Environmental Assessment Bulletin

Environment Minister Kevin Aylward has announced the following events relative to the Environmental Protection Act.

NEW UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:

Labrador City Special Waste Transfer FacilityProponent: Matrix Environmental Incorporated of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

The proponent proposes to construct and operate a temporary storage facility to better serve the liquid and solid industrial waste disposal needs of area clients at lower costs than can presently be managed. The facility will include a 4,000 square foot steel building for the bulking of drums, a four-inch reinforced concrete epoxy coated floor with a berm and with a HDPE liner underneath, an indoor truck cleaning area with an oily water separator, a 1,125 square foot bermed containment pad for roll-off containers for bulking solid petroleum-based wastes, two 36,000 litre horizontal above-ground steel tanks with a concrete dyke for liquid petroleum-based wastes, and a 10,000 square foot bermed containment pad for storage of soil awaiting periodic thermal treatment. The proposed site is Lot 98-28 in the Labrador City Industrial Park east of the town. The lot is neighboured to the north, south, east, and west by other undeveloped industrial lots. The facility will require one inspector and two material handlers for its operation. The project was registered on June 11, 2002; public comments are due by July 17, 2002; and the minister's decision is due on July 26, 2002.

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

2002 06 12                                 2:50 p.m.