M.A.Q. Aggregates Inc. - Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage)

ERO number
026-0246
Ministry reference number
4596-DQDLHY
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 9, 2026 - April 23, 2026 (45 days) Open
Last updated

This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
April 23, 2026

Proposal summary

This proposal is to amend the existing Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) No. 0309-9SGMS5 that was issued on January 13, 2015, for the approval of effluent limits for the Hewitt Quarry's facility located at 2434 Brennan Line, in the Township of Severn, Ontario.

Location details

Site address

2434 Brennan Line
Township of Severn, ON
Canada

Site location details

Hewitt Quarry

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Proponent(s)

M.A.Q. Aggregates Inc.
78 Country Club Road
King, ON
L7B 1M4
Canada

Proposal details

This proposal is to amend the existing Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) No. 0309-9SGMS5 that was issued on January 13, 2015 for the approval of effluent limits for the Hewitt Quarry's facility located at 2434 Brennan Line, in the Township of Severn, Ontario.

The previously approved sewage works consist of a sewage treatment system, which collects groundwater and surface water runoff from the extraction area.

The existing settling pond includes:

  • a sediment forebay
  • two filtration berms
  • a low-flow outlet control structure, and
  • an overflow spillway

Treatment is provided by a settling pond prior to being discharged offsite. Due to high boron concentrations in the groundwater surrounding the quarry, effluent from the existing settling pond regularly exceeds the effluent limits set in the existing ECA.

In this amendment application, new effluent limits are being proposed to better monitor the performance of the existing industrial sewage treatment system.

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

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