December 2024- Notice of Filing for EA Addendum
The Municipality of Brighton has completed an Addendum to the Schedule ‘B’ Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) which was first completed in 2017 to assess the most suitable solution for the Brighton Wastewater Treatment System (WWTS) upgrades to meet current and future servicing needs.
During conceptual design of the WWTS upgrades, it was determined that the preferred solution, and location of the preferred solution, had changed from the original Class EA and from the previous Class EA Addendum issued in 2022. This updated Class EA Addendum proposes a purpose-built extended aeration plant be constructed on the existing WWTS property. It was determined that the previous Class EA Addendum concept was more costly and presented greater treatment risk compared to the purpose-built extended aeration plant solution. A septage receiving station has also been added to the project scope, which impacts to the design basis influent characteristics from the previous studies. Constructing a purpose-built extended aeration plant alters both the liquid and soils treatment trains from the previous Class EA and Class EA Addendum. The proposed location of the extended aeration plant is northwest of the existing lagoons and was not previously studied for its natural heritage and archaeological impacts. As a result, additional studies have now been completed in this Class EA Addendum to support the new treatment plant concept and location.
The Class EA Addendum is now complete. Proposed changes to the 2017 Schedule ‘B’ Class EA and the 2022 EA Addendum include new recommended liquid and solids treatment trains, new septage receiving station, revised design basis, new project location and additional mitigation measures identified to protect the natural environment. The site was found to have low potential for built heritage or culture heritage landscape on the property. Per the Criteria for Evaluating Archaeological Potential checklist, an Archeological Assessment is not required.
The Class EA Addendum is available for public, government agency and Indigenous Community review in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. Subject to comments received following this Notice, the Municipality intends to proceed with the design and that only the changes proposed in the Addendum are open for review. Interested persons may provide written comments to our project team by January 12th, 2025. All comments and concerns should be sent directly to:
Susan Jingmiao Shi, P.Eng.,M.Eng. Senior Environmental Engineer J.L. Richards & Associates Limited
863 Princess St Suite 203 Kingston, ON K7L 5N4
sshi@jlrichards.ca Phone: (343) 302-5406
Elana Arthurs, Chief Administrative Officer, Municipality of Brighton, 35 Alice St Brighton, ON K0K 1H0 earthurs@brighton.ca Phone: (613) 475-1162 ext. 208
In addition, a request to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order imposing additional conditions or requiring an individual environmental assessment may be made on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests should include your full name and contact information. Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (additional conditions or an individual environmental assessment), explain how an order may prevent, mitigate or remedy potential adverse impacts, and can include any supporting information. The request should be sent in hardcopy or by email to:
Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 777 Bay Street, 5th Floor Toronto ON M7A 2J3 minister.mecp@ontario.ca
Director, Environmental Assessment Branch Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 135 St. Clair Ave. W, 1st Floor Toronto ON, M4V 1P5 EABDirector@ontario.ca
Requests must also be copied to the Municipality of Brighton by mail or by e-mail. Please visit the Ministry’s website for more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act at https://www.ontario.ca/page/class-environmental-assessmentssection-16-order. All personal information included in your request – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, under the authority of section 30 of the Environmental Assessment Act and is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public. As this information is collected for the purpose of a public record, the protection of personal information provided in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) does not apply (s.37). Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. If there is no request received by January 12th, 2025, the Schedule ‘B’ Class EA Addendum is deemed complete and valid for a 10-year period. The Municipality could then proceed with implementing the preferred alternative anytime within this 10-year window, as presented in the planning documentation.
This Notice First Issued December 13th, 2024.
Click here to read the Notice of Commencement for Schedule C Class EA
Click here to read the 2024 Development Charges Background Study Addendum
Click here to read the 2024 Schedule B Class Environment Assessment Addendum Report
Click here to read the Notice of Filing of EA Addendum
Click here to read the Class EA Addendum Report
Click here to read the Class EA Addendum - Appendix A
Click here to read the Class EA Addendum - Appendix B
Click here to read the Class EA Addendum - Appendix C
Wastewater Environmental Assessment
The Municipality of Brighton initiated a formal environmental assessment of the Wastewater Treatment System in August 2016. A public open house was held on May 29, 2017. View the documents below for more information about the environmental assessment:
