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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS:
The Town of Lunenburg wishes to amend its Sewer Discharge By-law, being By-law #34,
to include additional requirements for food establishments to maintain their grease traps and
prevent the discharge of fat, oil and grease into the sewer collection system.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT:
By-law #34, being the Town of Lunenburg "Sewer Discharge By-law", shall be amended by
adding the following section as Section 3.1.4 after Section 3.1.3:
"3.1.4. Food Related Grease Traps or Interceptors
i)
The provisions of this Section 3.1.4 of the Sewer Discharge Bylaw are effective only
on and after June 1, 2015.
ii)
Every owner or operator of a restaurant or other industrial, commercial or
institutional premises where food is cooked, processed or prepared, for which the
premises is connected directly or indirectly to a sanitary or combined sewer, shall
take all necessary measures to ensure that oil and grease are prevented from entering
the sanitary or combined sewer in excess of the provisions of this By-law. In
addition thereto:
a.
Grease interceptors shall not discharge to storm sewers.
b.
The owner or operator of the premises as set out in this Section shall install,
operate, and properly maintain an oil and grease interceptor in any piping
system as its premises that connects directly or indirectly to a sewer.
c.
The oil and grease interceptors shall be installed in compliance with the most
current requirements of the applicable Building Code.
d.
The installation of the oil and grease interceptor shall meet the requirements
of the Canadian Standards Association national standard CAN/CSA B481.3,
as amended.
e.
Maintenance requirements shall be posted in the workplace in proximity to
the grease interceptor.
f.
A maintenance schedule and record of maintenance shall be available to the
Engineer or other representative of the Town upon request for each
interceptor installed.
g.
The owner or operator of the restaurant or other industrial, commercial or
institutional premises where food is cooked, processed or prepared, shall, for
two years, keep the document of proof for the interceptor clean-out and oil
and grease disposal.
h.
Emulsifiers shall not be discharged into interceptors or the sewer system. No
person shall use enzymes, bacteria, solvents, hot water or other agents to
facilitate the passage of oil and grease through a grease interceptor.
i.
Removal of retained or trapped materials shall be achieved by pumping or
other physical means and shall be hauled away and disposed of as required
by law.
j.
Any reasonable request for inspection by the Engineer or other representative
of the Town shall be granted by the owner or operator of the establishment."
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BY-LAW # 34
TOWN OF LUNENBURG
SEWER DISCHARGE BY-LAW
A BY-LAW RESPECTING THE REGULATION OF DISCHARGES
TO THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEMS
1.
This By-law may be cited as the "Sewer Discharge By-law".
DEFINITIONS
2.
In this By-law, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression:
(a)
"Biochemical Oxygen Demand" or "BOD" means the quantity of oxygen
utilized, expressed in milligrams per litre, in the biochemical oxidation of
matter within a one hundred and twenty hour period at a temperature of
twenty degrees centigrade as determined in procedures set forth in
"Standard Methods";
(b)
"Town" means the "Town" of "Lunenburg" or the area contained within its
municipal boundaries as the context requires;
(c)
"Chemical Oxygen Demand" or "COD" means the quantity of oxygen utilized
in the chemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedure, expressed in milligrams per litre, according to "Standard
Methods";
(d)
"Colour of liquid" means the appearance of a liquid from which the
suspended solids have been removed;
(e)
"Combined Sewer" means a sewer intended to function simultaneously as
a storm sewer and a sanitary sewer;
(f)
"Council" means the Council of the Town of Lunenburg;
(g)
"Domestic Waste" means waste derived principally from dwellings;
(h)
"Effluent" means treated wastewater flowing out of a treatment plant;
(i)
"Engineer" means the Engineer for the "Town of Lunenburg";
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(j)
