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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD
SEWER USE BY-LAW No. 2009-118
COLUNGWOOD
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD
SEWER USE BY-LAW No. 118
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
DEFINITIONS
1
2.
SANITARY AND COMBINED SEWER REQUIREMENTS
7
3.
STORM SEWER REQUIREMENTS
8
4.
PROHIBITED WASTES - SANITARY, COMBINED AND STORM SEWERS
9
5.
RESTRICTED WASTE - SANITARY AND COMBINED SEWERS
13
6.
PROHIBITION OF DILUTION
14
7.
SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
14
8.
DISCHARGER SELF-MONITORING
15
9.
SEWER CONNECTIONS
15
10.
PRETREATMENT FACILITIES AND ADDITIONAL CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS
16
11.
SPILLS
19
12.
AUTHORITY OF DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
20
13.
OFFENCES
21
14.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
21
15.
MAINTENANCE ACCESS POINTS AND PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE
21
16.
EXTRA STRENGTH SURCHARGE AND SANITARY DISCHARGE AGREEMENTS
22
17.
COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
23
18.
REPEAL OF BY-LAW NUMBER 92-42
24
COLLINGWOOD
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD
SEWER USE BY-LAW No, 118
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
DEFINITIONS
1
2.
SANITARY AND COMBINED SEWER REQUIREMENTS
7
3.
STORM SEWER REQUIREMENTS
8
4.
PROHIBITED WASTES - SANITARY, COMBINED AND STORM SEWERS
9
5.
RESTRICTED WASTE - SANITARY AND COMBINED SEWERS
13
6.
PROHIBITION OF DILUTION
.14
7.
SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
14
8.
DISCHARGER SELF-MONITORING
15
9.
SEWER CONNECTIONS
15
10.
PRETREATMENT FACILITIES AND ADDITIONAL CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS
16
11.
SPILLS
19
12.
AUTHORITY OF DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
20
13.
OFFENCES
21
14.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
21
15.
MAINTENANCE ACCESS POINTS AND PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE
21
16.
EXTRA STRENGTH SURCHARGE AND SANITARY DISCHARGE AGREEMENTS
22
17.
COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
23
18.
REPEAL OF BY-LAW NUMBER 92-42
24
BY-LAW No. 2009-118
OF THE
CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD
COLLINGWOOD
BEING A BY-LAW TO PROHIBIT, REGULATE AND CONTROL THE
DISCHARGE OF WATER AND WASTES INTO THE MUNICIPAL SANITARY.
COMBINED OR STORM SEWER SYSTEMS AND WASTEWATER
TREATMENT WORKS. INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL WASTES; AND TO
REGULATE AND CONTROL EXTENSIONS. ALTERATIONS OR
ENLARGEMENTS TO THE SEWER SYSTEM WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY
WHEREAS Council deems it expedient and necessary to regulate the management of sewers,
sewer system, wastewater works and watercourses and to regulate the manner, extent and
nature of the reception and disposal of wastewater and land drainage within the municipality,
and every other matter related to or connected therewith;
AND WHEREAS the objectives of this By-law are to:
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Protect the seiver collection system from corrosion, other damage and obstruction;
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Protect the wastewater treatment process from upset;
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Protect the public, municipal workers and property from hazardous conditions (such as
explosions);
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Assist optimum wastewater system efficiency by preventing uncontaminated water irom
entering the system;
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Protect wasfeivafer s/uc/ge quality;
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Protect the environment from contaminants that are not removed by the public treatment
system; and
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Assist the
municipality
in
maintaining
compliance
with
the
operating
conditions
established by the Province of Ontario;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary and proper to regulate such matters outlined above in order to
secure for the inhabitants of the \\/\unicipality an adequate system of wastewater and land
drainage disposal in accordance with the powers described in the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O.
2001, c. 25, as amended;
NOW
THEREFORE
THE
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CORPORATION
OF
THE
TOWN
OF
COLLINGWOOD ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
DEFINITIONS
As used in this By-law, the following terms mean:
"ACCREDITED LABORATORY" Any laboratory accredited by an authorized accreditation body
in accordance with a standard based on "CAN-P-1585: Requirements for the Accreditation of
Environmental Testing Laboratories" established by the Standards Council of Canada, as
amended, or "ISO/IEC/EN 17025:
General Requirements for Competence of Calibration and
Testing Laboratories" established by the International Organization for Standardization, as
amended.
"ACUTE HAZARDOUS WASTE CHEMICAL" A material which is an acute hazardous waste
chemical within the meaning of R.R.O. 1990,
Regulation 347, as amended, made under the
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990. c. E.19.
"AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER OR OPERATOR"
(I)
A principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president, if the owner or
operator is a corporation; or
(II)
A general partner or proprietor if the owner or operator is a partnership or
proprietorship, respectively; or
(ill)
A duly authorized representative of the individual designated above if such
representative is responsible for the overall operation of the facilities from which
the wasfewaferdischarge originates.
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"AUTOMATIC SAMPLING DEVICE" A device used to collect liquid samples automatically
using preset conditions such as time, frequency or quantity.
"BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)" The five-day BOD which is the determination of
the
molecular
oxygen
utilized
during
a
five-day
incubation
period
for
the
biochemical
degradation of organic material (carbonaceous demand), and the oxygen used to oxidize
inorganic material such as sulphides and ferrous iron, and the amount of oxygen used to oxidize
reduced forms of nitrogen (nitrogenous demand) as determined by the appropriate procedure in
Standard Methods.
"BIOMEDICAL WASTE"
Biomedical
waste as
defined
in the
Ontario
Ministry of the
Environment Guideline 0-4 entitled "the Management of Biomedical Waste in Ontario" dated
April 1994, as amended.
"SLOWDOWN WATER" Recirculating water that is discharged from a cooling or heating water
system for the purpose of controlling the level of water in the system or for the purpose of
discharging from the system materials contained in the system, the further build-up of which
would or might Impair the operation of the system.
"BUILDING CODE" The Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23, as amended, and any and
all regulations issued under such Act.
"CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD)" A measure of the capacity of water to consume
oxygen as a result of oxidation of inorganic chemicals and decomposition of organic matter.
"CLEAR-WATER WASTE" Includes non-contact cooling water and other water that has not
come into contact with wastewafer contaminant sources.
"COLIFORM COUNT" The number of all coliform bacteria and expressed In number of coliform
bacteria per 100 millilitres as determined in accordance with Standard Methods.
"COLOUR OF LIQUID" The appearance of a liquid from which the suspended solids have been
removed, as determined in accordance with Standard Methods.
"COMBINED SEWER" A sewer intended to function simultaneously as a storm sewer and a
sanitary sewer.
"COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID" A liquid that has a flash point not less than 37.8 degrees Celsius and
not greater than 93.3 degrees Celsius.
"COMMERCIAL WASTE CHEMICAL" A material which is a commercial waste chemical within
the meaning of R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 347, as amended, made under the Environmental
Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19.
"COMPLIANCE PROGRAM" The necessary steps undertaken
by
a
discharger to
bring
wastewa/er discharged into the municipal sewer into compliance with the terms and conditions
as described in section 17 of this By-law.
Compliance programs are applicable to existing
dischargers only; new discharges must fully comply with the requirements of this By-law.
"COMPOSITE SAMPLE" A volume of wastewater, storm water, uncontaminated water or
effluent made up of three or more grab samples that have been combined automatically or
manually and taken at intervals during the sampling periods.
"CONNECTION or DRAIN" That part or those parts of any pipe or system of pipes leading
directly to a wastewater worl<s.
"COUNCIL" The Council of The Corporation of the Town of Collingwood.
"COOLING WATER" Water that Is used in a process for the purpose of removing heat and that
has not, by design, come into contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product
or finished product, but does not include blowdown water.
"DE MINIMIS DOSE" A dose of radiation to an individual of 0.05 millisieverts or less per year.
"DE MINIMIS WASTE" Any waste radioactive material that will not result in a dose of radiation
exceeding the de minimis dose regardless of the quantity of the material or how it is used or
managed.
"DENTAL AMALGAM" A dental filling material consisting of an amalgam of mercury, silver and
other materials such as copper, tin or zinc.
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"DENTAL
AMALGAM
SEPARATOR"
Any
technology,
or combination
of
technologies,
designed to separate dental amalgam particles from dental operation wastewater.
"DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE" The person appointed by Council as Executive Director
of Public Works, or his or her duly authorized representative, who shail administer this By-law
and carry out the duties and responsibilities described herein.
"DISCHARGER" Any owner or operator oi industrial, commercial or institutional premises from
which there is a release of any matter or contaminated water directly or indirectly into a sanitary
sewer, combined sewer or storm sewer of the Municipality.
