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BY-LAW
NO.
WHEREAS
it
is
THE
CORPORATION
OF
THE
VILLAGE
OF
BANCROFT
608-94
A
by-law
to
control
the
discharge
of
sewage
into
the
sewage
system
of
the
Village
of
Bancroft,
pursuant
to
The
Municipal
Act,
C.45,
Section
210,
Subsections
83
& 84,
R.S.O.
1990.
deemed
expedient
to
prohibit
and
regulate
the
discharge
of
domestic
sewage
and
industrial
wastes
into
drain,
sewers,
sewer
systems
and
sewage
works;
NOW
THEREFORE
the
Municipal
Council
of
the
Corporation
of
the
'Village
of
Bancroft
ENACTS
AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION
1
DEFINITIONS
1.
In
this
by-law:
(a)
(b)
(C)
(d)
(f)
(9)
(h)
"acute
hazardous
waste
chemical"
means
a material
which
is
an
acute
hazardous
waste
chemical
within
the
meaning
of
Ontario
Regulation
309
made
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Act
(Ontario);
"authorized
representative
of
the
owner
or
operator"
means
(i)
A principal
executive
officer
of
at
least
the
level
of
vice
president,
if
the
owner
or
is
a
corporation;
or
(ii)
A general
partner
or
proprietor
if
the
owner
or
operator
is
a
partnership
or
proprietorship,
respectively;
or
A
duly
authorized
representative
of
the
individual
designated
above
if
such
representative
is
responsible
for
the
overall
operation
of
the
facilities
from
which
the
sewage
discharge
originates;
(iii)
"biochemical
oxygen
demand"
means
carbonaceous
oxygen
demand
(biochemical)
as
determined
by
Method
507
in
Standard
Methods
when
an
inhibiting
chemical
has
been
added
to
prevent
ammonia
oxidation;
"blowdown"
means
the
discharge
of
recirculating
noncontact
cooling
water
for
the
purpose
of
discharging
materials
contained
in
the
water,
the
further
buildup
of
which
would
cause
concentrations
in
amounts
exceeding
limits
established
by
best
engineering
practices;
"combined
sewer"
means
a
sewer
intended
to
function
simultaneously
as
a
storm
sewer
and
a
sanitary
sewer;
"commercial
waste
chemical"
means
a material
which
is
a
commercial
waste
chemical
within
the
meaning
of
Ontario
Regulation
309
made
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Ag;
(Ontario);
"composite
sample"
means
a
sample
which
is
composed
of
a
series
of
grab
samples
taken
at
intervals
during
the
sampling
period;
"cyanide
(total)"
means
cyanide
as
determined
by
Methods
412B
plus
one
of
Method
412C
or
412D
in
Standard
Methods;
By--Law
No.
608-94
(fl)
(k)
(1)
(111)
(I1)
(0)
(P)
(GI)
(1')
(S)
(t)
(11)
(W)
-
Page
2
-
"de
minimis
dose"
means
a
dose
of
radiation
to
an
individual
of
.05
millisieverts
per
year;
"de
minimis
waste"
means
any
waste
radioactive
material
that
will
not
result
in
a
dose
of
radiation
exceeding
the
de
minimus
dose
regardless
of
the
quantity
of
the
material
or
how
it
is
used
or
managed;
"fuels"
includes
--
(i)
any
ignitable
liquid
intended
for
use
as
a
fuel
with
a
flash
point
less
that
61
degrees
Celsius
as
determined
by
one
of
the
methods
in
Ontario
Regulation
309
made
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Ag;
(Ontario)
and
(ii)
gasoline,
naptha,
diesel
fuel
or
fuel
oil;
"grab
sample"
is
an
aliquot
of
the
flow
being
sampled
taken
at
one
particular
time
and
place;
"hauled
sewage"
means
waste
removed
from
a
cesspool,
a
septic
tank
system,
a
privy
vault
or
privy
pit,
a
chemical
toilet,
a portable
toilet,
a
sewage
holding
tank
or
any
other
sewage
system
of
a
type
regulated
under
Part
VII
of
the
Environmental
Protection
Act
(Ontario);
"hazardous
industrial
waste"
means
a material
which
is
a
hazardous
industrial
waste
within
the
meaning
of
Ontario
Regulation
309
made
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Ag;
(Ontario);
"hazardous
waste
chemical"
means
a
material
which
is
a
hazardous
waste
chemical
within
the
meaning
of
Ontario
Regulation
309
made
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Ag;
(Ontario);
"ignitable
waste"
means
a material
which
is
an
ignitable
waste
within
the
meaning
of
Ontario
Regulation
309
made
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Act
(Ontario);
"industrial"
shall
mean
of
or
pertaining
to
industry,
manufacturing,
commerce,
trade,
business,
or
institutions
as
distinguished
from
domestic
or
residential;
"industrial
process
area"
means
any
industrial
building,
property
or
land
area
which
during
manufacturing,
processing
or
storage
comes
into
direct
contact
with
any
raw
material,
intermediate
product,
finished
product,
byproduct,
or
waste
product;
"Kjeldahl
Nitrogen"
means
organic
nitrogen
as
determined
by
one
of
Method
420A
or
420B
in
Standard
Methods;
"matter"
includes
any
solid,
liquid
or
gas;
"municipality"
means
The
Corporation
of
the
Village
of
the
Village
of
Bancroft
or
its
designated
representative;
"noncontact
cooling
water"
means
water
which
is
used
to
reduce
temperature
for
the
purpose
of
cooling
and
which
does
not
come
into
direct
contact
with
any
raw
material,
intermediate
product
other
than
heat,
or
finished
product;
"once-through
cooling
water"
means
noncontact
cooling
water
that
has
been
circulated
once
through
the
cooling
device;
By-Law
No.
(X)
(aa)
(bb)
(ff)
(99)
(hh)
(ii)
(jj)
(kk)
(11)
608-94
i
-
Page
3
--
"owner"or
"operator"
means
the
owner
or
operator
of
any
facility
or
activity
subject
to
the
provisions
of
this
by-law;
"pathological
waste"
means
a
material
which
is
a
pathological
waste
within
the
meaning
of
Ontario
Regulation
309
made
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Ag;
(Ontario)
or
any
material
which
may
be
designated
in
writing
by
the
Chief
Medical
Officer
of
Health
(Ontario);
"PCB"
means
any
monochlorinated
or
ploy--chlorinated
biphenyl
or
any
mixture
of
these
or
mixture
that
contains
one
or
more
of
them;
"PCB
waste"
means
a
PCB
waste
within
the
meaning
of
Ontario
Regulation
148/86
made
under
the
Environmental
£r9:§§£i2n_A2L
(Ontario);
»
"person"
includes
an
individual,
association,
partnership,
corporation,
nmnicipality,
Provincial
or]
Federal
agency,
or
an
agent
or
employee
thereof;
"pesticides"
means
a
pesticide
regulated
under
the}
£2§ti9i§§§_A2:
(Ontario);
"pH"
means
the
logarithm
to
the
base
of
10
of
the
reciprocal
of
the
concentration
of
hydrogen
ions
in
moles'
per
litre
of
solution;
"phenolic
compounds"
means
those
derivatives
of aromatic'
hydrocarbons
which
have
a
hydroxyl
group
directly)
attached
to
the
ring
as
determined
by
one
of
Method
510B'
or
510C
in
Standard
Methods;
"phosphorus"
means
total
phosphorus
as
determined
by
bothx
Method
424C
plus
one
of
Method
424D,
424E,
424F,
or
424G
in
Standard
Methods;
"reactive
waste"
means
a
material
which
is
a
reactive
waste
within
the
meaning
of
Ontario
Regulation
309
made
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Act
(Ontario);
"sanitary
sewer"
means
a
sewer
for
the
collection
and
transmission
of
domestic,
commercial,
institutional
and)
industrial
sewage
or
any
combination
thereof;
)
"severely
toxic
material"
means
any
material
listed
in
Schedule
3
of
Ontario
Regulation
309
made
under
the'
Environmental
Protection
Act
(Ontario);
.
.
n
n
u
'
"sewage"
means
any
liquid
waste
containing
animal,
vegetable
or
mineral
matter
in
solution
or
in
suspension,
except
uncontaminated
water;
"sewage
works"
means
any
works
for
the
collection,
transmission
treatment
or
dis
osal
of
sewa
e,
or
an
I
part
of
such
work;
)
"SIC
code"
means
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Code
contained
in
either
the
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Manual
published
by
the
Minister
of
Supply
and
Services
Canada,
1980
(Canadian
SIC)
or
the
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Manual
published
by
the
Executive
Office
of
the
President,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
1972
(U.S.
SIC);
By-Law
No.
