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MUNICIPALITY OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS
For By-Law information contact the Municipal Clerk
Tel: (902)678-6141 Fax: (902)678-9279 E-mail: [email protected]
BY-LAW # 79
SEPTIC WASTE DISPOSAL BY-LAW
1.
In this bylaw,
A.
"Building" shall mean any dwelling, house, shop, store, office or any
building which has an On-site Sewage Disposal system, excluding
industrial uses;
B.
"Central Sewage Disposal System" shall mean a system for collection,
transmission, treatment, and disposal of sewage, and includes an
extension or modification to a system;
C.
"Current Interest Rate" shall mean the interest rate charged by the
Municipality of the County of Kings on the arrears of taxes;
D.
"Domestic Sources" shall mean sources of Septic Waste originating at
one of the types of uses defined in Schedule "A";
E.
"Municipal Engineer" shall mean the staff engineer for the Municipality of
the County of Kings or a consultant engineer engaged by the Municipality
or other competent person appointed by the Council of the Municipality;
F.
"Municipality" shall mean the Municipality of the County of Kings, a body
corporate;
G.
"Owner" shall mean any person, incorporated body, partnership, or other
legal entity, including a part owner, joint owner, tenant in common or joint
tenant of the whole or any part of any land or building on which an On-site
Sewage Disposal System is situate and includes a trustee, an executor, an
administrator, a guardian, an agent, a mortgagee in possession or other
person having the care or control of any land or building in the event of
absence or disability of the persons having title thereof, and in the
absence of proof to the contrary, includes the person assessed for the
property;
H.
"On-site Sewage Disposal System" includes a septic tank with disposal
field, a privy, holding tank, and all other private sewage disposal systems
which are not directly connected to a Central Sewage Disposal System;
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I.
"Provincial Regulations" shall mean the requirements and provisions of
the Province of Nova Scotia contained in any Provincial Statute or in any
Regulation or Order made pursuant to the authority of any Statute of
Nova Scotia;
J.
"Septic Tank" shall mean a watertight, covered receptacle designed and
constructed to receive sewage;
K.
"Septic Tank Cleaner" shall mean a person or firm engaged in the
business of emptying and disposing of the contents of septic tanks,
holding tanks, privies, or other private sewage disposal systems which
are not directly connected to a Central Sewage Disposal System;
L.
"Septic Waste" shall mean the contents of either septic tanks, holding
tanks, privies, or other private sewage disposal systems serving
residential or non-industrial facilities, which are not directly connected to a
Central Sewage Disposal System, and includes waste sludge from
municipal treatment plants;
M.
"Septic Waste Treatment Facility" shall mean the treatment facility
owned by the Municipality of the County of Kings and located at
Waterville, Kings County, Nova Scotia;
N.
"User" shall mean a user of the Septic Waste Treatment Facility, and
includes licensed septic tank cleaning services as well as the Municipality;
2.
A.
Every Septic Tank Cleaner shall dispose of all Septic Waste originating in
the County of Kings at the Septic Waste Treatment Facility.
B.
No Septic Tank Cleaner shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, septic
waste originating in the Municipality of the County of Kings in any place
other than at the Septic Waste Treatment Facility.
C.
No Septic Tank Cleaner or Owner shall deposit, or cause to be deposited,
in the Septic Waste Treatment Facility any Septic Waste or material that:
1.
originates at any source other than Domestic Source;
2.
is inflammable or explosive;
3.
contains synthetic oils, greases, or hydrocarbons.
4.
has a quantity of matter capable of obstructing the flow in or
interfering with the proper operation of any part of the Septic
Waste Treatment Facility;
5.
has a corrosive property or properties that could be hazardous to
structures, equipment, or personnel;
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6.
contains fish or animal offal or pathological or medical wastes;
7.
contains
herbicides,
pesticides,
xenobiotics,
polychlorinated
biphenols or radioactive materials that are not approved for
disposal in a sanitary sewer by the Atomic Energy Control Board of
Canada.
8.
contains substances for which special treatment or disposal
practices are required by any applicable statutes or regulations of
the Government of Canada or of the Province of Nova Scotia, or
other authority having jurisdiction.
3.
A.
Every Septic Tank Cleaner or other user of the Septic Waste Treatment
Facility shall pay a charge for the operation of the facility, including the
Municipality of the County of Kings, as set out in the Policy for Fees.
B.
The Charge referred to in 3(a) above shall be apportioned and payable by
each User of the facility at the rate of $30.00 per One Thousand Imperial
Gallons of Septic Waste or portion thereof delivered to the Septic Waste
Treatment Facility. Such charge shall be calculated monthly.
C.
A Septic Tank Cleaner or other user of the Septic Waste Treatment
Facility, who is more than 20 days in arrears of payment to the
Municipality of the Operating Charge may be denied access to the Facility
by order of the Municipal Engineer.
D.
Arrears of payment of Operating Charges shall carry interest at the
current interest rate.
4.
Every person who contravenes, or fails to comply with, any of the provisions of
this By-law shall be liable, upon conviction to penalty of not less than $ 100.00
and not more than $ 5,000.00 for each such offense, and in default of payment of
the penalty the offender may be imprisoned for a period of time not less than 2
days and not more than 30 days.
5.
Nothing contained in this Bylaw shall relieve any owner of property of
responsibilities associated with on-site sewage disposal pursuant to Provincial
Regulations.
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SCHEDULE "A"
TYPE OF USER:
Single Family Dwelling
Mobile Home
Apartment
Senior Citizens Home
Rooming House, Boarding House, Convent, Institutional Dormitory
Hospitals and Homes with Medical Care Facilities
Schools
Doctor's Office, Dentist's Office
Beauty or Barber Shop
Tourist Trailer Park
Hotels, Motels, and Tourist Cottages
Tourist Home
Restaurant, Cafeteria, Snack Bar
Lounge, Dining Room or Club
Stores, Banks, and other Retail Facilities
Clubs and Recreational Facilities
Churches and Church Halls
Buildings Owned by Fraternal Organizations
Fire halls and Fire Stations
Laundromat
Service Station
Car Wash Facilities
Drive in Restaurant or Theater with Canteen
Any other business or residence that generates non-hazardous human septic waste
from non-industrial
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History of this By-law
Enacted -
May 20, 1997
Amended - May 1, 2007