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1 Content Copy Of Original Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Ministère de l Environnement et de l Action en matière de changement climatique NRV Hidden Valley Acquisition Inc. 490 Empire Rd Sherkston Port Colborne, Ontario L0S 1R0 Site Location: Hidden Valley Park 61 Mole Side Rd, Normandale, RR #1 Norfolk County AMENDED ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE APPROVAL NUMBER RFKN2 Issue Date: January 6, 2015 You have applied under section 20.2 of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 19 (Environmental Protection Act) for approval of: Two (1) proposed Sewage Works replacements (No.2 and No.8) and five (5) existing Sewage Works (No.3 - No.7) for collection, transmission, treatment and subsurface disposal, generating a total maximum quantity of sewage of 93,345 L/d from all Works, to service all existing facilities and a proposed expansion from 246 to 311 sites (65 additional sites), located at the existing Hidden Valley Park as follows: PROPOSED WORKS Proposed Sewage System No. 2 Replacement Q = 66,165 L/d A proposed sewage system No.2 replacement designed for a maximum daily flow rate of 66,165 L/d to serve a total of 111 sites (46 existing & 65 new sites), including Comfort Station #2, laundry facilities, and consisting of following: Existing Sewage Pipe Collection System - the existing sewage collection system, to service the existing area in the campground, consisting of gravity lines from the individual campground sites, feeding into a main trunk line within the roadways, and discharging into an existing Pump Station SPS2a, as described below; Proposed Sewage Pipe Collection System - the proposed sewage collection system, to service the existing partially serviced campground sites and the park expansion, consisting of 100 mm and 150 mm dia gravity PVC lines from the individual campground sites, feeding into a main trunk line within the roadways, and discharging into two (2) proposed Pump Stations SPS2b and SPS2c, as described below; Existing Sewage Pump Station SPS2a - an existing sewage Pump Station SPS2a located at the site # V21, a one-compartment tank equipped with suitable access risers, a vent pipe, an audible/visual high level alarm system, and one (1) sewage pump with rated capacity of 2.8 L/s at a minimum TDH of 4.6 m (Hydromatic SKV40,

2 4/10 hp or equivalenet), collecting wastewater from 38 sites and from the proposed sewage pump station SPS2b, and discharging wastewater to a proposed WSB Clean Treatment Sewage Plant, as described below; Proposed Sewage Pump Station SPS2b - a proposed sewage Pump Station SPS2b located in the vicinity of the site # S54R, a onecompartment tank with a total capacity of 4,500 L, equipped with suitable access risers, a vent pipe, an audible/visual high level alarm system, and one (1) sewage ejection pump with rated capacity of 0.9 L/sec at a minimum TDH of 7.6 m (3/4 hp, Liberty LE70 or equivalent), collecting wastewater from 7 sites, and discharging 1,000 L of wastewater on demand to an existing sewage Pump Station SPS2a, as described above; Proposed Sewage Pump Station SPS2c - a proposed sewage Pump Station SPS2c (replacement of existing septic tank STA1), located in the vicinity of the site # J9N, a one-compartment tank with a total capacity of 9,000 L, equipped with suitable access risers, a vent pipe, an audible/visual high level alarm system, and one (1) sewage ejection pump with rated capacity of 1.2 L/sec at a minimum TDH of 3.8 m (4/10 hp, Liberty LE40 or equivalent), collecting wastewater from 47 sites, and discharging 1,000 L of wastewater on demand to a proposed WSB Clean Treatment Sewage Plant, as described below; Proposed WSB Sewage Treatment Plant - two (2) proposed Sludge Storage Tanks / Pretreatment Tanks, each a two-compartment with a capacity of 36,400 L, equipped with suitable access risers and a vent pipe, discharging wastewater via gravity to a proposed downstream Primary Clarification Tank as described below; - one (1) proposed one-compartment Primary Clarification Tank with a total capacity of 18,200 L, equipped with suitable access risers and a vent pipe, discharging wastewater via gravity into proposed Flow Equalization Tanks as described below; - two (2) proposed Flow Equalization Tanks (interconnected at base), each a one-compartment tank with a capacity of 27,300 L (54,600 L in total); the second flow equalization tank is equipped with a high level visual/audible alarm system, two (2) access openings, two (2) separate duplex pumps sets for each Phase (2 trains) of treatment to time dose wastewater into the separate WSB Clean Tertiary Treatment Units (biological treatment stage) for each phase (train) as follows: Phase I (treatment design capacity up to 33,100 L/d) and Phase II (treatment design capacity up to 33,100 L/d). Each duplex pumps set consists of two pumps (BJM SV400 or equivalent), each rated at approximately at 2.2 L/s at 4.6 m of TDH discharging into the WSB Clean biological treatment bioreactors for each separate phase as described below; - a proposed WSB Clean Tertiary Treatment Units designed to treat the sewage for Phase I with a daily design sewage flow of 30,625 L/d and Phase II with a daily design sewage flow of 35,540 L/d, for a total daily design sewage flow of 66,165 L/d. Treatment units for each phase are contained in two (2) separate tanks, containing specially designed plastic media called Kaldness K3, each a 12,700 L underground precast concrete tank. Oxygen needed for clarification is supplied by a compressor and distributed in the biological stage by fine bubble diffuser; the blowers for the treatment units together with various ancillary wastewater treatment equipment, system control panels, and alarms to be housed in a vented Controls Building located adjacent to the WSB sewage treatment system; effluent from the second bioreactor unit of each phase will flow via gravity into a proposed Final Clarification Tank, as described below;