(mm)
(1111)
(00)
(PP)
(qq)
(rr)
(SS)
(tt)
(1111)
608-94
--
Page
4
-
"solvent
extractable
matter
of
animal'or
vegetable
origin"
means
grease
and
oil
as
determined
by
one
of
Methods
503A,
503B,
503C,
or
503D
in
Standard
Methods;
"solvent
extractable
matter
of
mineral
or
synthetic
origin"
means
grease
or
oil
as
determined
by
Method
503E
in
Standard
Methods;
"Standard
Methods"
means
a
procedure
set
out
in
Standard
Methods
for
the
Examination
of
Water
and
Wastewater
published
jointly
by
the
American
Public
Health
Association,
American
Water
Works
Association
and
Water
Pollution
Control
Federation,
16th
Edition
(1985),
current
at
the
date
of
testing,
or
a
procedure
published
by
the
Ontario
Ministry
of
the
Environment
and
Energy
as
a
standard
method
or
the
equivalent
of
a
standard
method;
"storm
sewer"
means
a
sewer
for
the
collection
and
transmission
of
uncontaminated
water,
stormwater,
drainage
from
land
or
from
a
watercourse
or
any
combination
thereof;
"stormwater"
means
water
from
rainfall
or
other
natural
precipitation
or
from
the
melting
of
snow
or
ice;
"suspended
solids"
means
solid
matter
in
or
on
a
liquid
which
matter
is
removable
by
filtering
and
dried
at
103-
105
degrees
Celsius
as
determined
by
Method
209C
Standard
Methods;
"uncontaminated
water"
means
water
to
which
no
matter
has
been
added
as
a
consequence
of
its
use,
or
to
modify
it
use,
by
any
person;
"waste
disposal
site
leachate"
means
leachate
from
any
waste
disposal
site;
and
"waste
radioactive
materials"
means
any
waste
material
exhibiting
the
property
of
spontaneous
disintegration
of
atomic
nuclei
usually
with
the
emission
of
penetrating
radiation
or
particles.
SECTION
2
DISCHARGES
TO
SANITARY
SEWERS
\DISCHARGES
TO
COMBINED
SEWERS
12(1) No person
shall
discharge
or
deposit
or
cause
or
permit
the
'
discharge
or
deposit
of
matter
of
a
kind
listed
below
into
or
in
land
drainage
works,
private
branch
drains
or
connections
1.
to
any
sanitary
sewer
or
combined
sewer:
matter
of
any
type
or
at
any
temperature
or
in
any
quantity
which
may
be
or
may
become
a
health
or
safety
hazard
to
a
sewage
works
employee,
or
which
may
be
or
may
become
harmful
to
a
sewage
works,
or
which
may
cause
the
sewage
works
effluent
to
contravene
any
requirement
by
or
under
the
Ontario
Water
Resources
Act
or
the
Environmental
Protection
Act
(Ontario),
or
which
may
cause
the
sludge
from
sewage
works
to
fail
to
meet
the
criteria
relating
to
contaminants
for
spreading
the
sludge
on
agricultural
lands
under
Ontario's
Guidelines
for
Sewage
Sludge
Utilization
on
Agricultural
Lands
(as
revised January,
1986)
unless
the
person
has
been
advised
in
writing
by
the
Superintendent
of
the
sewage
treatment
works
that
the
sludge
from
the
sewage
treatment
works
By--Law
No.
608-94
will
never
be
used
on
agricultural
lands,
or
which
may.
interfere
with
the
proper
operation
of
a
sewage
works,
or
which
may
impair
or
interfere
with
any
sewage
treatment
process,
person,
animal,
property
or
vegetation
and;
without
limiting
the
generality
of
the
foregoing,
any
of
the
following:
(a)
(b)
(C)
(d)
(f)
(9)
(h)
(i)
(3')
(k)
(1)
(I1)
(0)
--
Page
5
-
or
which
is
or
may
result
in
a
hazard
to
any
Solid
or
Viscous
substances
in
quantities
or
of'
such
size
as
to
be
capable
of
causing
obstruction
to
the
flow
in
a
sewer,
including
but
not
limited
to
ashes,
bones,
Cinders,
sand,
mud,
straw,
shavings,
metal,
glass,
rages,
feathers,
tar,'
plastics,
wood,
unground
garbage,
animal
guts
or
tissues,
paunch
manure,
and
whole
blood.
,
Sewage
that
may
cause
an
offensive
odour
to
emanate.
from
a
sewage
works,
and
without
limiting
the
generality
of
the
foregoing,
sewage
containing:
hydrogen
sulphide,
carbon
disulphide,
other
reduced,
sulphur
compounds,
amines
or
ammonia
in
such
quantity
that
may
cause
an
offensive
odour.
}
Except
in
the
case
of
discharge
into
a
combined'
sewer,
stormwater,
water
from
drainage
of
roofs
or'
land,
water
from
a
watercourse
or
uncontaminated!
water.
Water
other
than
stormwater
that
has
originated
from
a
source
separate
from
the
water
distribution
system
of
the
municipality.
Sewage
or
uncontaminated
water
at
a
temperature'
greater
than
65
degrees
Celsius.
Sewage
having
a
pH
of
less
that
5.5
or
greater
than'
9.5.
Sewage
containing
more
than
15 milligrams
per
litre\
of
solvent
extractable
matter
of
mineral
or
synthetic
origin.
Sewage
containing
more
than
150
milligrams
perx
litre
of
solvent
extractable
matter
or
animal
or
vegetable
origin.
