Environmental Fines by Environment Canada
According to Environment Canada there were some big environmental fines recently, “Plains Midstream has been ordered to pay $850,000 after pleading guilty to one count under the Fisheries Act and one count under provincial environmental legislation. The charges relate to the failure to notify authorities of a deposit of a deleterious substance into the Red Deer River, which is fish-bearing.”
The violation dates back to 2012 when Environment Canada sent officers to a spill of crude oil in the Red Deer River near Sundre, Alberta. The investigation by Environment Canada and Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, “determined that the substance released was acutely lethal to fish.” According to Environment Canada, “The release had originated from an underground pipeline owned by Plains Midstream.”
For more information about environmental enforcement actions, go to Environment Canada’s Environmental Enforcement notifications.
Do you have questions about environmental permitting in Ontario? Do you know if you need (1) an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA), (2) to register your activity in the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR), or (3) a Permit to Take Water?
For more information or assistance, contact Christopher Pare, P.Geo. (cpare@dragun.com) at 519-979-7300, ext. 114, or Andrew Tymec, P.Eng. (atymec@dragun.com) at ext. 118.