Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
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Environmental Assessment and Planning Division
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Environmental Assessment and Planning Division was established in 1974.
Branches that reported to the Division included the Environmental Approvals Branch, the Environmental Assessment Branch, Pollution Control Branch and the Project Coordination Branch.
The Division was disbanded in 1982. The functions of Division were divided between the Environmental Planning Division and the Regional Operations Division.
Places
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Environmental Assessment and Planning Division had three major responsibilities that provided a scientific base for many of the Ministry’s polices and activities.
The Division served as the central approval and coordination agency for applications involving the design, construction and operation of water, sewage, solid waste reclamation and recycling plants and waste disposal sites required under Ontario legislation.
The Division conducted scientific and technical research, assessment and pollution control programs involving the use of water, land and air resources, the environmental implications of realty development and the control of all forms of pollutants.
Finally, the Division provided technical and supervisory services required in the planning, construction and operation of water and sewage treatment plants, solid waste and resources recovery facilities.
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Relationships area
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Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
KWIC Index
Government of Ontario Telephone Directory
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Mokler