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By-law No. 2006-034
"A By-law to Regulate the Discharge of Sewage and Land
Drainage"
Originally Passed and Enacted March 20, 2006
Amended By By-law:
Passed On:
2006-220
November 20, 2006
2007-179
August 27, 2007
Consolidated Version
Revised and Verified April 11, 2014
Consolidated for Convenience Only
This is a consolidation copy of a City of Owen Sound By-law for convenience and
information. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracies of this by-law, it is not
the official version or a legal document. The original by-law should be consulted for all
interpretations and applications on this subject. For more information or original signed
copies of by-laws please contact the City Clerk's Department.
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BY-LAW NO. 2006-034
A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE DISCHARGE OF
SEWAGE AND LAND DRAINAGE
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF OWEN SOUND
SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 2 - GENDER ....................................................................................................... 7
SECTION 3 - SANITARY AND COMBINED SEWER REQUIREMENTS............... 7
SECTION 4 - PROHIBITION OF DILUTION ............................................................... 10
SECTION 5 - STORM SEWER REQUIREMENTS ..................................................... 10
SECTION 6 - WASTE AUDIT SURVEY ........................................................................ 12
SECTION 7 - AGREEMENTS .......................................................................................... 14
SECTION 8 - COMPLIANCE PROGRAM ..................................................................... 15
SECTION 9 - SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS .......................... 16
SECTION 10 - SPILLS ......................................................................................................... 16
SECTION 11 - GENERAL ................................................................................................... 17
SECTION 12 - SEWER CONNECTIONS ........................................................................ 21
SECTION 13 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ......................................................... 26
SECTION 14 - OFFENCES ................................................................................................ 26
SECTION 15 - SEVERABILITY ......................................................................................... 26
SECTION 16 - BY-LAWS REPEALED ............................................................................. 26
SECTION 17 - EFFECTIVE DATE ................................................................................... 27
APPENDIX 1............................................................................................................................. 28
APPENDIX 2............................................................................................................................. 31
APPENDIX 3............................................................................................................................. 32
APPENDIX 4............................................................................................................................. 36
APPENDIX 5............................................................................................................................. 43
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BY-LAW NO. 2006-034
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF OWEN SOUND
A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE DISCHARGE OF
SEWAGE AND LAND DRAINAGE
SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS
In this By-law:
1.1
Acute Hazardous Waste Chemicals means acute hazardous
waste chemicals within the meaning of O. Reg. 347, as amended
from time to time, made under the Environmental Protection Act,
R.S. O. 1990 c. E. 19 (EPA);
1.2
Accredited Lab means the analysis of samples must be carried out
by a laboratory which;
1.2.1
has met the requirements of the International Standard ISO/IEC
17025; and
1.2.2
has been accredited for specific parameters by the Standards
Council of Canada; and
1.2.3
has a valid CAEAL registration number for required analysis.
1.2
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) means the 5-day BOD which
is the determination of the molecular oxygen utilized during a 5-
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);
1.3
Biomedical Waste means biomedical waste as defined in the
Ontario Ministry of Environment Guideline C-4 entitled "The
Management of Biomedical Waste in Ontario" dated April 1994, as
amended from time to time;
1.4
Biosolids means organic solid material recovered from the
wastewater treatment process;
1.5
Blow Down Water means re-circulating 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;
1.6
Building means a structure occupying an area greater than 10
square metres consisting of a wall, roof and floor or any of them or
a structural system serving the function thereof including all
plumbing, works, fixtures and service systems appurtenant
thereto; a structure occupying an area of 10 square metres or less
that contains plumbing, including plumbing appurtenant thereto;
plumbing not located in a structure;
1.7
City means the Corporation of the City of Owen Sound;
1.8
Clean Out means any port or opening to sewage service lateral
that allows inspection and maintenance access to a sewage
connection;
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1.9
Combined
Sewer
means
a
sewer
intended
to
function
simultaneously as a storm sewer and a sanitary sewer;
1.10
Combustible Liquids means a liquid that has a flash point not
less than 37.8 degrees Celsius and not greater than 93.3 degrees
Celsius;
1.11
Composite Sample means a volume of sewage, 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;
1.12
Connection or Drain means that part or those parts of any pipe or
