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CITY OF BEAUMONT
Bylaw Number 941-19
SOURCE CONTROL BYLAW
A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO
REGULATE THE USE AND OPERATION OF BEAUMONT'S WASTEWATER COLLECTION
SYSTEM
AND
TO
ESTABLISH
SOURCE
CONTROL
REQUIREMENTS
AND
REGULATIONS.
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 7(a) of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26, a
council of a municipality may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the safety, health
and welfare of people and the protection of people and property;
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to section 7(g) of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26,
a council of a municipality may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting public utilities;
AND WHEREAS, Beaumont operates a Wastewater System for the purpose of providing
Wastewater Services within its boundaries, pursuant to, and in accordance with, its Utility
Services Bylaw;
AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to control the substances discharged into the Wastewater
System to protect both the Wastewater System and the environment;
AND WHEREAS, Beaumont is a member of the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater
Commission (ACRWC), which provides Wastewater transmission and treatment services to its
member municipalities;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Beaumont in the Province of Alberta, duly
assembled, enacts as follows:
1.0
SHORT TITLE
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Source Control Bylaw".
2.0
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Bylaw, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
2.1
"Accredited Laboratory" means any laboratory accredited by an authorized
accreditation body in accordance with a standard based on "CAN-P-1585:
Requirements for the Accreditation of Environmental Testing Laboratories"
established by the Standards Council of Canada, as amended, or "ISO/IEC/EN
17025: General Requirements for Competence of Calibration and Testing
Laboratories" established by the International Organization for Standardization,
as amended.
2.2
"ACRWC" means the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission.
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2.3
"Additional Overstrength Surcharge" means a rate, fee or charge imposed
upon a Person who releases Wastewater to the Wastewater System that exceeds
one or more constituent concentrations set out in Column "B" of Schedule "C".
2.4
"Beaumont" means the municipal corporation of the City of Beaumont and its
duly authorized employees, agents, contractors and other representatives or the
geographic area contained within the boundaries thereof, as the context
requires.
2.5
"Best Management Practices (BMP)" means an integrated plan to control
and reduce the release of Restricted Waste and Prohibited Waste into the
Wastewater System to a practicable extent, through methods including physical
controls, Pre-Treatment processes, operational procedures and staff training.
2.6
"Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)" means the five-day BOD which is the
determination of the molecular oxygen utilized during a five-day incubation
period for the biochemical degradation of organic material (carbonaceous
demand), and the oxygen used to oxidize inorganic material such as sulphides
and ferrous iron, and the amount of oxygen used to oxidize reduced forms of
nitrogen (nitrogenous demand) as determined by the appropriate procedure in
Standard Methods.
2.7
"Biomedical Waste" biomedical waste as defined in the Province of Alberta's
Waste Control Regulation, Alta Reg 192/1996, as amended from time to time.
2.8
"Blowdown Water" means recirculating water that is discharged from a
cooling or heating water system for the purpose of controlling the level of water
in the system or for the purpose of discharging from the system materials
contained in the system, the further build-up of which would or might impair the
operation of the system.
2.9
"Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)" means a measure of the capacity of
water to consume oxygen as a result of oxidation of inorganic chemicals and
decomposition of organic Matter.
2.10
"Chief Administrative Officer" means the chief administrative officer of
Beaumont or the chief administrative officer's designate.
2.11
"City Service Pipe" means that portion of a Service Connection that extends
from the Wastewater Main to the property line of a parcel that receives, or is to
receive, Wastewater Services.
2.12
"Clear-Water Waste" includes Non-Contact Cooling Water and other water
that has not come into contact with Wastewater contaminant sources.
2.13
"Code of Practice" means a set of practices applicable to specific Designated
Sector Operations; a code of practice identifies mandatory procedures,
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equipment, training or other provisions required as a condition of Wastewater
discharge into the Wastewater System. A code of practice may be included in
approved Best Management Practices.
2.14
"Combustible Liquid" means a liquid that has a flash point not less than 37.8
degrees Celsius and not greater than 93.3 degrees Celsius.
2.15
"Compliance Program" means the necessary steps undertaken by a User to
bring Wastewater discharged into the Wastewater System into compliance with
the terms and conditions of this Bylaw or related permit. Compliance Programs
are applicable to existing Users only; new Users must fully comply with the
requirements of this Bylaw.
2.16
"Composite Sample" means a volume of Wastewater made up of four or more
Grab Samples that have been combined automatically or manually and taken at
intervals during the sampling periods.
2.17
"Cooling Water" means water that is used in a process for the purpose of
removing heat and that has not, by design, come into contact with any raw
material, intermediate product, waste product or finished product, but does not
include Blowdown Water.
2.18
"Dental Amalgam" means a dental filling material consisting of an amalgam of
mercury, silver and other materials such as copper, tin or zinc.
2.19
"Dental Amalgam Separator" means any technology, or combination of
technologies, designed to separate Dental Amalgam particles from dental
operation Wastewater.
2.20
"Designated
Sector
Operations"
means
Industrial,
commercial
or
Institutional sectors required to adopt Codes of Practice.
2.21
"Domestic Wastewater" means Wastewater produced on a residential
premises, or sanitary waste and Wastewater from sanitary facilities produced on
a non-residential property.
2.22
"Fees and Charges Bylaw" means the 2019 Fees and Charges Bylaw, as
amended, or repealed and replaced, from time to time, and shall, for greater
certainty, refer to the most recent Beaumont bylaw that establishes rates, fees
and charges applicable to Wastewater Services, regardless of the name of that
bylaw.
2.23
"Flashpoint" means the temperature at which enough vapour collects on the
surface of a liquid to become flammable. The lower the flashpoint, the more
flammable the material is.
2.24
"Flow Monitoring Point" means an access place to the Private Service for the
purpose of:
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a.
measuring the rate or volume of Wastewater, Storm Water, clear water
waste or Subsurface Water released from the premises; and
b. collecting representative samples of the Wastewater, Storm Water, Clear
Water Waste or Subsurface Water released from the premises.
2.25
"Fuels" means alcohol, gasoline, naphtha, diesel fuel, fuel oil or any other
ignitable substance intended for use as a fuel.
2.26
"Grab Sample" means a volume of Wastewater, Storm Water or
Uncontaminated Water which is collected over a period not exceeding 15
minutes.
2.27
"Groundwater" means water beneath the earth's surface accumulating as a
result of seepage.
2.28
"Hauled Waste" means any Industrial waste which is transported to and
deposited into any location in the Wastewater System, excluding Hauled
Wastewater.
2.29
"Hauled Wastewater" means Wastewater removed from a collection system,
including a cesspool, a septic tank system, a privy vault or privy pit, a chemical
toilet, a portable toilet or a Wastewater holding tank.
2.30
"Hazardous Substance" means:
a.
any substance or mixture of substances, other than a Pesticide, that exhibits
characteristics of flammability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity; and
b. any substance that is designated as a hazardous substance within the
meaning of the province of Alberta's Environmental Protection and
Enhancement Act, RSA 2000, c E-12, and Waste Control Regulation, Alta Reg
192/1996, both as amended or repealed or replaced from time to time.
2.31
"Ignitable Waste" means a substance that is:
a.
a liquid, other than an aqueous solution containing less than 24 percent
alcohol by volume and has a flash point less than 93 degrees Celsius, as
determined by the Tag Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-56-97a), the Setaflash
Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-3828-97 or ASTM D-3278-96e1), the Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-93-97), or as determined by an
equivalent test method;
b. a solid and is capable, under standard temperature and pressure, of causing
fire through friction, absorption of moisture or spontaneous chemical changes
and, when ignited, burns so vigorously and persistently that it creates a
danger;
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c.
a compressed gas; or
d. an oxidizing substance.
2.32
"Industrial" means of or pertaining to manufacturing, commerce, trade,
business or Institutions, as distinguished from domestic or residential.