"DISCHARGER ABATEMENT ORDER" An order issued by the Designated Representative to
a non-domestic wastewater discharger of non-domestic waste to alter or cease non-domestic
^vas^elva^e^ discharge into the sanitary system sewer.
"DOMESTIC WASTEWATER" Waste produced on a residential premises, or sanitary waste
and wastewaterIrom showers and restroom washbasins produced on non-residential property.
"DOUBLE MUNICIPAL SEWER CONNECTION" A municipal sewer connection providing
service to two or more premises.
"EXTRA STRENGTH" Refers to wasfeivater released to the wastewater works that is higher in
concentration for one or more concentrations set out in section 5.1.
"EXTRA STRENGTH SURCHARGE AGREEMENT ("ESSA")" An agreement entered into
between the Discharger and the Municipality to permit the conditional release of wastewater to
the wastewater works at concentrations exceeding the limits for conventional contaminants
and/or physical parameters set out in section 5.1.
"FLOW MONITORING POINT" An access place to the sewer service for the purpose of:
(1)
Measuring the rate or volume of wastewater, storm water, clear-water waste or
subsurface wafer released from the premises; and
(2)
Collecting representative samples of the wastewater, storm water, clear-water
waste or subsurface water released from the premises.
"FUELS" Alcohol fuel, gasoline, naphtha, diesel fuel, fuel oil or any other ignitable substance
intended for use as a fuel.
"GARBAGE" Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking or dispensing of food from the
handling, storage or / and sale of produce.
"GRAB SAMPLE" A volume of wastewater, storm water, uncontaminated water or effluent of at
least 100 milliliters which Is collected over a period not exceeding 15 minutes.
"GROUND WATER" Water beneath the earth's surface accumulating as a result of seepage.
"HAULED WASTEWATER" Waste removed from a wasfewater system, including a cesspool, a
septic tank system, a privy vault or privy pit, a chemical toilet, a portable toilet or a wastewater
holding tank.
"HAULED WASTE" Any industrial waste which is transported to and deposited into any location
in the wastewater works, excluding hauled wastewater.
"HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES"
A.
Any substance or mixture of substances, other than a pesticide, that exhibits
characteristics of flammability, corrosivity, reactivity ortoxicity; and
B.
Any substance that is designated as a hazardous substance within the meaning
of R.R.0.1990,. Reg. 347, as amended, made under the Environmental
Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19.
"HAZARDOUS WASTE" Any Hazardous Substance disposed of as waste.
"IGNITABLE WASTE" A substance that:
A.
Is a liquid, other than an aqueous solution containing less than 24 percent
alcohol by volume and has a flash point less than 93 degrees Celsius, as
determined by the Tag Closed Cup Tester {ASTM D-56-97a), the Setaflash
Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-3828-97 or ASTM D-3278-96e1), the Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-93-97), or as determined by an equivalent
test method;
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B.
Is a solid and is capable, under standard temperature and pressure, of causing
fire through friction, absorption of moisture or spontaneous chemical changes
and, when ignited, burns so vigorously and persistently that it creates a danger;
C.
Is an
ignitable compressed gas (Class 2,
Division
D) as defined
in the
regulations under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, S.C. 1992,
c. 34, as amended; or
D.
Is an oxidizing substance (Class 5,
Divisions 1 and 2) as defined in the
regulations under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, S.C. 1992,
c.
34, as amended.
"INDUSTRIAL" Of or pertaining to manufacturing, commerce, trade, business or institutions as
distinguished from domestic or residential.
"INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AREA" 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.
"INDUSTRY" Any owner or operator of industrial, commercial or institutional premises from
which there is a discharge of any matter directly or indirectly into a sanitary sewer, combined
sewer or storm sewer of the Municipality.
"INSPECTOR" A person authorized by Council to carry out observations and inspections and
take samples as prescribed by this By-law.
"INSTITUTION" A facility, usually owned by a government, operated for public purposes, such
as
schools,
universities,
medical
facilities
(hospitals,
nursing
stations,
nursing
homes),
museums, prisons, government offices, military bases.
Some of these facilities produce non-
residential discharges to sewers from,
for example, laboratories, chemical use, industrial
processes.
"KJELDAHL NITROGEN" Organic nitrogen as set out in the most current edition of Standard
Methods.
"MAINTENANCE ACCESS POINT" An access point, such as a chamber, in a private sewer
connection to allow for observation, sampling and flow measurement of the wastewater,
uncontaminated water or storm wafer therein.
"MATTER" Includes any solid, liquid or gas.
"MUNICIPALITY" The Corporation of the Town of Collingwood.
"MUNICIPAL SEWER" Any sewer on, under or within public roads, municipally owned
easements, rights-of-way, and the like, and under the control of the Municipality.
"MUNICIPAL SEWER CONNECTION" That part of any drain leading from the private sewer
connection and connected to the municipal sewer and located within the limits of the public road
allowance, or other public lands or public land interests held for sewerage purposes.
"MULTIPLE MUNICIPAL SEWER CONNECTION" A municipal sewer connection providing
service to two or more premises.
"NATURAL OUTLET" Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface
or groundwater.
"NAICS"
North American Industry Classification System (2002) -
Canada.
An industry
classification system, as amended, developed by the statistical agencies of Canada (Statistics
Canada), the United States of America and Mexico to provide common definitions of industrial
structures under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
"NON-DOMESTIC WASTEWATER" All wastewater except domestic wastewater, sanitary
wastewater, storm water, uncontaminated water, and septic tank waste;
"NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER" 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.
"OIL AND GREASE" n-Hexane extractable matter as described in Standard Methods.
"ONCE-THROUGH COOLING WATER" Non-contact cooling water that his been circulated
once through the cooling device.
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"OWNER or OPERATOR" The owner or operator or the authorized representative of the owner
or operator of any facility or activity subject to the provisions of this By-law.
"PATHOLOGICAL
WASTE"
Pathological
waste
within
the
meaning
of
R.R.O.
1990,
Regulation 347, as amended, made under the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.
E.19.
"PCB" Any monochlorinated or polychlorinated biphenyl or any mixture of them or mixture that
contains one or more of them.
"PCB WASTE" A PCB waste within the meaning of R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 362, as amended,
made under the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19.
"PERSON" An individual, association, partnership, corporation, municipality or an agent or
employee of such a person.
"PESTICIDE" A pesticide regulated under the Pesticides Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, as
amended.
"pH" The logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in
moles per litre of solution.
"PHENOLICS 4AAP" Those organic compounds that contain a hydroxyl group directly bound to
a carbon atom in a benzene ring which can be identified by the 4-Aminoantipyrene method
(4-AAP) as set out in the most current edition of Standard Methods.
"PRETREATMENT" The reduction, elimination or alteration of pollutants in wastewater prior to
discharge Into the sanitary sewer
This reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical,
chemical, or biological processes, through pollution prevention, or by other means, except by
diluting the concentration of the pollutants.
"PRETREATMENT PROCESSES" One or more treatment processes or devices designed to
remove sufficient matter from wastewater discharged into the municipal sewer to enable
compliance with effluent limits established in this By-law. Pretreatment processes prevent or
reduce and control the discharge or deposit of matter from the discharger's premises into the
municipal sei/v'er connection.
"PRIVATE SEWER CONNECTION" That part of any drain or system of drains, including drains
or subsurtace drainage pipe for surface or subsurface drainage of the land in or adjacent to a
building, lying within the limits of the private lands and leading to a municipal sewer connection
whose responsibility for maintenance is the property owner's.
"PROHIBITED WASTE" Prohibited waste as set out in section 4 of this By-law
"REACTIVE WASTE" A substance that:
A.
Is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent changes without detonating;
B.
Reacts violently with water;
C.
Forms potentially explosive mixtures with water;
D.
When mixed with water, generates toxic gases, vapours or fumes in a quantity
sufficient to present danger to human health or the environment;
E.
Is a cyanide or sulphide bearing waste which, when exposed to pH conditions
between 2 and 12.5, can generate toxic gases, vapours or fumes in a quantity
sufficient to present danger to human health or the environment;
F.
Is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is subjected to a strong
initiating source or if heated under confinement;
G.
Is readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or reaction at
standard temperature and pressure; or
H.
Is an explosive (Class 1) as defined in the regulations under the Transportation
ofDangerous Goods Act, 1992, B.C. 1992, c. 34, as amended.
"RESTRICTED WASTE" Restricted waste as set out in section 5 of this By-law.
"SAMPLING PORT" A valve, tap or similar device on equipment, a drain pipe or at another
suitable location, to allow for sampling, consistent with technical guidelines that the Municipality
may establish from time to time.
