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TOWN OF CARDSTON
IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
BYLAW 1687
SEPTAGE DISPOSAL FACILITY BYLAW
TOWN OF CARDSTON
BYLAW 1687
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Table of Contents
PART I - TITLE, PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION ............. 2
TITLE ....................................................................................................................... 2
PURPOSE ................................................................................................................. 2
DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................... 2
RULES FOR INTERPRETATION ................................................................................ 5
PART II - DISCHARGING AT SEPTAGE DISPOSAL FACILITY ..................... 5
PART III - FACILITY USER PERMIT .......................................................... 6
PART IV - ENFORCEMENT POWERS ......................................................... 7
PART V - MONITORING OF WASTES ......................................................... 7
PART VI - OFFENCES AND PENALTIES ..................................................... 8
PART VII - RATES AND FEES ................................................................... 8
PART VIII - GENERAL .............................................................................. 8
EFFECTIVE DATE .................................................................................................... 9
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TOWN OF CARDSTON
IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
BYLAW 1687
SEPTAGE DISPOSAL FACILITY BYLAW
A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF CARDSTON IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA TO REGULATE THE
DISCHARGE OF SEPTAGE INTO MUNICIPALY OWNED SEPTAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
WHEREAS, under the authority of the Municipal Government Act being Section 7 (g), Chapter
M-26, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 and any amendments thereto, a municipal council may
pass Bylaws establishing and regulating a system for disposal of domestic septage waste
collected and transported by commercial vehicles from within the municipal boundaries;
AND WHEREAS, the Town of Cardston in the Province of Alberta in collecting, treating and
disposing of domestic septage waste prescribes the terms and conditions upon which the system
may be utilized and establish a rate for charges payable for use of the disposal system;
AND WHEREAS, the Town of Cardston will enter into a Septage Services Disposal Agreement
to provide septage disposal services to Septic Service Haulers disposing of septage from outside
the municipal boundaries of the Town of Cardston;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Cardston, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
PART I - TITLE, PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATION
TITLE
1) This bylaw shall be known as the "Septage Disposal Facility
Bylaw" of the Town of Cardston.
PURPOSE
2) The Purpose of this Bylaw is to regulate the discharge of septage
into Town owned septage disposal facilities within the
Municipality of the Town of Cardston.
DEFINITIONS
3) In this bylaw, unless context otherwise requires:
3.1.
"Application"- means a request for a Facility User
Permit.
3.2.
"Dangerous Goods" - means Dangerous Goods as
defined in the Transport of Dangerous Goods Act
(Canada).
3.3.
"Discharge" - means to directly or indirectly introduce a
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substance into a sewer, sewage facility or septage
disposal facility by spilling, disposing of, abandoning,
depositing, leaking, seeping, pouring, draining, emptying
or by any other means.
3.4.
"Domestic Waste" - means sanitary waste, or grey water
generated from a residential or personal recreational use
of land.
3.5.
"Facility User Permit" -means a Facility User Permit for
the use of the septage disposal facility issued by the
Manager under this bylaw to all vehicles listed on a
Facility User Permit.
3.6.
"Generator" - means the owner of the property from
which originates the waste that is being trucked to a
septage disposal facility.
3.7.
"Grey Water"- means wastewater from food preparation
and washing, bathing, dish washing and laundering.
3.8.
"Hauler" - means the person or company that transports
the waste from the generator to a septage disposal
facility.
3.9.
"Load" - means the contents of the hauling vehicle which
is to be discharged to a septage disposal facility.
3.10. "Manager" - means the Director of Infrastructure
Services for the Municipality or their designate.
3.11. "Municipality" - means the Municipality of the Town of
Cardston.
3.12. "Officer" - means a Community Peace Officer or
Municipal Bylaw Enforcement Officer.
3.13. "Operator"- means a person or an employee of a person
who has entered into a Septage Services Agreement with
the District.
3.14. "Owner" -means any person who is registered under the
Land Title Act as the owner of land, or any other person
who is in lawful possession of land or who is in the
lawful possession or occupancy of any buildings situated
on the land.
3.15. "Petroleum Products" - means materials derived from
petroleum, natural gas, or asphaltic deposits, including,
but not limited to gasoline and diesel.
3.16. "Premises" - means any land or building or both or any
part thereof.
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3.17. "Recreational Vehicle Waste" - means domestic waste
accumulated in a holding tank in a trailer, camper,
transportable housing unit, bus, or aircraft.
3.18. "Sanitary Waste" - means waste that contains human
feces, urine, blood or body fluids originating from
sanitary conveniences or other sources.
3.19. "Septage" - means a combination of water carried liquid
and solid wastes and/or settled solids from residences,
businesses and institutions normally collected in a septic
tank, holding tank, or accumulated in wastewater lines.
3.20. "Septage Disposal Facility" - means the septage disposal
facility listed in Schedule "A" of this bylaw that gathers,
treats, and discharges septage waste as defined in the
bylaw.
