Environmental Compliance Approval 2731-99Hjgq
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Content Copy Of Original Ministry of the Environment Ministère de l’Environnement ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE APPROVAL NUMBER 2731-99HJGQ Issue Date: April 9, 2014 Toronto Transit Commission 5160 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, Ontario M2N 6L9 Site Location: TTC Roncesvalles Carhouse 20 The Queensway Toronto City You have applied under section 20.2 of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act , R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 19 (Environmental Protection Act) for approval of: - one (1) sand storage silo (Source ID: SS-1), having a storage capacity of 50 tonnes, served by a silo venting filter equipped with 24.5 square metres of non-woven pleated spunbonded fleece filter material and an air backflush self cleaning mechanism, discharging passively to the air through a stack having and exit diameter of 0.82 metre, extending 1.3 metres above the roof and 9.5 metres above grade; Carhouse - two (2) dual-fuel boilers (Source ID: B-1 and B-2), each capable of firing natural gas or fuel oil, each having a maximum heat input of 3,532,140 kilojoules per hour and each discharging to the air at a maximum volumetric flow rate of 0.44 cubic metre per second through a dedicated flue contained in a common stack having an exit diameter of 0.4 metre, extending 11.7 metres above the roof and 17.2 metres above grade; - two (2) natural gas-fired make-up air units (Source ID: MUA-01 and MUA-02), each having a maximum heat input of 949,500 kilojoules per hour, each discharging to the air at a maximum volumetric flow rate of 4.45 cubic metres per second through a stack having an exit diameter of 0.23 metre, extending 0.85 metre above the roof and 11.5 metres above grade; - six (6) natural gas-fired door heaters (Source ID: DRH-01-1A,1B, DRH-01-2A,2B, DRH-01-3A,3B, DRH-02-1A,1B, DRH-02-2A,2B, DRH-02-3A,3B), each having a maximum heat input of 369,250 kilojoules per hour, each discharging to the air at a maximum volumetric flow rate of 14.11 cubic metres per second through a stack having an exit diameter of 0.3 metre, extending 1.42 metres above the roof and 12.07 metres above the roof; - one (1) natural gas-fired air conditioning unit (Source ID: ACU-01) having a maximum heat input of 112,649 kilojoules per hour, discharging to the air at a maximum volumetric flow rate of 0.57 cubic metre per second through a stack having an exit diameter of 0.1 metre, extending 0.73 metre above the roof and 11.38 metres above grade; - two (2) natural gas-fired unit heaters (Source ID: UH-01 and UH-02), each having a maximum heat input of 158,931 kilojoules per hour, discharging internally into the carhouse; - one (1) baghouse system (Source BH-1), controlling emissions from the blowdown operations, consisting of a dust collector equipped with seventy-two (72) cartridge filters and a return air filter box, consisting of twenty-four (24) pre-filters and eighteen (18) after-filters, discharging internally into the carhouse at a maximum volumetric flow rate of 14.2 cubic metres per second; - one (1) maintenance welding station; Transit Office Building - three (3) natural gas-fired heating, ventilation and air conditioning units (Source ID: HVAC-1, HVAC-2 and HVAC-3) and one (1) natural gas-fired hot water heater (Source ID: HWH-1), having a total maximum heat input of 844,000 kilojoules per hour, all discharging to the air; all in accordance with the application for an Approval submitted by the Toronto Transit Commission, dated May 4, 2012 and signed by John O'Grady, Chief Safety Officer; the Emission Summary and Dispersion Modelling report prepared by AECOM, dated April 20, 2012, and signed by Rob Deobald, EIT and Derek Hatanaka, P.Eng.; the revised Emission Summary and Dispersion Modelling report prepared by AECOM, dated October 18, 2013, and signed by Halim Abdihalim, EIT and Matt Lei, P.Eng.; the additional information provided in an email from the Toronto Transit Commission, dated December 16, 2013, and signed by Shaun DeSouza; the Acoustic Assessment Report prepared by Aercoustics Engineering Limited, dated October 23, 2013, and signed by Rob Jozwiak, P.Eng. and Tim Preager, P.Eng.; and the Noise Abatement Action Plan prepared by AECOM, dated October 18, 2013, and signed by Mohamad Lzeik and Joe Peristy, P.Eng. For the purpose of this environmental compliance approval, the following definitions apply: 1. "Acoustic Assessment Report" means the report, prepared in accordance with Publication NPC-233 submitted in support of the application, that documents all sources of noise emissions and Noise Control Measures present and proposed at the Facility, prepared by Aercoustics Engineering Limited, dated October 23, 2013 and signed by Rob Jozwiak, P.Eng. and Tim Preager, P.Eng. 2. "Acoustic Audit" means an investigative procedure consisting of measurements and/or acoustic modelling of all sources of noise emissions due to the operation of the Facility, assessed to determine compliance with the Performance Limits for the Facility regarding noise emissions, completed in accordance with the procedures set in Publication NPC-103 and reported in accordance with Publication NPC-233. 