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Town of Coaldale
Sewer Bylaw 763-R-07-19
July 29, 2019
BYLAW 763-R-07-19
TOWN OF COALDALE
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
BEING A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF COALDALE
TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
AND TO ESTABLISH A SANITARY SEWER RATES SYSTEM.
WHEREAS Town of Coaldale, being a municipal corporation in the Province of Alberta,
finds it beneficial to make provisions for the management and control of the sanitary
sewer system of the Town of Coaldale and to establish a sanitary sewer rates system for
the residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial users and all other consumers in
the Town of Coaldale, and subject to Council approval, to consumers outside the Town
boundaries;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Coaldale enacts as follows:
1. TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Sanitary Sewer Services Bylaw" of the Town of
Coaldale. Where the terms of this Bylaw conflict with the provisions of any other
Bylaw of the Town of Coaldale, this Bylaw shall prevail.
2. INTERPRETATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
2.1
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning used in
this Bylaw shall be as follows:
2.1.1 "Account" means an agreement between the Applicant and the
Town of Coaldale for the provision of sanitary sewer services;
2.1.2 "Accredited Laboratory" means any laboratory accredited by an
authorized accreditation body in accordance with a standard based
on the Standards Council of Canada, "CAN-P-1585: Requirements
for the Accreditation of Environmental Testing Laboratories", and
amendments
thereof,
or
"ISO/IEC/EN
17025:
General
Requirements for Competence of Calibration and Testing
Laboratories" established by the International Organization for
Standardization, as amended;
2.1.3 ''Animal Waste" means all forms of waste from animals or the
treatment of animals, and includes animal carcasses or parts;
2.1.4 "Application" means the application made by an Applicant to the
Town for the supply of sanitary sewer services;
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2.1.5 "Applicant" means the registered owner of a residential dwelling
unit or specific property for which sanitary sewer services are
requested or provided;
2.1.6 "Biological Waste" means waste from a hospital, medical clinic,
health care facility, mortuary, biological research laboratory or any
other facility predisposed to producing biological waste which
contains or may contain:
2.1.6.1
Pathogenic agents that cannot be effectively
mitigated by Wastewater treatment; and
2.1.6.2
Experimental
biological
matter that may be
hazardous to human health or detrimental to the
environment.
2.1.7 "Biomedical Waste" means medical waste that requires proper
handling and disposal because of environmental, aesthetic, health
or safety concerns and includes, but is not limited to:
2.1.7.1
human anatomical waste;
2.1.7.2
infectious human waste;
2.1.7.3
infectious animal waste;
2.1.7.4
microbiological waste;
2.1.7.5
blood and body fluid waste; and
2.1.7.6
medical sharps, such as needles, syringes, blades,
or other clinical or laboratory materials capable of causing
punctures or cuts.
2.1.8 "Biochemical Oxygen Demand" or "BOD" means the quantity of
oxygen utilized in the oxidation of matter under standard laboratory
conditions for 5 days at 20 degrees Celsius as set out in Standard
Methods;
2.1.9 "Building Sewer" means that part of a wastewater drainage system
outside a building commencing 0.1 meter from the outer face of the
wall of the building and connecting the building drain to the
wastewater sewer or place of disposal of wastewater;
2.1.10 "Chemical Oxygen Demand" or "COD" means the quantity of
oxygen utilized in the chemical oxidation of matter as set out in
Standard Methods;
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2.1.11 "Chief Administrative Officer" or "CAO" means the person
appointed to the position and title of Chief Administrative Officer by
the municipal Council of the Town of Coaldale;
2.1.12 "Cleanout" means a pipe fitting that has a removable cap or plug
and is so constructed that it will permit access to a sewer pipe for
the purpose of cleaning;
2.1.13 "Clear Water Waste" means water originating from sources other
than wastewater streams and includes the following:
2.1.13.1
Roof and foundation drainage;
2.1.13.2
Remediated groundwater;
2.1.13.3
Impounded
storm
drainage
or
impounded
groundwater;
2.1.13.4
Non-contact water that is used in a process for the
purpose of removing heat and has not, by design,
come in contact with any additional substance
(cooling water); and
2.1.13.5
A release as directed by Alberta Environment and
Parks and/or the Federal Government.
2.1.14 "Composite Sample" means a volume of wastewater, stormwater,
uncontaminated water, clear water, or effluent made up of three or
more grab samples that have been combined automatically or
manually and taken at intervals during the sampling periods;
2.1.15 "Commercial Consumer" means the owner or occupier of a
commercial establishment or a dwelling unit containing a
commercial establishment other than a house occupation where
the premises has a utility services account with the Town;
2.1.16 "Consumer" means both commercial and domestic consumers and
any person, entity, or government, who has property that is
connected to the Town's sanitary sewer system or receives sanitary
sewer system services from the Town;
2.1.17 "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.
2.1.18 "Council" means the Council of the Town of Coaldale;
2.1.19 "Deleterious" means:
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2.1.19.1
any substance that, if added to any water, would
degrade or alter or form part of a process of
degradation or alteration of the quality of that water
so that it is rendered or is likely to be rendered
deleterious to fish or fish habitat or unsuitable for the
purposes intended; and
2.1.19.2
any water that contains a substance in such quantity
or concentration, or that has been so treated,
processed or changed, by heat or other means, from
a natural state that it would, if added to any other
water, degrade or alter or form part of a process of
degradation or alteration of the quality of the water
so that it is rendered or is likely to be rendered
deleterious to fish or fish habitat or unsuitable for the
purposes intended.
2.1.20 "Dental Amalgam" means a dental filling material consisting of an
amalgam of mercury, silver, and other materials such as copper,
tin, or zinc;
2.1.21 "Dental Amalgam Separator" means any technology or combination
of technologies designed to separate dental amalgam particles
from dental operation wastewater;
2.1.22 "Domestic Customer" means the owner or occupier of a residence
containing one or more dwelling units that are connected to the
sewer service system and where the total water consumption is
measured by one water meter;
2.1.23 "Director" means either the Director of Operational Services or the
Director of Infrastructure;
2.1.24 "Dwelling Unit" means one or more self-contained rooms designed
to be used as a dwelling and that includes sleeping, cooking, living,
and sanitary facilities and having an independent entrance either
directly from the outside of the building or through a common area
within the building;
2.1.25 "Enforcement Officer" means:
2.1.25.1
a Peace Officer as appointed under the Peace Officer
Act;
2.1.25.2
a Police Officer as appointed under the Police Act;
2.1.25.3
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
2.1.25.4
an approved person by Town Council.
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2.1.26 "Fats, Oils, and Grease" or "FOG" means organic matter extracted
by n-hexane using the partition gravimetric procedure set out in
Standard Methods;
2.1.27 "Grab Sample" means a volume of wastewater, stormwater,
potable water, or effluent which is collected over a period not
exceeding 15 minutes;
2.1.28 "Hauled Wastewater" means waste removed from a wastewater
system including, but not limited to, a cesspool, a septic tank
system, a privy vault or privy pit, a chemical toilet, a portable toilet
or a wastewater holding tank or any industrial waste which is
transported to and deposited into any designated location in the
wastewater works;
2.1.29 "Hazardous Waste" means:
2.1.29.1
any substance or mixture of substances that exhibits
characteristics of flammability, corrosivity, radioactivity,
reactivity or toxicity; and
2.1.29.2
has the meaning set out from time to time in the
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, RSA
2000, c E-12 as amended, and the regulations
thereunder, including the Waste Control Regulation
(AR192/1996) and any successor Acts or Regulations.
2.1.30 "Hydrocarbons" means non-polar organic matter extracted by n-
hexane using the partition gravimetric procedure set out in
Standard Methods;
2.1.31 "Industrial Waste" means any waste from industrial processes,
such as dairies, breweries, packing plants, and similar processes;
2.1.32 "Interceptor" means a receptacle approved by the CAO and
designed to prevent oil, grit, grease and other matter from passing
from the source thereof into the sanitary sewer system;
2.1.33 "Multi-Family Dwelling" means a single building comprised of two
or more dwelling units separated one from another by party-walls
but sharing a single entrance way;
2.1.34 "Nonstructural Failure" means any restriction that limits flow that is
not caused by an excessive fracture or deformation of the pipe
structure;
2.1.35 "Nuclear Substance" means prescribed substances as defined in
the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (SC 1997, c 9) and Regulations
thereunder and amendments thereto;
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2.1.36 "Occupant" means a person who is an owner of a premises who
resides or carries on business within a premise or a person who
resides in the premises or carries on a business within a premise
pursuant to a lease or license;
2.1.37 "Over Strength Surcharge" means the rate per cubic meter of water
consumed and charged to a user who releases wastewater into the
sewer that exceeds one or more constituent concentrations, as set
out in the Utility Rates Bylaw in effect at the time;
2.1.38 "Owner" means a person who is registered under the Land Titles
Act as the owner of a parcel of land and who is recorded as the
owner of a property on the Town's tax assessment roll;
2.1.39 "Parcel" means the aggregate of one or more areas of land
described in a certificate of title;
2.1.40 "Polychlorinated biphenyl" or "PCBs" means any mono-chlorinated
or polychlorinated biphenyl or any mixture of them or mixture that
contains more than one of them;
2.1.41 "Person" means any individual, or any business entity including, but
not limited to, a firm, partnership, association, corporation, society
or legal entity;
2.1.42 "pH" means the measure of the intensity of the acid or alkaline
condition of a solution determined by the hydrogen ion
concentration of the solution as set forth in Standard Methods;
2.1.43 "Phosphates" means a chemical salt classified as orthophosphates,
condensed phosphates and poly-phosphates;
2.1.44 "Polluted Water" means materials or water that contain deleterious
substances more than that permitted in this Bylaw;
2.1.45 "Potable Water" means water that has been treated to National and
Provincial standards and that is suitable for human consumption;
2.1.46 "Premises" includes lands and buildings or both, or a part thereof;
2.1.47 "Pre-treatment" means the reduction, elimination, or alteration of
pollutants in wastewater prior to discharge in the sewer, whether by
physical, chemical or biological processes, through pollution
prevention, or by other means, except by diluting the concentration
of the pollutants;
2.1.48 "Private Wastewater Service Connection" means that portion of a
pipe used or intended to be used for the collection of wastewater
lying within the limits of a private property or parcel leading to a
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connection to the sanitary sewer service, the maintenance of which
is the owner's responsibility;
2.1.49 "Private Wastewater Sewer System" means a privately-owned
system for the treatment and disposal of sewage and may include
a septic tank, with an absorption field or another approved means
of disposal;
2.1.50 "Property" means a sub-divided lot or parcel of land or portions of
the same;
2.1.51 "Public Works" means that department of the Town of Coaldale
charged with the responsibility of constructing, operating and
maintaining the water, sewer and solid waste systems;
2.1.52 "Reactive Waste" means a substance that:
2.1.52.1 Is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent
changes without detonating;
2.1.52.2 Reacts violently with water;
2.1.52.3 Forms potentially explosive mixtures with water;
2.1.52.4 When mixed with water, generates toxic gases, vapors
or fumes in a quantity sufficient to present danger to
human health or the environment;
2.1.52.5 Is a cyanide or sulphide bearing waste which, when
exposed to pH conditions between 2 and 12.5, can
generate toxic gases, vapors or fumes in a quantity
sufficient to present danger to human health or the
environment;
2.1.52.6 Is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is
subjected to a strong initiating source or if heated under
confinement;
2.1.52.7 Is readily capable of detonation or explosive
decomposition or reaction at standard temperature and
pressure; or
2.1.52.8 Is an explosive (Class 1) as defined in the Dangerous
Goods Transportation and Handling Act, (RSA 2000, c
D-4) and the Explosives Act, (RSC 1985, c E-17) and
the Regulations thereunder, and amendments thereof
to those Acts.