3 - one (1) proposed 15,000 L Final Clarification Tank with sloped walls, having a settled sludge pumped back to the Sludge Storage Tank(s) and treated effluent to flow via gravity to a proposed Effluent Pump Station for a final discharge to the subsurface disposal system as described below; Proposed Effluent Pump Station SPE2 - a proposed single-compartment precast concrete Effluent Pump Station SPE2 with a total capacity of approximately 22,750 L equipped with a high level visual/audible alarm system and alternating duplex pump system to time dose the effluent via a 2-way Orenco distribution valve located on the effluent pump tank to a proposed shallow buried trench dispersal fields (Phase I -2b and Phase II- 2a) via two - 50 mm dia forcemains, as described below, within each dispersal field each pump (Hydromatic SHEF100 or equivalent) to be rated at capacity of 2.5 L/sec at 16.5 m of TDH to discharge 920 L/dose every 20 minutes within 15 minutes for a total of 66,165 L/d /per two beds (max of 33,082 L/d / each bed). Proposed Totalizer Meter - a proposed 50 mm dia electromagnetic meter (Model ABB-FEV-115 or equivalent), complete with a data logging counter, installed on the sewage outlet line prior to the Quanics Distribution Valve assembly at the Effluent Pump Station; the data logger counter to be located in the WSB Clean control panel; Proposed Phase I Shallow Buried Trench Disposal Field (2b) - a proposed Shallow Buried Trench Disposal Field 2b, consisting of six (6) distribution pods constructed in native soil with percolation time of 15 min/cm, each pod having six (6) runs of 12.3 m long distribution pipe (6 runs x 6 pods = 36 runs x 12.3 m = m / field), complete with 19 mm dia pressurized distribution piping with orifices of 4 mm dia and spaced equally along the length of distribution piping opening and orifice shields; all distribution piping installed inside Quick 4 Equalizer 24 Infiltrator Chambers chambers covered with geotextile wrap, spaced at 2 m on centre and installed in native sandy soils (T = 8-15 min/cm), having a minimum pressure head of 600 mm in all points of each distribution network; the treated effluent is dosed from the Effluent Pump Station via an automatic 6-way Distributing Valve Assembly (Orenco Model V6606A or equivalent) installed inside a 1.2 m dia concrete well tile located within the dispersal field; Proposed Phase II Shallow Buried Trench Disposal Field (2a) - a proposed Shallow Buried Trench Disposal Field 2a, consisting of six (6) distribution pods constructed in native soil with percolation time of 15 min/cm, each pod having six (6) runs of 12.3 m long distribution pipe (6 runs x 6 pods = 36 runs x 12.3 m = m / field), complete with 19 mm dia pressurized distribution piping with orifices of 4 mm dia and spaced equally along the length of distribution piping opening and orifice shields; all distribution piping installed inside Quick 4 Equalizer 24 Infiltrator Chambers chambers covered with geotextile wrap, spaced at 2 m on centre and installed in native sandy soils (T = 8-15 min/cm), having a minimum pressure head of 600 mm in all points of each distribution network; the treated effluent is dosed from the Effluent Pump Station via an automatic 6-way Distributing Valve Assembly (Orenco Model V6606A or equivalent) installed inside a 1.2 m dia concrete well tile located within the dispersal field; Proposed Sewage System No.8 Replacement (Trailer Dump Station): - a proposed one-compartment precast concrete holding tank with a total capacity of 9,100 L replacing existing 4,500 L holding tank, to be located near Comfort Station #1, equipped with a minimum 75 mm dia vent pipe with a vent cap, terminated at least 300 mm above finished grade, also equipped with a device that shall produce an audible and visual warning alarm to warn that the

