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SANITARY SEWER BYLAW, 2006, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2022, NO. 9837
*CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE AND REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY*
This consolidated version is not a legal document. For official purposes please refer to
the original bylaw and amending bylaw documents.
Includes Bylaw Amendments:
No. 8851, 8864, 8880, 8897, 8882, 8904, 8891, 8925, 8928, 8946, 8968, 8994,
8981, 9056, 8945, 9083, 9095, 9107, 9161, 9167, 9195, 9205, 9207, 9220, 9221,
9254, 9257, 9262, 9303, 9311, 9317, 9347, 9348, 9366, 9368, 9371, 9391, 9408,
9446, 9472, 9480, 9517, 9518, 9519, 9535, 9572, 9597, 9645, 9667, 9689, 9733,
9743, 9787, 9837, 9867, 9884, 9891, 9914, 9975, 9980, 9986, 9989, 9970,
10073, 10098, 10146, and 10222.
THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF SAANICH
BYLAW NO. 8792
TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION OF THE
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM AND TO IMPOSE SEWER USER CHARGES
WHEREAS under Section 80D of the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act the
Municipal Council was authorized to establish a Municipal Sewer Enterprise system;
AND WHEREAS by Bylaw 2900, being the "Sewerage Consolidation and Enterprise
Establishment Bylaw, 1968 the Municipal Council established a Municipal Sewerage Enterprise
designed to provide and pay for a sewer system within a defined part of the Municipality known as
the Sewer Enterprise Area;
AND WHEREAS under Section 8(2) of the Community Charter a Municipality may provide
any service that the Council considers necessary or desirable;
AND WHEREAS under Section 194 of the Community Charter the Council may by bylaw
impose a fee payable in respect to a service provided by the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS the Council has decided to continue to operate the Municipal Sewerage
Enterprise established by the Sewerage Consolidation and Enterprise Establishment Bylaw, 1968
as a Municipal Service;
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Saanich in
open meeting assembled hereby enacts as follows:
Definitions/Interpretation
1.
In this Bylaw:
(a)
"air" means the atmosphere but, except in a sewer or as the context may otherwise
require, does not include the atmosphere inside a constructed enclosure that is not
open to the weather.
(b)
"building or structures" means any building or structure used wholly or in part for
human habitation, or in which human beings are employed in respect of any trade,
business or calling.
(c)
"Collector" means the Collector of the Municipality and includes his or her
delegate.
(d)
"community garden" means a garden in which allotments or shared plots are
available to members of the public for a fee and which supports demonstration
gardening, instructional programming and the production of produce for the personal
use of the members.
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(e)
"condensed water" means water which is produced through the process of
condensation and includes condensate drainage from refrigeration equipment, air
conditioning equipment and steam heating systems.
(f)
"Council" means the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of
Saanich.
(g)
"Director of Engineering" means the Director of Engineering for the Municipality or
his or her designate.
(h)
"discharge" means to directly or indirectly introduce a substance by spilling,
disposing of, abandoning, depositing, leaking, seeping, pouring, draining, emptying
or by any other means.
(i)
"enactment" means any applicable act, regulation, bylaw, order, or authorization,
by a federal, provincial, regional, municipal government or their authorized
representatives.
(j)
"high volume discharge" means any discharge of non-domestic waste into a
sewer in excess of 10 cubic metres per day or 300 cubic metres over any
consecutive 30 day period but not including water from a pool.
(k)
"main sewer" means a sanitary sewer.
(l)
"monitoring point" means an access point to a sewer or a lateral for the purpose
of:
(i)
measuring the rate of flow or volume of wastewater being discharged from a
building or a structure,
(ii)
collecting representative samples of wastewater being discharged from a
building or a structure.
(m)
"Municipality" means The Corporation of The District of Saanich.
(n)
"owner" means any person who is registered under the Land Title Act as the owner
of land or any other person who is in lawful possession of land or who is in lawful
possession or occupancy of any buildings situated on the land.
(o)
"permission" means permission given by the Director of Engineering or his duly
authorized representative.
(p)
"plumbing system" means an assembly of pipe, fittings, fixtures, traps, pumps,
valves and appurtenances that is used to convey waste water to a sanitary sewer.
