NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION Bulk Water Loading Station– Class Environmental Assessment
The Municipality of Brighton has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study to determine the preferred solution to address the relocation of the Brighton Bulk Water Loading Station. The municipality is proposing to relocate the bulk water loading station to an empty industrial plot at the east end of Loyalist Drive. The new bulk water loading station shall include a new turning basin, a small bulk water loading station building, and a minor road extension.
This study was carried out in accordance with the requirements for a Schedule “B” Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. The planning and decision-making process - including consultation with the public and review agencies, assessment of environmental impacts of alternative solutions, and identification of the preferred solution - has been completed.
The project report is attached and available for viewing.
The 30-day public review period will commence on February 17 th, 2023. For more information, or to provide comments please email one of the following project contacts by March 19 th, 2023:
John Gooding, Manager of Capital Infrastructure
Municipality of Brighton
67 Sharp Road
Brighton, Ontario
K0K 1H0
email: jgooding@brighton.ca
Tony Guerrera, P.Eng.
Manager, Greer Galloway Group
1620 Wallbridge Loyalist Road
Belleville, ON, K8N 4Z5
email: tguerrera@greergalloway.com
The public has the ability to request a higher level of assessment on a project if they are concerned about potential adverse impacts to constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. In addition, the Minister may issue an order on his or her own initiative within a specified time period. The Director (of the Environmental Assessment Branch) will issue a Notice of Proposed Order to the proponent if the Minister is considering an order for the project within 30 days after the conclusion of the comment period on the Notice of Completion. At this time, the Director may request additional information from the proponent. Once the requested information has been received, the Minister will have 30 days within which to make a decision or impose conditions on your project.
Therefore, the proponent cannot proceed with the project until at least 30 days after the end of the comment period provided for in the Notice of Completion. Further, the proponent may not proceed after this time if:
- A Section 16 Order request has been submitted to the ministry regarding potential adverse impacts to constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights, or
- The Director has issued a Notice of Proposed order regarding the project
Members of the public must ensure that concerns are directed to the proponent for a response, and that in the event there are outstanding concerns regarding potential adverse impacts to constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights, Section 16 Order requests on those matters should be addressed in writing to:
Minister, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, ON
M7A 2J3
minister.mecp@ontario.ca
Director, Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Avenue Q, 1st Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4V 1PS
EABDirector@ontario.ca
For more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act visit: https://www.ontario.ca/page/class-environmental-assessments-section-16-order.
This notice issued February 17 th, 2023
Brighton Bulk Water Loading Station Report 
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