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2.1.53
"Safety Codes Officer" means a qualified person certified by the
Provincial Government to perform inspections related to the
Provincial Safety Codes Act and Plumbing regulations;
2.1.54
"Sewer Main" means the system of pipes and manholes used to
collect sanitary sewage within the Town of Coaldale;
2.1.55
"Spill" means a direct or indirect discharge into the Wastewater or
the natural environment which is abnormal in quantity or quality
considering all the circumstances of the discharge;
2.1.56
"Standard Methods" means a procedure or method set out in the
edition of the Standard Methods in effect at the time for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater adopted by the Canadian
Water and Wastewater Association, and its affiliate the American
Water Works Association, and procedures and methods as
enacted or regulated by Environment Canada or Alberta
Environment and Parks;
2.1.57
"Stormwater" means the water running off the surface of a
drainage area during and immediately after a period of rain or
snow melt;
2.1.58
"Structural Failure" means the loss of the load-carrying capacity
of a component or member within a structure or of the structure
itself. Structural failure is initiated when the material in a structure
is stressed to its strength limit, thus causing fracture or excessive
deformations;
2.1.59
"Sump" means a device that traps large, heavy solids from the
wastewater or stormwater before the wastewater is released into
the wastewater or stormwater system or storm drainage system;
2.1.60
"Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen" or "TKN" means sum of organic nitrogen
and ammonia as set forth in the Standard Methods;
2.1.61
"Total Phosphorus" or "TP" means an essential chemical element
and nutrient for all life forms as set forth in the Standard Methods;
2.1.62
"Total Suspended Solids" or "TSS" means insoluble matter in
liquid that is removable by filtration, as determined by the
appropriate procedure described in Standard Methods;
2.1.63
"Town" means the Municipal Corporation of the Town of Coaldale,
and where the context means the area contained within the
boundaries of the Town of Coaldale;
2.1.64
"Utility Invoice" means a customer's billing statement for Town
utilities, including E-bills;
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2.1.65
"Utility Rates Bylaw" means the Water, Sewer, Solid Waste,
Recycling and Storm Water Rates Bylaw in effect at the time as
passed by Council from time to time;
2.1.66
"Utility Services" means the utilities provided by the Town in
accordance with the Municipal Government Act, including, water,
sewer, garbage collection, and storm drainage.
2.1.67
"Utility Services Account" means the account a consumer sets up
with the Town for the main purpose of receiving and paying utility
invoices;
2.1.68
"Wastewater" means the composite of water and water-carried
wastes from residential, commercial, industrial or institutional
premises or any other source.
2.1.69
"Wastewater Collection & Treatment Unit" means the system of
sewer collection lines, pumping stations, service connections,
valves, fittings, backflow prevention devices and all other
equipment required for the collection and treatment of sewage for
all consumers and is deemed a public utility within the meaning of
the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26, or
amendments thereto.
2.1.70
"Wastewater Sewer" means a sewer for the collection and
transmission of domestic or industrial wastewater or any
combination thereof.
2.1.71
"Wastewater Sewer Service Connection" means that portion of a
pipe used or intended to be used for the collection of wastewater,
which extends from the sewer main to the property line;
2.1.72
"Wastewater Sewer Service System" means the sewer line
connecting a consumer's premises to the Town sewer main with
the consumer owning that portion of the pipe lying within the
boundaries of the consumer's premises, excluding any pipe lying
within the boundaries of any easement or right-of-way area
granted to the Town for its sewage system;
2.1.73
"Wastewater Sludge" means wastewater containing more than
0.5% total solids or solid material recovered from the wastewater
treatment process.
3. MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL AND DELEGATION
3.1
Council hereby delegates to the CAO all those powers stipulated in this
Bylaw to be exercised by the Town and all necessary authority to carry out
those powers, except those powers which are reserved exclusively for
Council under the Municipal Government Act or reserved for other persons
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pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw. The CAO may delegate any
powers, duties or functions granted under the Bylaw to another employee
of the Town.
3.2
The CAO delegates power to the Director to establish standards,
guidelines and specifications for the design, construction and maintenance
of the wastewater sewer system.
3.3
The CAO has the power to establish regulations for the general
maintenance or management or conduct, of any employee of the Town
and of the Bylaw Officers and others employed in connection with the
Town's provision of utility services.
3.4
The CAO may establish the method by which utility service accounts are
paid by consumers and collected from consumers.
3.5
The CAO may provide for the rent of fittings, machines, apparatus, meters
or other things leased to the consumer.
3.6
The CAO has the power to enforce this Bylaw.
