This consultation was open from:
June 17, 2026
to August 1, 2026
Decision summary
A new Environmental Compliance Approval was issued for subsurface sewage works rated at 33,875 litres per day to service Matchedash Camp at 2907 Matchedash Street in the Township of Severn.
The new works will replace the existing sewage systems and greywater pits.
Location details
Site address
2907 Matchedash Street
Severn,
ON
Canada
Site location details
Matchedash Camp
Site location map
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View this location on a map opens link in a new windowProponent(s)
Steven Werner Zeidler operating as Matchedash Camp
2907 Matchedash Street
Severn,
ON
L0K 2C0
Canada
Decision details
Approval issued
A new Environmental Compliance Approval was issued to Steven Werner Zeidler, operating as Matchedash Camp, for sewage treatment and subsurface disposal works at 2907 Matchedash Street in the Township of Severn.
The approved works have a maximum daily design flow of 33,875 litres and will service:
- 75 seasonal recreational vehicle or trailer sites with water and sewer connections
- one four-bedroom residence
- one communal comfort station
Approved sewage works
The approval permits the construction and operation of a new sewage system that includes:
- flow equalization and primary treatment
- a moving bed biofilm reactor treatment system
- chemical phosphorus removal
- secondary clarification
- sludge storage
- effluent pumping, flow measurement and monitoring
- a raised Type A dispersal bed for subsurface disposal of treated effluent
The new sewage works will replace the existing sewage systems and unapproved greywater pits at the site.
Environmental protection requirements
The approval includes conditions requiring:
- limits and objectives for treated effluent quality
- regular influent, treated effluent and sludge monitoring
- continuous measurement of treated effluent flow
- proper operation and maintenance of the sewage works
- secondary containment and spill controls for chemical storage
- inspection and maintenance of the Type A dispersal bed
- sludge removal and disposal at an approved receiving facility
- contingency planning for equipment failures, spills and other abnormal operating conditions
- annual performance reporting to the ministry
- commissioning by a licensed engineering practitioner
- decommissioning of the existing sewage systems and greywater pits after the new works are commissioned
The conditions are intended to protect groundwater, surface water and the surrounding environment.
Consultation
The proposal was posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario for a 45-day public comment period from June 17 to August 1, 2026. No comments were received.
Effects of consultation
No comments were received.
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How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from November 6, 2026 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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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)
Steven Werner Zeidler operating as Matchedash Camp
2907 Matchedash Street
Severn,
ON
L0K 2C0
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Include the following:
This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.
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Toronto,
ON
M4V 1M2
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for the establishment of subsurface sewage disposal works rated at 33,875 litres per day, to service a trailer park located at 2907 Matchedash Street, in the Township of Severn.
The proposed works include septic tank(s), package treatment system and subsurface disposal bed(s). The Ministry may require effluent monitoring and may impose effluent limits.
Supporting materials
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40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 2
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1M2
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from June 17, 2026
to August 1, 2026
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Floor 2
Toronto,
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M4V 1M2
Canada
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