system of pipes leading directly to a sewage works;
1.13
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 an raw material, intermediate product, waste product,
or finished product, but does not include blow down water;
1.14
Dental Amalgam means an alloy of mercury with another metal
(commonly silver) that is solid or liquid at room temperature
according to the proportion of mercury present and is used
especially in making tooth cements;
1.15
Dental Amalgam Separator means an installed device that
separates dental amalgam from wastewater and prohibits the
separated material from entering the sanitary system;
1.16
Discharger
means
an
individual,
association,
partnership,
Corporation, Municipality, or an agent or employee thereof, in
occupation or having the charge, management, or control of a
plant, sewage, storm water, uncontaminated water or any
combination thereof, to which this By-law applies;
1.17
Double Municipal Sewer Connection means a municipal sewer
connection providing service to two or more premises;
1.18
Environmental
Superintendent
means
the
Environmental
Superintendent of the City of Owen Sound and his successors or
his duly authorized representative;
1.19
Fuel means alcohol, gasoline, naphtha, diesel fuel, fuel oil,
kerosene or any other ignitable substance intended for use as a
fuel;
1.20
Grab
Sample
means
a
volume
of
sewage,
storm water,
uncontaminated water, or effluent of at least 100 millilitres, which
is collected over a period not exceeding fifteen minutes;
1.21
Groundwater
means
water
beneath
the
earth's
surface
accumulating as a result of a seepage;
1.22
Hauled Sewage means waste removed from a sewage system,
including a cesspool, a septic tank system, a privy vault or privy
pit, a chemical toilet, a portable toilet, or a sewage holding tank;
1.23
Hauled Waste means any industrial waste, which is transported to
and deposited into any location in the sewage works, excluding,
hauled sewage;
1.24
Hazardous Industrial Waste means hazardous industrial waste
within the meaning of O. Reg. 347, as amended from time to time,
made under the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. E.19
(EPA);
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1.25
Ignitable Waste means a substance that:
1.25.1
Is a liquid, other than an aqueous solution containing less than a
24 per cent 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-
3828097 or ASTM D-93097), or as determined by an equivalent
test method;
1.25.2
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;
1.25.3
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; or
1.25.4
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, as amended;
1.26
Industrial means of or pertaining to manufacturing, commerce,
trade, business, or institutions as distinguished from domestic or
residential;
1.27
Industry means any owner or operator of industrial or commercial
premises from which there is a discharge of any matter directly or
indirectly into a City sanitary sewer, combined sewer or storm
sewer;
1.28
Maintenance Access Hole means an access point in a private
sewer connection to allow for observation, sampling and flow
measurement of the sewage, uncontaminated water or storm water
therein;
1.29
Matter includes any solid, liquid or gas;
1.30
Municipal Sewer Connection means 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;
1.31
Owner includes the person for the time being in charge of the land
and premises or managing or receiving the rent of the land or
premises, whether on the person's own account or as agent or
trustee of any other person, or the person who would receive the
rent for such land and premises if the same were let, and further,
Owner includes a Lessee, Tenant, or Occupant of the lands or
premises;
1.32
Pathological Waste means pathological waste within the meaning
of O. Reg. 347 as amended from time to time, made under the
Environmental Protection Act, R.S. O. 1990 c. E. 19 (EPA);
1.33
PCBs means any monochlorinated or poly chlorinated biphenyl or
any mixture of them or mixture that contains one or more of them;
1.34
PCB Waste means a PCB waste within the meaning of O. Reg. 352,
as amended from time to time, made under the EPA, R.S.O. 1990
c. E. 19 (EPA);
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1.35
Person means an individual, association, partnership, corporation,
municipality or an agent or employee of such a person;
1.36
Pesticides means a pesticide regulated under the Pesticides Act,
R.S.O. 1990 c. P. (PA);
1.37
Pollution Prevention means the use of processes, materials,
products or energy that avoid or minimize the creation of
pollutants and wastes, at the source;
1.38
Private Sewer Connection means that part of any drain or system
of drains, including drains or subsurface 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;
1.39
Reactive Waste means a substance that:
1.39.1
Is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent changes
without detonating;
1.39.2
Reacts violently with water;
1.39.3
Forms potentially explosive mixtures with water;
1.39.4
When mixed with water, generates toxic gases, vapours or fumes in
a quantity sufficient to present danger to human health or the
environment;
1.39.5
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;
1.39.6
Is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is subjected to a
strong initiating source or if heated under confinement;
1.39.7
Is readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or
reaction at standard temperature and pressure; or
1.39.8
Is an explosive (Class 1) as defined under the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, S.C. 1992, as amended from time to
time;
1.40
Sanitary Sewer means a sewer for the collection and transmission
of domestic or industrial sewage or any combination thereof;
1.41
Severely Toxic Waste means waste containing any contaminant
listed in Schedule 3 of O. Reg. 347, as amended from time to time,
made under the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O.1990 c. E. 19
(EPA);
1.42
