ORTECH knows Odours.

Odour is a tricky issue. ORTECH's odour division strives to assist our clients with:

• Real advice for actual scenarios,

• Validating a complaint and fixing the issue, and

• Using a formal approach: Identify-Analyze-Solve, quickly.

With the New Environmental Activity and Sector Registry ("EASR") you will be required to develop an Odour Management Plan.  In some cases, an Best Management Practices Plan ("BMPP") for odour and an Odour Control Report may also be required.   Below describes the process in more detail.  Please reach out to us if you have any questions.

Odour Management Plans:

Regulation 1/17 of the Ontario Environmental Protection Act allows many low risk facilities to operate under the EASR instead of under an Environmental Compliance Approval ("ECA"). Facilities which are registering under the EASR must prepare an Emission Summary and Dispersion Modelling ("ESDM") Report. Other required reports include a Noise Report and an Odour Screening Report.

If applicable, a BMPP for odour and an Odour Control Report may also be required for facilities whose operations are defined by the NAICS code. A BMPP is required if the Odour Screening Report shows that there in an insufficient setback distance between an odour emission source and the closest point of odour reception.

ORTECH has been involved in odour assessments for over 40 years and is experienced in the operation and performance of air pollution control equipment for many different NAICS code operations.  Experience which ORTECH can provide for the preparation of Odour Screening Reports, BMPP Reports and Odour Control Reports includes:

• Odour emission testing at point, area and fugitive sources in many types of NAICS code facilities

• Odour performance evaluation of odour control equipment

• Emission testing for odourous compounds

• Determination of odour threshold values for specific odourous compounds which have no published values

• Effects of processes and process changes on odour emissions

• Atmospheric dispersion modelling

• Community odour surveys and assessment of odour complaints

• Preparation of odour testing reports, ESDM reports, ECA applications and EASR applications

ORTECH is also experienced at providing odour expert witness testimony at trials, hearings and tribunals.