Sewage
in
which
the
biochemical
oxygen
demand'
exceeds
300
milligrams
per
litre.
Sewage
containing
more
than
350
milligrams
per,
litre
of
suspended
solids.
Sewage
containing
more
than
10 milligrams
per
litre
of
phosphorus.
1
Sewage
containing
more
than
100
milligrams
per'
litre
of
Kjeldahl
nitrogen.
'
Sewage
containing
more
than
1 milligram
per
litrew
of
phenolic
compounds.
N
Sewage
which
consists
of
two
or
more
separate
liquid
layers.
Sewage
containing
dyes
or
colouring
materials
which
pass
through
a
sewage
works
and
discolour
the'
sewage
works
effluent.
'By--Law
No.
608-94
-
Page
6
-
T
(p)
Sewage
containing
any
of
the
following
in
excess
of
R
the
indicated
concentrations;
1500
milligrams/litre
Chlorides
expressed
as
Cl
Sulphates
expressed
as
S0
50
milligrams/litre
Aluminum
expressed
as
Al
Iron
expressed
as
Fe
10
milligrams/litre
Fluorides
expressed
as
F
5 milligrams/litre
Antimony
expressed
Sb
Bismuth
expressed
as
Bi
Chromium
expressed
as
Cr
Cobalt
expressed
as
Co
Lead
expressed
as
Pb
Manganese
expressed
as
Mn
Molybdenum
expressed
as
Mo
Selenium
expressed
as
Se
Silver
expressed
as
Ag
Tin
expressed
as
Sn
Titanium
expressed
as
Ti
'
Vanadium
expressed
as
V
2 milligrams/litre
Cyanide
(total)
expressed
as
CN
1 milligram/litre
Arsenic
expressed
as
As
Cadmium
expressed
as
Cd
0.1
milligrams/litre
N
Mercury
expressed
as
Hg
(q)
The
following
materials
or
sewage
containing
any
of
the
following
in
any
amount;
Fuels
PCBs
Pesticides
Severely
Toxic
Materials
Waste
Radioactive
Materials
(r)
The
following
materials
or
sewage
containing
any
of
the
following
in
any
amount;
Hauled
Sewage
Waste
Disposal
Site
Leachate
(s)
The
following
hazardous
wastes
in
any
amount;
Acute
Hazardous
Waste
Chemicals
Hazardous
Industrial
Wastes
Hazardous
Waste
Chemicals
Ignitable
Wastes
Pathological
Wastes
PCB
Wastes
Reactive
Wastes
By-Law
No.
(2)
(5)
(5)
608-94
}
-
Page
7
-
}
1
In
determining
whether
the
limit
with
respect
to
any
matter}
prescribed
in
subsection
2(1)
is
contravened,
the
volume
of
any
water
that
has
been
added
for
the
purpose
of
enabling
the;
limit
to
be
met
and
of
any
storm
sewer
discharges
to
a}
combined
sewer
shall
be
disregarded
for
the
purposes
of
calculating
whether
the
limit
has
been
met
so
that
compliance}
with
the
limit
cannot
be
attained
by
dilution.
Subclauses
2(1)
2.(b)
and
2(1)
2.(s)
do
not
apply
to
prevent}
the
discharge
of
human
waste.
}
Subclause
2(1)
2.(d)
does
not
apply
to
prevent
the
discharge}
of:
(a)
Water
taken
in
an
amount
greater
than
50,000
litres
per}
day
from
a
separate
source
when
the
owner
or
operator
of}
the
premises
has
a
Permit
To
Take
Water
issued
by
the
Ontario
Ministry
of
the
Environment
and
a
copy
of
such
permit
has
been
provided
to
the
municipality,
or
(b)
Water
taken
in
an
amount
less
than
50,000
litres
per
day'
from
a
separate
source
when
the
owner
or
operator
of
the}
premises
has
provided
the
municipality
with
the
following
information:
(i)
Address
of
premises
where
the
water
is
being
used;
(ii)
Location
of
the
water
source,
and
(iii)
Amount
of
water
being
taken.
Subclause
2(1)
2.(q)
does
not
apply
to
prevent
the
discharge
of
waste
radioactive
materials
where
they
are
being
discharged}
in
accordance
with
a
licence
from
the
Atomic
Energy
Control}
Board
and
a
copy
of
the
licence
has
been
provided
to
the
municipality
or
to
the
discharge
of
de
minimis
waste.