"Grease" means total oil and grease extracted from aqueous solution or
suspension according to the laboratory procedures set forth in "Standard
Methods", and includes, but is not limited to, hydrocarbons, esters, oils, fats,
waxes and high molecular fatty acids;
(k)
"Industrial Premises" means an area of land with or without buildings or
structures on which activities pertaining to industry, manufacturing,
commerce, trade, business, or institutions occur, (as distinguished from
domestic dwellings);
(l)
"Inspector" means a person authorized by the Council to carry out
observations and inspections and to take samples as prescribed by this By-
law;
(m)
"Matter" includes any solid, liquid, or gas;
(n)
"Natural Outlet" is any outlet from a natural watercourse into another
watercourse, pond, ditch or lake, or other body of surface or ground water;
(o)
"Owner" is defined to have the same meaning as in the Municipal
Government Act;
(p)
"Pathologic Waste" means waste generated in a hospital or similar
institution, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
veterinarian's office and doctor's office, which contains human or animal
tissue, and instruments or other materials which may have come in contact
with such tissue. For greater certainty, for the purposes of this By-law, the
terms "human or "animal tissue" shall also include blood and other bodily
fluids;
(q)
"Person" shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society,
corporation or group;
(r)
"pH" means the measure of the intensity of the acid or alkaline condition of
a solution determined by the hydrogen ion concentration of the solution in
accordance with the "Standard Methods";
(s)
"Phenolic Compounds" means hydroxyl derivatives of benzene and its
condensed nuclei, concentrations of which shall be determined by "Standard
Methods";
(t)
"Professional Engineer" means a registered member in good standing of the
Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia;
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(u)
"Provincial Regulations" means 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;
(v)
"Sanitary Sewer" means a sewer receiving and carrying liquid and water -
carried wastes and to which storm, surface or ground waters are not
intentionally admitted.
(w)
"Sewage" is defined to have same meaning as in the Municipal Government
Act;
(x)
"Sewer" is defined to have same meaning as in the Municipal Government
Act;
(y)
"Standard Methods for the examination of Water and Wastewater" (herein
referred to as "Standard Methods") means the analytical and examination
procedures provided in the edition current at the time of testing, published
jointly by the American Public Health Association and the American Water
Works Association or any publication by or under the authority of the
Canadian Standards Association deemed appropriate by the Engineer;
(z)
"Storm sewer" is defined to have same meaning as in the Municipal
Government Act;
(aa)
"Stormwater" is defined to have same meaning as in the Municipal
Government Act;
(ab)
"Suspended Solids" means insoluble matter than can be removed by
filtration through a standard glass fibre filter as provided by "Standard
Methods";
(ac)
"True Colour Units" means the measure of the colour of the water from which
turbidity has been removed;
(ad)
"Uncontaminated Water" means any water, including water from a public or
private water works, to which no matter has been added as a consequence
of its use, or to modify its use, by any person, and may include cooling water;
(ae)
"Waste" means any material discharged into the wastewater facilities;
(af)
"Wastewater facilities" means the structures, pipes, devices, equipment,
processes or other things used, or intended, for the collection, transportation,
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pumping or treatment of sewage and disposal of the effluent and, for the
purposes of this By-law, includes a combined sewer.
(ag)
"Wastewater" means any liquid waste containing animal, vegetable, mineral,
or chemical matter in solution or suspension carried from any premises;
(ah)
"Watercourse" means the bed and shore of every river, stream, lake, creek,
pond, spring, lagoon, swamp, marsh, wetland, ravine, gulch or other natural
body of water and the water therein, and any channel, ditch, reservoir, drain,
land drainage works or other man-made surface feature, whether it contains
or conveys water or not.
