This consultation was open from:
January 19, 2022
to March 5, 2022
Decision summary
We approved a new Environmental Compliance Approval (waste disposal site) for ReSoil Solutions Inc. for the use and operation of a non-hazardous liquid soil waste transfer/processing site located in the City of Markham, Ontario.
Location details
Site address
14 Cedar Avenue
Thornhill,
ON
Canada
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ReSoil Solutions Inc.
14 Cedar Avenue
Markham,
ON
L3T 3V9
Canada
Decision details
On October 31, 2022, we approved a new Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) for for ReSoil Solutions Inc. for a waste disposal site (transfer/processing).
The ECA approves a new waste transfer/processing site for the receipt and transfer of non-hazardous waste limited to liquid soil generated from hydro-excavation drilling and daylighting activities in residential, industrial, commercial and institutional areas within Ontario.
The site will receive liquid soil via hydro-excavation trucks. All incoming liquid soil will be unloaded and processed indoors. Processing includes screening and dewatering of the liquid soil to generate process water and dewatered soil. The building has appropriate infrastructure (sump and dykes) to capture and contain the largest possible spill indoors. All dewatered soil and aggregate will be stored outdoors in three-sided bunkers which are covered and lined with impermeable liners and covers (tarps or any equivalent).
The site is approved to receive up to 375 cubic metres of liquid soil per day, with a maximum storage limit of 2,700 cubic metres of dewatered soil/aggregate, 94 cubic metres of process water, and 40 cubic metres of residual waste (plastic, litter, etc.).
The site is approved to operate 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 7 days a week, unless restricted by municipal by-laws.
This decision notice relates to the waste disposal site only. Please refer to ERO# 019-4748 for the decision notice for the air/noise application.
Effects of consultation
The information below summarizes the comment received and how we considered and addressed it as part of our decision:
- Concerns regarding the use not fully contained within enclosed buildings.
Response: The conditions of the Environmental Compliance Approval require the owner to conduct all receiving and processing of waste indoors, with all dewatered soil stored outdoors in three-sided concrete bunkers which are lined and covered with an impermeable material (tarp or equivalent).
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Concerns regarding odour, dust, smoke, glare, noise, gas fumes, cinders, vibration, refuse matter, or water carried waste.
Response: The conditions of the Environmental Compliance Approval require the owner to adhere to a dust management plan which includes wetting of roadways/stockpiles, on-site vehicle speed limits, and stockpile size and storage restrictions. Regarding noise, this concern is related to the air/noise Environmental Compliance Approval application and is out of scope of the waste disposal site Environmental Compliance Approval review process. Regarding water carried waste, the condition of the ECA required the owner to obtain a sewage works ECA and since this concern is related to the sewage works Environmental Compliance Approval application, it is out of scope of the waste disposal site ECA review process. - Concerns regarding the municipal water or sewer supply.
Response: Municipal water and sewer supply are under municipal jurisdiction which are out-of-scope of the Environmental Compliance Approval review process.
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135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from October 31, 2022 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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Start the process to appeal
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)
ReSoil Solutions Inc.
14 Cedar Avenue
Markham,
ON
L3T 3V9
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
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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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
This proposal is for an Environmental Compliance Approval (waste disposal site) for a non-hazardous solid and liquid waste transfer and processing facility in Thornhill, Ontario.
The facility accepts, processes, and transfers non-hazardous liquified soil and slurry from hydrovac vehicles that service the Province of Ontario.
The maximum quantity of waste delivered to the site on any given day is 900 cubic metres of liquid waste and 400 tonnes of solid waste. The maximum storage capacity at any given time is 800 tonnes.
The facility operates from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Sunday.
Supporting materials
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Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from January 19, 2022
to March 5, 2022
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
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