The Corporation of the City…

The Corporation of the City of Barrie's Environmental Compliance Unit (City) has reviewed the ERO proposal and has the following comments to be taken into consideration for the proposed ECA:

1) The City recommends that the Owner be required to prepare an Operations Manual for the Stormwater Works that includes the following information:

o operating procedures for routine operation of the Works.
o inspection programs, including frequency of inspection, for the works and the methods or tests employed to detect when maintenance is necessary.
o repair and maintenance programs, including the frequency of repair and maintenance for the Works.
o procedures for the inspection and calibration of monitoring equipment
o a spill prevention control and countermeasures plan, consisting of contingency plans and procedures for dealing with potential spills and any other abnormal situations.

2) The City must be immediately notified of all spills into the Municipal Sewage Works or onto Municipal Property by calling Service Barrie at 705-726-4242.

3) The provided drawing, ATTACH -3 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PLANS – dwg, does not illustrate the proposed oil grit separator as noted within the Environmental Compliance Approval application and Site Drainage Improvements report (February 7, 20220 prepared by MGM Consulting Inc.

4) The site is located within a Significant Groundwater Recharge Area and a Highly Vulnerable Aquifer.

5) Proposed works are currently outside of the Issues Contributing Area for Chloride and Sodium. Any expansion to the western portion of the site may create a Significant Drinking Water Threat, as described under SEWG(a) – 1 policy within the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan.