Guidelines for the Beneficial Use of Fertilizing Residuals

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5 CA application 5.1 CA application forms Application forms can be obtained from the Ministry’s regional offices for FR reclamation projects requiring a CA. 5.2 Responsibilities of the applicant and partners 5.2.1 CA applicant The applicant is the legal or natural person who signs the application (see Glossary). This person may be: • the FR user, e.g. an agricultural operation; • the FR generator, e.g. an industrial company or a municipality; • a brokerage firm; • a specialized promoter. The applicant must sign the CA application form. If the signatory is an agent, the mandate must be appended to the CA application. Generally, the applicant produces a CA application for each receiving operation that has an agro-environmental fertilisation plan (AEFP) and a phosphorus report (if required), in the case of a farm. If the authorisation is issued, the applicant becomes the holder of a CA (see Glossary). In the event of failure to comply with a CA, the holder (CA applicant) is liable to receive a violation notice from the Ministry and to legal proceedings. Applicants must therefore make sure that any responsibilities they share with partners are clearly set out in their contractual agreements. Regardless, any individual who violates a specific regulatory standard is liable to receive a violation notice from the Ministry. An example would be a farmer who, in carrying out a spreading operation, failed to comply with the separation distances for ditches and watercourses stipulated in the Agricultural operations regulation. 5.2.2 Agronomist The agronomist’s main role is to attest that all the requirements set out in the Guidelines have been addressed in the CA application. More specifically, agronomists must ensure that the agro-environmental reclamation plan (AERP) requirements have been met (see Section 10). Should they find any discrepancies, they must make sure that they are Section 5 ~ Page 25
justified and that supporting documents are included. Agronomists must also make sure that the other professionals or stakeholders involved have supplied the necessary information or letters of undertaking, for example, for FR analyses. This type of attestation of compliance is made directly on the CA application form. An agronomist often acts on behalf of the applicant or his agent, and oversees the preparation of CA applications. In such cases, agronomists must provide their OAQ membership number to be entered on the form. For land application on farms, the agronomist must verify whether the agricultural operation in question is required to have an AEFP pursuant to the AOR, in addition to an AERP for the receiving parcels. Where applicable, the agronomist responsible for the AERP and the agronomist responsible for the AEFP must ensure that the two documents are in agreement. The OAQ has described the respective responsibilities of the agronomists involved in this type of situation at: http://www.oaq.qc.ca/. After a CA has been issued and the project starts, the agronomist must fulfill his responsibilities by taking the necessary steps, such as making visits to the site to ensure that the farmer or the person carrying out the land application is well aware of the applicable separation distances. 5.2.3 Other professionals belonging to a professional order In the case of silvicultural reclamation of FRs, a forest engineer must fulfill the responsibilities mentioned in Section 5.2.2. Other professionals belonging to a professional order may be called on to help prepare CA applications or take part in reclamation activities (Table 3.1). 5.2.4 FR producer FR producers are primarily paper mills, agri-food plants, composting centres and municipal wastewater treatment plants. Producers are responsible for: • providing information related to the FR generating process; • producing the required analyses (Section 6): o parameters, o sampling method, o sampling frequency, o accredited laboratories, o independent quality control or quality control performed by an accredited sampler; • providing specific attestations (e.g. domestic sewage and industrial wastewater streams are kept separate); • supplying a FR that meets the quality requirements contained in this document; • ensuring that the delivery of FRs to the site occurs under the proper conditions; • informing the agronomist (or authorized professional) in the following situations: o significant modification of the process/change in inputs, Section 5 ~ Page 26
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13 FR based soil mixes 13.1 General
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15 Other uses of FRs 15.1 Livestock
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Abbreviations and acronyms AEFP Agr
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calcareous amendment Soil liming am
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treatment of livestock waste gives
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establishments, except bed and brea
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Appendix 1: Supplementary informati
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Table 6.2: Minimum number of sample
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• the difference in concentration
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Appendix 5: N and P availability in
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Appendix 6: MDDEP requirements for
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Use of the resulting compost Farm c
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BIOREX (1994). Bilan massique de de
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CENTRE DE RÉFÉRENCE EN AGRICULTUR
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FORTIN, S.H. (2000). Rapport préli
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HOWARD, A. AND D. JOY (2005). Lime
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PAYMENT, P. (1993). Risques d'expos
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QUÉBEC, MINISTÈRE DE L’ENVIRONN
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