"sewage works that are not designed to directly or indirectly discharge to land, surface water or ground water" is too broad of a criteria and would include works that are certainly not low risk, including any "closed-loop" process water works at concrete ready-mix sites for example which have a sig
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the non-industrial lot exemption should be expanded to include indirect discharge to a storm sewer as well, for example via discharge to ground towards the municipal right away and ultimately to a storm sewer inlet on the road.
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I understand the need to cut red tape but protecting the environment is not the red tape that needs cutting. Given the environmental rollbacks done by the Ford government over the past several years, how can I trust that the environment will be protected in this proposal?
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We took note of the regulatory amendments to exempt proponents from obtaining environmental authorizations for low-risk activities, aiming to harmonize approval requirements with the actual risk level and reallocate resources to areas where increased oversight is beneficial. (ERO 025-1361).
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The Ontario Rivers Alliance (ORA) is a not-for-profit grassroots organization with a mission to protect, conserve, and restore Ontario rivers. ORA advocates for effective policy and legislation to ensure that development affecting Ontario rivers is environmentally and socially sustainable.
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Please find attached Conservation Ontario's submission on “Exempting low-risk activities from requiring environmental permissions” (ERO# 025-1361).
We thank the Province for the opportunity to provide feedback on this proposal.
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On behalf of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), please find attached our submission with respect to ERO # 025-1361 (Exempting low-risk activities from requiring environmental permissions).
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On behalf of the Canadian Biogas Association (CBA), thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on ERO 025-1361 – Exempting low-risk activities from environmental permissions.
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The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks’ (MECP) proposal to amend the Ontario Water Resources Act to exempt low-risk activities from requiring environmental permissions.
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Professional Geoscientists Ontario (PGO) appreciates the opportunity to comment on ERO posting 025‑1361. PGO is the self-regulatory organization governing the practice of professional geoscience in Ontario and reporting to the Minister of Energy and Mines.
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Backyard pools being emptied into the street can cause flooding and storm sewer overflow causing sanitation sewage going into the watershed. It also wastes a lot of water. Environmental permits should be given for pools, especially when they use chlorine.
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