Environmental Approvals for Waste Disposal Sites/ /Autorisations Environnementales...

14 Pages·1992·0.38 MB·English

by  Ontario Ministry of the Environment

ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONNEMENT
Environment
WINTER1992 Environnement
ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS
FOR WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
Since 1971 allmunicipallyandprivatelyowned Ifamunicipality, astheproponent, submitsan
wastedisposalsitesformunicipal wastein Ontario applicationforawastemanagementsystem- and
haverequired approvalfromthe Ministryofthe suchasystem mayincludewastedisposal sitesas
Environmentunderthe EnvironmentalProtectionAct wellasblueboxcollectionprograms, neighborhood
(EPA). Awastedisposalsiteisdefined asanyland, depotsforglass, newspaperand metalcansand
buildingorlandcovered bywaterinwhichwasteis hazardouswastecollectiondays-thenthe
depositedorprocessed. Furthermore, Section30of municipality hasachoice. It maygetapprovalfor
theEPArequirestheministrytoreferallapplications eithertheentirewastemanagementsystemunder
forwastedisposal sitesforindustrialorhazardous the EAAorforeach 'major'componentofthesystem.
wasteormunicipalwastefrommorethan 1,500 Majorcomponentsincludealandfillsite, atransfer
peopletothe EnvironmentalAssessmentBoardfora stationtakingmorethan300tonnesperdayora
publichearingundertheEnvironmentalAssessmentAct. processingfacilitytaking morethan200tonnesa
day. Currently,whatarecalledthe'minor1
THEENVIRONMENTALASSESSMENTACT componentsofawastemanagement system, such
asblueboxesandhouseholdhazardouswastedays,
The EnvironmentalAssessmentAct(EAA) was onlyrequireapprovalundertheEPA. Aprivate
passed in 1975. Itspurposeistohelpprotect, companysubmitting aproposalforawaste
conserveand managewiselyOntario'senvironment managementsystemis undernostatutoryobligation
throughsoundplanning. togetthesystemapprovedundertheact. But,the
individual 'major'componentsmustbeapproved
Theactdefinesenvironmentquitebroadlyto underthe EAA.
includenotonlythenaturalenvironment -air, water
andsoil-butalsotheeconomic, social,culturaland ENVIRONMENTALASSESSMENT
builtenvironmentoftheimmediatearea. Built
environment includesanything-suchasbuildings Theenvironmentalassessment(EA) processisa
andcontrol systems-whichmaybeconstructedon planningprocesswhichinvolvesfullconsiderationof
thewastedisposal site. thefollowing:
Undertheact,theproponent-thepersonor • Reasonsorneedfortheproject,which isusually
organization makingtheproposal -mustjustifythe referredtoastheundertaking;
wastedisposalproject. Theproponent must
demonstratetheneedfortheprojectandthesite • Alternativestotheundertaking; inthecaseofa
chosen,describethealternatives consideredandthe wastedisposalsiteacomprehensivewastereduction
criteriausedinmakingthedecision. program maybeconsidered analternative;
• Theenvironmentwhichmaybeaffectedandthe Acceptance
possibleeffectsoftheprojectontheenvironment.
Environmentisdefinedtoincludethenatural, social, Atthispoint,theMinistermayeitheracceptthe
economic, builtandculturalenvironment; environmentalassessmentoftheprojectorreferitto
theEnvironmentalAssessmentBoard.Theboard
• Thestepsrequiredtomitigatethepossibleeffects consistsof10full-timemembersandninepart-time
ontheenvironment; membersappointedbyCabinetbyOrder-in-Council.
• Athoroughandsystematicevaluationofthe SecondPublicReview
alternativesandtheirpredictedenvironmentaleffects.
IftheMinisteracceptstheEAdocument,then
Thefollowingaresomeofthekeystepsinthe thereisasecondpublicreviewof15days. Ifthere
approvalofanenvironmentalassessmentforawaste arenoobjections,and norequestsforahearing,then
disposalsite: theMinisterandCabinetdecidewhetherornotto
approvetheproject.
Responsibility
PublicHearing
Theproponenthastheresponsibilityofdoingthe
environmentalassessmentandofpreparingthe EA Whenthereareobjectionstotheproposal,the
document. MinistermayrefertheEAdocumenttothe
EnvironmentalAssessmentBoardforaformalpublic
Submission hearing.
TheEAdocumentissubmittedtotheMinisterof TheEnvironmentalAssessmentBoardhearing
theEnvironmentwhothensendstheenvironmental givestheproponent,public, municipalitiesand
assessmenttoallinterestedprovincialgovernment interestedgovernmentagenciesandministriesthe
ministriesandagenciesforreview. chancetopresenttheircases.
GovernmentReview BoardApproval
Theministry's EnvironmentalAssessmentBranch Theboardthendecideswhetherornottoapprove
compilesthecommentsfromtheotherministries, theundertakingbasedontheEAplanningdocument,
reviewsthedocumentandthensubmitsthe thegovernment'sreviewofthedocument, anyfurther
governmentreviewbacktothe Minister. documentationsubmittedduringthehearing, andthe
testimonyoftheinterestedparties.
PublicReview
Whatevertheboard'sdecision,theCabinethas
TheMinisterreleasesthe EAdocumentandthe 28daystoalterit.Anypartywhich hadstandingat
reviewofittothepublicforcomment. Membersof thehearinghastheoptionofchallengingtheboard's
thepublichaveaminimumof30daystorespondin decisionintheSupremeCourtofOntario.
writingtotheMinister.
Advice
Ministrystaffmembersareavailabletoadvisethe
proponents,governmentministriesandagenciesas
wellasmembersofthepublicontheEAdocument.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS
DeveloperIdentifies Needfor
