Content Copy Of Original Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Ministère de l Environnement et de l Action en matière de changement climatique AMENDMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE APPROVAL NUMBER A410403 Notice No. 1 Issue Date: December 7, 2016 Beaumen Waste Management Systems Limited 610 Lisgar Ave Renfrew, Ontario K7V 3N8 Site Location: 610 Lisgar Avenue, Renfrew Town, County of Renfrew K7V 3N8 You are hereby notified that I have amended Approval No. A410403 issued on October 17, 2011 and amended on January 2, 2003 and March 27, 2003 fora Waste Disposal Site (Processing/Transfer), as follows: I. The following Conditions are hereby revoked and replaced as follows: SITE OPERATIONS Financial Assurance 14.0 (a) Within twenty days (20) of the issuance of this Approval, the Company shall submit to the Director, Financial Assurance as defined in Section 131 of the Act, in the amount of Forty Five Thousand Dollars (CAD$45,000.00) which will be added to the $5,000 CDN currently held by the MOECC, for a combined total of $50,000 CDN. This Financial Assurance shall be in a form and amount acceptable to the Director and shall provide sufficient funds for the analysis, transportation, Site clean-up, monitoring and disposal of all quantities of waste on-site at any one time; (b) Commencing on December 31, 2019 and at intervals of three (3) years thereafter, the Owner shall submit to the Director, a re-evaluation of the amount of Financial Assurance to implement the actions required under Condition 20.1 (a). The re-evaluation shall include an assessment based on any new information relating to the environmental conditions of the Site and shall include the costs of additional monitoring and/or implementation of contingency plans required by the Director upon review of the closure plan and annual reports. The Financial Assurance must be submitted to the Director within twenty (20) days of written acceptance of the re-evaluation by the Director. (c) Commencing on December 31, 2016, the Owner shall prepare and maintain at the Site an updated re-evaluation of the amount of Financial Assurance required to implement the actions required under Condition 20.1 (a) for each of the intervening years in which a re-evaluation is not required to be submitted to the Director under
Condition 20.1 (b). The re-evaluation shall be made available to the Ministry upon request. (d) The amount of Financial Assurance is subject to review at any time by the Director and may be amended at his/her discretion. If any Financial Assurance is scheduled to expire or notice is received, indicating Financial Assurance will not be renewed, and satisfactory methods have not been made to replace the Financial Assurance at least sixty (60) days before the Financial Assurance terminates, the Financial Assurance shall forthwith be replaced by cash. Site Operations 16.0 (a) The maximum amount of mixed unsorted waste that may be received at the Site shall not exceed one hundred (100) tonnes in any one day; (b) The maximum amount of mixed unsorted waste stored at the Site shall not exceed five hundred (500) tonnes at any one time; and (c) The maximum amount of sorted recyclables stored at the site shall not at no time exceed: (i) five hundred (500) tonnes of sorted products; (ii) six hundred and forty five (645) tonnes of baled products comprised of paper, plastics and aluminium only; (iii) one hundred and fifty (150) tonnes of sorted glass; and (iv) one hundred (100) tonnes of sorted and densified tin. II. The following Conditions are hereby added: 21.0 NUISANCE CONTROL 21.1 The Owner shall operate and maintain the Site in a manner which ensures the health and safety of all persons and the protection of the environment through active prevention of any possible environmental adverse effects: Vermin, etc. 21.2 The Site shall be operated and maintained such that the vermin, vectors, dust, litter, odour, noise and traffic do not create a nuisance. Litter Control 21.3 Prior to the receipt of any waste on Site, the Owner shall implement a litter control plan. The plan shall include, at a minimum, (a) all practical steps which the Owner shall take to prevent the escape of litter from the Site; and (b) a schedule for litter pickup for the area outside of the facility building (ie. along the fence line, stream and ravine area). Noise Assessment
21.4 If, in the opinion of the District Manager, the levels of noise from the Site cause or are likely to cause an adverse impact, the Owner shall, within two (2) months of being so notified by the District Manager, submit an application for remedial measures designed to effect compliance with the Ministry of the Environment noise guidelines and the EPA, and upon approval by the Director, shall carry out remedial work forthwith. Odour 21.5 The Owner shall make all reasonable efforts to keep all doors closed during the evening and early morning to prevent off-site odour impacts. 22.0 WASTE INSPECTION 22.1 Daily Inspections (a) An inspection of the entire Site and all equipment at the Site shall be conducted daily to ensure that: (i) the Site is secure; (ii) that the operation of the Site is not causing any nuisances; (iii) that the operation of the Site is not causing any adverse effects on the environment; and (iv) that the Site is being operated in compliance with this Approval. (b) Any deficiencies discovered as a result of the daily inspections shall be remedied immediately, including temporarily ceasing operations at the Site if needed. Incoming Waste Inspection 22.2 The Owner shall ensure that: (a) Prior to being accepted at the Site, all incoming waste shall be inspected by a competent employee(s) and shall only be permitted to enter the Site if the Site is approved to accept that type of waste; and (b) a protocol be prepared and communicated to employees describing follow-up procedures after occurrences of delivery of unacceptable wastes, including putrescible waste. Incoming Waste Handling 22.3 The Owner shall ensure that (a) all waste and recyclable materials shall be unloaded, processed, stored and loaded indoors with the exception of processed glass and processed tin from the recycling operations. (b) The Owner shall ensure that the loads of all vehicles entering or leaving the Site are secured and that the exterior of the vehicles are clear of dirt or other contaminants; and (c) The Owner shall ensure that the floor of the Site is cleaned on a regular basis.