"SANITARY DISCHARGE AGREEMENT" An agreement entered into between the Discharger
and the Municipality to permit the conditional discharge of water / wastewater originating from a
source other than the Municipal water supply to the wastewater works .
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"SANITARY SEWER" A sewer for the collection and transmission of domestic or industrial
wastewater or any combination thereof.
"SANITARY WASTEWATER" Wastewater that contains human feces, urine, blood or body
fluids originating from sanitary conveniences or other sources.
"SEPTIC TANK WASTE" Any waste extracted from a cesspool, septic tank, sewage holding
tank, seepage pit, interceptor or other containment for human excretion and wastes.
"SEVERELY TOXIC MATERIAL" Any material listed in Schedule 3 of R.R.O. 1990, Regulation
347 made under the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.0.1990, c. E.19.
"SEWER" A pipe, conduit, drain, open channel or ditch for the collection and transmission of
wastewater, storm water or uncontaminated water, or any combination thereof.
"SOLVENT EXTRACTABLE MATERIAL OF ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE ORIGIN" Grease and
oil as set out in the most current edition of Standard Methods.
"SOLVENT EXTRACTABLE MATERIAL OF MINERAL OR SYNTHETIC ORIGIN" Grease and
oil as set out in the most current edition of Standard Methods.
"SPILL" A direct or indirect discharge into the wastewater works, storm sewer or the natural
environment which is abnormal in quantity or quality in light of all the circumstances of the
discharge.
"STANDARD METHODS" A procedure or method set out in the most recent or iatest edition of
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater published jointly by the
American
Pubiic
Health Association,
American
Water Works
Association
and the Water
Environment Federation, or as may be approved in writing by the Designated Representative.
"STORM CHANNEL OR WATERCOURSE" An open channel, ditch or depression, either
natural or artificial, to which a flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
"STORM SEWER" A sewer ^or the collection and transmission of uncontaminated water, storm
water, drainage from land or from a watercourse or any combination thereof but excluding any
portion of a combined seiver works.
"STORM WATER" The water running off the surface of a drainage area during and immediately
after a period of rain or snow melt.
"SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE PIPE" A pipe that is installed underground to intercept and
convey subsurface water, and includes foundation drain pipes.
"SUBSURFACE WATER" Groundwater including foundation drain water.
"TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS)" Insoluble matter in liquid that is removable by filtration,
as determined by the appropriate procedure described in Standard Methods.
"TOTAL
PAH"
The
total
of
all
of
the
following
polycyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbons:
Acenaphthene,
acenaphthylene,
anthracene,
benzo(a)anthracene,
benzo(a)pyrene,
benzo(b)fluoranthene,
benzo(g,h,i,)perylene,
benzo(k)fluoranthene,
chrysenes,
dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, fluoranthene,
fluorene,
indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene,
methylnaphthalene,
naphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene.
"TOXIC SUBSTANCE" Any substance defined as toxic under the Canadian Environmental
Protection Act, 1999, S.C. 1999, c. 33, as amended.
"UNCONTAMINATED WATER" Water with a level of quality which is typical of potable water
normally supplied by the Municipality.
"WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT" A permit issued by the Designated Representative to non-
domestic wastewater discharger of non-domestic waste to permit non-domestic wastewater
discharge Into the sanitary system sewer.
"WASTE
DISPOSAL
SITE
LEACHATE" The
liquid
containing
dissolved
or suspended
contaminants which emanates from waste (solid waste or garbage) and is produced by water
percolating through waste or by liquid in waste.
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"WASTE
RADIOACTIVE
PRESCRIBED
SUBSTANCES"
Uranium,
thorium,
plutonium,
neptunium, deuterium, their respective derivatives and compounds and such other substances
as the Atomic Energy Control Board may by regulation designate as being capable of releasing
atomic energy or as being requisite for the production, use or application of atomic energy.
"WASTEWATER"
The
composite
of
water
and
water-carried
wastes
from
residential,
commercial, industrial or institutional premises or any other source.
"WASTEWATER SLUDGE" Organic solid material recovered from the wastewater treatment
process.
"WASTEWATER WORKS" Any works for the collection, transmission, treatment and disposal
of wastewater, storm water or uncontaminated water, including a combined sewer, sanitary
sewer or storm sewer, or any part of such works, but does not include plumbing or other works
to which the Building Code applies.
"WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY" Any structure or thing used for the physical,
chemical, biological or radiological treatment of wastewater, and includes sludge treatment,
wastewater sludge storage and disposal facilities;
"WATERCOURSE" An open channel, ditch or depression, either natural or artificial, in which
flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
2.
SANITARY AND COMBINED SEWER REQUIREMENTS
2.1
No person shall release, or permit the release of, any matter into the sanitary sewer
system except:
A.
Domestic wastewater \haX complies with the requirements of this By-law;
B.
Mon-Domestic wastewater that complies with the requirements of this
By-law;
C.
Hau/ed
Wastewater,
including
septage,
that
complies
with
the
requirements of this By-law or a Waste Discharge Permit issued by the
Designated Representative]
D.
Storm water, clear-water waste, sub-surface water or other matter that
complies with the requirements of this By-law or a Waste Discharge
Permit issued by the Designated Representative, or
E.
Extra Strength matter where an Extra Strength Surcharge Agreement is
in force.
2.2
No person shall release, or permit the release of, any prohibited substance listed in
section 4 of this By-law.
2.3
No person shall release, or permit the release of, any restricted substance which
exceeds the respective concentrations listed in section 5.1 of this By-law into the
wastewater works, except under and in accordance with a an in force Extra Strength
Surcharge Agreement.
No person shall release, or permit the release of, any restricted
substance which exceeds the respective concentrations listed in section 5.2 or section
5.3 of this By-law into the Wastewater works.
2.4
If required by the Designated Representative, non-domestic and Hauled Wastewater
Dischargers shall complete and submit an "Abbreviated Discharger Information Report"
in the form and manner as established by the Designated Representative.
2.5
If required by the Designated Representative, non-domestic and Hauled Wastewater
Dischargers shall complete and submit a "Detailed Discharger Information Report" in the
form and manner as established by the Designated Representative.
2.6
If required by the Designated Representative, non-domestic and hauled Wastewater
dischargers who do not operate at the time of enactment of this By-law shall not
discharge to the sanitary sewer system, until the discharger has obtained a "Waste
Discharge
Permit'
in the form
and
manner as
established
by the
Designated
Representative.
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2.7
The Designated Representative may issue, and amend as required, a Waste Discharge
Permit or/and an Extra Strength Surcharge Agreement, in the form and manner as
established by the Designated Representative, to allow the discharge of non-domestic
waste into a sewer upon such terms and conditions as the Designated Representative
considers appropriate and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may in the
Waste Discharge Permit or/and Extra Strength Surcharge Agreement:
A.
Place limits and restrictions on the quantity, composition, frequency and
nature of the waste permitted to be discharged;
B.
Require the holder of a Waste Discharger Permit or an Extra Strength
Surcharge Agreement to repair, alter, remove, or add to wastewater
treatment works or construct new wasfewafertreatment works; and
C.
Provide that the Waste Discharger Permit and the Extra
Strength
Sumharge Agreement will expire on a specified date, or upon the
occurrence of a specified event.
2.8
The Designated Representative may Issue a Discharge Abatement Order in the event
that the conditions of the Waste Discharge Permit or Extra
Strength Surcharge
Agreement are violated. Under these circumstances, the Designated Representative
may:
A.
Require a person to alter the quantity, composition, duration and timing
of the discharge or cease discharge of non-domestic waste or hauled
wastewaterto a sewer or wastewafer facility:
B.
Include any terms or conditions that could be included in a
Waste
Discharge Permit, and
0.
Shut down all non-compliant releases.
2.9
Every person shall comply with the provisions of any Discharge Abatement Order.
2.10
The Designated Representative may amend or cancel a Discharge Abatement Order if
the provisions of that Discharge Abatement Order are not complied with by the time
specified in the Order.
3.
STORM SEWER REQUIREMENTS
3.1
No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit of
matter of any type into a storm sewer, watercourse, land drainage works, municipal or
private sewer connection to any storm sewerwhich may:
A.
Interfere with proper operation of a storm sewer;
B.
Obstruct or restrict a storm sewer or the flow therein;
C.
Damage a storm sewer,
D.
Result in any hazard or other adverse impact to any person, animal,
property or vegetation;
E.
Impair the quality of water in any well, lake, river, pond, spring, stream,
reservoir or other water or watercourse; or
F.
