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Q-2, r. 7.1 - Regulation respecting sand pits and quarries
Section 14
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14. A quarry or sand pit must not be situated
(1) in the inner protection zones of a category 1 groundwater withdrawal within the meaning of the Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 35.2);
(2) in the intermediate or outer protection zones of a category 1 surface water withdrawal within the meaning of that Regulation; or
(3) in the inner and intermediate protection zones of a category 1 groundwater withdrawal within the meaning of that Regulation.
Subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph applies as of 1 April 2021, except
(1) to a quarry or sand pit that, on that date, is already situated in one of the protection zones referred to in that subparagraph; and
(2) to a quarry or sand pit that is situated in one of the protection zones referred to in that subparagraph following an enlargement, after that date, on land that belonged, before that same date, to the owner of the quarry or sand pit if it was already situated in that zone.
Subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph does not apply to a quarry or sand pit that is situated in one of the zones referred to in that subparagraph on 18 April 2019.
In force: 2019-04-18
14. A quarry or sand pit must not be situated
(1) in the inner protection zones of a category 1 groundwater withdrawal within the meaning of the Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 35.2);
(2) in the intermediate or outer protection zones of a category 1 surface water withdrawal within the meaning of that Regulation; or
(3) in the inner and intermediate protection zones of a category 1 groundwater withdrawal within the meaning of that Regulation.
Subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph applies as of 1 April 2021, except
(1) to a quarry or sand pit that, on that date, is already situated in one of the protection zones referred to in that subparagraph; and
(2) to a quarry or sand pit that is situated in one of the protection zones referred to in that subparagraph following an enlargement, after that date, on land that belonged, before that same date, to the owner of the quarry or sand pit if it was already situated in that zone.
Subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph does not apply to a quarry or sand pit that is situated in one of the zones referred to in that subparagraph on 18 April 2019.
