The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the following relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.
CONDITION of release Approved:
Southern Bay Blue Spruce R.V. Park and Campground (Reg. 2135)
Proponent: Camkap Software Development Group Inc.
On October 28, 2022, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change approved the Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for the Southern Bay Blue Spruce R.V. Park and Campground. Completion of the ESA is a condition of release from environmental assessment for this project.
Undertakings Released:
Maccles Lake Road Farm Expansion (Reg. 2217)
Proponent:
The Project is released subject to the following conditions:
- The proponent is required to uphold all commitments made in the environmental assessment submission to mitigate the effects of the Project on the environment.
- The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture requires the following conditions:
- The proponent is to maintain a minimum 50-metre undisturbed riparian buffer from the high water mark of all wetlands and waterbodies within and adjacent to the Project that are identified on either the 1:50,000 scale National Topographic System maps, or the topographic mapping layer shown in the Provincial Land Use Atlas, to protect sensitive riparian and aquatic species and their habitats.
- No vegetation clearing is to occur within 800 metres of a bald eagle or osprey nest during the nesting season (March 15 to July 31) and 200 metres during the remainder of the year. The 200-metre buffer also applies to all other raptor nests (e.g. Northern Goshawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Merlin, American Kestrel, Great-horned Owl, Boreal Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl). The location of any raptor nest sites must be reported to the Wildlife Division. For more information, please contact the Wildlife Division at (709) 637-2052.
- The proponent is required to advise the Environmental Assessment Division when the conditions of release have been met, by emailing a written description, documents, and images (where applicable) demonstrating that the conditions have been fulfilled.
- The proponent is required to update the Environmental Assessment Division on the status of the Project, including a copy of all permits, licences, certificates, approvals and other authorizations required for the project, one year from the date of the release letter and to provide additional updates if requested.
Springdale Glove Manufacturing Facility (Reg. 2218)
Proponent: Superior Glove Works Limited
The Project is released subject to the following conditions:
- The proponent is required to uphold all commitments made in the environmental assessment submission to mitigate the effects of the Project on the environment.
- The Pollution Prevention Division of the Department of Environment and Climate Change requires the proponent to submit a Waste Management Plan for approval, prior to Project commencement. The Water Resources Management Division of the Department of Environment and Climate Change requires the following:
- A Water Resources Management Plan that demonstrates the safe disposal of the facility’s process water and storm water runoff or the near by waterbody, without causing a significant adverse environmental effect.
- The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture requires the following;
- No vegetation clearing is to occur within 800 metres of a bald eagle or osprey nest during the nesting season (March 15 to July 31) and 200 metres during the remainder of the year. The 200-metre buffer also applies to all other raptor nests (e.g. Northern Goshawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Merlin, American Kestrel, Great-horned Owl, Boreal Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl). The location of any raptor nest sites must be reported to the Wildlife Division
- The proponent is required to advise the Environmental Assessment Division when the conditions of release have been met, by emailing a written description, documents, and images (where applicable) to demonstrate that the conditions have been fulfilled.
- The proponent is required to update the Environmental Assessment Division on the status of the Project, including a copy of all permits, licences, certificates, approvals and other authorizations required for the Project, one year from the date of this release letter and to provide additional updates if required.
Learn more
Environmental Assessment Division
Department of Environment and Climate Change
West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700, St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
Public comments may be forwarded to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca
Environmental assessment information is available at:
www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/env-assessment/
www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/files/GUIDE-TO-THE-PROCESS_May-2022.pdf
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Environment and Climate Change
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