(q)
"pool" means any water receptacle designed for decorative purposes or used for
swimming or as a bath or hot tub designed to accommodate more than one bather
at a time.
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(r)
"premises" means any land or building, structure or all or any part thereof.
(s)
"prohibited waste" means prohibited waste as defined in Schedule "B".
(t)
"public property" means a highway, road, roadway, street, public sidewalk,
boulevard, lane, alley or land controlled by the Municipality and includes a right of
way.
(u)
"residential property" means a property which is used primarily for the purpose of
residence by persons on a permanent, temporary or seasonal basis.
(v)
"restricted waste" means restricted waste as defined in Schedule "C".
(w)
"right of way" means an acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by
others.
(x)
"sanitary sewer" means all pipes, conduits, drains, and other equipment and
facilities, owned or otherwise under the control or jurisdiction of the Capital Regional
District, the Municipality or one or more municipalities, for collecting, pumping and
transporting wastewater and includes all such pipes, conduits, drains and other
equipment and facilities which connect with those of the Capital Regional District,
the Municipality or one or more municipalities but which does not include a sanitary
sewer connection or a sanitary sewer lateral.
(y)
"sanitary sewer connection" means the section of sewer piping on public property
from the sanitary sewer to the property line which is intended to receive only
sewage.
(z)
"sanitary sewer lateral" means the section of sewer piping on private property
from the property line to the building or structure it serves which is intended to
receive only sewage.
(aa)
"sanitary waste" means waste that contains human faeces, urine, blood or body
fluids originating from sanitary conveniences or other sources.
(bb)
"sewage" means wastewater from buildings, structures, lands and industrial
establishments, together with such storm water that is not intentionally admitted.
(cc)
"sewage facility" means works owned or otherwise under the control or jurisdiction
of the Municipality that gathers, treats, transports, stores, utilizes or discharges
waste.
(dd)
"sewer main" means a sanitary sewer.
(ee)
"Sewer Service Area" means that area of the Municipality shown as the Sewer
Service Area on the maps attached hereto as Schedule "D".
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(ff)
"Standard Methods" means the current or 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.
(gg)
"storm drain" means all pipes, conduits, drains and other equipment and facilities
owned or otherwise under the control or jurisdiction of the Municipality for the
collection and transmission of storm water or uncontaminated water but does not
include a storm drain connection or a storm drain lateral.
(hh)
"storm drain connection" means the section of storm drain piping on public
property from the storm drain to the property line which is intended to receive only
storm water.
(ii)
"storm drain lateral" means the section of storm drain on private property from the
property line to the building or structure it serves which is intended to receive only
storm water.
(jj)
"storm water" means water resulting from natural precipitation from the
atmosphere and which is directed into a storm drain or a watercourse.
(kk)
"Subdivision Bylaw" means Bylaw 7452, being the "Subdivision Bylaw, 1995" as
amended or a successor bylaw as adopted by Council.
(ll)
"uncontaminated water" means any water excluding storm water but including
cooling water, condensed water and water from municipal waterworks or a private
water supply to which no contaminant has been added as a consequence of its use
or to modify its use by any person.
(mm ) "University of Victoria Campus" means the lands described as Lot 1, Lake
District, Plan VIP57957.
(nn)
"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 or storm drain.
(oo)
"wastewater" means the composite of water and water-carried wastes from
residential, commercial, industrial or institutional premises or any other source.
(pp)
"wastewater quality parameter" means any parameter used to describe the
quality of wastewater.
(qq)
"water" includes surface water, ground water and ice.
(rr)
"water service connection" means a water service connection from the Municipal
Water Utility to a parcel of land but does not include an Agricultural Water Service
Connection or a Fire Connection as defined in the Water Utility Bylaw 2000 or any
successor bylaw.
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(ss)
"water utility" means the water distribution system owned and operated by the
Corporation of the District of Saanich to supply water to the inhabitants of the
Municipality and adjacent localities.
(tt)
"watercourse" means:
(i)
a river, stream, creek, waterway, lagoon, lake, spring, swamp, marsh or
other natural body of fresh water, or
(ii)
a canal, ditch, reservoir or other manmade surface feature designed to carry
or hold water or storm water, whether it contains or conveys water
continuously or intermittently.
