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British Columbia’s environment minister has cancelled a waste discharge permit for the company operating a controversial dumping site for contaminated soil on Vancouver Island.
Mary Polak says in a statement that effective immediately the permit for Cobble Hill Holdings has been cancelled because the company has failed to meet disclosure requirements on outstanding non-compliance issues.
Last month, the Environment Ministry suspended the permit for the company’s operations in an old quarry near Shawnigan Lake, about 25 kilometres north of Victoria.
Polak’s statement says the company was given 15 business days to provide three documents, including an irrevocable letter of credit, but only two of the documents were provided.
Numerous protests by a residents group against the facility have been underway since 2013 when the ministry approved the permit for dumping annually up to 100,000 tonnes of contaminated soil within the Shawnigan Lake watershed.
Polak’s statement says her ministry is ensuring material on the property is managed in a way that does not present a risk to human health or the environment.
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