Contravene or result in the contravention of approved discharge quality
or quantity with respect to the storm sewer, its discharge, or both the
sewer and its discharge.
3.2
No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit of any
prohibited substances listed in section 4 of this By-law into a storm sewer, watercourse,
land drainage works, municipal or private sewer connection to any storm sewer.
3.3
Every property owner shall ensure that appropriate and necessary
practices are
undertaken to prevent prohibited discharges described in section 3.1 of this By-law and
to prevent discharge of suspended solids (total) in excess of 15 milligrams per litre (15
mg/L) as a result of activities on their property, including:
A.
Construction activities that may result in erosion or sediment runoff from
the property; and
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B.
Outside storage activities that may result in mobilization of stored
materials as a result of rain or runoff from the property, including sand
and granular material storage.
4.
PROHIBITED WASTES - SANITARY. COMBINED AND
STORM SEWERS
4.1
No person shall discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or cause or permit the
discharge or deposit of wastewater into a sanitary sewer, combined sewer, municipal or
private sewer connection to any sanitary sewer or combined sewer in circumstances
where:
A.
To do so may cause or result In:
(a)
A health
or safety hazard
to
a
person
authorized
by the
IVIunicipaiity to inspect, operate, maintain, repair or otherwise
work on a wastewater works;
(b)
An offence under the Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c. 0.40 or the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990. c.
E.19, each as amended, or any regulation made thereunder from
time to time;
(c)
Wastewater sludge from the wastewater treatment facility works,
to which either wastewater discharges, directly or indirectly, to
fail to meet the objectives and criteria as listed in the Nutrient
Management Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 4, as amended, and any
successor guidelines or regulation(s):
(d)
Interference with the operation or maintenance of a wastewater
works, or which may impair or interfere with any wastewater
treatment process:
(e)
A hazard to any person, animal, property or vegetation;
(f)
An offensive odour to emanate from
wastewater works, and
without
limiting the
generality
of the foregoing,
wastewater
containing hydrogen sulphide, carbon disulphide, other reduced
sulphur compounds, amines or ammonia in such quantity as may
cause an offensive odour;
(g)
Damage to wastewater works] or
(h)
An obstruction or restriction to the flow in wastewater works-,
B.
The wastewater has two or more separate liquid layers; or
0.
The wastewater contains:
(a)
Hazardous substances,
(b)
Combustible liquid;
(c)
Biomedlcal waste,
including any of the following categories:
human
anatomical
waste,
animal
waste,
untreated
microbiological waste, waste sharps and untreated human blood
and body fluids known to contain viruses and agents listed in
"Risk Group4" as defined in "Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines"
published by Health Canada, dated 2004, as amended;
(d)
Specified risk material for bovine spongiform encephalopathy as
defined in the federal Fertilizers Regulations, C.R.C., c. 666, as
amended,
including material from the skull,
brain, trigeminal
ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle
aged 30 months or older, or material from the distal ileum of
cattle of all ages;
(e)
Dyes or colouring materials which may or could pass through a
wastewater works and discolour the wastewater works effluent;
(f)
Fuel;
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(g)
Hauled wastewater, except where;
(1)
The carrier of the hauled wastewater operating as a
waste management system has certificate of approval or
provisional
certificate
of
approval
issued
under
the
Environmental Protection Act or
is exempt from
the
requirement to have a certificate or provisional certificate
of approval:
(2)
A copy of the most recent certificate of approval or
provisional certificate and any amendment is provided to
the Municipality,
(3)
The
carrier
of
the
hauled
wastewater
meets
the
intrabasin
transfer
limitations
within
the
Lake
Huron
subwatershed as
specified
in the
Safeguarding and
Sustaining Ontario's Water Act, 2007, S.O. 2007, c. 12.
as amended, or the carrier of the hauled wastewater
provides the
Municipality
with
documentation
of the
approval of the intrabasin transfer from outside the Lake
Huron subwatershed;
(4)
The carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or
may be set from time to time with respect to the haulage
of wastewater by the Municipality,
(5)
The discharge of hauled wastewater is at a
location
approved by the Designated Representative]
(6)
The carrier has a completed and signed manifest, in a
form approved by the Designated Representatives or
(7)
The carrier uses a discharge hose placed securely in the
discharge portal at the approved location;
(h)
Hauled waste, except where:
(1)
The carrier of the hauled waste operating as a waste
management system has a
certificate of approval or
provisional
certificate
of
approval
issued
under the
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19, as
amended, or is exempt from the requirement to have a
certificate or provisional certificate of approval;
(2)
A copy of the most recent certificate or provisional
certificate and any amendment of approval is provided to
the Municipality,
(3)
The carrier of the hauled waste meets the intrabasin
transfer limitations within the Lake Huron subwatershed
as specified in the SafeguanJing and Sustaining Ontario's
Water Act, 2007, S.O. 2007, c. 12, as amended, or the
carrier of the hauled waste provides the Municipality with
documentation of the approval of the intrabasin transfer
from outside the Lake Huron subwatershed;
(4)
Hauled
waste
meets the
conditions set
out
in the
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19, as
amended;
(5)
The carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or
may be set from time to time with respect to the haulage
of waste by the Municipality: or
(6)
The discharge of the hauled waste
is at a
location
approved by the Designated Representative]
(i)
Ignitable waste]
G)
Pathological waste]
(k)
PCBs]
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(I)
Pesticides which are not otherwise regulated by this bylaw;
(m)
Reactive waste]
(n)
Toxic substances which are not otherwise regulated by this
bylaw;
(o)
Waste
radioactive
prescribed
substances
in
excess
of
concentrations greater than those specified for release to the
environment under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, B.C.
1997, c. 9, as amended, and any Regulations thereunder, as
amended;
(p)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size to be
capable of causing obstruction to the flow in a sewer, including
but not limited to ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, soil, straw,
shaving,
metal,
glass,
rags,
feathers,
tar,
plastics,
wood,
unground garbage, animal parts or tissues, paunch manure, and
whole blood; or
(q)
Waste Disposal Site Leachate, except where:
(1)
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,
R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19 or the Ontario Water Resources
Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. 0.40, each as amended, which
expressly allows the discharge or is exempt from the
requirement to have a certificate of approval;
(2)
The owner or operator of the
premises has written
approval
from
the
municipality
which
expressly
authorizes the discharge from the premises;
(3)
A
copy
of
the
certificate
of
approval
or
written
authorization referred to in clause (1) is provided to the
Municipality; and
(4)
The carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or
may be set from time to time with respect to the haulage
of waste disposal site leachate by the Municipality.
4.2
No person shall discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or cause or permit the
discharge or deposit of wastewater into a sanitary sewer, combined sewer, municipal or
private sewer connection to any sanitary sewer or combined sewer in circumstances
where the wastewater contains a concentration, expressed in milligrams per litre, in
excess of any one or more of the limits in section 5 of this By-law, unless the discharge
is in accordance with an in force Extra Strength Surcharge Agreement,
Sanitary
Discharge Agreement or Compliance Program.
4.3
The discharge of non-contact cooling water or uncontaminated waterio a sanitary sewer
or combined sewer from any residential properties is prohibited. The discharge of non-
contact cooling water or uncontaminated water to a sanitary or combined sewer from
industrial, commercial or institutional properties is permissible where:
(a)
In the case of a proposed building, no storm seiver exists adjacent to the
building; or
(b)
In the case of an existing building, no storm connection exists to the
building.
4.4
Discharge of water originating from a source other than the Municipal water supply,
including stonm water or groundwater, directly or indirectly to a sanitary sewer or
combined sewer'is prohibited, unless:
(1)
The discharge is in accordance with a Sanitary Discharge Agreement, if
required by the Municipality,
(2)
The discharge is in accordance with the intrabasin transfer limitations
within the Lake Huron subwatershed as specified in the Safeguarding
and Sustaining
Ontario's
Water Act,
2007,
S.O.
2007,
c.
12,
as
amended, or the discharger provides the Municipality with documentation
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of the approval of the intrabasin transfer from outside the Lake Huron
subwatershed;
(3)
The discharge does not exceed the limits set out under section 5, with
respect to
biochemical oxygen
demand,
total
phosphorus
or
total
suspended solids] or
(4)
In the event the discharge does exceed the limits set out under section 5
of this By-law, with respect to any of biochemical oxygen demand, total
phosphorus or total suspended solids, the discharge is in accordance
with an in force Extra Strength Surcharge Agreement.
4.5
No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit of any
matter mto a storm sewer, watercourse, land drainage works, municipal or private sewer
connection to any storm sewer, where the matter.
A.
Has one or more of the following characteristics:
(a)
Visible film, sheen or discolouration.