(uu)
"waterworks" means any works owned or otherwise under the control or
jurisdiction of the Capital Regional District or one or more of its member
municipalities or the Capital Regional District, Water Department or an Improvement
District that collects, treats, transports, distributes or stores drinking water.
Sewer Service Area
2.
(a)
All those parcels of land or portion of parcels of land located within the Sewer
Service Area shall be served by a sanitary sewer.
(b)
No building constructed on land outside the Sewer Service Area shall be connected
to a sanitary sewer.
Applications for Inclusion in the Sewer Service Area
3.
An owner of land may apply to the Council to have land included in the Sewer Service Area
by submitting an application in writing to the Municipal Clerk.
Sewer User Charges
4.
(a)
A sewer user charge is imposed against the owners of premises served by a
plumbing system which is connected directly or indirectly to a sanitary sewer.
(b)
The sewer user charge shall consist of a fixed monthly sewer charge and a sewer
usage charge based on the quantity of water delivered to the premises through the
water utility.
(c)
The sewer user charge shall be calculated in accordance with Schedule "E" of this
bylaw.
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(d)
The quantities of water delivered to the premises shall be deemed for the purposes
of this bylaw to be the quantities of water delivered to the premises determined in
accordance with the Water Utility Bylaw, 2000 or any successor bylaw.
(e)
Quantities of water supplied to premises through an agricultural water service
connection or fire connection shall not be included in the calculation of the sewer
user charge.
(f)
Quantities of water supplied to municipal parks, the Royal Oak Burial Park, The
Horticulture Centre of the Pacific or a community garden for irrigation purposes shall
not be included in the calculation of a sewer user charge.
(g)
Water supplied to any premises by the water utility which does not pass through a
water meter owned and operated by the Municipality shall not be included in the
calculation of a sewer user charge.
Phase-In of Sewer User Charge
5.
(a)
The Sewer User Charges imposed under s.4 of this Bylaw shall be phased in over a
3 year period commencing January 1, 2007.
(b)
Sewer User Charges imposed during 2007 and 2008 shall be the sum of the sewer
user charges calculated in accordance with Schedule "E" and the Transitional Sewer
Service Area Charges calculated in accordance with Schedule "F".
(c)
Sewer User Charges imposed during 2009 shall be calculated solely in accordance
with Schedule "E".
Sewer User Charge Billing
6.
(a)
The Collector shall render accounts for the sewer user charge in the same manner
as accounts are rendered for water bills under the Water Utility Bylaw, 2000, or any
successor bylaw, and the accounts are due and payable and subject to the same
penalty applied to late payments as described under such bylaw and subject to the
discontinuance of water service as described under such bylaw.
(b)
Sewer user charges unpaid at the end of the year in which they are due shall be
deemed to be taxes in arrears and shall be so entered on the tax roll by the
Collector.
Requirements to Connect to Sanitary Sewers
7.
(a)
At the time of construction of the main sewers within the Sewer Service Area,
sanitary sewer connections shall be laid from the main to real property within the
Sewer Service Area upon which buildings or structures are situated.
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(b)
There is hereby imposed upon the owners of real property to which sanitary sewer
connections are laid pursuant to section 2(a) of this Bylaw, the following charge for
each connection to the main sewer (hereinafter referred to as "the connection
charge"):
(i)
For a one hundred (100) millimetre connection the sum of $400.00.
(ii)
For a connection over one hundred (100) millimetres in diameter, the actual
cost of the connection.
(c)
The connection charge in respect of any sanitary sewer connection laid between
January 2nd and October 31st of any year shall be paid in the calendar year in which
the connection is laid. The connection charge in respect of any sanitary sewer
connection laid in the months of November and December in any year shall be paid
on or before December 31st in the following year.
(d)
The connection charge shall be specifically charged against the real property in
respect of which the sewer is laid. Any balance of the connection charge remaining
unpaid on December 31st in respect of any sanitary sewer connection laid on or
before October 31st in the same year shall be placed upon the Collector's Roll for
the following year as arrears of taxes and shall be subject to all the like incidents as
are ordinary taxes upon land.
