Toronto Port Authority Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (BBTCA) Lakefill Within Marine Exclusion Zone (Keep‐Out‐Area) ‐ Toronto Harbour Draft Environmental Screening Report DRAFT ‐ July 10, 2012 Dillon Consulting Limited Toronto Port Authority - Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Lakefill Within Marine Exclusion Zone (Keep-Out-Area) - Toronto Harbour CPA EA Screening Report – Draft TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PROJECT........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Description ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Purpose............................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Project Location .............................................................................................................. 2 2 CANADA PORT AUTHORITY EA REGULATIONS AND APPROVALS...................................... 4 3 SCOPE OF THE PROJECT.................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Project Components ....................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Project Activities ............................................................................................................. 6 3.3 Scope of Assessment .................................................................................................... 10 3.4 Scope of Factors............................................................................................................ 11 3.5 Potential Effects and Significance................................................................................. 13 3.6 Cumulative Effects ........................................................................................................ 13 4 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ..................................................................... 14 4.1 Biophysical Environment .............................................................................................. 16 4.1.1 Noise ..................................................................................................................... 16 4.1.2 Air Quality ............................................................................................................. 17 4.1.3 Groundwater......................................................................................................... 18 4.1.4 Water Quality........................................................................................................ 19 4.1.5 Soils & Sediments.................................................................................................. 19 4.1.6 Terrain & Topography........................................................................................... 20 4.1.7 Vegetation and Wildlife ........................................................................................ 20 4.1.8 Migratory Birds ..................................................................................................... 22 4.1.9 Fish & Fish Habitat ................................................................................................ 22 4.1.10 Species at Risk....................................................................................................... 24 4.1.11 Provincially Significant Wetlands.......................................................................... 24 4.1.12 Coastal and Shoreline ........................................................................................... 25 4.2 Socio‐Economic Environment....................................................................................... 26 4.2.1 Economics/Businesses .......................................................................................... 26 4.2.2 Aboriginal Claims/Traditional Use of Lands/Resources........................................ 27 4.2.3 Heritage and Archaeological Features.................................................................. 27 4.2.4 Land Use................................................................................................................ 28 4.2.5 Social Features ...................................................................................................... 29 4.2.6 Transportation and Navigation............................................................................. 29 5 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND MITIGATION................................................................ 30 5.1 Effects and Mitigation for the Biophysical Environment.............................................. 32 5.1.1 Noise ..................................................................................................................... 32 Dillon Consulting Limited i Toronto Port Authority - Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Lakefill Within Marine Exclusion Zone (Keep-Out-Area) - Toronto Harbour CPA EA Screening Report – Draft 5.1.2 Air Quality ............................................................................................................. 33 5.1.3 Groundwater......................................................................................................... 34 5.1.4 Water Quality........................................................................................................ 34 5.1.5 Soils and Sediments .............................................................................................. 36 5.1.6 Terrain and Topography ....................................................................................... 36 5.1.7 Vegetation and Wildlife ........................................................................................ 36 5.1.8 Migratory Birds ..................................................................................................... 37 5.1.9 Fish and Fish Habitat............................................................................................. 38 5.1.10 Species at Risk....................................................................................................... 40 5.1.11 Provincially Significant Wetlands.......................................................................... 40 5.2 Effects and Mitigation for the Socio‐Economic Environment ...................................... 40 5.2.1 Economic and Business Activity............................................................................ 40 5.2.2 Aboriginal Use of Traditional Lands/Resources.................................................... 40 5.2.3 Heritage and Archaeological................................................................................. 41 5.2.4 Land Use................................................................................................................ 41 5.2.5 Social ..................................................................................................................... 41 5.2.6 Transportation and Navigation............................................................................. 41 5.2.7 Human Health ....................................................................................................... 42 5.3 Accidents and Malfunctions ......................................................................................... 42 5.4 Effects of the Environment on the Project ................................................................... 43 5.5 Cumulative Effects ........................................................................................................ 43 5.6 Other Matters ............................................................................................................... 44 5.7 Environmental Effects Summary Checklist................................................................... 44 6 CONSULTATION ............................................................................................................. 46 7 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................. 49 8 REFERENCES................................................................................................................... 50 List of Figures Figure 1: Project Location Plan.......................................................................................................3 Figure 2: General Project Location and Features..........................................................................15 Figure 3: Ecological Land Classification ........................................................................................21 Figure5: Toronto Islands Coastal Wetland Complex ……………………………………………………………….25 Figure6: Archaeological Potential Classification..........................................................................28 List of Tables Table 1: Detailed Project Activities...............................................................................................7 Dillon Consulting Limited ii Toronto Port Authority - Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Lakefill Within Marine Exclusion Zone (Keep-Out-Area) - Toronto Harbour CPA EA Screening Report – Draft Table 2: Summary of AAQC and Current Emissions Levels from Combined Roadway, Ferry and Airport Emissions..........................................................................................................................18 Table 3: Species Potentially Occurring within the Vicinity of the Project Location …………………..22 Table 4: Project Components/Environmental Feature Interactions.............................................31