Our Environmental Compliance Approval
EcoVac operates under Ontario Environmental Compliance Approval No. 3168-BH9JQY. Here's what that means, what it covers, and why it matters when you're deciding where to send a load.
What an ECA is
In Ontario, a facility that receives and processes waste material, including liquid soil from hydro-excavation, needs an Environmental Compliance Approval from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. The approval spells out what the facility can accept, how much, what it has to do with the material, and the monitoring and records the ministry expects.
It's a site-specific document. An ECA belongs to a particular facility at a particular address, and its conditions apply to how that site operates day to day.
- Holder
- EcoVac Solutions Ltd.
- Issued by
- Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Site
- 60A Baywood Road, Toronto, ON M9V 3Y8
- Accepts
- Non-hazardous liquid soil from hydro-excavation
- Recovers
- Stone, sand, clay and treated water
What our approval covers
Receiving
The receipt of non-hazardous liquid soil from hydro-excavation at our four receiving bays in Toronto.
Processing
Separating that material into stone, sand, clay and water through screening, washing, pressing and water treatment.
Recovery
Conditions on the sampling and analysis of recovered material, so it has the documentation it needs to be reused.
What it means for your loads
When you tip at an approved facility, the load is going somewhere the province has authorized to receive it, under conditions the province has set. That matters for your own compliance files under Ontario Regulation 406/19, and it matters if anyone asks where a project's excavated material ended up.
It also means there are rules on our side. Loads have to match what the approval allows, which is why we ask what's coming and turn away hazardous or contaminated material.
Check it yourself
Ontario makes environmental approvals publicly searchable. You can look up approval number 3168-BH9JQY on the province's Access Environment site, or ask us for a copy.
We'd encourage the same with any receiving facility. A facility's approval number should be easy to get.
Common questions
Is an Environmental Compliance Approval the same as a licence?
People often call it a licence, but the legal term in Ontario is an approval. It is issued by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and sets the conditions a facility must operate under.
How can I check EcoVac's approval?
Ontario publishes environmental approvals online. Search for approval number 3168-BH9JQY, or ask us for a copy.
Does the approval cover every kind of soil?
No. It covers the receipt and processing of non-hazardous liquid soil from hydro-excavation. Hazardous or contaminated material isn't accepted.