Any balance of the connection charge in respect of any sanitary sewer connection
laid in the months of November or December of any year, which remains unpaid on
December 31st in the year following that in which the sanitary sewer connection is
laid, shall be placed upon the Collector's Roll for the following year as arrears of
taxes and shall be subject to all the like incidents as are ordinary taxes upon land.
(e)
Any person being the owner of property in the Sewer Service Area upon which no
building or structure is situated, may make application to the Director of Engineering
for one sanitary sewer connection to be laid to the said property at the time of
constructing the main sewer and upon payment in advance of the appropriate
connection charge as set out in Section 2 (b) of this Bylaw, shall be entitled to
receive such sanitary sewer connection.
Any additional connections to be laid to the said property at the time of constructing
the main sewer shall be laid upon payment of the actual estimate of cost of each
additional connection.
(f)
The owner of real property who receives any of the following services, or for whose
benefit any of the following work is performed, must pay the fee for the service or
work prescribed by the Sewer, Water and Storm Drainage Connection Fee Bylaw,
2021, No. 9688:
(i)
installation of a 100mm sanitary sewer connection;
(ii)
installation a sanitary sewer connection greater than 100 mm;
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(iii)
removal of rock for the purpose of laying connecting pipes;
(iv)
performance of work under this Bylaw that interferes with the movement of
traffic on a highway, major road, collector road or truck route as designated
by map 15 in the Official Community Plan, as amended or replaced from
time to time.
(v)
laying of connecting pipes at a depth greater than 3.0 metres;
(vi)
reuse of an existing connection;
(vii)
performance of a dye test to prove an existing connection;
(viii)
flushing of a sanitary sewer or sanitary sewer connection;
(ix)
installation of an inspection chamber on an existing sanitary sewer
connection; and
(x)
disconnecting and capping a sanitary sewer connection
(g)
A maximum of one sanitary sewer connection shall be permitted per lot or parcel
of land, subject to the authority of the Director of Engineering under section 7(j).
(h)
Where any building is located within the Sewer Service Area in which one or more
persons reside or work or carry on any occupation and is situated on a lot or parcel
of land where a sanitary sewer is available, the owner of such a building shall
connect such building with such sanitary sewer in the manner provided by the
current or latest edition of the British Columbia Plumbing Code and such
connections shall be made within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the
completion of the sanitary sewer for use. It is further provided that such connections
shall be effected within three (3) days of written or other reasonable notice given by
the Medical Health Officer of the Vancouver Island Health Authority, if, in the opinion
of said Medical Health Officer, a nuisance or health hazard exists as a result of any
building not being connected to the sanitary sewer. In the event of any owner failing
to make the necessary connections within the specified time, the Director of
Engineering shall have the work done at the expense of such owner and the cost of
the work shall be deemed to be a charge for work done and the provisions of S.258
of the Community Charter shall apply.
(i)
Every person erecting a building or structure within the Sewer Service Area where
the sanitary sewer is available for use shall, unless a sanitary sewer connection has
been laid in accordance with Section 2 (e) of this Bylaw, make application for a
sanitary sewer connection and shall pay in advance the appropriate connection
charge as set out in Section 2 (f) of this Bylaw and shall connect such building or
structure to the sanitary sewer connection.
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(j)
Where more than one building or structure is erected on any lot or parcel of land, or
in the case of any multiple family dwelling, apartment, boarding or lodging house,
the Director of Engineering shall prescribe the size and number of sanitary sewer
connections required to serve such buildings or structures and the owners thereof
shall pay for such connection or connections as prescribed by the Director of
Engineering.
(k)
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Bylaw, the charge for sanitary sewer
connections imposed and the regulations for sanitary sewer connections made by
this Bylaw shall apply within the Sewer Service Area.
Design and Installation
8.
Pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw and subject to the authority of the Director of
Engineering under the Subdivision Bylaw, all sewerage works provided by persons other
than the Municipality shall be constructed and installed strictly in accordance with the
Subdivision Bylaw of the Municipality and shall comply with the relevant provisions of the
current or latest editions of the British Columbia Plumbing Code or British Columbia Building
Code as the case may require.
