NOVA Chemicals Corporation - Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

ERO number
019-1613
Ministry reference number
1681-BLZPUJ
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal Updated
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 14, 2020 - May 29, 2020 (45 days) Closed
Last updated

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Update Announcement

A decision for this proposal has been published as a Bulletin under ERO 019-2616 on February 24, 2021.

This consultation was open from:

April 14, 2020
to May 29, 2020

Proposal summary

This proposal is to amend Environmental Compliance Approval (Air/Noise) No. 5076-B9YMLT issued to NOVA Chemicals Corporation. The manufacturer of polyethylene is located at 804 Rokeby Line, Mooretown, Ontario.

Location details

Site address

804 Rokeby Line
St. Clair, ON
N0N 1M0
Canada

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Proponent(s)

NOVA Chemicals Corporation
P.O. Box 3081
Sania, ON
N7T 8C7
Canada

Why consultation isn't required

On April 1, 2020, the Ontario Government made a temporary regulation to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Ontario Regulation 115/20 exempts all proposals for policies, acts, regulations and instruments from posting requirements under the EBR until 30 days after the declared emergency is terminated.

Proposal details

This proposal is to amend Environmental Compliance Approval (Air/Noise) No. 5076-B9YMLT issued to NOVA Chemicals Corporation. The manufacturer of polyethylene is located at 804 Rokeby Line, Mooretown, Ontario.

NOVA Chemicals has completed the detailed engineering phase of the project and is therefore requesting an amendment to reflect the final design and operating scenarios of the Rokeby Facility.

The final design includes modifications to previously approved equipment, including three (3) flares, two (2) boilers, three (3) cooling tower cells, a vapor liquid combustion unit, a dust collector, as well as the removal of two (2) heaters. In addition, new equipment includes six (6) dust collectors, one (1) cooling tower cell and tanks.

Emissions to the atmosphere include:

  • sulphur dioxide
  • nitrogen oxide
  • carbon monoxide
  • volatile organic compounds such as ethylene, toluene, and naphthalene

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The comment period was from April 14, 2020
to May 29, 2020

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