Sanitary Sewer - Bylaw 10427 (2022)

Richmond, British Columbia

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8262695 CITY OF RICHMOND SANITARY SEWER BYLAW NO. 10427 DATE OF ADOPTION - November 28, 2022 EFFECTIVE DATE - January 1, 2023 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY This is a consolidation of the bylaws below. The amendment bylaws have been combined with the original bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation is not a legal document. Certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for all interpretations and applications of the bylaws on this subject. AMENDMENT BYLAW DATE OF ADOPTION EFFECTIVE DATE (If different from Date of Adoption) Bylaw No. 10500 November 27, 2023 January 1, 2024 Bylaw No. 10609 November 25, 2024 January 1, 2025 Bylaw No. 10712 November 24, 2025 January 1, 2026 8262695 Bylaw No. 10427 Sanitary Sewer Bylaw No. 10427 The Council of the City of Richmond enacts as follows: PART ONE: SEWER CONNECTIONS 1.1 Requirement to Connect to City Sanitary Sewer System 1.1.1 Unless specifically exempted in this Bylaw, every property owner must: (a) ensure that all sewage originating from any building located on such property owner's property is connected to and discharged into the City sanitary sewer system, when such system is available to the property; (b) ensure that no groundwater originating from such property owner's property is discharged into the City sanitary sewer system, unless otherwise permitted by the General Manager of Engineering & Public Works; and (c) pay the connection charges specified in the Schedule A for connection to the City sanitary sewer system (including without limitation the charges relating to the supply and installation of inspection chambers, manholes, service pipes, and connections to main). 1.1.2 Where the property owner does not connect the property owner's property to the City sanitary sewer system, as required in subsection 1.1.1, the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works may direct that the City undertake such connections at the expense of the property owner. 1.1.3 Any costs incurred by the City under the provisions of subsection 1.1.2 if not paid by December 31st in the year in which they were incurred are considered to be taxes in arrears on the property in question. 1.2 Imposition of Connection Charges 1.2.1 Subject to subsection 1.2.2, every property owner wishing to connect a property to the sanitary sewer system must, prior to installation: (a) apply to the City to make the connection or connections; Bylaw No. 10427 Page 2 8262695 (b) pay to the City the connection charges specified in the Schedule A, as applicable (including without limitation the charges relating to the supply and installation of inspection chambers, manholes, service pipes, and connections to main); (c) submit a 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, which plan or drawing has been prepared by a professional engineer in accordance with the current version of Design Specifications and Supplementary Specifications and Detail Designs, publications of the City's Engineering & Public Works Department; and (d) at the request of the property owner of a one-family dwelling or two- family dwelling, a design plan or drawing referred to in paragraph (c) above may be prepared by the City for the fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636. 1.2.2 Notwithstanding subsection 1.2.1(b), the property owner must pay to the City an amount quoted by the City for the cost of construction where: (i) the connection charge is not specified in Schedule A; or (ii) due to utility conflict or any other reason, the connection charge specified in the Schedule A does not apply. The construction cost will be quoted by the City based on approved final design drawings. The property owner will make an advance payment equal to the total quoted construction cost, prior to commencement of the construction. If a design change is required during construction, it will be considered as scope change or extra work. The property owner will be responsible for the cost of the extra work, in addition to the quoted construction cost. 1.2.3 Where access required for the purpose of connecting to the City sanitary sewer system is, in the opinion of the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works, blocked or impeded, the property owner must immediately remove the blockage or impediment to the extent determined necessary by the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works. 1.2.4 Where the property owner does not remove the blockage or impediment pursuant to subsection 1.2.3, the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works may direct that the City undertake the work at the expense of the property owner. 1.2.5 No connection to the City sanitary sewer system will be made until all required connection charges and any other related costs have been paid in full. Bylaw No. 10427 Page 3 8262695 1.3 Requirements Prior to Demolition 1.3.1 A property owner wishing to demolish a building connected to the City sanitary sewer system must not do so until all connections to the sanitary sewer system have been disconnected and capped in a manner satisfactory to the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works. 1.3.2 Where a property owner chooses not to disconnect and cap the connection to either the City sanitary sewer system, the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works may direct that the City undertake such disconnections and capping at the expense of the property owner and the property owner shall forthwith pay the City the demolition charges set out in the Schedule A. 1.3.3 Where a property owner fails to disconnect the connection from such property owner's property to the City sanitary sewer system in accordance with this Bylaw and such failure results in damage to the City sanitary sewer, the property owner must pay the actual costs incurred by the City in repairing the resulting damage. 1.3.4 Any costs incurred by the City under the provisions of subsection 1.3.2 or 1.3.3 if not paid by December 31st of the year in which they were incurred are considered to be taxes in arrears on the property in question. 1.4 Inspection and Maintenance 1.4.1 Subject to section 16 of the Community Charter, an employee of, or other person authorized by, the City may access, enter into or upon private property to: (a) inspect and determine compliance with the provisions of this Bylaw; (b) inspect and investigate the City's sanitary sewer system, including inspection chambers, manholes, fixtures and any other works or infrastructure associated with the City's sanitary sewer system; and (c) repair, replace and maintain the City's sanitary sewer system, at the discretion of the General Manager of Engineering & Public Works. 1.4.2 No person shall prevent or obstruct, or attempt to prevent or obstruct, access or entry permitted pursuant subsection 1.4.1 of this Bylaw. Bylaw No. 10427 Page 4 8262695 PART TWO: SANITARY SEWER USER FEES 2.1 Imposition of Sanitary Sewer System User Fees 2.1.1 Unless otherwise provided in this Bylaw, every property owner whose property has been connected to the City sanitary sewer must pay user fees as follows: (a) for properties which are not metered properties, the flat-rate sanitary sewer system user fees specified in Part 1 of Schedule B for the period from January 1 to December 31 of each year; (b) for metered properties which are not commercial, industrial, institutional, or agricultural properties, the sanitary sewer metered rate or rates specified in Part 2 of Schedule B; (c) notwithstanding any other provisions herein, user fees on one-family dwellings and two-family dwellings will be capped in the third quarter (July-September) of each year at a quarterly equivalent of the flat rate; (d) except where subsection 2.1.1(e) applies, for metered properties which are commercial, industrial, institutional or agricultural properties, the greater of: (i) the sanitary sewer metered rate or rates specified in Part 2 of Schedule B; or (ii) minimum sanitary sewer charge specified in Part 3 of Schedule B; and (e) for industrial, commercial, and institutional properties which are metered properties, operate under a Metro Vancouver permit, and do not receive fee reductions in accordance with subsection 2.3.2 or 2.4.2 of this Bylaw, 75% of the rates specified in subsection 2.1.1(d). 2.1.2 Every property owner whose property has been connected to the sanitary sewer system, discharges sewage under an issued Metro Vancouver permit, and discharges greater volumes of sewage into the sanitary sewer system than the metered volume of water delivered to the property (e.g. sewage produced using a water source other than that provided by the City), must pay the following sanitary sewer system user fees in addition to those payable under subsection 2.1.1: (a) 34% of the sanitary sewer metered rate specified in Part 2 of Schedule B applied to the volume of sewage discharged to the sanitary sewer system less the metered volume of water delivered to the property; and Bylaw No. 10427 Page 5 8262695 (b) for the purposes of subsection 2.1.2(a) above, the volume of sewage discharged shall be the lesser of: (i) the maximum daily discharge rate listed on the issued Metro Vancouver permit applied across the duration of the permit (if applicable); (ii) the sewage discharge volumes listed in the quarterly monitoring reports submitted to Metro Vancouver as a condition of a Metro Vancouver permit (if applicable); and (iii) the sewage discharge volume measured using an alternative method proposed by the property owner and approved in writing by the General Manager, Engineering & Public works. 2.1.3 Every owner of a one-family dwelling or two-family dwelling which has a water meter installed: (a) pursuant to the universal or voluntary water metering program under section 14(b), 14(d) or 22A of the Waterworks and Water Rates Bylaw No. 5637; or (b) as a consequence of a City infrastructure renewal program, will receive a credit to be applied to future sewer charges payable under subsection 2.1.1 equal to the difference between the metered charges for the first 12 months of consumption subsequent to the initial meter reading for billing purposes and the amount that would have been payable on a flat rate basis, provided: (c) the metered charges exceed the flat rate by more than Ten Dollars ($10); (d) the property owner submits a request for the credit to the City in writing within 15 months of the initial metered billing start date; and (e) there has been no change in ownership of the property since the installation of the water meter. 2.1.4 Every owner of a multiple-family dwelling which has a water meter installed pursuant to section 9(b) or section 14(b) of the Waterworks and Water Rates Bylaw No. 5637 will receive a credit to be applied to future sewer charges payable under subsection 2.1.1 equal to the difference between the metered charges for the first 60 months of consumption subsequent to the initial meter reading for billing purposes and the amount that would have been payable on a flat rate basis, provided: Bylaw No. 10427 Page 6 8262695 (a) the metered charges exceed the flat rate by more than Ten Dollars ($10); and (b) the property owner(s) submit a request for the credit to the City in writing within 15 months of the calendar year over which the credit shall be applied. The credit will be the difference of the metered charges and the flat rate charge for the applicable calendar year. 2.2 Construction Period Sanitary Sewer User Fees 2.2.1 Where a property owner applies for a building permit for a one-family dwelling, a two-family dwelling, or a multiple-family dwelling and such dwelling is located within an area where the City sanitary sewer system is available to the property, such property owner is required to pay the construction period sanitary sewer user fee specified in Part 4 of Schedule B on or before the issuance of the building permit. 2.2.2 The construction period sanitary sewer user fees in subsection 2.2.1 apply for the following time periods commencing the month in which the building permit is issued: (a) six (6) months for one-family dwellings and two-family dwellings; (b) 12 months for multiple-family dwellings of less than 4 storeys in building height; and (c) 18 months for multiple-family dwellings of 4 or more storeys in building height. 2.3 Application for Sanitary Sewer User Fee Reduction 2.3.1 A property owner of a metered property who reasonably believes that the volume of sewage output from a building is significantly less than the volume of water delivered to that building may apply in writing to the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works for a review of the volume of cubic metres assessed for the payment of the sanitary sewer system user fees under subsection 2.1.1 above, which application must include: (a) a report prepared by a professional engineer showing the actual volume of water consumed through internal processes which is not discharged to the City's sanitary sewer; and (b) payment of an application fee as specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 2.3.2 If, after reviewing an application pursuant to this section 2.3 and conducting any further review by the City that they considers necessary, the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works is satisfied that the amount of water being Bylaw No. 10427 Page 7 8262695 consumed for internal processes within the building is thirty (30%) percent or greater than the total volume of water delivered to the building, the sanitary sewer system user fees payable by the property owner under subsection 2.1.1, shall be assessed based a volume equal to the difference between the volume of water delivered and the volume of water consumed for those internal processes. 2.4 Leaks 2.4.1 In the case of a leak in a metered property's waterworks, the property owner may submit a request to the City for reassessment of their user fees, which if: (a) the General Manager, Engineering and Public Works is satisfied that the property owner did not know, or could not reasonably have known, about the leak; and (b) the property owner repairs the leak to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Engineering and Public Works within 14 days of the property owner's discovery of the leak, the City will determine and charge sanitary sewer system user fees in accordance with subsection 2.4.2 below for both the billing period in which the leak was discovered and the previous billing period. 2.4.2 If a metered property qualifies under subsection 2.4.1 above: (a) the City will determine the average amount of water recorded for the metered property per billing period for the last twelve months, and if that information is unavailable, by using the average for the same type of property over the past 12 months (the "average amount"); (b) if the amount of water recorded for the metered property for: (i) the billing period in which the leak was discovered is greater than the average amount, the property owner will pay sanitary sewer system user fees under subsection 2.1.1 based upon the metered rate specified in Part 2 of Schedule B applied to all amounts recorded up to the average amount for that billing period; and (ii) the billing period previous to that in which the leak was discovered is greater than the average amount, the property owner will pay sanitary sewer system user fees under subsection 2.1.1 based upon the metered rate specified in Part 2 of Schedule B applied to all amounts recorded up to the average amount for that billing period. 2.5 Date of User Fee Payments Bylaw No. 10427 Page 8 8262695 2.5.1 All sanitary sewer system user fees must be paid on or before the invoice due date. 2.5.2 Extensions to the invoice due date may be granted at the discretion of the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works. 2.6 Discounts 2.6.1 All sanitary sewer system user fees which are paid on or before the due dates specified in section 2.5 will be subject to a ten (10%) percent discount. 2.7 Private Property Service Requests 2.7.1 Where the City responds to a request for maintenance or emergency service to the sanitary sewer system and the City determines that the problem originates on private property, the property owner must pay the fees specified in Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636. PART THREE: GREASE MANAGEMENT 3.1 Restriction 3.1.1 No person responsible for a food sector establishment or a building, including an operator, property owner, agent or contractor, shall discharge or suffer, allow, cause or permit fat, oil or grease to be discharged into a sanitary sewer within the City. 3.2 Inspection and Maintenance 3.2.1 The General Manager of Engineering & Public Works, an employee of the City acting under his or her direction, or a bylaw enforcement officer may enter on and into a property to inspect, investigate and determine whether all provisions and regulations under Part Three of this Bylaw are being met. 3.2.2 The operator, agent, or contractor of a food sector establishment must maintain and repair all grease traps or grease interceptors, according to established schedules and standards provided by the manufacturer, so that they are fully operational and effective at all times. 3.2.3 At least one (1) person among the operator, property owner, agent, or contractor responsible for the operation of a food sector establishment at any given time is required to have the knowledge, ability, and tools to open and provide access to a grease trap or grease interceptor, upon request, during inspection and investigation by a bylaw enforcement officer or City employee under subsection 3.2.1 of this Bylaw. 3.2.4 The operator of a food sector establishment must keep and maintain on site: Bylaw No. 10427 Page 9 8262695 (a) all maintenance records, for a minimum period of two (2) years, of all grease trap or grease interceptor inspections and maintenance conducted, recording the date of the inspection, the date of cleaning or maintenance, the type and quantity of material removed from the grease trap or grease interceptor, and the disposal location and address, which must be available, upon request, for inspection and investigation by a bylaw enforcement officer or City employee under subsection 3.2.1 of this Bylaw. 3.2.5 The maximum depth of fat, oil or grease which an operator of a food sector establishment may allow to accumulate in a grease trap or grease interceptor prior to servicing must not exceed the lesser of 15.2cm (six inches) or 25% of the wetted height of the grease trap or grease interceptor. 3.2.6 Each grease trap or grease interceptor within a food sector establishment must have a visible label that shows its rated flow capacity, or documents from the manufacturer that state its rated flow capacity must be kept at the food sector establishment. The documentation must be available for viewing, upon request, by a bylaw enforcement officer or City employee during an inspection or investigation under section 3.2.1 of this Bylaw. 3.2.7 No person shall use enzymes, solvents, hot water, or other agents in order to facilitate the passage of fat, oil or grease through a grease trap or grease interceptor. 3.2.8 Every food sector establishments shall implement best management practices in its operation to minimize the discharge of fat, oil or grease into a sanitary sewer system within the City. PART FOUR: GENERAL 4.1 Violations and Penalties 4.1.1 (a) A violation of any of the provisions identified in this Bylaw shall result in liability for penalties and late payment amounts established in Schedule A of the Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw No. 8122; and (b) A violation of any of the provisions identified in this Bylaw shall be subject to the procedures, restrictions, limits, obligations and rights established in the Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw No. 8122 in accordance with the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act, SBC 2003, c. 60. Bylaw No. 10427 Page 10 8262695 4.1.2 Every person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is considered to have committed an offence against this Bylaw and is liable on summary conviction, to a fine of no less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) and not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), and each day that such violation is caused, or allowed to continue, constitutes a separate offence. 