Application for Service
9.
(a)
Each connection to the sanitary sewer shall be made only where and in the manner
authorized or ordered by the Municipality.
(b)
Each application to connect to the sanitary sewer shall be made to the Municipality
by the owner or his authorized agent in the form prescribed by the Director of
Engineering.
(c)
Such owner shall, on making application, pay to the Municipality the applicable fees
required under the Sewer, Water and Storm Drainage Connection Fee Bylaw, 2021,
No. 9688, as amended or replaced from time to timeIf such connection is practicable
the Director of Engineering shall within ninety (90) days, weather permitting, provide
and install a sanitary sewer connection for service to the applicant's property. If
such connection is not practicable, the Director of Engineering shall so notify the
applicant within sixty (60) days and the Municipality shall refund the charges or fees
paid by the applicant.
(d)
It shall be the responsibility of the applicant for a sanitary sewer connection to
provide the Municipality with accurate information as required by the application and
to construct any building or structure or to locate therein any fixtures requiring
discharge to a sanitary sewer connection at such elevation or provide such
equipment or device as will permit their discharge into the municipal sewer.
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(e)
Where possible, a sanitary sewer connection will be installed at the location
requested by the applicant. In the event the applicant's preferred location is not
practicable due to topographical features, the existence of installed surface
improvements or is in conflict with installed underground utilities, the Director of
Engineering shall designate the location of each sanitary sewer connection to each
parcel of land or premises.
Installation of Sewers
10.
(a)
The Director of Engineering shall determine the location, size and depth of each
sanitary sewer connection on public property.
(b)
Whenever possible, the sanitary sewer connection to the sanitary sewer shall be
installed at a gradient and elevation that will allow gravity flow of sewage from the
building to the main sewer.
(c)
When, in the opinion of the Director of Engineering, problems may occur because of
the surcharging of the sanitary sewer, the Director of Engineering may refuse an
application and the provisions of the Subdivision Bylaw shall apply.
(d)
The connecting of a sanitary sewer lateral into a sanitary sewer connection shall
conform to the regulations contained in Bylaw No. 8627, being the "Building and
Plumbing Bylaw, 2005", amendments thereto and any successor bylaws and the
current or latest editions of the British Columbia Building Code and the British
Columbia Plumbing Code. All such connections shall be made gas-tight and water-
tight and be verified by proper testing in accordance with Standard Methods. Any
deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the
Director of Engineering before installation.
(e)
The Director of Engineering may require a user of sewer services to provide
information needed to determine compliance with this Bylaw. These requirements
may include:
(i)
sewage discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time period;
(ii)
chemical analysis of sewage;
(iii)
information on raw materials, processes and products affecting sewage
volume and quality;
(iv)
quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil, solvent or other
materials important to sewer use control;
(vi)
a plot plan of sewer laterals on the user's property showing details of
sewage pre-treatment facilities; or
(vii)
details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials through
spills to the sanitary sewer.
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(f)
When the Director of Engineering has reasonable grounds to believe that Restricted
Waste or Prohibited Waste may be discharged to a sanitary sewer, he may require
the owner of a property to install monitoring points to facilitate monitoring of
discharges as specified in this bylaw.
(g)
The Director of Engineering may modify or relocate any existing sanitary sewer
connection to any property to accommodate improvements or changes to the
municipal sanitary sewer system and may require the owner of the property to make
any changes to the sanitary sewer lateral or plumbing system at the owner's
expense necessary to accommodate that change, or may require an owner of a
property to make changes on their property at the owner's expense to provide for
the proper operation of the sewer system.
Maintenance of Sanitary Sewer Laterals and Sanitary Sewer Connections
11.
(a)
The owner of a property serviced by a sanitary sewer shall be responsible for the
costs of servicing, clearing, rodding, removing blockages or tree roots or
maintaining in any way the sanitary sewer lateral that serves that property.
(b)
The Municipality shall be responsible for the costs of servicing, clearing, rodding,
removing blockages or tree roots or maintaining in any way the sanitary sewer
connection that serves real property.
