Sunquest Farms Ltd. - Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage)

Description of instrument

This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for an existing greenhouse stormwater management facility serving Sunquest Farms Ltd., located at 1254 Road 3 East, Town of Kingsville, County of Essex.

The existing stormwater structure includes a roof water drainage pipe system, a wet pond having a storage volume of 2,361 cubic metres with a maximum depth of 0.956 metres for the 100-year storm event, complete with a 240 millimetre diameter outlet pipe and emergency spillway discharging with a maximum release rate of 157.72 litres per second for the 100-year storm event into the East 3rd Concession Drain.

Other information

Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECAs) for greenhouse stormwater management facilities follow a streamlined process set forth in the Guide: Obtaining Approval for a Greenhouse Stormwater Management Facility. Many greenhouses for which applications are being submitted have already been in operation for several years; most stormwater management systems for greenhouses are not highly complex; and the ECAs are being submitted as part of a ministry abatement action plan to address water quality issues as quickly as possible. Therefore, the Director feels a 31-day comment period is sufficient for this and all other greenhouse stormwater ECA applications as opposed to the 45-day comment period used on other types of ECA applications.