4 sewage is near the capacity to provide service as a Trailer Dumping Station to trailer sites at the Hidden Valley Park; EXISTING WORKS Existing Sewage System No.3 (Nutcracker Lane): Q = 12,685 L/d sewage system servicing 43 sites, consisting of: - one (1) 13,500 L septic tank, to be equipped with Zabel A VC filter at the outlet, which discharges by gravity to a pump chamber; - one (1) pump chamber equipped with submersible effluent pump having capacity of 13.3 L/min at 2.4 m TDH; - one (1) filter bed consisting of 8 runs of 100 mm diameter PVC pipes each having length of 14.5 m for a total length of distribution pipe as 116 m, embedded in clear stone and buried to a depth of 0.25 m; Existing Sewage System No.4 (Comfort Station #1): Q = 5,310 L/d sewage system servicing 18 sites and Comfort Station #1, consisting of: - one (1) 13,500 L septic tank, to be equipped with Zabel A VC filter at the outlet, discharging by gravity to in-ground absorption trench; - one (1) in-ground absorption trench leaching bed consisting of 6-8 runs of 100 mm diameter clay pipes, each having length of 12 m, for a total length of distribution pipe of about m, embedded in clear stone and buried to a depth of 1.2 m; Existing Sewage System No. 5 (Located near Site #52): Q = 9,440 L/d sewage system servicing 32 sites consisting of: - one (1) 13,500 L septic tank, to be equipped with Zabel A VC effluent filter at the outlet, discharging by gravity to an in-ground absorption trench leaching bed; - one (1) absorption trench leaching bed consisting of 4 runs of 75 mm diameter PVC pipe, each having length of 15 m with total length of distribution pipe of about 60 m, embedded in clear stone and buried to a depth of 0.90 m; Existing Sewage System No.6 (Recreation Centre): Q = 25,580 L/d sewage system servicing recreation centre consisting of: - one (1) 3600 L septic tank, to be equipped with Zabel A VC effluent filter at the outlet, discharging by gravity to an in-ground absorption trench system; - one (1) absorption trench system consisting of 4 runs of 100 mm diameter PVC pipe, each having length of 15 m, for a total length of distribution pipe of 60 m, embedded in clear stone and buried to a depth of 0.6 m; Existing Sewage System No.7 (Office / Park Manager's Residence): Q = 1,600 L/d sewage system servicing office / park manager's residence consisting of:

5 - one (1) 9000 L septic tank, to be equipped with Zabel A 1800 effluent filter at the outlet, which discharging by gravity to a filter bed; - one (1) filter bed consisting of 4 runs of 100 mm PVC pipe, each having length of 7.6 m, for a total length of distribution pipe of about 30.4 m, embedded in clear stone and buried to a depth of 0.6 m; all in accordance with the documents submitted to the Ministry as listed in the Schedule A in this Approval. For the purpose of this environmental compliance approval, the following definitions apply: "Approval" means this entire Approval document and any Schedules to it, including the application and Supporting Documentation. BOD5 (also known as TBOD 5 ) means five day biochemical oxygen demand measured in an unfiltered sample and includes carbonaceous and nitrogenous oxygen demand; "CBOD5" means five day carbonaceous (nitrification inhibited) biochemical oxygen demand measured in an unfiltered sample; "Director" means a person appointed by the Minister pursuant to Section 5 of the EPA for the purposes of Part II.I of the EPA. "District Manager" means the District Manager of the Hamilton District Office. "EPA" means the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.e.19, as amended. "Facility" means the entire operation located on the property where the Equipment or Works or Site is located. "Licensed Installer" means a person who holds a licence under Article of the Ontario Building Code. "Ministry" means the ministry of the government of Ontario responsible for the EPA and OWRA and includes all officials, employees or other persons acting on its behalf. "OBC" means the Ontario Building Code. "Owner" means NRV Hidden Valley Acquisition Inc. and includes their successors and assignees. "OWRA" means the Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.o40, as amended. "Professional Engineer" means a person entitled to practice as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario under a licence issued under the Professional Engineers Act. Proposed Works means the sewage works described in the Owner s application, this Approval, to the extent approved by this Approval. "Regional Director" means the Regional Director of the West-Central Region of the Ministry;