4. SERVICE CONNECTIONS
4.1
No person shall connect to the Town's wastewater sewer system without
first obtaining Town's written approval.
4.2
Unless otherwise permitted by the Town no development shall proceed on
a parcel that is adjacent to the Town's wastewater sewer system unless
the owner connects the parcel's building sewer to the wastewater sewer
system in accordance with this Bylaw.
4.3
Unless otherwise permitted by the Town, where the Town's wastewater
sewer system is extended such that a wastewater sewer is adjacent to a
parcel of land that has a private wastewater sewer system, the owner of
that parcel, upon notice from the Town, must decommission the private
wastewater sewer system in place and connect to the Town's wastewater
sewer system. All the costs associated with decommissioning the private
wastewater sewer system and connect to the Town's wastewater sewer
system shall be paid by the owner of the parcel.
4.4
The Town is the owner of the sewer service connections within any street,
lane, easement or Town property. No person(s) shall make connections to
the sewer mains without first having obtained a permit to do so from the
Town.
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5. APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION TO THE TOWN WASTEWATER SEWER
SYSTEM
5.1
A person requesting a wastewater sewer service connection shall apply to
the Town for a utility account by completing an application and providing
such information as the Town may require and paying any associated fees.
5.2
The Town may establish procedures for the creation of a contract for utility
services by telephone, fax, internet, or other electronic means, or by written
contract signed by the applicant.
5.3
The establishment of a utility service account creates an agreement
between the consumer and the Town, of which the provision of the
application and the terms of this Bylaw shall form a part.
5.4
It is the property owner's responsibility to set up a utility service account
for utility services from the Town. The utility service account must be in the
name of the property owner in the case of all rental and revenue properties.
5.5
Upon receipt of a utility services account application and all information the
Town requires to provide utility services, the Town will advise the consumer
whether and on what terms the Town is prepared to supply utility services
to the consumer, and the type and character of the connections it is
prepared to approve for the consumer and any conditions, that must be
satisfied as a condition for the supply of utility services.
5.6
The Town is not obligated to supply utility services until the consumer has
provided the Town with access to the premises to which the utilities are to
be provided, so to enable the Town to inspect the physical connections for
such utility, if required.
5.7
No new utility services account will be opened for anyone who is indebted
to the Town for a former utility services account unless satisfactory
arrangements for payment of the outstanding amount has been made.
5.8
The Town shall install that portion of the sewer service connection that is
on Town property and which runs from the Town sewer main to the
property line of the street, lane, or boundary of an easement or right-of-
way granted to the Town for its utility system. The owner of a property shall
be charged with connection and installation fees for all new service
connections and is responsible for all costs related to servicing their
property. The owner is required to pay the fees in full, in advance, before
installation of service connections can take place. The fees associated with
installing a sewer connection shall be set out in other Town Bylaws.
5.9
Any property owner who desires to have an existing sewer service
connection within any street, lane, easement or Town property replaced
with a connection of a different size or relocated to a different location, shall
apply to the Town in writing for approval and the Town may authorize the
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work to be carried out by the Town or its agents subject to payment in
advance, of the cost of the project as determined by the Town.
5.10 The Town may add conditions to the approval of an application for
connecting to the Town's wastewater service system in addition to the
consumer's application for a utility services account, such conditions may
include, but are not limited to, the following:
5.10.1
to install a flow monitoring point, in a manner and in a place
accessible to the Town;
5.10.2
to install, in a manner and in a location that is accessible to the
Town:
5.10.2.1
a fat, oil, and grease inceptor; and/or
5.10.2.2
a sand and grit inceptor;
5.10.3
to comply with standards, codes of practice, and additional
requirements as adopted by the Town from time to time, based
on Standard Methods.
6. PROHIBITED DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER
6.1
No person shall place, deposit, dump, or permit wastewater, deleterious
substances, hazardous waste, or reactive substances in any manner upon
public or private property in the Town.
6.2
No Person shall discharge to any watercourse within the Town, any
wastewater, deleterious substances, hazardous waste, or reactive
substances except where permitted by the Town in writing and where
suitable pretreatment is provided.
6.3
Except as permitted by this Bylaw or the Alberta Building Code, no Person
shall construct or maintain in the Town any privy or pit toilet, septic tank,
cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the collection or disposal of
wastewater.
7. CLEANOUTS
7.1
A building sewer that is connected to a wastewater sewer shall be
equipped with a main cleanout with a minimum diameter of 100 mm located
not more than 25 m from the property line.
7.2
The main cleanout shall be located as close as practical to the point where
the wastewater sewer leaves the building and in such a manner that the
opening is readily accessible and has sufficient clearance (at least 2
meters) for effective rodding and cleaning. The building wastewater sewer
from cleanout to property line is to be as straight as possible. A maximum
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of one 45° bend is permitted for the cleanout and a maximum of one
additional 45° bend may be used between the cleanout and the property
line. The total angle of all bends shall not exceed 90°.
7.3
The owner and occupants of a premises shall keep free, clear,
unobstructed access to the cleanout at all times.
8. BACKFLOW REQUIREMENTS AND INSPECTION AND TESTING
8.1
All wastewater plumbing fixtures and floor drains set below the highest
level of the ground surface adjacent to the premises shall be protected
from backflow by an approved wastewater backflow valve.
8.2
If the Town determines that the configuration of any sewer connection
creates a high risk for contamination to the water or wastewater sewer
system, the Town shall provide notice to the consumer, owner, or occupant
of a premises to install an approved backflow prevention device at the
consumer's or owner's sole cost at all identified sources of potential
contamination.