USE OF SEWERS
3.1
Discharges to Combined and/or Sanitary Sewers:
3.1.1 Except as otherwise provided in this By-law, no person shall discharge, release,
suffer or cause to be discharged into any sanitary sewer, combined sewer, public
or private connections to any sanitary sewer or combined sewer any of the
following:
(a)
hydrogen sulphide, mercaptans, carbon disulphide, other reduced sulphur
compounds, amines and ammonia;
(b)
Ashes, cinders, sand, potters clay, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass,
rags, feathers, tar, plastics or wood;
(c)
Paunch manure or intestinal contents from horses, cattle, sheep or
swine, hog bristles, pig hooves or toenails, animal intestines or
stomach casings, bones, hides or parts thereof, manure of any kind,
poultry entrails, heads, feet or feathers, eggshells, fleshing and hair
resulting from tanning operations;
(d)
Animal fat or flesh in particles larger than will pass through a quarter
(1/4) inch screen;
(e)
Gasoline, benzene, naphtha or fuel oil or wastewater containing any
of these in any quantity;
(f)
Wastewater or uncontaminated water having a temperature in excess
of sixty (60) degrees Celsius;
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(g)
Wastewater having a pH less than 5.5 or greater than 9.5 or having any
other corrosive or scale forming properties capable of causing damage or
hazards to the wastewater facilities or personnel of the wastewater facilities;
(h)
Sewage containing dyes or colouring materials which pass through a
sewage works and discolour the sewage works effluent;
(i)
Wastewater containing any of the following in excess of the indicated
concentrations:
Aluminum (Al)
50 Milligrams/Litre
Antimony (Sb)
5 Milligrams/Litre
Arsenic (As)
1 Milligram/Litre
Barium (Ba)
5 Milligrams/Litre
Beryllium (Be)
5 Milligrams/Litre
Bismuth (Bi)
5 Milligrams/Litre
Cadmium (Cd)
0.1 Milligram/Litre
Chlorides expressed as Cl 1500 Milligrams/Litre
Chromium (Cr)
4 Milligrams/Litre
Cobalt (Co)
5 Milligrams/Litre
Copper (Cu)
1 Milligrams/Litre
Cyanide expressed as HCN
2 Milligrams/Litre
Fluorides expressed as F
10 Milligrams/Litre
Iron (Fe)
50 Milligrams/Litre
Lead (Pb)
2 Milligrams/Litre
Manganese (Mn)
5 Milligrams/Litre
Mercury (Hg)
0.1 Milligrams/Litre
Molybdenum (Mo)
5 Milligrams/Litre
Nickel (Ni)
2 Milligrams/Litre
Phenolic Compounds
1 Milligrams/Litre
Phosphorus (P)
30 Milligrams/Litre
4
Sulphates expressed as SO 1500 Milligrams/Litre
2
Sulphide expressed as H S
2 Milligrams/Litre
Selenium (Se)
5 Milligrams/Litre
Silver (Ag)
2 Milligrams/Litre
Tin (Sn)
5 Milligrams/Litre
Zinc (Zn)
3 Milligrams/Litre
(j)
Wastewater of which the BOD exceeds three hundred (300)
milligrams per litre;
(k)
Wastewater containing more than three hundred fifty (350)
milligrams per litre of suspended solids;
(l)
Wastewater of which the COD exceeds one thousand (1000)
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milligrams per litre.
(m)
Wastewater containing more than one hundred (100)
milligrams per litre of fat, grease, or oil, and, in the case of
mineral oils, in concentrations exceeding fifteen (15) milligrams
per litre;
3.1.2 The presence in wastewater of any one of the matters in Section 3.1.1 in a
concentration in excess of its limits constitutes a separate offence.
3.1.3 Compliance with any limit is not attainable simply by dilution.
3.2
Discharges to Storm Sewers:
3.2.1 Except as otherwise provided in this By-law, no person shall discharge, release,
place or cause to be placed, any substance other than stormwater or
uncontaminated water into a storm sewer.
SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
4.1
If required by the Engineer, the owner or operator of industrial premises with one
or more connections to a sewage works shall install and maintain in good repair in
each connection a suitable manhole to allow observation and sampling of the
wastewater and measurement of the flow of wastewater therein, provided that
where installation of a manhole is not possible, an alternative device or facility may
be substituted with the written approval of the Engineer.
4.2
The manhole or alternate device shall be located on the property of the owner or
operator of the premises, unless the Engineer has given written approval for a
different location.
4.3
Every manhole, device or facility installed as required by subsection 4.1 shall be
designed and constructed in accordance with good engineering practice and the
requirements of the Engineer, and shall be constructed and maintained by the
owner or operator of the premises at his expense.
4.4
The owner or operator of industrial premises shall at all times ensure that every
manhole, device or facility installed as required by subsection 4.1 is at all times
accessible for purposes of observing and sampling the wastewater and measuring
the flow of wastewater therein.