Sediment means material either organic or inorganic, that settles
to the bottom of a liquid;
1.43
Sewage means any liquid waste containing animal, vegetable,
mineral or chemical matter in solution or in suspension but does
not include storm water or uncontaminated water;
1.44
Sewage Works means any works for the collection, transmission,
treatment and disposal of sewage, 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 Act, 1992 applies;
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1.45
Sewer means a pipe, conduit, drain, open channel, or ditch for the
collection and transmission of sewage, storm water and or
uncontaminated water, or any combination thereof;
1.46
Single Grab Sample means a portion of the discharge from or
deposit to the sewage works taken at a particular time and place;
1.47
Spill means a direct or indirect discharge into sewage works, storm
sewer or the natural environment, which is abnormal in quantity
in light of all the circumstances of the discharge;
1.48
Standard Methods means a procedure or method set out in
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
published jointly by the American Public Health Association,
American Water Works Association and the Water Environment
Federation, (latest edition);
1.49
Storm Sewer means a sewer for the collection and transmission of
uncontaminated water, storm water, drainage from land or from a
watercourse or any combination thereof;
1.50
Storm
Water
means
water
from
rainfall,
other
natural
precipitation, drainage or from the melting of snow or ice;
1.51
Subject Pollutant means the element, material, or compound
listed in Appendix 2 to this By-law, or designated by the City in
accordance with Sections 2 and 4 of this By-law;
1.52
Subject sector means any class of business or activity designated
in Appendix 1 to his By-law or designated by the City in
accordance with subsection 5.11 of this By-law;
1.53
Subject Sector Industry means any industry which carries out an
activity listed in Appendix 1 to this By-law at its premises or at any
of its premises, even if the activity is not a primary activity of the
industry at any premises;
1.54
Subsurface drainage pipe means a pipe that is installed
underground to intercept and convey subsurface water, and
includes foundation drain pipes;
1.55
Total PAHs means the total of all the polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons listed under Canada Ontario Agreement Tier I and II
Substance
Lists,
i.e.
anthracene,
benzo(a)pyrene,
benzo(a)anthracene,
benzo(e)pyrene,
benzo(b)fluoranthene,
benzo(j)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,I)perylene,
chrysene,
dibenzo(a,h)
anthracene,
dibenzo(a,i)pyrene,
dibenzo(a,j)acridine, 7H- dibenzo(c,g) carbazole, dinitropyrene,
fluoranthene, indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene, perylene, phenanthrene,
and pyrene;
1.56
Uncontaminated Water means water with a level of quality which
is typical of potable water normally supplied by the City or whose
quality meets or exceeds the values in Table 2- Limits for Storm
Sewer Discharge of this By-law;
1.57
Waste Disposal Site Leachate means the liquid containing
dissolved or suspended contaminants, which emanates from waste
and is produced by water percolating through waste or by liquid in
waste;
1.58
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 by regulation designate as being
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capable of releasing atomic energy or as being requisite for the
production, use or application of atomic energy; and
1.59
Watercourse means an open channel, ditch or depression either
natural or artificial, in which flow of water occurs either
continuously or intermittently.
SECTION 2 - GENDER
Gender in this By-Law words importing the masculine gender
includes females as well as males and the converse.
SECTION 3 - SANITARY AND COMBINED SEWER REQUIREMENTS
3.1
No person shall discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or cause
or permit the discharge or deposit of sewage into a sanitary sewer,
combined sewer, municipal or private sewer connection to any
sanitary sewer or combined sewer in circumstances where:
3.1.1
To do so may cause or result in:
3.1.1.1
A health or safety hazard to a person authorized by the City to
inspect, operate, maintain, repair or otherwise work on a sewage
works;
3.1.1.2
An offence under the Ontario Water Resources Act or the
Environmental Protection Act, as amended from time to time, or
any regulation made there under from time to time;
3.1.1.3
Biosolids from the sewage works to which either sewage discharges
directly or indirectly, fail to meet the objectives and criteria as
listed in 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;
3.1.1.4
Interference with the operation or maintenance of a sewage works,
or which may impair or interfere with any sewage treatment
process;
3.1.1.5
A hazard to any person, animal, property or vegetation;
3.1.1.6
An offensive odour to emanate from sewage works, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, sewage containing hydrogen
sulphide, carbon disulphide, other reduced sulphur compounds,
amines or ammonia in such quantity as may cause an offensive
odour;
3.1.1.7
Damage to sewer works;
3.1.1.8
An obstruction or restriction to the flow in sewage works;
3.1.2
The sewage has one or more of the following characteristics:
3.1.2.1
A pH less than 6.0 or greater than 10.5;
3.1.2.2
Two or more separate liquid layers; or
3.1.2.3
A temperature greater than 60 degrees Celsius;
3.1.3
The sewage contains:
3.1.3.1
Acute hazardous waste chemicals;
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3.1.3.2
Biomedical waste
3.1.3.2.1
A copy of the most recent certificate of approval or provisional
certificate and any amendment is provided to the City;
3.1.3.3
Combustible liquid;
3.1.3.4
Dyes or colouring materials, which may or could pass through a
sewage works and discolours the sewage works effluent;
3.1.3.5
Fuel;
3.1.3.6
Hauled sewage, except where:
3.1.3.6.1
The carrier of the hauled sewage operating as a waste management
