Company was fined $150,000 for allowing cyanide, ammonia and phenol to enter the St. Marys River
Algoma Steel was fined $150,000 Wednesday for allowing byproducts from steel operations to enter the St. Marys River in October, 2019."Algoma Steel was fully cooperative in the investigation," says Laura Devoni, Algoma's director of corporate affairs and sustainability.
The following is the full text of an agreed statement of facts from Algoma Steel and the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks:The parties hereby agree on the following statement of facts with respect to this proceeding:2. ASI owns and operates a facility that manufactures steel products and produces raw materials required in the manufacture of those steel products . ASI’s facility is located at 105 West Street, Sault Ste. Marie . 3.
Excess raw liquor and wastewater is then pumped from these tanks and treated to remove ammonia and phenols, before being pumped to ASI’s Main Water Filtration Plant . Processed effluent from all sources within the Facility is then discharged from the MWFP to the St. Mary’s River, as permitted by ASI’s Environmental Compliance Approval .5. On October 18, 2019 at approximately 1:17 a.m.
9. ASI initially reported the power loss to the Spills Action Centre at 5:30 a.m. and provided a further update to the Spills Action Centre at 7:18 a.m. ASI had also contacted Provincial Officer Lori Jalak ), at approximately 7:55 a.m. and 8:27 a.m. to provide updates regarding the power outage. At 10:41 a.m., ASI personnel reported the overflow of raw liquor to Provincial Officer Jalak and requested her assistance. Provincial Officer Jalak attended the BP Area at approximately 11:30 a.m.
14. However, since the MWFP is not designed to treat raw liquor , the raw liquor that entered the MWFP mixed with other effluent and a certain quantity of raw liquor was discharged into the St. Mary’s River.
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