Provincial News Draft Guide for Alternative Air Standard Requests The Ministry of the Environment has a regulatory process to adopt alternative (less stringent) and temporary air standards where companies have technical and/or economic difficulties in meeting existing...
Special Issue on Changes to Air Emissions Permitting Regulations Introduction On December 1st, 2005, Regulation 419 replaced Regulation 346 as the new air emissions permit regulation applicable to air pollutant sources in Ontario. ? Most sources of air pollution are...
Ontario Provincial Activities Proposed Changes to the Ontario Emissions Trading Code The Code is part of OReg 397/01, which places caps on airborne emissions of nitric oxide (NO) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) from specified fossil fuel-fired electricity generators. ? The...
Ontario Provincial Activities Draft Manual for MOE s New Dispersion Models The Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has released a draft Model Usage Guide for the US EPA AERMOD, ISC3-PRIME and SCREEN3 models it intends to adopt to replace the Reg. 346 model. ?...
Provincial Activities Changes to Emission Reporting Requirements Most companies must assess if they need to report emissions, under the provincial O. Reg. 127? and the federal NPRI.? ? Amendments to O. Reg. 127 last year included: Xylene isomers have been removed from...
Provincial Activities Ontario to Adopt Canada-wide Standards (CWS) Ontario has signed the CWS for emissions of Dioxins and Furans from Waste Incinerators and also proposes adopting a CWS for Iron and Steel Industries for these substances. ? The standard sets out...
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