Asselin Transportation and Storage Ltd. - Environmental Compliance Approval (waste)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (waste)

ERO number
019-1662
Ministry reference number
20-KEN-17471
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal Updated
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 20, 2020 - June 4, 2020 (45 days) Closed
Last updated

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Update Announcement

A decision for this proposal has been published as a Bulletin under ERO 019-2838 on February 23, 2021.

This consultation was open from:

April 20, 2020
to June 4, 2020

Proposal summary

This proposal is for the issuance of an Environmental Compliance Approval 20-KEN-17471 for Asselin Transportation and Storage Ltd. for a hauled sewage disposal site in Lake of the Woods, Ontario.

Location details

Site address

Olson Road
Lake of the Woods, ON
P0W 1M0
Canada

Site location details

McCrosson Township

Lot 6 Concession 1

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Proponent(s)

Asselin Transportation and Storage Ltd.
174 Highway 11
PO Box 746
Fort Frances, ON
P9A 3N1
Canada

Why consultation isn't required

On April 1, 2020, the Ontario Government made a temporary regulation to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Ontario Regulation 115/20 exempts all proposals for policies, acts, regulations and instruments from posting requirements under the EBR until 30 days after the declared emergency is terminated.

Proposal details

Description of instrument:

Hauled sewage, commonly known as septage, is the waste material removed from portable toilets, sewage holding tanks and septic systems. Untreated hauled sewage from holding tanks and septic tanks may be disposed of on land in accordance with an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) issued under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA).

Other information:

  • site location: Olson Road, McCrosson Township
  • application type: renewal
  • total useable area: 0.25 hectares
  • type of disposal: dewatering trench

Highlights of proposed approval requirements:

Prior to operating at the site, the company shall develop written procedures covering the following:

  • procedures for reporting to the ministry, and municipal authorities as required in the event a spill occurs at the site
  • list of the personnel responsible for operations at the site

The company shall ensure that all personnel involved in the operation of this hauled sewage disposal site are aware of the requirements of this approval and are trained in Spill Prevention.

Spills of a pollutant that cause or may cause an adverse effect are to be reported to the Ministry's Spills Action Centre and the company shall take appropriate remedial action to limit the impact. The company must ensure that no unnecessary off-site effects, such as vermin, vectors, odour, dust, litter, noise or traffic, result from the operation of this site.

Written records must be maintained in a log book that documents daily operations as well as any spills that occur and any complaints received.

The two dewatering trenches must be designed and constructed according to specified standards set out in the approval.

The dewatering trenches must be operated in accordance with specified standards set out in the approval which include maximum volumes that can be put in a trench, rotating the use of the trenches, ensuring trenches have a rest period and cleaning residuals from the trenches on a regular basis.

A closure plan shall be developed for the site and the site must be closed in accordance with the plan.

The following types of monitoring conditions will be required: None

Financial assurance will not be required

Other:

Prior to the spreading of hauled sewage, the operator is responsible for ensuring that all necessary approvals, licences or permits that may be required from other authorities, such as the local municipality, conservation authority, MNRF and OMAFRA, have been acquired.

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The comment period was from April 20, 2020
to June 4, 2020

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