6 "Supporting Documentation" means the documents listed in Schedule A of this Approval. Works means the sewage works described in the Owner's application, and this Approval, and includes both Proposed Works and Previous Works. You are hereby notified that this environmental compliance approval is issued to you subject to the terms and conditions outlined below: TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS (1) The Owner shall ensure that any person authorized to carry out work on or operate any aspect of the Works is notified of this Approval and the conditions herein and shall take all reasonable measures to ensure any such person complies with the same. (2) Except as otherwise provided by these Conditions, the Owner shall design, build, install, operate and maintain the Works in accordance with the description given in this Approval,and the application for approval of the Works. (3) Where there is a conflict between a provision of any document in the schedule referred to in this Approval and the conditions of this Approval, the Conditions in this Approval shall take precedence, and where there is a conflict between the documents in the schedule, the document bearing the most recent date shall prevail. (4) Where there is a conflict between the documents listed in the Schedule, and the application, the application shall take precedence unless it is clear that the purpose of the document was to amend the application. (5) The Conditions of this Approval are severable. If any Condition of this Approval, or the application of any requirement of this Approval to any circumstance, is held invalid or unenforceable, the application of such condition to other circumstances and the remainder of this Approval shall not be affected thereby. 2. EXPIRY OF APPROVAL The approval issued by this Approval will cease to apply to those parts of the Works which have not been constructed within five (5) years of the date of this Approval. 3. CHANGE OF OWNER (1) The Owner shall notify the District Manager and the Director,in writing, of any of the following changes within thirty (30) days of the change occurring: (a) change of Owner; (b) change of address of the Owner; (c) change of partners where the Owner is or at any time becomes a partnership, and a copy of the most recent declaration filed under the Business Names Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B17 shall be included in the notification to the District Manager;

7 (d) change of name of the corporation where the Owner is or at any time becomes a corporation, and a copy of the most current information filed under the Corporations Information Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C39 shall be included in the notification to the District Manager; (2) In the event of any change in ownership of the Works, other than a change to a successor municipality, the Owner shall notify in writing the succeeding owner of the existence of this Approval,and a copy of such notice shall be forwarded to the District Manager and the Director. 4. CONSTRUCTION & DECOMMISSIONING (1) The Owner shall ensure that the proposed Sewage system No.2 replacement (Phase I) and proposed Sewage system No.8 replacement are constructed and in operation by May 1, 2016, and shall advise the District Manager in writing about Works completion by May 15, (2) The Owner shall decommissioned the existing Sewage System No.1 and shall advise the District Manager in writing about Works completion by May 15, (3) The Owner shall ensure that the construction of the Works is supervised by a Professional Engineer, as defined in the Professional Engineers Act. (4) The Owner shall ensure that a proposed WSB tertiary treatment system (Sewage System No.2) is installed in accordance with the Manufacturer's Installation Manual. (5) Upon construction of the Works, the Owner shall prepare a statement, certified by a Professional Engineer, that the Works are constructed in accordance with this Approval,and upon request, shall make the written statement available for inspection by Ministry staff. (6) Upon construction of the Works, the Owner shall prepare a set of as-built drawings showing the works as constructed. "As-built" drawings shall be kept up to date through revisions undertaken from time to time and a copy shall be retained at the site for the operational life of the Works. 5. MONITORING AND RECORDING The Owner shall, upon commencement of operation of the Works, carry out the following monitoring program: (1) All samples and measurements taken for the purposes of this Approval are to be taken at a time and in a location characteristic of the quality and quantity of the effluent stream over the time period being monitored. (2) Samples shall be collected at the following sampling points, at the frequency specified, by means of the specified sample type and analyzed for each parameter listed and all results recorded: Sampling Location Frequency Sample Type Parameters Table 1 - Raw Sewage Monitoring (for Sewage System No.2) prior to WSB treatment unit monthly during the operating season Grab BOD5, Total Suspended Solids, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN), Total Phosphorus (TP), ph,

