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SUMMARY:
The Sanitary Sewer Regulatory Bylaw is a bylaw regulate the installation, maintenance, and
use of the City's sewers, to establish charges for connections to, and use of, the City's
sewers, and to regulate the discharge of water and waste into sewers and watercourses.
This bylaw is a "consolidated" version and includes amendments up to the date listed in the
bylaw heading. It is placed on the Internet for convenience only, is not the official or legal
version, and should not be used in place of certified copies which can be obtained through
the Administration office at City Hall. Plans pictures, other graphics or text in the legal version
may be missing or altered in this electronic version.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON
Sanitary Sewer Regulatory Bylaw No. 3351, 2017
Revised: May 4, 2020
Being a bylaw to regulate the Sanitary Sewer System in the City of Nelson
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Table of Contents
Page No
Preamble
2
Part 1
Interpretation
2
Part 2
Connection to Sanitary Sewer System
5
Part 3
Operation of Private Service
8
Part 4
City Inspection and Maintenance
8
Part 5
Fees and Charges
8
Part 6
Responsibilities of the Persons Using Service
9
Part 7
Offences and Penalties
10
Part 8
General Provisions
11
Schedule 'A'
Prohibited Waste
13
Consolidated for Convenience to Include Bylaw No. 3494
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON
Sanitary Sewer Regulatory Bylaw No. 3351, 2017
WHEREAS the Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 2016, Chapter 1; the Community
Charter, S.B.C. 2003, Chapter 26 and all other applicable legislation provides that a
municipality may, by bylaw, establish a municipal sewer Service within the jurisdiction of the
City of Nelson;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Nelson, in open meeting assembled,
enacts as follows:
PART 1 - INTERPRETATION
Definitions
1.1
In this Bylaw, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Building Code" means the Provincial building code and other regulations
enacted to regulate buildings.
(b) "Business Day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday
in the Province of British Columbia;
(c) "Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means:
i.
Special constables, officers, members or constables appointed to the
Nelson Police Department pursuant to the Police Act;
ii.
Bylaw Enforcement Officers appointed pursuant to the Police Act and
Community Charter;
iii.
Local Assists to the Fire Commissioner pursuant to the Fire Services Act;
and
iv.
a person appointed by Council as a Licensing Inspector, Building
Inspector or Animal Control Officer;
(d) "Bylaw Notice" means a ticket issued under the Bylaw Notice Enforcement
Bylaw;
(e) "Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw" means the City's current Bylaw Notice
Enforcement Bylaw including all amendments and replacements thereto;
(f) "City Manager" means the person appointed by Council as the Chief
Administrative Officer of the City or the Deputy; Assistant City Manager, or
Acting City Manager appointed or designated to act on his or his behalf;
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(g) "City Engineer" means the person appointed by Council to manage and oversee
the day-to-day operation of the Sanitary System and, along with other City staff, to
administer this Bylaw;
(h) "City" and "City of Nelson" means The Corporation of the City of Nelson;
(i) "Contaminant" means any substance or matter in water which may render the
water unfit for human consumption in accordance with guidelines and regulations
of the Province of British Columbia;
(j) "Combined System" means a System designed and operated to provide the
Services of both a Sanitary Sewer System and a Storm Drainage System;
(k) "Control Manhole" means a manhole located on private Property that is required
by the City for inspection and testing;
(l) "Consumer" means any person, company or corporation who is the Owner or
agent for the Owner of any premises to which a Sanitary Sewer collection System
is supplied or made available from the Sanitary System, any person who is the
occupier of such premises or any person who is actually using the Sanitary
System supplied to such premises;
(m) "Council" means the duly elected Council for the Corporation of the City of
Nelson;
(n) "Dwelling Unit" means one or more habitable rooms when such room or rooms
together are used or intended to be used as a residence, and does not include
tourist accommodation;
(o) "Fats" means, collectively, fats, oil or grease comprising any solvent or
extractable material of animal, vegetable or mineral origin, including but not limited
