Amendment to the Renewable Energy Approval for the Net Zero Project at the Town of Petawawa Water Pollution Control Plant

The Renewable Energy Approval (REA) No. 5211-CM3MB6 for the Petawawa Net Zero Project has been amended to authorize the implementation of spill containment, stormwater management and groundwater monitoring infrastructure at the facility.

The amendment permits the construction of dual-purpose spill containment and stormwater management pond and the installation of an additional groundwater monitoring well.

The ministry has reviewed and approved the Secondary Containment Plan, Stormwater Management Plan, and Groundwater Monitoring Plan submitted with the application.

The ministry categorized this amendment as a technical change that will not result in increased negative environmental effects beyond those identified, documented and consulted on during the REA process for the original Project.

The implementation of the approved Secondary Spill Containment, the Stormwater Management and Groundwater Monitoring plans enhance environmental protection and spill management on site and satisfy Spill Containment Condition I23 of the REA to enable the facility to begin receiving and storing off-site organic waste.

This Class 3 anaerobic digestion facility is located at the Town of Petawawa Water Pollution Control Plant, 560 Abbie Lane, in the Town of Petawawa, County of Renfrew.

Third-party hearing provisions

Any resident of Ontario may request a hearing by the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) within 15 days after the date this decision is loaded to the Environmental Registry by written notice served upon all of the following:

Appellate body

Courier mail should be addressed to:
Ontario Land Tribunal
25 Grosvenor Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M7A 1R1

Mail sent through Canada Post should be addressed to:

Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1E5
Phone: 416-212-6349
Toll free: 1-866-448-2248
TTY: 1-800-855-1155
Email: OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca

Issuing authority

Mohsen Keyvani, P.Eng.
Director, section 47.5, Environmental Protection Act
Environmental Permissions Branch
40 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 1
Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1M2
Phone: (437) 216-7610
Toll-Free Phone: (800) 461-6290
Email: enviropermissions@ontario.ca

Proponent

The Corporation of the Town of Petawawa
1111 Victoria Street
Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 2E6

An applicant for a hearing shall state in the notice requesting the hearing:

1. A description of how engaging in the renewable energy project in accordance with the renewable energy approval will cause either:
   • serious harm to human health
   • serious and irreversible harm to plant life, animal life or the natural environment
2. The portion of the renewable energy approval in respect of which the hearing is required.
3. The relief sought.

Further information is provided on the OLT’s website at: https://olt.gov.on.ca/