Update Announcement
This proposal notice has been updated on March 14, 2023 to advise the public that this application is still under active review. The ministry is reviewing the comments it has received to date. The original proposal date and comment period have not been altered.
Cette consultation a eu lieu :
du 3 décembre 2020
au 17 janvier 2021
Résumé de la décision
We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to H & D Properties Ltd. for the operation of an anaerobic digester facility to produce renewable natural gas, for injection into the natural gas grid, and liquid digestate. The H & D Properties Ltd. facility is located at 1336 County Road 2, just east of Maitland, Ontario.
Détails de l'emplacement
Adresse du site
1336 County Road 2
Augusta,
ON
Canada
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H & D Properties Ltd.
10839 Van Camp Road
Mountain,
ON
K0E 1P0
Canada
Détails de la décision
We issued Environmental Compliance Approval No. 3234-CKML66 on August 21, 2023 to H & D Properties Ltd. for the operation of an anaerobic digester facility located at 1336 County Road 2, Maitland, Ontario.
Organic feedstock consisting of residues from source separated organics, and industrial, commercial and institutional sources will be processed through the anaerobic digesters to produce renewable natural gas, for injection into the natural gas grid, and liquid digestate for use as organic fertilizer. All organic feedstock will be delivered to the facility via truck deliveries.
The subject approval includes all emission sources from the facility discharging to the air and includes the following:
- a fully enclosed receiving building for the receipt of organic residuals feedstock
- an odour control system, serving the organic feedstock receiving building, utlitizing activated carbon, and consisting of:
- three treatment trains - two duty and one standby
- a continuous emission monitoring system for hydrogen sulphide
- two hybrid anaerobic digester tanks, each tank having a hydrolyzer component, anaerobic digestion component, and pasteurizer component, and served by two natural gas-fired boilers, an emergency flare and emergency pressure release valve
- two liquid surge tanks, to provide storage for liquid feedstock, and each tank served by:
- an activated carbon adsorption odour control unit
- a continuous emission monitoring system for hydrogen sulphide
- a natural gas-fired boiler serving the organic feedstock receiving building
- a biogas upgrading system, served by activated carbon adsorption odour control
Contaminant emissions to the air include total reduced sulphur, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and methane.
Effets de la consultation
A total of 72 comments were received from the public regarding the air and noise emissions resulting from the proposed operation of an anaerobic digester facility by H & D Properties Ltd. located at 1336 County Road 2, Maitland, Ontario. These comments raised concerns regarding:
- emissions of odorous contaminants from the proposed facility
- noise emissions from the proposed facility’s operation, including on-site equipment and truck movements/activities
- public health and safety
- effect on local property values
- protection of the natural environment
- effect of local wildlife
An Emission Summary and Dispersion Modelling (ESDM) Report and Acoustic Assessment Report (AAR) were submitted in support of the proposal to document all air and noise emissions, respectively, resulting from the operation of the facility.
The Ministry’s Air Approvals Unit and Noise Approvals Unit completed a detailed assessment of the above-noted ESDM Report and AAR, and found them to be compliant:
- Ontario Regulation 419/05: Air Pollution – Local Air Quality
- Publication NPC-300, Environmental Noise Guideline, Stationary and Transportation Sources – Approval and Planning
- all other applicable ministry policy and guidelines
The Environmental Compliance Approval issued to H & D Properties Ltd. for the operation of the equipment included conditions to ensure an adverse effect is not caused as a result of the air and noise emissions resulting from the operation of the facility. These conditions include:
- source testing of odorous sources
- identification of odour control measures
- proper operation and maintenance of odour control equipment
- development of an odour management plan to minimize odour impacts
- development of a negative pressure assessment plan to ensure negative pressure is maintained at the organic feedstock receiving building
- implementation of noise control measures as outlined in the AAR
- completing an acoustic audit following commencement of facility operations to verify noise impact and compliance
The remaining comments regarding public health and safety, effect on local property values, protection of sub-surface and surface resources, and effect on local wildlife are outside the jurisdiction of section 9 of the Environmental Protection Act, Ontario Regulation 419/05, and NPC-300, and are not related to the issuance of this approval for air and noise emissions from the facility.
A detailed summary of all comments received are attached to this notice.
Documents justificatifs
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How to Appeal
Cet avis de décision peut être porté en appel. Vous avez jusqu’à 15 jours à partir du 24 août 2023 pour entamer le processus d’appel.
Veuillez lire les renseignements suivants attentivement pour en savoir plus sur le processus d’appel.
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Start the process to appeal
If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.
First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.
If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.
Seek leave to appeal
To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- mail your application to three parties
1. Prepare your application
You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:
- A document that includes:
- your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
- the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
- a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
- your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
- the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
- whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
- the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
- the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
- the outcome you’d like to see
- A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
- Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered
The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:
- is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
- could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?
2. Provide your notice
You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.
In your notice, please include a brief description of the:
- decision that you wish to appeal
- grounds for granting leave to appeal
You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:
College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
3. Mail your application
You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:
- appellate body
- issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
- proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)
H & D Properties Ltd.
10839 Van Camp Road
Mountain,
ON
K0E 1P0
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Proposition initiale
Détails de la proposition
This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (air) for H & D Properties Ltd., an anaerobic digestion facility located in the Township of Augusta, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.
This application includes all emission sources from the facility that exhaust to the atmosphere including odour control, two (2) natural gas-fired boilers, biogas upgrader, emergency flares, an anaerobic digester equipped with an emergency pressure relief valve.
Contaminant emissions to the atmosphere include:
- particulate matter
- nitrogen oxides
- methane
- sulphur dioxide
- noise
Documents justificatifs
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Certains documents justificatifs peuvent ne pas être accessibles en ligne. Si tel est le cas, vous pouvez demander à consulter les documents en personne.
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Commentaire
La consultation est maintenant terminée.
Cette consultation a eu lieu 3 décembre 2020
au 17 janvier 2021
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Contact
Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
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