DEFINITIONS
The discharge of a pollutant into the natural environment, from a structure, vehicle or container, that is abnormal in quality or quantity.
What is a spill?
This service may be required to clean up large volumes of liquid post-spill.
What is a vacuum truck?
This volume determines whether an effluent release is reportable to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks.
What is 1000L?
This 24-hour rolling average is the emission limit for CO (carbon monoxide) per GEC's ECA (environmental compliance approval).
What is 60.0 ppmv?
This department must be contacted by phone immediately following a reportable spill.
What is SAC (Spills Action Centre)?
The discharge of a pollutant out of a man-made container that may or may not be reportable.
What is a release?
These were installed in 2023 to prevent spills from entering the west ditch.
What are roadway drain valves?
Volumes of effluent over this limit are prohibited from being released under the ECA (Environmental Compliance Approval).
What is 20,000L per day?
For significant leaks to air which can endanger the environment, equipment, or personnel, these shall be operated to stop flow to the plant.
What are the ESVs (emergency shut off valves)?
The E2 plan requires this exercise, annually.
What is a drill or tabletop exercise?
A discharge into the natural enviornment that is not likely to enter any waters, does not have the potential to cause adverse effects, and whose quanity, quality and circumstances are captured in a plan.
What is a non-reportable spill?
These must be closed or ensured closed immediately if a spill is identified.
What are the SWRP orifice overflow valve and dual catch basin outlet valves?
This testing must be completed 9.9 hours after a liquid spill that may have entered the SWRP (Storm Water Retention Pond).
What is acute lethality testing? (toxicity testing)
Any release outside normal operations of more than 2,180 m3 of this substance is reportable.
What is natural gas?
These three substances at GEC are listed as E2 substances under Part 8 of CEPA 1999 (Schedule 1).
What are HCl (Hydrochloric Acid), NH3 (Ammonia), and n-Pentane (constituent of Natural Gas Condensate).
A contaminant other than heat, sound, vibration, radiation, resulting directly or indirectly from human activities that may cause an adverse effect.
What is a pollutant?
This laboratory located in Point Edward completes acute lethality testing for GEC.
What is Nautilus Environmental?
After a spill, if there is imminent risk of overflow from the SWRP (Storm Water Retention Pond) to this place before water testing results have been confirmed, it must be reported.
What is the emergency spillway?
An unplanned full release of this container is reportable.
What is a compressed gas cylinder?
These potential pollution incidents can be reported online.
What are pollution incidents not owned or caused by the reporter?
Wastewater that has come into contact with any process material and may include municipal water, river water, de-min water, condensate, and boiler water.
What is process water effluent?
This water flea's response to sampled liquid makes up one part of the determination of a toxicity result.
What is a Daphnia Magna?
Oils, coolant, and bulk chemicals must be reported to the appropriate Ministry of Environment department if they meet this threshold.
What is any amount greater than a trace which cannot be contained on site?
Any release outside of normal operations of more than 14.3kg of this substance is reportable.
What is NH3 (ammonia)?
The Ontario government may recover these to ensure:
- negative impacts are prevented or minimized,
- steps are taken to restore the environment, and
- future spills are prevented.
What are reasonable costs?