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Sewer Regulations Bylaw, 2017
Bylaw No. 2664-2017
[Consolidated and printed by authority of the Corporate Officer under section 139 of the Community Charter. Includes amendment bylaws
3063-2020, 3135-2021, 3372-2023 and 3621-2025 . Last amended May 6, 2025]
The Council of the City of Abbotsford, in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
Citation
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Bylaw No. 2664-2017 may be cited as "Sewer Regulations Bylaw, 2017".
Interpretation
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(a) Schedule "A" contains definitions of terms used in this Bylaw.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in this Bylaw, words and phrases used herein have the same
meanings as in the Community Charter, SBC, 2003, Local Government Act, RSBC,
2015, and Interpretation Act, RSBC, 1996, or as the context and circumstances may
require.
(c) A reference to a statute refers to a statute of the Province of British Columbia, and a
reference to any statute, regulation or bylaw refers to that enactment, as amended or
replaced from time to time.
(d) Words in the singular include the plural and gender specific terms include both genders
and corporations.
(e) Headings in this Bylaw are for convenience only and must not be construed as defining,
or in any way limiting the scope or intent of this Bylaw.
(f) If any part of this Bylaw is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
invalid part is severed and the remainder continues to be valid.
Schedules
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The following schedules are attached to and form part of this Bylaw:
(a) Schedule "A": Definitions;
(b) Schedule "B": Prohibited Waste;
(c) Schedule "C": Restricted Waste;
(d) Schedule "D": Code of Practice for Dental Operations;
(e) Schedule "E": Code of Practice for Photo Imaging Operations;
(f) Schedule "F": Code of Practice for Automotive Operations;
(g) Schedule "G": Code of Practice for Vehicle Wash Operations;
(h) Schedule "H": Code of Practice for Dry Cleaning Operations; and
(i) Schedule "I": Sanitary Sewer Service Area.
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Sewer Connection mandatory
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(1) The owner of every parcel of real property where a building or structure is situated and
to which a service connection can be or was made, must connect such building or
structure to the sewer within 60 days of receiving notice to connect from the General
Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities.
(2) In the event any owner fails to make the required connection to the sewer within 60 days
of receiving notice, the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may cause
the connection to be made at the owner's expense.
(3) Where a property owner fails to comply with an order by the General Manager,
Engineering and Regional Utilities, under subsection (1), and the City causes the
connection to be made at the owner's expense, the owner must pay the actual cost of
the work, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, including, but not limited to all costs
and expenses to design, construct and install the building sewer and to connect to the
service connection, in accordance with the requirements of the Building Bylaw.
(3) The amount of any expense incurred under this section is declared a charge for work
done, or services provided, to lands or improvements, under the provisions of the
Community Charter, and is a charge or lien on the lands of the owner, which may be
collected in the same manner, and with the same remedies, as ordinary property taxes.
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Application for Sewer Connection
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(1) A person must not connect any building to a service connection until either the person or
the person's authorized agent
(a) receives authorization from the City, as part of a subdivision approval or a building
permit application process regulated by the Development Bylaw, or
(b) completes an application for sewer service and an agreement substantially in the
form approved by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, and the
application is approved by the City.
(2) Every applicant must provide true and accurate information as to all details in the
application and agreement submitted under this section.
(3) An application for sewer service must include the following:
(a) application information containing
(i) owner name,
(ii) telephone number, and
(iii) billing address;
(b) a description of the service required, including
(i) service address,
(ii) house type,
(iii) new or existing installation,
(iv) type,
(v) size,
(vi) location at property line, and
(vii) invert at property line.
(4) Receipt of an application does not guarantee that the service will be provided.
(5) Inspection and testing by the building official is mandatory.
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(6) Installation details must be provided to the Engineering and Regional Utilities
Department by the first working day following the installation of the service, which
includes the following:
(a) installation date;
(b) size of service;
(c) location of property line;
(d) invert at property line;
(e) length of connection;
(f) depth of main;
(g) distance from Wye to manhole;
(h) measured from manhole;
(i) riser;
(j) type of pipe;
(k) service type.
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Sewer User Rates
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(1) The owner of every parcel of real property to which a service connection is made must
pay the applicable sewer user rate as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(2) For properties outside of the Clearbrook Water Works District, sewer user fees are
included in the bi-monthly utility bill for the property, and are payable by the owner by the
due date.
(3) For properties within the Clearbrook Water Works District, sewer user fees for the
property will be billed quarterly, to coincide with the water meter reading cycle, and are
payable by the owner by the due date.
(4) The City will have no obligation to provide a service connection to any parcel of real
property until all rates and charges due and owing under this bylaw, in connection with
that property, are paid in full to the City.
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Sewer rates to form charge on land
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(1) The rates and charges, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw are imposed and
levied to provide the service and other sewer related services.
(2) All rates and charges under this section that are imposed for work done or services
provided to lands or improvements, will form a charge on those lands, which may be
recovered from the owner of the lands in the same manner and by the same means as
unpaid property taxes.
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Sanitary sewer user rates and fees
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(1) Customers with a sanitary sewer meter must pay the applicable rate as set out in the
Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(2) Customers without a sanitary sewer meter, but with a water meter on City or Clearbrook
Water Works District supplied water, must pay the applicable rate, set out in the Fees
and Charges Bylaw.
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(3) Clearbrook Water Works District customers with neither a sanitary sewer meter nor a
water meter must pay the applicable flat rate, set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(4) Customers without a sanitary sewer meter, but having a water meter on a private well,
must pay the applicable rate, set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(5) The readings from a reduction meter, approved by the General Manager, Engineering
and Regional Utilities, used to measure water bypassing the sanitary sewer system,
may be submitted to the General Manager for consideration in the sanitary sewer
volume calculation.
(6) Sanitary sewer user rates for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and
unmetered users are payable in accordance with the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(7) Residential sanitary sewer rates apply to mixed use properties with commercial and
residential components.
(8) The billing cycle for City customers, except sewer customers within the Clearbrook
Waterworks District, is bi-monthly.
(9) The billing cycle for customers within the Clearbrook Waterworks District is quarterly.
(10) Biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids charges are calculated based
on full mass loading.
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Connection fee payable
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(1) Where a service connection is required, the General Manager, Engineering and
Regional Utilities, will estimate the cost of the works.
(2) The cost to the applicant will be the actual cost of the installation, including direct and
indirect costs, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(3) If, after receiving the estimate, the applicant wishes to proceed with the installation of
the new service connection, a recoverable work order will be created and the applicant
will be invoiced when all costs are finalized.
(4) Failure to pay the invoice will result in the amount being added to property taxes and
subject to the same penalties as late or non-payment of regular taxes.
(5) A service connection is only permitted where a gravity sewer is adjacent to a parcel,
except where special approval is obtained from the General Manager, Engineering and
Regional Utilities, to connect to a sewer force main.
(6) Where a service connection already exists and the owner wishes to connect to it, and
the service connection was not pre-paid, a charge is payable, as set out in the Fees and
Charges Bylaw.
(7) Where a service connection exists, but the customer wishes to relocate the service
connection, the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, will estimate the
cost to perform the works.
(8) The total fee payable by the applicant will include the original connection, plus the actual
cost of the installation, including direct and indirect costs, as set out in the Fees and
Charges Bylaw.
(9) Where the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, assesses that financial
hardship warrants repayment of service connection fees through a payment plan, the
following criteria will apply:
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(a) the maximum term over which the service connection fees can be amortized is five
(5) years;
(b) the annual payment amount will be incorporated on the property tax notice;
(c) a charge on title will be secured until payment is complete;
(d) late payment will be subject to a late payment fee, at the same rate as set out for
late payment of property taxes;
(e) the interest rate charged will be equivalent to the overnight rate earned on the
City's general bank account at the time of application.
(10) For the purposes of subsection (9), where an applicant establishes financial hardship
warranting a payment plan, together, with the application required under this section, the
applicant must provide a statutory declaration, sworn before a commissioner for oaths,
that contains the following:
(a) evidence that the household net annual income for the applicant is less than the
Statistics Canada Low Income Cut-Off;
(b) evidence of the annual net income for each resident of the applicant's household
who is 19 years of age or older, by way of the attachment of a Canadian Revenue
Agency Notice of Assessment, to the statutory declaration, for each resident of the
applicant's household who is 19 years of age or older, as an appendix to the
statutory declaration;
(c) attachment of a federal GST credit or BC Low Income Climate Action Tax Credit
Notice listing the names of any children included on the application, as an appendix
to the statutory declaration;
(d) evidence that the applicant has resided in Abbotsford for at least one (1) year, and
has owned or occupied the residence, in respect of which the application is made,
for at least three (3) months;
(e) confirmation that the applicant's City utility and property tax accounts are paid in full
at the time of the application;
(f) confirmation of execution and delivery by the applicant of a service agreement with
the City for a service connection, where the service connection comprises the pipe,
tap, valves, meter and appurtenances located from the City's utility main to the
parcel in respect of which the application is made;
(g) confirmation that the applicant has secured all permits and approvals required
under City enactments in respect of the construction and installation of works and
service connections on the subject parcel;
(h) a statement that it is an offence under this Bylaw for a person to swear a false
declaration.
(11) Except where circumstances in subsection (9) apply, at the time of application for
connection or relocation of a service connection, every applicant must pay a service
connection fee in the amount, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, and in the
manner prescribed in this bylaw, excluding where the applicant requests a payment plan
due to affordability, in which case the General Manager, Engineering and Regional
Utilities, may approve the request if the application complies with this section.
(12) Where, in the opinion of the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, a
person is required by the Development Bylaw to provide service connections for a storm
water or sanitary sewer system as a condition of subdivision approval, or issuance of a
building permit, the service connection fee, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw
will not apply, and that person must pay the actual direct and indirect costs to provide
the service connections, including, but not limited to, all direct and indirect costs and
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expenses to design, construct and install the service connections, in accordance with
the requirements of the Development Bylaw.
(13) A decision by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, denying an
application, may be reconsidered in accordance with the Appeal Procedure Bylaw.
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Accounts payable to collector
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All accounts for service connections, sewer charges and rates as prescribed by this bylaw,
are due and payable at the office of the Collector, Abbotsford City Hall, 32315 South Fraser
Way, Abbotsford, British Columbia.
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Connection to be approved by General Manager
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No person may connect any plumbing facilities, pump stations, drains, or outlets of any kind
to the sewer until such connection is approved by the General Manager, Engineering and
Regional Utilities.
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No connection if service inadequate
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The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may refuse to provide a service
connection to a parcel of land where, in the opinion of the General Manager, the common
sewer is incapable of adequately serving that parcel of land.
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Connection inspections
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(1) Upon completion of the installation and construction of a building sewer, and before it is
backfilled, the owner must inform the inspector that the works are complete and that the
inspector may carry out an inspection of the works.
(2) The owner must leave all such works uncovered and convenient for examination, and
the building sewer may not be covered, backfilled, finished, or connected with the
service connection in any way, until the inspector approves, in writing, the construction
and installation of the building sewer.
(3) The owner must, at the direction of the inspector, remove and replace all materials and
workmanship which, in the opinion of the inspector, are defective or otherwise not in
accordance with the provisions of this or any other relevant bylaw, and the building
sewer may not be covered, backfilled, or connected with the service connection until the
building sewer is accepted and approved by the inspector, as provided in subsection (2).
(4) If the owner fails to replace materials or correct faulty workmanship, as provided in
subsection (3), the City may issue a notice under section 4, and the conditions imposed
by section 4 will apply to such notice.
(5) The owner must pay an additional inspection fee, as prescribed in the Building Bylaw for
each additional inspection required, after the first inspection, due to faulty materials or
workmanship.
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Installation of sewer connection and building sewer
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(1) Upon receipt of the application to connect to the sewer and payment of the sewer
connection fee, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, the City may, if necessary,
cause a service connection to be installed.
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(2) The sewer connection fee, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, does not include
connection to, or inspection of, works within the property of the applicant.
(3) No person other than the City, its employees or contractors, may install, or cause to be
installed, any part of the service connection provided in this bylaw, or in any way break,
interfere or tamper with any common sewer of the City.
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Disconnection from and reconnection to Sewer
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(1) Before any building sewer is disconnected, and has a video inspection of a service
connection or common sewer, the owner of the lands or the owner's agent requiring
such disconnection, must apply to the City on the prescribed form for a permit to
disconnect from the service connection or common sewer.
(2) If an owner of lands, from which a building sewer has been disconnected from a service
connection or common sewer, requires reconnection to such service connection or
common sewer, the owner must make an application to the City in accordance with
section 5 for a permit to reconnect to the service connection or common sewer.
(3) Upon application for a reconnection to a service connection or common sewer, and the
City determines that, as a result of the inspection, the condition of the service
connection will not permit reconnection, a new service connection may be installed.
(4) If the City determines, as a result of the inspection, that the condition of the service
connection will permit reconnection, the City shall install an inspection chamber at the
property line or at another location as determined by the General Manager, Engineering
and Regional Utilities.
(5) The owner shall pay all applicable fees for disconnection, reconnection and inspection
chamber installation, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(6) No person shall connect any building sewer or remain connected to a sanitary sewer or
service connection if the sanitary sewer or service connection cannot handle the
wastewater due to inadequate capacity or condition of the sanitary sewer or service
connection.
(7) The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may cause any building
sewer to a sanitary sewer or service connection to be disconnected, stopped up, or
closed for non-compliance with any of the terms of this bylaw.
(8) The City will provide six months' written notice to the owner of a planned disconnection
and the owner will have the opportunity to make representations to Council.
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Specifications for Building Sewers
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(1) Each lot or potential lot must be separately and independently connected with the
common sewer, unless otherwise determined by the General Manager, Engineering and
Regional Utilities.
(2) All building sewers must be constructed in accordance with the specifications contained
in the current edition of the British Columbia Plumbing Code.
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Sump and backwater valve
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(1) Where a building sewer is connected to a sanitary sewer, every owner, if required by the
General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, must install a standard backwater
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valve, designed to the specifications and satisfaction of the inspector, within the building
or structure, or in an approved location outside the building.
(2) Where a building sewer is connected to a storm sewer, every owner must install a
standard sump and backwater valve within the building or structure or in an approved
location outside the building, which is designed to the specifications and satisfaction of
the inspector.
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Interceptors
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(1) An owner or operator of premises that is intended to be used for an industrial,
commercial or institutional purpose may be required by the General Manager,
Engineering and Regional Utilities, to install, operate and maintain interceptors in the
building sewer for the control of waste containing grease, flammable substances, sand,
grit or any other harmful ingredient.
