40.1. The operator is required to confirm the acceptance of soil when soil referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 39 is received. For that purpose, for each batch of soil of 200 tons or less, the operator must have a sample taken to have it analyzed for all contaminants likely to be present in the soil among those referred to in the second paragraph of section 42 and the third paragraph of section 50, in the case of soil used to cover residual materials, or in Schedule I to the Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 37) in the case of soil intended for landfilling.
For every batch of soil of more than 200 tons, in addition to the sampling provided for in the first paragraph, the operator must have an additional sample taken and have it analyzed for each additional fraction of soil of 400 tons or less.
The results of the analyses must be entered in the log.