Subclause
2(1)
2.(q)
does
not
apply
to
prevent
the
discharge}
of
PCBs
when,
(a)
the
owner
or
operator
of
the
premises
has
a
certificate}
of
approval
relating
to
the
premises
from
the
Ontario}
Ministry
of
the
Environment
and
Energy
which
expressly}
allows
the
discharge
or
written
approval
from
the}
Director
of
the
Ontario
Ministry
of
the
Environment
and
Energy
which
expressly
authorizes
the
discharge
from
the
premises;
}
(b)
the
owner
or
operator
of
the
premises
has
written}
approval
fronlthe
municipality
which
expressly
authorizes'
the
discharge
from
the
premises;
}
(c)
the
discharge
contains
a
concentration
of
less
than
5}
micrograms
per
litre
of
PCBs;
and
(d)
a
copy
of
the
certificate
of
approval
or
written'
authorization
referred.to
in
clause
(a)
has
been
provided}
to
the
municipality.
}
Subclause
2(1)
2.(r)
does
not
apply
to
prevent
the
discharge}
of
waste
disposal
site
leachate
when,
(a)
the
waste
disposal
site
leachate
is
being
discharged
pursuant
to
a
certificate
of
approval
or
order
relating
to
the
premises
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Act
(Ontario)
or
the
Ontario
Water
Resources
Act
which
expressly
allows
the
discharge;
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(b)
the
owner
or
operator
of
the
premises
has
written
3
approval
from
the
municipality
which
expressly
authorizes
the
discharge
from
the
premises;
and
p
(c)
a
copy
of
the
certificate
of
approval
or
written
I
authorization
referred
to
in
clause
(a)
has
been
provided
'
to
the
municipality.
(8)
Subclause
2(1)
2.(r)
does
not
apply
to
prevent
the
discharge
of
hauled
sewage
when,
(a)
the
carrier
of
the
hauled
sewage
is
a
waste
transportation
system
operating
under
a
licence
issued
\
IW
under
Part
VII
of
the
Environmental
Protection
Act
(Ontario);
;
(b)
the
carrier
has
written
approval
from
the
municipality
which
includes
a
specified
time
and
location
for
the
discharge;
(c)
the
discharge
occurs
at
the
approved
time
and
location.
(9)
Subclause
2(l0
2.(s)
does
not
apply
to
prevent
the
discharge
of
pathological
waste
that
has
been
decontaminated
prior
to
discharge
when,
(a)
the
owner
or
operator
of
the
premises
has
a
certificate
'
of
approval
from
the
Ontario
Ministry
of
the
Environment
and
Energy
which
expressly
allows
the
discharge
or
'
written
approval
from
the
Director
of
the
Ontario
\
Ministry
of
the
Environment
and
Energy
which
expressly
authorizes
the
discharge
from
the
premises;
(b)
the
owner
or
operator
of
the
premises
has
written
approval
fronlthe
municipality
which
expressly
authorizes
g
the
discharge
from
the
premises;
and
;
(c)
a
copy
of
the
certificate
of
approval
written
'
authorization
referred
to
in
clause
(a)
has
been
provided
to
the
municipality.
SECTION
3
iDISCHARGES
TO
STORM
SEWERS
l
'3(1)
No
person
shall
discharge
or
deposit
or
cause
or
permit
the
;
discharge
or deposit
of
matter
of
a
kind
listed
below
into
or
'
in
land
drainage
works,
private
branch
drains
or
connections
i
to
any
storm
sewer,
'
1.
matter
of
any
type
or
at
any
temperature
or
in
any
quantity
which
may:
(a)
interfere
with
the
proper
operation
of
a
storm
sewer;
(b)
obstruct
a
storm
sewer
or
the
flow
therein;
(c)
result
in
a
hazard
to
any
person,
animal,
property
or
vegetation;
(d)
impair
the
quality
of
the
water
in
any
well,
lake,
river,
pond,
spring,
stream,
reservoir"
or
other
water
or
watercourse;
or
'By--Law
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-
i
N
result
in
the
contravention
of
an
approval,
requirement,
direction
or
other
order
under
the.
Ontario
Water
Resources
Act
or
the
Environmental'
Protection
Act
(Ontario)
with
respect
to
the
storm
sewer
or
its
discharge;
and
2.