4.5
Where a sample is required for the purpose of determining the characteristics or
contents of the wastewater, uncontaminated water or stormwater which is
suspected to be out of compliance with this By-law:
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(a) one sample alone is sufficient and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing the sample shall be a composite
sample, may contain additives for its preservation and may be
collected manually or by using an automatic sampling device;
(b) except as otherwise specifically provided in this By-law, all
tests, measurements, analyses and examinations of
wastewater, uncontaminated water and stormwater, shall be
carried out in accordance with Standard Methods; and
(c) for each of the metals whose concentration is limited in this By-
law the analysis shall be for the quantity of total metal, which
includes all metal both dissolved and particulate.
4.6
Where testing of a sample is required for the purpose of determining the
characteristics of contents of the wastewater, uncontaminated water or stormwater
to which reference is made in this By-law, said testing shall be conducted in
accordance with the method hereinafter described or by mechanical sampling
devices:
Method of Sampling and Analysis
4.6.1
(i)
A minimum of four (4) - twenty-four (24) hour composite
samples shall be taken, three (3) during the work week and
one (1) on the weekend.;
(ii) Analyses shall be conducted separately on each day's grab
sample;
(iii) The final results of these tests shall be averaged for this period
to determine the characteristics and concentration of the
effluent being discharged into the wastewater facilities or storm
sewer system.
4.7
The Inspector may from time to time conduct such tests as are deemed necessary
at the manhole, or may enter the industrial premises and conduct the tests as
deemed necessary.
SPILLS
5.1
Every person who discharges or deposits or causes or permits the discharge or
deposit of any matter in any sewer that in nature or quantity is different than matter
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ordinarily deposited or discharged into a sewer pursuant to this By-law, shall
forthwith notify the Engineer.
5.2
For any of the discharges in subsection 5.1 for which the person is required to
forthwith notify the Engineer, the notification shall include the following information:
(a) name of the owner of the property and the address of location
of spill;
(b) name of person reporting the spill and telephone number
where that person can be reached;
(c) time of the spill;
(d) type and volume of material discharged and any associated
hazards; and
(e) corrective actions being taken to control the spill.
5.4
Within five days following a spill, the person shall submit to the municipality a
detailed written report describing the cause of the spill and the actions taken or to
be taken to prevent a recurrence.
REPORTS
6.1
Any person who deposits, intends to deposit or permits or intends to permit the
deposit of any wastes except domestic wastes into a sanitary or combined sewer
shall file a Waste Survey Report with the Engineer .
6.2
The Waste Survey Report shall contain the following information and shall be
signed by an authorized representative of the owner or operator:
(a) name and address of the premises, and names of its owner and
operator;
(b) description of process operations, including waste discharge
rates and contaminant concentrations, hours of operation and
plans and reports certified by a professional engineer
indicating proposed industrial expansion, addition, new
construction, or proposed pre-treatment works; and
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(c) a schematic process diagram indicating waste discharge points
and waste descriptions.
6.3
The Waste Survey report shall be in the form attached as Schedule "A".
6.4
Where a change occurs in the information contained in a Waste Survey Report, the
owner or operator of the premises shall submit the new information within 30 days
of the change.
6.5
Where a change occurs in any information described in a Waste Survey Report, the
owner or operator of the premises shall submit a new Waste Survey Report setting
out the changes.
6.6
No person shall deposit any wastes other than domestic waste in any sanitary
sewer or combined sewer until:
(a) a Waste Survey Report has been filed with the Engineer; and
(b) the Engineer has confirmed that the wastes will comply with the
requirements of this By-law.
GENERAL
7.1
For the purpose of the administration of this By-law, pursuant to Section 503 of the
Municipal Government Act, the Inspector may, upon production of his identification,
enter any industrial premises and have free unimpaired access, to observe, to
measure the flow of wastewater to any sewer and to collect any samples required
at reasonable times upon reasonable notice.
7.2.1 The Council shall have the power to stop and close up and prevent from discharging
into the wastewater facilities, any private sewer or drain through which substances
are discharged [or into which substances are thrown, deposited, or supposed to be
put], where the substances are either prohibited by this By-law or are liable to cause
personal injury or damage the sewers or obstruct the flow of sewage.
7.2.2 The Council shall not cause any sewer to be closed up pursuant to sub-section
7.2.1 unless the owner of the sewer is first notified and given an opportunity to be
heard by the Council.