(2) Interceptors required, pursuant to this bylaw, must be installed and maintained by the
owner, or operator, at the owner, or operator's, expense, must be of the quantity and
type as prescribed by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, and
must be located so as to be easily accessible for inspection.
(3) The owner or operator of a premises described in subsection (1) and subsection (2)
must
(a) keep each interceptor in good working condition at all times, and
(b) service each interceptor often enough so that it does not become overloaded.
(4) The owner or operator of premises described in subsection (1) and subsection (2) must
keep a record at the premises of all interceptor inspection and maintenance activities
including the following:
(a) the date of inspection or maintenance;
(b) the maintenance conducted;
(c) the type and quantity of material removed from the interceptor;
(d) the location and disposal of the material removed from the interceptor.
(5) The records described in subsection (4) must be retained onsite for a minimum period of
2 years, and must be made available for inspection upon request by the General
Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities.
(6) No person may discharge, deposit, cause, or permit the discharge or deposit of any
interceptor residue into any sewer.
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Swimming pools
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Every swimming pool that is equipped with a pump system and located on a lot that is
serviced by a sanitary sewer, must discharge the backwash pump into the sanitary sewer.
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Recreational vehicles
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No person who operates a recreational vehicle may discharge, drain, permit or allow the
discharge or drainage of recreational vehicle waste other than into a designated sani-dump
station.
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Household and commercial garbage grinders
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Every mechanically or electrically operated household or commercial garbage grinder must
include the following:
(a) operate with cold water flowing into the grinder and through the sink drain in a
manner that congeals and aerates the solid and liquid greases within the grinding
unit;
(b) discharge waste at a reasonably uniform rate in fluid form that flows readily through
an approved trap, drain line, or soil line in a manner that prevents clogging or
stoppage of the drain line;
(c) be constructed with operating characteristics so that not more than 5 percent, by
weight of all material that is discharged, have any dimension larger than 5 mm, and
no particle may have any dimension greater than 5 mm, which is determined on a
dry basis;
(d) be self-scouring with no fouling surfaces to cause objectionable odours;
(e) be free from electrical or mechanical hazards and protect the operator against
injury during operation;
(f) be free from cross connection to any water pipe;
(g) comply with all applicable enactments.
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Vehicle wash operations
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(1) A person who operates a vehicle wash operation, or washes motor vehicles in
conjunction with any commercial undertaking, must not discharge, drain, cause, allow,
or suffer the discharge or drainage of wash water, other than into a sanitary sewer.
(2) The discharge or drainage of wash water into a sanitary sewer must comply with the
Code of Practice for Vehicle Wash Operations reproduced for convenience in Schedule
"G.
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Septic tanks
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(1) No person may connect a septic tank to a sewer, and no person may permit any sludge
or deposit contained in any septic tank to enter into a sewer.
(2) Where a building was served by one (1) or more septic tanks and the building is
subsequently connected to the sewer, the owner must, within 3 months after the date of
such connection, either remove the septic tank and fill the excavation, or clean the
septic tank and fill the tank with gravel or sand in such a manner that there is no danger
of tank collapse.
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Trucked liquid waste
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(1) No person may discharge or deposit, or cause or permit the discharge or deposit of any
trucked liquid waste into any sewer.
(2) Every person must discharge or deposit trucked liquid waste only at the JAMES Plant, in
accordance with the JAMES Wastewater Treatment Plant Procedure Manual.
(3) Every person who discharges trucked liquid waste at the JAMES Plant must pay a
trucked liquid waste fee to the City, calculated in accordance with the fee set out in the
Fees and Charges Bylaw.
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(4) Only trucked liquid waste originating from within the jurisdiction of the City will be
accepted for discharge or deposit at the JAMES Plant.
(5) The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utility, may consider a request
regarding discharge of other sludges of organic origin on a case-by-case basis.
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Discharges to storm sewer, natural outlets and watercourses
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(1) No person may, directly or indirectly, discharge, allow, or cause to be discharged into a
storm sewer, approved natural outlet or watercourse any of the following:
(a) a prohibited waste or a restricted waste;
(b) industrial cooling water unless that person has first pretreated the industrial cooling
water which may contain insoluble oil and grease or suspended solids, to remove
all contaminants, before the resultant clear uncontaminated water is discharged;
(c) industrial wash water from the reclamation of foundry sand unless that person has
first pretreated the industrial wash water to remove all insoluble contaminants
before the resultant clear uncontaminated water is discharged;
(d) anything which may cause a discharge from a storm sewer to contravene any
requirements by, or under any permit issued under the Environmental Management
Act, or any other legislation governing the quality of the discharge, or that may
cause the discharge to result in a hazard to people, animals, property or vegetation.
(2) A person must only discharge uncontaminated water from air-conditioning, cooling or
condensing systems into a storm sewer or an approved natural outlet or watercourse.
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Discharges to sanitary sewers
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(1) No person may, directly or indirectly, discharge, allow or cause to be discharged into a
sanitary sewer, any of the following:
(a) a prohibited waste;
(b) a restricted waste, unless
(i) the person has first obtained a wastewater discharge permit and the
discharge is in compliance with the wastewater discharge permit, or
(ii) complies with a code of practice for that type of waste;
(c) waste from a discharging operation unless the person
(i) has first obtained a wastewater discharge permit, or
(ii) complies with a code of practice for that type of waste;
(d) industrial cooling water or uncontaminated water;
(e) water from air-conditioning, cooling, or condensing systems;
(f) storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof run-off or surface drainage in any
amount;
(g) water or waste, where the peak rate of discharge is greater than 3 times the
average daily rate of discharge by that user.
(2) If the peak rate of discharge exceeds the limit set out in subsection (1) (g), an additional
peak flow surcharge may be imposed.
(3) No person may, directly or indirectly, discharge, allow or cause to be discharged into a
sanitary sewer and water or other substance for the purpose of dilution of any non-
domestic waste.
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(4) Every person who directly or indirectly discharges waste or substances produced,
treated, handled or stored on property other than residential property into a sanitary
sewer must, as a condition of that discharge complete each of the following:
(a) provide and maintain facilities to prevent accidental discharge or a discharge
contrary to this bylaw or wastewater discharge permit, including but not limited to
spill containment, recovery or neutralization facilities for substances which, if
accidentally discharged, would constitute prohibited waste or restricted waste;
(b) post, and keep posted, permanent signs in conspicuous locations on the premises
displaying the name, telephone number of the person to call as prescribed in
section 30 (5) in the event of accidental discharge of a prohibited waste or
restricted waste;
(c) inform persons who may cause or discover the discharges of prohibited waste or
restricted waste of the notification procedures set out in section 30.
(5) The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may cause any building
sewer connected to a sanitary sewer or service connection without a permit, or any
building sewer depositing into a sanitary sewer or into a service connection, any
wastewater, substance or matter prohibited by this bylaw, to be disconnected, stopped
up, and closed.
(6) Where, in the General Manager's opinion, there exists the possibility that any of the
waste or substances described in subsection (1) may be discharged into a sanitary
sewer from any premises, the General Manager may issue a permit for the connection
of such premises to a sanitary sewer, if protective devices satisfactory to the General
Manager are installed by the applicant to prevent the discharge of such waste or
substances into the sanitary sewer or to neutralize the waste or substances.
(7) No person may connect any roof leaders, foundation drains, field drains, sumps, or other
collectors of surface or groundwater to a sanitary sewer.
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Wastewater discharge permits
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(1) The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may issue a wastewater
discharge permit to allow the discharge of waste other than domestic waste upon such
terms and conditions as the General Manager considers appropriate for the protection of
sanitary sewers, wastewater treatment system, human or animal health and safety and
the environment, and may, as terms and conditions of the wastewater discharge permit,
do any of the following:
(a) place limits and restrictions on the quantity, frequency of discharge, and nature of
the waste permitted to be discharged;
(b) require the holder of a wastewater discharge permit, at his expense, to repair, alter,
remove works, add works, or construct new works to ensure that the discharge will
comply with the wastewater discharge permit, this bylaw, and any applicable
enactment;
(c) require the holder of a wastewater discharge permit, at his expense, to monitor the
waste being discharged under the wastewater discharge permit in the manner
specified by the General Manager, and to provide information concerning the
discharge as requested by the General Manager including, but not limited to,
routine maintenance check dates, cleaning and waste removal dates, and the
means of disposal of accumulated wastes and wastewater treatment residuals;
(d) require the holder of the wastewater discharge permit to submit to the General
Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, detailed plans and operating
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procedures for all existing facilities installed on the premises for the purpose of
preventing accidental discharge;
(e) require compliance by the holder of the wastewater discharge permit with such
other enactments as the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities,
considers necessary or desirable in the circumstances;
(f) make such other requirements as the General Manager, Engineering and Regional
Utilities, deems necessary or desirable.
(2) A wastewater discharge permit is only valid for a maximum of 365 days unless otherwise
specified by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities.
(3) A wastewater discharge permit must be renewed no less than 30 days prior to the expiry
date.
(4) The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may require any person or
any class of persons to obtain a wastewater discharge permit for the discharge by that
person or class of persons of any non-domestic waste that is not a restricted waste.
(5) Upon receipt of notice under subsection (4), the person receiving the notice must, within
30 days, apply for a wastewater discharge permit and must provide to the General
Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, such information relating to the discharge
of non-domestic waste by that person as the General Manager may require.
(6) The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may suspend or revoke a
wastewater discharge permit for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the
wastewater discharge permit or for any failure to comply with this bylaw, or any
enactment applicable to the discharge of waste into a sanitary sewer.
(7) A wastewater discharge permit may not be transferred or assigned without the General
Manager's consent in writing.
(8) The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may withhold consent where
there has been a breach of this Bylaw or a condition of the wastewater discharge permit.
(9) An application for a wastewater discharge permit for a new discharge, or an amendment
to an existing wastewater discharge permit, must be submitted to the General Manager,
Engineering and Regional Utilities, on the form approved by the General Manager, not
less than 90 days prior to the date that the wastewater discharge permit is required; and
must be accompanied by such information, drawings and specifications as may be
required under section 27.1, as applicable.
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Wastewater discharge permit application process
27.1
(1) An application for a wastewater discharge permit must include:
(a) applicant information, with the
(i) company name,
(ii) business licence number and expiry date,
(iii) contact name with their title, email, telephone number, facsimile, emergency
telephone number and mailing address,
(iv) site address,
(v) primary contact information, where applicable,
(vi) permit description, and
(vii) date the permit is required and length of time;
(b) process description, including the following:
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(i) nature of business, and
(ii) raw materials and product/by-product identification;
(c) water sources and losses, which include the following:
(i) the average daily volume contributed, or proposed to be contributed, from
each water source, and
(ii) whether there is or will be any water used in product manufacturing or lost
through evaporation;
(d) the source of wastewater, including the following:
(i) how they are formed,
(ii) if the formation is continuous or in batches, and
(iii) the expected daily volume of wastewater discharged to the sanitary sewer;
(e) operating period details, including the following:
(i) typical operating period details, including the following:
(A) typical operating period,
(B) typical days of operation, and
(C) how the business does or will reduce operations during non-peak
periods;
(f) flow information, including the following:
(i) maximum daily discharge volume,
(ii) peak flow rate,
(iii) maximum discharge duration, and
(iv) what method is used, or will be used, for measuring volumes of wastewater
discharges to the sanitary sewer;
(g) wastewater pretreatment, including the following:
(i) pretreatment devices or processes that are currently being used, or proposed
to be used, to treat individual or combined wastewater streams prior to
discharge to the sanitary sewer, and
(ii) treatment processes on the schematic flow diagram and site layout;
(h) monitoring point location, including the following:
(i) the current or proposed monitoring point location in the site layout, and
(ii) the current and proposed monitoring point;
(i) spill prevention and containment details, including any provisions to prevent spills
from entering the sanitary sewer;
(j) wastewater classification and quality, details including the following:
(i) whether any types of prohibited waste are contained in, or will be contained
in, wastewater discharged to the sanitary sewer,
(ii) whether any types of restricted waste, are contained in, or will be contained
in, the wastewater discharges to the sanitary sewer,
(iii) if yes, provide the concentration waste before and after treatment, analytical
data wherever possible, expressed as mg/L except as noted, and
(iv) where applicable, the provisions taken to comply with column 3 of schedule
1.2 of the Hazardous Waste Regulations including supporting information and
analytical data;
(k) expansion plans details, including any process changes or expansions planned for
the operation, during the next three (3) years, that could alter wastewater volumes
or quality, and the following:
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(i) supporting documents including:
(A) schematic flow design, and
(B) site layout.
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Groundwater remediation sites
27.2
(1) An application for a wastewater discharge permit for groundwater remediation sites must
include the following:
(a) applicant information, which contains:
(i) company name,
(ii) contact name, title, email, telephone number, facsimile, emergency telephone
number, and mail address;
(iii) site address,
(iv) billing address, and
(v) date permit required and length of time;
(b) site history, including the following:
(i) business activities and/or manufacturing processes responsible for the site
contamination, and
(ii) name of the current property owner;
(c) site contamination characterization, which includes:
(i) nature of the site contamination, with supporting analytical data for the
groundwater and/or collected storm water,
(ii) assessment of whether hazardous wastes are present in the soil,
groundwater and/or storm water, and
(iii) if hazardous wastes are present, detail of the provisions taken to comply with
Column 3 of Schedule 1.2 (Standard for Discharges Directed to Municipal or
Industrial Effluent Treatment Works) of the Hazardous Waste Regulation;
(d) operating period, which includes:
(i) typical operating period details, including:
(A) operating period,
(B) days of operation, and
(C) hours of operation;
(ii) typical number of hours of process wastewater discharges to the sanitary
sewer during specified time frames, and
(iii) expected duration of the project;
(e) flow information details, including:
(i) total remediation or excavation site area,
(ii) total discharge volume over the requested term of the permit,
(iii) maximum daily discharge volume,
(iv) peak flow rate,
(v) maximum discharge duration, and
(vi) the method for measuring the volume of wastewater discharges to the
sanitary sewer;
(f) wastewater classification and quality details, including the following:
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(i) the contaminants of concern in the wastewater discharge, including, but not
limited to the following:
(A) hydrocarbons,
(B) BETX,
(C) PAHs,
(D) metals, and
(E) suspended solids;
(ii) if the discharge includes storm water from direct precipitation;
(iii) a characterization of the wastewater before and after pretreatment, noting the
presences of hydrocarbons, BETX, PAHs, metals, suspended solids, and any
other pertinent contaminants specified in Schedules "B" and "C";
(iv) if any types of restricted wastes are contaminated in the wastewater to be
discharged to the sanitary sewer, include supporting analytical data;
(v) if any other wastes are contained in the wastewater
(A) where the answer is yes, the concentration levels before pretreatment
and after pretreatment are applicable;
(g) wastewater treatment details, including the following:
(i) type of remediation planned for the site,
(ii) a description of the wastewater treatment works that will be utilized to treat
the wastewater prior to discharge to the sanitary sewer, including:
(A) basic design criteria and sizing calculations for the treatment system
components,
(B) the maximum design flow rate for the treatment works,
(C) justification of the works based on wastewater quality data, results from
other similar installations and/or scientific evidence from literature
demonstrating performance,
(D) maintenance procedures to be carried out to ensure integrity of the
works,
(E) any provisions to bypass the treatment works,
(F) for carbon filters, identify procedures/monitoring that will be implemented
to ensure carbon replacement prior to breakthrough,
(G) method of disposal of any treatment by-products, and
(H) a schematic flow diagram, identifying wastewater sources, collection
piping, treatment works, instrumentation, sampling point and the point of
connection to the sanitary sewer;
(h) spill prevention and containment details, including the provisions taken to prevent
spills (e.g. from a hydrocarbon storage tank) or untreated groundwater from
entering the sanitary sewer system;
(i) the application form must be signed by a representative of the company listed as
the applicant, who will be responsible for complying with all terms and conditions of
the wastewater discharge permit; and primary contact information, where
applicable.