8 Temperature Table 2 - Effluent Monitoring (for Sewage System No.2) Sampling Location on discharge from the Effluent Dosing Chamber (upstream of disposal beds) Frequency - bi-weekly for CBOD5 and TSS during the operating season for as long as the Works are in operation; and - once a month (sample to be collected on the same day of the month) for the rest of the parameters during the operating season for at least 2 first years of operation; Sample Type Parameters Grab CBOD5, Total Suspended Solids, Total Nitrogen (TN), Nitrate, Nitrite, Total Ammonia as N, TP Table 3 - Surface Water Monitoring (Normandale Creek) Sampling Location at the upstream and downstream property boundaries Frequency monthly (during 2015 operating season); after that a frequency of monitoring could be reduced - subject to review by the Regional Director Sample Type Grab Parameters TKN, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia as N, Total Phosphorus, ph, Field Temperature, (4) The Owner shall maintain a logbook to record the results of Operation and Maintenance activities specified in the above subclauses, and shall keep the logbook at the site and make it available for inspection by the Ministry staff. (5) The methods and protocols for sampling, analysis and recording shall conform, in order of precedence, to the methods and protocols specified in the following: (a) the Ministry's Procedure F-10-1, Procedures for Sampling and Analysis Requirements for Municipal and Private Sewage Treatment Works (Liquid Waste Streams Only), as amended from time to time by more recently published editions; (b) the publication "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" (20th edition), as amended from time to time by more recently published editions; and (c) for any parameters not mentioned in the documents referenced in (a) and (b), the written approval of the District Manager shall be obtained prior to sampling. (6) The measurement frequencies specified in subsection (2) in respect to any parameter may be changed to such frequency as the District Manager may specify in writing from time to time. (7) The Owner shall install and maintain flow measuring device(s) for the Sewage System No.2, to

9 measure and maintain records of daily quantities of effluent being discharged to each disposal field of the Sewage System No.2 with an accuracy to within plus or minus 15 per cent (+/- 15%) of the actual flowrate for the entire design range of the flow measuring device, and record the flowrate at a daily frequency. (8) The Owner shall retain for a minimum of three (3) last years of Works operation, all records and information related to or resulting from the monitoring and recording activities required by this Approval (9) Monitoring and Annual Reports shall be done by a qualified person familiar with the technical aspects of sewage Works. The report and all numerical data shall be provided in digital editable format (e.g., MS Word TM for the report and MS Excel TM files for all numerical data), all on electronic media (e.g., CD). 6. EFFLUENT OBJECTIVES (1) The Owner shall use best efforts to operate the Works with the objective that the concentrations of the materials named below as effluent parameters are not exceeded in the effluent discharge from the WSB treatment unit upstream of discharge to a subsurface sewage disposal systems. Table 5 - Effluent Objectives (for Sewage System No.2) Effluent Parameter Concentration Objective (milligrams per litre unless otherwise indicated) CBOD5 < 10.0 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) < 10.0 Total Nitrogen Total Phosphorus (TP) (2) The Owner shall include in all reports submitted in accordance with Condition 9 a summary of the efforts made and results achieved under this Condition. 7. EFFLUENT LIMITS (1) The Owner shall design, construct, operate and maintain the Works such that the concentrations of the materials named below as effluent parameters are not exceeded in the effluent from the Works: Table 6 - Effluent Limit (Sewage System No.2 - for sample collected on outlet from the treatment system upstream of subsurface disposal fields) Effluent Parameter Concentration Limit (milligrams per litre unless otherwise indicated) CBOD TSS 10.0 (2) For the purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing subsection (1): (a) The Monthly Average Concentration of CBOD 5 & TSS named in Column 1 of subsection (1) shall not exceed the corresponding maximum concentration set out in Column 2 of subsection (1).