Waste ManagementSystem
THEENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONACT OperationandDevelopmentPlan
The EnvironmentalAssessmentAct EAA) Theoperationanddevelopmentplanmustcover
(
requiresthe"front-end"planningforawaste indetailsubjectssuchas:
managementproject,whilethe Environmental
ProtectionAct(EPA) requirestheissuanceof Sitedesign;
CertificateofApprovaltoestablishandoperatea
facility. PartVofthe EPAdealswithwaste Populationtobeserved;
managementandgovernstheapprovalofwaste
disposalsitesandwastemanagementsystems. Sitepreparations;
Sometimestheprocessisreferredtoas"PartV
approval"forshort. Anothermajordifference Typesandquantitiesofwaste;
betweenthetwoactsisthatthedefinitionof
"environment"inthe EPAisnarrowerthaninthe Environmentalcontrolmeasures;
EAA. Inan EPAapproval,theproponent isrequired
toconsideronlythepotential effectsoftheprojecton Stagesofthesitedevelopment;
thenaturalenvironment(air, land,water, land, plant
andanimal life), includingtransportationandnoise Monitoringprogramsforgroundwater,surface
aspects. water, methanegasandleachatewhilethesiteis
openandafteritisclosed;
Submission
Verminand littercontrol;
Typically,theministryrequiresproponents,either
privateormunicipal,tosubmitthreeseparate Contingencyplansforfireandleachatecontrol;
documentswhenapplyingforaCertificateof
Approval-aministryapplicationform, Sitefencing,signsandsecurityplansaswellas
hydrogeologicalstudyandanoperationand sitebuildings,scales,internalroadsandaccessroads;
developmentplan.
Plansforclosingthesite;
ApplicationForm
Funding-forprivateproponents.
Theapplicationformasksforgeneralinformation
suchastheapplicant'slegalnameaswellasthe MinistryReview
size,capacityand locationofthesiteandthe
quantitiesandtypesofwaste. MinistrystaffreviewandcommentontheEA
documents(application, hydrogeologicalstudy,
HydrogeologicalStudy operationanddevelopmentplan)submittedfor
approvalofwastedisposalsiteswhichfallunderPart
Thehydrogeologicalstudyoftheproposedsite VoftheEPAandarenotsubjecttothe
andtheimmediatevicinitymustincludedetailed EnvironmentalAssessmentAct.Thepurposeofthe
informationon: reviewistoensurethatthedocumentsare
technicallycompletebeforetheyareforwardedtothe
• Regionalandlocalgeologyaswellasexistingsite EnvironmentalAssessmentBoard.
contoursanddrainagepatterns;
EnvironmentalAssessmentBoard
• Localhydrogeologysuchasthenatureofthesoil
and itsstratificationandpermeabilityaswellas Theministrysubmitsthecompletedproposal(the
verticalandhorizontalgradientsandthebackground applicationform, hydrogeologicalstudyandoperation
qualityofthegroundwaterand itsflowpatterns; anddevelopmentplan)totheboardalongwitha
certifiedlistofadjacentpropertyownerstobenotified
• Interpretationofthedata; oftheformalpublichearing. Iftheministryisaparty
tothehearing,thenstaffwillincludetheproposed
• Conclusionsandrecommendations. conditionsforthelandfillsite.
TheEnvironmentalAssessmentBoardmay • Theministryisalsolookingatacceleratingthe
considerthetechnicalinformationrequiredunderthe approvalsprocessforrecyclingsites, suchasleaf
EPAattheEnvironmentalAssessment hearing. Ifthe andyardmaterialcompostingsites.Theproposed
boarddecides nottoconsiderthis information,then changeswouldofferanewdefinitionofmunicipal
theboard, ifitapprovestheenvironmental recyclablematerialandaclassificationofthetypesof
assessment, mayrequiretheproponenttohavethe recyclingsites. Thechangesalsoallowthe
technicalreportsundertheEPAapprovedbythe proponentofarecyclingsitetoeitherapplytothe
ministry. ministryforaCertificateofApprovalundertheEPA
ortogothemuchsimplerrouteofdemonstrating
EnvironmentalAssessmentBoardDecision compliancewithasetofstandardsforarecyclingsite
tothesatisfactionoftheministry.
TheEnvironmentalAssessment Board makesthe
finaldecisionundertheEPAontheproposalforthe FormoreInformationonwaste Issuescontact:
landfillsitetaking intotheconsiderationthe
conditionssuggestedbytheministryandother EnvironmentOntario
partiestothehearing. PublicInformationCentre
135St.ClairAvenueWest
ProvisionalCertificateofApproval Toronto,Ontario M4V 1P5
Iftheboardapprovestheproject,theministry [phone]
issuesaprovisionalCertificateofApprovalwhichis 1-800-565-4923
signedbythe Directoroftheministry'sApprovals
Branch. PIBSI1825
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Theboard'sdecisionmaybeappealedto
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CertificateofApproval,theApprovalsBranchneeds
arecommendationforthechangefromtheregional
directorandthelocaldistrictofficer.
CURRENTINITIATIVES
• Theministryisintheprocessofreformingthe
EnvironmentalAssessmentprogram. The
recommendationscontainedinadiscussionpaper
releasedaboutayearagoincludeclarifyingtheroles
andresponsibilitiesofthoseinvolvedinthe EA
process,developingcriteriatoassistindecision-
makingandestablishingtimelimitsforthereviewand
decision-makingprocesses. The EAreformwill
maketheprocessmoreefficient, effectiveandfair.
• Theministry isproposingchangestotheprocess
forwastemanagement masterplans. Theseplans
areusuallydevelopedbyregionalorcounty
municipalities and largecities. Oneobjectiveisto
speeduptheprocessoffindingwastedisposalsites
byconsidering earliertheground rulesforfinding
sites.

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