4.2 In this Bylaw, unless the context requires otherwise: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of fat, oil or grease into a sanitary sewer or drainage system, as outlined in Schedule C attached to and forming part of this Bylaw. BUILDING means a structure or portion of a structure, including foundations and supporting structures for equipment or machinery or both, which is used or intended to be used for supporting or sheltering a use, occupancy, persons, animals, or property. BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER means an employee of the City, appointed to or holding the job position or title of bylaw enforcement officer or licence inspector, or acting in another capacity, on behalf of the City for the purpose of the enforcement of one or more of the City bylaws. CITY means the City of Richmond. COUNCIL means the current Council of the City. DRAINAGE SYSTEM means all storm sewer works and appurtenances owned, controlled, maintained and operated by the City, including storm sewers, storm service connections, ditches, channels, detention facilities, pumping stations and outfalls laid within any highway, City right-of-way or easement or City- owned property. DWELLING UNIT means a room or suite of two or more rooms designed for or occupied by one family only as a single housekeeping unit providing cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities. FAT, OIL OR GREASE means any solvent or extractable material of animal, vegetable or mineral origin, including but not limited to hydrocarbons, esters, fats, oils, waxes and high molecular weight carboxylic acids. Bylaw No. 10427 Page 11 8262695 FOOD SECTOR ESTABLISHMENT means: (a) a business establishment or institutional facility where food is prepared or made ready for eating or packaged and shipped to any establishment described in (b) or (c) below; (b) a retail establishment or institutional facility where food is prepared and made ready for retail sale or sold to the public and includes grocery stores, fresh produce stores, bakeries, butcher shops and similar establishments; and (c) a business or institutional eating or drinking establishment or facility where food is prepared or made ready for eating and is sold or served to the public or to persons employed at, served by or attending the establishment, whether or not consumed on the premises, and includes restaurants, delicatessens, fast-food outlets, cafeterias, hospitals, pubs, bars, lounges, or other similar establishments GENERAL MANAGER OF means the person appointed to the position of ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS General Manager of Engineering & Public Works, and includes a person designated as an alternate. GREASE TRAP OR means a device designed and installed to separate GREASE INTERCEPTOR and retain fat, oil or grease from wastewater, while permitting wastewater to discharge into a sanitary sewer or drainage system. GROUNDWATER means water found beneath the surface of the ground. INSPECTION CHAMBER means a covered chamber which provides an access point for making connections or performing maintenance on the underground sanitary sewer system or related service lines. MAINTENANCE RECORDS means the written documentation of the complete removal of all contents, including fat, oil or grease, floating materials, wastewater, and bottom sludge and solids, from a grease trap or grease interceptor. MANHOLE means a covered chamber which provides an access point for making connections or performing Bylaw No. 10427 Page 12 8262695 maintenance on the underground sanitary sewer system or related service mainlines. METERED PROPERTY means a property which is equipped with a water meter which measures the quantity of water delivered to such property. MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING means a detached, multi-floor building containing three or more residential dwelling units. ONE-FAMILY DWELLING means a detached building used exclusively for residential purposes, containing one dwelling unit only. OPERATOR means a proprietor, lessee, manager, employee, or other person who carries on the operations of a facility or business on behalf of the owner of the business and includes any person managing or supervising such facility or business. PROPERTY OWNER means the registered owner of a parcel of land in the City. SANITARY SEWER means a pipe or conduit for conveying sewage. SEWAGE means human excretion, water-carried wastes from drinking, culinary purposes, ablutions, laundering, food processing or ice producing activities, or other water-carried wastes discharged into the sanitary sewer system. TWO-FAMILY DWELLING means a detached building used exclusively for residential purposes containing two dwelling units only, which building is not readily convertible into additional dwelling units and the plans for which have been filed with the Building Inspector showing all areas of the building finished, and the design of the building showing each dwelling unit consisting of: (a) one storey only, not set upon another storey or upon a basement; or (b) two storeys only, the upper storey not containing a kitchen; not set upon another storey or upon a basement; or Bylaw No. 10427 Page 13 8262695 (c) a split level arrangement of two storeys only, the upper storey not containing a kitchen; not set upon another storey or upon a basement. PART FIVE: SEVERABILITY AND CITATION 5.1 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. 