ARTICLE · 20 MAY 2015

$350,000+ Fine For Cement Plant Dust And Noise

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Essroc also pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the ministry's noise guidelines as required by their ECA from March 14, 2012, to June 21, 2012.

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Essroc Canada Inc. was fined $350,000, plus the victim fine surcharge of $87,500, for dust and noise from its cement manufacturing facility near Picton. The fine was suggested jointly by the company and by the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.

Essroc pleaded guilty to discharging dust on three days and to emitting too much noise for several months, contrary to its Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA). Section 14 of the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) prohibits the discharge of contaminants into the natural environment if the discharge causes or may cause an adverse effect. This offence carries minimum fines for both companies and individuals.

According to the MOECC's News Release:

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$350,000+ Fine For Cement Plant Dust And Noise

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