10 This shall apply upon the issuance of this Approval. 8. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (1) The Owner shall exercise due diligence in ensuring that, at all times, the Works and the related equipment and appurtenances used to achieve compliance with this Approval are properly operated and maintained. Proper operation and maintenance shall include effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, including training in all procedures and other requirements of this Approval and the Act and regulations, adequate laboratory facilities, process controls and alarms and the use of process chemicals and other substances used in the Works. (2) The Owner shall employ for the overall operation of the Works a person who possesses the level of training and experience sufficient to allow safe and environmentally sound operation of the Works (for Sewage system No.2). (3) The Owner shall prepare an operations manual prior to the commencement of operation of the sewage works, that includes, but not necessarily limited to, the following information: (a) operating procedures for routine operation of all the Works; (b) inspection programs, including frequency of inspection, for all the Works and the methods or tests employed to detect when maintenance is necessary; (c) repair and maintenance programs, including the frequency of repair and maintenance for all the Works; copies of maintenance contracts for any routine inspections & pump-outs should be included for all the tanks and treatment units; (d) procedures for the inspection and calibration of monitoring equipment; (e) a spill prevention control and countermeasures plan, consisting of contingency plans and procedures for dealing with equipment breakdowns, potential spills and any other abnormal situations, including notification of the District Manager; and (f) procedures for receiving, responding and recording public complaints, including recording any follow-up actions taken. (4) The Owner shall maintain the operations manual current and retain a copy at the location of the Works for the operational life of the Works. Upon request, the Owner shall make the manual available to Ministry staff. (5) The Owner, prior to the start-up of the Works (Sewage System No.2) operation, shall test effluent dosing pumps installed in the Effluent Final Pump Tank (upstream of beds) to verify capacity and pump(s) running time as per this Approval, so the Works will operate within the approved maximum daily sewage flow. (6) The Owner shall ensure that a squirt test is performed to set the pressure in each of the shallow buried trench disposal field in the beginning of each operating season, all in accordance with related drawings prepared by Gunnell Engineering Ltd.

11 (7) The Owner shall ensure that all sewage works are operated and maintained as required per the Operation and Maintenance Manual prepared by a qualified individual. (8) The Owner shall ensure that grass-cutting is maintained regularly over all the subsurface disposal beds, and the drainage operations in all beds are visually observed on a monthly (once every month) basis during the operating season. In the event a break-out is observed from a subsurface disposal bed, the Owner shall ensure that the sewage discharge to the bed is discontinued and the incident immediately reported verbally to the District Manager,followed by a written report within one (1) week. The Owner shall ensure that during the time remedial actions are taking place the sewage generated at the site shall not be allowed to discharge to a surface water body or to the environment, and safely collected and disposed off through a licensed waste hauler to an approved waste disposal site. (9) The Owner shall ensure that adequate steps are taken to ensure that the area of the Works are protected from all forms of vehicle traffic. (10) The Owner shall prepare and make available for inspection by Ministry staff a valid Maintenance Agreement with the manufacturer for the treatment process/technology or its authorized agent. (11) The Owner shall ensure that the WSB Clean treatment units are inspected annually by the manufacturer for the treatment process/technology or its authorized agent, and operated /maintained as per the Manufacturer's recommendations. (12) The Owner shall have a valid agreement with a licensed hauler for operation of the holding tank (sewage System No.8 - Trailer Dumping Station). 9. REPORTING (1) One week prior to the start up of the operation of the Works, the Owner shall notify the District Manager (in writing) of the pending start up date. (2) In addition to the obligations under Part X of the Environmental Protection Act, the Owner shall, within 10 working days of the occurrence of any reportable spill as defined in Ontario Regulation 675/98, loss of any product, by-product, intermediate product, oil, solvent, waste material or any other polluting substance into the environment, submit a full written report of the occurrence to the District Manager describing the cause and discovery of the spill or loss, clean-up and recovery measures taken, preventative measures to be taken and schedule of implementation. (3) The Owner shall, upon request, make all manuals, plans, records, data, procedures and supporting documentation available to Ministry staff. (4) The Owner shall prepare and submit a performance report, on an annual basis, within ninety (90) days following the end of each operational season to the District Manager. The first such report shall cover the first annual period following the commencement of operation of the Works and subsequent reports shall be submitted to cover successive annual periods following thereafter. The reports shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following information: (a) Sewage System No.2 - a summary and interpretation of all monitoring data and a comparison to the Effluent Limits, including an overview of the success and adequacy of the Works; (b) Sewage system No.2 - a review and assessment of performance of Works, including treatment units and disposal beds;

