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l MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT 1990-91 ESTIMATES CURRENT ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (1503) OPERATIONS HC RESOURCE PLANNING OFFICE 111 .N5 FEBRUARY 1991 1991 MOE I r s 1 rfj I t I 1990-91 estimates current 1 ssues environmental contt : (1503) operations. 710 Copyright Provisions and Restrictions on Copying: This Ontario Ministry of the Environment work is protected by Crown copyright (unless otherwise indicated), which is held by the Queen's Printer for Ontario. It may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes if' credit is given and Crown copyright is acknowledged. It may not he reproduced, in all or in part, part, for any commercial purpose except under a licence from the Queen's Printer for Ontario. For information on reproducing Government of' Ontario works, please contact Service Ontario Publications at copyrightL'ontario.ca NG Ns MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT 1 1 1990-91 ESTIMATES 1 CURRENT ISSUES 1 1 1 1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (1503} Fil OPERATIONS 1 1 t CC NTAV! ANTS HAZARDOUS C' 'o v J6a-ST M44 IP5 ONTAisiO TORONTO, 1 RESOURCE PLANNING OFFICE 1 FEBRUARY 1991 1 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT (1503-5) 1 Divisional Notes 1 DIOXIN/FURAN LEVELS IN FISH ................ NEAR ONTARIO'S NINE BLEACHED KRAFT MILLS 1 DIOXINS AND FURANS IN REGENERATION ...... WASTEWATERS FROM PETROLEUM REFINERY REFORMERS 2 ...... GREATER TORONTO AREA URBAN STRUCTURE CONCEPTS STUDY 4 - LESLIE STREET SPIT ................................ LAKEFILLING 6 THE LESTER B. PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 1 .............................................. EXPANSION 7 ................................................. 9 MINE TAILINGS ...................................... 11 THE OAK RIDGES MORAINE - STATUS ............................. 13 PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY 1 ROUGE RIVER VALLEY ........... 14 CITY OF SCARBOROUGH - AN OPEN SPACE STRATEGY C ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE TORONTO WATERFRONT .. 15 THE SEATON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 17 IJ IN NORTH PICKERING t ............... 19 SULPHUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS VERIFICATION PROGRAM ................................... 20 WASTE TIRE SITES IN ONTARIO Investigations and Enforcement ........................ 22 THE ALGOMA STEEL CORPORATION LIMITED .................... 23 PATHOLOGICAL WASTE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY ............................... 25 PROSECUTION AND ENFORCEMENT .............................. 27 1 WASTE FUEL INSPECTION PROGRAM 1 1 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) r' 1 Central Region ACHIEVOR TIRE ...................... 28 CITY OF MISSISSAUGA, REGION OF PEEL - MISSISSAUGA ...................... 30 ANACHEMIA SOLVENTS LIMITED ARTS AUTO WRECKERS, TOWN OF WHITBY .......................................... y (Tire Storage Site) 32 ATARATIRI SOILS ............................................... 33 ........................... 35 ATLANTIC PACKAGING, TOWN OF WHITBY 1 ................ 37 BRACEBRIDGE - LACK OF MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE ........................ 39 COBOURG LANDFILL, HALDIMAND TOWNSHIP 1 DECOM MEDICAL WASTE SYSTEMS INC. ..................................... ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO 40 THE ETOBICOKE MOTEL STRIP SECONDARY PLAN ......................... I OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT C-65-86 41 ......................................... INNISFIL LANDFILL SITE 43 .................................... 44 KEELE VALLEY LANDFILL SITE ......................... 46 KEMPENFELT BAY/ROBSON LANG TANNERY l1 ............................. KING TOWNSHIP, ILLEGAL WASTE SITE 47 A KING TOWNSHIP LANDFILL SITE CLOSURE ......................... 49 WEST HALF LOT 27, CONCESSION 10 LAIDLAW WASTE SYSTEMS LIMITED ..................................... 51 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE MARKET LANE PUBLIC SCHOOL CITY OF TORONTO ........................................ 53 NEWCASTLE RECYCLING LIMITED 1 ....................... 55 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE (Tire Storage Site) ................. 57 NORTH SIMCOE WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 1 I 1 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) 1 t ............................... 58 OIL CANADA LTD, CITY OF TORONTO ............................. 60 1 PAUZE LANDFILL SITE, TINY TOWNSHIP PETRO-CANADA REFINERY ..................... 61 1 TOWN OF OAKVILLE, REGION OF HALTON THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL NEW LANDFILL SITE VIB ........................ 63 CITY OF BRAMPTON, REGION OF PEEL ........... 65 SOUTH RIVERDALE SOIL REPLACEMENT PROJECT: TORONTO ST. LAWRENCE CEMENT (SLC) ...................... 67 CITY OF MISSISSAUGA, REGION OF PEEL ST. MARY'S CEMENT, BOWMANVILLE 1 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE ..................................... 69 TEXACO CANADA INC. - PORT CREDIT PLANT DECOMMISSIONING ..................................... 71 F_ CITY OF MISSISSAUGA TONOLLI CANADA LIMITED ..................................... 73 CITY OF MISSISSAUGA TORONTO HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS ............................. 