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MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON
BY-LAW 259-01
BEING a by-law to regulate discharges into
the municipal sewer works.
WHEREAS Sections 210 (83) and 210 (84) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.
M. 45, as amended authorizes the Council of the Municipality to enact a by-law to
regulate sewage and regulate the operation and maintenance of sewage works;
AND WHEREAS Section 322 of the Municipal Act authorizes the Council of a
Municipality to provide for fines for the contravention of such a by-law;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
Part 1 - Definitions:
1
In this bylaw:
1) "biomedical waste" means
biomedical waste as defined in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Guideline C-4 entitled "The Management of Biomedical Waste in Ontario"
dated April 1994, as amended from to time;
2) "biochemical oxygen demand (B.O.D.)" means
the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter
in five (5) days at twenty (20) degrees centigrade as determined in accordance
with Standard Methods and expressed in milligrams per litre;
3) "blowdown water" means
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 impair the operation of the system;
4) "coliform count" means
the number of all coliform bacteria and expressed in number of coliform
bacteria per 100 millilitres of solution as determined in accordance with
Standard Methods;
5) "colour of liquid" means
the appearance of a liquid from which the suspended solids have been
removed, as determined in accordance with Standard Methods;
6) "combined sewer" means
a sewer intended to function as a storm sewer and a sanitary sewer designed to
carry sewage, storm water, or uncontaminated water;
7) "combustible liquid" means
a liquid that has a flash point not less than 37.8 degrees Celsius and not greater
than 93.3 degrees Celsius;
8) "cooling water" means
water that is used in a process for the purpose of removing heat and that has
not, by design, come into contact with process materials and that has been
circulated through the cooling device, but does not include blowdown water;
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9) "fuels" means
alcohol, gasoline, naphtha, diesel fuel, fuel or any other ignitable substance for
use as a fuel;
10) "hauled sewage" means
waste removed from a cesspool, a septic tank system, a privy vault or privy
pit, a chemical toilet, a portable toilet, or a sewage holding tank;
11) "hauled waste" means
any industrial waste which is transported to and deposited into any location in
the sewage works excluding hauled sewage;
12) "ignitable waste" means
a substance that
a) is a liquid, other than an aqueous solution containing less than 24 per
cent alcohol by volume and has a flash point less than 61 degrees
Celsius, as determined by the Tag Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-56-
79), the Setaflash Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-3243-77 or ASTM D-
3278-78), the Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-93-79), or
as determined by an equivalent test method;
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, as amended,
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.
13) "industrial" means
of or pertaining to industry, manufacturing, commerce, trade, business, or
institutions as distinguished from domestic or residential;
14) "Municipality" means
The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington;
15) "PCB" means
any monochlorinated or polychlorinated biphenyl or any mixture of them or
mixture that contains one or more of them;
16) "PCB waste" means
a PCB waste within the meaning of O.Reg.352, as amended, made under the
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.E.19 (EPA);
17) "pesticides" means
a pesticide regulated under the Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. (PA);
18) "pH" means
the logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen
ions in grams per litre of solution;
19) "phenolic compounds" means
the hydroxy derivatives of benzene or its condensed nuclei which can be
identified by the 4-Aminoantipyrine method in accordance with Standard
Methods, or the Gibbs procedures as set out in the eleventh edition of
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater;
