West Don Lands
Pan Am Athletes’Village Project
March 3, 2011
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Site Background and History
• Former Industrial Lands
• Subject to Historical Infilling
• Past Environmental Work
Redevelopment Partners
• Ontario Realty Corporation
• Waterfront Toronto
• Toronto & Region Conservation Authority
• City of Toronto
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Redevelopment Vision
• Waterfront Toronto’s Precinct Plan
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Obstacles to Redevelopment
• The West Don Lands is Situated on a Flood Plain
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Obstacles to Redevelopment
• Solution for Redevelopment - The Flood Protection Landform (FPL)
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Obstacles to Redevelopment
• Environmental Approvals to Convey Lands, Change Land Use and Obtain Building Permits for Construction– Procurement of Environmental Consulting
Services– Staged Approach for Approvals
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Let The Games Begin!
• Announcement of Toronto as the Winning Bid for the 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games
• New Partners in the Redevelopment– Ministry of Health Promotion– Toronto 2015– Infrastructure Ontario
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Proposed Pan Am Athletes’ Village
• Village
• Overlay
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Delivery Schedule
• 2015 Pan American Games– July 2015
• 2015 Parapan American Games– August 2015
• Handover to Toronto 2015– March 2015
• Handover to Project Co.– July 2011
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The Environmental Team
• Selection of ORC’s Environmental Consultant for the Project
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The Environmental Team
• ORC Resources Dedicated to the Project– Tom Guoth & Warren Croft
– Cecile Willert
– David Hutchinson
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Complementary Due Diligence
• Geotechnical• Hydrogeological• Geophysics• Geothermal• Archaeological• ORC Resources Dedicated to the Project
– John Brisbois
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Geotechnical & Hydrogeological
• Geotechnical Program
• Hydrogeology Program
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Hydrogeological Assessment
• Hydrogeology Conditions
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Geophysical Assessment
• Seismic Profiling
• Ground Penetrating Radar
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Geothermal Assessment
• Geothermal Potential
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Archaeological Component
• Archaeology Results
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Environmental Objective
• Obtain Regulatory Approvals Necessary to Support the Redevelopment of the West Don Lands as the Pan Am Athletes’ Village Within the Accelerated Schedule
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Environmental Work Flow
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Phase I /II ESA
Finalize Phase II
ESA report
Risk Assessment Accepted by
MOE
Risk Assessment
File Record of Site
Condition (RSC)
RSC Acknowledged
by MOE
Removal of Soil
Exceeding PSS
Certificate of Property Use Issued for RA
Property
Project Co Implements
Conditions of CPU
Environmental Approach
• Risk Assessment vs. Generic Remediation– Accelerated Schedule– Cost Effectiveness– Treatment Options Ruled Out Early– Sustainability– Certainty
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Obstacles Identified
• Accelerated Schedule• Volume of Work• Implications of Amendments to O.Reg.
153/04• City of Toronto Review Process• MOE Review Periods and Resubmission
of Risk Assessments
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Mitigation Strategies
• Expand the Team by Drawing on the Resources Available Within CH2M Hill
• Engage the MOE and City Early• Integrate the Review Process with the
Drafting Process• Complete Activities Concurrently
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Mitigation Strategy Response
• CH2M Hill
• City of Toronto
• Ministry of Environment
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Phase I ESA
• Four Phase I ESA’s Completed for the West Don Lands
• Three Cover the PAAV
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Phase II ESA
• Nine Phase II ESAs for the West Don Lands
• Five Cover the PAAV
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Site Characterization
• Over 1000 Historical BH/MW/TP/Exc.
• Over 500 Additional Completed
– 1400+ Soil Samples– 185 MW’s & 317 GW
Samples
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Site Characterization
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Site Characterization
• Nature and Extent of Impacts – Soil
• Impacts sporadically distributed across Site • Typically limited to shallow soil
(fill and upper native soil)• Categories of chemicals found above MOE
Generic Standards: Metals/inorganics, VOCs, PHCs, PAHs, PCBs, Phenols, and Dioxins/Furans
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Site Characterization
• Nature and Extent of Impacts – Groundwater
• Impacts sporadically distributed• No evidence of plumes identified• Categories of chemicals found above MOE
Generic Standards: Metals/inorganics, VOCs, PHCs, PAHs, and PCBs
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Risk Assessment
• Subdivision of The West Don Lands into Logical, Manageable Groupings– Nine RA
Groups, Five Cover PAAV
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Risk Assessment
• Primary Exposure Pathways– Dermal Contact
• Soil and Groundwater– Inhalation
• Vapour Intrusion• Managing Risk of Exposure
– PSS Remediation– Risk Management Measures
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Risk Assessment
• Identify Contaminants of Concern• Develop Conceptual Site Model• Evaluate Exposure Scenarios• Create Property Specific Standards• Identify Necessary RMM’s to Support
Redevelopment• Remove Soils Exceeding PSS• Implement RMM’s During Construction
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PSS Remediation Areas
• Limited PSS Remediation Necessary to Support RSC Filing
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Slab on Grade Construction RMM
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Basement Construction RMM
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Road Construction RMM
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Service &Utility Fill Zone RMM
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Hard Cap Barrier RMM
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Soft Cap Barrier RMM
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Environmental Requirements
• Actions for Future Developers– Manage Soil, GW, Sediment– Design & Install Necessary RMM’s– Implement O&M Requirements of RMM’s– Implement GW Monitoring
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Where Are We Now?
• Risk Assessments Accepted by the MOE
• Remaining Approvals are On-going
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Where Are We Now?
• Procurement of PSS Remediation Contractor Underway
• Reviewing Certificates of Property Use for Posting to the EBR
• Finalizing Phase II ESA’s• Preparing to File RSC’s• Looking at the Next Areas of the WDL to
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Impacts of Pan Am Athletes’ Village
• Original Schedule for the Build Out of the West Don Lands – 15-20 Years
• Pan Am Athletes’ Village Comprises Almost Half of the WDL – Complete for 2015
• Public Initiative to Spur Private Investment
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Additional Information
Ontario Realty Corporationwww.ontariorealty.ca
Infrastructure Ontariowww.infrastructureontario.ca
Waterfront Torontowww.waterfrontoronto.ca
Toronto 2015www.toronto2015.org
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Thanks
Many Thanks to the Following for Their Assistance in the Preparation of the Material
Used in the PresentationCH2M Hill – www.ch2mhill.com
LVM – www.lvm.caWESA – www.wesa.ca
Waterfront Toronto – www.waterfrontoronto.ca
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Questions?
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