Transboundary notification: Greater Toronto Airports Authority

(1) Name and address of proponent:
Greater Toronto Airports Authority, P.O. Box 6031, 3111 Convair Drive, Toronto, ON, L5P 1B2

(2) Latitude and longitude of proposed facility:
43o 41' 21" N,   79o 36' 31" W

(3) Distance to the Canada/U.S. border:
43 km

(4) Brief description of the proposed project (major products, process, capacity, etc):
The proposed facility will include gas-fired turbine generators and one steam turbine. Each of the gas turbines will be connected to a waste heat recovery system. In addition, the facility will include two induced draft counterflow cooling towers, and an emergency generator. The facility will produce approximately 117 MW of electricity as well as high pressure steam for Toronto Pearson International Airport, with excess electrical power made available to the provincial power grid.

(5) For combustion processes, list capacity (tonnes/year), fuel type and grade:
Capacity: 163240 Tonnes/year Fuel Type: Natural Gas Fuel Grade: N/A

(6) Contact for technical and design information:

Phone Number:  (416) 776-7372  
Fax Number:      (416) 776-4640

(7) Estimated annual quantities of the following pollutants released to the atmosphere (tonnes per year):

SO2 :          9.15
PM :           25.54
NOx :          411.9
VOC :          70.8
CO :           280.4

(8) List hazardous air pollutants with emissions estimates (tonnes/year) for any hazardous pollutants with expected annual emission rates of greater than 1 tonne per year:
No hazardous pollutants will be emitted. Only products of natural gas combustion expected.

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