to hydrocarbons, esters, greases, oils, waxes and high molecular weight
carboxylic acids;
(p) "Fees and Charges Bylaw" means the City's current Fees and Charges Bylaw,
including all amendments and replacements thereto;
(q) "Force Main" means a pressurized main pipe that carries water and Sewage
when gravity flow is not sufficient to move water and Sewage through a gravity
line;
(r) "Grease Trap" means a device designed and installed to separate and retain
Fats from wastewater, while permitting wastewater to discharge into a Sanitary
Sewer;
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(s) "Industrial Waste" means chemical or industrial liquid wastes intended to be
deposited into the Sanitary Sewer System but does not include Prohibited
Substances;
(t) "Inspection Chamber" means a covered chamber which provides an access
point for making connection or performing maintenance on the underground
Sanitary Sewer;
(u) "Manhole" means a covered chamber which provides an access point for making
connections or performing maintenance on the underground Sanitary Sewer
System or related Service mainlines;
(v) "Owner" means the registered Owner of Property;
(w) "Private Service" means pipes and other appurtenances on private Property not
installed or owned by the City and used to deliver the Service to the private
Property;
(x) "Prohibited Waste" means one or more of the Prohibited Wastes listed on
Schedule "A" to this bylaw;
(y) "Property" means any lot, block, or other area in which lands situated in the City
of Nelson are subdivided;
(z) "Regular Working Hours" means the time from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm on each
and every day that is a Business Day;
(aa) "Sanitary Sewer" means a pipe or conduit for conveying Sewage;
(bb) "Sanitary Sewer Connection" means the City-owned connection from the
Sanitary Sewer System to the boundary of private Property, and includes all
inspections chambers, Manholes, Service pipes and connections to the Sanitary
Sewer System;
(cc) "Sanitary Sewer System" means all sanitary sewer works and appurtenances
owned, controlled, maintained and operated by the City, including Sanitary
Sewers, sanitary sewer Service connections, Sewage treatment facilities,
pumping stations, outfalls and Manholes laid within any highway, City right of way
or easement, or City-owned Property;
(dd) "Service" means and includes the Sewage collection Service provided by the
City to any Customer through the Sanitary Sewer System;
(ee) "Sewage" means human excretion or the water-carried wastes from drinking,
culinary purposes, ablutions, laundering, food processing or ice producing;
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(ff)
"Single Detached Residential" means any detached or semi-detached building
consisting of one (1) dwelling unit which is occupied or intended to be occupied as
the home or residence of one (1) household;
(gg) "Storm Drain" means a drain, pipe or conduit for conveying Storm Drainage;
(hh) "Storm Drainage" means surface water;
(ii)
"Storm Drainage System" means all works and appurtenances owned,
controlled, maintained and operated by the City for the capture, impoundment,
control, conveyance and discharging of Storm Drainage, including Storm Drains,
storm Service connections, channels, detention facilities, pumping stations and
outfalls installed within any highway, City right of way or easement or City-owned
Property;
(jj)
"System" means either the Sanitary Sewer System, the Storm Drainage System
or the Combined System, as the context requires and "Systems" means all such
Systems;
Number and Gender
1.2
Wherever the singular or masculine is used in the Bylaw the name shall be deemed to
include the plural or the feminine or the body politic or corporate, and also their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
PART 2: CONNECTION TO SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
Requirement to Connect
2.1
Unless specifically exempted in this Bylaw, every Owner must:
(a) ensure that all Sewage originating from any building located on the Owner's
property is connected to and discharged into the Sanitary Sewer System, when
such System is available to the Property;
(b) pay the connection charges set out in the City's Fees and Charges Bylaw for
connection to the Sanitary Sewer System;
(c) pay the construction fees as determined by the City's Public Works Department;
and
(d) pay the annual charges set out in the City's Fees and Charges Bylaw for use of all
Systems.
2.2
Where the Owner does not connect the Owner's Property to the Sanitary Sewer, as
required in section 2.1 the City Engineer may direct that the City undertake such
connections at the expense of the Owner.