system has a 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;
3.1.3.6.2
A copy of the most recent certificate of approval or provisional
certificate and any amendment is provided to the City; and
3.1.3.6.3
The carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or may be
set from time to time with respect to the haulage of sewage by the
City;
3.1.3.7
Hauled waste, except where:
3.1.3.7.1
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 or is
exempt from the requirement to have a certificate or provisional
certificate of approval;
3.1.3.7.2
A copy of the most recent certificate of approval or provisional
certificate and any amendment is provided to the City;
3.1.3.7.3
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
3.1.3.7.4
The carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or may be
set from time to time with respect to the haulage of waste by the
City;
3.1.3.8
Ignitable waste;
3.1.3.9
Hazardous industrial waste;
3.1.3.10
Hazardous waste chemicals;
3.1.3.11
Pathological waste;
3.1.3.12
PCBs, except where:
3.1.3.12.1 The discharger has a certificate of approval for a mobile
site
or
PCB mobile waste disposal system issued under the Environmental
Protection Act (EPA) or where the person is claiming exemption
under a regulation, the person has demonstrated to the City that
the conditions of the exemption are met;
3.1.3.12.2 A copy of the most recent certificate or provisional certificate and
any amendment is provided to the City; and
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3.1.3.12.3 The discharger has written approval from the City that the
discharger has met a condition for an exemption under the
regulations in relation to their discharge of PCBs to the sewage
works;
3.1.3.13
Pesticides;
3.1.3.14
reactive waste;
3.1.3.15
Severely toxic waste;
3.1.3.16
Waste radioactive prescribed substances, except where:
3.1.3.16.1 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
3.1.3.16.2 A copy of the license has been provided to the City;
3.1.3.17
Waste disposal site leachate, except where:
3.1.3.17.1 the discharger has prior written approval from the City, which
permits the discharge or deposit of the waste disposal site leachate
to the sewage works, in accordance with guidelines adopted by the
City from time to time; and
3.1.3.17.2 In the case where a certificate of approval or order has been issued
which includes a provision for the disposal of waste disposal site
leachate to sewage works, a copy of the certificate of approval or
order is provided to the City or where the person is claiming an
exemption, the person has received written notice from the City
that the conditions of the exemption are being met;
3.1.3.18
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, un-ground
garbage, whole blood, animal parts or tissues, and paunch
manure;
3.1.4
The sewage contains a concentration, expressed in milligrams per
litre, in excess of any one or more of the limits in Table 1 of this
By-law entitled "Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers
Discharge".
3.2
No person shall discharge storm water, groundwater, non-contact
cooling water or uncontaminated water to a sanitary or combined
sewer unless expressly authorized in writing by the City in
accordance with guidelines adopted by the City from time to time.
3.3
No person shall discharge of water originating from a source other
than the City water supply directly or indirectly to a sanitary sewer
or combined sewer, unless:
3.3.1
The discharge is expressly authorized in writing by the City in
accordance with guidelines adopted by the City from time to time,
prior to the discharge; or
3.3.2
The discharge is in accordance with a Sanitary Discharge
Agreement; and
3.3.3
Any fees required to be paid to the City pursuant to an Industrial
Waste Surcharge Agreement are paid within 30 days of the date of
the invoice from the City.
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3.3.3.1
The provisions of subsection 3.1.4 do not apply where:
3.3.3.1.1
The discharge is in accordance with an Industrial Waste Surcharge
Agreement or expressly authorized in writing by the City in
accordance with this By-law prior to the discharge; and
3.3.3.1.2
Any fee set by the City has been paid within 30 days of invoicing.
Table 1 - Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge
Parameter
Limit
(mg/L)
Parameter
Limit
(mg/L)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
300
Benzene
0.01
Cyanide (total)
2
Chloroform
0.04
Fluoride
10
1,2-dichlorobenzene
0.05
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
100
1,4-dichlorobenzene
0.08
Oil & Grease - Animal & vegetable
150
Cis-2,3-dichloropropylene
Oil & Grease - Mineral & Synthetic 15
Trans-1,3-dichloropropylene
0.14
Phenolics (4AAP)
1.0
Ethyl benzene
0.16
Phosphorus (total)
10
Methylene chloride
2
Suspended Solids (total)
350
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
1.4
Aluminum (total)
50
Tetrachloroethylene
1
Antimony (total)
5
Toluene
0.016
Arsenic (total)
1
Trichloroethylene
0.4
Cadmium (hexavalent)
2
Di-n-butyl phthalate
0.08
Chromium (total)
2
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
0.012
Cobalt (total)
5
Nonylphenols
0.001
Copper (total)
2
Nonylphenol ethoxylates
0.01
Lead (total)
1
Aldrin/dieldrin
0.0002
Manganese (total)
5
Chlordane
0.1
Mercury (total)
0.01
DDT
0.0001
Molybdenum (total)
5
Hexachlorobenzene
0.0001
Nickel (total)
2
Mirex
0.1
Selenium (total)
1
PCBs
0.001
Silver (total)
5
3,3-dichlorobensidine
0.002
Tin (total)
5
Hexachlorocylohexane
0.1
Titanium (total)
5
Pentachlorophenol
0.005
Zinc (total)
2
Total PAHs
0.005
SECTION 4 - PROHIBITION OF DILUTION
4.1
No person shall discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or permit
the discharge or deposit of sewage into a sanitary sewer, combined
sewer, storm sewer, municipal or private sewer connection to any
sanitary sewer, combined sewer or storm sewer in circumstances
where water has been added to the discharge for the purpose of
dilution to achieve compliance with Sections 3 or 5 of the By-law.