(c)
The owner of real property is responsible for all costs of repairing or replacing a
sanitary sewer connection where the required repair or replacement of the sanitary
sewer connection is required as a result of a blockage or damage which has arisen
as the result of a condition existing on private property, an improper connection
between the sanitary sewer connection and the sanitary sewer lateral or a prohibited
waste being discharged by the owner into the sanitary sewer connection, lateral or
main.
Discharges to Sanitary Sewers
12.
(a)
No person shall discharge into any sanitary sewer
(i)
any prohibited waste;
(ii)
any restricted waste, unless that person has obtained written permission
from the Director of Engineering;
(iii)
any high volume discharge unless that person has obtained written
permission from the Director of Engineering;
(iv)
any storm water, ground water, surface water, ice, snow or uncontaminated
water.
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(b)
Where the Director of Engineering determines that storm water, ground water or
other uncontaminated water is entering the sanitary sewer lateral, the owner may be
directed to carry out all such repairs or improvements necessary to prevent such
inflow or infiltration, failing which the municipality may carry out such work at the
expense of the owner.
Prohibitions
13.
(a)
No person shall maliciously, wilfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover,
deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the
sewer system.
(b)
No person shall make any connection whatsoever to the sanitary sewer or in any
way tamper with the sanitary sewer or sanitary sewer connection without first
obtaining permission from the Director of Engineering.
(c)
(i)
No person shall connect or allow to remain connected any sanitary sewer
lateral to any storm drain, storm drain connection or storm drain lateral.
(ii)
No person shall connect or allow to remain connected any storm drain lateral
to any sanitary sewer, sanitary sewer connection or sanitary sewer lateral.
(iii)
In the event of any owner failing to make the necessary disconnection from
the sanitary sewer within thirty (30) days after being notified in writing by the
Director of Engineering to do so, the Director of Engineering may direct that
the Municipality, by its workers or others, may have the required
disconnection or disconnections completed at the expense of such owner,
and the Municipality shall recover the expense thereof with costs in like
manner as municipal taxes.
(iv)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an owner failing to disconnect his building or
structure sewer lateral from the sanitary sewer pursuant to this Section
within the aforesaid period of thirty (30) days shall still be liable for any
penalties provided by this Bylaw.
(v)
Notice in writing required to be given by the Director of Engineering pursuant
to this Section shall be sufficiently given if sent by registered mail to the
owner at the address as shown on the last revised assessment roll of the
Municipality.
(d)
Where any sanitary sewer is laid in private property in respect of which the
Municipality holds a right of way for sewer purposes, no person shall connect to or
disturb such sanitary sewer except by direction of and with permission of the
Director of Engineering.
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(e)
No person shall connect or attempt to connect or allow to be connected or allow to
remain connected any real property to the sanitary sewer otherwise than in
accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw.
Enforcement
14.
Should any person who is required by the provisions of this Bylaw to do any matter or thing
be in default of it being done by that person, such matter or thing may be done at the
expense of the person in default and the Council may recover the expense thereof, with
costs in like manner as municipal taxes.
Inspection
15.
The Director of Engineering or a bylaw enforcement officer may enter at all reasonable
times, on any property that is subject to this Bylaw, to ascertain whether the regulations of
this Bylaw are being observed or the requirements of this Bylaw are being met.
Penalties
16.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Bylaw or who suffers or permits any
act or thing to be done in contravention of this Bylaw or who neglects to do or refrains from
doing any act or thing required to be done by the provisions of this Bylaw, shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable, upon conviction, to a fine of not less than $200.00, not more
than $2,000.00 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or to both, for
each offence; and each day during which any violation, contravention or breach shall
continue shall be deemed a separate offence.
General
17.
(a)
No person shall hinder or prevent the Director of Engineering, a person authorized
by the Director of Engineering or a bylaw enforcement officer from entering any
premises or from carrying out his or her duties with respect to the administration of
this Bylaw.
(b)
Nothing in this Bylaw shall be interpreted as relieving a person discharging waste
from complying with Federal, Provincial and local government enactments governing
the discharge of storm water into storm drains and watercourses and in the event of
a conflict between the provisions of this Bylaw and a Federal or Provincial
enactment, the provisions of the Federal or Provincial enactment shall prevail.
