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PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: October 17, 2011 Resolution#: - -11 By-law#:
Report#: PSD-082-11 File#: PLN 33.3.10
Subject: QUESTIONS ON ENERGY FROM WASTE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PSD-082-11 be received for information.
Submitted by: Reviewed by:
David J. Crome, MCIP, RPP Franklin Wu,
Director of Planning Services Chief Administrative Officer
DJC/sn
6 October 2011
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379
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1. INTRODUCTION
On October 3, 2011 Council received a letter from Melodee Smart forwarding copies of
the Noise Monitoring Plan, the Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring Plan and the
EA Draft Compliance Reporting.
Council unanimously adopted resolution #C-433-11:
THAT Correspondence Item I — 5 from Melodee Smart, Administrative Assistant, Works
Department, Regional Municipality of Durham, with respect to the DurhamNork Energy
From Waste Project be referred to staff to respond to the following questions:
• Will ICI Waste be accepted or not?
• Will the Monitoring Program Records be public records and be available to staff or
Members of Council?
• Is there a prescribed limit for PM2.5 and PM10 contaminants?
2. STAFF RESPONSE
Question 1: Will ICI Waste be accepted or not?
The Certificate of Approval which states that the operation of the EFW site is limited to:
• Domestic waste and Industrial, Commercial and Institutional waste from the
Region's curb-side collection and/or from the Region's waste management facilities;
and
• Waste generated on-site through activities not related to the handling and
processing of waste [i.e. office, lunchroom, etc.]
This matter was raised following the April 11, 2011 EFWAC meeting. In response it was
noted that the regions are responsible for waste and diversion collection services from a
limited number of small businesses, predominantly retail outlets [small waste
generators] in downtown business districts. The curb-side collection from these
locations affords these businesses the same diversion opportunities offered to the
residential sector. Regional staff monitor, set out, educate and encourage the small
businesses to participate in the various waste diversion programs. Once the Region's
new waste management by-law is approved, it will be mandatory for these businesses
to participate in the diversion programs or risk possible loss of the service.
Question 2: Will the Monitoring Program Records be public records and be
available to staff or Members of Council?
All emissions monitoring records will be public records. The Region committed to
posting them on a public website and it will be linked directly to the Region's webpage.
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All monitoring plans and records will be available to Clarington Council and municipal
staff. The Region has indicated that they could be provided upon request if they cannot
find them on the public posting sites. It would be appropriate for the Region provide to
Council as a minimum for the Annual Report.
Some of the requirements under the various approvals and/or agreement are as follows:
Under Section 15 of the Environmental Assessment
■ Reporting - all reports go to Energy from Waste Advisory Committee (EFWAC)
and are posted.
Under Section 16 of the Certificate of Approval
• Copies of all monitoring reports submitted to the Ministry of the Environment are
to be made available to the public (either on-line or available for inspection at the
facility)
• The owners shall ensure access to the on-line, real-time of the operating
parameter data
Under the Host Community Agreement
• Section 2.1 Information on the monitoring of the facility is to go to the Energy
from Waste - Waste Management Advisory Committee (EFW-WMAC)
• Section 3.3 Information on monitoring is to be made available to the public on the
website or an on-site message board
Question 3: Is there a prescribed limit for PM2.5 and PM 10 contaminants?
There are no separately prescribed emission limits for PM 2.5 and PM 10; rather they
are collectively a part of total particulate matter. Schedule C of the Certificate of
Approval for the Durham York EFW sets an operating limit of 9 mg/Rm3 (weight or
mass) for "Total Suspended Particulate Matter. (filterable particulate measured in
accordance with the Ontario Source Testing Code)".
The Ontario Source Testing Code Version 3 (Method ON-5) standard was recently
revised and contained within it is the definition of particulate matter: "Particulate matter
refers to any filterable material, with an aerodynamic diameter between 441-Im and
0.3pm, that maintains its solid state properties at 120 degrees C, under atmospheric
pressure."
PM 10 or PM 2.5 refers to the finer portions of Total Particulate Matter:
• PM 10 would be particles with an aerodynamic mass mean diameter of 10
micrometres (10 pm) in diameter (size)
• PM 2.5 would be particles with an aerodynamic mass mean diameter of 2.5
micrometres (2.5 pm) in diameter (size)
Schedule D prescribes a list of test contaminants to be measured in the annual stack
tests which includes:
"Total Particulate Matter (<44 pm)
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PM 10, including condensables
PM 2.5 including condensables"
Measurements of the PM 10 and PM 2.5 parameters will be taken, modeled and
compared to the Ontario Ambient Air Quality Criteria (AAQCs) and guidelines for PM10
and PM2.5, and used to verify the ambient air modeling results.
3. CONCURRENCE - Not applicable
4. CONCLUSION
4.1 This report responds to Council's request for additional information.
CONFORMITY WITH STRATEGIC PLAN — Not Applicable
Staff Contact: David Crome