(b)
Two or more separate layers.
(c)
A pH less than 6.0 or greater than 9.0.
(d)
A temperature greater than 40 degrees Celsius.
(e)
Water containing any of the following in excess of the indicated
concentrations:
200 microqrams/litre
Chromium expressed as Cr
50 microarams/litre
Zinc expressed as Zn
Lead expressed as Pb
Nickel expressed as Ni
10 microarams/litre
Copper expressed as Cu
1 microoram/litre
Cadmium expressed as Cd
Mercury expressed as Hg;
B.
Contains one or more of the following:
(a)
Hazardous substances.
(b)
Slowdown water
(c)
Combustible liquids.
(d)
Floating debris.
(e)
Fuel.
(f)
Hauled wastewater
(g)
Hauled waste.
(h)
Ignitable waste.
(i)
Pathological waste.
G)
PCBs.
(k)
Pesticides.
(1)
Reactive waste.
(m)
Toxic substances.
(n)
Wastewater.
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5.
5.1
5.2
(0)
(p)
(q)
(r)
Waste radioactive prescribed substances.
A substance from raw materials, intermediate or final product,
used or produced in, through or from an industrial process.
A substance used
in the
operation
or
maintenance
of an
industrial site.
Dyes or colouring material which discolour the water,
(s)
Once-through cooling water, or
C.
Contains E. coli colonies in excess of 200 per 100 mL.
D.
Subclauses 4.5 B(b) and (s) do not apply to prevent the discharge of
once-through cooling water or blowdown waterwhen,
(a)
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, R.S.O. 1990,
0. E.19 or the Ontatio Water Resources Act. R.S.O. 1990. c.
0.40, each as amended, which expressly allows the discharge;
(b)
the owner or operator of the premises has written approval from
the municipality which expressly authorizes the discharge from
the premises: and
(c)
a copy of the certificate of approval or order referred to in clause
(a) has been provided to the Designated Representative.
RESTRICTED WASTE - SANITARY AND COMBINED SEWERS
Conventional Contaminants and Physical Parameters
Substance
Total Concentration Limit
[mg/L, except as noted]
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
300
Oil and grease - animal and vegetable
150
Oil and grease - mineral and synthetic
15
Suspended Solids, Total
300
Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl
50
Phosphorus, total
10
PH
5.5 - 9.5 (unitless)
Temperature
60 Degrees Celsius
Oraanic Contaminants
Substance
Total Concentration Limit
[mg/L, except as noted]
Benzene
0.01
Chloroform
0.04
Dichlorobenzene {1,2-)
0.05
Dichlorobenzene (1,4)
0.08
Ethylbenzene
0.06
Hexachlorobenzene
0.0001
Methylene chloride (dichloromethane)
0.09
PCBs (chlorobiphenyls)
0.004
Phenols
0.1
Tetrachloroethane (1,1,2,2 -)
0.06
Tetrachloroethylene
0.06
Toluene
0.02
Trichloroethylene
0.05
Xylenes, total
0.3
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5.3
Inorganic Contaminants
Substance
Total Concentration Limit
[mg/L, except as noted]
Aluminum, total
50
Arsenic, total
1.0
Antimony, total
5
Bismuth, total
5
Cadmium, total
0.7
Chloride
1500
Chromium, total
2.8
Cobalt, total
5.0
Copper, total
2.0
Cyanide, total
1.2
Fluorides
10
Iron, total
50
Lead, total
0.7
Manganese, total
5.0
Mercury
0.01
Molybdenum, total
5.0
Nickel, total
2.0
Selenium, total
0.8
Silver, total
0.4
Sulphates (as SO4)
1500
Sulphide {as H2S)
1.0
Tin, total
5.0
Titanium, total
5.0
Vanadium, total
5.0
Zinc, total
2.0
6.
PROHIBITION OF DILUTION
6.1
No person shall discharge directly or indirectly, or permit the discharge or deposit of
wastewater into a sanitary sewer or combined sewer works where water has been
added to the discharge for the purposes of dilution to achieve compliance with section 4
or section 5 of this By-law.
6.2
No person shall discharge directly or indirectly, or permit the discharge or deposit of
matter into a storm sewer where water has been added to the discharge for the
purposes of dilution to achieve compliance with section 3 of this By-law.
7.
SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
7.1
Where sampling is required for the purposes of determining the concentration of
constituents in the storm water, uncontaminated water or wastewater, the sample may:
A.
Be collected manually or by using an automatic sampling device]
B.
Contain additives for its preservation if necessary pursuant to Standard
l\/!ethods for such sampling; and
C.
Be a grab or composite sample, as more particularly specified in the
Waste Discharge Permit or
an
in force
Extra Strength Surcharge
Agreement.
7.2
For the purpose of determining compliance with section 3 or section 5 of this By-law,
wastewater
streams
may
be
sampled,
at
the
discretion
of
the
Designated
Representative, at the maintenance access points referenced in section 15 herein and
either approved in the Waste Discharge Permit or agreed upon In an in force Extra
Strength Surcharge Agreement.
7.3
Any single grab sample collected from the maintenance access points referenced in
section 15 herein and either approved in the Waste Discharge Permit or agreed upon in
an in force Extra Strength Surcharge Agreement may be used to determine compliance
with section 3, section 4 or section 5.
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7.4
All tests, measurements, analyses and examinations of wastewater, its characteristics or
contents shall be carried out in accordance with Standard Methods and be performed by
a laboratory accredited for analysis of the particular substance(s) using a method which
is within the laboratory's scope of accreditation or to the satisfaction of the Designated
Representative as agreed in writing prior to sample analysis.
8.
DISCHARGER SELF-IVIONITORING
8.1
The holder of a Waste Discharge Permit or an in force Extra Strength Surcharge
Agreement shall complete any monitoring or sampling or testing of any discharge to a
wastewater works, as required by the Designated Representative, and provide the
results to the Designated Representative in the form specified in the Waste Discharge
Permit or the in force Extra Strength Surcharge Agreement.
8.2
The obligations set out in or arising out of section 8.1 of this By-law shall be completed
at the expense of the discharger.
9.
SEWER CONNECTIONS
9.1
Construction
9.1.1
No person shall construct or install any sewer connection on any road allowance or
other public land except the Municipality or a party under contract with the Municipality.
Any contract work done for the Municipality shall be under such performance and
maintenance guarantee and liability insurance provisions as shall be required by the
Municipality and the work shall be subject to the supervision and inspection by the
Designated Representative and all municipal by-laws and regulations.
9.1.2
No person shall install and construct any public sender that is not in accordance with
designs, standards and methods approved from time to time by the
Designated
Representative and no person shall construct such sewer without the approval in writing
of the Designated Representative together with any required approval by the Ontario
Ministry of the Environment.
9.2
Disconnection
9.2.1
The Designated Representative may temporarily disconnect any sewer connection
whenever he or she may consider it necessary and may also disconnect any sewer
connection in order to exclude rain water or surface drainage from any sewer or storm
channels for such period considered necessary and during such time no person shall
use or permit the use of such connection.
9.3
Storm Water Run-off
9.3.1.
Unless otherwise directed by the Designated Representative, where municipal storm or
combined sewers or a storm channel is available, the storm water run-off from building
roofs, industrial, commercial and multiple-family building parking areas, and unpolluted
subsurface drainage and weeping tiles shall be collected and directed to the Municipal
sewer by a system of drains constructed according to designs, standards and methods
provided for herein.
9.4
Multiple Connections
9.4.1
A separate sewer connection with an internal diameter of not less than five (5) inches
shall be provided for each dwelling or building, excepting a private garage, provided the
Municipality may authorize the use of a single connection as a common outlet for more
than one building, or from a private internal system of drains constructed according to
designs, standards and methods provided for herein.
9.5
Apolication Forms - Construction Charges
9.5.1
Any person desiring a sewer connection shall make application to the Municipality for it
at least two (2) weeks before it is required in the form and manner as established by the
Designated Representative and shall be accompanied by such plans as may be required
and with
payment in advance for the work,
if such payment is
required
by the
Municipality. The application shall be signed by the owner of the property to be served,
or his agent, and the owner is responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the
information furnished on such application and plans.
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9.5.2
Unless the sewer connection is to be installed under a bonded subdivision or similar
agreement, or by the Municipality as a Local Improvement, any person requiring a sewer
connection shall deposit with the Municipality, at the time of making the application, the
cost
of such
seiyer connection
construction as
estimated
by the
Designated
Representative. Ifthe actual cost is less than estimated, the excess shall be returned to
the owner, and if the cost is in excess of that estimated, the owner shall forthwith pay
such additional amount to the Municipality.