3.21. "Septage Services Agreement" - means a written
agreement between the Municipality and a person or
persons carrying out the function of hauler for the
acceptance and septage disposal.
3.22. "Sewage Control Manager" - means a person appointed
by the Municipality to act on behalf of the Municipality
and as per Provincial Regulations.
3.23. "Sewage Facility" - means works owned by the
Municipality that gather, treat, transport, store, or
discharge waste.
3.24. "Sewer" - means all pipes, conduits, drains and other
equipment and facilities, owned or otherwise under the
control or jurisdiction of the Municipality, for collecting,
pumping and transporting wastewater, to a sewage
facility.
3.25. "Substance" - means any solid, liquid or gas.
3.26. "Trucked Liquid Waste" - means any waste that is
collected and transported from the site where the waste
originated by means other than discharge to a municipal
sewer.
3.27. "Utility Rate Bylaw"-Utility rate Bylaw 818 or any
amendments thereafter.
3.28. "Waste" - means any substance, whether gaseous, liquid
or solid, that is or is intended discharged or discarded,
directly or indirectly to a sewer, sewage facility or a
septage disposal facility.
3.29. "Waste Discharge Permit" - means a Waste Discharge
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Permit issued by a Manager under the Septage Disposal
Facility Bylaw.
3.30. "Wastewater" - means the composite of water and water-
carried wastes from residential, commercial, or
institutional premises or any other source.
RULES FOR
INTERPRETATION
4) The table of contents, marginal notes and headings in this bylaw
are for reference purposes only.
PART II - DISCHARGING AT SEPTAGE DISPOSAL FACILITY
5)
Haulers shall comply with all Alberta Environment regulations
pertaining to the handling and disposal of septage and
wastewater.
5.1. The Municipality shall not be held liable for the
contravention of any Act or Regulation, or any other
actions performed by a hauler.
6)
Haulers are to use caution and be responsible for actions in
access and utilization of septage disposal facility
7)
Septage waste shall only be discharged into the approved
septic disposal facility - identified in Schedule "A" of this
bylaw.
8)
No person shall dispose of septage waste in any location other
than at the approved septage disposal facility.
9)
No person shall discharge septage waste in any other locations
directly or indirectly into a manhole of any portion of the
sewer system within the Municipality.
10) Recreational vehicle waste is to be disposed of at an approved
Recreational Vehicle Dump Station located within the
Municipality.
11) Sections 6 to 7 do not apply to the Municipality or agent of a
Municipality, where waste is removed from a Municipal
sanitary sewer.
12) No person shall discharge a load at a septage disposal facility
except in accordance with this bylaw.
13) Without limiting section 11:
13.1. The septage waste shall be free of petroleum products
and other waste considered to be industrial by nature.
13.2. The generator, an agent of the generator, or hauler
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acting as an agent of the generator shall provide a
manifest to the Municipality at month end which shall
include the following information as it relates to each
load received from a generator:
13.2.1. the source of the waste;
13.2.2. the type of waste;
13.2.3. a characterization of the waste quality; and
13.2.4. the quantity of the waste.
13.3. Each vehicle owned by the hauler that is used for the
purpose of waste disposal at a septage disposal facility
must provide sufficient containment of loads to prevent
spillage in transit, including spillage from hoses and
other appurtenances.
14) The discharge of a load shall be discontinued at the direction of
the Manager, an Officer or an Operator if there are reasonable
grounds to believe that the load does not meet the requirements
of this bylaw.
15) Operators and haulers must receive orientation at the septage
disposal receiving area prior to validation of permit.
15.1. No haulers are permitted to dispose of septage without
first receiving orientation.
PART III - FACILITY USER PERMIT
16) A hauler who discharges septage at the Municipal septage
facility must have a valid Facility User Permit (Schedule C)
issued by the Manager, which may be obtained by making
application for the Facility User Permit on the form attached
hereto as Schedule "B", and paying an annual fee as set out in
the Utility Rate Bylaw.
17) Facility use permits must be retained in vehicles utilized for
hauling of septage. Permits must be produced upon request.
18) Upon successful training and permit approval the hauler will
be provided access to enter the area of discharge point and
track delivery amounts to process billing information.
19) Following approval of the Facility User Permit the hauler will
be provided an access code to enter the entrance gate and an
orientation of site.
20) The access must only be utilized by the hauler and its operators
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and cannot be assigned to any other person or persons.
21) Each vehicle owned by the hauler that is used for the purpose
of septage waste disposal at a septage disposal facility must be
listed on the Facility User Permit.
22) The Manager may suspend or revoke a Facility User Permit for
any or all vehicles licensed to any hauler for any violation of,
or non-compliance with, the terms and conditions of this
bylaw, or any enactment applicable to the discharge of waste
into a septage disposal facility, when the violation or non-
compliance interferes with the operation of the septage
disposal facility.
23) The Manager may suspend or revoke a Facility User Permit if
a generator or hauler falsifies or omits information regarding
the source, type, or quality of septage discharged at a septage
disposal facility.
