This consultation was open from:
February 11, 2022
to March 28, 2022
Decision summary
A new Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) has been issued to Strada Crush Limited for the operation of a combined mobile crushing and screening plant.
Location details
Site address
Mobile Facility
ON
Canada
Proponent(s)
Strada Crush Limited
69 Connie Crescent
Vaughan,
ON
L4K 1L3
Canada
Decision details
A new Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) has been issued to Strada Crush Limited for the operation of a combined mobile crushing and screening plant including
- one crusher
- one screen deck and a return conveyor
- two stacker conveyors
- associated diesel engine
The mobile crushing plant is used to process aggregate throughout the Province of Ontario and can potentially operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and 52 weeks per year.
Contaminant emissions to the air from this facility include
- particulate matter
- crystalline silica
- nitrogen oxides
- products of combustion
Effects of consultation
Comment received was reviewed and, where appropriate, was considered in the ministry’s decision whether or not to proceed with this proposal.
In this case, the comment is consistent with concerns within the ministry and as a result terms and conditions were added. These terms and conditions do not represent all conditions in the approval, but are those related to the comment on the proposal.
Summary of the comment
Minimum separation distance should be included in the ECA for the mobile plant, and the company should implement the minimum separation distance in an operation site, to avoid adverse effects.
Ministry response
- It is the basic principle of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (“Ministry”) to protect and safeguard the human health and natural environment in the province of Ontario.
- The Environmental Protection Act (EPA) and associated Regulation 419/05 (Reg. 419) and guidelines for air and noise are intended to protect public health/ safety and the natural environment against adverse effects from local sources of air emissions.
- The review conducted by the ministry assessed the air and noise impacts of the proposed activity to determine compliance with all applicable air emission requirements under section 9 of the EPA, Regulation 419/05 (Reg. 419) and associated guidelines for air and noise.
- The applicant has demonstrated compliance of the facility with all applicable air emission requirements of the Environmental Protection Act (EPA), Regulation 419/05 (Reg. 419) and associated guidelines for air and noise.
- The conditions related to air emissions imposed through the ECA will further safeguard public health and natural environment, which require that the owner/operator maintain their operations, report any non-compliance and take immediate action to safeguard the environment should it be required. The following terms and conditions have been included in the approval to address the concerns:
- operation and maintenance conditions to require the proponent to properly operate and maintain the facility
- minimum separation distance conditions, to require the company maintain the minimum separation distances between the plant and the nearest sensitive receptor/ and nearest point of reception
- fugitive dust control conditions
- documentation and record retention conditions
- complaints response conditions.
Supporting materials
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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 April 28, 2023 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)
Strada Crush Limited
69 Connie Crescent
Vaughan,
ON
L4K 1L3
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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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 (air & noise) for Strada Crush Limited, for the operation of a combined crushing and screening plant including
- one (1) crusher
- one (1) screen deck and a return conveyor
- two (2) stacker conveyors
- associated diesel engines
This proposal is for equipment that will be used to process aggregate throughout the Province of Ontario and can potentially operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and 52 weeks per year.
Contaminant emissions to the air from this facility include
- particulate matter
- crystalline silica
- nitrogen oxides
- products of combustion
Supporting materials
View materials in person
Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from February 11, 2022
to March 28, 2022
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
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0By mail
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