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20) "plant" means
any site capable of discharging to a sewage works covered by this by-law;
21) "reactive waste" means
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,
h) is an explosive (Class 1) as defined in the regulations under the
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, as amended;
22) "sanitary sewer" means
a sewer for the collection and transmission of domestic, residential,
commercial, institutional and industrial sewage or any combination thereof;
23) "sewage" means
any liquid, solid or gas containing organic, inorganic, animal, vegetable or
mineral matter in solution or in suspension but does not include storm water
or uncontaminated water;
24) "sewage works" means
any works for the collection, transmission, treatment or disposal of sewage
and contaminated 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 regulations made under clause 75(3)(a) of the Ontario Water
Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. 0 40. (OWRA) applies;
25) "single grab sample" means
a portion of the discharge from or deposit to the sewage works taken at a
particular time and place;
26) "spill" means
a direct or indirect discharge or deposit to the sewage works or the natural
environment which is abnormal in quantity in light of all the circumstances of
the discharge;
27) "storm sewer" means
a sewer for the collection and transmission or uncontaminated water, storm
water, drainage from land or from a watercourse or any combination thereof;
28) "storm water" means
rainwater runoff, water runoff from roofs, flow from foundation drains, snow
melt, and surface runoff;
29) "suspended solids" means
solid matter in or on a liquid which matter is removable by filtering with a
glass fibre filter paper;
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30) "uncontaminated water" means
potable water as supplied by the municipality or any other water to which no
matter has been added as a consequence of its use;
31) "watercourse" means
an open channel or ditch constructed as or resulting from the construction of
municipal work in which a flow of storm water occurs either continuously or
intermittently, including other natural depressions or watercourses draining
into any such open channel or ditch whether connected to a storm sewer or
not;
32) "waste disposal site leachate" means
leachate from any waste disposal site;
33) "waste radioactive prescribed substances" means
uranium, thorium, plutonium, neptunium, deuterium, their respective
derivatives and compounds and such other substances as the Atomic Energy
Control Board may designate as being capable of releasing atomic energy or as
being requisite for the production, use or application of atomic energy.
Part 2 - Sanitary and Combined Sewer Requirements
2
No person shall cause or permit the deposit or discharge of sewage into a land
drainage work, private branch drain or connection to any sewer, sewer system or
sewage works which are connected directly or indirectly to the sewage treatment
plant of the Municipality if such sewage:
1) causes or may cause or results in any one or more of the following conditions:
a) a health or safety hazard to a sewage works person authorized to
operate, maintain, repair or otherwise work on a sewage works;
b) a breach of the OWRA or the EPA, as amended from to time, or any
regulation made there under from time to time;
c) biosolids from a sewage works to fail, either directly or indirectly as a
result of the sewage discharge, to meet the objectives and criteria as set
out in the Ministry of the Environment publication entitled "Guidelines
for the Utilization of Biosolids and Other Wastes on Agricultural
Land" dated March 1996, as amended from time to time;
d) an obstruction or restriction to the flow of the sanitary sewer or
combined sewer;
e) an offensive odour to emanate from the sanitary sewer, combined
sewer or sewage works;
f) damage to the sanitary or combined sewer works infrastructure;
g) interference with the operation and maintenance at a sewage works;
2) contains any one or more of the following characteristics:
a) a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 10.5;
b) consisting of two or more separate liquid layers;
c) having a temperature greater than sixty degrees Celsius.