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Application for Connection
2.3
A Property Owner must make application to the City to install a connection to the
Sanitary Sewer System in the form prescribed for that purpose by the City, which
application shall contain the applicant's provision of the following:
(a) for single detached residential, design plan or a drawing of each proposed
connection, including:
i.
existing Services;
ii.
proposed Services; and
iii.
the location of buildings, trees, driveways and sidewalks;
(b) for all other development, design plan or a drawing of each proposed
connection, including:
i.
existing Services;
ii.
proposed Services; and
iii.
the location of buildings, trees, driveways and sidewalks;
the plan or drawing shall be submitted by a Professional Engineer in
accordance with the City's design specifications applicable to such
connections; and
(c) payment of connection fees required under section 2.1(b).
Construction of Service Connection
2.4
Notwithstanding the provision of subsection 2.3(b), if after completion of the
installation of the connection the City determines that the actual cost of the
installation is greater than the fee paid under section 2.1(c) by more than 10% or
$500.00, whichever is greater, the variation shall become payable by the Property
Owner to the City.
2.5
No person shall connect or attempt to connect, or allow to be connected, or allow to
remain connected to the System any Property or premises otherwise than in
accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw.
2.6
No person shall construct a connection to the System other than an employee of the
City, unless the written consent of the City Engineer is first obtained.
2.7
Each permitted Dwelling Unit on a Property shall have no more than one connection
to each System including all of the land shown on a strata plan.
2.8
Where access required for the purpose of connecting to the System is, in the opinion
of the City Engineer, blocked or impeded, the Property Owner must immediately
remove the blockage or impediment, at the Owner's expense, to the extent
determined necessary by the City Engineer.
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2.9
Where the Property Owner does not remove the blockage or impediment, the City
Engineer may direct that the City undertake such removal at the expense of the
Property Owner.
2.10 A connection to the System will not be made until all required connection charges and
any other related costs have been paid in full.
Control Manholes
2.11 The City Engineer may require the installation of a Control Manhole on any Private
Service, the total cost of which shall be paid by the Owner of the Property being
serviced by the Private Service as well as the costs of ongoing maintenance of the
installed infrastructure.
2.12 Any Property discharging Industrial Waste into the Sanitary Sewer System shall have
installed on the Private Service, a Control Manhole suitable for the inspection and
sampling of the discharged Industrial Waste and all such Industrial Waste must pass
through the Control Manhole. The design and location of the Control Manhole shall
be approved by the City Engineer. The Control Manhole shall be supplied, installed
and maintained at the sole cost of the Owner of the Owner being serviced by the
Private Service and shall be accessible at all times for inspection by City personnel.
2.13 In respect of Property to which section 2.12 is applicable, where the difference in
elevation between the drain into the Private Service and the Sanitary Sewer System is
insufficient to permit the satisfactory installation of a Control Manhole, the City
Engineer shall designate an alternative location at which the inspection and sampling
are to be carried out.
Requirements Prior to Demolition
2.14 A Property Owner wishing to demolish a Building connected to a System must not
carry out the demolition until all connections to all Systems have been disconnected
and capped in a manner satisfactory to the City Engineer.
2.15 Where a Property Owner chooses not to disconnect and cap the connections to the
Systems, the City Engineer may direct that the City undertake such disconnections
and capping at the expense of the Property Owner and the Property Owner shall
forthwith pay all applicable demolition charges set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
2.16 Where a Property Owner does not comply with the requirements of this Bylaw to
disconnect connections to the Systems and such noncompliance results in damage to
either System, the Property Owner must pay the actual costs incurred by the City in
repairing the resulting damage.
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PART 3: OPERATION OF PRIVATE SERVICE
Maintenance of Private Service
3.1
Every Property Owner shall keep maintained, at the Property Owner's sole expense,
the Private Service and all pipes, shut-off valves and other fixtures on the Property in
good working order and repair. In the event any leakage, defect or imperfections in
the Service Connection or Private Service are observed or known to a Consumer, the
Consumer shall immediately notify the City. If the defect is determined to be located
in the Private Service, the City shall notify the Property Owner and the Property Owner
shall, within 48 hours of receiving such notice, effect repairs to the Private Service.
3.2
In the event the Property Owner refuses or neglects to carry out repairs within the
specified time, the City may cause to have repair work performed at the expense of
the Property Owner, and the City shall charge the Property Owner the cost thereof.
