Background:
The Region of Peel will experience significant growth over the next 20+ years with a 40 percent increase in people and jobs anticipated by 2041. In the Region of Peel, wastewater from users is collected through a network of sewers and pumping stations and treated at either the G.E. Booth Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) or the Clarkson WRRF. As the population grows, there is insufficient capacity at the WRRFs to meet the future wastewater treatment needs. That is why the Region initiated two Schedule C Class Environmental Assessments (EAs) for the G.E. Booth and Clarkson WRRFs to identify and develop preferred solutions for wastewater treatment and biosolids management to meet approved regional growth. While the early stages (Phases 1 and 2 of the Class EA process) of these studies were completed in parallel, the later stages (Phases 3, 4, & 5 of the Class EA process) of the Clarkson study were advanced ahead of the G.E. Booth study. The G.E. Booth WRRF Schedule C Class EA was recently completed and is the subject of this Notice of Study Completion.
The Process:
The G.E. Booth WRRF study followed a Schedule ‘C’ Class EA process, including:
• Phase 1: A review of background information and identification of the problem/opportunity statement
• Phase 2: An evaluation of alternative solutions
• Phase 3: An evaluation of alternative technologies and site layouts for the preferred solutions
• Phase 4: Documentation of the process and its results in an Environmental Study Report (ESR)
• Phase 5: Conceptual design and implementation
Public and agency stakeholder consultation, including communications with Indigenous Communities, was and continues to be an important part of the Class EA process.
G.E. Booth WRRF Environmental Study Report (ESR):
The ESR will be available for a 45-day public review period starting March 13th, 2024 and ending April 27th, 2024, in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class EA process. An electronic copy of the ESR will be available for public review on the Region of Peel project webpage at:
G.E. Booth Wastewater Treatment Plant Environmental Assessment – Region of Peel (peelregion.ca)
Contact:
If you wish to submit your comments and/or concerns on this project, please contact the Project Manager below.
In addition, a request to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order imposing additional conditions or requiring an individual environmental assessment may be made on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests should include your full name and contact information.
Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (additional conditions or a comprehensive environmental assessment), explain how an order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy potential adverse impacts, and can include any supporting information.
The request should be sent in writing or by email to:
Hon. David Piccini, Minister Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor Toronto ON M7A 2J3, Email: Minister.mecp@ontario.ca
Director, Environmental Assessment Branch, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto ON M4V 1P5, Email: EABDirector@ontario.ca
A copy of the request should also be sent to the Region Project Manager. All requests must be received within the 45-day public review period.
The Region of Peel is committed to ensure that all Regional services, programs, and facilities are inclusive and accessible for persons with disabilities. Please contact the Project Manager if you need any accommodations to provide comments or feedback for this study.
Cindy Kambeitz, Project Manager
905-791-7800, ext. 5040 GEBoothEA@peelregion.ca
All personal information included in your request – such as name, address, telephone number, and property location – is collected, under the authority of section 30 of the Environmental Assessment Act and is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public. As this information is collected for the purpose of a public record, the protection of personal information provided in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) does not apply (s.37). Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential.
This notice was first issued on March 12th, 2024.