OFFENSES
8.1
Any person who contravenes any section of this By-law is liable on conviction to a
penalty of not less than $100.00 and not more than $10,000.00 and in default of
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payment to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year.
COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
9.1
A compliance program may be issued as set out in subsections 9.2 to 9.5 and 9.9
for the discharge of a non-complying effluent during the period of planning, design,
construction or installation of facilities to eliminate the non-compliance with the limits
prescribed in Sections 3 and 4.
9.2
The owner or operator of industrial premises may submit to the Engineer a program
to prevent or to reduce and control the discharge or deposit of wastewater into or
in land drainage works, private branch drains or connections to any sanitary sewer
or combined sewer from premises.
9.3
The owner or operator of industrial premises may submit to the Engineer a program
to eliminate the discharge or deposit of wastewater into or in land drainage work,
private branch drains or connections to any storm sewer or combined sewer from
the premises.
9.4
The Engineer may issue an approval for a compliance program to the person who
submitted the program.
9.5
Every compliance program shall be for a specified length of time during which the
facilities are to be installed and shall be specific as to the remedial actions to be
implemented, the dates of commencement and completion, and the materials or
other characteristics of the wastewater, uncontaminated water or stormwater to
which it relates. The final activity completion date shall not be later than the final
compliance date in the compliance program.
9.6
The compliance program shall be in the form attached as Schedule "B" and, upon
recommendation to Council, the Engineer is authorized to execute such compliance
programs under the authority of this By-law.
9.7
A person to whom a compliance program has been issued shall submit a
compliance program progress report within 14 days after the scheduled completion
date for each activity listed in the compliance program.
9.8
The compliance program progress report shall be in the form attached as Schedule
"C".
9.9
Where the operating authority for the sewage treatment plant, land drainage work,
or storm sewer which is receiving wastewater, uncontaminated water or stormwater
from the premises identified in the letter of compliance program is not the owner,
the compliance program does not become effective unless the operating authority
has reviewed and approved the compliance program.
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9.10
A person to whom a compliance program has been issued shall not be prosecuted
under Sections 3 or 4 of this By-law so long as the compliance program is being
fully complied with.
9.11
The former Sewer Use By-law of the Town of Lunenburg is hereby repealed and
this By-law substituted therefor.
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SCHEDULE A - WASTE SURVEY REPORT
TOWN OF LUNENBURG
SECTION 1 - General Information
(a)
Name of Person Submitting Report:
(name)
(company name, corporation, owner)
(telephone number)
(postal address)
(postal code)
(b)
Company Officer responsible for effluent control:
(name)
(telephone number)
(c)
Location of Premises:
(number, street or road, municipality)
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS TO THE BEST OF MY
KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND ACCURATE.
(signature of authorized representative)
(title)
(date)
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SECTION 2 - Product or Service Information
(a) Canadian or Standard Industrial Classification Codes (SIC):
These are [ ] Canadian SICs or [ ] SICs.
(b) Brief description of manufacturing or service activities:
(c) Principal products produced or services rendered:
(d) Number of employees:
plant:
office:
(e) Number of shifts per day: Number of days per week:
(f) Are major processes:
[ ] batch
[ ] continuous
[ ] both
If batch, average number of batches per 24-hour day:
SECTION 2 - Product or Service Information (continued)
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(g) Is the production subject to seasonal variation:
[ ] yes
[ ] no
If yes, briefly describe seasonal production cycle:
(h) Is there a special clean-up period:
[ ] yes
[ ] no
If yes, briefly describe clean-up period activities:
SECTION 3 - Waste Characteristics
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(a) List all sources of water supply:
(b) Type of waste discharged (check all that apply):
TYPE
AVE. FLOW/DAY (cubic metres/day)
[ ] sanitary
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
[ ] noncontact
cooling
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
[ ] contact cooling
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
[ ] process
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
[ ] other
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
(c) Wastes are discharged to (check all that apply):
TYPE
AVE. FLOW/DAY (cubic metres/day)
[ ] sanitary #1
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
[ ] sanitary #2
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
[ ] storm sewer #1
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
[ ] storm sewer #2
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
[ ] groundwater
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
[ ] surface water
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
[ ] evaporation
[ ] estimated [ ] measured
(attach additional list as necessary)
(d) Expected characteristics of wastes discharged to sanitary and storm sewers
(complete Pollutant Information Sheets, Sections 6 or 7 for the discharge to each
sewer).
