NLIS 2
March 19, 2002
(Environment)
Environmental Assessment
Bulletin
Environment Minister Ralph Wiseman has
announced the following events relative to the Environmental Assessment Act.
UNDERTAKINGS RELEASED:
Deer Lake Commercial-Retail Land
Development
Proponent: Town of Deer Lake
The minister has released the undertaking
subject to the condition that a 50 metre buffer be implemented between the
Humber River and the proposed development as measured from the highwater
mark of the river.
Heart's Content Boat Building and
Fibreglassing Facility
Proponent: JSS Enterprises Limited
The minister has released the undertaking
from further environmental assessment subject to the proponent obtaining a
Certificate of Approval from the Pollution Prevention Division of the
Department of Environment and subject, but not limited, to the following
general conditions:
1. No boat building and/or fibreglassing
work may be performed outside of the facility.
2. The facility shall be made airtight
through re-construction or substantial modification of
the building.
3. The facility shall be designed and
operated such that odorous vapours may exit only
through designated
exhaust points.
4. Exhaust fans shall be used to extract
contaminated air from the building, and must be
operated at all times when
styrene vapours or dust may be released.
5. The exhaust system shall be installed in
combination with one of the following control
options:
a) Filtration equipment shall be
installed at each exhaust fan in the building;
b) Air exiting every building exhaust fan shall pass through one or more
vertical exhaust stacks.
6. Should these measures fail to reduce
odours and/or fibreglass particulate to acceptable
levels, the proponent
will be required to use Low Styrene Emission (LSE) resins or
styrene
suppressants for all fibreglassing work. As well, the proponent may be
required
to undertake regular monitoring, recording and reporting of air
emissions and/or ambient
air, to ensure compliance with ambient standards.
7. The department will consider any
combination of the above control methods, provided
the proponent can
demonstrate that it has an odour reduction efficiency equivalent to or
surpassing the options presented above.
The minister encourages all interested
parties to become involved and to make comments known. Further information
may be obtained by contacting the Director of Environmental Assessment at
(709) 729-2562 or toll-free: 1-800-563-6181 or by mail to:
Director, Environmental Assessment Division
Department of Environment
West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NF, A1B 4J6
Environmental Assessment Information is on
the government Web site at: www.gov.nl.ca/env
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