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3) contains one or more of the following:
a) biomedical waste, except where the sewage meets the conditions for
discharge as listed in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Guideline C-4 entitled "The Management of Biomedical Waste in
Ontario" dated April 1994 as amended from time to time;
b) combustible liquid;
c) fuel;
d) hauled sewage, except where:
i) the carrier of the hauled sewage is a waste management system
operating under a certificate of approval or provisional
certificate of approval issued under the EPA or is exempt from
the requirement to have a certificate or provisional certificate
of approval;
ii) a copy of the most recent certificate or provisional certificate
and any amendment is provided to the municipality; and
iii) the carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or may be
required from time to time by the municipality;
e) hauled waste, except where;
i) the carrier of the hauled waste is a waste management system
operating under a certificate of approval or provisional
certificate of approval issued under the EPA or is exempt from
the requirement to have a certificate or provisional certificate
of approval;
ii) a copy of the most recent certificate or provisional certificate
and any amendment is provided to the municipality;
iii) hauled waste meets the conditions set out in clauses 23(3)(c)
and 25(5)(b) of O.Reg 347 R.R.O. 1990, as amended from time
to time; and
iv) the carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or may be
required from time to time by the municipality;
f) ignitable waste;
g) PCB waste, except where:
i) a certificate of approval for a mobile site or PCB mobile waste
disposal system has been issued under the EPA or if an
exemption, is being claimed, it has been demonstrated to the
municipality that the conditions of the exemption are met;
ii) a copy of the most recent certificate or provisional certificate
and any amendment is provided to the municipality;
iii) written approval has been given by the municipality for the
discharge of the PCB waste to the sewage works; and
iv) all requirements of O.Reg.352 are met;
h) pesticides;
i) reactive waste;
j) waste radioactive prescribed substances, except where:
i) the waste radioactive prescribed substances are being
discharged under a valid and current license issued by the
Atomic Energy Control Board or its successor;
and
ii) a copy of the license has been provided to the municipality; or
k) waste disposal site leachate, except where:
i) written approval has been given by the municipality which
authorizes the discharge or deposit of the waste site leachate to
the sewage works; and
ii) where a certificate of approval or order has been issued which
includes a provision for the disposal of waste disposal site
leachate, a copy of the certificate of approval or order is
provided to the municipality or where an exemption is being
claimed the municipality is satisfied that the conditions of the
exemption are being met;
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4) contains a concentration, expressed in milligrams per litre, in excess of any
one of more of the limits in Table 1 of this by-law entitled "Limits for Sanitary
and Combined Sewers".
3
No person shall cause or permit the discharge of cooling water, storm water and
uncontaminated water is into a sanitary sewer except where:
1) discharges which have been permitted by the municipality or its predecessor
prior to the enactment of this by-law or discharges which have been regularly
made since the enactment date of this by-law are identified to the municipality
and the municipality has provided exemption in writing; or
2) an agreement has been entered into with the municipality regarding the
discharge prior to any discharge and the sewage is discharged in compliance
with the agreement.
4
No person shall cause or permit the discharge of water which originates from a
source separate from the potable water supplied by the municipality to a combined
sewer or sanitary sewer except where the following is met:
1) the amount of water, location of the water source, and address of the premises
where the water is being used is provided to the municipality;
2) in the case where the amount of water taken is greater than 50,000 litres per
day and a copy of the Permit to Take Water issued under the OWRA is
required, a copy of the Permit to Take Water is provided to the municipality;
3) in the case where a person is claiming exemption from the requirement to
have a certificate of approval, the person has demonstrated to the municipality
that all conditions of the exceptions are met;or
4) there is a written agreement with the municipality regarding the discharge
prior to any discharge and the discharge is in compliance with the agreement.
Part 3 - Prohibition of Dilution
5
No person shall add water or any other material from any source to
sewage for the purposes of dilution to achieve compliance with Part 2.
Part 4 - Storm Sewer Requirements
6
No person shall cause or permit the discharge of any substance into a storm sewer
unless:
1) the discharged substance is cooling water or storm water or uncontaminated
water;
2) the discharged substance does not interfere with the proper operation of a
storm sewer;
3) the discharged substance does not obstruct or restrict a storm sewer of the
flow therein;
4) the discharged substance does not result in any hazard or other adverse
impact, to any person, animal, property, or vegetation;
5) the discharged substance does not impair the quality of the water in any well,
lake, river, pond, spring, stream, reservoir or other water or watercourse;
6) the discharged substance does not contravene or result in the contravention of
a certificate or provisional certificate issued under the OWRA or the EPA;
7) the discharged substance does not have one or more of the following
characteristics:
a) two or more separate layers;
b) a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.5;
8) the discharged substance does not contain one or more of the following:
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a) biomedical waste as defined in the Ontario Ministry of the
Environment Guideline C-4 entitled "The Management of Biomedical
Waste in Ontario" dated April 1994, as amended from time to time;
b) combustible liquids;
c) fuels;
d) hauled sewage;
e) hauled waste;
f) ignitable waste;
g) PCB waste;
h) pesticides;
i) reactive waste;
j) waste radioactive prescribed substances;
k) waste disposal site leachate; and
9) the discharged substance does not contain contaminants from raw materials,
intermediate or final products or wastewater from an industrial operation.
