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"storm sewer" means a sewer for the collection and transmission of uncontaminated water, storm water, drainage from land or from a watercourse or any of them;
(e)
- "storm water" means mater men nain se un other natural
(k)
"Standard Methods" means a procedure set out in "Standard for the Examination of Water and wastewater" published current at the date of testing, analyst of the Ministry of the Environment;
(j)
treatment or disposal of sewage, or any part of any such works;
"sewage works" means any works for the collection, transmission,
- "sewage" means any liquid waste containing animal, vegetable or mineral matter in solution or in suspension, except uncontaminated water;
"sanitary sewer" means a sewer for the collection and transmission of domestic, commercial and industrial sewage or any of them;
to the ring;
"phenolic compounds" means those derivatives of aromatic
hydrocarbons which have a hydroxyl group directly attached
- "pH" means the logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams per litre of solution;
(el
Hawkesbury;
"Municipality" means the corporation of the Town of
(d)
"matter" includes any solid, liquid or gas;
(c)
(b)
"colour of a liquid" means the appearance of a liquia from which the suspended solids have been removed: combined a st"m seer ander intended se unction simulta-
(a)
"biochemical oxygen demand" means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of matter in five (5) days at twenty (20) degrees celsius;
In this by-law
- NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL of the CORPORATION of the Town of Hawkesbury enacts as follows:
- WHEREAS a by-law in a form approved by the crown and in acconed in the ontario water Resour the ct, to required age, as accordance with the execution of a Sewage Service Agreement between the Town of Hawkesbury and the Crown;
Being a By-law to control the discharge of sewage and the distral yates anto to serge no the and tem of subsection 1 of Section 354 of The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 284.
## By-law No. 18-81
## CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAWKESBURY
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(k)
sewage containing any of the following matter in excess of the indicated concentrations;
(1)
- Sewage containing more than 200 milligrams per litre of suspended solids;
(i)
milligrams per litre;
sewage of which the biochemical oxygen demand exceeds 200
(h)
Sewage which consists of two or more separate liquid layers;
(g)
Sewage containing more than 15 milligrams per litre of solvent extractible matter of mineral or synthetic origin;
Sewage
containing more than 100 milligrams per litre of
solvent extractible matter of anumal or vegetable origin;
(e)
Explosive matter, gasoline,
soprentie on seva, antaining zene these in and quantity;
(d)
Sewage having a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 10.5 or which due to its nature or content, becomes less than 6.0 or greater than 10.5 within a sewage works;
(c)
(1490 Fahrenheit);
Sewage at a temperature greater than 65 degrees Celsius
(b)
Storm water, water from drainage of roofs or land, or from a watercourse, or uncontaminated water; except that which may be discharged into a combined sewer;
reduced sulphur compounds, amines or ammonia;
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,
2.
No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge on deposit into land drain e were, combated sench, matter of any type or at any temperature or in any quantity which may be or may become harmful to a sewage works, or which may interfere with the proper operation of a sewage works, or which may impair or interfere with any sewage treatment process, or which may be or may become a hazard to persons, anymals or property, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing any of the following:
(0)
(n)
any person;
"suspended solids" means solid matter in or on a liquid which matter is removable by filtering; "uncontaminated water" means water to which no matter has been added as a consequence of its use, or to modify its use, by
## (a) (6) (c)
Sewage having a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 9.5 or which due to its nature or content becomes less than 6.0 or greater than 9.5 within a sewage works; Explosive matter, gasoline, naptha, juel oil, sopventse on seva, containing zene, these in any quantity;
- sewage at a temperature greater than 65 degrees Celsium (1490 Fahrenheit);
decontaminated water far temperature greater than 65
3.
