Call for Abstracts

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A&MA Ontario Decarbonization Workshop
The Practical Side of Achieving Net Zero: GHG reduction by
                      resource efficiency, carbon capture and offsets

September 13, 2023
Delta Hotels by Marriot, Waterloo, Ontario

Call for Abstracts:

Present your work at the premier workshop on decarbonization solutions!

The A&WMA Association of Ontario invites you to submit abstracts for the Decarbonization Workshop taking place September 13th, 2023 in Waterloo, Ontario. This workshop serves as a forum for the discussion of state-of-the-art technical information, innovative approaches, and forward-thinking regulations and public policy on decarbonization solutions, greenhouse gas reduction, sustainability, and climate action. 

We welcome research, case studies, and submissions on a range of topics, including but not limited to:    

  • Industrial and commercial greenhouse gas mitigation and reduction

  • Circular economy approaches, innovation, and best practices

  • Climate change financing, investment opportunities, and funding models

  • Carbon capture, conversion, transportation, and sequestration

  • Offset markets and carbon trading systems                          

Showcase your insights, success stories, and innovations, engage with industry leaders, and contribute to the decarbonization movement. Please submit your abstract by July 31, 2023 to info@awma.on.ca.

Should you have questions, please write to Dr. Chih C. Chao at meister.chao@gmail.com.

Guideline to address odour mixtures in Ontario

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On June 28, 2023, the Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks posted a Policy Decision to the Environmental Registry of Ontario stating that the province is NOT proceeding with the proposed “Guideline to Address Odour Mixtures in Ontario”, originally posted on May 4, 2021.  The proposed guideline received a total of 45 comments, many filed by differing levels of government, industry associations, community groups and individuals.  The comments are certainly worth reading.

https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-2768

For now, the existing patchwork of documents upon which practitioners have come to rely remain in effect, including, but not limited to:

  • The requirements pertaining to odour under O. Reg. 1/17

  • The “EASR – limits and other requirements for activities with air emissions” document.

  • The Technical Bulletin – Methodology for Modeling Assessments of Contaminants with 10 Minute Average Standards and Guidelines under O. Reg. 419/05

As well, many practitioners will know of Ontario Land Tribunal decisions and Environmental Compliance Approval conditions that further flesh out this area of knowledge.

In the words of one practitioner, who shall remain anonymous, “So, we keep trundling along with the regulatory regime as it is, such as it is.”

AWMA-OS GHG Reduction Conference | Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities

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A&WMA's 2023 GHG Reduction conference provides an excellent opportunity to tie your corporate image to one of the province’s premier environmental professional events. This unique conference will draw industry, regulators, environmental legal professionals, and the technical community to one location to learn about new and evolving decarbonization approaches. We are expecting in the order of 100 attendees.

Niagara Frontier Section | 2023 Enrichment Seminar

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Jointly sponsored by:

Air & Waste Management Association - NFS

and

Buffalo Association of Professional Geologists

This seminar will be held on January 26, 2023 at Templeton Landing.

Keynote Speaker - Mike Finn, Executive Director of Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC)

On-Line registration is now open for everyone

Program Schedule

Agenda will include five sessions: PDH credits and CLE credit(s) will be pursued.

  • Saving the USS The Sullivans – the NYSDEC’s Role

  • Environmental Justice and Climate Policy in New York: What to Expect

  • The Evolution of Siting and Permitting Utility Scale Renewable Projects in New York

  • Update on the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) Scoping Plan

  • Presentation on Groundwater Modeling

Sponsors:

Social Hour -  Hodgson Russ LLP

Lunch -  WSP USA Inc.

Breaks - Alliance

Gold Level

Benchmark Civil/Environmental Engineering & Geology, PLLC/Turnkey Environmental Restoration, LLC

Environmental Advantage, Inc.            GEI Consultants

The Knoer Group, PLLC                           LaBella Associates

Silver Level

Durez Niagara           Earth Dimensions

Exhibitors:

Cadex of Western NY

Geosyntec Consultants

MECP Posts Proposed Updates to the Flare Modelling Technical Bulletin - EBR # 019-2761

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The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is proposing to update the Flare Modelling Technical Bulletin (Flare TB)  under the Ontario’s local air quality regulation (O. Reg. 419/05: Air Pollution – Local Air Quality) to include a new approach to modelling a phenomenon known as stack tip/flame downwash which can occur under certain flare operating conditions.

As outlined in our Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan, the ministry is committed to protecting Ontario’s air quality by ensuring we have strong environmental standards and air quality standards. This new approach, known as the momentum flux ratio approach, would allow regulated facilities to better account for the unique properties and behavior of flares based on a thorough review of the latest peer review science on flare behaviour.  

The proposed updates have been posted to the Environmental Registry of Ontario (https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-2761) for a 45-day public consultation period, which will close April 26, 2021.  We invite feedback and input from the public, Indigenous communities and stakeholders across the province on these proposed updates, so that we can continue to protect Ontario’s air for future generations.

Now accepting scholarship applications for 2020/2021!

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Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) Ontario Section
Invites Applications
For the
2020/2021 Paul G. Complin Memorial Scholarship

Field: Engineering or Science Related

Value: $2000 each

Number of Scholarships: 3

Criteria:

The Paul G. Complin Memorial Scholarships will be awarded to three (3) students at Ontario’s university programs who are pursuing programs related to engineering or the sciences.  The scholarship fosters the furtherance of studies relating to the environment and sustainability, by striving to encourage young leaders to enter the environmental field and to stimulate professionalism.  Therefore, the applicant must demonstrate the relationship between their field of study and the environment, or must be pursuing environmentally related post-secondary studies.  Students fulfilling these criteria are encouraged to apply.

Application and Awards Process:

To apply for the Paul G. Complin Memorial Scholarship, please fill out the application form (click here) and send the form, plus the requested supporting documents outlined in the application, to the A&WMA (scholarships@awma.on.ca).  Failure to supply all the requested information may result in applications being rejected.

The deadline to apply for this Scholarship Award is February 28, 2021.

A panel from the AWMA Ontario Section Board will review and evaluate all the submissions. The finalists will be invited to deliver a 15-minute live video presentation on their research or course-work at an online event in spring 2021 (date TBD) and become Student Members of the A&WMA (if they have not already joined the association), at which time the three winners will be selected. The A&WMA Board will cover travel costs for students to attend this event.

The Scholarship finalists will be contacted by March 31, 2021.

Questions can be directed to scholarships@awma.on.ca.

MECP Cumulative Effects Interactive Map

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The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has updated the ministry’s website to post the Cumulative Effects Assessment in Air Approvals interactive map. 

The Cumulative Effects Assessment in Air Approvals Policy decision was posted to the Environmental Registry in April, 2018 and came into effect on October 1, 2018. This policy strengthens and clarifies the consideration of cumulative effects when making decisions related to environmental compliance approvals and indicates when additional measures may be needed beyond current regulatory requirements.

Included in the policy was a commitment to publish an interactive map in order to help businesses see where the cumulative effects policy applies, which will inform any environmental compliance approval within these areas.

Ontario is taking action to reduce air pollutants and ensure cleaner air for future generations. Publishing an interactive map is part of our Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan commitments to protect Ontario’s air by , ensuring we have strong environmental standards that are protective of human health and the environment, and taking action to enforce local air quality standards.