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Application fees
27.3
(1) There is no application fee for a person to apply for a wastewater discharge permit.
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(2) Each time the holder of a wastewater discharge permit requests an amendment to the
wastewater discharge permit held by them, they must pay an amendment fee, as set out
in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, including the following:
(a) completion of an application form, and
(b) an amendment fee, which is payable upon issuance of the amended permit.
(3) No amendment fee will be charged for wastewater discharge permit amendments that
have been initiated by the City.
(4) A person who applies for a wastewater discharge permit for groundwater remediation
sites must pay an application fee, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, and the
following apply:
(a) submission of a completed application with the application fee, to the General
Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities,
(b) the City will not process an application for a wastewater discharge permit until the
application fee has been paid, and
(c) the application fee will not be refunded if the General Manager, Engineering and
Regional Utilities, does not issue a wastewater discharge permit for the
groundwater remediation site.
(5) Each time the holder of a wastewater discharge permit for groundwater remediation
sites requests an amendment to the wastewater discharge permit held by them, they
must pay an amendment fee, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw
(6) The amendment fee is payable upon issuance of the amended permit and should
include:
(a) completion of an application, and
(b) the amendment fee is payable upon issuance of the amended permit.
(7) No amendment fee will be charged for wastewater discharge permit amendments that
have been initiated by the City.
(8) In consideration of the granting of a wastewater discharge permit, the applicant must
agree to the following:
(a) accept and abide by the terms and conditions herein,
(b) accept and abide by this bylaw,
(c) provide additional information on the wastewater discharge as required by City
staff,
(d) cooperate at all times with City staff in the inspection, sampling and study of the
wastewater facilities and discharges,
(e) ensure that no other wastes are discharged into the sanitary sewer other than the
agreed upon wastewater,
(f) operate only the wastewater discharge point(s) to the sanitary sewer as authorized
under this permit,
(g) inspect any pretreatment equipment on a regular basis to ensure that it remains in
good working order, and to notify City staff immediately of any malfunction of these
works,
(h) provide a monitoring point on the discharge pipe entering the sanitary sewer,
placing the monitoring point in such a location that it is easily accessible by City
staff,
(i) immediately notify the City, as specified in section 30 (5), and to undertake
appropriate remedial action in the event of an accidental discharge to any sewer,
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(j) without limiting paragraph (b) of these conditions, to pay the applicable sanitary
sewer user fees, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, to allow City staff to
obtain discharge volumes by recording meter readings from a City water meter or a
sanitary sewer meter; and if, a sanitary sewer meter is used to determine sanitary
sewer user fees, to install the sanitary sewer meter in such a location that is easily
accessible to City staff, and to provide City staff with confirmation of the sanitary
sewer meter accuracy prior to discharging any wastewater into the sanitary sewer,
(k) to pay the City any applicable charges for treatment and trunk sanitary sewer, as
established in the Development Cost Charges Imposition Bylaw and calculated by
the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, in accordance with that
bylaw,
(l) to pay the City any applicable charges for biochemical oxygen demand and/or total
suspended solids waste, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw,
(m) to apply for a revised wastewater discharge permit if any changes in the processes,
production, and methods of wastewater treatment or operations creates a
significant change in wastewater volume or quality, and
(n) to pay all costs related to the wastewater discharge permit.
(9) Notwithstanding subsection (8), the General Manager, Engineering and Regional
Utilities, may modify the conditions of this agreement, subject to providing notice and
reasons to the applicant, and may suspend or revoke the wastewater discharge permit
at any time if the General Manager considers it necessary for public health or safety, the
permit holder has not complied with this bylaw, or that any of the conditions of this
permit have been contravened.
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Applicant's agreement to terms
27.4
(1) In consideration of the granting of a wastewater discharge permit for groundwater
remediation sites, the applicant agrees to the following:
(a) accept and abide by the terms and conditions herein,
(b) accept and abide by this Bylaw,
(c) provide any additional information on the wastewater discharge as required by City
staff,
(d) cooperate at all times with City staff in the inspection, sampling and study of the
wastewater facilities and discharges,
(e) ensure that no other wastes are discharged into the sanitary sewer other than the
agreed upon wastewater,
(f) operate only the wastewater discharge point(s) to the sanitary sewer as authorized
under this permit,
(g) inspect any pretreatment equipment on a regular basis to ensure that it remains in
good working order and to notify City staff immediately of any malfunction of these
works,
(h) provide a monitoring point on the discharge pipe entering the sanitary sewer,
placing the monitoring point in such a location that is easily accessible by City staff,
(i) immediately notify the City, as specified in Section 30, and to undertake appropriate
remedial action in the event of an accidental discharge to any sewer,
(j) without limiting paragraph (b) of these conditions to pay sanitary sewer user fees as
set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, to allow City staff to obtain discharge
volumes by recording meter readings from a City water meter or a sanitary sewer
meter if a sanitary sewer meter is used to determine sanitary sewer user fees,
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(k) install the sanitary sewer meter in such a location that is easily accessible to City
staff; and to provide City staff with confirmation of the sanitary sewer meter
accuracy prior to discharging any wastewater into the sanitary sewer,
(l) pay the City any applicable charges for treatment and trunk sanitary sewer, as
established in the Development Cost Charges Imposition Bylaw, 2021, and
calculated by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, in
accordance with that bylaw,
(m) pay the City any applicable charges for biochemical oxygen demand and total
suspended solids waste, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw,
(n) apply for a revised wastewater discharge permit if any changes in the processes,
production, and methods of wastewater treatment or operations creates a
significant change in wastewater volume or quality, and
(o) pay all costs related to the wastewater discharge permit.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection 1, the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities,
may modify the conditions of this agreement, subject to providing notice and reasons to
the applicant, and may suspend or revoke the wastewater discharge permit at any time
if the General Manager considers it necessary for public health or safety, the permit
holder has not complied with this Bylaw, or that any of the conditions of the permit have
been contravened.
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Codes of practice
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(1) A code of practice does not apply to a discharging operation that is subject to a
wastewater discharge permit, unless otherwise specified in the wastewater discharge
permit, or required by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities.
(2) Nothing in a code of practice relieves a person discharging waste from complying with
this bylaw, a wastewater discharge permit, or any other applicable enactment
(3) A code of practice does not apply to the discharge of domestic waste.
(4) The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may require a discharging
operation to obtain a wastewater discharge permit if considered necessary by the
General Manager because of circumstances not covered by a code of practice.
(5) If a code of practice establishes a requirement in relation to a specific Discharging
Operation which differs from a provision in this Bylaw, the requirements of the code of
practice prevail.
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Maintenance of works and procedures
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(1) Every person who holds a wastewater discharge permit or who operates a discharging
operation or who otherwise discharges waste produced on property other than
residential property into a sanitary sewer, must ensure that all necessary measures be
taken to keep all equipment and facilities maintained and in good repair to ensure
compliance with the terms and conditions of this bylaw or a wastewater discharge
permit.
(2) No person may discharge, or allow or cause to be discharged, into a sanitary sewer or
wastewater treatment system, non-domestic waste, which has bypassed any waste
control works or treatment works authorized and required by the General Manager,
Engineering and Regional Utilities, or which is not otherwise in compliance with this
bylaw.
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Notification
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(1) A person who discharges waste, or allows the discharge of waste, into a sewer or a
wastewater treatment system in contravention of a wastewater discharge permit, or this
bylaw, after becoming aware of the discharge, must stop the discharge and, after
reporting the discharge in accordance with the Spill Reporting Regulation (where
applicable), must immediately notify the following individuals:
(a) the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, by telephone and provide
the information specified in subsection (5);
(b) the owner of the premises;
(c) any other person whom the person knows, or reasonably should know, may be
directly affected by the discharge.
(2) Following notification as specified in subsection (1) (a), a completed copy of the form
approved by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, must be
submitted to the General Manager within ten (10) days of the notification.
(3) a person who discharged, or allowed a discharge of waste, referred to in subsection (1)
must, as soon as that person becomes aware, or reasonably should have become
aware of the discharge, take all reasonable measures to
(a) confine, minimize, counteract, mitigate, remedy and repair the effects of the
discharge, and
(b) remove or otherwise dispose of the substance discharged in a manner consistent
with this bylaw and other applicable enactments.
(4) A person operating under an existing wastewater discharge permit must notify the
General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, in writing not less than 30 days
prior to
(a) commencing a new activity, or
(b) expanding or changing an existing activity, which affects or may affect the average
composition or the total volume of waste discharged by that person.
(5) The following information must be provided in the event of an accidental discharge to
sewer:
(a) site information, including:
(i) company name,
(ii) contact individual and title,
(iii) telephone number, fax number, emergency access telephone number,
mailing address, and
(iv) site address;
(b) accidental discharge information details, including the following:
(i) date of accidental discharge;
(ii) time of accidental discharge;
(iii) duration of accidental discharge;
(iv) total volume or weight of accidental discharge;
(v) description of the location of the accidental discharge;
(vi) summary of the type and concentration of all substances discharged;
(vii) summary of any associated hazards with the substance accidentally
discharged;
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(c) corrective action details, including a summary of corrective action being taken, or
anticipated to be taken, to control the accidental discharge or to prevent similar
accidental discharges;
(d) a signed declaration that the information provided is correct and accurate.
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Powers of the General Manager
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(1) An operator or owner of a premises connected to a sewer must, at all reasonable times,
allow, suffer, and permit the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, or
any person under his authority, to enter into and on the premises to do any of the
following:
(a) determine whether the provisions of this Bylaw are being carried out;
(b) determine the size, depth, location, and condition of any sewer, building sewer and
all connections made and used;
(c) determine the location, method and place of discharge from a roof and surface
drains and plumbing fixtures;
(d) inspect, observe, measure, sample, and test the quantity and nature of waste being
discharged into any sewer, natural outlet or watercourse;
(e) determine whether the terms of a wastewater discharge permit have been or are
being complied with;
(f) determine whether the terms of a code of practice have been or are being complied
with.
(2) All works undertaken as a result of permits issued under this bylaw are subject to the
approval of the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, insofar as design,
construction, and operation are concerned.
(3) If, in the opinion of the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, water or
waste that a person proposes to discharge into a sewer is either restricted waste under
Schedule "C" or may create a hazard or nuisance or damage the sewer, the General
Manager may either refuse to accept the water or waste, or require that the person
provide any of the following:
(a) pretreatment of the water or waste to an approved standard before discharge;
(b) a controlled rate of discharge of the water or waste;
(c) payment of the additional direct and indirect costs incurred by the City to handle or
treat the water or waste.
(4) An owner, or operator of, a premises who fails or refuses to allow or permit the General
Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, or any person under his authority to enter
premises to administer this bylaw commits an offence.
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Inspections, sampling, and monitoring of discharges
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(1) The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may require that a person
who is discharging non-domestic waste or any waste other than domestic waste into a
sanitary sewer must, at his expense, install one (1) or more monitoring points, suitable
for inspection, flow monitoring and sample collection, at locations determined by the
General Manager.
(2) Every monitoring point required under subsection (1) must be constructed in accordance
with plans approved by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, and be
maintained in good working order at all times.
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(3) A monitoring point required under subsection (1) must be installed in a manner so as not
to be affected by any discharge of domestic waste from a premises, unless otherwise
authorized by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities.
(4) A monitoring point required under subsection (1) must, for the purposes of enforcing this
Bylaw, be deemed to be the point or points at which a discharge into a sanitary sewer or
wastewater treatment system is made.
(5) In the absence of a monitoring point under subsection (1), the point of discharge into a
sanitary sewer or wastewater treatment system must, for the purposes of enforcing this
bylaw, be the location determined by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional
Utilities, where access can be had to the waste for the purpose of sampling and flow
monitoring.
(6) Where a person is required to install a monitoring point under subsection (1) and the
person cannot comply with such requirement within 60 days of being notified of the
requirement by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, the person
must, within 60 days of the notice being issued by the General Manager, inform the
General Manager of their inability to install the monitoring point and the City may install
or cause to be installed the monitoring point at the person's expense.
(7) The owner of a premises must ensure that all monitoring points, flow measuring devices
and other devices specified in a wastewater discharge permit, including water meters,
are accessible for inspection by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional
Utilities, at all times.
(8) The General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may require that a person
who is discharging waste into a sanitary sewer have their discharge monitored by the
City for compliance determinations.
(9) Compliance determinations with respect to prohibited waste and restricted waste will be
made on the basis of one (1) instantaneous grab sample or composite sample.
(10) The method and frequency of sampling will be determined by the General Manager,
Engineering and Regional Utilities, and the costs to purchase, install and maintain any
required composite sampling equipment will be borne by the City.
(11) All sampling required by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, will
be carried out by City employees or persons designated by the General Manager.
(12) All sampling and analysis required by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional
Utilities, will be carried out in accordance with methods and procedures specified in the
latest edition of Standard Methods or in a manner specified by the General Manager.
(13) Samples which have been collected as the result of a requirement of the General
Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, will be analyzed by an independent agency
or by a laboratory authorized by the General Manager.
(14) If all test results meet the requirements under the bylaw, the costs to collect and test the
sample will be borne by the City. If any test results are above the limits specified in this
Bylaw, the costs to collect and test the samples will be charged to the user.