8.3
No consumer or other person shall connect, cause to be connected, or
allow to remain connected, to the wastewater sewer system any piping,
fixture, fittings, container, or appliance, in a manner which under any
circumstances, may allow contaminated or polluted water, or any other
liquid, chemical, deleterious substances to enter the Town's wastewater
sewer system.
8.4
The Town may issue such orders as are necessary to ensure that an owner
or consumer complies with this section.
8.5
All testable backflow prevention devices installed in a premise shall be
inspected and tested at the expense of the owner upon installation, and
annually thereafter.
8.6
The Town may request an owner to carry out such tests to demonstrate
that the device is in good working condition whenever the Town feels such
testing is necessary.
8.7
The tester, in all cases shall be a journeyman plumber certified by the
Western Canada Section of the American Water Works Association as a
Cross Connection Control Specialist.
8.7.1
Employees of the Town who are certified by the Western Canada
Section of the American Water Works Association as a Cross
Connection Control Specialists may be utilized to test Town
owned backflow prevention devices.
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8.7.2
The owner of a property shall submit a report to the Town on a
form supplied by the Town on any or all tests performed on a cross
connection control device within thirty (30) days of a test.
8.7.3
The tester shall affix a tag supplied by the Town to all backflow
prevention devices that the tester has tested. The tester shall
record the following information on the tag:
8.7.3.1
The address of the premise where the device is
located,
8.7.3.2
The location of the device within the premise,
8.7.3.3
The type of device, the manufacturer, the size, the
model number, and the serial number of the device,
8.7.3.4
The date the device was installed,
8.7.3.5
The test date, the tester's initials, the tester's name (if
self-employed) or the name of the tester's employer
and the tester's license number.
8.8
Repairs and Replacements of Backflow Prevention Devices
8.8.1
When the results of a test referred to in the previous section
show that a backflow prevention device is not in good working
condition, the owner shall make repairs or replace the device
within ninety-six (96) hours of the failed test.
8.8.2
If the owner fails to comply with Section 8.8.1, the Town may
shut off the water service or services without further notice.
8.9
Failure to Test Backflow Prevention Devices
8.9.1 If an owner fails to have a backflow prevention device tested, the
Town may notify the owner that the backflow prevention device
must be tested within ninety-six (96) hours of the owner receiving
the notice.
8.9.2 The Town may shut off the water to the premises until the
backflow prevention device has been tested and approved.
9. PLUGGED WASTEWATER SEWERS
9.1
The owner or occupant of a premises connected to a sewer main by a
wastewater service line, shall be responsible for ensuring that the
wastewater service line remains clear. When a sewer backup occurs, the
owner or occupant shall be responsible for contacting a plumbing company
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to arrange for the blockage to be cleared and shall obtain a video of the
line.
9.2
The owner or occupant shall be responsible for removing the cause of the
blockage and shall bear all associated costs.
9.3
Despite Section 9.2, where the cause of the blockage is determined to be
a structural failure and originates from the portion of the service line owned
by the Town (ie. from the main to the property line), the Town shall bear
the costs associated with repairing the structural failure including the
owners cost of obtaining the video of the line from a plumbing company.
9.4
Where the dispute exists as to the responsibility of sewer failures, a video
inspection may be performed to determine the location of the problem. All
costs associated with such a determination shall be initially borne by the
owner, however if after review by the Town Utilities department it is found
that a structural issue is on the Town owned portion of the wastewater
service line the Town will reimburse the owner for the cost of the
wastewater service line video.
9.5
The property owner or occupant, shall notify The Town if they are unable
to clear a blockage within the sewer connection.
10. TREES AND ROOTS
10.1 Deep rooting trees shall not be planted within 6 meters of wastewater
sewer mains or services.
10.2 Tree roots infesting and/or blocking a wastewater service line shall be the
responsibility of the owner to clear.
11. CONNECTION TO WASTEWATER SEWER
11.1 No Person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, storm water, surface
water, ground water, roof run-off, subsurface drainage, or cooling water, to
any wastewater sewer, unless:
11.1.1
The person has made an application to the Town in writing, the
Town determines that exceptional conditions exist to prevent
compliance with Section 11.1 of this Bylaw, and the Town
authorizes such a discharge; and
11.1.2
The discharge is in accordance with a validated wastewater
discharge dewatering permit; or
11.1.3
The house was built prior to 1997 with a combined wastewater
service.
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12.
PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES IN WASTEWATER
12.1 No Person shall discharge or permit to be discharged into any wastewater
sewer or sanitary sewer:
12.1.1
any solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction, or
other interference with the operation of the wastewater system,
including dangerous goods, hazardous waste, biological waste,
combustible waste, biomedical waste, reactive waste, elemental
mercury, prescription or illegal drugs, soil, PCBs, pesticides,
radioactive materials, hair, grease, oil, cigarettes, ashes, cinders,
sand, potters clay, resin, mud, straw, metal, glass, rags, feathers,
tar, plastics, wood, grass clippings, insoluble shavings, asphalt,
creosote, bone, hide, eggshells, meat and fat trimmings or Waste,
baking dough, chemical residues, spent grain and hops, whole
food, garbage, paint residues, cat box litter, animal tissues,
manure, blood, sharps or any other substance that could harm
the system;
12.1.2 Wastewater having a pH lower than 6.0 or higher than 10.5, or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment, and wastewater treatment
processes;
12.1.3 Wastewater containing substances listed in Schedule A, in the
concentrations exceeding the listed amount;
12.1.4 Wastewater containing hydrogen sulphide, carbon disulphide,
reduced sulphur compounds, amines or ammonia;
12.1.5 Wastewater containing dyes or colouring materials which may or
could pass through a wastewater treatment plant and discolour the
wastewater effluent;
12.1.6 Wastewater above 75 degrees Celsius;
12.1.7 Any substance which:
12.1.7.1
is or may become harmful to any recipient water
course or collection system or part thereof or will
cause a violation or noncompliance event in the
operating approval for the wastewater treatment
system;
12.1.7.2
may
interfere
with
the
proper
operation
or
maintenance of the wastewater system, disposal of
biosolids, or any wastewater treatment process or
cause
damage to the
wastewater
works
or
wastewater treatment plant;
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12.1.7.3
is grit removed from commercial or industrial premises
including but not limited to grit removed from car
washing establishments, automobile garages, and
restaurant sumps or from interceptors; and
12.1.7.4
will be discharged in layers or will form layers upon
interaction with other wastewater.
13. DISCHARGE OF PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES
13.1 Any person responsible for, or aware of, the discharge of prohibited
substances as described in this Bylaw in the wastewater system shall
immediately report such discharge to the Town in order that the necessary
precautions can be taken to minimize the deleterious effects of the
discharge. Such person(s) must also make other required reports to
Alberta Environment and Parks and any other governmental body that may
require it.
13.2 If wastewater testing shows that a premises is noncompliant with this
Bylaw, the Town may direct the consumer to comply with the Bylaw and
may, in addition, direct the consumer at his/her own expense to install such
monitoring and recording equipment as the Town deems necessary and to
provide to the Town the results of said monitoring as required.
13.3 Any person who contravenes any of the provision of this section shall in
addition to any penalty for infraction of this Bylaw be liable to and shall on
demand pay to the Town all costs of monitoring, sampling, testing, and
removing any contamination resulting from the discharging of any such
substances into a wastewater sewer, and for any other amount for which
the Town may be held liable because of such contamination.
14. OVERSTRENGTH SURCHARGE
14.1 A Person who has discharged, caused, or permitted wastewater to be
discharged into any wastewater sewer containing constituents exceeding
the concentrations outlined in Schedule A shall pay the volume and
treatment charges set forth in the Utility Rates Bylaw in effect at the time.
14.2 Should testing of the wastewater being discharged into the wastewater
collection system be required for the purpose of determining the
wastewater surcharge rate, such sampling and testing shall be conducted
by the inspector, or by the consumer to the satisfaction of the inspector
using automated sampling devices or in accordance with the following
manual sampling protocol:
14.2.1
samples from the effluent produced at a location will be collected
for a minimum of any two days within a seven-day period;
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14.2.2
a minimum of four grab samples of equal volume shall be taken
each day, such samples to be taken at least one hour apart; and
14.2.3
the analysis shall be conducted on a composite sample made of
each day's grab samples.
14.3 The results of the tests described in this section, shall be averaged to
determine the characteristics and concentration of the effluent being
discharged into the Town's wastewater collection system.
14.4 No Person shall, for the purpose of meeting any concentration limits set
out in this Bylaw, dilute any wastewater intended to be deposited in the
wastewater collection system.
15. COST OF SAMPLING
15.1 When the customer or owner's discharged wastewater contains
constituents exceeding the discharge limits described in this Bylaw,
particularly Sections 12, 13, and 14, the cost of all sampling and analysis
shall be at the consumer's or owner's expense.
16. DENTAL AMALGAM SEPARATOR
16.1 Every owner or operator of premises from which Dental Amalgam may be
released into a sewer, shall:
16.1.1
install in any piping system at its premises that connects directly
or indirectly to a sewer, Dental Amalgam Separators with at least
95% removal efficiency in amalgam weight and which are certified
as compliant with ISO 11143: 2008 - "Dental Equipment:
Amalgam Separators";
16.1.2
operate and maintain all Dental Amalgam Separators in good
working
order
and
according
to
the
manufacturer's
recommendations;
16.1.3
provide an approved monitoring point which is readily and easily
accessible at all times for inspection; and
16.1.4
provide to the Inspector on request a maintenance schedule and
record of maintenance for each installed Dental Amalgam
Separator.
17. FATS, OILS, GREASE, AND SOLIDS INTERCEPTION
17.1 Every owner or operator of premises containing a restaurant, vehicle repair
or auto body shop, petroleum service station, or vehicle and equipment
washing establishment, or other premises as deemed necessary by the
Town shall:
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17.1.1
install an Interceptor or filter for the removal from wastewater of
grease, oil, solids or other harmful substance;
17.1.2
make available to the Inspector upon request a maintenance
schedule and record of maintenance for the Interceptor or filter;
and
17.1.3
shall keep and make available to the Inspector upon request a
two-year record of documentary proof of Interceptor clean-out and
the disposal of oil, grease, solids and sediments.
17.2 All Interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Town and
shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and
inspection and shall be maintained by the owner at the owner's expense in
continuously efficient operation at all times. The Interceptors shall be
installed in compliance with the most current requirements of the Alberta
Building Code.
17.3 No person, consumer, or owner, shall:
17.3.1
discharge emulsifiers into the wastewater sewer system ahead of
an interceptor; or
17.3.2
use enzymes, bacteria, solvents, hot water or other agents to
facilitate the passage of oil, grease, or fat through a grease
interceptor.