SECTION 4 - Physical Lay-out
Layout sketch of property (to scale or approximate) to co-ordinate buildings,
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pretreatment works, property boundaries, effluent lines, and sanitary and storm sewer
connections. (Number sewers so that they can be related to Pollutant Information
Sheets, in Sections 6 or 7).
SECTION 5 - Pretreatment
Pretreatment devices or processes used for treating wastes or sludges before
discharge to the sanitary sewer system (check as many as appropriate):
[ ] Air flotation
[ ] Centrifuge
[ ] Chemical precipitation
[ ] Chlorination
[ ] Cyclone
[ ] Filtration
[ ] Flow Equalization
[ ] Grease or oil separation, type
[ ] Grease trap
[ ] Grit Removal
[ ] Ion Exchange
[ ] Neutralization, pH correction
[ ] Ozonation
[ ] Reverse Osmosis
[ ] Screening
[ ] Sedimentation
[ ] Septic tank
[ ] Solvent separation
[ ] Spill protection
[ ] Sump
[ ] Biological treatment, type
[ ] Rainwater diversion or storage
[ ] Other chemical treatment, type
[ ] Other physical treatment, type
[ ] Other, type
[ ] No pretreatment provided
SECTION 6 - Pollutant Information Sheet (Controlled Matter)
Information for: [ ] sanitary sewer [ ] storm sewer
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Sewer number ______
Indicate by placing an "x" in the appropriate box for each listed parameter whether it is
"suspected to be absent", "known to be absent", "suspected to be present" or "known to
be present" and the known or expected concentration ("Conc.") in milligrams per litre.
KNOWN
SUSPECTED
KNOWN
SUSPECTED CONC.
PARAMETER
PRESENT
PRESENT
ABSENT
ABSENT
mg/litre
1) chlorides
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
2) sulphates
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
3) aluminum
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
4) iron
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
5) fluoride
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
6) phosphorus
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
7) antimony
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
8) bismuth
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
9) chromium
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
10) cobalt
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
11) lead
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
12) manganese
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
13) molybdenum
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
14) selenium
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
15) silver
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
16) tin
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
17) titanium
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
18) vanadium
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
19) copper
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
20) cyanide
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
21) nickel
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
22) zinc
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
23) arsenic
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
24) cadmium
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
25) phenolic
compounds
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
26) mercury
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
27) BOD
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
28) TSS
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
29) COD
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
30) oil & grease
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
(animal/veg)
31) oil & grease
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
(mineral/syn)
32) Kjeldahl nitrogen[ ] [ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
SECTION 7 - Pollutant Information Sheet (No Discharge)
Information for: [ ] sanitary sewer number _____
Indicate by placing an "x" in the appropriate box for each listed parameter whether it is
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"suspected to be absent", "known to be absent", "suspected to be present" or "known to
be present" and the known or expected quantity in kg/month.
KNOWN
SUSPECTED
KNOWN
SUSPECTED CONC.
PARAMETER
PRESENT
PRESENT
ABSENT
ABSENT
kg/month
33) pesticides
[ ]
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34) acute hazardous[ ]
[ ]
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[ ] ______
waste chemicals
35) fuels
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
______
36) hazardous
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ] ______
industrial wastes
37) hazardous
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ] ______
waste chemicals
38) ignitable wastes[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ] ______
39) pathological
[ ]
[ ]
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[ ] ______
wastes
40) PCB wastes
[ ]
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[ ] ______
41) reactive wastes [ ]
[ ]
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[ ] ______
42) severely toxic
[ ]
[ ]
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[ ] ______
materials
43) waste radioactive[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ] ______
materials
*** End Waste Survey Report ***
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SCHEDULE B - LETTER OF COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
LETTERHEAD
Address:
Date:
Attention:
Dear :
Re: Compliance Program Number:
In accordance with the provision of Section 9.1 of the Town of Lunenburg Sewer Discharge
By-law, you are hereby granted a compliance program for the attached program identified
in Appendix I subject to the following conditions:
1.
