NORTHERN EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC. - Environmental Compliance Approval (waste)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (waste)

ERO number
019-8502
Ministry reference number
3075-D2URV3
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
April 11, 2024 - May 26, 2024 (45 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:
April 11, 2024
to May 26, 2024

Decision summary

The ministry issued an Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) for a hauled sewage disposal site as described in this notice.

Location details

Site address

Highway 101 West
Timmins, ON
Canada

Site location details

North of Highway 101 West, in the geographic of Township of Bristol, in the City of Timmins, Territorial District of Cochrane

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Proponent(s)

NORTHERN EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC.
155 Government Road North
Timmins, ON
P4R 1M9
Canada

Decision details

An Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) was issued for a hauled sewage site as described below.

Site Details

  • site location: Highway 101 West, Timmins, Ontario
  • application type: new
  • total useable area: 0.5 hectares
  • type of disposal: dewatering trench
  • number of trenches: 3

Operational requirements:

Conditions on the Environmental Compliance Approval include requirements to develop and follow spill response procedures, train staff and maintain records. The approval also includes the following operational requirements:

  • the 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: annual monitoring report
  • financial Assurance will not be required.

Other:

Prior to the disposal 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.

Comments received

Through the registry

2

By email

1

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0
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Effects of consultation

The Ministry has reviewed and considered the comments received for the proposal during its review.

The information below summarizes the public's comments received and how we considered and addressed them as part of our decision:

Comment

Public raised concerns around local physical features and community uses, as well as impacts on the environment, including:

  • Indigenous Consultation

Ministry response:

The ministry recognizes and takes seriously its duty to consult Indigenous peoples where it is contemplating decisions or actions that may adversely impact constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty rights. As the activities are proposed to be located on Crown Land, under the Public Lands Act, R.S.O. 1990, the local Timmins Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conducted its First Nation Consultation Process for a proposed Land Use Permit. Notifications were sent to local First Nations and no concerns were raised during this time. As part of this review, the Ministry considered local site conditions, including characteristics of the soil, depth to water table and bedrock, slope of the land and distance to nearby sensitive features (such as surface water features, drinking water wells, and residences). Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECAs) are issued where local site conditions are considered suitable and the Ministry’s requirements are met. The ECA sets out terms and conditions restricting on how operations at the site must take place to ensure the activities meet the Ministry standards that are in place to protect human health and the environment.

Comment

Public raised concerns around local physical features and community uses, as well as impacts on the environment, including:

  • zoning requirements

Ministry response:

The Ministry considers site-specific parameters when reviewing hauled sewage applications in accordance with Ministry standards. Ministry standards may vary from municipal by-laws and other jurisdictional requirements. The issuance of the ECA does not relieve the proponent from meeting any applicable by-laws, provincial, and/or federal requirements where applicable.

Supporting materials

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

Client Services and Permissions Branch
Address

135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

Office phone number

How to Appeal

This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from July 2, 2024 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:

  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
Mohsen Keyvani
Manager

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

416-432-7253

Proponent(s)

NORTHERN EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC.
155 Government Road North
Timmins, ON
P4R 1M9
Canada


Appellate body

Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca

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Include the following:

ERO number
019-8502
Ministry reference number
3075-D2URV3

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
019-8502
Ministry reference number
3075-D2URV3
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Proposal posted

Comment period

April 11, 2024 - May 26, 2024 (45 days)

Proposal details

This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for Northern Equipment Services Inc. for a hauled sewage disposal site for dewatering trenches in Timmins, Ontario.

Location Details

Site Address
Highway 101 West
Timmins, Ontario

Site Location Details

North of Highway 101 West, in the geographic of Township of Bristol, in the City of Timmins, Territorial District of Cochrane

Proposal Details

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).

This proposal is for a new of Environmental Compliance Approval for Northern Equipment Services Inc. for a hauled sewage disposal site.

Other information

Site Details

  • application type: new
  • total useable area: 0.5 hectares
  • type of disposal: dewatering trench
  • number of trenches: 3

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;
    • a 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.
  • Design/construction and operational requirements for dewatering sites:
    • the three 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
    • surface or ground water monitoring conditions may be required

Other

Prior to the disposal 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.

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.

Client Services and Permissions Branch
Address

135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

Office phone number

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

This consultation was open from April 11, 2024
to May 26, 2024

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