This consultation was open from:
January 27, 2023
to March 13, 2023
Decision summary
Approval is granted for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) for Good's Realty Inc., for the establishment of stormwater management works, to service proposed auto parts sales and warehouse building development of the site located at 6-8 Wells Street West, in Arthur, Township of Wellington North, County of Wellington, Ontario
Location details
Site address
6-8 Wells Street West
Wellington North,
ON
N0G 1A0
Canada
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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Good's Realty Inc.
81 Arthur Street South
Elmira,
ON
N3B 2M8
Canada
Decision details
Approval is granted for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) issued to Good's Realty Inc., for the establishment of stormwater management facilities, as part of proposed autoparts sales and warehouse building, complete with asphalt driveway and parking lot, for the storage, treatment and disposal of stormwater run-off from the site located at 6-8 Wells Street West, in Arthur, Township of Wellington North, County of Wellington, Ontario.
The proposed stormwater management works will consist of an underground storage unit for quantity control and an oil and grit separator for quality control, discharging via Roadside ditch along Wells Street West, into the Four Mile Creek/Conestogo River Watershed.
Effects of consultation
The technical reviewer reviewed and considered all received comments regarding this proposal. Responses to the subjects/concerns/issues are listed below:
Comment
- The property has been identified as not being in a Significant Groundwater Recharge Area (SGRA) nor a Highly Vulnerable Aquifer (HVA). Given that this proposal is for an auto garage, we recommend that the Ministry request a Contingency Plan and Spills Plan for the site. This plan should outline fuel and fluid/ chemical storage requirements, handling requirements, spill response measures and staff training for the site.
- It is recommended that the Ministry request and review this document to ensure there are measures in place at the site for appropriately managing the above listed activities, if occurring. It is further recommended that the Contingency Plan and Spills Plan include the following: a) the site’s location in the WHPA-D, with a vulnerability score of 6; b) reference the ~570 metres proximity to the Wells Street West municipal well; and c) that the Township of Wellington North’s Environmental Services be included in the Spills Plan as a notification (519-848-3620).
Response
- The comment acknowledged that the activities on site are not considered significant drinking water threats, which was confirmed by Ministry's source protection screening, hence specific source water conditions are not required for the site. The reviewer has included appropriate required terms and conditions in the ECA.
- Standard Spill Contingency Plan (Condition 7.0) along with Operation and Maintenance (Condition 5.0) has been included in the ECA to ensure possible spills will be addressed and stormwater management works to be operated and maintained as designed.
- The Ministry's standard condition included for the preparation of operational manual (condition 5.8),which include "a spill prevention, control and countermeasures plan including procedures for notifying the District Manager and Township of Wellington North’s Environmental Services;"
- Reporting requirements to Township of Wellington North’s Environmental Services (Condition 8.2), for occurrence of any reportable spill Spills, has been included in the ECA.
Comment
- Regarding infiltration, the roof run-off areas, catchments 201 and 202, and the asphalt area, catchment 203, are all proposed to discharge to the stormwater management facility, and ultimately to the Wells Street ditch. The run-off from the asphalt parking lot is likely to contain salt laden water during the winter months, and such, should not be mixed with ‘clean’ roof run off. We recommend that the Ministry review this design and provide best management practices for the infiltration of clean water.
Response
- The client's consultant has provided clarification and confirmed during the application review process, that they have initially looked at infiltrating the roof water, but to make the SWM design work they had to combine it with the parking lot runoff which isn’t clean, and as a result proceeded with the contained StormTech system.
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135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
1 Stone Road West
Floor 4
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from November 7, 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)
Good's Realty Inc.
81 Arthur Street South
Elmira,
ON
N3B 2M8
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 a new Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) to be issued to Good's Realty Inc., for the establishment of stormwater management facilities, as part of proposed autoparts sales and warehouse building, complete with asphalt driveway and parking lot, for the collection, transmission, treatment and disposal of stormwater run-off from the lands located at 6-8 Wells Street West, in Arthur, Township of Wellington North, County of Wellington, Ontario.
The proposed stormwater management works will consist of an underground storage unit for quantity control and an oil and grit separator for quality control, discharging via Roadside ditch along Wells Street West, into the Four Mile Creek/Conestogo River Watershed.
Supporting materials
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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.
135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from January 27, 2023
to March 13, 2023
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
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M4V 1P5
Canada
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