(15) Users with private water supplies, or discharging portions of uncontaminated water to
atmosphere, ditches, or creeks, must at the discretion of the General Manager,
Engineering and Regional Utilities, install flow meters on their wastewater discharge
lines or water meters on their private water supplies.
(16) Such meters must be constructed and installed to the satisfaction of the General
Manager and at the expense of the user.
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Tampering with sewers
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No person may maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface,
or tamper with any sewer or its components.
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Responsibility to repair damage
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(1) In the event any building sewer is stopped or otherwise damaged, and the owner fails to
take the necessary steps to clear the stoppage or repair the damage, the General
Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, may take all necessary steps to unstop the
building sewer drain or repair the damage at the expense of the owner.
(2) Such expense will be a charge for works done or services provided to lands and
improvements under the provisions of the Community Charter, and are a charge or lien
on the lands of the owner which may be collected in the same manner and with the
same remedies as ordinary property taxes.
(3) In the event any service connection is stopped or damaged, the owner must immediately
notify the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, who may take all
necessary steps to clear the stoppage or repair the damage at the expense of the
owner.
(4) Such expense will be a charge for works done or services provided to lands and
improvements under the provisions of the Community Charter, and are a charge or lien
on the lands of the Owner, which may be collected in the same manner and with the
same remedies as ordinary property taxes.
(5) Where there exists a possibility that a prohibited waste or a restricted waste may be
discharged into a sewer from any premises, the General Manager, Engineering and
Regional Utilities, may cause a clean-up of the prohibited waste or restricted waste to be
carried out at the cost of the owner(s) of the premises.
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City not liable for failure of sewer
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The City will not be liable to any person for the failure of the sewer system, or any part or
portion, or for any damage or injury caused to persons or property arising from a malfunction
or failure of the sewer system, whether caused by alterations, repairs, accident or damage to
the sewer, or by any other reason, and whether such failure or malfunction arises from the
negligence of any person in the employ of the City or other person, or through natural
deterioration or obsolescence of the sewer, or otherwise.
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Leak adjustment
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(1) A Person who applies for a leak adjustment must pay an application fee, as set out in
the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(2) Where a property qualifies for water leak adjustment under the Waterworks Regulation
Bylaw, the adjustment to the sewer bill will also be considered.
(3) Where a property does not qualify for water leak adjustment under the Waterworks
Regulation Bylaw, the sewer bill may be adjusted if all of the following criteria are met:
(a) the water leak must not have entered the sanitary sewer system;
(b) the property may be residential, commercial, industrial, institutional or agricultura;,
(c) both the utility account and tax account must be in good standing with no fees or
penalties owing;
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(d) submission of
(i) a completed leak adjustment application form,
(ii) payment of a leak adjustment application fee, as set out in the Fees and
Charges Bylaw, and
(iii) proof of repair in the form of a copy of an invoice for the cost of the repair.
(4) The following scenarios do not qualify for sewer adjustment:
(a) outdoor water use, including, but not limited to, vehicle wash and pressure
washing;
(b) irrigation and watering of plants, garden, vegetation or greenhouses;
(c) filling in-ground or above ground swimming pools, ponds or other water features;
(d) leaks arising from unattended or neglected plumbing fixtures including, but not
limited to, outside faucet and hose bib.
(5) The adjustment period for the leaks is limited to previous billing period, plus the current
billing period.
(6) Consumption during that period will be adjusted based on the average consumption of
the previous twelve months (six (6) billing periods) before the leak started.
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Sanitary sewer service area
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(1) The sanitary sewer service area, as set out in Schedule "I", generally services those
properties within the Urban Development Boundary.
(2) The sanitary sewer service area also includes those areas where Council has approved
a sewer boundary extension, including, but not limited to, Matsqui Village and Clayburn
Village.
(3) Where a property is not located within the sanitary sewer service area, the General
Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, is authorized to consider and may approve
a sewer connection in special circumstances, including but not limited to, proximity to
adjacent trunk mains, available capacity, and health reasons.
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Sewer connections for rural properties
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(1) The purpose for providing rural properties with sewer connections is to address septic
issues that may compromise public health and public safety.
(2) The intent is not to promote expansion of farm facilities or encourage removal of land
from the Agricultural Land Reserve.
(3) The sanitary sewer system and the JAMES Plant are designed to service properties
located within the sanitary sewer service area, as set out in Schedule "I".
(4) The area within the sanitary sewer service area is serviced by sewer transmission mains
crossing the Agricultural Land Reserve lands to the JAMES Plant.
(5) Many of the single family dwellings in the Agricultural Land Reserve are in areas with
poor draining soils and/or high water table.
(6) These properties may be permitted to connect to the adjacent sewer, subject to sewer
capacity availability, and are not required to extend the sanitary sewer service area or
install onsite advanced septic systems.
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(7) Only single family residential dwellings, as set out in the Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, may
be permitted to connect.
(8) Farm buildings, farm use and/or any other uses are not permitted to connect.
(9) Sewer connections may be only considered under the following conditions:
(a) a sewer main is adjacent or fronts the property and has available capacity to
accommodate the additional rural residential single family dwelling (existing, new or
replacement home);
(b) it does not lead to create additional parcels of land;
(c) the property owner demonstrates that a conventional septic system will not work
due to local conditions, such as but not limited to the following: poor percolation
rate, high groundwater, and setbacks from creeks/streams and/or wells, and
submits supporting documentation, from a Professional Engineer or registered
onsite wastewater practitioner, to General Manager, Engineering and Regional
Utilities;
(d) the property owner demonstrates, by submitting supporting documentation from a
Professional Engineer or registered onsite wastewater practitioner, that the septic
problem is not due to lack of maintenance;
(e) the property owner agrees to register a Section 219 Covenant on the title of the
property, limiting the connection to one (1) single family dwelling;
(f) the property owner agrees to pay all applicable fees and charges, including the
following:
(i) sewer connection fees, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw;
(ii) equivalent Development Cost Charges , for a similar single family residential
dwelling in the Urban Development Boundary, as set out in the Development
Cost Charges Imposition Bylaw;
(iii) applicable local improvement charges, as set out in the associated city bylaw;
(iv) section 219 Covenant registration fees, as set out in the Development
Application and Service Fee Bylaw;
(v) annual user fees, as set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
(10) A sanitary sewer service area extension will not be considered under this section.
(11) Where a property is not located within the sanitary sewer service area, the General
Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, is authorized to consider and may approve
a sewer connection in special circumstances, including but not limited to, proximity to
adjacent trunk mains, available capacity, and health reasons.
[B/L 3372-2023]
Car washes
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The conduct and operation of a car wash must be in accordance with the Waterworks
Regulation Bylaw.
[B/L 3372-2023]
Offence and penalties
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[Repealed, B/L 3063-2020.]
Every person who contravenes this bylaw commits an offence and is subject to enforcement and
penalties in accordance with the Bylaw Enforcement Bylaw.
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General
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(1) Nothing in this bylaw may be interpreted as relieving a person discharging waste from
complying with all federal, provincial and local government enactments governing the
discharge of waste into sewers.
(2) Where the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities, has authority to direct
that a matter or thing be done by a person, the General Manager may also direct that, if
the person fails to take the required action, the matter or thing will be done by the City at
the expense of the person in default and the costs recovered from that person as a debt.
(3) The schedules attached to this bylaw are deemed to be an integral part of this bylaw.
[B/L 3372-2023]
Repeal
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Bylaw No. 1862-2009, cited as "Sewer Rates and Regulations Bylaw, 2009", and all
amendments, are hereby repealed.
READ A FIRST TIME on May 8, 2017
READ A SECOND TIME on May 8, 2017
READ A THIRD TIME on May 8, 2017
ADOPTED on May 10, 2017
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SCHEDULE "A"
DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Activated Carbon" means treated or prepared granular carbon capable of removing organic
compound and other Substances from Waste or Wastewater through the processes of adsorption and
absorption.
"Air" means the atmosphere but, except in a Sewer or a Wastewater Treatment System or as the
context may otherwise require, does not include the atmosphere inside a constructed enclosure that is
not open to the weather.
"Air Contaminant" means any Substance or odour whether gaseous, liquid, solid or a combination
that is emitted into the air and that:
(a) injures or is capable of injuring the health or safety of a person;
(b) injures or is capable of injuring property or any life form;
(c) interferes or is capable of interfering with visibility;
(d) interferes or is capable of interfering with the normal conduct of business;
(e) causes or is capable of causing material physical discomfort to a person; or
(f) damages or is capable of damaging the environment.
"Air Contaminant Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule "B".
"Agricultural Land Reserve" means agricultural land designated as an agricultural land reserve
under the Agricultural Land Commission Act, SBC 2002, and includes an agricultural land reserve
under a former Act.
"Applicant" means the Person submitting an Application.
"Application" means a request for one (1) of the following:
(a) sewer connection;
(b) sewer reconnection;
(c) a Wastewater Discharge permit;
(d) to amend, add or delete a term or condition of a wastewater Discharge Permit;
(e) to change the activity that is the subject of a Wastewater Discharge Permit;
(f) to renew a Wastewater Discharge Permit; or
(g) Payment Plan.
"Automotive Operation" means any commercial, industrial, or institutional operation or public
authority that carries out the repair or maintenance of vehicles, engines, transmissions or other
mechanical devices that use any oil or grease for lubricating purposes including, but not limited to:
Collision repair shops, mechanical repair shops, service stations, fueling stations, oil change
operations, vehicle dealerships, vehicle maintenance facilities, vehicle recycling operations, radiator
repair shops, towing businesses, but not including Vehicle Wash Operations.
"Biochemical Oxygen Demand" (BOD) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic Substances under standard laboratory procedures in five (5) days at 20 degrees
Celsius expressed in milligrams per litre, as determined by the appropriate procedure in Standard
Methods.
"Biomedical Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule "B".
"Biosolids" means stabilized Wastewater Sludge resulting from a local government Wastewater
treatment process which has been sufficiently treated to reduce pathogen densities and vector
attraction to allow the Sludge to be beneficially recycled in accordance with the requirements of the
provincial Organic Matter Recycling Regulation.
"Building Official" has the same meaning as set out in the City's Building Bylaw, 2003.
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"Building Sewer" means the Sewer pipe extending from the property line of the property concerned
or from the easement line where the Common Sewer is located in an easement, through the property
to the building situated on, and joining the Service Connection to the plumbing system at the building.
"Certified Amalgam Separator" means any Amalgam Separator that is certified in accordance with
ISO Standard ISO/FDIS 11143: (1999) for "Dental equipment - Amalgam Separators" or its
amendments as established by the International Organization for Standardization.
"Chemical Recovery Cartridge" means a cartridge filled with steel wool, iron mesh, iron particles or
iron-impregnated resin capable of removing silver from silver-bearing Waste through the principle of
metallic replacement.
"Chlorinated Phenols" means the chlorinated derivatives of Phenols specified in Schedule "C"; and
as determined by the appropriate procedure described in Standard Methods or in procedures
authorized by the Engineer.
"City" means the City of Abbotsford.
"Code of Practice" means a regulatory document developed by the City which contains mandatory
Sanitary Sewer Discharge standards for specific industrial, institutional or commercial operations
including, without limitation minimum Waste treatment, equipment maintenance and record keeping
requirements for various operations.
"Collecting Container" means the part of a Certified Amalgam Separator designed for retention of
separated Amalgam Waste for the purpose of disposal.
"Collector" means the designated City officer appointed by Council and assigned responsibility as
collector of taxes for the City, or such other person as Council may, by resolution, designate.
"Common Sewer" means any Sewer, Sewer system or portion thereof used, or intended to be used,
for public use and under the control of the City.
"Composite Sample" means a sample of Waste which is composed of equivalent portions of a
specified number of Grab Samples collected manually or automatically at the same sampling point, at
specified times or flow intervals during a specified sampling period.
"Contaminant" means any Substance whether dissolved or suspended, or any Wastewater quality
parameter that, when present above a certain concentration in Wastewater:
(a) injures or is capable of injuring the health or safety of a person;
(b) injures or is capable of injuring property or any life form;
(c) interferes or is capable of interfering with the proper operation of a sewer or sewage
facility;
(d) causes or is capable of causing material physical discomfort to a person; or
(e) damages or is capable of damaging the environment.
"Cooling Water" means Water obtained from a domestic Water supply, or other fresh Water source,
which is used in an industrial, institutional or commercial cooling process and to which no
Contaminant has been added or is present.
"Corrosive Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule "B".
"Council" means the City Council of the City of Abbotsford.
"Cumulative Flow" means the total flow in cubic metres over a known period of time.
"Cumulative Flow Meter" means a device used for measuring Cumulative Flow.
"Dental Amalgam" means a dental filling material consisting of an amalgam of mercury, silver and
other materials such as copper, tin or zinc.
"Dental Operation" means any operation that carries out dental care, dental hygiene or dental
laboratory activities which produces liquid Waste containing mercury or silver and which is required to
operate under the Code of Practice set out in Schedule "D".
"Discharge" means to directly or indirectly introduce a Substance into a Sewer or Wastewater
Treatment System by spilling, disposing, abandoning, depositing, leaking, seeping, pouring, draining,
emptying or by any other means.
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"Discharging Operation" means an industrial, commercial, institutional or other undertaking required
to operate under a Code of Practice established as part of this Bylaw.
"Domestic Waste" means liquid Waste:
(a) from the non-commercial preparation, cooking, and handling of food; or
(b) containing human excrement and similar matter from the sanitary conveniences of
dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions.
"Dry Cleaning Operation" means any commercial, industrial, or institutional operation that carries
out the cleaning of textile and apparel goods, rugs, furs, leathers and apparel goods, rugs, furs,
leathers and other similar articles using Tetrachloroethylene.
"Dry Shop" means an Automotive Operation that has disconnected all Non-Domestic Waste drains
from the Sanitary Sewer system and does not Discharge any Non-Domestic Waste to the Sanitary
Sewer.
"Electrolytic Recovery" means a method of recovering silver from silver-bearing liquid Waste by
passing direct electrical current between electrodes suspended in Waste.
"Enactment" means any applicable act, regulation, bylaw, order or authorization, by a federal,
provincial, regional or municipal government or their authorized representatives.
"Engineer" means the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities of the City of Abbotsford,
or any person authorized by the General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities to act on his
behalf to administer or enforce the provisions of this Bylaw.
"Engineering and Regional Utilities Department" means the City of Abbotsford's Engineering and
Regional Utilities Department.
"Environmental Management Act" means the British Columbia Environmental Management Act.
