The Department of Environment and Local Government has started the public participation process for the renewal of an air quality approval at a Saint John facility.
Irving Pulp and Paper’s Reversing Falls mill requires Class 1 approval to operate.
The current approval for the mill expires May 31, 2027.
Class 1 major industries are required to comply with the Air Quality Regulation under the province’s Clean Air Act, and to operate under the terms and conditions established in the approval.
The public participation process takes 180 days.
The regulation calls for a formal public review whenever a Class 1 facility applies for an approval or wants to renew or amend an existing approval.
Consultations are required before a final decision is made.
According to the Department of Environment and Local Government, a Class 1 source of air pollution is a facility that has a permitted rate of release of one or more of:
- gas, exceeding 3,000 actual cubic metres per minute
- sulfur dioxide, exceeding 250 tonnes per year
- particulate matter, exceeding 250 tonnes per year
Class 1 sources release the most emissions in the province, with about 18 such facilities in the province.
More information about the process can be found here.
