Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1.
Legal proceedings
On October 20, 2020, Imperial was issued a Notice of Intention to Issue an Environmental Penalty Order by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks under the Ontario Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19. The Notice of Intention contains 10 alleged contraventions at Imperial’s refinery in Sarnia, Ontario for discharging more than 225 kilograms of sulphur dioxide in a 24-hour
period from acid combustion equipment between July, 2019 and October, 2019, pursuant to section 5(1) of Ontario Regulation 530/18 Air Pollution – Discharge of Sulphur Dioxide from Petroleum Facilities. The Notice of Intention proposes a total administrative penalty amount of $977,145, and is subject to possible reductions upon review. Imperial is evaluating the possibility of an appeal of a final environmental penalty order.
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