5.2 This Bylaw is cited as "Sanitary Sewer Bylaw No. 10427", and is effective January 1st, 2023. FIRST READING SECOND READING THIRD READING ADOPTED MAYOR CORPORATE OFFICER CITY OF RICHMOND APPROVED for content by originating dept. APPROVED for legality by Solicitor Schedule C to Bylaw No. 10427 Page 14 8262695 SCHEDULE A to BYLAW NO. 10427 SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES 1. DEMOLITION CHARGES a) Cap and abandon existing service $ 1,300 each b) Adjustment to top elevation of inspection chamber or manhole $ 1,300 each c) Repair of inspection chamber $ 1,300 each 2. INSPECTION CHAMBERS a) Supply and installation of inspection chamber $ 3,300 each b) Adjust existing inspection chamber $ 1,000 each 3. CONNECTION TO MAIN a) Connection to sewer main up to 1.5 metres deep $ 4,000 each b) Connection to sewer main over 1.5 metres deep By Estimate 4. SERVICE PIPE a) Supply and install 100 to 150 mm dia lateral pipe, up to 1.5 m in depth $500 per metre b) Supply and install 200 mm dia lateral pipe, up to 1.5 metres in depth $600 per metre c) Supply and install lateral pipes greater than 200mm dia or greater than 1.5 metres in depth. By Estimate 5. MANHOLES a) Supply and install 1050 mm dia manhole, up to 1.5 metres in depth $ 8,000 each b) Supply and install 1200 mm dia manhole, up to 1.5 metres in depth $ 8,700 each c) Supply and install 1500 mm dia manhole, up to 1.5 metres in depth $ 9,400 each d) Supply and install 1800 mm dia manhole, up to 1.5 metres in depth $10,000 each e) Supply and install manholes over 1800 mm dia By Estimate f) Supply and install manholes over 1.5 metres deepBy Estimate Bylaw No. 10427 Page 15 8262695 SCHEDULE B to BYLAW NO. 10427 SANITARY SEWER USER FEES 1. 1. FLAT RATES FOR NON-METERED PROPERTIES Annual User Fee (a) Residential Dwellings (per dwelling unit) (i) One-Family Dwelling or Two-Family Dwelling $1,170.72 (ii) Townhouses $1,071.17 (iii) Apartments $892.12 (b) Public School (per classroom) $805.06 (c) Shops and Offices (per unit) $953.31 2. RATES FOR METERED PROPERTIES User Rate Calculated as rate per cubic metre (m3) of water delivered to the property: $ 2.8554 3. MINIMUM USER FEE FOR COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND AGRICULTURAL Minimum charge in any quarter of a year: $ 86.00 4. CONSTRUCTION PERIOD USER FEE (per dwelling unit per month) Month (2024) One-Family Dwellings & Each Unit in a Two- Family Dwelling (fee per dwelling unit) Start Bill Year Multi-Family Dwelling Less than 4 Storeys (fee per dwelling unit) Start Bill Year Multi-Family Dwelling 4 Storeys or More (fee per dwelling unit) Start Bill Year January $1,171 2027 $1,071 2027 $1,887 2028 February $1,073 2027 $2,176 2028 $1,813 2028 March $976 2027 $2,087 2028 $1,738 2028 April $878 2027 $1,998 2028 $1,664 2028 May $780 2027 $1,909 2028 $1,590 2028 June $683 2027 $1,819 2028 $1,515 2028 July $585 2027 $1,730 2028 $1,441 2028 August $1,793 2028 $1,641 2028 $2,476 2029 September $1,696 2028 $1,551 2028 $2,401 2029 October $1,598 2028 $1,462 2028 $2,327 2029 November $1,501 2028 $1,373 2028 $2,253 2029 December $1,403 2028 $1,284 2028 $2,178 2029 Bylaw No. 10427 Page 16 8262695 SCHEDULE C to Bylaw No. 10427 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FATS, OILS AND GREASE (FOG) CONTROL AT FOOD SECTOR ESTABLISHMENTS All food sector establishments should implement the provisions of the following best management practices: 1) Installation of Drain Screens Drain screens shall be installed on all drainage pipes in food preparation and kitchen areas. 2) Collection of Waste Cooking Oil All food sector establishment employees must properly dispose of cooking oil and recycle FOG. 3) Disposal of Food Waste All food waste shall be disposed of directly into the trash or garbage, and not in sinks or toilets. 4) Food Sector Establishment Employee training Persons responsible for operating a food sector establishment must ensure that all employees are trained within 180 days of the effective start date of the establishment, and twice each calendar year thereafter, on the following: i. How to "dry wipe" pots, pans, dishware and work areas before washing to remove grease. ii. How to properly dispose of food waste and solids prior to disposal in trash bins or containers to prevent leaking and odours. iii. How to properly dispose of grease or oils from cooking equipment into a grease receptacle such as a barrel or drum without spilling. iv. How to properly use a sink strainer, and remove solids from the sink strainer.