2.33
"Industry User" means any Owner or operator of Industrial, commercial or
Institutional premises from which there is a discharge of any Matter directly or
indirectly into the Wastewater System.
2.34
"Inspector" means a Person authorized by Beaumont to conduct inspections,
take measurements, conduct sampling, and perform testing, as contemplated in
this Bylaw, which Person may include, without restriction, the ACRWC.
2.35
"Institution" means a facility, usually owned by a government, operated for
public purposes, such as schools, universities, medical facilities (hospitals,
nursing stations, nursing homes), museums, prisons, government offices, military
bases. Some of these facilities produce non-residential discharges to the
Wastewater System from, for example, laboratories, chemical use, or Industrial
processes.
2.36
"Institutional" means of or pertaining to an Institution.
2.37
"Lower Explosive Limit (LEL)" means the concentration of a gas or vapour in
the air. Below the LEL, there is not enough vapour in the air to fuel a fire.
2.38
"Matter" includes any solid, liquid or gas.
2.39
"Monitoring Access Point" means an access point, such as a chamber, in a
Private Service to allow for observation, sampling and flow measurement of the
Wastewater, Uncontaminated Water or Storm Water therein.
2.40
"Municipal Tag": means a tag or similar document issued by Beaumont
pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26, that alleges a
bylaw offence and provides a Person with the opportunity to pay an amount to
Beaumont in lieu of prosecution for the offence.
2.41
"Non-Contact Cooling Water"
means water which is used to reduce
temperature for the purpose of cooling and which does not come into direct
contact with any raw material, intermediate or finished product other than heat.
2.42
"Non-Domestic Wastewater" means all Wastewater except Domestic
Wastewater, Uncontaminated Water, and Septic Tank Waste.
2.43
"Oil and Grease" means n-Hexane extractable Matter as described in Standard
Methods.
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2.44
"Oil - Water Separator" means a three-stage oil-water separator that meets
the Standard for Oil-Water Separators (ULC-S656-14) prepared by Underwriters'
Laboratories of Canada or the equivalent oil-water separation technology able to
achieve a Wastewater quality of 100 mg/L of Oil and Grease (mineral-
synthetic/hydrocarbons) or less.
2.45
"Overstrength" means Wastewater released to the Wastewater System that is
higher in concentration for one or more constituent concentrations set out in
Schedule "C" of this Bylaw.
2.46
"Overstrength Surcharge" means a rate, fee or charge imposed upon a
Person who releases Wastewater to the Wastewater System that exceeds one or
more constituent concentrations set out in Column A of Schedule "C".
2.47
"Owner" means:
a.
in the case of land, the Person who is registered under the Land Titles Act,
RSA 2000, c L-4, as the owner of the fee simple estate in the parcel of land;
or
b. in the case of any property other than land, the Person in lawful possession
of it.
2.48
"Pathological Waste" means pathological waste within the meaning of the
Canadian Human Pathogens and Toxins Act, SC 2009, c 24, as amended, or
repealed and replace, from time to time.
2.49
"PCBs" means any monochlorinated or polychlorinated biphenyl or any mixture
of them or mixture that contains one or more of them.
2.50
"Peace Officer" includes a Bylaw Officer appointed by Beaumont, a Community
Peace Officer whose appointment includes enforcement of Beaumont's Bylaws
and a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
2.51
"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative to whom the
context applies according to law.
2.52
"Pesticide" means a pesticide regulated under the Canadian Pests Control
Products Act, SC 2002, c 28, the Province of Alberta's Pesticide (Ministerial)
Regulation, Alta Reg 43/1997, and/or Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and
Application Regulation, Alta Reg 24/1997, all as amended, or repealed and
replaced, from time to time.
2.53
"Pre-Treatment" means the reduction, elimination or alteration of Matter in
Wastewater prior to discharge into the Wastewater System. This reduction or
alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical, or biological processes, through
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pollution prevention, or by other means, except by diluting the concentration of
the pollutants.
2.54
"Private Service" means that portion of a Service Connection that extends
from the property line to a building or other place on a parcel of land that
receives, or is to receive, Wastewater Services, comprised of the assembly of
pipes, fittings, fixtures, traps and appurtenances for the collection and
transmission of Wastewater into the Wastewater System.
2.55
"Prohibited Waste" means prohibited waste as defined in Schedule "A" of this
Bylaw.
2.56
"Reactive Waste" means a substance that:
a.
is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent changes without
detonating;
b. reacts violently with water;
c.
forms potentially explosive mixtures with water;
d. when mixed with water, generates toxic gases, vapours or fumes in a
quantity sufficient to present danger to human health or the environment;
e.
is a cyanide or sulphide bearing waste which, when exposed to pH conditions
between 2 and 12.5, can generate toxic gases, vapours or fumes in a
quantity sufficient to present danger to human health or the environment;
f.
is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is subjected to a strong
initiating source or if heated under confinement;
g. is readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or reaction at
standard temperature and pressure; or
h. is an explosive as defined in the regulations under the Canadian Explosives
Act, RSC 1985, c E-17, as amended, or repealed and replaced, from time to
time.
2.57
"Restricted Waste" means restricted waste as defined in Schedule "B" of this
Bylaw.
2.58
"Sampling Port" means a valve, tap, or similar device on equipment, a drain
pipe or at another suitable location, to allow for sampling, consistent with
technical guidelines that Beaumont may establish or adopt from time to time.
2.59
"Septic Tank Waste" means any waste extracted from a cesspool, septic tank,
sewage holding tank, seepage pit, interceptor or other containment for human
excretion and wastes.
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2.60
"Service Connection" means all of the infrastructure, pipes, fittings, fixtures,
traps and appurtenances required to achieve a physical connection between
Beaumont's Wastewater Main and the building or other place on a parcel of land
to which Wastewater Services are provided, to allow a User to discharge
Wastewater into the Wastewater System, which includes a Private Service and
City Service Pipe.
2.61
"Spill" means a direct or indirect discharge into the Wastewater System which is
abnormal in quantity or quality in light of all the circumstances of the discharge.
2.62
"Standard Methods" means a procedure or method set out in Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater published jointly by the
American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and the
Water Environment Federation, recent or latest edition, or approved in writing by
Beaumont.
2.63
"Storm Sewer" means a pipe, conduit, drain, open channel or ditch for the
collection and transmission of Uncontaminated Water, Storm Water, drainage
from land or from a Watercourse or any combination thereof.
2.64
"Storm Water" means the water running off the surface of a drainage area
during and immediately after a period of rain or snow melt.
2.65
"Subsurface Water" means Groundwater including foundation drain water.
2.66
"Total Suspended Solids (TSS)" means insoluble Matter in liquid that is
removable by filtration, as determined by the appropriate procedure described in
Standard Methods.
2.67
"Toxic Substance" means any substance defined as toxic under the Canadian
Environmental Protection Act 1999, SC 1999, c 33, and within the meaning of
Alberta's Waste Control Regulation, Alta Reg 192/1996, both as amended, or
repealed and replaced, from time to time.
2.68
"Uncontaminated Water" means water with a level of quality which is typical
of potable water normally supplied by Beaumont.
2.69
"User" means means any Person receiving Wastewater Services, including
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Person who discharges any
Matter, including Wastewater, into the Wastewater System, and where the
context or circumstances so require, also includes any Person:
a.
who has made an application for Wastewater Services or otherwise seeks to
receive Wastewater Services;
b. who is named on an account, contract or agreement for the supply of
Wastewater Services by Beaumont or its authorized representatives;
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c.
who is the Owner or occupant of a property for which an application for
Wastewater Services has been made, which has been connected to the
Wastewater System or which receives Wastewater Services; or
d. who acts as agent or representative of a User.
2.70
"Utility Services Bylaw" means Beaumont's Utility Services Bylaw, as
amended, or repealed and replaced, from time to time.
