Notice of Alteration Request – Hylife Foods Pork Processing Facility and R3 Innovations Inc./Town of Neepawa IWWTF, Neepawa MB
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Environment HyLife Foods LP. Notice of Alteration Request – HyLife Foods Pork Processing Facility and R3 Innovations Inc./Town of Neepawa IWWTF, Neepawa MB Prepared by: AECOM 99 Commerce Drive 204 477 5381 tel Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3P 0Y7 204 284 2040 fax www.aecom.com Project Number: 60278554 (402.19.2) Date: June, 2013 AECOM HyLife Foods LP. Notice of Alteration Request – HyLife Foods Pork Processing Facility and R3 Innovations Inc./Town of Neepawa IWWTF, Neepawa MB Statement of Qualifications and Limitations The attached Report (the “Report”) has been prepared by AECOM Canada Ltd. (“Consultant”) for the benefit of the client (“Client”) in accordance with the agreement between Consultant and Client, including the scope of work detailed therein (the “Agreement”). 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This Statement of Qualifications and Limitations is attached to and forms part of the Report and any use of the Report is subject to the terms hereof. AECOM: 2012-01-06 © 2009-2012 AECOM Canada Ltd. All Rights Reserved. RPT-2013-06-06-NOA Report Hylife IWWTF-60278554-Final.Docx AECOM HyLife Foods LP. Notice of Alteration Request – HyLife Foods Pork Processing Facility and R3 Innovations Inc./Town of Neepawa IWWTF, Neepawa MB Executive Summary HyLife Foods is proposing to increase pork processing capacity from 27,550 hogs/weeks to 37,500 hogs/week at their pork processing facility in Neepawa, Manitoba (currently governed by Clean Environment Commission (CEC) Order No. 1102). Part of the expansion includes the addition of processes to provide the option for casings and heparin production instead of the present ground intestine (hash gut) production. The proposed increase in processing and the casings/heparin options will require building expansions at the HyLife Foods pork processing facility. The proposed changes at HyLife Foods will result in additional wastewater treatment requirements at the existing R3 Innovations Inc./Town of Neepawa Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility (IWWTF) which provides treatment of all wastewater generated at the pork processing facility. The additional treatment infrastructure at the IWWTF will accommodate the changes in flow and loading while continuing to meet the requirements of Environment Act License No. 2870. HyLife Foods and the IWWTF are located approximately 2.4 km east of the intersection of Provincial Highway No. 16 and Provincial Highway No. 5 in the western portion of SW 35-14-15 W.P.M in the Town of Neepawa, Manitoba. This Notice of Alteration Request provides details of the proposed alterations at both HyLife Foods and the IWWTF and the predicted environmental effects as a joint submission based on advice from Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Environmental Approvals Branch. The proposed project includes: The construction and operation of: x HyLife Foods x IWWTF o Future casings/heparin operation o 1 Additional aeration basin o Cut floor expansion o 1 Additional blower unit (available on-site as backup) o Future welfare area o 1 Additional membrane cassette in each membrane tank o Future mechanical area o Upgrading of sludge pumps The start of the construction phase is dependent on approval by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship, which is anticipated by July 2013. Depending on the date of approval, the cut floor expansion at the HyLife Foods pork processing facility is anticipated to begin in September 2013 (approximately nine months of construction). This will be followed by the construction of the casings/heparin line (approximately nine months of construction) and the employee welfare area (approximately six months of construction) that are anticipated to begin in the spring of 2014 Construction at the IWWTF is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2014 with an approximate construction schedule of nine months. The environmental setting for this assessment was characterized using existing information sources and information collected during the 2008 Request for Alteration to the Town of Neepawa’s Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility and was updated as required. The proposed expansion areas have been previously disturbed and are either covered by gravel or are grassed. There were no rare/endangered plant or wildlife species within the Project Site and none of the areas to be disturbed are considered natural habitat. An Open House was held on January 16, 2013 by AECOM, HyLife Foods and the Town of Neepawa to provide an opportunity to receive and convey information about the proposed changes at HyLife Foods and the IWWTF for all interested parties. It was observed that the attendees were interested in the project and were either neutral or RPT-2013-06-06-NOA Report Hylife IWWTF-60278554-Final.Docx i AECOM HyLife Foods LP. Notice of Alteration Request – HyLife Foods Pork Processing Facility and R3 Innovations Inc./Town of Neepawa IWWTF, Neepawa MB positive towards the project. Further, the low attendance at the Open House and the lack of questionnaires filled out indicates that there is little public interest in the project. The potential environmental effects of the proposed project on environmental and socio-economic components were considered in the assessment. Based on the available information, documented assumptions and the implementation of mitigation measures identified in this environmental assessment, residual effects were considered to be negligible to minor in magnitude as a result of the proposed alterations at the HyLife Foods pork processing facility and IWWTF. RPT-2013-06-06-NOA Report Hylife IWWTF-60278554-Final.Docx ii AECOM HyLife Foods LP. Notice of Alteration Request – HyLife Foods Pork Processing Facility and R3 Innovations Inc./Town of Neepawa IWWTF, Neepawa MB Table of Contents Statement of Qualifications and Limitations Letter of Transmittal Distribution List Executive Summary page 1. Introduction