"Food Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule "B".
"Fixture" means a receptacle, appliance, apparatus or other device that Discharges Wastewater and
includes floor drains.
"Flammable or Explosive Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule "B".
"Flow Control Fitting" means a device used to limit the flow of Water into a Wet Vacuum System to
a rate which does not exceed the maximum inlet flow rate of a Certified Amalgam Separator installed
downstream.
"Full Mass Loading" means the total mass of a Substance in the Wastewater discharged to the
Sanitary Sewer over a given time interval usually expressed in kg/d
"Garbage" means solid Waste from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking, handling,
storage, sale, and dispensing of food.
"General Manager, Engineering and Regional Utilities" means the General Manager, Engineering
and Regional Utilities, for the City or designate.
"Grab Sample" means a sample of Waste collected at a particular time and place.
"Grease Trap" means a device designed and installed to separate and retain Oil and Grease from
Wastewater for physical removal, while permitting Wastewater to Discharge to the Sanitary Sewer.
"Groundwater" means Water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the surface of land or below a
surface Water body and includes, but not limited to, Water supplied to wells and springs.
"Groundwater Remediation" means the process by which contaminated groundwater is removed
and treated through technologies including, but not limited to, biological, chemical and physical
treatment.
"Hazardous Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Environmental Management Act and in
Schedule "B".
"Hazardous Waste Regulation" means the provincial Hazardous Waste Regulation, enacted
pursuant to the Environmental Management Act.
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"Hazardous Waste Regulation Leachate Quality Standards" means the Contaminant
concentrations for leachate as set out in Table 1, Schedule 4 of the Hazardous Waste Regulation.
"High Temperature Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule "B".
"Inspection Chamber" means a device installed on a Service Connection in accordance with City's
Development Bylaw, 2011.
"Inspector" means a building inspector of the City of Abbotsford, appointed by Council.
"Interceptor" means a receptacle approved by the Engineer and designed to prevent Oil and
Grease, sand or other matter from passing from the source thereof into any Sewer.
"ISO Standard" means standard ISO/FDIS 11143: (1999) for "Dental equipment - Amalgam
separators" or its amendments as established by the International Organization for Standardization.
"JAMES Plant" means the Joint Abbotsford Environmental Systems Wastewater Treatment Plant,
located at 5959 Gladwin Road; and jointly owned and operated by the City and District of Mission.
"Kg/d" means kilograms per day.
"Lower Explosive Limit" (LEL) means the lowest concentration of a flammable gas or vapour at
ordinary ambient temperatures, (% by volume in air) in which explosion can occur upon ignition in a
confined area.
"Metering Pump" means a pump designed to deliver Waste at a calibrated flow rate.
"mg/L" means milligrams per litre.
"Miscellaneous Prohibited Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule "B".
"Miscellaneous Restricted Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule "C".
"Monitoring Point" means an access point to a Sewer, private drainage system or other Sewer
system for the purpose of:
(a) measuring the rate of flow or volume of Wastewater being discharged from a Premises;
(b) collecting representative samples of Wastewater being discharged from a Premises.
"Natural Outlet" means any outlet into a Watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, bay, ocean, or other body of
surface Water or into groundwater.
"Non-Domestic Waste" means all Waste except Domestic Waste, Storm Water and Uncontaminated
Water.
"Obstructive Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule "B".
"Off-Site Waste Management" means removal of Waste to a facility licensed by a provincial or
federal government for treatment and disposal in accordance with applicable Enactments.
"Oil and Grease" means an organic Substance or Substances recoverable by the partition-
gravimetric procedure set out in Standard Methods or a procedure authorized by the Engineer and
includes, but is not limited to, hydrocarbons, esters, fats, oils, waxes and high molecular weight
carboxylic acids.
"Oil and Grease (Hydrocarbons)" means an organic Substance or Substances recoverable by the
partition-gravimetric silica gel absorption procedure set out in Standard Methods or a procedure
authorized by the Engineer and includes, but is not limited to, non-polar petroleum hydrocarbons.
"Oil-Water Separator" means a three-stage oil-water separator that meets the Standard for Oil-
Water Separators (ULC-S656-00) prepared by Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada or equivalent oil-
water separation technology able to achieve an effluent quality of 50 mg/L of Oil and Grease
(hydrocarbons) or less.
"Operator" means the Person who owns or otherwise has a right to operate a Discharging Operation
or any Person who has been authorized by such Person to act as their agent.
"Owner" has the meaning assigned to it under the Community Charter and includes the authorized
agent of the Owner.
"Parcel" means a lot, block or other area in which land is held or into which it is subdivided.
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"Payment Plan" means the details and conditions of re-payment of the connection charges by the
Applicant to the City, as determined by the Engineer.
"Peak Flow Rate" means the rate at which Wastewater is discharged to the Sanitary Sewer during
the single highest 5-minute Discharge period as reported in L/s.
"Person" means an individual, firm, company, association, society, partnership, corporation, local
government, institution or other similar organization, agency or group as the context requires.
"pH" means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams per litre of
solution, as determined by the appropriate procedure in Standard Methods.
"Phenols" means the hydroxy derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons as determined by the
appropriate procedure described in Standard Methods.
"Photo Imaging Operation" means any operation which carries out photographic film processing or
printing that uses silver in image forming or creates Waste containing silver and which is required to
operate under the Code of Practice set out in Schedule "E".
"Plumbing Inspector" means a person or persons designated by the City as a Plumbing Inspector,
and includes the supervisors for this position.
"Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons" (PAH), also known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
means the aromatic hydrocarbons specified in Schedule "C", as determined by the appropriate
procedure described in Standard Methods or in procedures authorized by the Engineer.
"Pool" means any Water receptacle used for swimming or as a bath or hot tub designed to
accommodate more than one (1) bather at a time or designed for decorative purposes.
"Premises" means any land or building or both or any part thereof.
"Pretreatment" means applications of physical, chemical, and biological processes to reduce the
amount of Contaminants in, or alter the nature of, the Contaminant properties in Wastewater prior to
discharging such Wastewater into the Wastewater Treatment System.
"Prohibited Waste" means a Hazardous Waste, Radioactive Waste, Air Contaminant Waste,
Flammable or Explosive Waste, Obstructive Waste, Corrosive Waste, High Temperature Waste, Food
Waste, Biomedical Waste and Miscellaneous Prohibited Waste, all as described in Schedule "B".
"Public Works Division" means the Engineering and Regional Utilities Department, Public Works
Division.
"Radioactive Waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule "B".
"Recreational Vehicle Waste" means Domestic Waste accumulated in a holding tank in a trailer,
camper, transportable housing unit, bus or aircraft.
"Residential Property" means a property which is used primarily for the purpose of residence by
persons on a permanent, temporary or seasonal basis.
"Restricted Waste" means a Specified Waste, ph Waste, BOD and TSS Waste, Wash Water Waste,
Dyes and Colouring Material and Miscellaneous Restricted Waste all as described in Schedule "C".
"Sani-Dump" means a facility allowing the Discharge of Recreational Vehicle Waste directly or
indirectly to a Sewer or a Wastewater Treatment System.
"Sanitary Sewer" means a Sewer which carries Domestic and Non-Domestic Wastes, but is not
intended to carry Storm Water or Cooling Water.
"Sanitary Sewer Service Area" means an area within the City that is generally serviceable with the
sanitary sewer system.
"Service Agreement" means an agreement between the Applicant and the City for a Service
Connection.
"Service Connection" means the Sewer pipe extending from the Common Sewer to the property line
of the property being served or about to be served, or where the Common Sewer is located in an
easement through the property, means the Sewer pipe extending from the Common Sewer to the
easement line.
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"Sewer" means all pipes, conduits, drains and other equipment and facilities, owned or otherwise
under the control or jurisdiction of the City for collecting, pumping and transporting Wastewater either
to a Wastewater Treatment System, or otherwise, and includes, but is not limited to, all such pipes,
conduits, drains and other equipment and facilities which connect with those of the City, and includes
a Storm Sewer and Sanitary Sewer.
"Sharps" means hypodermic needles, hypodermic syringes, blades, broken glass and any devices,
instruments or other objects which have acute rigid corners, edges or protuberances.
"Silver Recovery System" means the combination of holding tanks, metering pumps, plumbing and
silver recovery technology which is used to treat liquid Waste containing silver produced by Photo
Imaging Operations.
"Silver Recovery Technology" means equipment that is designed to recover silver from liquid
Waste produced by Photo Imaging Operations using such methods as metallic replacement,
electrolysis, ion exchange or chemical precipitation including: electrolytic units, chemical recovery
cartridges, chemical precipitation units and ion exchange units.
"Silver Test Kit" means a test kit that is capable of measuring the silver concentration in liquid Waste
at a minimum level of 100 mg/L.
"Silver Test Paper" means test paper that is capable of measuring the silver concentration in liquid
Waste at a minimum concentration of 500 mg/L.
"Sludge" means Wastewater containing more than 0.5% total solids.
"Solvent" means a hydrocarbon-based liquid used to clean equipment or to dissolve other
Substances.
"Spill Containment" means Spill Containment as required under the provincial Hazardous Waste
Regulation enacted pursuant to the Environmental Management Act.
"Spill Reporting Regulation" means the Spill Reporting Regulation enacted pursuant to the
Environmental Management Act.
"Spill Response Plan" means a written plan developed for the Operator to respond to any spills of
Prohibited Waste or Restricted Waste that defines the rules and responsibilities for a spill response,
and includes contact names and numbers for the appropriate agencies and a list of all spill response
equipment.
"Standard Methods" means the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater jointly prepared and published from time to time by the American Public Health
Association, American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation.
"Storm Sewer" or "Storm Drain" means a Common Sewer which carries Storm Water and surface
Water, but excludes Domestic Waste and Non-Domestic Waste containing Contaminants.
"Storm Water" means any flow occurring during, or immediately following, any form of natural
precipitation and resulting therefrom.
"Substance" includes any solid, liquid or gas.
"Suspended Solids" means the total suspended matter that floats on the surface of, or is suspended
in, Water, Wastewater, or other liquids and which is removable by laboratory filtering, as determined
by the appropriate procedure in Standard Methods.
"Tetrachloroethylene" means an aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula CCl2=CCl2 also
referred to as ethylene tetrachloride, PCE, perc, perchlor, perchlorethylene, perchloroethylene, perk,
tetrachloroethene and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylene.
"Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Residue" means any solid, liquid or sludge containing
Tetrachloroethylene, other than Wastewater, that is produced by a Dry Cleaning Operation.
"Tetrachloroethylene-Water Separator" means equipment used to separate Tetrachloroethylene
and Water by gravity.
"Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations" means the Transportation of Dangerous
Goods Regulation SOR/2001-266 enacted pursuant to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act of
Canada.
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"Treatment Works" means any Works or procedures specified in a Code of Practice or a
Wastewater Discharge Permit designed for the treatment of Waste.
"Trucked Liquid Waste" means any Waste that is collected and transported off-site by means other
than Discharge to a Sanitary Sewer, including, but not limited to, septic tank Waste, Domestic Waste
from holding tanks and Oil and Grease from Grease Traps.
[B/L 3135-2021]
"Uncontaminated Water" means Water not containing any Contaminants restricted or prohibited by
the effluent standards in effect, or Water the Discharge of which will not cause any violation of
receiving Water quality standards.
"Urban Development Boundary" has the same meaning as set out in the City's Official Community
Plan Bylaw, 2016.
"User" means any Person who Discharges, causes, or permits the Discharge of Wastewater into a
Sewer.
"Vehicle Wash Operation" means the washing of the exterior of vehicles by any commercial,
industrial or institutional operation or by a public authority.
"Water Features" has the same meaning as set out in the City's Waterworks Regulations Bylaw,
2016.
"Water Meter" has the same meaning as set out in the City's Waterworks Regulations Bylaw, 2016.
"Waste" means any Substance whether gaseous, liquid or solid, that is, or is intended to be,
discharged or discarded, directly or indirectly, to a Sewer.
"Wastewater" means the composite of Water and water-carried Wastes from residential, commercial,
industrial or institutional premises or any other source.
"Wastewater Discharge Permit" means a Wastewater Discharge Permit issued by the Engineer
under this Bylaw for Discharges to the Sanitary Sewer.
"Wastewater Sludge" means the removed material resulting from chemical treatment, coagulation,
flocculation, sedimentation, flotation or biological oxidation of Wastewater.
"Wastewater Treatment System" means any devices, facilities, structures, equipment, or works
owned or used by the City for the purpose of the transmission, storage, treatment, recycling, and
reclamation of Domestic and Non-Domestic Waste, or necessary to recycle or reuse Water at the
most economical cost over the estimated life of the Wastewater system, including but not limited to
intercepting Sewers, outfall Sewers, sewage collection systems, pumping, power, and other
equipment and their appurtenances, extensions, improvements, remodelling, additions, and
alterations, including the JAMES Plant.
"Water" includes seawater, surface Water, groundwater and ice.
"Watercourse" means:
(a) a river, stream, creek, waterway, lagoon, lake, spring, swamp, marsh or other natural
body of Water; or
(b) a canal, ditch, reservoir or other man-made surface feature; whether it contains or
conveys Water continuously or intermittently.
"Waterworks" means any Works owned or otherwise under the control or jurisdiction of the City that
collects, treats, transports or stores drinking Water.
"Wet Vacuum System" means a dental operatory vacuum system that uses Water, which is spun
and thrown out within the pump mechanism, to create a vacuum.
"Works" includes:
(a) a drain, ditch, Sewer or Waste disposal system including a Wastewater Treatment
System, pumping station or outfall;
(b) a device, equipment, land or a structure that:
(i) measures, handles, transports, stores, treats or destroys Waste or a Contaminant; or
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(ii) introduces Waste or a Contaminant into the environment;
(c) an installation, plant, machinery, equipment, land; or a process that causes or may cause
a release of a Contaminant into the environment, or is designed or used to measure or
control the introduction of Waste into the environment, or to measure or control a
Contaminant;
(d) an installation, plant, machinery, equipment, land or a process that monitors or cleans up
a Contaminant or Waste.
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SCHEDULE "B"
PROHIBITED WASTE
Prohibited Waste means:
Hazardous Waste
1
Hazardous Waste as defined by the Environmental Management Act.
Radioactive Waste
2
Any Radioactive Wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration that they do not
comply with regulations or orders issued by the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada, or
other authority having jurisdiction and control over their use, and which will or may cause
damage or hazards to the Sanitary Sewer or Wastewater Treatment System, or personnel
operating the system.
