Q025 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Boron Standard Selection | other | The HWS boron can be used by itself for all surface soils, as plants are the most sensitive receptor for boron. For subsurface soils the total boron standard can be used by itself, since plant protection for soils below the root zone is not a significant concern. | | high |
| #Q026 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Shallow Soil Table Applicability | other | Tables 6 and 7 are to be used in situations where there is less than 2 m of overburden above bedrock. | Situations where there is less than 2 m of overburden above bedrock | high |
| #Q027 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Water Body Proximity Table Applicability | other | Tables 8 and 9 are to be used where all or part of a property lies within 30 m of a surface water body. | Where all or part of a property lies within 30 m of a surface water body | high |
| #Q028 | monitoring | reporting | guidance | BTEX Subtraction Choice | other | F1 fraction does not include BTEX; however, the proponent has the choice as to whether or not to subtract BTEX from the analytical result. | | high |
| #Q029 | operational | operational | guidance | Optional Use of Shallow Soil Tables | other | They can also be used in situations where the QP is not satisfied that Tables 2 and 3 are suitable due to shallow depth to groundwater. | When the QP is not satisfied that Tables 2 and 3 are suitable due to shallow depth to groundwater | high |
| #Q030 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Contaminant Concentration Unit Standards | drinking water, agricultural water, aquatic life, other | Tables 1 to 9 set out prescribed standards for these contaminants by indicating in the appropriate locations the maximum concentrations of the contaminants in soil, ground water and sediment, which are expressed in a number that is to be read as µg ⁄ g dry weight for soil and sediment, and as µg ⁄ L for ground water, unless otherwise indicated in the table. | | high |
| #Q031 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Soil Texture Group Standard Application | drinking water, other | Within Tables 2 - 7 separate values for each of the two soil texture groups are listed. The value for coarse soils is the one that is not bracketed, whereas the value for medium and fine textured soils is given within brackets. Where there are no bracketed values, the value applies to both soil groups. | | high |
| #Q032 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Standard Identification Procedure | other | The standard for a property that is applicable for a type of property use in a particular medium, can be found in the row named for the contaminant and in the column that has the heading row that indicates the applicable medium and the type of property use for which the record of site condition is filed. | When identifying applicable standards for a Record of Site Condition | high |
| #Q033 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Interpretation of Table Abbreviations NV and NA | other | A contaminant that is listed and for which the abbreviation "NV" appears in the cell, instead of a number representing a maximum concentration, is a contaminant for which a standard is not prescribed. The abbreviation "NV" means "no value". A contaminant that is listed and for which the abbreviation "NA" appears in the cell, instead of a number representing a maximum concentration, is a contaminant for which a standard is not prescribed because no standard is required. The abbreviation "NA" means "not applicable". | When reading tables 1 through 9 for site standards | high |