9.6
Flat Rate Charges
9.6.1
In the event the Municipality, in certain areas and at certain times, establishes a
schedule of flat rate charges for sewer connections applicable under certain conditions,
the owner in lieu of paying an actual cost shall pay the flat rate charge, ifit is applicable.
9.7
Maintenance
9.7.1
The owner of the abutting lands shall be responsible for the cost of repairing, clearing
and maintaining in good condition all drains leading from the building or other parts of
the lands to the sewer main, whether the work is performed by or on behalf of himself or
the Municipality.
Provided however that where, in the opinion of the Designated
Representative, a portion of such costs is due to faulty construction or materials or
obstruction by roots entering the joints of such openings in the Municipal Sewer Main,
and Including reimbursement for expenses incurred by the owner investigating the
blockage shall be payable only ifthe owner notifies the Municipalityimmediately of such
obstruction and the Municipality is given a full opportunity to investigate the blockage
and determine the area responsible before any further work is performed.
10.
PRETREATMENT FACILITIES AND ADDITIONAL CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS
10.1
Where required by the Designated Representative, the owner or operator shall install on
the premises, and prior to the sampling point, a wastewater pretreatmentiacWWy.
10.2
The owner or operator shall ensure the design, operation and maintenance of the
pretreatment facility achieves the treatment objectives and is in accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations.
10.3
The owner oroperator shall ensure any waste products from the pretreatment laciWt^ are
disposed of in a safe manner
10.4
The maintenance records and waste disposal records
shall
be available to the
Designated Representative upon request.
10.5
The owner or operator shall keep documentation pertaining to the pretreatment facility
and waste disposal for two years.
10.6
If required by the Municipality, oil and grease interceptors, sediment interceptors and
dental waste
amalgam separators shall be
provided
for
the
proper
handling
of
wastewater containing excessive quantities of these substances and the following
provisions of this section shall apply.
10.7
Food-Related Grease Interceptors
10.7.1
Every owner or operator of a restaurant or other industrial, commercial or institutional
premises where food is cooked, processed or prepared, which 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 bylaw. Grease interceptors shall not discharge
to storm sewers.
10.7.2 Every owner or operator of a premises shall install, operate, and properly maintain an oil
and grease interceptor in any piping system at its premises that connects directly or
indirectly to a sewer. The oil and grease interceptors shall be installed in compliance
with the most current requirements of the applicable Building Code. The installation of
the oil and grease interceptor shall meet the requirements of the Canadian Standards
Association national standard CAN/CSA B-481.2, as amended.
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10.7.3 Every owner or operator of a premises where oil or grease interceptors are installed
shall maintain such interceptors according to the manufacturer's recommendations. The
testing, maintenance and performance of the interceptor shall meet the requirements of
CAN/CSA B-481, as amended.
Traps should be cleaned before the thickness of the
organic material and solids residuals Is greater than twenty-five percent of the available
volume; cleaning frequency should not be less than every four weeks.
Maintenance
requirements should be posted in the workplace in proximity to the grease interceptor.
10.7.4 Every owner or operator of a premises where oil or grease interceptors are installed
shall submit a maintenance schedule and record of maintenance to the Designated
Representative upon request, annually, for each interceptor installed.
10.7.5 Every owner or operator of a premises where oil and grease interceptors are installed
and where food is cooked, processed or prepared, shall, for two years, keep the
document of proof for Interceptor clean-out and oil and grease disposal.
10.7.6 Emulsifiers shall not be discharged to the sewer system into Interceptors.
No person
shall use enzymes, bacteria, solvents, hot water or other agents to facilitate the passage
of oil and grease through a grease interceptor.
10.7.7 In the case of failure to adequately maintain the grease interceptor to the satisfaction of
the Designated Representative, the Designated Representative may require an alarmed
monitoring device to be installed, at the expense of the owner, In accordance with
specifications to CAN/CSA B-481, as amended.
10.8
Vehicle Service Oil and grease Interceptors
10.8.1
Every owner or operator of a motor vehicle service station, repair shop or garage or of
an industrial, commercial or institutional premises or any other establishment where
motor vehicles are repaired, lubricated or maintained and where the floor drains of the
service area are directly or indirectly connected to a sanitary or combined sewer shall
install an oil and grease interceptor designed to prevent motor oil and lubricating grease
from passing into the sanitary or combined sewer in excess of the limits of this bylaw.
10.8.2 Every owner or operator of a motor vehicle service station, repair shop or garage or of
an industrial, commercial or institutional premises or any other establishment where
motor vehicles are repaired, lubricated or maintained and where the floor drains of the
service area are directly or indirectly connected to a sanitary or combined sewer shall
install, operate, and properly maintain an oil and grease interceptor In any piping system
at its premises that connects directly or indirectly to a sewer The oil and grease
interceptors shall be Installed in compliance with the most current requirements of the
applicable
Building Code and
be maintained as
recommended
by the Canadian
Petroleum Products Institute (CPPI).
10.8.3 Every owner or operator of a motor vehicle service station, repair shop or garage or of
an industrial, commercial or institutional premises or any other establishment where
motor vehicles are repaired, lubricated or maintained and where the floor drains of the
service area are directly or indirectly connected to a sanitary or combined sewer shall
maintain all oil and grease interceptors and separators in good working order and
according to the manufacturer's recommendations and shall be inspected regularly to
ensure performance is maintained to the manufacturer's specifications for performance
and inspected to ensure the surface oil and sediment levels do not exceed the
recommended level.
10.8.4 Every owner or operator of a motor vehicle service station, repair shop or garage or of
an industrial, commercial or Institutional premises or any other establishment where
motor vehicles are repaired, lubricated or maintained and where the floor drains of the
service area are directly or indirectly connected to a sanitary or combined sewer shall
submit a maintenance schedule and record of maintenance shall be submitted to the
Designated Representative annually for each oil and grease Interceptor Installed.
10.8.5 Every owner or operator of a motor vehicle service station, repair shop or garage or of
an industrial, commercial or institutional premises or any other establishment where
motor vehicles are repaired, lubricated or maintained and where the floor drains of the
service area are directly or indirectly connected to a sanitary or combined sewer shall,
for two years, keep the document of proof for interceptor clean-out and oil and grease
disposal.
10.8.6 Emulsifiers shall not be discharged to the sewer system into interceptors.
No person
shall use enzymes, bacteria, solvents, hot water, or other agents to facilitate the
passage of oil and grease through an oil and grease interceptor.
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10.8.7
In the case of failure to adequately maintain the oil and grease interceptor to the
satisfaction of the Designated Representative, the Designated Representative may
require an alarmed monitoring device to be installed, at the expense of the owner.
10.9
Sediment Interceptors
10.9.1
Every owner or operator of a premises from which sediment may directly or indirectly
enter a sewer, including but not limited to premises using a ramp drain or area drain
and car and vehicle wash establishments, shall take all necessary measures to ensure
that such sediment is prevented from entering the drain or server in excess of the limits
in this By-law.
10.9.2
Every owner or operator of a premises from which sediment may directly or indirectly
enter a sewer, including but not limited to premises using a ramp drain or area drain
and car and vehicle wash establishments shall ensure that catch basins installed on
private property for the purposes of collecting storm water and carrying it into the
storm sewers are equipped with an interceptor and the installation of these catch
basins on private property shall comply with the Municipality's Standard Construction
Specifications and Drawings, as amended.
10.9.3
Every owner or operator oi a premises where sediment interceptors are installed shall
ensure they are maintained in good worl<ing order and according to manufacturer's
recommendations and shall be tested regularly to ensure performance is maintained to
the manufacturer's specifications for performance.
10.9.4
The owner or operator of a premises where sediment interceptors are installed shall,
for 2 years, keep documentation of interceptor clean-out and sediment disposal.
10.9.5
Every owner or operator of a premises where sediment interceptors are installed shall
submit a maintenance schedule and
record of maintenance to the
Designated
Representative upon request for each sediment interceptor installed.
10.10
Dental Waste Amaloam Separator
10.10.1
Every owner or operator of a
premises from which
dental amalgam may
be
discharged, which waste may directly or indirectly enter a sewer, shall install, operate
and properly maintain dental amalgam separator(s) with at least 95% efficiency in
amalgam weight and certified ISO 11143 - "Dental Equipment: Amalgam Separators",
in any piping system at its premises that connects directly or indirectly to a sewer by
no later than a date specified by the Designated Representative, except where the
sole dental-related practice at the premises consists of one or more of the following
specialties or type of practice:
(a)
Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics;
(b)
Oral and maxillofacial surgery;
(c)
Oral medicine and pathology;
(d)
Periodontics; or
(e)
A dental practice consisting solely of visits by a mobile dental practitioner
who prevents any dental amalgam from
being released directly
or
indirectly to the wastewater works.