(c)
In this Bylaw words importing the male gender include the female gender and either
includes the neuter and vice versa and words importing the singular number include
the plural number and vice versa.
(d)
Schedules "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E" annexed to this Bylaw shall be deemed to be
integral parts of this Bylaw.
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(e)
If any provision of this Bylaw is found to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction it may be severed from the Bylaw.
(f)
The headings in this Bylaw are for the convenience of reference only and are not
intended to interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent or intent of the provisions of
this Bylaw.
Effective Date
18.
This Bylaw shall come into effect on January 1st, 2007.
Repeal
19.
(a)
Bylaw 2900 being the "Sewerage Consolidation & Enterprise Establishment
Bylaw,1968" is hereby repealed.
(b)
Bylaw 8767 being the "Sewer User Charge Bylaw, 2006" is hereby repealed except
insofar as it may repeal any other bylaw.
(c)
Bylaw 8133 being the "Sanitary Sewer Bylaw, 2000" is hereby repealed except
insofar as it may repeal any other bylaw.
Title
20.
This Bylaw may be cited as the "SANITARY SEWER BYLAW, 2006, No. 8792".
Includes Bylaw Amendment No. 8851, 8864, 8880, 8897, 8882, 8904, 8891, 8925, 8928, 8946,
8968, 8994, 8981, 9056, 8945, 9083, 9095, 9107, 9161, 9167, 9195, 9205, 9207, 9220, 9221,
9254, 9257, 9262, 9303, 9311, 9317, 9347, 9348, 9366, 9368, 9371, 9391, 9408, 9446, 9472,
9480, 9517, 9518, 9519, 9535, 9572, 9597, 9645, 9667, 9689, 9733, 9743, 9787, 9837, 9867,
9884, 9891, 9914, 9975, 9980, 9986, 9989, 9970, 10073, 10098, 10146, and 10222.
Note: Schedule "D" (Sewer Service Area Maps) referred to in this bylaw may be obtained or
perused, if desired, by contacting the Legislative Division at (250) 475-1775.
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SCHEDULE "B"
SANITARY SEWERS
PROHIBITED WASTE
Prohibited Waste means:
1.
Special Waste
Special Waste as defined by the Waste Management Act of British Columbia and its
Regulations or any legislation that replaces the Waste Management Act.
2.
Air Contaminant
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;
3.
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 sanitary sewer or sewage
facility including but not limited to, gasoline, naphtha, propane, diesel, fuel oil, kerosene or
alcohol.
4.
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 or performance of any sanitary
sewer or sewage 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.
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5.
Corrosive Waste
Any waste with corrosive properties which, by itself or in combination with any other
substance, may cause damage to any sanitary sewer or sewage facility or which may
prevent safe entry by authorized personnel.
6.
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 sanitary
sewer or sewage facility or with the treatment of waste in a sewage facility;
(b)
Any waste which will raise the temperature of waste entering any sewage facility to
40 degrees Celsius or more;
(c)
Any non-domestic waste with a temperature of 65 degrees Celsius or more.
7.
Biomedical Waste
Any of the following categories of Biomedical Waste: human anatomical waste, animal
waste, untreated microbiological waste, waste sharps and untreated human blood and body
fluids listed in "Risk Group 4" as defined in "Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines", published by
Health and Welfare Canada and dated 1990.
8.
PCBs, Pesticides
Any waste containing PCBs or pesticides.
9.
Miscellaneous Wastes
Any waste, other than sanitary waste, which by itself or in combination with another
substance:
(a)
constitutes or may constitute a health or safety hazard to any person;
(b)
may interfere with any sewage treatment process;
(c)
may cause a discharge from a sewage facility to contravene any requirements by or
under any BC Waste Management Discharge Permit or any other act, 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.
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SCHEDULE "C"
SANITARY SEWERS
RESTRICTED WASTES
In this Schedule, Restricted Waste means:
1.
Specified Waste
Any waste which, at the point of discharge into a 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 Director of Engineering.
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 Special Waste Regulation Leachate Quality
Criteria will qualify that waste, regardless of the sampling method used, as a Special Waste.