17.4 Should any blockage of the wastewater sewer system be caused by reason
of failure, omission, or neglect of a person, consumer, or owner, to comply
strictly with the provision of this Bylaw, the person, consumer, or owner,
shall, in addition to any penalty for infraction of this Bylaw, be liable to and
shall on demand, pay the Town for all costs of clearing such blockage and
for any other amount for which the Town may be held liable because of
such a blockage.
18. CONSUMER / OWNER SELF-MONITORING
18.1 Consumers and owners are jointly or severally responsible at their own
expense, to complete any monitoring, sampling, and testing of any
discharge to the wastewater sewer system as required under this Bylaw,
and shall provide the results to the Town in an approved form.
18.2 Any consumer or owner who exceeds the discharge limits in this Bylaw,
shall submit an environmental plan to the satisfaction of the Town, at the
consumer or owner's expense, which will detail the steps necessary to
change their discharge characteristics to the standards required under the
provisions of this Bylaw.
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19. MANHOLES
19.1 Manhole(s) are required to be constructed in accordance with Town
Standards in locations that are accessible to the Town, on all wastewater
service connections to premises such as:
19.1.1
Industrial - Oil related industries, dairies, breweries, packing
plants, processing plants, feed mills, manufacturing plants,
fabricating plants, painting shops, and any other industrial related
facilities;
19.1.2
Commercial - Shopping centers, strip malls, warehouses, grocery
stores, heavy machine repair, welding shops, automobile repair,
service stations, car washes, restaurants, paint stores, hotels,
motels, dry cleaners, laundries, and any other commercial related
facilities;
19.1.3
Residential - private developments and large lots; and
19.1.4
Other - residential dwellings over 6 units, apartment over 6 units,
nursing homes, senior complexes, institutional facilities, hospitals,
dental labs, funeral homes, churches, schools and any other
developments that do not fall into the above three subsections.
19.2 Such manholes may be constructed by the customer, or by the Town at
the customer's cost, and shall be maintained by the customer so as to be
safe and accessible at all times.
20. DISCONNECTION TO SEWER
20.1 Where wastewater which:
20.1.1
is hazardous or creates an immediate danger to any person;
20.1.2
endangers or interferes with the operation of the wastewater
collection system; or
20.1.3
causes or is capable of causing an adverse effect;
is discharged to the wastewater collection system, the Town may
cause an inspection to take place, the inspector may, in addition
to any other remedy available, remove, disconnect, plug or shut
off the sewer line discharging the unacceptable wastewater into
the wastewater collection system or take such other action as is
necessary to prevent such wastewater from entering the
wastewater collection system.
20.2 The wastewater may be prevented from being discharged into the
wastewater collection system until evidence satisfactory to the inspector
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has been produced to ensure that no further discharge of hazardous
wastewater will be made to the wastewater collection system.
20.3 Where the Town takes action pursuant to this section the inspector may by
notice in writing advise the owner or occupier of the premises from which
the wastewater was being discharged, of the cost of taking such action and
the owner or occupier, as the case may be, shall forthwith reimburse the
Town for all such costs which were incurred to remedy the hazard,
endangerment, and/or adverse effect.
21. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
21.1 As a condition of discharging wastewater into the wastewater sewer
system, consumers and/or owners in industrial, commercial, and
institutional sectors shall submit to the Town a completed Notice of
Wastewater Discharge form:
21.1.1
in the case of new premises, within 30 days of commencing the
discharge of wastewater in the wastewater sewer system; and
21.1.2
In the case of existing premises, within 1 year of the date that this
Bylaw is adopted.
21.2 A Notice of Wastewater Discharge form is not required for the discharge of
wastewater produced from residential premises, or for sanitary wastewater
and wastewater from showers and restroom washbasins produced from a
non-residential or commercial property.
21.3 Consumers must report any change in the discharging operation registered
under the Notice of Wastewater Discharge form (such as a change in the
discharge characteristics, ownership, name, location, contact person,
telephone number, or fax number) to the inspector within 30 days of the
change by submitting a completed Notice of Wastewater Discharge form
showing the changes.
21.4 Nothing in a Notice of Wastewater Discharge form relieves a person
discharging any substance from complying with this Bylaw or any other
applicable enactment.
22. RATES
22.1 The Town shall charge consumers for wastewater service connections.
The rates shall be set forth in the Utility Rates Bylaw in force at the time.
22.2 No reduction in rates will be made in the monthly charge for a consumer's
wastewater sewer service connection because of an interruption of the
services supplied for any cause whatsoever.
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22.3 The Town may impose an overstrength surcharge which surcharge shall
be set out in the Utility Rates Bylaw that is in effect at the time.
22.4 General Payment of Utility Bills
22.4.1
All rates payable to the Town for the provision of services, unless
otherwise established by the CAO at the Town Office, are payable
on the last day of each month. All rates not paid within (30) days
of the Town rendering a utility invoice to the consumer shall
accumulate interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per
annum until paid.
22.4.2
The utility invoice is deemed received seven (7) days after the
mailing date on the utility invoice. Consumers who have entered
into an E-Bill Service Agreement with the Town, shall be deemed
to have received their utility invoice on the date that the Town
sends the E-Bill to the consumer's e-mail address.
22.4.3
The whole amount owing in a Utility Invoice is payable upon
receipt and the account will be deemed to be in arrears if payment
is not made on or before the date specified in the Utility Invoice
for payment (ie. the last day of the month).