7
A person who discharges a substance into a storm sewer may be required, upon
receipt of notice from the municipality, to complete one or more of the following:
1) a study on storm water quality and/or quantity;
2) modification and/or construction of storm water facilities;
3) development and implementation of a best management plan;
4) adoption and implementation of pollution prevention techniques and
measures;
5) development and adoption of an environmental management system; or
6) any other requirement as specified by the municipality.
Part 5 - Reporting Requirements
8
Prior to discharging sewage, storm water, cooling water, uncontaminated
water or any combination thereof, into a sewage works from an industrial site, the
following reports are required to be completed and returned to the municipality:
1) the "Short Version of the Discharge Information Report" attached as
Form #1; or
2) the "Complete Discharge Information Report" attached as Form #2
under the following conditions:
a) where in the sole opinion of the municipality, the discharge
may have a significant impact on the sewage works and the
municipality has provided notice to complete the report; or
b) the discharge has or may require an extra strength surcharge
agreement with the municipality.
9
If a person was discharging to the sewage works prior to the enactment of this by-
law, the person shall comply with the requirements of Section 8 of this by-law,
within 30 days of receiving written notice from the Municipality.
10
The requirements in Section 8 do not apply if adequate information has been
provided to and accepted by the municipality prior to the date of enactment of this
by-law.
11
Written notification to the municipality of any change to the information required
under Section 8 shall be provided within 30 days of the change.
Part 6 -Self-Monitoring
12
Any person who discharges sewage or storm water into a sewage works shall
complete any monitoring or sampling or discharges as required by the
municipality, and provide the results to the municipality in accordance with
written notification from the municipality.
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13
The obligations set out in or arising out of Section 12 shall be completed at the
expense of the person who is responsible for the discharge.
Part 7 - Extra Strength Surcharge Agreement
14
The municipality may authorize an extra strength surcharge agreement to permit
exceedances for any one or more of the following parameters set out in Table 1,
where sewage is discharged to a sanitary sewer or combined sewer:
1) Biochemical Oxygen Demand;
2) Phenolics (4AAP);
3) Solvent Extractables - animal or vegetable in origin;
4) Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total;
5) Phosphorus, Total; or
6) Suspended Solids, Total.
15
The agreement may contain terms and conditions including terms and conditions
related to the calculation and payment for the discharge to the sanitary sewer or
combined sewer.
16
Where an extra strength surcharge agreement is in existance, any change in the
information required in Part 5 must be submitted to the municipality prior to the
change to allow sufficient assessment of the impact of the change on the
agreement.
Part 8 - Compliance Agreement
17
The municipality may authorize a compliance agreement to eliminate a non-
compliance situation, where the discharged substance is not in compliance with
one or more conditions in Part 2.
18
The agreement shall have the following characteristics:
1) be for a fixed term;
2) contain reporting requirements to the municipality on significant stages in the
progress towards compliance as determined by the municipality; and
3) list the non complying situation identified in Section 17 and include a
maximum interim limit for the parameter or parameters covered by the
agreement.
19
During the term of the compliance agreement, Part 2 of this by-law shall not apply
to those premises specified in the compliance agreement provided that all of the
conditions of the agreement are met.
20
If the compliance agreement is terminated by either Party then the provisions of
Part 2 of this by-law will apply immediately.
Part 9 - Sampling and Analytical Requirements
21
The Council of the Municipality may establish procedures for the sampling and
analysis of sewage in the municipality's sewage works and all samples required by
this by-law shall be collected in compliance with the procedures established
pursuant to this Section.
22
In the case of sampling a discharge to a combined sewer, any storm water or
uncontaminated water which is discharged at the time of sampling, is not to be
considered a component of the sample for determining compliance.
