Scott Abernethy

The City of London appealed a condition in an Amended Environmental Compliance Approval requiring annual water quality monitoring of the Thames River using the BioMAP method.

The parties reached a settlement agreement to modify the condition, making the monitoring time-limited to five years and requiring sampling every other year.

The Environmental Review Tribunal reviewed the settlement under Rule 201, found it consistent with the Environmental Protection Act and Ontario Water Resources Act, accepted the settlement, and dismissed the appeal.