SECTION 5 - STORM SEWER REQUIREMENTS
5.
No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the
discharge or deposit of matter of any type into a storm sewer,
watercourse and municipal or private sewer connection to any
storm sewer, which may or could:
5.1
interfere with the proper operation of a storm sewer;
5.2
Obstruct or restrict a storm sewer or the flow therein;
5.3
Damage a storm sewer;
5.4
Result in any hazard or other adverse impact, to any person,
animal, property, or vegetation;
5.5
Contravene or result in the contravention of a certificate of
approval or provisional certificate of approval issued under the
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Ontario Water Resources Act or the Environmental Protection Act
(Ontario) with respect to the storm sewer or its discharge;
5.6
have one or more of the following characteristics:
5.6.1
Visible film, sheen or discoloration;
5.6.2
Two or more separate layers;
5.6.3
A pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.5;
5.6.4
A temperature greater than 40 degrees Celsius;
5.7
Contain one or more of the following:
5.7.1
Acute hazardous waste chemicals;
5.7.2
Blow down water;
5.7.3
Once through cooling water;
5.7.4
Combustible liquids;
5.7.5
Floating debris;
5.7.6
Automotive or Machine Oils and Greases;
5.7.7
Fuel;
5.7.8
Paints and Organic Solvents;
5.7.9
Hauled sewage;
5.7.10
Hauled waste;
5.7.11
Hazardous industrial waste;
5.7.12
Hazardous waste chemicals;
5.7.13
Ignitable waste;
5.7.14
Pathological waste;
5.7.15
Whole blood;
5.7.16
PCBs;
5.7.17
PCB Waste;
5.7.18
Pesticides;
5.7.19
Reactive waste;
5.7.20
Severely toxic waste;
5.7.21
Sewage;
5.7.22
Waste radioactive prescribed substances;
5.7.23
Waste disposal site leachate;
5.7.24
A substance from raw materials, intermediate or final product,
used or produced in, through or from an industrial process; or
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A substance used in the operation or maintenance of an industrial
site;
5.8
Contain E. coli colonies in excess of 200 per 100 mL;
5.9
Contain contaminants from raw materials, intermediate or final
products or wastewater from an industrial operation; or
5.10
Contain a concentration, expressed in milligrams per litre, in
excess of any one or more of the limits in Table 2 of this By-law
entitled "Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge".
Table 2 - Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge
Parameter
Limit
(mg/L)
Parameter
Limit
(mg/L)
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand
15
Trans-1,3-dichloropropylene
0.0056
Cyanide (total)
0.02
Ethyl benzene
0.002
Phenolics (4AAP)
0.008
Methylene chloride
0.0052
Phosphorus (total)
0.4
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
0.017
Suspended Solids (total)
15
Tetrachloroethylene
0.0044
Arsenic (total)
0.02
Toluene
0.002
Cadmium (total)
0.008
Trichloroethylene
0.0076
Chromium (total)
0.08
Xylenes (total)
0.0044
Chromium (hexavalent)
0.04
Di-n-butyl phthalate
0.015
Copper (total)
0.04
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
0.0088
Lead (total)
0.12
Nonylphenols
0.001
Manganese (total)
0.05
Nonylphenol ethoxylates
0.01
Mercury (total)
0.0004
Aldrin/dieldrin
0.00008
Nickel (total)
0.08
Chlordane
0.04
Selenium (total)
0.02
DDT
0.00004
Silver (total)
0.12
Hexachlorobenzene
0.00004
Zinc (total)
0.04
Mirex
0.04
Benzene
0.002
PCBs
0.0004
Chloroform
0.002
3,3-dichlorobenzidine
0.0008
1,2-dichlorobenzene
0.0056
Hexachlorocylcohexane
0.04
1,4-dichlorobenzene
0.0068
Pentachlorophenol
0.002
Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene
0.0056
Total PAHs
0.002
SECTION 6 - WASTE AUDIT SURVEY
6.1
Every subject sector industry and every industry which discharges
any amount of subject pollutant shall prepare a Waste Audit
Survey (WAS) and submit it to the City with respect to the
premises from which the discharge occurs by no later than the
date set out in Column 3 of Appendix 1 to this By-law that
corresponds to the Industrial Category for that industry as set out
in Column 2 of the said Appendix 1.