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23
The owner or occupant of commercial or industrial premises with one or more
connections to a sewage works shall install and maintain in good repair in each
connection a suitable manhole to allow observation, sampling and measurement
of the flow of sewage therein, provided that where installation of a manhole is not
possible, an alternate device or facility may be substituted with the approval of the
Pollution Control Officer or the Pollution Control Superintendent:
1) Every manhole, device or facility installed as required by this by-law shall be
designed, constructed and situated in accordance with good engineering
practice and the requirements of the Municipality, and shall be constructed
and maintained on the lands of the owner or occupant of the premises at his
expense;
2) The owner or occupant of commercial or industrial premises shall at all time
ensure that every manhole, device or facility installed as required by this by-
law is at all times accessible for the purposes of observing, sampling and
measuring the flow of sewage therein.
Part 10 - Maintenance Access Points
24
The municipality may require in written notification, the installation of
maintenance access points or the upgrading of existing maintenance access points,
for each connection to the sewage works at any site from which discharges occur,
for the purpose of monitoring or sampling discharges as set out in Part 9.
25
Maintenance access points required under section 24 shall be:
1) located on the property from which the discharge originates unless the
municipality permits an alternative location;
2) accessible at all time by the municipality;
3) constructed in a manner which meets the standards of the municipality;
4) maintained to ensure access and structural integrity; and
5) maintained and constructed at the expense of the person responsible for the
discharge.
Part 11 - Spills
26
In the event of a spill of a prohibited substance into a sewage works, the person
having the charge, management or control of the substance shall immediately
notify the municipality, provide any information with respect to the spill which
the municipality advises it requires and complete any work the municipality
requires to mitigate the spill.
27
The person having the charge, management or control of the substance shall
provide a report on the spill to the municipality, within seven (7) days after the
spill, containing the following information:
1) location where spill occurred;
2) name and phone number of person who reported the spill and location where
they can be contacted;
3) date and time of spill;
4) material spilled;
5) characteristics of material spilled;
6) volume of material spilled;
7) duration of spill event;
8) work completed and/or still in progress in the mitigation of the spill; and
9) preventative actions being taken to ensure the situation does not occur again.
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Part 12 - Offences
28
Any person who contravenes any provisions of this By-law is guilty of an offence
and upon conviction of the first offence is liable to a maximum fine of $10,000,
and upon subsequent convictions, to a maximum fine of $25,000. Should any
contravention of this by-law continue for more than one day then each day during
which such contravention continues constitutes a separate offence.
29
Notwithstanding section 28, a corporation convicted of an offence under this by-
law is liable to a maximum fine of $50,000.00 for the first offence and
$100,000.00 for any subsequent offence.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS
9th DAY OF July , 2001.
Signature on file
DAVE WILKINSON
Mayor
Signature on file
BRIAN R. SWEET
Municipal Clerk
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Table 1 - Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers
ATG*
Parameter
Limit (mg/L)
1a
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
300
2
Cyanide, Total
2
4a
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total
100
6
Phosphorus, Total
10
8
Suspended Solids, Total
350
9
Cadmium, Total
0.7
Chromium, Total
5
Cobalt, Total
5
Copper, Total
3
Lead, Total
2
Molybdenum, Total
5
Nickel, Total
3
Silver, total
5
Zinc, total
3
10
Antimony, Total
5
Arsenic, Total
1
Selenium, Total
5
12
Mercury, Total
0.05
14
Phenolics (4AAP)
1.0
16
Chloroform
0.04
1,4 - Dichlorobenzene
0.47
Methylene chloride
0.21
1,1,2,2 - Tetrachloroethane
0.04
Tetrachlorethylene
0.05
Trichloroethylene
0.07
17
Benzene
0.01
Ethylbenzene
0.16
Toluene
0.27
o-Xylene
0.52
25
Solvent Extractables - mineral or synthetic in origin
15
Solvent Extractables - animal or vegetable in origin
150
30
Fluoride
10
*ATG - Analytical Test Group as used and presented in the Protocol referenced in Part 9
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Form # 1
The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington
Sewer Use Program
The completion of this form is required by all persons discharging substances into the
