Notice of Study Completion Simcoe Wastewater Treatment Plant – Biosolids Management Upgrade Municipal Class Environmental Assessment

Norfolk County (County) has completed a Schedule B Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for proposed upgrades to the Simcoe Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). 

The Norfolk County Integrated Sustainable Master Plan (ISMP), finalized in September 2016, identified upgrades to the Simcoe WWTP’s biosolids handling processes, including the use of biosolids storage tanks at the Simcoe WWTP to store biosolids from the Port Dover and Port Rowan WWTPs, based on a planning horizon to 2041.

This Class EA study reviewed and updated the proposed upgrades identified in the ISMP to reflect best available technologies and current regulatory compliance requirements for biosolids management. The study addresses servicing needs projected to 2051 at a County-wide level.

A map of the study area is provided in Figure 1, below.

This Study was undertaken in accordance with the requirements for Schedule ‘B’ projects within the Municipal Class EA document (2000, as amended), under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.

Project File Report

In accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class EA process, the Project File Report documenting the planning and decision-making process is available for public review from December 18, 2025, to January 16, 2026.

View the electronic copy of the Project File Report.

If you would like more information about the study or would like to be added to the contact list to receive future notices, please contact the Project Manager listed below.

Comments and/or Concerns

If you would like to provide feedback or express concerns about this project, please contact the Project Manager (Paolo Oddi) listed below. All submissions must be received within the 30-day public review period. Norfolk County is committed to ensuring that its services, programs, and facilities are inclusive and accessible for all individuals. Accommodation to support participation in this study are available upon request please contact Paolo Oddi if you require assistance to provide comments or feedback.
 
Paolo Oddi, C. Tech, Project Manager
Norfolk County
Tel.: +1 (519) 426-5870
paolo.oddi@norfolkcounty.ca 

In addition, a request to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order imposing additional conditions or requiring a comprehensive environmental assessment may be made on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests should include your full name and contact information.

Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (additional conditions or a comprehensive environmental assessment), explain how an order may prevent, mitigate or remedy potential adverse impacts, and can include supporting information.  

The request should be sent in writing or by email to: 

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3
minister.mecp@ontario.ca 

Director, Environmental Assessment Branch 
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Ave. W, 1st Floor
Toronto, ON, M4V 1P5
EABDirector@ontario.ca 

Requests should also be sent to the County by mail or e-mail. Please visit the ministry’s website for more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act.

All personal information included in your request – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected under the authority of section 30 of the Environmental Assessment Act and is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public. As this information is collected for the purpose of a public record, the protection of personal information provided in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) does not apply (s.37). Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential.

This Notice was first issued on December 18, 2025.