Bunge Canada Holdings I ULC - Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

ERO number
013-4825
Ministry reference number
4499-B94QJ3
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Comment period
March 6, 2019 - April 20, 2019 (45 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:
March 6, 2019
to April 20, 2019

Decision summary

An Environmental Compliance Approval with the Limited Operational Flexibility (Air & Noise) has been granted to Bunge Canada Holdings I ULC. The facility receives and processes oil seeds into vegetable oils and their by-products, located in Hamilton, Ontario. 

Location details

Site address

515 Victoria Avenue North
Hamilton, ON
L8N 3K7
Canada

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Proponent(s)

Bunge Canada Holdings I ULC
515 Victoria Avenue North
Hamilton, ON
L8N 3K7
Canada

Decision details

An Environmental Compliance Approval with the Limited Operational Flexibility (Air & Noise) has been granted to Bunge Canada Holdings I ULC. The facility receives and processes oil seeds into vegetable oils and their by-products, located in Hamilton, Ontario.

The emission sources from the manufacturing and associated processes that discharge to the air includes process exhaust system, dust collectors, mold inhibitor, boilers and combustion equipment. The amendment includes modification to the Low NOx (I.e. nitrogen oxide) Boilers, and non emergency generators, as well as updated emission modelling. Installation of three (3) diesel powered generators to be used for peek shaving and minor modifications to the existing dust collector.

Emissions to the air from this facility include hydrogen sulphide, methyl mercaptan, particulate matter, and products of combustion such as nitrogen oxides.

The Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (Air & Noise), when issued, permits modifications to the facility subject to limits on operational flexibility that include a production limit for the facility to be specified on the Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (Air &Noise). The limited operational flexibility conditions have an expiry date. The company will be required to make an application for amendment at that time to renew these conditions.

Comments received

Through the registry

4

By email

0

By mail

0
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Effects of consultation

Four comments were received during the posting period. All comments expressed concerns about potential odour emissions from the facility operations and one comment expressed concerns about potential high level of PM and NOx concentrations.

Our response

Proposals for Environmental Compliance Approval for Air and Noise (ECA) undergo detailed technical review to determine whether or not they comply with the requirements related to Section 9 of the Environmental Protection Act (s.9 EPA). Approvals are only issued if all of these requirements are satisfied. The submitted proposal, including updated Odour Abatement Plan to reduce odour emissions from the site, satisfies requirements set in s.9 EPA.

Comments received were reviewed and where appropriate were considered in our decision whether or not to proceed with this proposal. In this case, the comments are consistent with concerns within the Ministry and as a result terms and conditions such as; implementation of the Odour Abatement Plan and source testing of the proposed generators sets to verify emission rates, have been added. 

The terms and conditions do not represent all conditions in the ECA, but are those related to the comments on the proposal.

Based on the proposal and implementation of proposed measures, the facility is capable to operate and would not cause an adverse effect related to fugitive odour emissions from the site.

Supporting materials

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Environmental Approvals Access and Service Integration Branch
Address

135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

Office phone number
Hamilton District Office
Address

119 King Street West
Floor 9
Hamilton, ON
L8P 4Y7
Canada

Office phone number

How to Appeal

This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from July 15, 2019 to begin the appeal process.

Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.

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Appeal process for decisions published before June 1, 2021

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:

  1. prepare your application
  2. provide notice to the minister
  3. 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:

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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:

  1. 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?
  2. 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)

Issuing authority
Jeffrey McKerrall
Manager

Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

416-314-8302

Proponent(s)

Bunge Canada Holdings I ULC
515 Victoria Avenue North
Hamilton, ON
L8N 3K7
Canada


Appellate body

Environmental Review Tribunal
Attention: The Secretary
655 Bay Street
Floor 15
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca

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Include the following:

ERO number
013-4825
Ministry reference number
4499-B94QJ3

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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Original proposal

ERO number
013-4825
Ministry reference number
4499-B94QJ3
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Proposal posted

Comment period

March 6, 2019 - April 20, 2019 (45 days)

Proposal details

Description of instrument

This proposal is for the renewal and amendment to the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (Air & Noise) No. 3908-8GCKJZ for Bunge Canada Holdings I ULC. The facility receives and processes oilseeds into vegetable oils and their by-products located in Hamilton, Ontario.

The emission sources from the manufacturing and associated processes that exhaust to the air include:

  • process exhaust system,
  • dust collectors,
  • mold inhibitor,
  • boilers and
  • combustion equipment.

The amendment includes modification to the Low- NOx Boilers, and non emergency generators, as well as updated emission modelling. Installation of three (3) diesel powered generators to be used for peek shaving and minor modifications to the existing dust collector.

Emissions to the air from this facility include:

  • hydrogen sulphide,
  • methyl mercaptan,
  • particulate matter, and
  • products of combustion such as nitrogen oxides.

The Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (Air), when issued, permits modifications to the facility subject to limits on operational flexibility that include a production limit for the facility to be specified on the Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (Air).

The limited operational flexibility conditions have an expiry date. The company will be required to make an application for amendment at that time to renew these conditions.

Supporting materials

View materials in person

Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.

Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.

Environmental Approvals Access and Service Integration Branch
Address

135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

Office phone number
Hamilton District Office
Address

119 King Street West
Floor 9
Hamilton, ON
L8P 4Y7
Canada

Office phone number

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

This consultation was open from March 6, 2019
to April 20, 2019

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