6.2
Waste Audit Surveys submitted to the City shall be approved by
the Environmental Superintendent unless determined that the
Waste Audit Survey does not comply with the requirements of this
By-law in which case the WAS must be re-submitted to the City as
per section 6.8.
6.3.1
The Waste Audit Survey shall be in the form designated by the City
for that purpose from time to time.
6.3.2
In addition to any other matter or requirement designated by the
City, and not withstanding subsection 6.3.3 each Survey shall
include the following:
6.3.2.1
A description of the processes at the premises which use or
produce subject pollutants;
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6.3.2.2
A map indicating locations of subject pollutants present at the
premises at any stage of the operations of the premises, including
storage inside, outside, above ground and below ground;
6.3.2.3
The type or description of storage container(s) each subject
pollutant is contained in;
6.3.2.4
A complete list of all subject pollutants used or produced on the
premises;
6.3.2.5
A description setting out the types, quantities and concentrations
of all subject pollutants discharged, directly or indirectly, to a
sewer;
6.3.2.6
A copy of the Certificate of Approval or Provisional Certificate of
Approval and any Amendments (if applicable);
6.3.2.7
Small quantity generator number (if applicable);
6.3.2.8
A description of current waste reduction, recycling, waste
treatment and pollution prevention activities with respect to sewer
discharge at the premises;
6.3.2.9
A declaration from an authorized person that the content of the
plan is, to the best of that person's knowledge, true, accurate and
complete.
6.3.3
The City may designate a different form for the Waste Audit Survey
with respect to any class of industrial, commercial or institutional
premises, or with respect to any class of industry.
6.4
In the event that the activity or business of an industry which
discharges any amount of a subject pollutant is not listed in
Column 2 of Appendix 1 to this By-law, then that industry shall
prepare a Waste Audit Survey and submit it to the City by no later
than December 31, 2006.
6.5
Any subject sector industry and any industry discharging any
amount of a subject pollutant, which commences business
operations after this By-law comes into force, shall have three
months from the date of commencement of its business operations
to prepare a Waste Audit Survey and submit it to the City.
6.6
At all times after the dates specified in subsections 6.1, 6.4 and
6.5 every subject sector industry and every industry discharging a
subject pollutant shall have a Waste Audit Survey that has been
approved by the City.
6.7
In the event that an industry submitting a Waste Audit Survey is
not sent written notice from the City that the Survey is not
approved by the City within 90 days of the industry delivering the
survey to the City, the survey shall be deemed to have been
approved by the City.
6.8
Where an industry receives notice from the Environmental
Supervisor that it's Waste Audit Survey has not been approved, the
industry shall have 90 days to amend and resubmit it's survey to
the City for approval in accordance to this By-law.
6.9
In the event that a Waste Audit Survey resubmitted to the City in
accordance with subsection 6.8 of this By-law continues to fail to
comply with the requirements of this By-law, the City shall so
notify the industry and the industry shall be in contravention of
subsection 6.1 of this By-law and shall continue to be in
contravention of this By-law until such time as the City approves
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of an amended Waste Audit Survey resubmitted by the industry, in
accordance with this By-law.
6.10
Every subject sector industry and every industry discharging a
subject pollutant shall submit a revised and updated Waste Audit
Survey for the approval of the City at least once every two years
from the date which the original survey was required to be
submitted.
6.11
The City may designate any class of business or activity not
included in Appendix 1 to this By-law as a subject sector industry
and may designate a date with respect to which any such subject
sector shall be required to submit to the City a Waste Audit
Survey.
6.12
The City may designate any matter as a subject pollutant and may
designate a date with respect to which any industry discharging
such subject pollutant shall be required to submit to the City a
Waste Audit Survey.
6.13
A copy of the Waste Audit Survey shall be kept at all times at the
premises in respect to which it was prepared and shall be available
for inspection by the City at any time.
6.14
Every discharger shall, at least fifteen (15) days prior to any
change (deletion or addition) to the information required under
subsection 6.1 of this By-law, provide written details of the change
to the City, and shall, before implementing the change, fully
comply with the provisions of this By-law.
SECTION 7 - AGREEMENTS
7.1
The discharge or deposit of sewage by a person that would
otherwise be prohibited by this By-law may be permitted into or in
any connection to any sanitary or combined sewer to an extent
established by;
7.1.1
an Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement with respect to the
discharge of the following treatable parameters in sewage:
7.1.1.1
total phosphorus;
7.1.1.2
total suspended solids;
7.2
At the City's discretion an agreement may be for a limited period of
time or one-time discharge.