without
limiting
the
generality
of
the
foregoing,
any
of'
the
following:
(a)
(b)
(C)
(d)
(8)
(f)
(9)
(h)
water
at
a
temperature
greater
than
40
degrees
Celsius;
water
having
a
pH
less
than
6.0
or
greater
than'
9.0;
water
containing
more
than
15
milligrams
per
litre
of
suspended
solids;
water
containing
dyes
or
colouring
material
which'
discolour
the
water;
water
containing
solvent
extractable
matter
of'
animal
or
Vegetable
origin
or
of
mineral
or,
synthetic
origin
which
causes
a visible
film,
sheen
or
discolouration
on
the
water
surface;
N
water
containing
any
of
the
following
in
excess
of
the
indicated
concentrations:
,
200
micrograms/litre
Chromium
expressed
as
Cr
50
micrograms/litre
N
Zinc
expressed
as
Zn
Lead
expressed
as
Pb
Nickel
expressed
as
Ni
10 micrograms/litre
Copper
expressed
as
Cu
1 microgram/litre
Cadmium
expressed
as
Cd
Mercury
expressed
as
Hg
200
per
100
millilitres
Fecal
coliforms
the
following
matter
in
any
amount:
Sewage
Once--through
cooling
water
Blowdown
the
following
materials
in
any
amount:
Automotive
or
Machine
Oils
and
Greases
Fuels
Paints
and
Organic
Solvents
PCBs
Pesticides
Severely
Toxic
Materials
Waste
Disposal
Site
Leachate
Waste
Radioactive
Materials
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the
following
hazardous
wastes
in
any
amount:
(1)
Acute
Hazardous
Waste
Chemicals
Hazardous
Industrial
Wastes
Hazardous
Waste
Chemicals
Ignitable
Wastes
Pathological
Wastes
PCB
Wastes
Reactive
Wastes
Subclause
3(1)
2.(g)
does
not
apply
to
prevent
the
discharge
of
once-through
cooling
water
or
blowdown
when,
the
once--through
cooling
water
or
blowdown
is
being
discharged
pursuant
to
a certificate
of
approval
or
order
relating
to
the
premises
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Act
(Ontario)
or
the
Water
Resources
Act
which
expressly
allows
the
discharge;
(a)
the
owner
or
operator
of
the
premises
has
written
approval
from'the
municipality
which
expressly
authorizes
the
discharge
from
the
premises;
and
(b)
a
copy
of
the
certificate
of
approval
or
order
referred
to
in
clause
(a)
has
been
provided
to
the
municipality.
The
provisions
of
Clause
3(1)
2.
apply
only
to
(1)
the
discharge
of
stormwater
runoff
from
industrial
process
areas
to
a
storm
sewer,
and
(2)
to
any
stormwater
discharge
to
a
storm
sewer
to
which
the
matter
prohibited
by
subsection
1 has
been
added
for
the
purpose
of
disposing
of
the
matter.
The
provisions
of
Subclause
3(1)
2.(c),
(d),
(e),
and
(f)
do
not
apply
to
prevent
the
discharge
of
stormwater
runoff
from
industrial
process
areas
to
a
storm
sewer
when,
(G)
the
owner
or
operator
of
the
premises
has
a
certificate
of
approval
or
order
relating
to
the
premises
under
the
Environmental
Protection
Act
(Ontario)
or
the
Ontario
Water
Resources
Act
which
expressly
allows
the
discharge
and
a
copy
of
the
certificate
of
approval
or
order
has
been
provided
to
the
municipality.
(a)
SECTION
4
(AGREEMENTS
'5(l)
(2)
(3)
Subject
to
subsection
(2)
and
(3)
the
discharge
or
deposit
of
sewage
that
would
otherwise
be
prohibited
by
this
by--law
may
be
permitted
into
or
in
any
connection
to
any
sanitary
sewer
Q£_ggmbingg_§gw§r
to
an
extent
fixed
by
agreement
with
the
municipality
under
such
conditions
with
respect
to
payment
of
additional
sewage
service
rates
or
otherwise
as
may
be
necessary
to
compensate
for
any
additional
costs
of
operation,
repair,
and
maintenance
of
the
sewage
works.
An agreement
can
only
be
made
for
discharge
of
the
following
parameters
in
sewage:
suspended
solids,
biochemical
oxygen
demand, phenolic
compounds,
solvent
extractable
matter
of
animal
or
vegetable
origin,
Kjeldahl
nitrogen,
and
phosphorus.
An
agreement
between
municipal
and
private
parties
may
be
entered
into
that
meets
the
intent
and
provisions
of
this
by-
law
and
that
the
Reeve
and
Clerk
are
hereby
authorized
to
execute
such
an
agreement.
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608-94
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A
person
who
has
entered
into
an
agreement
with
the,
municipality
shall
not
be
prosecuted
under
Section
2
of
this
by-law
for
the
discharge
or
deposit
of
sewage
containing
the
matters
specified
in
the
agreement
and
in
compliance
with
the
agreement
during
the
period
within
which
the
agreement
is'
applicable
and
so
long
as
the
agreement
is
being
fully
complied
with.
SECTION
5
COMPLIANCE
PROGRAM
5(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(5)
(7)
A compliance
program
may
be
issued
as
set
out
in
Subsections
(2)
to
(5)
for
the
discharge
of
a
non-complying
effluent'
during
the
period
of
planning,
design,
construction
or'
installation
of
facilities
to
eliminate
the
non-compliance.
The
owner
or
operator
of
the
industrial
premises
may
submit
to'
the
municipality
a
program
to
prevent
or
to
reduce
and
control
the
discharge
of
deposit
of
sewage
into
or
in
land
drainage
works,
private
branch
drains
or
connections
to
any
sanitary
sewer
or
combined
sewer
from
the
premises.