2.71
"Violation Ticket" has the same meaning as in the Provincial Offences
Procedure Act, RSA 2000, c P-34.
2.72
"Waste Disposal Site Leachate" means the liquid containing dissolved or
suspended contaminants which emanates from waste (solid waste or garbage)
and is produced by water percolating through waste or by liquid in waste.
2.73
"Waste Radioactive Substances" means substances defined in the federal
Nuclear Safety and Control Act, SC 1997, c 9, and the regulations passed
thereunder, as amended, or repealed and replaced, from time to time.
2.74
"Wastewater" means the composite of water and water-carried wastes from
residential, commercial, Industrial or Institutional premises or any other source.
2.75
"Wastewater Discharge Permit" means a permit issued pursuant to this
Bylaw by Beaumont, or an authorized representative of Beaumont, which may
include, without restriction, the ACRWC, which authorizes and/or governs the
discharge of Wastewater or other Matter into the Wastewater System.
2.76
"Wastewater Main" means those pipes installed for the collection and
transmission of Wastewater within Beaumont to which City Service Pipes may be
connected.
2.77
"Wastewater Services" includes the collection, transmission, treatment and
disposal of Wastewater, as applicable, and associated services offered to a User
under this Bylaw and/or the Utility Services Bylaw.
2.78
"Wastewater Sludge" means solid material recovered from the Wastewater
treatment process.
2.79
"Wastewater System" means the infrastructure and works used by Beaumont
and/or its authorized representatives, which may include, without restriction, the
ACRWC, for the collection, transmission, treatment and/or disposal of
Wastewater,
including,
without
limitation,
Wastewater
Mains,
Service
Connections, Wastewater Treatment Facilities, and all other associated pipes,
valves, fittings, chambers, equipment and machinery.
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2.80
"Wastewater Treatment Facility" means any structure or thing used for the
physical, chemical, biological or radiological treatment of Wastewater, and
includes sludge treatment, Wastewater Sludge storage and disposal facilities.
2.81
"Watercourse" means an open channel, ditch or depression, either natural or
artificial, in which flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
3.0
RELEASES TO THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM AND WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS
3.1
No Person shall release, or permit the release of, any Matter into the Wastewater
System except:
a.
Domestic Wastewater;
b. Non-Domestic Wastewater that complies with the requirements of this Bylaw;
c.
Hauled Wastewater, including septage, that complies with the requirements
of this Bylaw, or where a Wastewater Discharge Permit authorizing the
release has been issued by Beaumont, or an authorized representative of
Beaumont, which may include, without restriction, the ACRWC; or
d. Storm Water, Clear-Water Waste, Subsurface Water or other Matter where a
Wastewater Discharge Permit authorizing the release has been issued by
Beaumont, or an authorized representative of Beaumont, which may include,
without restriction, the ACRWC.
3.2
No Person shall release or permit the release of any Prohibited Waste or
Restricted Waste, without a valid Wastewater Discharge Permit that authorizes
the release in question.
3.3
The Chief Administrative Officer may prohibit, or set discharge concentration
and/or loading rate limits for, any Matter not identified in a Schedule to this
Bylaw if the Chief Administrative Officer determines, acting reasonably, that it is
necessary to do so in order to protect the Wastewater System, meet Wastewater
Standards or legislative requirements, control biosolids quality or adopt
prohibitions, discharge concentration limits or flow rate limits established by the
ACRWC, and no Person shall discharge Wastewater to the Wastewater System in
contravention of a prohibition or limit established pursuant to this Subsection.
3.4
If required by Beaumont, Users shall complete and submit an application for a
Wastewater Discharge Permit, and such application shall be of a type, and in a
form, specified by Beaumont or an authorized representative of Beaumont, which
may include, without restriction, the ACRWC.
3.5
If required by Beaumont, Users shall not discharge to the Wastewater System
until the User has obtained a Wastewater Discharge Permit from Beaumont or an
authorized representative of Beaumont, which may include, without restriction,
the ACRWC.
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3.6
Beaumont and, if authorized by Beaumont, the ACRWC may issue, and amend, a
Wastewater Discharge Permit to allow the discharge of Wastewater into the
Wastewater System upon such terms and conditions as Beaumont or the
ACRWC, as applicable, considers appropriate and, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, may, in the Wastewater Discharge Permit:
a.
place limits and restrictions on the quantity, composition, frequency and
nature of the Wastewater permitted to be discharged;
b. require the holder of a Wastewater Discharge Permit to repair, alter, remove,
add to, or construct new Pre-Treatment facilities; and
c.
provide that the Wastewater Discharge Permit will expire on a specified date,
or upon the occurrence of a specified event.
3.7
A Person that holds, or is subject to, a Wastewater Discharge Permit shall comply
with the Wastewater Discharge Permit.
4.0
PROHIBITION OF DILUTION
4.1
No Person shall dilute, or permit to be diluted, any Wastewater for the purpose
of achieving compliance with the Bylaw.
5.0
SAMPLING
5.1
Subject to Subsection 16.6, where sampling is required for the purposes of
determining the concentration of constituents in Wastewater, Storm Water or
Uncontaminated Water, the sample may:
a.
be collected manually or by using an automatic sampling device; and
b. contain additives for its preservation.
5.2
For the purpose of determining compliance with Schedules "A" or "B", discrete
Wastewater streams within premises may be sampled, at the discretion of
Beaumont or its Inspector.
5.3
Any single Grab Sample may be used to determine compliance with Schedules
"A" or "B".
5.4
All tests, measurements, analyses and examinations of Wastewater, its
characteristics or contents pursuant to this Bylaw shall be carried out in
accordance with "Standard Methods" and be performed by a laboratory
accredited for analysis of the particular substance(s) using a method which is
within the laboratory's scope of accreditation or to the satisfaction of Beaumont
as agreed in writing prior to sample analysis.
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6.0
USER SELF MONITORING
6.1
A User shall complete any monitoring or sampling of any discharge to the
Wastewater System as required by Beaumont, and provide the results to
Beaumont, or if directed by Beaumont, to the ACRWC, in the form specified by
Beaumont or the ACRWC, as applicable.
6.2
The obligations set out in, or arising out of, Subsection 6.1 shall be completed at
the expense of the User.
7.0
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
7.1
FOOD-RELATED GREASE INTERCEPTORS
7.1.1
Every User who is Owner or operator of a restaurant or other Industrial,
commercial or Institutional premises where food is cooked, processed or
prepared, for which the premises is connected directly or indirectly to the
Wastewater System, shall take all necessary measures to ensure that Oil
and Grease are prevented from entering the Wastewater System in
excess of the provisions of this Bylaw. Oil and Grease interceptors shall
not discharge to the Storm Sewer.
7.1.2
The User referred to in Subsection 7.1.1 shall install, operate, and
properly maintain, at the User's expense, an Oil and Grease interceptor in
any piping system at its premises that connects directly or indirectly to
the Wastewater System. The Oil and Grease interceptors shall be installed
in compliance with the most current requirements of the applicable
Building Code and the National Plumbing Code of Canada.
7.1.3
All Oil and Grease interceptors shall be maintained in good working order
according to the manufacturer's recommendations. The testing,
maintenance and performance of the interceptor shall meet the
requirements of CAN/CSA B-481. Traps should be cleaned before the
thickness of the organic material and solids residuals is greater than
twenty-five percent of the available volume; cleaning frequency should
not be less than every four weeks. Maintenance requirements should be
posted in the workplace in proximity to the grease interceptor.
Maintenance and clean out shall be documented at the time it is
performed.
7.1.4
A maintenance schedule and record of maintenance carried out shall be
submitted to Beaumont and/or its authorized representative upon request
for each interceptor installed.
7.1.5
A User who is the Owner or operator of premises as set out in Subsection
7.1.1 shall, for two years, keep the records which document the
maintenance and clean outs performed for interceptor clean-out and Oil
and Grease disposal.
