Registration Number: 1838

Argentia Access Road Industrial Composting Facility

Proponent:  Metro Environmental Services Incorporated

Summary of Environmental Assessment Process

Project Description:

Metro Environmental Services Incorporated is proposing to establish an industrial composting facility to process a variety of organic waste from commercial and industrial sources in Newfoundland, to produce a marketable organic fertilizer product. Organic waste to be composted will include mink farm offal, spent hens, dead birds, poultry feathers, slaughterhouse offal and carcasses, and fish processing wastes. The organic waste will be mixed on-site with wood chips, sawdust and shredded plants, and the mixture will be distributed in long parallel windrows sufficiently spaced to be mechanically turned for aeration. The undertaking will be located approximately 3.5 kilometres southwest of the intersection of the TransCanada Highway and Route 100.  Project construction is anticipated to begin in the summer of 2016.

  • April 5, 2016 – The undertaking was registered.
  • May 10, 2016 – Deadline for public comments.
  • May 20, 2016 – The Minister’s Decision is due.
  • May 12, 2016 – Addendum to Registration Document submitted.
  • June 15, 2016 – Deadline for public comments.
  • June 25, 2016 – The Minister’s Decision is due.
  • July 15, 2016 –  The Minister’s Decision is due (extended).
  • July 20, 2016 –  Environmental Preview Report (EPR) required.
  • July 29, 2016 –  Assessment Committee Appointed.
  • September 22, 2016 – Environmental Preview Report Guidelines approved.
  • November 25, 2016 – Environmental Preview Report Submitted.
  • November 30, 2016 – Revised Environmental Preview Report Submitted.
  • January 5, 2017 – Deadline for Public Comments.
  • January 14, 2017 – The Minister’s Decision is Due (extended).
  • January 18, 2017 – Minister’s Decision is Due (extended).
  • January 31, 2017 – Minister’s Decision is Due (extended).
  • January 31, 2017 – Environmental Preview Report deficient – Addendum Required.
  • April 10, 2017 – Addendum to Environmental Preview Report Submitted.
  • May 18, 2017 – Deadline for Public Comments.
  • May 25, 2017 – The Minister’s Decision is Due.
  • August 22, 2017 – Second Addendum to the Environmental Preview Report Required.
  • February 20,2018 – Second Addendum to the Environmental Preview Report Submitted.
  • March 27, 2018 – Deadline for Public Comments.
  • April 6, 2018 – The Minister’s Decision is Due.
  • April 20, 2018 – The Minister’s Decision is Due (extended).
  • May 17, 2018 – The Minister Announced that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is Required.
  • July 19, 2018 – Appeal of Minister’s Decision.
  • August 3, 2018 – Draft EIS Guidelines for Public Review.
  • August 10, 2018 – Decision on Appeal.
  • September 12, 2018 – Deadline for Public Comments on Draft EIS Guidelines.
  • September 21, 2018 – EIS Guidelines Approved.

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