Why must a facility submit an ESDM report with its application?
Facilities applying to enter the OEL program must submit a valid and current Emission Summary and Dispersion Modelling (ESDM) Report. An ESDM report is the way that facilities demonstrate that their air emissions are in compliance with the Ministry’s point of impingement limits, as set out in regulation or in guidance material. The ESDM report is one consideration in the Ministry’s assessment of whether the Facility has a good compliance record, an entry requirement for OEL. As well, the report can inform the Ministry’s review of a Facility’s proposed Provincial Priority Reduction Plan (PPRP).