12 (c) a description of any operating problems encountered and corrective actions taken at all sewage Works located at the property; (d) a summary of all maintenance carried out on any major structure, equipment, apparatus, mechanism or thing forming part of all Works located at the property; (c) Sewage system No.2 - a summary of any effluent quality assurance or control measures undertaken in the reporting period; (e) Sewage System No.2 - a summary and description of efforts made and results achieved in meeting the Effluent Objectives; (g) a summary and interpretation of the surface water monitoring data (Table 3); (h) Sewage System No.2 - a summary and interpretation of all flow data and results achieved in not exceeding the maximum daily flow; (i) Sewage System No.8 - a tabulation of the records of time and volume of sewage pump-outs from the holding tank during the operating season, and estimates of daily sewage flows; (j) a summary of any complaints received during the reporting period and any steps taken to address the complaints; (k) a summary of all spill or abnormal discharge events; and (l) any other information the District Manager requires from time to time; (5) After two (2) years of recording and reporting in accordance with this Condition, the reporting requirement may be modified by the District Manager in writing Schedule 'A' forms part of this Approval and contains a list of supporting documentation / information received, reviewed and relied upon in the issuance of this Approval SCHEDULE A 1. Application for Approval of Municipal and Private Sewage Works, dated July 09, 2010 and received on August 10, 2010, including the Sewage System Design Report, dated August 6, 2010 prepared by Gunnell Engineering Limited, and all other supporting documentation and correspondence submitted with this application for approval package. 2. Application for Approval of Municipal and Private Sewage Works, dated November 4, 2013 and received on November 21, 2013, including Amended Sewage System Design Report, dated November 2013 (File No. D942) prepared by Gunnell Engineering Limited, and all other supporting documentation and correspondence submitted with this application for approval package.

13 The reasons for the imposition of these terms and conditions are as follows: 1. Condition 1 is imposed to ensure that the Works are built and operated in the manner in which they were described for review and upon which approval was granted. This condition is also included to emphasize the precedence of Conditions in the Approval and the practice that the Approval is based on the most current document, if several conflicting documents are submitted for review. The condition also advises the Owners their responsibility to notify any person they authorized to carry out work pursuant to this Approval the existence of this Approval. 2. Condition 2 is included to ensure that, when the Works are constructed, the Works will meet the standards that apply at the time of construction to ensure the ongoing protection of the environment. 3. Condition 3 is included to ensure that the Ministry records are kept accurate and current with respect to the approved works and to ensure that subsequent owners of the Works are made aware of the Approval and continue to operate the Works in compliance with it. 4. Condition 4 is included to ensure that the Works are constructed, and may be operated and maintained such that the environment is protected and deterioration, loss, injury or damage to any person or property is prevented. 5. Condition 5 is included to enable the Owner to evaluate and demonstrate the performance of the Works, on a continual basis, so that the Works are properly operated and maintained at a level which is consistent with the design objectives and effluent limits specified in the Approval and that the Works does not cause any impairment to the environment. 6. Condition 6 is imposed to establish non-enforceable effluent quality objectives which the Owner is obligated to use best efforts to strive towards on an ongoing basis. These objectives are to be used as a mechanism to monitor performance of the sewage treatment operation and to trigger corrective action proactively and voluntarily before environmental impairment occurs. 7. Condition 7 is imposed to ensure that the effluent discharged into subsurface meets the Ministry's effluent quality requirements (effluent limits) thus minimizing environmental impact. 8. Condition 8 is included to require that the Works be properly operated, maintained, funded, staffed and equipped such that the environment is protected and deterioration, loss, injury or damage to any person or property is prevented. As well, the inclusion of a comprehensive operations manual governing all significant areas of operation, maintenance and repair is prepared, implemented and kept up-to-date by the owner and made available to the Ministry.Such a manual is an integral part of the operation of the Works.Its compilation and use should assist the Owner in staff training, in proper plant operation and in identifying and planning for contingencies during possible abnormal conditions. The manual will also act as a benchmark for Ministry staff when reviewing the Owner's operation of the work. 9. Condition 9 is included to provide a performance record for future references, to ensure that the Ministry is made aware of problems as they arise, and to provide a compliance record for all the terms and conditions outlined in this Approval,so that the Ministry can work with the Owner in resolving any problems in a timely manner. 10. Condition 10 is included to ensure that the works covered by this Approval will conform to the significant threat policies and designated Great Lakes policies in the Source Protection Plan.