PART 4: CITY INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
4.1
A Property Owner must, at all reasonable times, provide adequate, convenient and
unobstructed access to City personnel to:
(a) inspect and determine compliance with the provisions of this Bylaw;
(b) inspect and investigate the Sanitary Sewer System, including inspection
chambers, Control Manholes, Manholes, fixtures and any other works or
infrastructure associated with the Sanitary Sewer System; and
(c) repair, replace and maintain the Sanitary Sewer System, at the discretion of the
City Engineer.
4.2
No person shall prevent or obstruct, or attempt to prevent or obstruct, access or entry
permitted pursuant to section 4.1.
PART 5: FEES AND CHARGES
Connection Charges and Service Fees (Amended by BL 3494)
5.1
Every Owner of Property that is serviced by the Service shall pay to the City the
applicable connection charge and Service fee set out in the City's Fees and Charges
Bylaw.
5.2
The annual charge shall be due and payable on or before May 31 for the year 2020.
In 2021 and all subsequent years, the annual charge shall be due and payable on or
before March 31.
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5.3
The annual charge shall be subject to a discount of ten (10%) percent if prepaid in full
for the year, if prepaid on or before May 15, during the Normal Working Day, for the
year 2020. In 2021 and all subsequent years the annual charge shall be subject to a
discount of ten (10%) percent if prepaid in full for the year, if prepaid on or before
March 15, during the Normal Working Day.
5.4
Commencing January 1, 2016, a discount of ten (10%) percent shall be applied to the
prepayment of estimated annual gross fees and charges on or before March 15 in
each and every year thereafter.
5.5
The Service fee shall be subject to a late fee of ten (10%) percent imposed singly
upon each and every quarterly installment (or any portion thereof) that is unpaid by
the end of the last day of the month in which the quarterly installment is due.
5.5
In addition to the connection charge required under section 5.1:
(a) in respect of properties requiring a connection to be made during the period
November 1st in any year to March 31st of the following year, an additional fee
shall be levied in accordance with the City's Fees and Charges Bylaw;
(b) in respect of properties where pavement is installed on a street where a Sanitary
Sewer Connection is required, the Owner shall pay for all costs to restore the
asphalt and/or concrete in accordance with the City's Fees and Charges Bylaw;
Billing Start Date for New Connections
5.6
For all new connections, the effective date for billing annual charges shall be the first
day of the month following the month in which the City's building official has permitted
occupancy to the premises.
Taxes in Arrears
5.7
All fees and charges required to be paid under this Bylaw that are not paid on or
before the 31st day of December in any years shall be deemed to be taxes in arrears
in respect of the Property served by the Sanitary Sewer System and such sum shall
be recoverable as taxes under the Community Charter (BC).
PART 6: RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PERSONS USING SERVICE
General Prohibitions
6.1
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any part of the Sanitary
Sewer System, without a permit from the City:
(a)
any Storm Drainage, except as permitted in the case of a Combined System; or
(b)
any Prohibited Waste.
Tampering with the Sanitary Sewer System
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6.2
No person shall make any connection to the Sanitary Sewer System or in any way
tamper with, operate, remove, or make any alteration to such System without the prior
written consent of the City Engineer.
Liability
6.3
It is a condition of the receipt of the Service that;
(a)
In the event that the Service to any Customer shall fail, whether from natural
causes or accident or from any other causes whatsoever, the City shall not be
liable for damage by reason of such failure.
(b)
The City shall not be liable for any injury or damage to any person or Property
arising or occurring from the use of the Service (including blockages/back-ups).
B.C. Plumbing Code
6.4
A Private Service shall be installed in accordance with the B.C. Plumbing Code and
shall be constructed by and at the expense of the Owner. Supply of any fittings
required to join the Service Connection to the Private Service shall be the Property
Owner's responsibility.
PART 7: OFFENCE AND PENALTY
Bylaw Contravention
7.1
Any person who:
(a)
Contravenes or fails to comply with this Bylaw;
(b)
Permits, suffers or allows any act or thing to be done in contravention of this
Bylaw;
(c)
Fails to carry out an order made under this Bylaw; or
(d)
Fails or neglects to do anything required under a permit issued by the City in
respect of this Bylaw,
commits an offence of this Bylaw and each day such offence continues or is permitted
to continue will constitute a separate offence.
