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Proposed changes to environmental approvals for municipal sewage collection works

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46889

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The approach appears to mirror municipal drinking water, but without the controls and accountability that makes that approach work. Without annual inspections, the ministry can't confirm that pre-approved works follow requirements. Read more

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Proposed changes to environmental approvals for municipal sewage collection works

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46992

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This is just an attempt to say you're "reducing red tape" but in reality you're just using the pandemic as a distraction and hoping people don't notice that you're removing any sort of oversight or regulatory restrictions on development. There is nothing good here at all.

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Proposed changes to environmental approvals for municipal sewage collection works

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47496

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Storm Design: You are proposing a 1% minimum slope of all sized top end pipe lengths (minimum 250mm diameter). This is quite a steep slope, even for 250mm pipe. We typically design top end 200mm sanitary pipe at 0.50%. Read more

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Proposed changes to environmental approvals for municipal sewage collection works

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47531

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The Corporation of the City of Port Colborne

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The City of Port Colborne is pleased to have had the opportunity to review the proposed linear infrastructure ECAs and the draft design criteria for sanitary and stormwater systems. Read more

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Proposed changes to environmental approvals for municipal sewage collection works

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47658

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The proposal appears to be a reasonable one because it includes provisions for environmental monitoring. Please don't accept, without substantiation, complaints from municipalities that monitoring is too expensive or inconclusive. Read more

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Proposed changes to environmental approvals for municipal sewage collection works

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47660

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Ontario Rivers Alliance

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The Ontario Rivers Alliance (ORA) is a Not-for-Profit grassroots organization working to protect, conserve and restore healthy riverine ecosystems. Due to Bill 197, the COVID-19 emergency and a short comment period, ORA is making a short but to the point submission. Read more

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Proposed changes to environmental approvals for municipal sewage collection works

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47710

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Township of West Lincoln

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Hi, please see my comments below: section 2.12.2 - coloured pipe for sewer laterals is not realistic, the 2 pipes used by municipalities and private owners are PVC (white) and ABS (black). Read more

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Proposed changes to environmental approvals for municipal sewage collection works

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47743

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Town of Milton

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1. Similar to the Transfer of Review Program, if a municipality has additional works identified in Schedule A of their agreement, will these works still be agreed as ‘pre-approved works’ under the new Linear ECA program? Read more

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