(a) CONVENTIONAL CONTAMINANTS [mg/L]
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
300
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
600
Oil and Grease*
100
Suspended Solids
350
Note: *Total oil and grease includes Petroleum Hydrocarbons (see table (b))
(b) ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS [mg/L]
Benzene, Ethyl Benzene, Toluene,
Xylenes (BETX)
1
Chlorinated Phenols
0.05
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)
0.05
Phenols
1
Petroleum Hydrocarbons
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(c) INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS [mg/L]
Arsenic (As)
0.2
Cadmium (Cd)
0.1
Chromium (Cr)
5
Cobalt (Co)
5
Copper (Cu)
1
Cyanide (CN)
1
Iron (Fe)
50
Lead (Pb)
0.5
Manganese (Mn)
5
Mercury (Hg)
0.05
Molybdenum (Mo)
5
Nickel (Ni)
1
Silver (Ag)
2
Sulphate (SO4)
1500
Sulphide (S)
1
Zinc (Zn)
3
2.
Food Waste
Any non-domestic waste from cooking and handling of food that, at the point of discharge
into a sewer, contains particles larger than 0.5 centimetres in any dimension.
3.
Radioactive Waste
Any waste containing radioactive materials that, at the point of discharge into a sewer,
exceeds radioactivity limitations as established by the Atomic Energy Control Board of
Canada.
4.
pH Waste
Any non-domestic waste which, at the point of discharge into a sewer, has a pH lower than
5.5 or higher than 11.0, as determined by either a grab or a composite sample.
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5.
Dyes and Colouring Material
Dyes or colouring materials which may pass through a sewage facility and discolour the
effluent from a sewage facility except where the dye is used by the District, or one or more
of its municipalities, as a tracer.
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SCHEDULE "E"
SEWER USER CHARGES
1.
Monthly Sewer Charge
1. The Saanich Monthly Sewer Charge is $10.90 for each water service connection.
2. The CRD Monthly Sewer Charge is $7.45 for each water service connection.
2.
Sewer Usage Charge
a.
The rate for the Saanich Sewer Usage Charge shall be $1.698 for each cubic meter
of water consumed by the premises.
b.
The rate for the Capital Regional District Sewer Usage Charge shall be $2.149 for
each cubic meter of water consumed by the premises.
c.
The Sewer Usage Charge shall be based on the lowest of the average daily water
consumption rates of the current and previous two billing period's consumption.
3.
Transitional Provision
The water consumption used to calculate the sewer consumption charge for the first billing
period in 2007 shall be adjusted on a pro rata basis to remove 2006 water consumption.
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SCHEDULE "F"
TRANSITIONAL SEWER SERVICE AREA CHARGES
This is imposed upon the owners of parcels within the Sewer Service Area served by a
plumbing system in buildings or structures connected directly or indirectly to a sanitary sewer
the following charges and rates:
(a)
A charge of $42.00 per annum where such building or structure does not contain more
than seven fixtures connected to the said works. Where any such building or structure
contains any more than seven fixtures connected to the said works, there is hereby
imposed in addition to the charge of $42.00 per annum, the sum of $6.00 per annum for
each such fixture in excess of seven. Where any lot or parcel of land has situate thereon
more than one self-contained dwelling unit, a separate annual charge of $42.00 shall be
levied in respect of each such unit. For the purpose of this bylaw in the case of two-family
or multiple family dwellings, each self-contained unit of each such two-family or multiple
family dwelling shall be deemed to be a separate dwelling. Each hotel, room house,
boarding house or auto court shall be considered to be one structure and shall be subject
to an annual charge of $42.00 plus $6.00 per fixture for each fixture in excess of seven.
(b)
For purposes of the Municipality's appropriate share of those expenses of the Capital
Regional District relating to sewer debt charges, a rate on the assessed value of land and
improvements taxable for general municipal purposes within the Sewer Service Area as
follows:
Rates (dollars of tax per $1,000 taxable value)
Property Class
Rate
(1) Residential
0.0160
(2) Utilities
0.1239
(4) Major Industry
0.0611
(5) Light Industry
0.0611
(6) Business/Other
0.0611
(7) Managed Forest
0.0857
(8) Recreational/Non Profit
0.0298
(9) Farm
0.0388
(c)
A parcel charge of $14.00.