'
The
owner
or
operator
of
industrial
premises
may
submit
to
the
municipality
a program
to
prevent
or
to
reduce
and
control
the'
discharge
or
deposit
of
uncontaminated
water
or
stormwater
or
eliminate
the
discharge
or
deposit
of
sewage
into
or
in
land
drainage
works,
private
branch
drains
or
connections
to
any
storm
sewer
from
the
premises.
The
municipality
may
issue
an
approval
for
a
compliance
program
to
the
person
who
submitted
the
program.
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
sewage,
uncontaminated
water
or
stormwater
to
which
it
relates.
A person
to
whom
a
compliance
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,
in
a
form
satisfactory
to
the
municipality.
1
A
person
to
whom
a
compliance
program
has
been
issued
shall
not
be
prosecuted
under
Section
2
or
3
of
this
by--law
for
the
discharge
or
deposit
of
sewage,
uncontaminated
water
or
stormwater
containing
the
matters
specified
in
the
compliance
program
and
in
compliance
with
the
compliance
program
during'
the
period
within
which
the
compliance
program
is
applicable
and
so
long
as
the
compliance
program
is
being
fully
complied'
with.
SECTION
6
SAMPLING
AND
ANALYSIS
6(1)
Where
a
sample
is
required
for
the
purpose
of
determining
the,
characteristics
or
contents
of
the
sewage,
uncontaminated
water
or
stormwater
to
which
reference
is
made
in
this
by-law;'
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(a)
one
sample
alone
is
sufficient
and,
without
limiting
the
generality
of
the
foregoing
the
sample
may
be
a
grab
sample
or
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
sewage,
uncontaminated
water
and
stormwater,
shall
be
carried
out
in
accordance
with
Standard
Methods;
and
(c)
for
each
one
of
the
following
metals:
aluminum,
antimony,
arsenic,
bismuth,
cadmium,
chromium,
cobalt,
copper,
iron,
lead,
manganese,
mercury,
molybdenum,
nickel,
selenium,
silver,
tin,
titanium,
vanadium
and
zinc
whose
concentration
is
limited
in
Subclauses
2(1)
2.(p)
and
3(1)
2.(f),
the
analysis
shall
be
for
the
quantity
of
total
metal,
which
includes
all
metal
both
dissolved
and
particulate.
SECTION
7
"sPILLs
)7(l)Every
person
who
discharges
or
deposits
or
causes
or
permits
'
the
discharge
or
deposit
of
sewage
into
or
in
land
drainage
)
works,
private
branch
drains
or
connections
to
any
sanitary
)
sewer
or
combined
sewer
shall,
if
such
discharge
or
deposit
is
3
not
in
the
ordinary
course
of
events
forthwith
notify
the
'
municipality
or
the
agency
responsible
for
operating
the
sewage
works
receiving
the
discharge
or
deposit.
(2)
Every
person
who
discharges
or
deposits
or
causes
or
permits
the
discharge
or
deposit
of
uncontaminated.water
or
stormwater
into
or
in
land
drainage
works,
private
branch
drains
or
connections
to
any
storm
sewer
shall,
if
such
discharge
or
deposit
is
not
in
the
ordinary
course
of
events
forthwith
notify
the
municipality
or
the
agency
responsible
for
managing
the
land
drainage
works
or
storm
sewer.
(3)
Every
person
who
discharges
or
deposits
or
causes
or
permits
the
discharge
or
deposit
of
any
of
the
items
listed.
in
Subclauses
2(1)
2.(q)
and
(s)
into
or
in
land
drainage
works,
private
branch
drains
or
connections
to
any
sanitary
sewer
or
combined
sewer
shall
forthwith
notify
the
municipality
or
the
agency
responsible
for
operating
the
sewage
works
receiving
the
discharge
or
deposit.
(4)
Every
person
who
discharges
or
deposits
or
causes
or
permits
the
discharge
or
deposit
of
any
of
the
items
listed
in
Subclauses
3(1)
2.(h)
and
(i)
into
or
in
land
drainage
works,
)
private
branch
drains
or
connections
to
any
storm
sewer
shall
iggthwith
notify
the
municipality
or
agency
responsible
for
managing
the
land
drainage
works
or
storm
sewer.
N (5)
For
any
of
the
discharges
in
Subsections
7(1),
(2),
(3)
and
'
(4)
for
which
the
person
is
required
to
forthwith
notify
the
municipality
or
agency,
the
notification
shall
include
the
following
information:
(a)
name
of
the
company
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.