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7.1.6
Emulsifiers shall not be discharged into interceptors. No Person shall use
enzymes, bacteria, solvents, hot water or other agents to facilitate the
passage of Oil and Grease through a grease interceptor.
7.1.7
In the case of failure to adequately maintain the grease interceptor to the
satisfaction of Beaumont or the ACRWC, Beaumont may require an
alarmed monitoring device to be installed, at the expense of the User, in
accordance with any specifications that Beaumont may prescribe or
adopt. All costs incurred from the clean-up related to an offence under
Subsection 7.1 will solely be the responsibility of the User.
7.2
VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT SERVICE OIL AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS
7.2.1
Every User who is the Owner or operator of a vehicle or equipment
service station, repair shop or garage or of an Industrial, commercial or
Institutional premises or any other establishment where motor vehicles
are repaired, lubricated or maintained and where the discharge is directly
or indirectly connected to the Wastewater System shall install an Oil and
Grease interceptor designed to prevent motor oil and lubricating grease
from passing into the Wastewater System in excess of the limits in this
Bylaw. Oil and Grease interceptors shall not discharge to the Storm
Sewer.
7.2.2
The User referred to in Subsection 7.2.1 shall install, operate, and
properly maintain an Oil and Grease interceptor in any piping system at
its premises that connects directly or indirectly to the Wastewater
System. The Oil and Grease interceptors shall be installed in compliance
with the most current requirements of the applicable Building Code and
be maintained as recommended by the Canadian Fuels Association
(formerly the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute).
7.2.3
All Oil and Grease interceptors and separators shall be maintained in
good
working
order
and
according
to
the
manufacturer's
recommendations and shall be inspected regularly to ensure performance
is maintained to the manufacturer's specifications for performance and to
ensure the surface oil and sediment levels do not exceed the
recommended level. In the absence of manufacturer's recommendations,
the floating Oil and Grease shall not accumulate in the final stage
chamber of the Oil and Grease separator in excess of 5% of the wetted
height and the settled solids shall not accumulate in the final stage
chamber of the Oil and Grease separator in excess of 25% of the wetted
height. Maintenance and clean out shall be documented at the time it is
performed.
7.2.4
A maintenance schedule and record of maintenance shall be submitted to
Beaumont and/or its authorized representative upon request for each Oil
and Grease interceptor installed.
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7.2.5
A User who is the Owner or operator of the premises as set out in
Subsection 7.2.1, shall, for two years, keep the records which document
the maintenance and clean outs performed for interceptor clean-out and
Oil and Grease disposal.
7.2.6
Emulsifiers shall not be discharged into interceptors. No Person shall use
enzymes, bacteria, solvents, hot water or other agents to facilitate the
passage of Oil and Grease through an Oil and Grease interceptor.
7.2.7
In the case of failure to adequately maintain the Oil and Grease
interceptor to the satisfaction of Beaumont or the ACRWC, Beaumont
may require an alarmed monitoring device to be installed, at the expense
of the User, in accordance with any specifications that Beaumont may
prescribe or adopt. All costs incurred from the clean-up related to an
offence under Subsection 7.2 will solely be the responsibility of the User.
7.3
SEDIMENT INTERCEPTORS
7.3.1
Every User who is the Owner or operator of premises from which
sediment may directly or indirectly enter the Wastewater System,
including but not limited to premises using a ramp drain or area drain and
vehicle wash establishments, shall take all necessary measures to ensure
that such sediment is prevented from entering the Wastewater System in
excess of the limits in this Bylaw.
7.3.2
All sediment interceptors shall be approved by Beaumont and maintained
in good working order, at the User's expense, according to
manufacturer's recommendations and shall be inspected regularly to
ensure performance is maintained to the manufacturer's specifications for
performance. In the absence of manufacturer's recommendations, the
settled solids shall not accumulate in the final stage chamber of the
sediment interceptor in excess of 25% of the wetted height.
Maintenance and clean out shall be documented at the time it is
performed.
7.3.3
A User who is the Owner or operator of a premises as set out in
Subsection 7.3.1, shall, for two years, keep the records which document
interceptor clean-out and sediment disposal.
7.3.4
A maintenance schedule and record shall be submitted to Beaumont
and/or its authorized representative upon request for each sediment
interceptor installed.
7.4
DENTAL WASTE AMALGAM SEPARATOR
7.4.1
Every User who is the Owner or operator of premises from which Dental
Amalgam may be discharged, which waste may directly or indirectly enter
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the Wastewater System, shall install, operate and properly maintain, at
the User's expense, Dental Amalgam Separator(s) with at least 95%
efficiency in amalgam weight and certified ISO 11143 - "Dental
Equipment: Amalgam Separators", in any piping system at its premises
that connects directly or indirectly to the Wastewater System except
where the sole dental-related practice at the premises consists of one or
more of the following specialties or type of practice:
a.
Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics;
b. Oral and maxillofacial surgery;
c.
Oral medicine and pathology;
d. Periodontics; or
e.
A dental practice consisting solely of visits by a mobile dental
practitioner who prevents any Dental Amalgam from being released
directly or indirectly to the Wastewater System.
7.4.2
Notwithstanding compliance with Subsection 7.4.1 all Persons operating
or carrying on the business of a dental practice shall comply with
Schedules "A" and "B" of this Bylaw.
7.4.3
All dental waste amalgam separators shall be maintained in good working
order and according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
7.4.4
A maintenance schedule and record of maintenance shall be submitted to
Beaumont and/or its authorized representative upon request for each
Dental Amalgam separator installed.
7.5
PRE-TREATMENT FACILITIES
7.5.1
Where required by Beaumont, a User shall install, on premises that the
User owns or occupies, and prior to the sampling point, a Wastewater
Pre-Treatment facility.
7.5.2
Pre-Treatment facilities shall be installed, operated and maintained by the
User at the User's expense.
7.5.3
The User shall ensure the design, operation and maintenance of the Pre-
Treatment facility achieves the treatment objectives, operates and is
maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
7.5.4
The User shall not deposit the waste products from the Pre-Treatment
facility into the Wastewater System and shall ensure any waste products
from the Pre-Treatment facility are disposed of in a safe manner.
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7.5.5
The maintenance records and waste disposal records shall be submitted
to Beaumont and/or its authorized representative upon request.
7.5.6
The User shall keep documentation pertaining to the Pre-Treatment
facility and waste disposal for two years.
8.0
HAULED WASTEWATER
8.1
No Person shall discharge Hauled Wastewater or Hauled Waste to the
Wastewater collection system works unless:
a.
the carrier of the Hauled Wastewater or Hauled Waste, operating as a waste
management system, is certified according to all applicable federal and
provincial legislations and a copy of the most recent certificate of approval, or
provisional certificate, and any amendments thereto is provided to Beaumont
and/or its authorized representative;
b. the carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or may be set from
time to time with respect to the discharge of Hauled Wastewater or Hauled
Waste by Beaumont or the ACRWC; and
c.
the Hauled Wastewater or Hauled Waste meets the conditions set out in all
applicable federal and provincial environmental protection regulations.
8.2
No Person shall discharge or permit the discharge of Hauled Wastewater or
Hauled Waste to the Wastewater System:
a.
at a location other than a Hauled Wastewater or Hauled Waste discharge
location approved by Beaumont;
b. without a manifest, in a form approved by Beaumont, completed and signed
by the carrier of the Hauled Wastewater or Hauled Waste and deposited in
an approved location at the time of discharge; and
c.
without the use of a discharge hose placed securely in the discharge portal at
the approved location.
9.0
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER
9.1
The discharge of Non-Contact Cooling Water or Uncontaminated Water to the
Wastewater System from any residential property is prohibited unless the
discharge is in accordance with a Wastewater Discharge Permit.