24) The Manager may suspend or revoke a Facility User Permit for
any or all vehicles licensed to any one hauler for failure to pay
fees described in this bylaw within 60 days of being invoiced
by the Municipality.
PART IV - ENFORCEMENT POWERS
25) A Manager, an Officer or any person authorized by a Manager
may, at any reasonable time, cancel privileges assigned to
haulers and operators for disposal of septage.
26) The Manager or an Officer may enforce the provisions of this
bylaw.
PART V - MONITORING OF WASTES
27) The contents of any vehicle transporting waste to the septage
disposal facility, as a condition of discharge, may be sampled
at any time by the Manager, an Officer or an Operator.
28) The Manager, an Officer, or an Operator may require that a
generator or hauler who wishes to discharge waste into the
septage disposal facility shall undertake, at the person's
expense, sampling and analysis of the waste to be discharged.
29) All sampling and analysis required under this bylaw shall be in
accordance with the current American Water Wastewater
Association Standard Methods for examination of water and
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wastewater.
30) Samples which have been collected under this bylaw shall be
analyzed by an independent agency or by a laboratory
authorized by the Manager.
PART VI - OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
31) A person who contravenes this bylaw or other requirement
made or imposed under this bylaw, is guilty of an offence and
is liable to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
32) Where an offence is committed or continues for more than one
day, a person shall be deemed to have committed separate
offences for each day on or during which an offence occurs or
continues, and separate fines, each not exceeding $2,000, may
be imposed for each day or during which an offence occurs or
continues.
33) Nothing in this bylaw shall restrict the Municipality from
utilizing any other remedy that would otherwise be available to
the Municipality by bylaw.
PART VII - RATES AND FEES
34) The fees established by the Municipality for the disposal of
septage are set out in Bylaw #1582 Schedule "A" under the
sewer rates for "hauled wastewater".
35) All other fees are established in Schedule "D" attached to this
bylaw.
PART VIII - GENERAL
36) No person shall hinder or prevent the Manager or an Officer or
a person authorized by the Manager from entering any
premises or from carrying out their duties with respect to the
administration of this bylaw.
37) Nothing in this bylaw relieves a person whom is discharging
waste from complying with municipal and provincial statutes.
38) The schedules annexed hereto shall be deemed to be an integral
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Received First Reading this 10 day of September, 2019
Received Second Reading this 8 day of October, 2019
Received Third & Final Reading this 8 day of October, 2019
Signed by the Mayor and the Chief Administrative Officer this 10 day of October, 2019
TOWN OF CARDSTON
MAYOR - Maggie Kronen
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER - Jeff Shaw
part of this bylaw.
EFFECTIVE DATE
39) This Bylaw shall come in force upon the date of its third and
final reading.
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SEPTAGE DISPOSAL FACILITY
FACILITY:
Town of Cardston Wastewater Lift Station
LOCATION:
299 - 2 Ave E, Cardston Alberta
SCHEDULE B
APPLICATION FOR A FACILITY USER PERMIT
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APPLICATION FOR A FACILITY USER PERMIT
Submit Completed Form to:
Town of Cardston
Director of Corporate Services
Box 280
Cardston, AB TOK OKO
Please Print
COMPANY NAME:
COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE:
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
BUSINESS LICENSE NUMBER:
MAILING ADDRESS (if different from above):
TELEPHONE: (business) (home) (fax)
List all vehicles to be included in the User Permit (additional vehicles may be listed
on page 2):
1.
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE:
CAPACITY (m3):
MAKE AND YEAR:
LICENSE NUMBER:
REGISTRATION NUMBER:
Signature:
Date:
Name:
Please Print
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2.
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE:
CAPACITY (m3):
MAKE AND YEAR:
LICENSE NUMBER:
REGISTRATION NUMBER:
3.
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE:
CAPACITY (m3):
MAKE AND YEAR:
LICENSE NUMBER:
REGISTRATION NUMBER:
4.
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE:
CAPACITY (m3):
MAKE AND YEAR:
LICENSE NUMBER:
REGISTRATION NUMBER:
5.
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE:
CAPACITY (m3):
MAKE AND YEAR:
LICENSE NUMBER:
REGISTRATION NUMBER:
6.
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE:
CAPACITY (m3):
MAKE AND YEAR:
LICENSE NUMBER:
REGISTRATION NUMBER:
SCHEDULE C
SEPTAGE DISPOSAL FACILITY BYLAW
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SEPTAGE FACILITY USER PERMIT
Facility User Permit Valid for the Year: ________________________________________
The applicant is permitted to operate the following vehicle(s) to discharge septage waste at
the disposal facility in accordance with Town of Cardston Bylaw #1687
VEHICLE
LICENCE#
REGISTRATION
CAPACITY
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
DATE
COPY OF PERMIT MUST BE RETAINED IN EACH VEHICLE
SCHEDULE D
FEES AND CHARGES
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FEES AND CHARGES
DEPOSIT
A deposit of $150.00 shall be collected for the lock required to access facility.
FACILITY USER PERMIT
Septic Facility User Permit shall be $50.00 per annum.