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#608--94
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* GENERAL
43(1)
(3)
(4)
3 (5)
(5)
(7)
(3)
(9)
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--
Within
five
days
following
a discharge
to
which
Subsection
(5)
applies,
the
person
shall
submit
to
the
municipality
or
agency
a
detailed
written
report
describing
the
cause
of
the
spill
and
the
actions
taken
or
to
be
taken
to
prevent
a
recurrence.
SECTION
8
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
sewage
and
measurement
of
the
flow
of
sewage
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
Clerk/Administrator
of
the
municipality.
The
manhole
or
alternate
device
shall
be
located
on
the
property
of
the
owner
or
operator
of
the
premises,
unless
the
Clerk/Administrator
of
the
nmnicipality
has
given
written
approval
for
a
different
location.
Every
manhole,
device
or
facility
installed
as
required
by
Subsection
(2)
shall
be
designed
and
constructed
in
accordance
with
good
engineering
practice
and
the
requirements
of
the
municipality,
and
shall
be
constructed
and
maintained
by
the
owner
or
operator
of
the
premises
at
his
expense.
The
owner
or
operator
of
industrial
premises
shall
at
all
times
ensure
that
every
manhole,
device
or
facility
installed
as
required
by
Subsection
(2)
is
at
all
times
accessible
for
purposes
of
observing
and
sampling
the
sewage
and
measuring
the
flow
of
sewage
therein.
The
municipality
may
require
the
owner
or
operator
of
industrial
premises
to
install
and
maintain
devices
to
monitor
sewage
discharges
and
to
submit
regular
reports
regarding
the
discharges
to
the
municipality.
For
the
purposes
of
the
administration
of
this
by-law,
a
person
appointed
by
Council
for
the
purpose
may,
upon
production
of
his
identification,
enter
any
industrial
premises,
to
observe,
to
measure
the
flow
of
sewage
to
any
sewer
and
to
collect
any
samples
required.
No
person
shall
break,
damage,
destroy,
deface
or
tamper
or
cause
or
permit
the
breaking,
damaging,
destroying,
defacing'
or
tampering
with:
(a)
any
part
of
the
sewage
works;
or
(b)
any
permanent
or
temporary
device
installed
in
a
sewage
works
for
the
purpose
of
measuring,
sampling
and
testing
of
sewage.
The
agreement
contemplated
by
Section
4
and
the
compliance
program
contemplated
by
Section
5
may
be
terminated
by
the
municipality
on
30
days
written
notice
if
the
discharge
of
sewage
covered
by
such
agreement
or
compliance
program
is
causing
contravention
of
Clauses
2(l)1.
and
3(l)1.
of
the
by-
law.
The
agreement
contemplated
by
Section
4
and
the
compliance
program
contemplated
by
Section
5
may
be
terminated
by
the
municipality
be
written
notice
at
any
time
where
there
is
an
emergency
situation
of
immediate
threat
or
danger
to
any
person,
property,
plant
or
animal
life,
or
waters.
,By--Law
No.
608-94
--
Page
14
-
SECTION
9
OFFENCES
}9(1)
Every
person
who
contravenes
any
provision
of
this
by-law
is
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
guilty
of
an
offence
and
on
conviction
is
liable
to
a
fine
of
not
more
than
$2,000.00
for
every
day
or
part
thereof
upon
which
such
offence
occurs
or
continues.
Every
person
other
than
a
Corporation
who
contravenes
any
provision
of
this
by-law
is
guilty
of
an
offence
and
on
conviction
is
liable
for
every
day
or
part
thereof
upon
which
such
offence
occurs
or
continues
to
a
fine
of
not
more
than
$5,000.00
for
a
first
offence
and
$10,000.00
for
any
subsequent
conviction.
Every
Corporation
which
contravenes
any
provision
of
this
by-
law
is
guilty
of
an
offence
and
on
conviction
is
liable
for
every
day
or
part
thereof
upon
which
such
offence
occurs
or
continues
to
a
fine
of
not
more
than
$25,000.00
for
a
first
offence
and
$50,000.00
for
any
subsequent
conviction.
In
this
by-law,
subsequent
conviction
means
a
conviction
for
an
offence
which
offence
occurs
after
the
date
of
conviction
for
an
earlier
offence
under
this
by-law.
Subsections
(2)
and
(3)
come
into
force
on
the
date
Section
11
of
Bill
No.
59
of
the
1987
Municipal
Act
Amendment
Act
come
into
force
and
Subsection
(1)
is
thereupon
repealed.
iTHAT
By--Law
No.
14-72,
and
any
other
by-laws
inconsistent
with
this
;by-law
are
hereby
repealed.
iREAD
a
first,
second
and
third
time
and
finally
passed
this
28th
'day
of
February,
1994.
£12}
/
QC%:éQLA:§§§€%:x_a_,§;:Q
4
Clerk/Administrator
Dean
F.
Paterson,