75 SOILS REMEDIATION PROPOSAL "TORONTO REFINERS AND SMELTERS COMPANY" ................................. 77 F LEAD CONTAMINATED SOIL ................................ 79 YORK-DURHAM SERVICING ISSUES Northeastem Region AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD. - TOWNSHIP OF COLEMAN ................ 81 ALGOMA ORE DIVISION 1 ................... 82 A PARTIAL FAILURE OF THEIR TAILINGS DAM - SAULT STE. MARIE ...................... 84 ALGOMA TIRE RECYCLING 1 1 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) r. 1 CITY OF NORTH BAY - LANDFILL SITE .............................. 86 .................. CHAPLEAU - EXPANSION OF WASTE DISPOSAL SITE 88 l JI DIEPDAUME MINES LTDJANYOX METALS LTD. r APPEAL OF REVOKED CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL ............. 89 ............ 91 GORE BAY AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS' LANDFILL SITE GOULARD LUMBER, TOWNSHIP OF SPRINGER ................................ 92 WOODWASTE SILO BURNER GRANT FOREST PRODUCTS, ENGLEHART ............ NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL 94 .................................... INCO OPERATIONS - SUDBURY 96 1 ... KAPUSKASING CO-GENERATION SITE FOR GREATER TORONTO WASTE 98 KAPUSKASING - WASTE DISPOSAL SITE ..................... 1 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL 99 KIDD CREEK MINES LTD. - METALLURGICAL COMPLEX ........................................ 101 tJ CITY OF TIMMINS ........................... LAKE NIPISSING - NORTH BAY BEACHES 103 ........... MACMILLAN BLOEDEL LIMITED - STURGEON FALLS DIVISION 104 MALETTE KRAFT PULP AND POWER ............................ 1 TOWN OF SMOOTH ROCK FALLS 105 MATACHEWAN CONSOLIDATED MINES .................................... 106 FAILED TAILINGS DAM ........................... MCDOUGALL TOWNSHIP LANDFILL SITE 108 ........... 110 1 MED TRACK BIOMEDICAL WASTE INCINERATOR PROPOSAL N-R POWER AND ENERGY CORPORATION PROPOSED HYDRO- ELECTRIC DAM AT LONG SAULT RAPIDS, LJ ........................................... ABITIBI RIVER 111 NOELVILLE GASOLINE CONTAMINATION ............... (TOWNSHIP OF COSBY, MASON AND MARTLAND) 113 1 I 1 I TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) 1 ..... 114 PARRY SOUND AREA WASTE MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN (WMMP) SHERIDAN COPPERCORP MINE SITE ............................. 115 TAILINGS DAM REHABILITATION .......... 116 SUDBURY WASTE DISPOSAL SITES AND MINISTER'S ORDERS t ............... 118 TEMAGAMI/TEMISKAMING COORDINATING COMMITTEE .............................. 120 THESSALON WASTE DISPOSAL SITE 3RS INITIATIVES ON HIGHWAY 11 CORRIDOR ................................... 122 COCHRANE TO HEARST ...................................... 123 TROUT LAKE - NORTH BAY ........... WASTE MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN, TOWN OF COCHRANE 124 ................ BLUE BOX RECYCLING IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO 125 BOISE CASCADE CANADA LTD., FORT FRANCES - .................................. 126 DIOXINS IN FROG CREEK 1 ......................... 128 DOMTAR PACKAGING LIMITED, RED ROCK ........... 130 JAMES RIVER - MARATHON, LIMITED, TOWN OF MARATHON 1 KAM RIVER HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY, .......................................... THUNDER BAY 131 ............................... 1 KENORA MUNICIPAL LANDFILL SITE 133 ..................... KIMBERLY CLARK CANADA INC., TERRACE BAY 134 ................... 136 MADELEINE MINES LTD. - LAC DES ILES PROJECT ................ 137 NORTHERN WOOD PRESERVERS INC., THUNDER BAY .................... 139 RED DEER LAKE, GRANITE QUARRY APPROVALS SHIN HO PAPER MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED OF SEOUL, 1 KOREA - PROPOSED PULP MILL FOR THUNDER BAY ....................................... AREA 141 .............. 142 SHOAL LAKE DEVELOPMENT, WINNIPEG WATER SUPPLY 1 t f TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) 1 t 1 THUNDER BAY SEWAGE PLANT UPGRADE TO SECONDARY TREATMENT 144 . Southeastern Region ACIDIC AND PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM ALCAN CHEMICALS, 2810 SHEFFIELD ROAD, OTTAWA ........... 145 ................ AMOCO FIBERS AND FABRICS LIMITED, HAWKESBURY 147 ......................... BATA FOOTWEAR - TOWNSHIP OF SIDNEY 148 ..................................... BROCKVILLE LANDFILL SITE 149 .. CENTRAL AND SOUTH HASTINGS WASTE MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN 150 CARLETON PLACE - DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED SEWAGE FROM ........................ MINISTRY-RUN FACILITY 152 1 .............. CHARLOTTENBURGH TOWNSHIP WASTE DISPOSAL SITE 154 ................. 156 COURTAULDS FIBRES CANADA, CITY OF CORNWALL ............... DELORO - ARSENIC GAINING ACCESS TO MOIRA RIVER 158 .................................. DOMTAR - CITY OF CORNWALL 160 ........................................... 162 1 DOMTAR - TRENTON r DOMTAR INC., CONTAINERBOARD DIVISION - TRENTON .......................... 164 LEAKING BLACK LIQUOR LAGOONS ............. 165 HALEY INDUSTRIES - WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM ...................... 167 1 IVACO ROLLING MILLS, LONGUEUIL TOWNSHIP ........... 168 KENDEN INDUSTRIES LIMITED, CARLETON PLACE, ONTARIO ................................ 169 KILLALOE - PROVISION OF WATER PI LAIDLAW WEST CARLETON LANDFILL ......... 170 (PREVIOUSLY RUMP LANDFILL): LEACHATE MIGRATION 1 1 1 a