7.3
Will require analysis of subject waste by an accredited laboratory,
and receipt and approval thereof by the City before any such
Agreement is entered into;
7.4
Such Agreements shall generally be in the form designated by the
City from time to time, and may be terminated by the City by
written notice at any time where there is an emergency situation of
immediate threat or danger to any person, property, plant or
animal life, water or sewage works; or
7.4.1
If subject waste exceeds the parameter limits set out in the original
Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement on subsequent sampling
and lab analysis; or
7.4.2
At the discretion of the City for any reason.
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SECTION 8 - COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
8.1
An industry may submit to the City a proposed compliance
program 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 matter from the industry's premises into
municipal or private sewer connections to any sanitary or
combined sewer.
8.2
An industry may submit to the City a proposed compliance
program 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, groundwater or
storm water from the industry's premises to eliminate the
discharge of matter into municipal or private sewer connections.
8.3
Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsections 8.1 and 8.2
above, the City may issue an approval for a compliance program
for an industry to discharge an effluent that does not comply with
Table 1 and Table 2 of this By-law such approval to be in
accordance with guidelines therefore adopted by the City 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
City's approval during the planning, design, and construction or
installation of facilities or works needed to implement the approved
compliance program.
8.4
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 action 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.
8.5
The industry to which a compliance program has been issued shall
submit a compliance program progress report to the City within 14
days after the scheduled completion date of each activity listed in
the compliance program.
8.6
The City may terminate any proposed compliance program by
written notification 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.
8.7
The City is authorized to execute agreements with industries with
respect to approved compliance programs which agreements may,
in accordance with guidelines adopted by the City from time to
time, include a provision for a reduction in the payment otherwise
required from the industry to the City pursuant to an Industrial
Waste Surcharge Agreement. The reduction in payment to the City
may be in such an amount and for such duration as the agreement
may specify.
8.8
The City may terminate any approved compliance program
agreement entered into pursuant to section 8.7 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 such
termination, the industry shall pay to the City the full difference in
amount between what it was required to pay to the City pursuant
to the Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement, and the amount
actually paid to the City as a result of having entered into an
agreement with respect to the approved compliance program.
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SECTION 9 - SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
9.1
The sampling and analysis required by this By-law shall be carried
out in accordance with the procedures, modified or unmodified, as
described in Standard Methods or the "Guidance Document for the
Sampling and Analysis of Wastewater for the 1999 Model Sewer
Use By-law", the United States Environmental Protection Agency
methods or analytical methods adopted by the City.
9.2
Compliance
or
non-compliance
with
this
By-law
may
be
determined by the analysis of a grab sample or a composite sample
done in accordance with subsection 9.1, may contain additives for
its preservation and may be collected manually or by using
automatic sampling device.
9.3
Where there is no maintenance access hole meeting the
requirements of Section 11.1 of the By-law, the City may by written
notice to an industry, make use of an alternate device or facility for
the purpose of sampling a discharge to the sewage works
9.3.1
No person shall prevent, hinder obstruct or interfere in any way
with
the
Environmental
Superintendent,
or
Environmental
Technologist, or By-law Enforcement Officer, or other person
designated by the City, from entering in or upon at any reasonable
time without a Warrant any land or premises, except land or
premises being used as a dwelling house where a Warrant for
entering is required, for the purpose of sampling a discharge to the
City's sewage works, by making use of an alternate device or
facility for the purpose of carrying out the said sampling, in the
absence of a Maintenance Access Hole provided by the discharger.
9.4
If the industry is given written approval from the City to perform
discharger self-monitoring the following will apply:
9.4.1
The discharger shall complete, any monitoring or sampling of any
discharge to a sewage works, as required by the City, and provide
the results to the City in accordance with written notification from
the City; and
9.4.2
The obligations set out in or arising out of 9.3 shall be completed
at the expense of the discharger unless the City has agreed in
writing to share the expense with the discharger.
SECTION 10 - SPILLS
10.1
In the event of a spill to a sewage works, the person responsible or
the person having the charge, management and control of the spill
shall immediately notify the City and provide any information with
regard to the spill that is requested.
10.2
The person responsible for the spill or the person having the
charge, management, or control of the spill, shall provide a detailed
report on the spill to the City, within five days after the spill,
containing the following information to the best of his knowledge:
10.2.1
Location where spill occurred;
10.2.2
Name and telephone number of person who reported the spill and
the location and time where they can be contacted;
10.2.3
Date and time of spill;
10.2.4
Material spilled;
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10.2.5
Characteristics of material spilled;
10.2.6
Volume of material spilled;
10.2.7
Duration of spill event;
10.2.8
Work completed or still in progress in the mitigation of the spill;
and
10.2.9
Preventive actions being taken to ensure a similar spill does not
occur again.