III. The following items are hereby added to Schedule A : 1. Application to amend Beaumen WMS Ltd. Environmental Compliance Approval, dated July 25, 2016 and signed by Lisa Duggan, General Manager, Beaumen WMS Ltd. 2. Email, dated November 25, 2016, from Lisa Duggan, with attached Letter addressing neighbours concerns and a legible copy of the financial assurance calculation. 3. Email, dated Dec 5, 2016, from Lisa Duggan, with attached quote for waste and recycling costs used in the calculation of the financial assurance. IV. The reason for this amendment to the Approval is as follows: 1. The reason for Condition (14) is to ensure that sufficient funds are available to the Ministry to clean up the Site in the event that the Owner is unable or unwilling to do so. 2. The reason for amending Condition (16) is to increase the approved site tonnages and to ensure that the Site is not operated in a manner in which the Director has not been asked to consider. 3. The reason for Conditions 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4 and 21.5 is to ensure that the Site is operated in a manner which does not result in a nuisance or a hazard to the health and safety of the environment or people. 4. The reason for Conditions 22.1, 22.1 and 22.3 is to ensure that all equipment and facilities are maintained in good working order. This Notice shall constitute part of the approval issued under Approval No. A410403 dated October 17, 2011 In accordance with Section 139 of the Environmental Protection Act, you may by written Notice served upon me, the Environmental Review Tribunal and in accordance with Section 47 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, S.O. 1993, c. 28 (Environmental Bill of Rights), the Environmental Commissioner, within 15 days after receipt of this Notice, require a hearing by the Tribunal. The Environmental Commissioner will place notice of your appeal on the Environmental Registry. Section 142 of the Environmental Protection Act provides that the Notice requiring the hearing shall state: 1. The portions of the environmental compliance approval or each term or condition in the environmental compliance approval in respect of which the hearing is required, and; 2. The grounds on which you intend to rely at the hearing in relation to each portion appealed. Pursuant to subsection 139(3) of the Environmental Protection Act, a hearing may not be required with respect to any terms and conditions in this environmental compliance approval, if the terms and conditions are substantially the same as those contained in an approval that is amended or revoked by this environmental compliance approval.
The Notice should also include: 3. The name of the appellant; 4. The address of the appellant; 5. The environmental compliance approval number; 6. The date of the environmental compliance approval; 7. The name of the Director, and; 8. The municipality or municipalities within which the project is to be engaged in. And the Notice should be signed and dated by the appellant. This Notice must be served upon: The Secretary* Environmental Review Tribunal 655 Bay Street, Suite 1500 M5G 1E5 AND The Environmental Commissioner 1075 Bay Street, Suite 605 M5S 2B1 The Director appointed for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act Ministry of the Environment and ANDClimate Change 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor M4V 1P5 * Further information on the Environmental Review Tribunal s requirements for an appeal can be obtained directly from the Tribunal at: Tel: (416) 212-6349, Fax: (416) 326-5370 or www.ert.gov.on.ca This instrument is subject to Section 38 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, that allows residents of Ontario to seek leave to appeal the decision on this instrument. Residents of Ontario may seek leave to appeal within 15 days from the date this decision is placed on the Environmental Registry. By accessing the Environmental Registry at www.ebr.gov.on.ca, you can determine when the leave to appeal period ends. The above noted activity is approved under s.20.3 of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act. DATED AT TORONTO this 7th day of December, 2016 CJ / c: District Manager, MOECC Ottawa Dale Gable, P.Eng. Director appointed for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act Lisa Duggan, Beaumen Waste Management Systems Limited