Air Contaminant Waste
3
Any Waste other than Sanitary Waste which, by itself or in combination with another
Substance, is capable of creating, causing or introducing an Air Contaminant outside any
Sanitary Sewer or Wastewater Treatment System or is capable of creating, causing or
introducing an Air Contaminant within any Sanitary Sewer or Wastewater Treatment System
which would create a public nuisance or hazard to life, or are or may be sufficient to prevent
safe entry by authorized personnel.
Flammable or Explosive Waste
4
Any Waste, which by itself or in combination with another Substance, is capable of causing
or contributing to an explosion or supporting combustion in any Sanitary Sewer or
Wastewater Treatment System including, but not limited to, gasoline, naphtha, propane,
diesel, fuel oil, kerosene or alcohol. At no time may two (2) successive readings on an
explosion hazard meter, at the point of Discharge into any Sanitary Sewer, be more than 5%
nor any single reading over 10% of the Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) of the meter.
Obstructive Waste
5
Any Waste which by itself or in combination with another Substance, is capable of
obstructing the flow of, or interfering with, the operation, performance or maintenance of any
Sanitary Sewer or Wastewater Treatment System including, but not limited to: ashes,
cinders, earth, sand, mud, straw, sweepings, gardening or agricultural Waste, insoluble
shavings, chemicals, paint, metal, glass, Sharps, rags, cloth, tar, asphalt, creosote, cement-
based products, plastic, wood, feathers, animal paunch contents, offal, bones, meat
trimmings and wastes, fish or fowl head, shrimp, crab or clam shells, entrails, lard, tallow,
baking dough, chemical residues, canner waste bulk solids, hair and fleshings, spent grain
and hops, whole or ground paper dishes and cups, whole or ground plastic dishes and cups,
whole or ground food and beverage containers, unground Garbage, and paper and brewery
Waste.
Corrosive Waste
6
Any Waste with corrosive properties which, by itself or in combination with any other
Substance, may cause damage to any Sanitary Sewer or Wastewater Treatment System or
which may prevent safe entry by authorized personnel.
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High Temperature Waste
7
(a) Any Waste which, by itself or in combination with another Substance, will create heat in
amounts that interfere with, or are capable of interfering with, the operation and
maintenance of the Sanitary Sewer or Wastewater Treatment System or with the
treatment of Waste;
(b) Any Waste which will raise the temperature of Waste entering any Sanitary Sewer to
40°C (104°F) or more;
(c) Any Non-domestic Waste with a temperature of 54°C (129°F) or more.
Food Wastes
8
Any Waste from cooking and handling of food that, at the point of Discharge into a Sanitary
Sewer; contains particles larger than 5 mm in any direction.
Biomedical Waste
9
Any Waste that, at the point of discharge into a sewer, contains Biomedical Waste as
defined in the Hazardous Waste Regulation under the Environmental Management Act.
Miscellaneous Prohibited Waste
10
Any Waste, other than Domestic Waste, which by itself or in combination with another
Substance:
(a) constitutes or may constitute a significant health or safety hazard to any Person;
(b) may interfere with any Sanitary Sewer or Wastewater Treatment System;
(c) may cause a Discharge from a Wastewater Treatment System to contravene any
requirements by or under any permit issued under the Environmental Management
Act or any other act, or any other law or regulation governing the quality of the
Discharge, or may cause the Discharge to result in a hazard to people, animals,
property or vegetation;
(d) may cause Biosolids to fail criteria for beneficial land Application in British Columbia
as set out in the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation (British Columbia) deposited
February 2002.
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SCHEDULE "C"
RESTRICTED WASTE
Restricted Waste means:
Specified Waste
1
(1) Any Waste which, at the point of Discharge into a Sanitary Sewer, contains any
Contaminant at a concentration in excess of the limits set out below. All concentrations
are expressed as total concentrations which includes all forms of the Contaminant,
whether dissolved or undissolved. The concentration limits apply to both Grab and
Composite Samples. Contaminant definitions and methods of analysis are outlined in
Standard Methods or methods specified by the Engineer.
(2) Any of the Contaminants listed below in tables a), b) or c) that are present in a Waste at
dissolved concentrations in excess of the Hazardous Waste Regulation Leachate
Quality Standards will qualify that Waste, regardless of the sampling method used, as a
Hazardous Waste.
(a) CONVENTIONAL CONTAMINANTS [mg/L]
Total Oil and
Grease1
150
Note: 1Total Oil and Grease includes Oil and Grease (hydrocarbons) (see table (b))
(b) ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS [mg/L]
Benzene
0.1
Total BETX2
1.0
Polynuclear Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAH)3
0.05
Phenols
1
Chlorinated Phenols4
0.05
Oil and Grease
(hydrocarbons)
15
Tetrachloroethylene
0.05
Notes:2 Total BETX includes:
(i) Benzene
(ii) Ethylbenzene
(iii) Toluene
(iv) Xylenes
3Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) includes:
(i) Naphthalene
(ii) Benzo(a)anthracene
(iii) Acenaphthylene
(iv) Chrysene
(v) Acenapthene
(vi) Benzo(b)fluoranthene
(vii) Fluorene
(viii) Benzo(k)fluoranthene
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(ix) Phenanthrene
(x) Benzo(a)pyrene
(xi) Anthracene
(xii) Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
(xiii) Fluoranthene
(xiv) Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
(xv) Pyrene
(xvi) Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
4Chlorinated Phenols includes:
(i) Tetrachlorophenols (2,3,4,5-, 2,3,4,6-, 2,3,5,6-)
(ii) Pentachlorophenol
(c) INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS [mg/L]
Aluminum (Al)
50.0
Arsenic (As)
1.0
Boron (B)
50.0
Cadmium (Cd)
0.2
Chromium (Cr)
4.0
Cobalt (Co)
5.0
Copper (Cu)
2.0
Iron (Fe)
10.0
Lead (Pb)
1.0
Manganese (Mn)
5.0
Mercury (Hg)
0.05
Molybdenum (Mo)
1.0
Nickel (Ni)
2.0
Selenium (Se)
1.0
Silver (Ag)
1.0
Zinc (Zn)
3.0
Cyanide (CN)
1.0
Sulphate (SO4)
1500.0
Sulphide (S)
1.0
pH Waste
2
Any Waste or Wastewater which, at the point of Discharge into a Sanitary Sewer, has a pH
lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5, or with any other corrosive property that reasonably could
be hazardous to structures, equipment, or Persons such as, but not limited to, battery or
plating acid and Wastes, copper sulphate, chromium salts and compounds, or salt brine.
BOD and TSS Waste
3
Any Waste or Wastewater at the point of Discharge into a Sanitary Sewer that may produce
a significant mass loading of BOD and/or TSS at the JAMES Plant, as determined by the
Engineer. Wastewater of unusual strength or character cannot be discharged into a Sanitary
Sewer except by special agreement with the User which allows the Wastewater into the
Sanitary Sewer and to be specially treated, subject to JAMES Plant capacity, City approval
and payment of User charges, as may be applicable. The applicable charges for BOD and
TSS Waste are set out in the City's Fees and Charges Bylaw, 2006.
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Wash Water Wastes
4
Any Waste originating from Water used in washing industrial equipment, machines, or
vehicles.
Dyes and Colouring Material
5
Dyes or colouring materials including, but not limited to dye Wastes and vegetable tanning
solutions, which may pass through the Wastewater Treatment System and discolour the
effluent from the Wastewater Treatment System except where the dye is used by the City as
a tracer.
Miscellaneous Restricted Waste
6
Any of the following Wastes as defined in the bylaw:
(a) concentrations of inert Suspended Solids such as, but not limited to, Fuller's Earth,
lime slurries, or lime residue.
(b) concentrations of dissolved solids such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride,
calcium chloride, or sodium sulphate.
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SCHEDULE "D"
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DENTAL OPERATIONS
Purpose
1
Pursuant to Section 28 of the Bylaw, this Code of Practice for Dental Operations sets out the
requirements for managing Non-Domestic Waste discharged directly or indirectly from a
Dental Operation into the Sanitary Sewer or the Wastewater Treatment System.
Application
2
(1) This Code of Practice applies to Dental Operations that produce Non-Domestic Waste
containing Dental Amalgam. If work in a dental office is limited to work that does not
involve placing or removing Dental Amalgam then this Code of Practice does not apply.
(2) The Engineer may require a Wastewater Discharge permit from the Operator of a Dental
Operation to authorize the Discharge of Non-Domestic Waste.
(3) If the Engineer requires a Wastewater Discharge Permit from the Operator of a Dental
Operation, this Code of Practice will not apply unless the Wastewater Discharge Permit
so provides.
(4) Nothing in this Code of Practice exempts a Person discharging Waste from complying
with this Bylaw or a Wastewater Discharge Permit issued under this Bylaw and all other
applicable Enactments.
Requirements
3
(1) An Operator of a Dental Operation must not Discharge Waste which, at the point of
Discharge into a Sanitary Sewer, contains:
(a) Prohibited Waste or Storm Water; or
(b) Restricted Waste with the exception of Restricted Waste found in Dental Amalgam:
mercury, silver, copper or zinc.
(2) An Operator of a Dental Operation that produces liquid Waste from photographic
imaging containing silver on or after January 1, 2010 must also comply with the
requirements of Schedule "B".
(3) An Operator of a Dental Operation that produces Wastewater containing Dental
Amalgam on or after January 1, 2010 must treat the Wastewater at the Dental Operation
site prior to Discharge to the Sanitary Sewer using a Certified Amalgam Separator.
(4) An Operator of a Dental Operation must install and maintain the Certified Amalgam
Separator referred to in Subsection (3) according to the manufacturer's or supplier's
recommendations in order to ensure that the Certified Amalgam Separator functions
correctly.
(5) An Operator of a Dental Operation must not install an amalgam separator other than a
Certified Amalgam Separator on or after January 1, 2010.
(6) An Operator of a Dental Operation who installs a Certified Amalgam Separator on or
after January 1, 2010 must ensure that:
(a) all Dental Operation Wastewater that contains Dental Amalgam is treated using the
Certified Amalgam Separator;
(b) a Monitoring Point is installed at the discretion of the Engineer, and is located at the
outlet of the Certified Amalgam Separator or downstream of the Certified Amalgam
Separator at a location upstream of any Discharge of other Waste;
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(c) the Monitoring Point must be installed in such a manner that the total flow from the
Certified Amalgam Separator may be intercepted and sampled; and
(d) the Monitoring Point must be readily and easily accessible at all times for
inspection.
(7) If the Monitoring Point referred to under Subsection (6) (b) is not required by the
Engineer, then Subsections (6) (b), (c) and (d) do not apply to that Dental Operation.
(8) If the Certified Amalgam Separator referred to under Section 3 (5) is located
downstream of a Wet Vacuum System, an Operator of a Dental Operation must ensure
that:
(a) the Wet Vacuum System is fitted with an internal Flow Control Fitting; or
(b) a Flow Control Fitting is installed on the water supply line to the Wet Vacuum
System.
(9) The Flow Control Fitting referred to in Section 3 (8) must be sized to limit the flow to a
rate that is no more than the maximum inlet flow rate of the Certified Amalgam
Separator as stated by the manufacturer of the Certified Amalgam Separator.
(10) An Operator of a Dental Operation must locate the Certified Amalgam Separator in such
a manner that an accidental spill, leak or Collecting Container failure will not result in
Waste containing amalgam entering any Sewer.
(11) If a location referred to under Section 3 (10) is not available, an Operator of a Dental
Operation must do one (1) of the following:
(a) install Spill Containment to contain spills or leaks from the Certified Amalgam
Separator; or
(b) cap all floor drains into which liquid spilled from the Certified Amalgam Separator
would normally flow.
(12) An Operator of a Dental Operation must replace the Certified Amalgam Separator's
Collecting Container when any of the following occurs:
(a) the manufacturer's or supplier's recommended expiry date, as shown on the
Certified Amalgam Separator, has been reached; or
(b) the warning level specified in the ISO Standard has been reached; or
(c) analytical data obtained using a method of analysis outlined in Standard Methods,
or an alternative method of analysis approved by the Engineer, having a method
detection limit of 0.1 mg/L or lower, indicates that the total concentration of mercury
in the discharge from the Certified Amalgam Separator is greater than, or equal to,
2 mg/L.
(13) An Operator of a Dental Operation must not dispose of Dental Amalgam collected in a
Certified Amalgam Separator, a Collecting Container, or any other device, to a Sewer.
(14) An Operator of a Dental Operation must allow the Engineer to inspect the vacuum
system, Certified Amalgam Separator, and Amalgam Waste Collecting Container upon
request, at any time during the ordinary business hours of the Dental Operation.
Record keeping and retention
4
(1) An Operator of a Dental Operation that uses a Certified Amalgam Separator must keep,
at the site of installation of the Certified Amalgam Separator, an operation and
maintenance manual containing instructions for installation, use, maintenance and
service of the Certified Amalgam Separator installed.
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(2) An Operator of a Dental Operation that uses a Certified Amalgam Separator must post,
at the site of installation of the Certified Amalgam Separator, a copy of the ISO Standard
test report pertaining to the Certified Amalgam Separator installed.
(3) An Operator of a Dental Operation that uses a Certified Amalgam Separator must keep
a record book at the Dental Operation site that includes the following information
pertaining to the Certified Amalgam Separator installed:
(a) date of installation of the Certified Amalgam Separator and name of the installation
service provider;
(b) serial number and expiry date of the Certified Amalgam Separator and/or its
components;
(c) maximum recommended flow rate through the Certified Amalgam Separator, where
applicable;
(d) dates of inspection, maintenance, cleaning and replacement of any amalgam
separation equipment or components;
(e) dates and descriptions of all operational problems, spills, leaks or Collecting
Container failures associated with the Certified Amalgam Separator and remedial
actions taken;
(f) name, address and telephone number of any Person or company who performs
any maintenance or disposal services related to the operation of the Certified
Amalgam Separator; and
(g) dates of pick-up of the Collecting Container for off-site disposal, volume of Waste
disposed and the location of disposal.
(4) All records must be retained for a period of two (2) years and must be available for
inspection by the Engineer upon request, at any time during the ordinary business hours
of the Dental Operation.
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SCHEDULE "E"
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PHOTO IMAGING OPERATIONS
Purpose
1
Pursuant to Section 28 of the Bylaw, this Code of Practice for Photo Imaging Operations
sets out the requirements for managing Non-Domestic Waste discharged directly or
indirectly from a Photo Imaging Operation into the Sanitary Sewer or the Wastewater
Treatment System.