No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit into land drainage ture or in any quantity which may interfere with the proper operation of a storm sewer, or which may obstruct a storm sever or the flow therein, or which water in or che, late, river, pond, spain, stream, limiting the generality of the foregoing any of the following:
Zine
In
5.0
Tin
Sn
5.0
sulphide
2.0
Sulphate
504
1500
Phosphorus
100
Phenolic compounds
1.0
Ni
5.0
Hg
0.1
Pb
5.0
Fe
50
10
HCN
2.0
Cu
5.0
cr
5.0
ce
1500
ed
2.0
Ba
5.0
Arsenic
As
1.0
Aluminum
Al
50
## MATTER
Expressed
per litre
in Milligrams
concentrations Except as otherwise specifically provided in this by-law, all tests, measurements, analyses and examinations of sewage, its characteristics or contents shall be carried out in accordance with Standard Methods;
* Federal Government Regulation
* Mercury
(R)
| Zinc | Tin | suspended Solids | Phosphorus | Nickel | | Manganese | Lead | Iron | Fluoride | cyanide | Copper | Chromium | chlorine | Cadmium | Barium | Arsenic | Ammonia | MATTER Aluminum |
|--------|-------|--------------------|--------------|----------|-------|-------------|--------|--------|------------|-----------|----------|------------|------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------|
| In | Sn | | | Ni | Hg | Mn | Pb | Fe | | HCN | Cu | | cl2 | Cd | Ba | As | Al | Expressed as |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.001 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 10 | concentration in Milligrams per litre |
- See in coated in entral the following matter in excess of
## (1)
sewage works, and without limiting the get alitate tom a soned, inter rege containing hydrogen sulphide, carbon disue- square (No. 6 standara sieve);
## (1)
screen naving openings not larger than 3.35 millimetres
sewage containing any matter which will not pass through a
- sewage of which the biochemical oxygen demand exceeds 15 milligrams per litre;
(g)
sewage containing coloured matter, which sewage would requere a delution in excess of four (4) parts of distilled water to one (1) part of such sewage to produce a mixture the colour of which is not distinguishable from that of distilled water;
10)
Sewage which consists of two or more separate liquid layers;
(e)
- Sewage containing more than 15 milligrams per litre of solvent extractible matter;
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| Every person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guuty of an offence and on summary conviction is liable to a gene of not more than One Thousand Dollars (51, 000.001 for every day or part thereof upon which such offence occurs or continues. | Any part of a sewage works; Any device whether permanently or temporarily installed in a sewage works for the purpose of measuring, sampling and testing of sewage. | For the purpose of the administration of this by-law, an agent of the Municipality may, upon production of his iden- bibicati me enter any same the en ind serial po mis sever. No person shall break, damage, destroy, deface or tamper with: | At be pits ted unnor section al has be this by-da shall the discharge or deposit of sewage during the period within which the program approval is applicable provided that the person complies fully with the terms of the program approval. | The municipality may issue an approval to be known as a 'program approval' to the person who submitted the program. | water into connections to a sewage works or to a storm sewer from those premises. | A person who has entered into an agreement with the Muni- cipality with respect to the discharge or deposit of sewage shall not be prosecuted under section 2 of this by-law for the discharge or deposit of sewage in accordance with the terms of that agreement. | The municipality may require the owner of commercial or industrial premises to install devices to monitor sewage discharges and to submit regular reports regarding the discharges to the municipality. | tructed in accordance with good engineering practice and the requirements of the municipality, and shall be cons- tructed and maintained on the lands of the owner of the premises at his expense; The owner of commercial or industrial premises shall at all ten a reque that sect manhole, de the oby-ail is at stal device or facility instal- times accessible for the purposes of observing, sampling and measuring the flow of sewage therein; | The owner of commercial or industrial premises with one or maintain in good repair in each connection a suitable man- see to selage thereation, samet that i me unsalt to the of a mannose is not possible, an alternative device or faculty may be substituted with the approval of the Muni- |
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Finally passed on third reading and sealed with the seal of the corporation of the Town of Hawkesbury this coth day of July 1981.
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Read a first and second time in open Council this 20th 0f July 1981. day
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