During the period covered by this compliance program only, the quality of the
(sewage, uncontaminated water, or stormwater)
discharged by your company from the said premises to the
(sanitary, combined or storm) sewer system or land drainage works may exceed the
limits set by the Sewer Discharge By-law within the following limits at any time:
Parameter
Limit (mg/litre)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
2.
The discharge of (sewage, uncontaminated water or
stormwater) by your company from the said premises containing the parameters
listed in Item 1 in excess of the limits shall constitute a contravention of this
compliance program and thus a contravention of the said By-law.
3.
The compliance program may be terminated at any time on 30 days written
notice sent by registered mail addressed to the company at the said premises, if:
(a)
the sewage is causing a health or safety hazard to a sewage works
employee; or
(b)
the sewage is causing damage to the sewers, materially increasing their
maintenance costs or causing a dangerous condition; or
(c)
the sewage is causing damage to the sewage treatment process or causing a
dangerous condition in the treatment works; or
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(d)
the sewage is causing the sludge from the sewage works to fail to meet
criteria relating to contaminants for spreading the sludge on agricultural lands
under Nova Scotia's guidelines for sewage sludge utilization on agricultural
lands; or
(e)
the sewage is causing the sewage works effluent to contravene any
requirements by or under the Environmental Protection Act or any other
Provincial or Federal legislation;
(f)
the sewage is causing a hazard to any person, animal, property or vegetation;
or
(g)
the sewage is contrary to the Sewage Discharge By-law in any way other
than as provided herein.
4.
The compliance program may be terminated at any time where there is an
emergency situation of immediate threat or danger to any program, property, plant
or animal life or waters.
5.
This compliance program shall remain in force until provided the
following timetable is adhered to:
Compliance Program
Activities
Scheduled
Commencement Date
Scheduled Completion
Date
a) Select Engineer
b) Engineering Investigation of Plant
Conditions (Industrial Process Review
& W astewater Characterization)
c) Select Treatment Process & Design
Criteria (Treatability Studies)
d) Detailed Design of Treatment
System (Design & Specifications)
e) Preparation of Operations Manual
f) Select Contractor for
Installation/Construction
g) Commence Construction
g)(i) Site Preparation (survey,
excavation, etc.)
g)(ii) Foundation W ork & Underground
Utilities (slabs, sewer, etc.)
g)(iii) Structural W ork (buildings, etc.)
g)(iv) Mechanical W ork (control panels,
etc.)
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g)(v) Electrical W ork (control panels,
etc.)
g)(vi) Site Finish W ork (fences, clean
up, etc.)
h) Pretreatment System Start
6.
You must, however, take all necessary steps to ensure that all other conditions and
parameters listed in the By-law are not exceeded, as there are no other exemptions.
7.
This Compliance Program has been reviewed and is acceptable to the undersigned.
8.
You must acknowledge your acceptance of this compliance program by returning a
signed copy of this letter of compliance program within 30 days of your receipt of the
letter.
Yours truly,
Town Engineer
Signed and Accepted by:
Authorized Representative
Company Name
Company Address
Phone Number
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SCHEDULE C - COMPLIANCE PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORT
Company Name:
Address:
Date Submitted:
Authorized
Representative:
1.
Compliance program activity description:
2.
Scheduled completion date for above activity:
3.
Activity completed on schedule? Yes 9
No 9
4.
If not on schedule, indicate anticipated completion date:
5.
State reason for delay, if applicable:
6.
What action has been initiated to return project to original schedule?
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*Report is to be submitted within 14 days after scheduled completion of each
Activity listed in the Compliance Program.
BEA RENTON,
TOWN MANAGER/CLERK
TOWN OF LUNENBURG
I, BEA RENTON, TOWN MANAGER/CLERK, FOR THE TOWN
OF LUNENBURG, DO CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED IS A
TRUE AND CURRENT COPY OF BY-LAW NO. 34 OF THE
TOWN OF LUNENBURG, DULY PASSED BY THE
LUNENBURG TOWN COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2000,
WITH NOTICE OF MOTION HAVING BEEN GIVEN ON JUNE
29, 2000, FIRST READING ON JULY 27, 2000 AND SECOND
READING ON AUGUST 31, 2000.
working/bylaw/sewer.discharge.my.2000