Application
2
(1) This Code of Practice applies to Photo Imaging Operations that discharge Non-
Domestic Waste containing silver directly or indirectly into the Sanitary Sewer or the
Wastewater Treatment System.
(2) The Engineer may require a Wastewater Discharge Permit from the Operator of a Photo
Imaging Operation to authorize the Discharge of Non-Domestic Waste.
(3) If the Engineer requires a Wastewater Discharge Permit from the Operator of a Photo
Imaging Operation, this Code of Practice will not apply unless the Wastewater Discharge
Permit so provides.
(4) Nothing in this Code of Practice exempts a Person discharging Waste from complying
with the Bylaw or a Wastewater Discharge Permit issued under the Bylaw and all other
applicable Enactments.
Requirements
3
(1) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation must not Discharge Waste which, at the point
of Discharge into a Sanitary Sewer, contains:
(a) Prohibited Waste, or Storm Water; or
(b) Restricted Waste with the exception of iron and sulphate; or
(c) silver in a concentration that is greater than 5 milligrams per litre (mg/L) as
analyzed in a Grab Sample.
(2) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation that produces liquid Waste containing silver
on or after January 1, 2010 must either:
(a) collect and transport the Waste from the Photo Imaging Operation for Off-site
Waste Management; or
(b) treat the Waste at the Photo Imaging Operation site prior to Discharge to the
Sanitary Sewer using one (1) of the following Silver Recovery Technologies:
(i) two (2) Chemical Recovery Cartridges connected in a series;
(ii) an Electrolytic Recovery unit followed by two (2) Chemical Recovery
Cartridges connected in series; or
(iii) any other Silver Recovery Technology, or combination of technologies,
capable of reducing the concentration of silver in the Waste to 5 mg/L or less
where valid analytical test data has been submitted to, and accepted by, the
Engineer.
(3) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation must install and maintain the Silver Recovery
Technology according to the manufacturer's or supplier's recommendations.
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(4) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation must collect all liquid Waste containing silver
in a holding tank and must deliver this Waste to the Chemical Recovery Cartridges using
a Metering Pump.
(5) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation must calibrate the Metering Pump referred to
in Section 3 (4) at least once per year.
(6) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation must locate the Silver Recovery System in
such a manner that an accidental spill, leak or container failure will not result in liquid
Waste containing silver in concentrations greater than 5 mg/L entering into any Sewer.
(7) If a location referred to under Section 3 (6) is not available, an Operator of a Photo
Imaging Operation must do one (1) of the following:
(a) install Spill Containment to contain spills or leaks from the Silver Recovery System;
or
(b) cap all floor drains into which liquid spilled from the Silver Recovery System would
normally flow.
(8) When using two (2) separate Chemical Recovery Cartridges, an Operator of a Photo
Imaging Operation must test the Discharge from the first cartridge for silver content at
least once per month using either Silver Test Paper or a portable Silver Test Kit.
(9) When the Discharge from the first Chemical Recovery Cartridge referred to in Section 3
(8) cannot be sampled, an Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation must:
(a) install a Cumulative Flow Meter on the Silver Recovery System; and
(b) test the Discharge from the second Chemical Recovery Cartridge once per week
using Silver Test Paper or a Silver Test Kit.
(10) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation must replace the Chemical Recovery
Cartridges when any of the following occurs:
(a) the manufacturer's or supplier's recommended expiry date, as shown on each
cartridge, has been reached; or
(b) eighty percent (80%) of the manufacturer's or supplier's maximum recommended
capacity, or total Cumulative Flow, for each cartridge has been reached;
(c) test data, using Silver Test Paper or a Silver Test Kit, indicates that the Discharge
from the first cartridge is greater than 1000 mg/L; or
(d) analytical data using a method of analysis outlined in Standard Methods, or an
alternative method of analysis approved by the Engineer, having a method
detection limit of 0.5 mg/L silver or lower, indicates that the concentration of silver in
the Discharge from the Silver Recovery System is greater than, or equal to, 5 mg/L.
(11) If treatment of liquid Waste with two (2) Chemical Recovery Cartridges connected in
series is the only Silver Recovery Technology being used, the second cartridge may
replace the used first cartridge and a new second cartridge may be installed when one
(1) of the events referred to in Section 3 (10) occurs.
(12) Despite Section 3 (11), if treatment of liquid Waste with two (2) Chemical Recovery
Cartridges connected in series is used following treatment by an Electrolytic Recovery
Unit, the second cartridge may replace the used first cartridge and a new second
cartridge may be installed when one (1) of the events referred to in Section 3 (10)
occurs.
(13) Despite Section 3 (12), both Chemical Recovery Cartridges used following an
Electrolytic Recovery Unit must be replaced by the Operator of the Photo Imaging
Operation when one (1) of the events referred to in Section 3 (10) occurs if this is
recommended by the manufacturer or supplier of the cartridges.
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(14) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation must allow the Engineer to inspect the Silver
Recovery System upon request, at any time during the ordinary business hours of the
Photo Imaging Operation.
Record keeping and retention
4
(1) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation that uses a Silver Recovery System must
keep, at the Photo Imaging Operation site, an operation and maintenance manual
pertaining to all equipment used in the Silver Recovery System.
(2) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation that uses two (2) Chemical Recovery
Cartridges connected in series must keep a record book, available for inspection on
request, at the Photo Imaging Operation site that includes the following information:
(a) serial number of each Chemical Recovery Cartridge used;
(b) installation date of each Chemical Recovery Cartridge used;
(c) expiry date of each Chemical Recovery Cartridge used (where provided by
manufacturers or suppliers);
(d) maximum recommended capacity, or total cumulative flow, of each Chemical
Recovery Cartridges used;
(e) dates of all Metering Pump calibrations;
(f) monthly silver test results on the Discharge from the first Chemical Recovery
Cartridge; or where the Discharge from the first cartridges cannot be sampled,
weekly silver test results on the Discharge from the second Chemical Recovery
Cartridge and weekly Cumulative Flows through the Silver Recovery System; and
(g) dates and descriptions of all operational problems associated with the Chemical
Recovery Cartridges and remedial actions taken.
(3) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation that uses an Electrolytic Recovery Unit in
addition to two (2) Chemical Recovery Cartridges connected in series must keep a
record book, available for inspection on request, at the Photo Imaging Operation site
that includes the following information:
(a) all information specified under Section 4 (2);
(b) date of each removal of silver from the Electrolytic Recovery Unit;
(c) date of each maintenance check on the Electrolytic Recovery Unit; and
(d) dates and descriptions of all operational problems associated with the Electrolytic
Recovery Unit and remedial actions taken.
(4) An Operator of a Photo Imaging Operation that collects and transports the Waste from
the Photo Imaging Operation for Off-site Waste Management must keep a record book,
available for inspection on request, at the Photo Imaging Operation site that includes the
following:
(a) name, address and telephone number of any Person or company who performs
any disposal services related to the Photo Imaging Operation Waste; and
(b) dates of pick-up of the Waste for off-site disposal, volume of Waste disposed and
the location of disposal.
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SCHEDULE "F"
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS
Purpose
1
Pursuant to Section 28 of this Bylaw, this Code of Practice for Automotive Operations sets
out the requirements for managing Non-Domestic Waste discharged directly or indirectly
from an Automotive Operation into the Sanitary Sewer or the Wastewater Treatment
System.
Application
2
(1) This Code of Practice applies to Automotive Operations that discharge Non-Domestic
Waste directly or indirectly into the Sanitary Sewer or the Wastewater Treatment
System. If work in an Automotive Operation is limited to Dry Shop processes then the
installation of the Treatment Works is not required but all other requirements under this
Code of Practice will apply.
(2) The Engineer may require a Wastewater Discharge Permit from the Operator of an
Automotive Operation to authorize the Discharge of Non-Domestic Waste.
(3) If the Engineer requires a Wastewater Discharge Permit from the Operator of an
Automotive Operation, this Code of Practice will not apply unless the Wastewater
Discharge Permit so provides.
(4) Nothing in this Code of Practice exempts a Person discharging Waste from complying
with the Bylaw or a Wastewater Discharge Permit issued under this Bylaw and all other
applicable enactments.
Requirements
3
(1) An Operator of an Automotive Operation must not Discharge Waste, which, at the point
of Discharge into a Sanitary Sewer, contains:
(a) Prohibited Waste;
(b) Restricted Waste, other than Oil and Grease (Hydrocarbons);
(c) Oil and Grease (Hydrocarbons) in a concentration that is in excess of 50 milligrams
per litre (mg/L) as analyzed in a Grab Sample;
(d) Water that accumulates in any fuel storage tank;
(e) Rinse Water from motor vehicle parts that have been washed in Solvent;
(f) Wastewater from oily rag washing or cleaning; or
(g) Wastewater from engine washing or cleaning.
(2) An Operator of an Automotive Operation must not Discharge Groundwater from a
contaminated site as defined in the Contaminated Sites Regulation into a Sanitary
Sewer without a Wastewater Discharge Permit issued under Section 27 of this Bylaw.
(3) An Operator of an Automotive Operation that commences operation on or after July 29,
2012 must not Discharge liquid Waste from Automotive Operation processes into the
Sanitary Sewer unless the Automotive Operation is equipped with one (1) or more Oil-
Water Separators to treat the Waste in accordance with this Code of Practice.
(4) An Operator of an Automotive Operation that commences operation on or after July 29,
2012 may use an alternate Treatment Works, or a combination of Treatment Works
other than that described in this Code of Practice, to treat liquid Waste if the alternate
Treatment Works produces Effluent that complies with Subsection (1) prior to Discharge
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into a Sanitary Sewer and where valid analytical test data has been submitted to, and
accepted by, the Engineer.
(5) An Operator of an Automotive Operation that is in operation before July 29, 2012 and
does not have the Treatment Works specified in Subsections (3) or (4) must install the
Treatment Works by July 29, 2017 to treat the Waste in accordance with this Code of
Practice.
(6) An Oil-Water Separator installed by the Operator of an Automotive Operation in
accordance with Subsection (3) or (5) must:
(a) have a minimum liquid volume of 2.0 cubic metres; and
(b) have a minimum of three (3) chambers designed to retain Oil and Grease and
Suspended Solids from the liquid Waste.
(7) An Operator of an Automotive Operation who operates a Treatment Works referred to in
Subsections (3), (4) or (5) must direct all liquid Waste from an Automotive Operation
process to one or more Treatment Works before discharging into a Sanitary Sewer.
(8) An Operator of an Automotive Operation must ensure that all Waste from washrooms,
washing machines and change rooms bypasses the Treatment Works.
(9) An Operator of an Automotive Operation must not use, or allow the use of, chemical
agents, Solvent-containing products, hot Water or other agents to facilitate the passage
of Oil and Grease through a Treatment Works.
(10) An Operator of an Automotive Operation who operates a Treatment Works referred to in
Subsection (3), (4) or (5)must:
(a) equip the Treatment Works with a Monitoring Point located either at the outlet of the
Treatment Works or downstream of the Treatment Works at a location upstream of
the point of Discharge of other Waste; and
(b) install the Monitoring Point described Paragraph (a) of the same diameter as the
Treatment Works outlet pipe so that the Monitoring Point opens in a direction at
right angles to, and vertically above, the flow in the Sanitary Sewer pipe.
(11) An Operator of an Automotive Operation must locate the Treatment Works referred to in
Subsections (3), (4) or (5) so that they are readily and easily accessible for inspection
and maintenance.
(12) An Operator of an Automotive Operation who operates one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators must not permit the floating Oil and Grease to accumulate in any chamber of
any Oil-Water Separator in excess of the lesser of 5 cm (two inches) or 5% of the
Wetted Height of the Oil-Water Separator.
(13) An Operator of an Automotive Operation who operates one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators must not permit the settled solids to accumulate in any chamber of any Oil-
Water Separator in excess 50% of the Wetted Height of the Oil-Water Separator.
(14) An Operator of an Automotive Operation who operates one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators must inspect each chamber of each Oil-Water Separator and measure the
accumulated solids and floating oils at least once every month to check the levels
specified under Subsections (12) and (13).
(15) An Operator of an Automotive Operation who operates one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators must cause each Oil-Water Separator to be Cleaned Out within seven (7)
days of determining that the levels specified under Subsection (12) or (13) have been
exceeded.
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(16) An Operator of an Automotive Operation who operates one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators must cause each Oil-Water Separator to be Cleaned Out at least once every
12 months.
(17) An Operator of an Automotive Operation in operation after July 29, 2012 must ensure
that the following materials are stored using Spill Containment that will prevent the
release of spilled materials from entering any Sewer:
(a) used acid-filled batteries;
(b) used solvent-containing Waste, used antifreeze, used oils, used oil filters, used
brake fluid and used transmission fluid;
(c) above ground fuel storage tanks; and
(d) greater than 50 litres of any Solvent-containing product, antifreeze, oil or other
Prohibited or Restricted Waste stored at floor level in containers other than
permanent engineered containers that are protected from vehicle contact.
Record keeping and retention
4
(1) An Operator of an Automotive Operation who installs one (1) or more Treatment Works
referred to in Sections 3 (3), 3 (4) or 3 (5) must keep a record at the Automotive
Operation of all inspection and maintenance activities for the Treatment Works,
including:
(a) the date of inspection or maintenance;
(b) the description of inspection or maintenance conducted;
(c) the measured depth of settled and floating material in each Oil-Water Separator, as
required in Sections 3 (12) and 3 (13);
(d) the quantity and description of material removed from the Treatment Works; and
(e) the name, civic and postal address, and telephone number of the disposal or
recycling company or facility collecting or transporting the material removed from
the Treatment Works.
(2) An Operator of an Automotive Operation who installs Treatment Works must keep
records of the Treatment Works design calculations and drawings available for
inspection at the request of the Engineer.
(3) The design drawings required under Subsection (2) must show the point of connection
of the Treatment Works to the Sanitary Sewer.
(4) An Operator of an Automotive Operation in operation after July 29, 2012 must keep a
record at the Automotive Operation of all disposal and recycling services for Waste and
other Substances specified in Section 3 (1) to be disposed or recycled, including:
(a) the name, civic and postal address, and telephone number of the disposal or
recycling company used by the Automotive Operation;
(b) the type of material transferred to each company or facility;
(c) the quantity of material transferred to each company or facility; and
(d) the date of material transferred to each company or facility.
(5) All records must be retained for a period of two (2) years and must be available for
inspection by the Engineer upon request, at any time during the ordinary business hours
of the Automotive Operation.