22.5 Non-Payment:
22.5.1
Any charges on a consumer's utility invoice remaining unpaid after
the due date identified in the utility invoice, will be in arrears and
constitute a debt owing to the Town recoverable by any or all of
the following methods:
22.5.1.1
discontinuing the supply of water services to the
consumer;
22.5.1.2
commencing an action in a court of competent
jurisdiction;
22.5.1.3
transferring the outstanding account balance to the
property tax roll of the owner of the property, if the
account is in the property owner's name, outstanding
charges will be transferred to taxes pursuant to the
Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26, and
amendments thereto and charging a transfer fee as
set out in the Utility Rates Bylaw;
22.5.1.4
where the Town has agreed to supply utility services
to a premises at the request of an occupant, not the
owner of the premises, all sums payable by the
occupant pursuant to this Bylaw, are a debt due and
owing to the Town and shall constitute a preferential
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lien and charge on the occupant's personal property
and may be levied and collected with costs through
distress and the sale of the goods and chattels of the
consumer wherever found in the Town;
22.5.1.5
any combination of the above.
22.5.2
Where the water supply has been shut off because of non-
payment, the water supply shall not be turned on until payment of
the arrears has been received by the Town.
22.5.3
In addition to any other amounts owing to the Town for non-
payment of a utility services account, the Town shall charge the
consumer a fee, as set out in the Utility Rates Bylaw, for
reconnection to the water services.
23. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES INCURRED
23.1 Except as provided for in the Municipal Government Act, RSA, c M-26 and
amendments thereto, or other relevant legislation, the Town is not liable
for damages:
23.1.1
caused by the break of any Town water and/or sewer main, water
and/or sewer service connection or other pipe or for the settlement
of any excavation or trench made for the installation or repair of
any part of the water utility or,
23.1.2
caused by the disruption of any supply of water from the water
utility when such disruption is necessary in connection with the
repairs or proper maintenance of water system.
24. NOTICE
24.1 In any case where the CAO or Town are required to notify a consumer or
owner pursuant to this Bylaw, the CAO or designate shall affect such
service either:
24.1.1
by causing a written copy of the notice to be delivered to and left
in a conspicuous place at or about the premises within which the
utility was being consumed by the owner or occupant or the
consumer affected by such notice: or
24.1.2
by causing a written copy of the notice to be mailed or delivered
to the last known address of the owner as disclosed in the land
registry system established by the Land Titles Act of Alberta as
shall appear to the Town most appropriate in the circumstances.
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24.1.3
by causing a written copy of the notice to be mailed or delivered
to the last known address of the owner or occupant as provided
by the consumer on a change of address notification.
25. PENALTIES
25.1 Any person or persons guilty of a breach of any of the provisions of this
Bylaw shall, on summary conviction thereof under the Provincial Offences
Procedures Act, RSA 2000, c P-34, be liable to a fine of not less than one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or to imprisonment for not more than six (6)
months for any one offence together with the costs of prosecution.
26. SEVERANCE
26.1 If any term, clause or condition of this Bylaw or application thereof, to
anything or circumstance shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable,
the remainder of this Bylaw or application of such term, clause or condition
be anything or circumstance, other than those which it is held as invalid or
unenforceable, shall not be affected thereof and each other term, clause
or condition of this Bylaw shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted.
27. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS BYLAW
27.1 Bylaw 353-R-01-97 is hereby rescinded upon third reading of this bylaw.
27.2 Amending Bylaw 763-R-07-19 shall come into full force and effect when
this Bylaw has achieved third reading and is duly signed.
READ a FIRST time this 29th day of July, 2019.
___________________________
___________________________
Mayor - Kim Craig
CAO - Kalen Hastings
Motion #: 236.19
READ a SECOND time this 29th day of July, 2019
___________________________
___________________________
Mayor - Kim Craig
CAO - Kalen Hastings
Motion #: 237.19
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UNANIMOUS CONSENT to hold THIRD and FINAL reading this 29th day of July, 2019.
____________________________
__________________________
Mayor - Kim Craig
CAO - Kalen Hastings
Motion #: 238.19
READ a THIRD and FINAL time this 29th day of July, 2019.
____________________________
__________________________
Mayor - Kim Craig
CAO - Kalen Hastings
Motion #: 239.19
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SCHEDULE A
(i) Antimony
1.0 mg/L
(ii) Arsenic
1.0 mg/L
(iii) Barium
3.0 mg/L
(iv) BTEX
1.0 mg/L
(v) Boron
1.5 mg/L
(vi) Cadmium
0.05 mg/L
(vii) Chromium
1.0 mg/L
(viii) Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
0.02 mg/L
(ix) Copper
0.5 mg/L
(x) Cyanide
1.0 mg/L
(xi) Hydrocarbons
50 mg/L
(xii) Lead
1.0 mg/L
(xiii) Manganese
1.0 mg/L
(xiv) Mercury
0.1 mg/L
(xv) Nickel
0.5 mg/L
(xvi) Phenolic Compounds
0.1 mg/L
(xvii) Selenium
1.0 mg/L
(xviii) Silver
1.0 mg/L
(xix) Sulphide
1.0 mg/L
(xx) Zinc
1.0 mg/L
(xxi) Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
4,800 mg/L
(xxii) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
4,800 mg/L
(xxiii) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
9,600 mg/L
(xxiv) Total Phosphorus (TP)
150 mg/L
(xxv) Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)
400 mg/L
(xxvi) Fats, Oils and Grease - animal, vegetable (FOG)
500 mg/L
(xxvii) Oil and Grease - synthetic hydrocarbon
50 mg/L
(xxviii) Phosphates
100 mg/L