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Having received a request from The Corporation of the Township of Asphodel (“the Township”) that an undertaking, namely: The continued operation as an interim measure and closure of the existing and approved Township of Asphodel Landfill Site, situated on parts 1, 2, 3 and 4, lots 17 and 18, Concession IV and parts 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, lots 17 and 18, Concession V, in the County of Peterborough, for the disposal of domestic, commercial and non-hazardous solid industrial (agricultural) wastes with the changes as described in the Report entitled “Request for Section 29 Exemption from the Environmental Assessment Act for Interim Height Expansion of the Existing Asphodel Landfill Site”, dated February, 1992, prepared by Proctor & Redfern Limited, including the letter from Proctor & Redfern Limited to the Minister of Environment and Energy dated April 29, 1993, be exempt from the application of the Act pursuant to section 29; and
Having been advised by the Township that if the undertaking is subject to the application of the Act, the following injury, damage or interference with the persons and property indicated will occur: A. The Township will be subject to delay and expense if it is required to prepare an environmental assessment for the interim undertaking. B. The current users of the site who are located in Peterborough County, the Township of Asphodel, will be without a municipal waste disposal facility as of March 7, 1992.
The undersigned is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to order and orders that the undertaking is exempt from the application of the Act for the following reasons: A. The continued operation of the existing landfill is clearly an interim measure for which there are no other reasonable waste management alternatives which can be implemented within the necessary timeframe. Steps have been taken to reduce dependence on disposal through landfilling by implementing 3Rs opportunities, including recycling and home composting. B. Alternatives have been investigated. C. A public hearing under Part V of the Environmental Protection Act for the approval of the continued operation will be held. D. It is the intention of the proponent that a long-term waste management program be pursued in accordance with applicable legislation and that sufficient elements of the program will be implemented prior to the conclusion of the exempt undertaking to avoid the need for further exemptions.