Update Announcement
This proposal notice has been updated on April 07, 2026 to advise the public that this application is still under active review. The original proposal date and comment period have not been altered.
This consultation was open from:
November 23, 2023
to January 7, 2024
Decision summary
Approval is granted for amendment of Environmental Compliance Approval 9482-5LUG7W issued on June 11, 2003, for industrial sewage treatment works for G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Company Limited to serve Sweet's Pit for an existing aggregate wash water facility, located at 3299 Highway 32 in the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Island, ON.
Location details
Site address
3299 Highway 32
Leeds and the Thousand Islands ,
ON
Canada
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Company Limited
109 Washburn Road
PO Box No. 70
Athens,
ON
K0E 1B0
Canada
Decision details
Approval is granted for amendment of Environmental Compliance Approval 9482-5LUG7W issued on June 11, 2003, for industrial sewage treatment works for G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Company Limited to serve Sweet's Pit for an existing aggregate wash water facility, located at 3299 Highway 32 in the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Island, ON.
The wash plant consists of a source water pond approximately 60 metres wide and 110 metres long. The depth of the pond varies between 4.5 metres to 5.5 metres. Intake water for the wash plant is taken for aggregate washing as necessary in accordance with the rates and durations specified on Permit to Take Water number 4360-ACUNG2 for the Sweet’s Pit.
The maximum water taking rate for the mobile wash plant is 7,855,200 litres per day for a maximum of 292 days per year. The water from the mobile wash plant is returned to the source pond via a settling channel approximately 45 metres long and 7 metres wide. Flow within the settling channel is slowed by a gabion stone weir located at the point where the water re-enters the source water pond. The mobile wash plant operates as a closed-loop system with no direct discharge to the environment.
Effects of consultation
Not applicable.
Supporting materials
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135 St Clair Ave West
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Toronto,
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M4V 1P5
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Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from July 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)
G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Company Limited
109 Washburn Road
PO Box No. 70
Athens,
ON
K0E 1B0
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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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
The proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for industrial sewage treatment works for G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Company Limited, to serve Sweet's Pit for an existing mobile aggregate wash water facility, located at 3299 Highway 32 in the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ontario.
The wash plant consists of a source water pond approximately 60 metres wide and 110 metres long. The depth of the pond varies between 4.5 metres to 5.5 metres. Intake water for the wash plant is taken for aggregate washing as necessary in accordance with the rates and durations specified on Permit to Take Water No. 4360-ACUNG2 for the Sweet’s Pit.
The maximum water taking rate for the mobile wash plant is 7,855,200 liters per day for a maximum of 292 days per year. The water from the mobile wash plant is returned to the source pond via a settling channel approximately 45 metres long and 7 metres wide.
Flow within the settling channel is slowed by a gabion stone weir located at the point where the water re-enters the source water pond. The mobile wash plant operates as a closed-loop system with no direct discharge to the environment.
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.
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from November 23, 2023
to January 7, 2024
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
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