7.2
Every person who commits an offence punishable on summary conviction shall be
liable to a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for not more than six
months, or such other maximum penalties as set out in the Community Charter as
may be amended or replaced from time to time.
7.3
This Bylaw may be enforced under the Offence Act or the City's Bylaw Notice
Enforcement Bylaw, as may be amended or replaced from time to time.
Designation of Bylaw and Bylaw Enforcement Officers
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7.4
This Bylaw is designated under the Community Charter as a bylaw that may be
enforced by means of a Bylaw Notice.
7.5
Without limiting the enforcement options under section 7.1, a person who commits an
offence under this Bylaw will be liable to a penalty established under the Bylaw Notice
Enforcement Bylaw.
7.6
Bylaw Enforcement Officers are designated to enforce this Bylaw by means of a Bylaw
Notice under the Community Charter.
7.7
No person may obstruct a Bylaw Enforcement Officer in the fulfillment of his or her
duties under this Bylaw.
PART 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Severability
8.1
If any part, section, sub-section, clause or sub-clause of this Bylaw is, for any reason,
held to be invalid by the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
does not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Bylaw.
Notice
8.2
Any notice required to be given under this Bylaw shall sufficiently be given if in writing
and delivered by hand or sent by prepaid registered mail at the Property Owner's last
known address set out on the assessment roll.
Repeal and Replacement
8.3
The Sewer Rental Bylaw No. 1893, 1981 and all amendments thereto, is hereby
repealed.
8.4
The Liquid Wastes and Deleterious Materials Control Bylaw No. 1819, 1979 and all
amendments thereto, is hereby repealed.
8.5
The Nelson Extension of Services Bylaw No. 2568, 1993 and all amendments thereto,
is hereby repealed.
8.6
The Corporation of the City of Nelson Sewer Connection Bylaw No. 1617, 1973
and all amendments thereto, is hereby repealed.
Citation
8.7
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Corporation of the City of Nelson Sanitary Sewer
Regulatory Bylaw No. 3351, 2016".
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Effective Date
8.8
This Bylaw comes into force and effect upon its adoption.
READ A FIRST TIME the 6th day of March, 2017
READ A SECOND TIME the 6th day of March, 2017
READ A THIRD TIME the 6th day of March, 2017
FINALLY PASSED AND ADOPTED the 3rd day of April, 2017
_______________
Mayor
_______________
Corporate Officer
DEB KOZAK
FRANCES LONG
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Schedule "A" to the Sanitary Sewer Regulatory Bylaw
PROHIBITED WASTE
Prohibited Waste means:
1.
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste as defined by the Waste Management Act (British Columbia)
and its Regulations or any legislation that replaces the Waste Management Act.
2.
Biomedical Waste
Any Biomedical Waste.
3.
Air Contaminant Waste
Any waste which, by itself or in combination with another substance, is capable
of creating, causing or introducing an air Contaminant, causing air pollution
outside any Municipal Sanitary Sewer System or Storm Drainage System or is
capable of creating, causing or introducing an air Contaminant within any
Municipal Sanitary Sewer System or Storm Drainage System which would
prevent safe entry by authorized personnel.
4.
Flammable or Explosive Waste
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 Municipal
Sanitary Sewer System or Storm Drainage System or watercourse, but not limited
to gasoline, naphtha, propane, diesel, fuel oil, kerosene or alcohol.
5.
Obstructive Waste
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 flow of any
Municipal Stormwater System, watercourse or stormwater management facility
including, but not limited to earth, sand, sweepings, gardening or agricultural
waste, ash, chemicals, paint, metal, glass, sharps, rags, cloth, tar, asphalt, cement-
based products, plastic, wood, waste portions of animals, fish or fowl, and solidified
fat, creosote and waxes.
6.
Corrosive Waste
Any waste with corrosive properties which, by itself, or in combination with any
other substance, may cause damage to any Municipal Sanitary Sewer System
or Storm Drainage System or which may prevent safe entry by authorized
personnel.