3. "Acoustic Audit Report" means a report presenting the results of an Acoustic Audit, prepared in accordance with Publication NPC-233. 4. "Acoustical Consultant" means a person currently active in the field of environmental acoustics and noise/vibration control, who is familiar with Ministry noise guidelines and procedures and has a combination of formal university education, training and experience necessary to assess noise emissions from the Facility. 5. "Approval" means this Environmental Compliance Approval, including the application and supporting documentation listed above. 6. "Company" means Toronto Transit Commission, that is responsible for the construction or operation of the Facility and includes any successors and assigns. 7. "Director" means any Ministry employee appointed pursuant to section 5 of the EPA. 8. "District Manager" means the District Manager of the appropriate local district office of the Ministry, where the Facility is geographically located. 9. "EPA" means the Environmental Protection Act , R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 19, as amended. 10. "Equipment" means the equipment and processes described in the Company's application, this Approval and in the supporting documentation submitted with the application, to the extent approved by this Approval. 11. "Facility" means the entire operation located on the property where the Equipment is located. 12. "Independent Acoustical Consultant" means an Acoustical Consultant who is not representing the Company and was not involved in preparing the Acoustic Assessment Report or the design/implementation of Noise Control Measures for the Facility and/or Equipment. The Independent Acoustical Consultant shall not be retained by the Acoustical Consultant involved in the noise impact assessment or the design/implementation of Noise Control Measures for the Facility and/or Equipment. 13. "Manual" means a document or a set of documents that provide written instructions to staff of the Company. 14. "Ministry" means the ministry of the government of Ontario responsible for the EPA and includes all officials, employees or other persons acting on its behalf. 15. "Noise Abatement Action Plan" means the noise abatement program developed by the Company, submitted to the Director and District Manager and approved by the Director, prepared by AECOM, dated October 18, 2013 and signed by Mohamad Lzeik and Joe Peristy, P.Eng. 16. "Noise Control Measures" means measures to reduce the noise emission from the Facility including, but not limited to silencers, acoustic louvres, enclosures, absorptive treatment, plenums and barriers as detailed in Schedule A of this Approval and/or in the Noise Abatement Action Plan. 17. "Publication NPC-103" means the Ministry Publication NPC-103 of the Model Municipal Noise Control By-Law, Final Report, August 1978, as amended. 18. "Publication NPC-205" means the Ministry Publication NPC-205, "Sound Level Limits for Stationary Sources in Class 1 & 2 Areas (Urban)", October, 1995, as amended. 19. "Publication NPC-233" means the Ministry Publication NPC-233, "Information to be Submitted for Approval of Stationary Sources of Sound", October, 1995, as amended. You are hereby notified that this environmental compliance approval is issued to you subject to the terms and conditions outlined below: TERMS AND CONDITIONS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 1. The Company shall ensure that the Equipment is properly operated and maintained at all times. The Company shall: (1) prepare, not later than three (3) months after the date of this Approval, and update, as necessary, a Manual outlining the operating procedures and a maintenance program for the Equipment, including: (a) routine operating and maintenance procedures in accordance with good engineering practices and as recommended by the Equipment suppliers; (b) emergency procedures, including spill clean-up procedures; (c) procedures for any record keeping activities relating to operation and maintenance of the Equipment; (d) all appropriate measures to minimize noise emissions from all potential sources; and (e) the frequency of inspection and replacement of the filter material in the Equipment; and (2) implement the recommendations of the Manual. NOISE 2. The Company shall: (1) implement by not later than November 30, 2015, the Noise Control Measures detailed in Schedule "A" of this Approval; (2) undertake life-cycle replacement of existing Equipment with quieter Equipment; and (3) ensure that the Noise Control Measures are properly maintained and continue to provide the acoustical performance outlined in the Acoustic Assessment Report and the Noise Abatement Action Plan. 3. The Company shall restrict the sand truck unloading / sand silo loading to the daytime hours from 7 a.m.