14 In accordance with Section 139 of the Environmental Protection Act, you may by written Notice served upon me, the Environmental Review Tribunal and in accordance with Section 47 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, S.O. 1993, c. 28 (Environmental Bill of Rights), the Environmental Commissioner, within 15 days after receipt of this Notice, require a hearing by the Tribunal. The Environmental Commissioner will place notice of your appeal on the Environmental Registry. Section 142 of the Environmental Protection Act provides that the Notice requiring the hearing shall state: 1. The portions of the environmental compliance approval or each term or condition in the environmental compliance approval in respect of which the hearing is required, and; 2. The grounds on which you intend to rely at the hearing in relation to each portion appealed. The Notice should also include: 3. The name of the appellant; 4. The address of the appellant; 5. The environmental compliance approval number; 6. The date of the environmental compliance approval; 7. The name of the Director, and; 8. The municipality or municipalities within which the project is to be engaged in. And the Notice should be signed and dated by the appellant. This Notice must be served upon: The Secretary* Environmental Review Tribunal 655 Bay Street, Suite 1500 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E5 AND The Environmental Commissioner 1075 Bay Street, Suite 605 Toronto, Ontario M5S 2B1 The Director appointed for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act Ministry of the Environment AND 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, Ontario M4V 1L5 * Further information on the Environmental Review Tribunal s requirements for an appeal can be obtained directly from the Tribunal at: Tel: (416) , Fax: (416) or This instrument is subject to Section 38 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, that allows residents of Ontario to seek leave to appeal the decision on this instrument. Residents of Ontario may seek leave to appeal within 15 days from the date this decision is placed on the Environmental Registry. By accessing the Environmental Registry at you can determine when the leave to appeal period ends. The above noted activity is approved under s.20.3 of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act. DATED AT TORONTO this 27th day of August, 2014 Edgardo Tovilla Director appointed for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act

15 BM/ c: District Manager, MOECC Hamilton - District Eric L. Gunnell, P.Eng., Gunnell Engineering Ltd. The reasons for the imposition of these terms and conditions are as follows: Upon issuance of the environmental compliance approval, I hereby revoke Approval No(s) A6LLX issued on January 21, 2011 In accordance with Section 139 of the Environmental Protection Act, you may by written Notice served upon me, the Environmental Review Tribunal and in accordance with Section 47 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, S.O. 1993, c. 28 (Environmental Bill of Rights), the Environmental Commissioner, within 15 days after receipt of this Notice, require a hearing by the Tribunal. The Environmental Commissioner will place notice of your appeal on the Environmental Registry. Section 142 of the Environmental Protection Act provides that the Notice requiring the hearing shall state: 1. The portions of the environmental compliance approval or each term or condition in the environmental compliance approval in respect of which the hearing is required, and; 2. The grounds on which you intend to rely at the hearing in relation to each portion appealed. Pursuant to subsection 139(3) of the Environmental Protection Act, a hearing may not be required with respect to any terms and conditions in this environmental compliance approval, if the terms and conditions are substantially the same as those contained in an approval that is amended or revoked by this environmental compliance approval. The Notice should also include: 3. The name of the appellant; 4. The address of the appellant; 5. The environmental compliance approval number; 6. The date of the environmental compliance approval; 7. The name of the Director, and; 8. The municipality or municipalities within which the project is to be engaged in. And the Notice should be signed and dated by the appellant. This Notice must be served upon: The Secretary* Environmental Review Tribunal 655 Bay Street, Suite 1500 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E5 AND The Environmental Commissioner 1075 Bay Street, Suite 605 Toronto, Ontario M5S 2B1 The Director appointed for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act Ministry of the Environment and ANDClimate Change 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, Ontario M4V 1L5 * Further information on the Environmental Review Tribunal s requirements for an appeal can be obtained directly from the Tribunal at: Tel: (416) , Fax: (416) or

16 This instrument is subject to Section 38 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, that allows residents of Ontario to seek leave to appeal the decision on this instrument. Residents of Ontario may seek leave to appeal within 15 days from the date this decision is placed on the Environmental Registry. By accessing the Environmental Registry at you can determine when the leave to appeal period ends. The above noted activity is approved under s.20.3 of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act. DATED AT TORONTO this 6th day of January, 2015 Edgardo Tovilla Director appointed for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act BM/ c: District Manager, MOECC Hamilton - District Eric Gunnell, Gunnell Engineering Ltd.