Advisory
Advisory # [2015-A-005]
Subject: Environmental Contingency Plan Update
From: Airport Planning and Technical Services
Contact: Derek Gray, [email protected], 416 776 3049
Date: 2015-03-20
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority’s (GTAA) Environmental Contingency Plan (EECP)
has been updated and can be accessed on the GTAA external website for the airport
community’s reference.
To access the EECP, type in the URL:
http://apps.torontopearson.com/torontopearsoncommunity/Datafile.asp?fileid=2004
You will be prompted for a password: EECP2015!
Airport tenants are required to have their own emergency procedures which can be based
on the GTAA’s EECP. Please ensure you are familiar with the most recent version of the
GTAA’s EECP.
Please note that all tenants are also responsible for awareness and compliance to changes
in environmental legislation which include but are not limited to the following:
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All tenants which meet the 2009 Federal National Pollutant Release Inventory
(NPRI) reporting requirements, are required to report under the Canadian
Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). The report is to be submitted to
Environment Canada before June 1, 2015.
A reminder of the requirements under the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and
its Salt and Certain Other Compounds Regulations (the regulations). As of May
2013 the regulations prohibit the use of Aqueous Film Forming Foam containing
non-compliant concentrations of PFOS. The regulation can be accessed on the
Toronto Pearson Advisory
: Environmental Contingency Plan Update
2015-03-20
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CEPA Environmental Registry website at:
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2008-178/FullText.html
In June 2008 Environment Canada implemented regulations governing storage
tank systems under federal jurisdiction as described in the regulations. All tenants
owning tanks that meet the requirements under the regulation must ensure that
they are in compliance. The regulation can be accessed on the CEPA
Environmental Registry website at:
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2008/2008-06-25/html/sor-dors197-eng.html
In August 2003 Environment Canada implemented regulations governing
halocarbons in refrigeration and air conditioning systems under federal jurisdiction
as described in the regulations. All tenants with cooling systems that meet the
requirements under the regulation must ensure they are in compliance. The
regulation can be accessed on the CEPA Environmental Registry website at:
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2003-289/page-1.html
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