10.0
WATER ORIGINATING FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN A MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY
10.1
The discharge of water originating from a source other than the Beaumont water
supply, including Storm Water or Groundwater, directly or indirectly to the
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Wastewater System is prohibited, unless the discharge is in accordance with a
Wastewater Discharge Permit.
11.0
SPILLS
11.1
In the event of a Spill to the Wastewater System, the Person responsible for the
Spill or the Person having the charge, management and control of the Spill, shall:
a.
immediately notify and provide any requested information with regard to the
Spill to:
i.
if there is any immediate danger to human health and/or safety:
A.
9-1-1 emergency; and
B.
the Beaumont Operations Facility at 780-929-4300, or after hours
at
780-955-7778
(Beaumont
may
then
notify
ACRWC's
Wastewater Treatment Plant Control Room).
or
ii.
if there is no immediate danger:
A.
the Beaumont Operations Facility at 780-929-4300, or after hours
at
780-955-7778
(Beaumont
may
then
notify
ACRWC's
Wastewater Treatment Plant Control Room);
B.
the Owner of the premises where the Spill occurred; and
C.
any other Person whom the Person reporting knows or ought to
know may be directly affected by the Spill;
b. provide a detailed report on the Spill to Beaumont and, if directed by
Beaumont, to the ACRWC, within five (5) working days after the Spill,
containing the following information to the best of his or her knowledge:
i.
Location where Spill occurred;
ii.
Name and telephone number of the Person who reported the Spill and
the location and time, where and when they can be contacted;
iii.
Date and time of Spill;
iv.
Material spilled;
v.
Characteristics and composition of material spilled;
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vi.
Volume of material spilled;
vii.
Duration of Spill event;
viii.
Work completed and any work still in progress in the mitigation of the
spill;
ix.
Preventive actions being taken to ensure a similar Spill does not occur
again; and
x.
Copies of applicable Spill prevention and Spill response plans.
11.2
The Person responsible for a Spill, and the Person having charge, management
and control of the Spill, shall do everything reasonably possible to contain the
Spill, protect the health and safety of other Persons, minimize damage to
property, protect the environment, clean up the Spill and contaminated residue
and restore the affected area to its condition prior to the Spill.
11.3
Nothing in this Bylaw relieves any Person from complying with any notification or
reporting provisions of:
a.
other government agencies, including federal and provincial agencies, as
required and appropriate for the material and circumstances of the Spill; or
b. any other bylaw of Beaumont.
11.4
Without limiting any other remedy available, any costs incurred by Beaumont as
a result of a Spill may, at Beaumont's option, be charged to a Person responsible
for the Spill as an amount due and payable by that Person to Beaumont.
11.5
Beaumont may require a Person responsible for a Spill to prepare and submit a
Spill contingency plan to Beaumont to indicate how risk of future Spills will be
reduced and how future Spills will be addressed.
12.0
AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE
12.1
An Inspector has the authority to carry out any inspection reasonably required to
ensure compliance with this Bylaw, including but not limited to:
a.
inspecting, observing, sampling and measuring the flow in any Private
Service, Flow Monitoring Point or other component of the Wastewater
System;
b. taking samples of Wastewater, Storm Water, Clear-Water Waste and
Subsurface Water being released from a User's premises or flowing within a
Service Connection;
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c.
performing on-site testing of the Wastewater, Storm Water, Clear-Water
Waste and Subsurface Water within or being released from Private Services,
Pre-Treatment facilities and Storm Water management facilities;
d. collecting and analyzing samples of Hauled Wastewater coming to a
discharge location into the Wastewater System;
e.
making inspections of the types and quantities of chemicals being handled or
used on a User's premises in relation to possible release to the Wastewater
System;
f.
requiring information from any Person concerning a matter relevant to the
Wastewater Services or Wastewater System;
g. inspecting and copying documents relevant to the Wastewater Services or
Wastewater System, or removing such documents from premises to make
copies;
h. inspecting chemical storage areas and Spill containment facilities and
requesting Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for materials stored or used on site; and
i.
inspecting the premises where a release of Prohibited Waste or Restricted
Waste, or of water containing Prohibited Waste or Restricted Waste has been
made or is suspected of having been made, and to sample any or all Matter
that could reasonably have been part of the release.
12.2
No Person shall hinder or prevent an Inspector from carrying out any of his or
her powers or duties under this Bylaw.
13.0
DISCONTINUANCE OF WASTEWATER SERVICES
13.1
In addition to any other remedy available, Beaumont may discontinue the
provision of Wastewater Services to a User or property by any means, including,
without restriction, disconnecting, shutting-off or sealing a Service Connection,
discontinuing the provision of treated water to the User or Property, prohibiting a
User from discharging Wastewater into the Wastewater System or requiring a
User to take action to prevent Wastewater from entering the Wastewater
System, if:
a.
a User has contravened any provision of this Bylaw; or
b. Wastewater discharged by a User:
i.
is hazardous or creates an immediate danger to any Person;
ii.
endangers or interferes with the operation of the Wastewater System;
or
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iii.
causes or is capable of causing an adverse effect.
13.2
Beaumont may impose, upon Users, fees and charges, as set out in the Fees and
Charges Bylaw, for the disconnection or discontinuance of Wastewater Services,
and for the reconnection or resumption of Wastewater Services, and may, in
addition, require the User to reimburse Beaumont for any costs incurred by
Beaumont in taking action pursuant to Subsection 13.1.
14.0
INFORMATION PROVIDED
14.1
If a Person who submits documentation to Beaumont or the ACRWC pursuant to
this Bylaw considers some or all of the information contained in the document to
be confidential, or otherwise wishes to request that some or all of the
information not be disclosed, that Person shall indicate this, in writing, on the
documentation in question.
14.2
No Person shall supply false information or make inaccurate statements in any
document or information required to be supplied to Beaumont or the ACRWC
pursuant to this Bylaw.
15.0
MONITORING ACCESS POINTS
15.1
A User who is the Owner or operator of commercial, Institutional or Industrial
premises shall install and maintain in good repair in each Private Service a
suitable Monitoring Access Point to allow observation, sampling and flow
measurement of the Wastewater, Uncontaminated Water or Storm Water
therein, provided that, where installation of a Monitoring Access Point is not
possible, an alternative device or facility, which may include, without restriction,
a Sampling Port, may be substituted with the prior written approval of
Beaumont.
15.2
The Chief Administrative Office may require a User that is not otherwise captured
by Subsection 15.1 to comply with Subsection 15.1 if, in the opinion of the Chief
Administrative Officer, acting reasonably, it is necessary or desirable to do so in
order to protect the Wastewater System, or Persons or property.
15.3
Each Monitoring Access Point or alternative device or facility, shall be located as
close to the property line as possible, unless Beaumont has given prior written
approval for a different location.
15.4
Each Monitoring Access Point, alternative device or facility installed shall be
designed and constructed in accordance with good engineering practice and the
requirements of Beaumont' General Design Standards, and shall be constructed
and maintained by the User at the User's expense.
15.5
A User who is the Owner or operator of premises at which a Monitoring Access
Point or alternative device or facility is installed shall at all times ensure that
every Monitoring Access Point, or alternative device or facility, is accessible to
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Beaumont and its Inspector for the purposes of observing, sampling and flow
measurement of the Wastewater, Uncontaminated Water or Storm Water
therein.
16.0
OVERSTRENGTH SURCHARGE
16.1
In this Section:
a.
"Additional
Overstrength
Concentration
Limit"
means
the
concentration limit, in mg/L, of a Substance set out in Column B of Schedule
"C" of this Bylaw;
b. "Additional Overstrength Surcharge Mass" means the mass, in kg, of a
Substance, to which an Additional Overstrength Surcharge is applied, which
mass is determined by applying the following formula:
Additional Overstrength Surcharge Mass = ((Measured Substance
Concentration - Additional Overstrength Concentration Limit) x Water
Volume) x 1,000,000 (to convert mg to kg);
c.
