Update Announcement
This proposal notice was originally posted on July 16, 2021 for a 45 day comment period ending August 30, 2021. On August 23, 2021, the contents of the notice was updated and an additional 7 days have been added to the comment period.
This consultation was open from:
July 16, 2021
to September 7, 2021
Decision summary
We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to Stelco Inc. in Hamilton to permit the receipt and treatment of wastewater from other industrial generators at their existing industrial wastewater treatment facility, which is currently approved to treat wastewater from Stelco's own industrial processes.
Location details
Site address
386 Wilcox Street
Hamilton,
ON
Canada
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
View this location on a map opens link in a new windowProponent(s)
Stelco Inc.
386 Wilcox Street
P.O. Box 2030
Hamilton,
ON
L8N 3T1
Canada
Decision details
Stelco Inc. revised their plans for the site during the technical review of the application. The revised project is for approval of the use of a single tank within the site's wastewater treatment facility to store liquid industrial waste, specifically process wastewater from other industrial generators in the City of Hamilton (RainCarbon and Stelco's Lake Erie Works).
The wastewater, which is similar is chemical composition to Stelco's own wastewater, will then be treated in the on-site wastewater treatment facility and ultimately discharged to the sanitary sewer in accordance with the sewer use agreement with the City of Hamilton.
The design of the storage tank was reviewed by the ministry to ensure it adheres to the ministry's guidelines on chemical and waste storage and financial assurance has been provided for the capacity of waste which can be stored at the Site.
The existing wastewater treatment facility and chemical analysis of the wastewater proposed to be received was also assessed to ensure that the wastewater will be treated in an environmentally protective and appropriate manner. The Environmental Compliance Approval contains other terms and conditions which have been imposed to ensure adequate environmental protection during the approved waste management operations.
Effects of consultation
No comments were received by the ministry for consideration.
Supporting materials
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119 King Street West
Floor 9
Hamilton,
ON
L8P 4Y7
Canada
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from January 28, 2022 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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For instrument decisions published on or after June 1, 2021, please refer to the updated instructions for information on how to appeal a decision.
Appeal process for decisions published before June 1, 2021
If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.
First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.
If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.
Seek leave to appeal
To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- mail your application to three parties
1. Prepare your application
You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:
- A document that includes:
- your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
- the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
- a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
- your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
- the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
- whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
- the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
- the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
- the outcome you’d like to see
- A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
- Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered
The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:
- is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
- could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?
2. Provide your notice
You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.
In your notice, please include a brief description of the:
- decision that you wish to appeal
- grounds for granting leave to appeal
You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:
College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
3. Mail your application
You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:
- appellate body
- issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
- proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)
Stelco Inc.
386 Wilcox Street
P.O. Box 2030
Hamilton,
ON
L8N 3T1
Canada
Environmental Review Tribunal
Attention: The Secretary
655 Bay Street
Floor 15
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Include the following:
This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) (waste disposal site) with Limited Operational Flexibility (LOF) for an existing waste transfer and processing facility operating under temporary authorization, located at 386 Wilcox Street, Hamilton, Ontario.
LOF for a waste disposal site provides a company with flexibility to make changes to defined aspects of the site’s operations without a requirement to make an application for amendment. It includes conditions that describe the scope within which the changes can be made. It allows industry to plan and to make changes to their facilities in a timely manner and reduce the delays associated with the traditional approvals process.
LOF incorporates additional conditions to ensure that the ministry is kept informed of the continued site operations, that the company remains in compliance with legislative requirements and that the environment is not adversely affected. The extent to which operational flexibility is permitted by the ECA for a waste disposal site is contained within an Engineer’s Report provided by the proponent.
This proposal is for the continued use and operation of an existing waste disposal site operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, serving the Province of Ontario. The facility is used for the following:
- the temporary storage and processing of waste tar materials and discharge to the Hamilton sewer system under the Sewer Use By-law
- the waste disposal site (wastewater treatment facility) may receive up to 1,250 cubic metres of liquid waste per day (625 cubic metres of liquid hazardous and 625 cubic metres of liquid industrial).
- the temporary storage of materials at the site will be limited to 18,800 cubic metres of liquid waste and 450 tonnes of solid waste
- the typical residual waste disposal quantity is 5 tonnes per day with an annual maximum of 1,800 tonnes
The Engineer's Report also allows for modifications to site equipment under the LOF of the ECA, including:
- modifications or repairs to the facility including walls, floors, pits, roof, doors, plumbing, electrical etc.
- addition or replacement of equipment for use on the site
- the installation or replacement of transfer/processing equipment
- modification or relocation of processing equipment and/or maintenance operations inside the facility footprint
The following modifications to the waste disposal site are not permitted under the proposal:
- the ability to extend the physical size of the waste disposal site (i.e. add property)
- the ability to change the type of waste that can be received at the site
- the ability to increase the maximum rate of materials that may be received
- the ability to increase the total mass of material stored at the site
- any modification to the waste disposal site that requires a change to the Engineer’s Report
- any modification to the waste disposal site that is subject to the Environmental Assessment Act
Supporting materials
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Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from July 16, 2021
to September 7, 2021
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Contact
Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comments received
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