sewage works under By-law # _____ addressing sewer use in the Municipality of
______________.
** If you have any questions on the form, please call
Pollution Control Centre
326-7101
The completed form is to be forwarded to:
Brad MacIntyre, Superintendent
Pollution Control Centre
c/o Leamington Community Services
249 Sherk Street
Leamington ON N8H 4X7
Please print clearly while completing this form.
The "Short Version of the Discharge Information Report
1
Name of Company:
2
Address of Company:
Phone:
Fax:
3
Owner of property (if different from Company listed above)
Phone:
Fax:
4
Brief Description of Product or Service
5
Brief Description of the Process(es) used in the Manufacturing or Servicing
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The "Short Version of the Discharge Information Report
6
"Are there" or "Will there be" any of the following wastewater discharges
from the description as provided in # 5?
Process wastewater Yes/No
cooling water Yes/No
other sources of wastewater (other than sanitary) Yes/No
(if yes, brief description)
7
Does the site have any existing connections to the following sewers?
Sanitary Yes/No
combined Yes/No
storm Yes/No
8
Location of process units? Inside/Outside/Outside but covered
Storage of raw materials? Inside/Outside/Outside but covered
Storage of intermediate products? Inside/Outside/Outside but covered
Storage of final products? Inside/Outside/Outside but covered
9
Does the site have any of the following programs in place to address
discharges to the sewer system?
Pollution Prevention Yes/No
Best Management Plan Yes/No
Environmental Management System Yes/No
Other program/practices Yes/No
Date form completed:
Name and Title of Company Representative:
Signature of Authorized Company Representative:
Note: Completion of the "Complete Discharger Information Report" may be required
based on this report and/or subsequent verification of the site by the Municipality
FOR MUNICIPALITY USE ONLY - DATE COMPLETED FORM RECEIVED:
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Form # 2
The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington
Sewer Use Program
The completion of this form is required by all persons discharging substances into the
sewage works under By-law # _____ addressing sewer use in the Municipality of
______________.
** If you have any questions on the form, please call
Pollution Control Centre
326-7101
The completed form is to be forwarded to:
Brad MacIntyre, Superintendent
Pollution Control Centre
c/o Leamington Community Services
249 Sherk Street
Leamington ON N8H 4X7
Please note the following:
-
Print clearly while completing the form
-
Additional information and attachments - are required
-
Indicate what material has been attached to ensure that the Municipality is aware
of all the information provided.
The "Complete Discharge Information Report"
1
Name of Company:
2
Address of Company:
Phone:
Fax:
3
Owner of property (if different from Company listed above)
Phone:
Fax:
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The "Complete Discharge Information Report"
4
General Site Operation Information
Number of Employees involved in
Plant _______ Office: __________ Other: __________ Total:
___________
Number of Shifts per day: __________ Number of operating days per
week: ________
5
Description of Product(s) or Service
Include Standard Industrial Code (SIC) - state if SIC is Canadian or
American
6
Description of the Process(es) used in the Manufacturing or Servicing
Include characteristics such as Batch (how many per time period),
Continuous, or Both (explanation to be provided), Seasonal Production
Cycles, Specific Clean-up Periods and Clean-up Activities
7
Average Daily Water Use and Sources
Municipal Supply Yes/No ____ m3/day Estimated
or Measured
Surface Water ** Yes/No ____ m3/day Estimated
or Measured
Groundwater* Yes/No ____ m3/day Estimated
or Measured
Other sources** Yes/No ____ m3/day Estimated
or Measured
If flow rate varies significantly provide peak flow rates per day and month
and explanation
* Provide copy of the Permit to Take Water (as required by the OWRA)
according to By-law Requirements
** If "Yes" provide explanation as an attachment
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The "Complete Discharge Information Report"
8
Discharge Points from Site
List all discharge points and average daily flow in cubic metres per day of
sanitary, non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, contact cooling
water and other discharge water to the sanitary sewer, combined sewer, storm
sewer, groundwater, surface water, evaporation losses (if applicable), and
percent of water in the final product (if significant and applicable to the site).