"Substance" means a substance identified in Schedule "C" of the
Wastewater Services Bylaw;
d. "Overstrength Concentration Limit" means the concentration limit, in
mg/L, of a Substance set out in Column A of Schedule "C" of this Bylaw;
e.
"Overstrength Surcharge Mass" means the mass, in kg, of a Substance,
to which an Overstrength Surcharge is applied, which mass is determined by
applying the following formula:
Overstrength Surcharge Mass = ((Measured Substance Concentration -
Overstrength Concentration Limit) x Water Volume) x 1,000,000 (to
convert mg to kg)
f.
"Measured Substance Concentration" means the concentration, in mg/L,
of a Substance found in Wastewater discharged, by the User, into the
Wastewater System; and
g. "Water Volume" means the volume of treated water delivered to, or
consumed by, the User, during the preceding year, determined in accordance
with the Utility Services Bylaw.
16.2
Beaumont may impose Overstrength Surcharges upon Users who discharge, into
the Wastewater System, Wastewater containing one or more Substances with
Measured Substance Concentrations that exceed the applicable Overstrength
Concentration Limit.
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16.3
Beaumont may impose Additional Overstrength Surcharges upon Users who
discharge, into the Wastewater System, Wastewater containing one or more
Substances with Measured Substance Concentrations that exceed the applicable
Additional Overstrength Concentration Limit, and , for greater certainty, such
Additional Overstrength Surcharges shall be payable in addition to, not in lieu of,
the applicable Overstrength Surcharge.
16.4
The Overstrength Surcharges payable per unit of Overstrength Surcharge Mass
and the Additional Overstregnth Surcharges payable per unit of Additional
Overstrength Surcharge mass are set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
16.5
Overstrength Surcharges and Additional Overstrength Surcharges are payable in
addition to any other rates, fees and charges payable for, or in connection with,
Wastewater Services pursuant to this Bylaw or any other bylaw of Beaumont.
16.6
Testing to identify Substances present, and Measured Substance Concentrations,
for the purpose of calculating Overstrength Surcharges and Additional
Overstrength Surcharges, shall be conducted by Beaumont or its Inspector, or by
the User to the satisfaction of Beaumont that a representative sample is
obtained, using automated sampling devices or in accordance with the following
manual sampling protocol:
a.
samples from the Wastewater produced at a location will be collected each
day for a minimum of two days;
b. a minimum of four Grab Samples of equal volume shall be taken each day,
such samples to be taken at least one hour apart;
c.
the analysis shall be conducted on a Composite Sample made of each day's
Grab Samples; and
d. the respective results of these tests for each of the days on which samples
are taken, shall be averaged to determine the characteristics and
concentration of the Wastewater being discharged into the Wastewater
System.
17.0
COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
17.1
Without limiting any other provision of this Bylaw governing Wastewater
Discharge Permits, Beaumont may require an Industry User to apply for and
obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit to discharge Wastewater to the
Wastewater System that does not comply with Schedule "A" and/or "B" of this
Bylaw. The Industry User shall be entitled to make non-complying discharges in
the amount and only to the extent set out in the Wastewater Discharge Permit.
17.2
As a term set out in the Wastewater Discharge Permit, Beaumont, or its
authorized representative, which may include, without restriction, the ACRWC,
may require an Industry User to submit a Compliance Program setting out
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activities to be undertaken by the Industry User that would result in the
prevention or reduction and control of the discharge or deposit of Matter,
including, without restriction, Uncontaminated Water, Ground Water or Storm
Water from the Industry User's premises into the Wastewater System. This may
include, but is not limited to, planning, design and construction or installation of
facilities or works needed to implement the approved Compliance Program.
17.3
Each Compliance Program shall include the following:
a.
a description of the processes at the premises which produce discharges that
do not comply with the requirements of this Bylaw;
b. A description of those processes at the premises which are to be the subject
of the Compliance Program;
c.
a list of non-complying pollutants present at the premises at any stage of the
operations at the premises;
d. a description setting out the types, quantities and concentrations of all non-
complying pollutants discharged, directly or indirectly, to the Wastewater
System;
e.
a description of current Wastewater reduction, recycling, treatment and
compliance activities at the premises with respect to discharges to the
Wastewater System from the premises;
f.
A description of compliance options for non-complying pollutants and
Wastewater discharge and an evaluation of those options;
g. A list of possible targets and timeframes (in compliance with any Wastewater
Discharge Permit that may have been issued to the User) to reduce or
eliminate the discharge of non-complying Matter to the Wastewater System;
h. A declaration, from a Person authorized by the Industry User, that the
content of the Compliance Program is, to the best of that Person's
knowledge, true, accurate and complete.
17.4
Every proposed Compliance Program shall be for a specified length of time
during which Pre-Treatment facilities or other measures are to be installed or
implemented and shall be specific as to the remedial actions to be implemented
by the Industry User, the dates of commencement and completion of the activity
and the materials or other characteristics of the Matter to which it relates. The
final activity completion date shall not be later than the final compliance date in
the Compliance Program.
17.5
Industry Users that are required to submit a Compliance Program shall also
submit a Compliance Program progress report to Beaumont, or, if directed by
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Beaumont, to the ACRWC, within fourteen (14) days after the scheduled
completion date of each activity listed in the Compliance Program.
17.6
Beaumont may terminate any proposed Wastewater Discharge Permit related to
a Compliance Program by written notice at any time to the Industry User in the
event that the Industry User fails or neglects to carry out or diligently pursue the
activities required of it under its Compliance Program.
17.7
Where an Industry User receives notice from Beaumont that its Compliance
Program has not been approved, Beaumont may provide the Industry User with
a date by which it must submit an amended Compliance Program to Beaumont
for approval in accordance with this Section 17.
17.8
In the event that a Compliance Program resubmitted to Beaumont in accordance
with Subsection 17.7 does not comply with the requirements of this Bylaw,
Beaumont shall so notify the Industry User, within 30 days of delivery to
Beaumont of the amended Compliance Program, and the Industry User shall be
in contravention of Subsection 17.1 and shall continue to be in contravention
until such time as Beaumont approves an amended Compliance Program
resubmitted by the Industry User, in accordance with this Section 17.
17.9
When required by Beaumont, an Industry User which has received approval from
Beaumont for its Compliance Program shall submit a revised and updated
Compliance Program for the approval of Beaumont within the timeframe
specified by Beaumont. Such revised and updated Compliance Program shall, in
addition to the requirements otherwise set out in this Section 17, detail and
evaluate the progress of the Industry User to accomplish the objectives set out
in its Compliance Program.
17.10 A copy of the Compliance Program shall be kept at all times at the premises in
respect to which it was prepared and shall be available for inspection by
Beaumont and/or its authorized representative at any time.
18.0
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND CODES OF PRACTICE
18.1
Beaumont may adopt Best Management Practices and Codes of Practice and
may, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, adopt Best Management
Practices and Codes of Practice that have been established or adopted by the
ACRWC.
18.2
Beaumont may define Designated Sector Operations to which a Code of Practice
Applies and may, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, adopt
definitions or descriptions of Designated Sector Operations that have been
established by the ACRWC.
18.3
A Code of Practice adopted by Beaumont applies to all Users that fall within the
Designated Sector Operations to which that Code of Practice applies, but does
not apply to a User that is subject to a Wastewater Discharge Permit, unless the
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Wastewater Discharge Permit specifies otherwise, and does not apply to the
discharge of Domestic Wastewater.
18.4
All Users to whom a Code of Practice applies shall comply with that Code of
Practice.
18.5
Nothing in a Code of Practice relieves a Person discharging Wastewater from
complying with this Bylaw, a Wastewater Discharge Permit or any other
applicable enactment, but if a Code of Practice establishes a requirement that is
inconsistent with a requirement in this Bylaw, the requirement in the Code of
Practice shall prevail.