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SCHEDULE "G"
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR VEHICLE WASH OPERATIONS
Purpose
1
This Code of Practice for Vehicle Wash Operations sets out the requirements for managing
Non-Domestic Waste discharged directly or indirectly from a Vehicle Wash Operation into
the Sanitary Sewer or the Wastewater Treatment System.
Application
2
(1) This Code of Practice applies to Vehicle Wash Operations that discharge Non-Domestic
Waste directly or indirectly into the Sanitary Sewer or the Wastewater Treatment
System.
(2) The Engineer may require a Wastewater Discharge Permit from the Operator of a
Vehicle Wash Operation to authorize the Discharge of Non-Domestic Waste
(3) If the Engineer requires a Wastewater Discharge Permit from the Operator of an Vehicle
Wash Operation, this Code of Practice will not apply unless the Wastewater Discharge
Permit so provides.
(4) Nothing in this Code of Practice exempts a Person discharging Waste from complying
with the Bylaw or a Wastewater Discharge Permit issued under the Bylaw and all other
applicable Enactments.
Requirements
3
(1) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation must not Discharge Waste, which, at the point
of Discharge into a Sanitary Sewer, contains:
(a) Prohibited Waste;
(b) Restricted Waste, other than Oil and Grease (Hydrocarbons);
(c) Oil and Grease (Hydrocarbons) in a concentration that is in excess of 50 milligrams
per litre (mg/L) as analyzed in a Grab Sample; or
(d) Wastewater from oily rag washing or cleaning.
(2) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation must not Discharge Storm Water into a
Sanitary Sewer unless the Storm Water originates from a designated uncovered vehicle
wash area that has been designed to minimize the amount of Storm Water from outside
the vehicle wash area.
(3) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation must not Discharge Groundwater from a
contaminated site as defined in the Contaminated Sites Regulation into a Sanitary
Sewer without a Wastewater Discharge Permit issued under Section 27 of this Bylaw.
(4) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation that commences operation on or after July 29,
2012 must not Discharge liquid Waste from vehicle washing processes into the Sanitary
Sewer unless the Vehicle Wash Operation is equipped with one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators to treat the Waste in accordance with this Code of Practice.
(5) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation that commences operation on or after July 29,
2012 may use an alternate Treatment Works, or a combination of Treatment Works
other than that described in this Code of Practice, to treat liquid Waste if the alternate
Treatment Works produces Effluent that complies with Subsection (1) prior to Discharge
into a Sanitary Sewer and where valid analytical test data has been submitted to, and
accepted by, the Engineer.
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(6) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation that is in operation before July 29, 2012 and
that does not have the Treatment Works specified in Subsection (4) or (5) must install
the Treatment Works by July 29, 2017 to treat the Waste in accordance with this Code of
Practice
(7) An Oil-Water Separator installed by the Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation in
accordance with Subsection (4) or (6) must:
(a) have a minimum liquid volume of 2 cubic metres per manual wash bay and a
minimum liquid volume of ten (10) cubic metres per mechanical wash bay; and
(b) have a minimum of three (3) chambers designed to retain Oil and Grease and
Suspended Solids from the vehicle wash Water.
(8) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation who operates a Treatment Works referred to
in Subsection (4), (5) or (6) must direct all liquid Waste from a Vehicle Wash Operation
process to one (1) or more Treatment Works before discharging into a Sanitary Sewer.
(9) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation must ensure that all Waste from washrooms,
washing machines and change rooms bypasses the Treatment Works.
(10) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation must not use, or allow the use of, chemical
agents, Solvent-containing products, hot Water or other agents with the intention of
facilitating the passage of Oil and Grease through a Treatment Works.
(11) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation who operates a Treatment Works referred to
in Subsection (4), (5) or (6) must:
(a) equip the Treatment Works with a Monitoring Point located either at the outlet of the
Treatment Works or downstream of the Treatment Works at a location upstream of
the point of Discharge of other Waste; and
(b) install the Monitoring Point described in Paragraph (a) of the same diameter as the
Treatment Works outlet pipe so that the Monitoring Point opens in a direction at
right angles to, and vertically above, the flow in the Sanitary Sewer pipe.
(12) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation must locate the Treatment Works referred to
in Subsection (4), (5) or (6) so that they are readily and easily accessible for inspection
and maintenance.
(13) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation who operates one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators must not permit the floating Oil and Grease to accumulate in any chamber of
any Oil-Water Separator in excess of the lesser of 5 cm (two inches) or 5% of the
Wetted Height of the Oil-Water Separator.
(14) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation who operates one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators must not permit the settled solids to accumulate in any chamber of any Oil-
Water Separator in excess 50% of the Wetted Height of the Oil-Water Separator.
(15) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation who operates one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators must inspect each chamber of each Oil-Water Separator and measure the
accumulated solids and floating oils at least once every month to check the levels
specified under Subsection (13) and (14).
(16) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation who operates one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators must cause each Oil-Water Separator to be Cleaned Out within seven (7)
days of determining that the levels specified under Subsection (13) or (14) have been
exceeded.
(17) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation who operates one (1) or more Oil-Water
Separators must cause each Oil-Water Separator to be Cleaned Out at least once every
12 months.
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Record keeping and retention
4
(1) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation who installs one (1) or more Treatment Works
referred to in Sections 3 (4), 3 (5) or 3 (6) must keep a record at the Vehicle Wash
Operation of all inspection and maintenance activities for the Treatment Works,
including:
(a) the date of inspection or maintenance;
(b) the description of inspection or maintenance conducted;
(c) the measured depth of settled and floating material in each Oil-Water Separator, as
required in Sections 3 (13) and 3 (14);
(d) the quantity and description of material removed from the Treatment Works; and
(e) the name, civic and postal address, and telephone number of the disposal or
recycling company or facility collecting or transporting the material removed from
the Treatment Works.
(2) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation who installs Treatment Works must keep
records of the Treatment Works design calculations and drawings available for
inspection at the request of the Engineer.
(3) The design drawings required under Subsection (2) must show the point of connection
of the Treatment Works to the Sanitary Sewer.
(4) An Operator of a Vehicle Wash Operation in operation after July 29, 2012 must keep a
record at the Vehicle Wash Operation of all disposal and recycling services for Waste
and other Substances specified in Section 3 (1) to be disposed or recycled, including:
(a) the name, civic and postal address, and telephone number of the disposal or
recycling company used by the Automotive Operation;
(b) the type of material transferred to each company or facility;
(e) the quantity of material transferred to each company or facility; and
(d) the date of material transferred to each company or facility.
(5) All records must be retained for a period of two (2) years and must be available for
inspection by the Engineer upon request, at any time during the ordinary business hours
of the Vehicle Wash Operation.
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SCHEDULE "H"
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DRY CLEANING OPERATIONS
Purpose
1
This Code of Practice for Dry Cleaning Operations sets out the requirements for managing
Non-Domestic Waste discharged directly or indirectly from a Dry Cleaning Operation into the
Sanitary Sewer or the Wastewater Treatment System.
Application
2
(1) This Code of Practice applies to Dry Cleaning Operations that discharge Non-Domestic
Waste directly or indirectly into the Sanitary Sewer or the Wastewater Treatment
System.
(2) The Engineer may require a Wastewater Discharge Permit from the Owner or Operator
of a Dry Cleaning Operation to authorize the Discharge of Non-Domestic Waste.
(3) If the Engineer requires a Wastewater Discharge Permit from the Owner or Operator of
a Dry Cleaning Operation, this Code of Practice will not apply unless the Wastewater
Discharge Permit so provides.
(4) Nothing in this Code of Practice exempts a Person discharging Waste from complying
with the Bylaw or a Wastewater Discharge Permit issued under the Bylaw and all other
applicable Enactments.
Requirements
3
(1) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must not Discharge Waste which, at the point
of Discharge into a Sanitary Sewer, contains:
(a) Prohibited Waste;
(b) Restricted Waste with the exception of Tetrachloroethylene;
(c) Wastewater containing Tetrachloroethylene in concentrations greater than 0.10
milligrams per litre (mg/L) as analyzed in a Grab Sample; or
(d) Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Residue.
(2) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation may meet the requirements of Subsection (1)
by collecting and transporting the Wastewater or other Substances specified in
Subsection (1) from the Dry Cleaning Operation for Off-Site Waste Management.
(3) On or after January 24, 2012, an Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation that Discharges
Waste that has come in contact with Tetrachloroethylene from a dry cleaning process
into a Sanitary Sewer must, in addition to the dry cleaning machine's integral
Tetrachloroethylene-Water Separator, install and maintain the following Treatment
Works:
(a) a second Tetrachloroethylene-Water Separator that recovers Tetrachloroethylene
from the Wastewater exiting from the integral Tetrachloroethylene-Water Separator;
(b) an initial filter containing Activated Carbon that removes the Tetrachloroethylene
from the Wastewater exiting the second Tetrachloroethylene-Water Separator;
(c) a monitor-alarm that automatically shuts down the Wastewater treatment and stops
the Discharge of Wastewater containing Tetrachloroethylene into the Sanitary
Sewer when the initial filter becomes saturated with Tetrachloroethylene; and
(d) a second filter containing Activated Carbon that removes Tetrachloroethylene from
the Wastewater after it passes through the initial filter and past the monitor-alarm.
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(4) Where an Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation installs the Treatment Works referred to
in Subsection (3) (a) to (d), then the Treatment Works must be installed in the order in
which they are set out in Subsection (3).
(5) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation who operates the Tetrachloroethylene-Water
Separators referred to in Subsection (3) must:
(a) visually inspect all Tetrachloroethylene-Water Separators on a daily basis to ensure
that the level of Tetrachloroethylene does not reach the Wastewater outlet of the
separators; and
(b) clean the Tetrachloroethylene-Water Separator at least once every seven (7) days
or more frequently if required by the manufacturer.
(6) When the level of the Tetrachloroethylene referred to in Subsection (5) (a) reaches the
Wastewater outlet of the separator, an Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must:
(a) cease operation to prevent the Discharge of Tetrachloroethylene from the
Tetrachloroethylene-Water Separator;
(b) clean the Tetrachloroethylene-Water Separator in accordance with manufacturer's
recommendations; and
(c) return the Tetrachloroethylene from the separator to the Solvent recover system or
collect and store it for Off-Site Waste Management.
(7) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation who installs the Activated Carbon filters
referred to in Subsection (3) (b) and (d) must replace both the initial and second filter
containing Activated Carbon at least once every 12 months and when one (1) of the
following occurs:
(a) on or before reaching the manufacturer's or supplier's recommended expiry date;
(b) when the monitor-alarm referred to in Subsection (3) (c) has been triggered; or
(c) analytical data using a method of analysis outlined in Standard Methods, or an
alternative method of analysis approved by the Engineer, having a method
detection limit of 0.01 mg/L Tetrachloroethylene or lower, indicates that the
concentration of Tetrachloroethylene in the Discharge from the second filter
containing Activated Carbon is greater than, or equal to, 0.10 mg/L.
(8) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must ensure that Waste other than Waste to
which Subsection (3) applies, including Waste from washrooms, staff coffee rooms,
washing machines and change rooms, bypasses the Treatment Works.
(9) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation who installs Treatment Works referred to in
Subsection (3) must:
(a) equip the outlet from the Treatment Works with a Monitoring Point at a location
upstream of the point of Discharge or other Waste;
(b) install the Monitoring Point as described in Paragraph (a) of the same diameter as
the Treatment Works outlet pipe so that the Monitoring Point opens in a direction at
right angles to, and horizontal to, the flow in the Sanitary Sewer pipe and is
controlled by a hose bib or a valve; and
(c) locate the Monitoring Point so that it is readily and easily accessible at all times.
(10) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must ensure that all dry cleaning machines
and Treatment Works are operated and stored using a Tetrachloroethylene-Impermeable
Spill Containment system that will prevent any spilled material from entering a Sewer.
(11) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must store all new and used
Tetrachloroethylene, Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Residue and untreated
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Wastewater using a Tetrachloroethylene-Impermeable Spill Containment system that will
prevent any spilled material from entering a Sewer.
(12) The Spill Containment system identified in Subsection (10) and (11) must encompass at
least the entire surface under each dry cleaning machine, tank or other container
containing Tetrachloroethylene, Wastewater or Tetrachloroethylene-contaminated
residue and be sufficient to hold at least 100% of the capacity of the largest tank,
container or Works within the containment system.
(13) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation equipped with a Tetrachloroethylene-
impermeable Spill Containment system must not have open drains within the
containment area.
(14) Drains located within the Spill Containment system must be sealed with
Tetrachloroethylene-Resistant drain plugs.
(15) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation that is in operation on or before January 24,
2012 must prepare a Spill Response Plan on or before January 24, 2012.
(16) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation commencing operation on or after January 24,
2012 must prepare a Spill Response Plan within 30 days after commencing operation.
(17) The Spill Response Plan required under Subsection (15) or (16) must be posted in a
conspicuous location on the dry cleaning Premises.
(18) An Operator or a Dry Cleaning Operation must maintain the spill prevention and clean-
up equipment and supplies identified in the Spill Response Plan specified in Subsection
(15) or (16) in stock and readily available for use at all times.
(19) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must ensure that the spill prevention
equipment and supplies identified in the Spill Response Plan specified in Subsection
(15) or (16) include Tetrachloroethylene-Resistant drain plugs that are readily available
to seal all floor drains into which Tetrachloroethylene, wastewater or residue may enter
in the event of a spill.
(20) In the event of a spill, an Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must immediately carry
out the Spill Response Plan, when safe to do so, to prevent or discontinue the
Discharge of spilled material into a Sewer.
Record keeping and retention
4
(1) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation who installs one (1) or more Treatment Works
must keep a record at the Dry Cleaning Operation or all inspection and maintenance
activities for the Treatment Works, including the:
(a) date of inspection or maintenance;
(b) description of inspection or maintenance conducted;
(c) amounts of Activated Carbon removed and replaced in the Treatment Works; and
(d) dates and volumes of material removed from the Treatment Works.
(2) An Operator of a Dry Cleaning operation must keep a record of all disposal or recycling
services used for disposal or recycling of Wastewater and Tetrachloroethylene-
Contaminated Residue, including the:
(a) name, civic and postal address, and telephone number of each disposal or
recycling company or facility used by the Dry Cleaning Operation;
(b) type of material transferred to each company or facility;
(c) Quantity of material transferred to each company or facility; and
(d) Date of material transferred to each company or facility.
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(3) All records must be retained for a period of two (2) years and must be available for
inspection by the Engineer upon request, at any time during ordinary business hours of
the Dry Cleaning Operation.
B/L 3621-2025