i.e. process wastewater from manufacturing line to sanitary sewer at an
average daily flow of 200 m3/day (measured)
9
Known Characteristics of Discharges
Provide existing data on quality of the discharges listed above in #
(complete Parameter Information Form for each discharge point as provided
with this form)
10
Physical Layout
- provide sketch of property (to scale or approximate) showing buildings,
pretreatment works, property boundaries, effluent lines and connections
to sanitary, combined and storm sewers.
- please identify sewers as listed on the Parameter Information Form as
completed above.
- layout may be attached as separate document - leave note to indicate
submission with this form.
- a flow diagram of the site flows/processes is also required.
11
Regulation 347 Information
Provide any Generator Registration Number that the site under the
requirements of Ontario Regulation 347 under the EPA.
12
Extra Strength Surcharge Agreements (ESSA)
Does this site have an existing ESSA with the Municipality
Yes/No
Did the site previously have an ESSA with the Municipality
Yes/No
If Yes to either question - Attach a copy of each agreement to this form
The "Complete Discharge Information Report"
13
Pretreatment of Discharges Prior to Discharge
By-law 259-01 Sewage Discharge
17
Does the site have any pretreatment systems for processes effluents prior to
discharge to the sewer system?
Yes/No
If Yes - provide a description of the pretreatment devices, contaminants
removed, operational procedures for the device and description of process
utilized in the device.
14
Dos the site have any of the following programs addressing discharges to the
sewer system in place?
Pollution Prevention Yes/No
Best Management Plan Yes/No
Environmental Management System Yes/No
Other program/practices Yes/No
If yes - attach copy of each to the form and explanation for implementation
Date Form completed:
Name and Title of Company Representative:
Signature of Authorized Company Representative:
The information submitted in this form may be subject to verification by the
Municipality:
For Municipality use only
Date completed form received:
Date information verified/approved:
By-law 259-01 Sewage Discharge
18
"Parameter Information Form" for discharges to sanitary and combined sewers.
Illustration Only - match with local sewer use by-law
Plant Name and Location:
Date:
For Discharge Point Identified as:
Parameter or
Condition*
By-law
Limit
(mg/L)
Average
Concentratio
n or Range
(in mg/L)
Significant Variation
(Yes or No)
and Reason for
the Variations
Additional
Informatio
n Attached
(Yes or
No)
pH level*
6.0 to
10.5
two or more layers*
one
temperature*
600 C
B.O.D.
300
Total Cyanide
2
Total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen
100
Total Phosphorous
10
Total Suspended
Solids
350
Total Cadmium
0.7
Total Chromium
5
Total Cobalt
5
Total Copper
3
Total Lead
2
Total Molybdenum
5
Total Nickel
5
Total Silver
5
Total Zinc
3
Total Antimony
5
Total Arsenic
1
Total Selenium
5
Total Mercury
0.05
Phenolics (4AAP)
1.0
Chloroform
0.04
1,4 -
Dichloromethane
0.47
Methyl Chloride
0.21
1,1,2,2 -
Tetrachloroethane
0.04
Tetrachlorethylene
0.05
Trichloroethylene
0.07
Benzene
0.01
Ethyllbenzene
0.16
Toluene
0.27
o-Xylene
0.52
Solvent Extractables
(Mineral)
15
By-law 259-01 Sewage Discharge
19
"Parameter Information Form" for discharges to sanitary and combined sewers.
Illustration Only - match with local sewer use by-law
Solvent Extractables
(Vegetable/Animal)
150
Fluoride
10
Any additional
parameters as found
in your by-law