18.6
A User that is subject to a Code of Practice must submit to Beaumont or, if
directed by Beaumont, to the ACRWC, a completed Code of Practice registration
form, in the form approved by Beaumont:
a.
within ninety (90) days after the date that the Code of Practice was adopted
or established, if the User was receiving Wastewater Services at the time that
the Code of Practice was adopted or established; and
b. in all other cases, within thirty (30) days of the date on which the User began
to receive Wastewater Services.
18.7
A User who has submitted a Code of Practice registration form must report to
Beaumont or, if directed by Beaumont, to the ACRWC, any change in the
ownership, name, location, contact person, telephone number, or email address
of the User within thirty (30) days of the change by submitting a completed Code
of Practice registration form showing the changes.
18.8
A User who has submitted a Code of Practice registration form must, within 30
days of any change in the User's practices or operations that results in the User
no longer falling within the Designated Sector Operations to which the Code of
Practice applies, report the change to Beaumont or, if directed by Beaumont, to
the ACRWC, by submitting a completed Code of Practice registration form
describing the changes.
19.0
RATES, FEES AND CHARGES
19.1
Beaumont may impose, upon Users, rates, fees and charges for services
provided, or work performed, pursuant to this Bylaw, by Beaumont or its
authorized representatives, including, without restriction, the ACRWC, and the
rates, fees and charges payable shall be those set out in the Fees and Charges
Bylaw.
19.2
A User is obligated to pay, in full, all rates, fees and charges imposed pursuant to
this Bylaw on or before the due date for such rates, fees and charges, and
payments shall be made at the locations designated by Beaumont, using
payment methods approved by Beaumont.
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19.3
Beaumont may, in its discretion, add rates, fees and charges imposed pursuant
to this Bylaw to the utility bill that is issued to the User pursuant to the Utility
Services Bylaw and, in such a case, all provisions of the Utility Services Bylaw
governing payment of utility bills shall apply.
20.0
AUTHORITY OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
20.1
Without restricting any other power, duty or function granted by this Bylaw, the
Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to:
a.
exercise the powers stipulated in this Bylaw to be exercised by Beaumont,
excluding the power to pass bylaws or to do anything else reserved
exclusively for Council pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal
Government Act;
b. take any steps and carry out any actions required to give effect to, and
enforce, the provisions of this Bylaw; and
c.
establish or adopt forms and standards for the purpose of this Bylaw; and
d. delegate any powers, duties or functions under this Bylaw to an employee of
Beaumont.
21.0
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
21.1
A P e r s o n w h o c o n t r a v e n e s a n y p r o v i s i o n o f t h i s B y l a w i s g u i l t y o f a n o f f e n c e
a n d i s l i a b l e , u p o n s u m m a r y c o n v i c t i o n , t o a f i n e i n a n a m o u n t n o t m o r e t h a n
$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 .
21.2
W i t h o u t r e s t r i c t i n g t h e g e n e r a l i t y o f S u b s e c t i o n 2 1 . 1 t h e f i n e a m o u n t s s e t o u t
i n S c h e d u l e " D " a r e e s t a b l i s h e d f o r u s e o n M u n i c i p a l T a g s a n d V i o l a t i o n
T i c k e t s
i f
a
v o l u n t a r y
p a y m e n t
o p t i o n
i s
o f f e r e d .
21.3
I n t h e c a s e o f a n o f f e n c e t h a t i s o f a c o n t i n u i n g n a t u r e , a c o n t r a v e n t i o n
c o n s t i t u t e s a s e p a r a t e o f f e n c e i n r e s p e c t o f e a c h d a y , o r p a r t o f a d a y , i n
w h i c h i t c o n t i n u e s , a n d a P e r s o n g u i l t y o f s u c h a n o f f e n c e i s l i a b l e t o f i n e i n
a n
a m o u n t
n o t
l e s s
t h a n
t h a t
e s t a b l i s h e d
b y
t h i s
B y l a w
f o r
e a c h
s u c h
d a y .
22.0
MUNICIPAL TAG
22.1
A Peace Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a Municipal Tag to
any Person who the Peace Officer has reasonable and probable grounds to
believe has contravened any provision of this Bylaw.
22.2
A Municipal Tag may be issued to such Person:
a.
either personally; or
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b. by mailing a copy to such Person at his last known post office address.
22.3
The Municipal Tag shall be in a form approved by the Chief Administrative Officer
and shall state:
a.
the name of the person;
b. the offence;
c.
the specified penalty established by this Bylaw for the offence;
d. that the penalty shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the
Municipal Tag; and
e.
any other information as may be required by the Chief Administrative Officer.
22.4
Where a Municipal Tag is issued pursuant to this Bylaw, the Person to whom the
Municipal Tag is issued may, in lieu of being prosecuted for the offence, pay to
Beaumont the penalty specified within the time period indicated on the Municipal
Tag.
23.0
VIOLATION TICKET
23.1
If a Municipal Tag has been issued and if the specified penalty has not been paid
within the prescribed time, then a Peace Officer is hereby authorized and
empowered to issue a Violation Ticket.
23.2
Notwithstanding subsection 23.1, a Peace Officer is hereby authorized and
empowered to immediately issue a Violation Ticket to any Person who the Peace
Officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe has contravened any
provision of this Bylaw.
23.3
Subject to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, RSA 2000, c P-34, and the
regulations thereunder, if a Violation Ticket is issued in respect of an offence, the
Violation Ticket may:
a.
specify the fine amount established by this Bylaw for the offence; or
b. require a Person to appear in court without the alternative of making a
voluntary payment.
23.4
A Person who commits an offence may:
a.
if a Violation Ticket is issued in respect of the offence; and
b. if the Violation Ticket specifies the fine amount established by this Bylaw for
the offence;
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make a voluntary payment by submitting to a Clerk of the Provincial Court, on or
before the initial appearance date indicated on the Violation Ticket, the specified
penalty set out on the Violation Ticket.
24.0
SEVERABILITY
24.1
Every provision of this Bylaw is independent of all other provisions and if any
provision of this Bylaw is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent
jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Bylaw shall remain valid and enforceable.
24.2
This bylaw shall come into force and effect upon receiving third and final reading
and have been signed by the Mayor and Supervisor, Legislative Services.
READ A FIRST TIME IN COUNCIL THIS 9th DAY OF April, 2019.
READ A SECOND TIME IN COUNCIL THIS 23rd DAY OF April, 2019.
READ A THIRD TIME IN COUNCIL THIS 23rd DAY OF April, 2019.
_____ John Stewart_________
Mayor
Chelaine Winter__________
Supervisor, Legislative Services
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SCHEDULE "A" - PROHIBITED WASTES
No Person shall discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or
deposit of Wastewater into the Wastewater System in circumstances where:
1.
to do so may cause or result in:
a.
a health or safety hazard to a Person authorized by Beaumont or the ACRWC to
inspect, operate, maintain, repair or otherwise work on the Wastewater System;
b. an offence under, or contravention of, any applicable federal or provincial legislation,
or bylaw, as amended from time to time, or any regulation made thereunder from
time to time;
c.
Wastewater Sludge from the Wastewater Treatment Facility to which Wastewater
discharges, either directly or indirectly, to fail to meet the objectives and criteria as
listed in any applicable federal or provincial legislation, as amended from time to
time;
d. interference with the operation or maintenance of the Wastewater System, or which
may impair or interfere with any Wastewater treatment process;
e.
a hazard to any Person, animal, property or vegetation;
f.
an offensive odour emanating from the Wastewater System, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Wastewater containing hydrogen sulphide, carbon
disulphide, other reduced sulphur compounds, amines or ammonia in such quantity
as may cause an offensive odour;
g. damage to the Wastewater System; or
h. an obstruction or restriction to the flow in the Wastewater System;
2.
the Wastewater has two or more separate liquid layers;
3.
the Wastewater contains:
a.
Hazardous Substances;
b. combustible liquid;
c.
