Odour management rules
 98.6.1 (1) This section applies to a person who owns or controls a regulated mixed anaerobic digestion facility that, (a) has received more than 10,000 cubic metres of off-farm anaerobic digestion materials in the preceding 12-month period; or (b) has received materials listed in Schedule 2B in the preceding 12-month period. O. Reg. 508/21, s. 22. (2) Where this section applies to a person pursuant to clause (1) (a), this section applies for a minimum of 12 months. O. Reg. 508/21, s. 22. (3) A person to whom this section applies shall ensure that an odour management plan is prepared with respect to the regulated mixed anaerobic digestion facility by a professional engineer, and that the plan is implemented. O. Reg. 508/21, s. 22. (4) The professional engineer preparing an odour management plan shall do so in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation and have regard to the most recent version of the documents known as “Best Management Practices for Industrial Sources of Odour” and “Odour Guidance for On-farm Anaerobic Digestion” available on a website of the Government of Ontario. O. Reg. 508/21, s. 22. (5) The odour management plan must contain, at a minimum, the following: 1. A description of the regulated mixed anaerobic digestion facility, and the types of off-farm and on-farm anaerobic digestion materials anticipated to be received. 2. A map or diagram of the regulated mixed anaerobic digestion facility and other odour sources on the farm unit, likely odour receptors, prevailing wind direction, and physical or geographic features that may impact air movement. 3. An identification of each source of odour emission and potential odour emission at the regulated mixed anaerobic digestion facility and, for each source so identified, i. a description of the odour, including cause, type, strength, and frequency, ii. potential causes for increases in the odour emission and potential odour emission, and risk factors that might cause increases, iii. a description of odour control measures including systems and operations used to prevent or minimize the odour emission and potential odour emission, iv. identification of any additional measures including systems, and operations that could be implemented to control each odour emission and potential odour emission, including the trigger or likely cause for use of the additional measure, frequency, and duration that the additional measure may be applied, and v. inspection and monitoring procedures, including the equipment’s service and maintenance schedules. 4. An odour contingency plan to address any problems with the regulated mixed anaerobic digestion facility that could lead to odours. 5. A training program for all odour management operations that require staff training. 6. A complaints response plan that outlines procedures that will be taken for receiving and responding to public complaints, including requirements to, i. record the date of the complaint, ii. describe the complaint, iii. assess the regulated mixed anaerobic digestion facility in light of the complaint and identify actions necessary to respond to the complaint, and iv. describe the actions taken in response to the complaint. O. Reg. 508/21, s. 22. (6) The odour management plan must be signed by the person to whom this section applies. O. Reg. 508/21, s. 22. (7) Despite section 28.1, the person to whom this section applies shall ensure that the odour management plan is updated by a professional engineer, (a) when changes are made to systems and operations provided for in the plan; (b) when changes are made to the types of off-farm or on-farm anaerobic digestion materials treated in the regulated mixed anaerobic digestion facility; and (c) when 10 years have passed since the last update. O. Reg. 508/21, s. 22. (8) A professional engineer who prepares or updates an odour management plan shall prepare and sign a statement confirming the professional engineer has reviewed the odour management plan and is satisfied that the plan has been prepared in accordance with this section. O. Reg. 508/21, s. 22.