City of Temiskaming Shores New Waste Management Capacity Environmental Assessment
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CITY OF TEMISKAMING SHORES NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TERMS OF REFERENCE Submitted to: City of Temiskaming Shores 325 Farr Drive P.O. Box 2050 Haileybury, Ontario P0J 1K0 Submitted by: AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, a Division of AMEC Americas Limited 131 Fielding Road Lively, Ontario P3Y 1L7 May 2012 TY910491 City of Temiskaming Shores New Waste Management Capacity, Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference City of Temiskaming Shores, Ontario May 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................................................................... IV 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 The Proponent .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project History ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Initial and Refined Project Proposal .................................................................................... 2 1.4 Provincial Environmental Assessment Process .................................................................. 3 1.5 Federal Environmental Assessment Process ..................................................................... 5 2.0 PURPOSE OF THE EA STUDY ................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Current Landfill Capacity, Landfill Practice, Waste Characteristics .................................... 8 2.2 Identified Need .................................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Summary of Purpose of EA Study ...................................................................................... 9 3.0 RATIONALE FOR AND DESCRIPTION OF THE UNDERTAKING .......................................... 11 4.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND POTENTIAL EFFECTS .................................. 12 4.1 Preliminary Study Area ..................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Data Collection .................................................................................................................. 12 4.3 Natural Environment ......................................................................................................... 13 4.4 Social, Economic and Cultural Environment ..................................................................... 14 4.5 Potential Environmental Effects and Mitigation ................................................................ 17 5.0 ALTERNATIVES TO THE UNDERTAKING ............................................................................... 21 5.1 Identification of Alternatives To ......................................................................................... 21 5.2 Evaluation of Alternatives To ............................................................................................ 23 6.0 ALTERNATIVE METHODS ........................................................................................................ 25 6.1 Refining the Study Area .................................................................................................... 25 6.2 Identification of Alternative Methods ................................................................................. 26 6.3 Evaluation of Alternative Methods .................................................................................... 26 6.3.1 Site Selection Process ......................................................................................... 28 6.3.2 Evaluation of Alternative Designs, Operational Approaches ............................... 29 6.4 Concept Design, Environmental Effects of the Undertaking ............................................. 29 7.0 COMMITMENTS AND MONITORING ........................................................................................ 31 8.0 CONSULTATION PLAN ............................................................................................................. 32 8.1 Introduction and Background ............................................................................................ 32 8.2 Principles and Benefits of Engagement ............................................................................ 32 8.3 Plan Objectives and Purpose ............................................................................................ 33 8.4 Identification of Project Participants and Interested Parties ............................................. 34 8.4.1 General Approach ................................................................................................ 34 8.4.2 Aboriginal Communities ....................................................................................... 35 8.5 Consultation Approach ...................................................................................................... 37 TY910491 Page i City of Temiskaming Shores New Waste Management Capacity, Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference City of Temiskaming Shores, Ontario May 2012 8.6 Consultation Activities ....................................................................................................... 38 8.6.1 Public Notices ...................................................................................................... 38 8.6.2 Mail/Email Distributions ........................................................................................ 39 8.6.3 Newspaper Advertisements ................................................................................. 39 8.6.4 Project Website .................................................................................................... 39 8.6.5 Review of Documents and Reports ..................................................................... 40 8.6.6 Public Meetings and Stakeholder Workshops ..................................................... 41 8.7 Aboriginal Community Consultation .................................................................................. 42 8.8 Schedule and Key Decision-Making Points ...................................................................... 43 8.9 Documentation of Consultation ......................................................................................... 43 8.9.1 ToR Consultation Documentation ........................................................................ 43 8.9.2 EA Consultation Documentation .......................................................................... 44 8.10 Issues Resolution Strategy ............................................................................................... 44 8.11 Evaluation and Modification of the Consultation Plan ....................................................... 45 9.0 FLEXIBILITY TO ACCOMMODATE NEW CIRCUMSTANCES ................................................ 46 10.0 OTHER APPROVALS REQUIRED ............................................................................................ 47 11.0 EA REPORT PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION ................................................................... 48 12.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................ 49 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Waste Quantity Estimates Appendix B Preliminary List of Project Participants (Contact List) LIST OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 1 COTS - General Information Needs under CEAA 2 Draft WMMP - Executive Summary/Conclusions/ Recommendations TY910491 Page ii City of Temiskaming Shores New Waste Management Capacity, Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference City of Temiskaming Shores, Ontario May 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.) PAGE LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1: Public Notices and Publication Dates .......................................................................................... 2 Table 4-1: Typical Concerns and Impact Management Measures ............................................................. 18 Table 5-1: Evaluation of Alternatives to - Preliminary List of Criteria.......................................................... 23 Table 6-1: Preliminary Criteria for Evaluation of Environmental Effects ..................................................... 27 Table 8-1: Evaluation Criteria for the Consultation Plan ............................................................................. 45 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: Location Map .............................................................................................................................. 6 Figure 1-2: Environmental Assessment Process (Source: MOE, 2009) (Simplified) .................................... 7 Figure 4-1: Preliminary Regional Study Area .............................................................................................. 20 TY910491 Page iii City of Temiskaming Shores New Waste Management Capacity, Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference City of Temiskaming Shores, Ontario May 2012 ABBREVIATIONS AMEC AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, a Division of AMEC Americas Limited ATV All Terrain Vehicle CAZ Contaminant Attenuation Zone City City of Temiskaming Shores CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency DFO Federal Department of Fisheries and Ocean ECA Environmental Compliance Approval EAA (Ontario) Environmental Assessment Act EA Environmental Assessment EAB Environmental