Biomedical Waste, including, but not limited to, any of the following categories:
human anatomical waste, animal waste, untreated microbiological waste, waste
sharps and untreated human blood and body fluids known to contain viruses and
agents listed in "Risk Group 4" as defined in "Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines"
published by Health Canada, dated 2004, as amended;
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d. specified risk material for bovine spongiform encephalopathy as defined in the
federal Fertilizers Regulations (C.R.C., c. 666), as amended from time to time,
including material from the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord
and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older, or material from the distal
ileum of cattle of all ages;
e.
dyes or colouring materials which may or could pass through the Wastewater
System and discolour the Wastewater within the Wastewater System;
f.
Fuel;
g. Ignitable Waste;
h. Pathological Waste;
i.
PCBs;
j.
Pesticides which are not otherwise regulated in this Bylaw;
k.
Reactive Waste;
l.
Toxic Substances which are not otherwise regulated in this Bylaw;
m. Waste Radioactive Substances in excess of concentrations greater than those
specified for release to the environment under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act
and Regulations or amended versions thereof; or
n. solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size to be capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in the Wastewater System, including but not limited to ashes,
bones, cinders, sand, mud, soil, straw, shaving, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar,
plastics, wood, unground garbage, animal parts or tissues, and paunch manure;
4.
the Wastewater contains a concentration, expressed in milligrams per litre, in excess of
any one or more of the limits in Schedule "B" of this Bylaw, unless:
a.
the discharge is in accordance with a valid Wastewater Discharge Permit,
b. the discharge is authorized in a Code of Practice approved by Beaumont or the
ACRWC; and
c.
all requirements of Section 7 of this Bylaw have been fully satisfied.
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SCHEDULE "B" - RESTRICTED WASTES
The following substances are Restricted Waste when present in Wastewater at a concentration
in excess of the applicable concentration listed below:
Table A - CONVENTIONAL CONTAMINANTS
Substance
Concentration Limit
(mg/L)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
10,000
Chemical Oxygen Demand
20,000
Oil and Grease, Total - Animal and Vegetable + Mineral and
Synthetic/Petroleum Hydrocarbons
500
Total Suspended Solids
5,000
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
500
Phosphorus
200
Table B - INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS
Substance
Concentration Limit
(mg/L)
Arsenic (As)
1.0
Cadmium (Cd)
0.10
Chlorine (total) (Cl2)
5.0
Chromium (Hexavalent) (Cr+6)
2.0
Chromium (total) (Cr)
4.0
Cobalt (Co)
5.0
Copper (Cu)
2.0
Cyanide (CN)
2.0
Lead (Pb)
1.0
Mercury (Hg)
0.10
Molybdenum (Mo)
5.0
Nickel (Ni)
4.0
Selenium (Se)
1.0
Silver (Ag)
5.0
Sulphide (S=)
3.0
Thallium (Tl)
1.0
Zinc (Zn)
2.0
Table C - ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS
Substance
Concentration Limit
(mg/L)
Benzene
0.5
Ethylbenzene
0.5
Oil and Grease - Mineral and Synthetic/Petroleum Hydrocarbons
100
Phenols, Total (or phenolic compounds)
1.0
Toluene
0.5
Xylene
0.5
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Wastewater that falls outside one or more of the parameter limits listed below is Restricted
Waste:
Table D - PHYSICAL PARAMETERS
Parameter
Limit
Flashpoint
Not ≤ 60.5° C
Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) in headspace
10% of the LEL
pH
6.0 - 11.5 (unitless)
Temperature
60 degrees Celsius
Concentrations that do not exceed the constituent concentrations limits listed in this Schedule
"B" are permitted for discharge, however may be subject to an Overstrength Surcharge or
Additional Overstrength Surcharge.
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SCHEDULE "C" - WASTEWATER OVERSTRENGTH LIMITS
Column A
Column B
Substance
Overstrength
Surcharge
Concentration Limits,
(mg/L)
Additional
Overstrength
Concentration Limits,
(mg/L)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
300
3000
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
600
6000
Oil and Grease , Total (O&G) - Animal and
Vegetable + Mineral and
Synthetic/Petroleum Hydrocarbons
100
400
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
300
3000
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)
50
200
Total Phosphorus (TP)
10
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Note: Concentrations in column A become surchargeable with a second tier surcharge when
reaching concentrations in column B.
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SCHEDULE "D" - SPECIFIED PENALTIES
Offence
Description
Section
Penalty
Municipal Tag
Violation Ticket
First
Offence
and
Minimum
Penalty
Second or
Subsequent
Offence
First
Offence
and
Minimum
Penalty
Second or
Subsequent
Offence
Release of Matter
to Wastewater
System in
contravention of
Subsection 3.1
3.1
$1,500
$3,000
$2,000
$4,000
Release of
Prohibited Waste or
Restricted Waste
without a
Wastewater
Discharge Permit
3.2
$4,000
$9,000
$5,000
$10,000
Contravention of
prohibition or limit
established
pursuant to
Subsection 3.3
3.3
$1,500
$3,000
$2,000
$4,000
Failure to comply
with Wastewater
Discharge Permit
3.7
$1,500
$3,000
$2,000
$4,000
Dilution of
Wastewater
4.1
$2,500
$4,000
$3,000
$5,000
Failure to conduct
required monitoring
or sampling
6.1
$1,500
$3,000
$2,000
$4,000
Failure to comply
with requirements
respecting
interceptors and
dental waste
amalgam
separators
7.1 to
7.4
$2,500
$4,000
$3,000
$5,000
Failure to comply
with requirements
respecting Pre-
treatment facilities
7.5
$2,500
$4,000
$3,000
$5,000
Discharging Hauled
Wastewater or
Hauled Waste in
8.1
$1,500
$3,000
$2,000
$4,000
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Offence
Description
Section
Penalty
Municipal Tag
Violation Ticket
First
Offence
and
Minimum
Penalty
Second or
Subsequent
Offence
First
Offence
and
Minimum
Penalty
Second or
Subsequent
Offence
contravention of
Subsection 8.1
Discharging Hauled
Wastewater or
Hauled Waste in
contravention of
Subsection 8.2
8.2
$1,500
$3,000
$2,000
$4,000
Discharging Non-
Contact Cooling
Water or
Uncontaminated
Water unless in
accordance with
Wastewater
Discharge Permit
9.1
$1,500
$3,000
$2,000
$4,000
Discharging water
originating from a
source other than
the Beaumont
Water Supply
unless in
accordance with a
Wastewater
Discharge Permit
10.1
$2,500
$4,000
$3,000
$5,000
Failure to comply
with requirements
respecting Spills
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$4,000
$9,000
$5,000
$10,000
Hindering Inspector
12.2
$4,000
$9,000
$5,000
$10,000
Supplying false
information or
making inaccurate
statement
14.2
$4,000
$9,000
$5,000
$10,000
Failure to install,
and/or maintain,
required Monitoring
Access Point or
alternative device
or facility
15.1
$2,500
$4,000
$3,000
$4,500
Failure to comply
with additional
requirements
15.3 to
15.5
$4,000
$9,000
$5,000
$10,000
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Offence
Description
Section
Penalty
Municipal Tag
Violation Ticket
First
Offence
and
Minimum
Penalty
Second or
Subsequent
Offence
First
Offence
and
Minimum
Penalty
Second or
Subsequent
Offence
respecting
Monitoring Access
Points, or
alternative devices
or facilities
Failure to comply
with requirements
respecting
Compliance
Programs
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$3,000
$6,000
$4,000
$7,000
Failure to comply
with a Code of
Practice
18.4
$2,500
$4,000
$3,000
$5,000
Failure to comply
with Code of
Practice registration
and reporting
requirements
18.6 to
18.8
$2,500
$4,000
$3,000
$5,000
Contravention of a
provision of this
Bylaw that is not
identified above
$500
$1,000
$750
$1,500