In accordance with the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, the Municipal District of Greenview has applied to Environment and Protected Areas for an approval to upgrade and operate the Ridgevalley Wastewater System, located at NW-14-071-26-W5. The system includes a gravity wastewater collection system, a central lift station, and a facultative lagoon with one facultative cell and one storage cell. Proposed upgrades include converting the facultative cell into a mechanically aerated treatment unit, expanding lagoon capacity, and adding a hybrid treatment process to ensure continued compliance with standards and to provide safe, reliable wastewater treatment for the Hamlet of Ridgevalley. Treated effluent will be discharged seasonally, up to twice per year, to an unnamed creek in accordance with the conditions of the approval.
A directly affected person may provide input into certain regulatory decisions, as allowed by the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (section 73). Specifically, any person who is directly affected by this application may submit a written statement of concern within 30 days of the date of this notice to:
Environment and Protected Areas
Regulatory Assurance Section
Approvals Unit
5th Floor, South Petroleum Plaza
9915 – 108 ST
EDMONTON, AB T5K 2G8
Email: epa.epeaapplications@gov.ab.ca
The written statement of concern should include the following information to be assured it can be considered:
- The application number 001-509742.
- Describe concerns that are relevant to matters regulated by the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.
- Explain how the filer of the concern will be directly affected by the activities proposed in the application.
- Provide the legal land location of the land owned or used by the filer where the concerns described are believed to be applicable
- State the distance between the land owned or used by the filer and the site in the application.
- Contact information including the full name and mailing address of the filer. Please provide a telephone number and/or email address for ease of contact.
Environment and Protected Areas will review each written statement of concern, seek more information if needed, and concerns that are relevant to the application and for which the Director has delegated authority to address in the decision on the application, will be considered in the technical review of the application. The Public Notice of this application will also be posted on the Departmentโs website at https://avw.alberta.ca/PublicNoticesViewer.aspx.
Statements of concern submitted regarding this application are public records which are accessible by the public and the applicant. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal with the Environmental Appeals Board.
Copies of the application and additional information can be obtained from:
Municipal District of Greenview No. 16
Attention: Doug Brown
3605 46 ST, BOX 1079
VALLEYVIEW, AB T0H 3N0
Telephone: 780-524-4831
Email: doug.brown@mdgreenview.ab.ca