10.10.2
Notwithstanding subsection 10.10.1, any person operating a business from which
dental waste amalgam is or will be discharged directly or indirectly to a sewer, at
premises which are constructed or substantially renovated on or after the date that
section 10.10 comes into force, shall install, operate and properly maintain dental
waste amalgam separator(s) in any piping system which is connected directly or
indirectly to a sewer.
10.10.3
Notwithstanding
compliance with
subsections
10.10.1.
and
10.10.2,
all persons
operating or carrying on the business of a dental practice shall comply with sections 4
and 5 of this By-law.
10.10.4
Every owner or operator of a premises where dental waste amalgam separators are
installed shall ensure they are maintained in good working order and according to the
manufacturer's recommendations.
10.10.5
Every owner or operator of a premises where dental waste amalgam separators are
installed shall submit a
maintenance schedule and record of maintenance to the
Designated Representative upon request for each dental amalgam separator installed.
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10.10.6
Every owner and operator of a dental clinic shall, for five years, keep the documents
covering amalgam shipment provided for under the by-law respecting transportation of
hazardous material and shall provide such records to the Designated Representative
upon request.
10.11
Food Waste Grinders
10.11.1
No person shall install or operate within the Municipality any food waste grinding
devices for domestic purposes, the effluent from which will discharge directly or
indirectly into a sanitary, combined or storm sewer.
10.11.2
In the case of industrial, commercial or institutional premises where food waste
grinding devices are installed in accordance with the Building Code, every owner of
such premises shall ensure the effluent from such food waste grinding devices must
comply with sections 4 and 5 of this By-law.
10.11.3
Food waste grinders shall not be equipped with motors in excess of
horsepower.
11.
SPILLS
11.1
In the event of a spill to a wastewater works and/or storm sewer works, the person
responsible or the person having the charge, management and control of the spill shall
notify and provide any requested information with regard to the spill to the following
authorities within the following timelines:
A.
To 9-1-1 emergency, within fifteen minutes after the discovery of the
spill, ifthere is any immediate danger to human health and/or safety:
B.
To:
(a)
the Municipality by contacting the Designated Representative,
and
(b)
the owner of the premises where the release occurred, and
(c)
any other person whom the person reporting knows or ought to
know may be directly affected by the release,
within two hours after discovery of the spill, if there is no immediate
danger to human health and/or safety.
11.2
The
person
shall
provide
a
detailed
report
on
the
spill
to
the
Designated
Representative, within five days after the spill, containing the following information to
the best of his or her knowledge;
(1)
Location where spill occurred;
(2)
Name and telephone number of the person who reported the spill and
the location and time where they can be contacted;
(3)
Date and time of spill]
(4)
Material spilled;
(5)
Characteristics and
composition
of material
spilled
and associated
hazards;
(6)
Volume of material spilled;
(7)
Duration of spill event;
(8)
Work completed and any work still in progress in the mitigation of the
spill\
(9)
Preventive actions being taken to ensure a similar spill does not occur
again; and
(10)
Copies of applicable spill prevention and spill response plans.
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11.3
The person responsible for the spill and the person having the charge, management
and control of the spill shall do everything reasonably possible to contain the spill,
protect the health and safety of citizens, minimize damage to property, protect the
environment, clean up the spill and contaminated residue and restore the affected
area to its condition prior to the spill.
11.4
Nothing in this By-law relieves any persons from complying with any notification or
reporting provisions of:
A.
Other government agencies, Including federal and provincial agencies as
required and appropriate for the material and circumstances of the spill;
or
B.
Any other by-law of the Municipality.
11.5
The Municipality may invoice the person responsible for the spill to recover the costs
of time, materials and sen/ices arising as a result of the spill. The person responsible
for the spill shall pay the costs invoiced.
11.6
The Municipalitymay require the person responsible for the spill to prepare and submit
a spill contingency plan to the Municipality to indicate how risk of future incidents will
be reduced and how future incidents will be addressed.
12.
AUTHORITY OF DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
12.1
The
Designated
Representative
has
the
authority
to
direct
any
investigation
reasonably required to ensure compliance with this By-law as need arises and at the
discretion of the Designated Representative, including but not limited to:
A.
inspecting, observing, sampling and measuring the flow in any private
(a)
drainage system,
(b)
wastewafer disposal system,
(c)
storm wafer management facility, and
(d)
flow monitoring point;
B.
determine water consumption by reading water meters;
C.
test flow measuring devices;
D.
take samples
of
wastewater,
stonr)
water,
clear-water waste and
subsurface water being released from a premise or flowing within a
private drainage system;
E.
perform on-site testing of the wastewater, storm water, clear-water waste
and subsurface water within or being released from private drainage
systems, pretreatment faciWWes and storm ivafer management facilities;
F.
collect and analyze samples of hauled wastewater coming to a discharge
location;
G.
make inspections of the types and quantities of chemicals being handled
or used on a premises in relation to possible release to a drainage
system or watercourse;
H.
make reasonable inquiries of any person, orally or in writing, relating to
the maffer under inspection;
I.
inspect and copy documents;
J.
inspect chemical storage areas and spill containment facilities and
request Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for materials stored or used
on site; and
K.
Inspect the premises where a release of prohibited or restricted wastes
or of water containing prohibited or restricted wastes has been made or
is reasonably suspected of having been made, and to sample any or all
matter that in his/her opinion could have been part of the release.
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12.2
The Designated Representative has the authority to establish and amend any forms,
reports, approvals and permits as may be required to administer and implement this
By-law and to require their use in accordance with this By-law.
12.3
No person shall hinder or prevent the Designated Representative from carrying out
any of his or her powers or duties.
13.
OFFENCES
13.1
Every person other than a corporation whocontravenes any provision ofthis 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 $10,000 for a first offence
and $25,000 for a subsequent offence.
13.2
Every corporation that 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 $50,000 for a first offence and not more
than $100,000 for a subsequent offence.
13.3
In the event any person constructs a sewer connection in a manner other than
provided for herein, whether as to design, approval, supervision or inspection, the
Designated Representative may order the re-excavation of a connection for the
purposes of inspection and testing and, if necessary, reconstruction of the work at the
owner's expense and the Designated Representative may have the work performed at
the expense of the owner or disconnect the said sewer, in which case it shall not be
reconstructed except with the approval of the Designated Representative.
Any
expenses incurred by the Municipality may be added to the tax roll and collected in the
same manner as property taxes.
13.4
The continuation of a
condition violating the provisions of this By-law shall be
considered a violation, notwithstanding that it existed prior to the passage hereon.
13.5
Prior to commencing a
prosecution or issuing an order under this section, the
Designated Representative shall ensure that;
(a)
the alleged offender is served with a notice of violation that provides to
the alleged offender reasonable notice of the particulars of the non-
compliance and an opportunity to remedy the non-compliance without
incurring fines or unnecessary costs with respect to it; and,
(b)
the alleged offender is afforded a reasonable opportunity to propose and
implement a Compliance Program in accordance with section 17 of this
By-law.
14.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
14.1
All information submitted to and collected by the Municipality or by the Designated
Representative that is contained in plan summaries, reports, surveys, monitoring and
inspection and sampling activities will, except as otherwise provided in this section, be
available for disclosure to the public in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of
Information and Protection of Pn'vacy Act, R.S.0.1990, c. M.56 as amended.
14.2
The Designated Representative shall have access to information contained in the
Certificate of Approval of any wastewater disctiargers to the Municipal sewersystem.
15.
MAINTENANCE ACCESS POINTS AND PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE
15.1
Every owner or operator of commercial, insistutional or industrial premises or multi
storey residential buildings with one or more connections to a wastewater works shall
install and maintain in good repair in each connection a suitable maintenance access
point to allow observation, sampling and flow measurement of the wastewater,
uncontaminated water or storm water therein, provided that, where installation of a
maintenance access point is not possible, an alternative device or facility may be
substituted with the prior written approval of the Designated Representative.
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15.2
Every owner or operator of commercial, institutional or industrial premises or multi
storey residential buildings with one or more connections to a wastewater worl<s shall
ensure the required maintenance access point or alternative device is located on the
property of the owner or operator of the premises, as close to the property line as
possible, unless the Designated Representative has given prior written approval for a
different location.
15.3
Each maintenance access point, device or facility installed 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 or her expense.
15.4
The owner or operator oi an industhal, commercial or institutional premises or a multi
storey residential building shall at all times ensure that every maintenance access
point, alternative device or facility installed as required by this By-law is accessible to
the Designated Representative for the purposes of observing, sampling and flow
measurement of the wastewater, uncontaminated wateror storm watertherein.