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7.
High Temperature Waste
(a)
Any waste which, by itself or in combination with another substance, will
create heat in amounts which will interfere with the operation and
maintenance of a Municipal Stormwater System or stormwater management
facility;
(b)
Any waste which will raise the temperature of waste discharged by a
Municipal Stormwater System, watercourse or stormwater management
facility by 1 degree Celsius or more;
(c)
Any waste with a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius or more at the point of
discharge.
8.
PCB's and Pesticides
Any waste containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) or Pesticides
9.
Pool Water
Any water from a pool containing residual chlorine, chloramine, bromine or chloride
10.
Radioactive Waste
Any waste containing radioactive materials that, prior to the point of discharge
into a Municipal Stormwater System or watercourse, exceeds radioactivity
limitations as established by the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada.
11.
pH Waste
Any waste which, prior to the point of discharge into a Municipal Stormwater
System or watercourse has a pH lower than 6.5 or higher than 9.0 as determined
by either a grab sample or composite sample.
12.
Dyes and Colouring Material
Dyes or colouring materials which produce in a grab sample or composite sample a
colour value greater than or equal to 50 true colour units or that causes
discolouration of water to such an extent that the colour cannot be determined by
the visual comparison method as set out in Standard Methods except where the dye
is used by a municipality or regional district as a tracer.
13.
Miscellaneous Wastes
Any waste which by itself or in combination with another substance:
(a)
constitutes or may constitute a health or safety hazard to any person or animal;
(b)
causes pollution in any Municipal Stormwater System, watercourse or
stormwater management facility.
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14.
Disinfectant Process Water
Any water from a waterworks containing residual chlorine or chloramine remaining
from the disinfection of the waterworks or any part of the waterworks but does not
include water containing chlorine or chloramine ordinarily added to a supply of
potable water by a municipality, the Regional District or an Improvement District.
15.
Fill
Soil, sand, clay, gravel, rock or other material of which land is composed
16.
Oily Wastewater
Any wastewater that contains Total Oil and Grease as defined by Standard Methods
that exceeds 15mg/L as determined by either a grab sample or a composite sample.
17.
Wastewater containing Suspended Solids
Any wastewater that contains Suspended Solids in concentrations that would:
a)
exceed 75 milligrams per liter as determined by either a grab sample or a
composite sample, or
b)
cause the water quality in the watercourse receiving the wastewater to exceed
the maximum induced suspended sediments guidelines as set out in Table 2
in the "British Columbia Approved Water Quality Guidelines (Criteria): 1988
Edition, Updated January 17, 2001", published by the Ministry of Environment,
Lands and Parks, and revised from time to time.
18.
Wastewater containing Fecal Conforms
Any wastewater that contains fecal conforms in concentrations above 200 colony
counts/100 mL as determined by a Grab Sample or Composite Sample.
19.
Carpet Cleaning Wastes
Any Carpet Cleaning Waste
20.
Waste Containing Phosphorus
Any waste which, prior to the point of discharge into a storm sewer or watercourse,
contains a total phosphorus concentration greater than 1.0 mg/L as determined by
either a grab sample or composite sample.
21.
Wastewater from Garbage Containers and Restaurant Grease Containers
Any wastewater that contains liquid waste that originates from within garbage
containers over two cubic meters in volume and any size of restaurant waste grease
containers.
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22.
Turbidity
Any wastewater with a turbidity that would:
a)
exceed 50 nephelometric turbidity units (NTU) as determined by either a grab
sample or a composite sample, or
b)
cause the water quality in the watercourse receiving the wastewater to exceed
c)
the maximum induced turbidity guidelines as set out in Table 2 in the "British
Columbia Approved Water Quality Guidelines (Criteria): 1998 Edition,
Updated January 17, 2001" published by the Ministry of Environment, Lands
and Parks.
23.
Engine Washing Wastes
Any Engine Washing Waste
24.
Chloride
Any waste which, prior to the point of discharge into a storm sewer or watercourse,
contains a chloride concentration greater than 1000 mg/L as determined by either a
grab sample or composite sample.