This consultation was open from:
February 8, 2023
to March 10, 2023
Decision summary
The variance is cancelled - no longer required.
Location details
Site address
2199 CHRYSLER CENTER
WINDSOR,
ON
N9A 4H6
Canada
Site location details
Private Fuel Outlet
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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STELLANTIS N.V.
1000 Chrysler Dr
Auburn Hills,
MI
48326
United States
Decision details
Stellantis was able to comply with the code to immediately shut down the submersible pumps if the discriminating sensors detect gasoline in the sumps or in the booster pump containment.
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345 Carlingview Drive
Toronto,
ON
M9W 6N9
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from November 7, 2023 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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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)
STELLANTIS N.V.
1000 Chrysler Dr
Auburn Hills,
MI
48326
United States
The Registrar
Divisional Court (Toronto Region)
130 Queen Street West
Osgoode Hall - Room 174
Toronto
M5H 2N5
Phone: (416) 327-5100
Fax: (416) 327-5549
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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Marek Kulik
345 Carlingview Drive
Toronto,
ON
M9W 6N9
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
The Stellantis vehicle assembly plant has gasoline storage and dispensing facilities used to deliver gasoline into the new vehicles on the production line.
The storage facilities at this site consist of two underground double wall tanks. Each tank has a submersible turbine pump installed in a tank sump. The two submersible turbine pumps alternate and pump gasoline through double wall underground piping a short distance over to booster pumps. The booster pumps, which are located in a containment, pump the gasoline to the filling station inside the plant.
Stellantis requests permission not to immediately shut down the submersible pumps if the discriminating sensors detect gasoline in the sumps or in the booster pump containment. Instead, an alarm would be investigated immediately by the Stellantis security personnel, the Stellantis fire department, or a member of the Stellantis Trim/Chassis/Final (TCF) Engineering Department. An outside petroleum contractor would also be dispatched to assess and rectify the situation.
Liquid Fuels Handling Code (LFHC) Requirements that Would Not be Met
4.6.6. The sump in Clause 4.6.5(c) shall be leak tight and equipped with a liquid sensor
that signals the attendant and shuts down the submersible pump when any product
is present in the sump.
Why the Code Would Not be Met
If the submersible pumps were shut down, the entire production line would come to a stop.
Safety Assessment
The following excerpt is from an assessment report prepared by Michael Haller, P.Eng. of MWH Petroleum Equipment Inc. and dated December 12, 2022:
“The tanks are fully monitored by a Veeder Root TLS-350 system which includes discriminating sump sensors in the two submersible turbine pump tank sumps. The Veeder Root TLS-350 system is inspected and tested twice per year by an outside petroleum contractor and any deficiencies are corrected immediately. The Veeder Root system is programmed to send any alarms directly to the Stellantis security department on a 24/7/365 basis, as well as to several Stellantis employees. Any Veeder Root alarm is investigated immediately by the Stellantis security personnel, Stellantis fire department or a member of the Stellantis TCF Engineering Department and an outside petroleum contractor is also dispatched to assess and rectify the situation. If the gasoline dispensing facilities had to be shut down due to gasoline in one or both of the tank sumps or in the booster pumps containment, then Stellantis would indeed shut the system down until the problem was rectified. Since there are two alternating submersible turbine pumps and two tank sumps, if the problem was isolated to just one tank sump, Stellantis could just shut one of the submersible turbine pumps down and continue to run on the second submersible turbine pump.”
TSSA assesses that there is likely to be no environmental impact should this variance be granted.
Supporting materials
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345 Carlingview Drive
Toronto,
ON
M9W 6N9
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from February 8, 2023
to March 10, 2023
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M9W 6N9
Canada
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