15.5
The following discharger activities require sampling ports when it is not possible to
install a monitoring access point;
A.
Dental offices; and
B.
Businesses using photographic processing units.
15.6
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 a wastewater works] or
B.
Any permanent or temporary device installed in a wastewater works for
the purpose of measuring, sampling, and testing of wastewater
15.7
Unless specifically authorized, no person shall enter any sewer, sewer manhole,
catchbasins, dropshaft, tunnel, wastewater disposal works, pumping station, pond,
reservoir, weir, flushing chamber, or other municipal installation for the handling or
treatment of waters and wastes.
15.8
Unless specifically authorized, no person shall uncover, make any connection with or
opening into, use, alter, disturb, break, damage, destroy, deface or tamper with any
municipal sewer or any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the
Municipal wastewater works.
16.
EXTRA STRENGTH SURCHARGE AND SANITARY DISCHARGE AGREEMENTS
16.1
The discharge or deposit of wastewater by an owner or operator of an Industry
premises that would othenwise be prohibited by this By-law may be permitted to an
extent fixed by:
A.
An in force Extra Strength Sun^harge Agreement, including conditions for
payment of additional costs of operation, repair and maintenance of the
wastewater works, and on such other terms and conditions as may be
deemed appropriate by the Designated Representative]
B.
A Sanitary Discharge Agreement, including conditions for payment for
wastewater treatment
purposes
that
otherwise
would
have
been
obtained from a surcharge on the water had it been supplied by the
Municipality and on other terms and conditions as may be deemed
appropriate by the Designated Representative] and
C.
The extra strength surcharge rate and the sanitary discharge rate will be
reviewed and adjusted accordingly from time to time as determined by
the Municipality and set out in the Municipality's Fees and Charges By
law, as amended.
16.2
The
Designated
Representative
may
assess
an
extra
strength
surcharge
for
wastewater releases that exceed the limits of treatable parameters as set out in
section 5.1.
An Extra Strength Surcharge Agreement may only be entered into with
respect to
the discharge
of the following
treatable
parameters
in
wastewater.
biochemical oxygen demand, total phosphorus,
total suspended solids and total
Kjeldahl nitrogen. The discharger shaW pay an assessed amount as determined by the
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Extra StrengthSurcharge Fee Formula forthe duration ofthe discharge In accordance
with the surcharge rate contained In the Municipality's Fees and Charges By-law, as
may be amended from time to time.
16.3
Extra Strength Surcharge Fee Formula:
The excess concentration of each parameter Is multiplied by the dally volume of the
discharge and the current surcharge rate.
The total surcharge Is the sum of the
surcharge fee associated with each parameter. The surcharge rate is applied to each
parameter and
represents the
cost of wastewater treatment per kilogram
of
contaminant loading.
The surcharge fee for each parameter Is calculated using the limits contained In
section 5.1 of the By-law as follows:
Parameter Surcharge Fee
= (Actual Concentration mg/L - Parameter Limit mg/L) * (Flow m^/d) / 1000 * Rate
($/kg)
The total surcharge is the sum of the surcharge fee for each parameter.
16.4
A Sanitary Discharge Agreement, may be entered with respect to the discharge of
wastewater, which contains water that has originated from a source other than the
IVIunicipal water supply system. Any such discharge is to be in accordance with the
Intrabasin transfer limitations within the Lake Huron subwatershed as specified In the
Safeguarding and Sustaining Ontario's Water Act,
2007,
S.O. 2007,
c.
12,
as
amended,
or the discharger provides the l\/lunicipality with documentation of the
approval of the intrabasin transfer from outside the Lake Huron subwatershed:
16.5
Extra Strength Surcharge Agreements and Sanitary Discharge Agreement, shall be
generally In the form designated by the Designated Representative from time to time.
The Designated Representative shall
be authorized
to
execute Extra
Strength
Surcharge Agreements
and
Sanitary Discharge Agreements,
on
behalf of the
Municipality.
16.6
The extra strength surcharge rate and the sanitary discharge rate, will be reviewed
and adjusted accordingly from time to time as determined by the Municipality and set
out in the Fees and Charges By-law, as amended.
16.7
The agreements contemplated In this section may be terminated by the Designated
Representative by written notice at any time in the event that a person falls or neglects
to carry out the conditions of the agreement and resulting in non-compliance with this
By-law, and termination will be effective 30 days after written notice of termination is
given.
In the event of an emergency situation that arises of immediate threat or
danger to any person, property, plant or animal life, water or wastewater works, the
agreements contemplated In this section may be Immediately suspended by the
Designated Representative.
16.8
A person who has entered into an agreement with the Municipality under this section
16 or who has a Waste Discharge Permit under section 2, shall not be prosecuted
under this By-law for the discharge or deposit of sewage containing the matters
specified in an In force agreement or permit and in compliance with such agreement or
permit during the period within which the agreement or permit is applicable and so
long as the agreement or permit Is being fully complied with.
17.
COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
17.1
Upon receipt of a notice of violation under section 13.5 of this By-law, or at any time,
an
Industry may
submit a
proposed
Compliance
Program
to
the
Designated
Representative setting out activities to be undertaken by the Industry \haX would result
In the prevention or reduction and control of the discharge or deposit of matter from
the Industry's premises Into municipal or private sewer connections to any sanitary
sewer or combined sewer
Compliance Program submissions will only be considered
for existing Industries.
17.2
An Industry may submit
a
proposed
Compliance Program to the
Designated
Representative setting out activities to be undertaken by the Industry that would result
In the
prevention
or
reduction
and
control
of
the
discharge
or
deposit
of
uncontaminated water, ground water or storm water from the Industry's premises to
eliminate the discharge of matter into municipal or private sewer connections to any
storm sewer
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17.3
Upon receipt of a proposed Compliance Program pursuant to subsection 17.1 or 17.2
above, the Designated Representative may issue an approval for a Compliance
Program for an Industry to discharge an effluent that does not comply with sections 4
and 5 of this By-law, such approval to be in accordance with guidelines therefore
adopted by the Municipality from time to time. The Industry shall be entitled to make
non-complying discharges in the amount and only to the extent set out in the
Designated Representative's approval during the planning, design and construction or
installation
of
facilities
or
works
needed
to
implement
the
approved
Compliance Program.
17.4
Every proposed Compliance Program shall be for a specified length of time during
which treatment facilities are to be installed and shall be specific as to the remedial
actions
to
be implemented
by the
Industry, the dates
of commencement and
completion of the activity and the materials or other characteristics of the matter to
which it relates. The final activity completion date shall not be later than the final
compliance date in the Compliance Program.
17.5
The Industry to which a Compliance Program has been issued shall submit a
Compliance Program progress report to the Designated Representative within 14 days
after the scheduled completion date of each activity listed in the Compliance Program.
17.6
The Designated Representative may terminate any proposed Compliance Program by
written notice at any time to the Industry in the event that the Industry fails or neglects
to carry out or diligently pursue the activities required of it under its approved
Compliance Program.
17.7
The Designated Representative is authorized to execute agreements with Industries
with
respect to
approved
Compliance Programs.
These agreements
may.
In
accordance with guidelines adopted by the Designated Representative from time to
time, include a provision for a reduction in the payment otherwise required from the
Industry to the
Municipality pursuant to
an
in force
Extra Strength Surcharge
Agreement. The reduction in payment to the Municipality may be in such an amount
and for such duration as the agreement may specify.
17.8
The Designated Representative may terminate any approved Compliance Program
entered into pursuant to section 17 by written notice at any time to the Industry in the
event that the Industry fails or neglects to carry out or diligently pursue the activities
required of it under Its approved Compliance Program, and in the event of any such
termination, the Industry shall pay to the Municipality the full difference in amount
between what It was required to pay to the Municipality pursuant to an in force Extra
Strength Surcharge Agreement, and the amount actually paid to the Municipality as a
result
of
having
entered
into
an
agreement
with
respect
to
the
approved
Compliance Program.
18.
REPEAL OF BY-LAW NUMBER 92-42
18.1
By-law Number 92-42 of the Corporation of the Town of Collingwood and any
amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
18.2
This By-Law is and shall be known as the "Collingwood Sewer Use By-Law".
19.
THAT this by-law shall come into force and effect December 1, 2009 at which time all
By-laws and/or resolutions that are inconsistent with the provisions of this By-law and
the same are hereby repealed or rescinded insofar as it is necessary to give effect to
the provisions of this By-law.
ENACTED AND PASSED this 30'^ dayof November, 2009.
rLso^
MAYOR
CLERK
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