Facilities that will release contaminants into the air or create noise, could require a Certificate of Approval from the Ministry of Environment. The definition of a contaminant is very broad. Examples include particulate emissions from a process, solvent emissions from a painting line, nitrogen oxides from combustion sources, or sound from an emergency generator. Unless explicitly exempted, most industrial processes and equipment require approval.
An application for an Environmental Compliance Approval - ECA (formerly known as Air & Noise Certificate of Approval) will generally fall into the following categories: A minor amendment to an existing approval such as a name change or a correction that does not require technical review
Streamlined approvals for equipment that has known and predictable environmental impacts as outlined in the following list:
- Automotive Paint Spray Booths
- Emergency Generator Sets installed at commercial, institutional and municipal facilities
- Combustion Equipment installed at commercial, institutional and municipal facilities
- Cooling Towers installed at commercial, institutional and municipal facilities
- All other applications requiring technical review
SEL specializes in preparing documentation packages in support of applications for Environmental Compliance Approval ((9({A((qaqq a (Air) for various industrial commercial and institutional Clients.
In addition SEL can also assist in preparing documentation for NPRI / O.Reg. 127 for industrial Clients.