Environment and Conservation
November 13, 2015
Environmental Assessment Bulletin
The Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Environment and Conservation, has announced the following event relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.
UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:
Fleur de Lys Seal Processing and Tannery (Reg. 1821)
Proponent: PhocaLux International Inc.
The proponent has submitted a proposal to expand an existing seal processing facility at Fleur de Lys to include seal skin tanning. All tanning operations will take place on the first floor of an existing 2,787 cubic metre building. Minor renovations will be required and additional equipment relative to the tanning process will be installed, i.e., tanks, drums, piping and auxiliary machinery. The tanning process will use a combination of chemicals and tanning activities will be phased in over the first year from 200 pelts a day to 400 pelts a day. All liquid waste products and effluent from washing and tanning steps will be captured in an isolated, self-contained drainage system and placed into wastewater storage and treatment tanks on site. Various methods of treatment of the different waste streams will be employed including process modifications and physio-chemical applications.
The undertaking was registered on November 6, 2015; the deadline for public comments is December 18, 2015; and the minister�s decision is due by December 21, 2015.
For further information on the environmental assessment process, please contact the Director of Environmental Assessment at (709) 729-4211 or toll-free: 1-800-563-6181 or by mail to:
Director, Environmental Assessment Division
Department of Environment and Conservation
West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL A1B 4J6
Public comments can be sent to EAprojectcomments@gov.nl.ca
Environmental assessment information is on the department website at: //www.gov.nl.ca/env
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Media contact:
| Emily Timmins
Director of Communications Department of Environment and Conservation 709-729-2575, 693-1292 emilytimmins@gov.nl.ca |
2015 11 13 10:25 a.m.