Kubota Materials Canada Corporation - Approval to register for a technical standard for air pollution (industry standard)

This proposal is for Kubota Materials Canada Corporation to be registered in the Technical Standards Registry – Air Pollution (technical standards registry) in respect of the Foundries – Industry Standard under the Local Air Quality Regulation (O. Reg. 419/05).

Kubota Materials Canada Corporation is a foundry that produces steel alloy castings is located at 25 Commerce Road, in Orillia, Ontario. The facility is part of a class identified the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 331514, Steel Foundries. Kubota Materials Canada Corporation is applying to register with respect for many contaminants including suspended particulate matter, and metals.

Registration to a technical standard means that this facility must adhere to all technical and operational requirements in the Foundries - Industry Standard for all 124 contaminants, SPM, and metals and metal compounds. See link attachment titled requested contaminants.

Technical standards ensure that facilities are managing impacts on an airshed by installing best available technology. These requirements replace the air standard for all of the contaminants (124 total) registered for the facility.

Registration to the Technical Standards Registry is a compliance approach under the Local Air Quality Regulation. It requires that the company demonstrate compliance on an ongoing basis through applicable technical standard requirements set out in the Foundries – Industry Standard. Registration to the Technical Standards Registry does not exempt the facility from the requirements under section 9 of the Ontario Environmental Protection Act, which regulates alterations to plant infrastructure and processes. Therefore, a company required to install equipment under the Foundries – Industry Standard is still required to have approval under Part II.1 of the Ontario Environmental Protection Act for that equipment.

The Technical Standards Registry is available on the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks website and sets out the names of all facilities registered in the Registry.