10.3
The person responsible for the spill or 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.
10.4
Industries at whose premises a spill has occurred which are
required to have a Waste Audit Survey pursuant to Section 6 of
this By-law, shall prepare an updated Waste Audit Survey
incorporating the information set out in subsection 10.2 and shall
submit the survey so updated to the City within 30 days of the
spill.
SECTION 11 - GENERAL
11.1
Maintenance Access Hole
11.1.1
The owner or operator of commercial, institutional or industrial
premises, or multi-story residential buildings with one or more
connections to a sewage works shall install and maintain in good
repair in accordance with City's Engineering Standards in each
connection
a
suitable
maintenance
access
hole
to
allow
observation, sampling and flow measurement of the sewage,
uncontaminated water or storm water therein, provided that where
installation of a maintenance access hole is not possible, an
alternate device or facility may be substituted with the prior
written approval of the City.
11.1.2
The maintenance access hole or alternate device shall be located
on the property of the owner or operator of the premises, as close
to the property line as possible, unless the City has given prior
written approval for a different location.
11.1.3
Each maintenance access hole, device or facility installed as
required by subsection 11.1.2 shall be designed and constructed in
accordance with good engineering practice and the requirements of
the municipal standard, as established by the City's Engineering
Standards, and shall be constructed and maintained by the owner
or operator of the premises at his expense.
11.1.4
The owner or operator of the commercial, institutional or industrial
premises, or multi-story residential buildings shall at all times
ensure that every maintenance access hole, alternate device or
facility installed as required by subsection 11.1 is accessible to the
City for purposes of maintaining, observing, sampling and flow
measurement of the sewage, uncontaminated water or storm water
therein.
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11.2
Clean Outs
11.2.1
The owner of any other building, residential or otherwise, that is
not required to install a Maintenance Access Hole must install a
cleanout in each sewage connection. The cleanout shall be located
on the property of the owner of the premises, as close to the
property line as possible, unless the City has given prior written
approval for a different location. The cleanout must be installed
and maintained as per the requirements determined by the City's
Engineering Standards.
11.3
Food Related Grease Interceptors
11.3.1
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 sewer, shall take all necessary measures to ensure
that oil and grease are prevented from entering the sewer. In
particular, the owner or operator shall install, operate and properly
maintain a grease interceptor in any piping system at its premises
that connects directly or indirectly to a sewer. The owner or
operator will be responsible for maintaining a regular effective
grease management program and documenting the same. This
includes regular cleaning, maintenance and documentation of
such of the on-site grease interceptor to the satisfaction of the City
and manufacturers guidelines.
11.3.2
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 sewer, shall have a contract with a Ministry of
Environment (MOE) certified hauler to remove the collected grease.
The documentation of grease disposal must be kept on site for
inspection by City staff.
11.4
Interceptors for Motor Oil and Lubricating Grease
11.4.1
Every owner or operator of a commercial, industrial or institutional
premises at which floor drains of a service garage are connected
directly or indirectly to a sewer shall install and maintain an oil
interceptor designed to prevent motor oil and lubricating grease
from passing into drainage piping which is connected directly or
indirectly to a sewer.
11.5
Sediment Interceptors
11.5.1
Every owner or operator of a premises from which sediment may
directly or indirectly enter a sewer, including, but not limited to
premises using ramp drain(s) or area drain, car and vehicle wash
establishments, shall take all necessary measures to ensure that
such sediment is prevented from entering the drain or sewer, by
means of catch basins, or traps, or an equipment means of
complying with this subparagraph.
11.6
Garbage Grinders
11.6.1
No person shall install or operate within the City any garbage
grinding devices for industrial or commercial purposes, the effluent
from which will discharge directly or indirectly into the sewage
works.
11.6.2
No person shall install or operate within the City any garbage
grinding devices for domestic purposes, the effluent from which
will discharge directly or indirectly into a storm or combined sewer.
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11.6.3
No person shall install or operate a garbage-grinding device for
domestic purposes, the effluent from which will discharge into a
sanitary sewer system, unless such garbage grinding device is of a
type which will permit forty percent of all grindings to pass a
2.36mm sieve (3/32"), sixty percent to pass a 6.35 mm sieve
(1/4"), and all grindings to pass a 12.7 mm sieve (1/2").
11.7
Recovery of Costs
11.7.1
The owner or operator of a commercial, industrial or institutional
premises that is required to have a device as described in Section
11.3, 11.4, 11.5 or 11.6 is required to maintain such device to the
satisfaction of the City. In the event the device is not maintained
properly and a blockage, obstruction or other damage to the
municipal sewer results, the municipality may recover all costs
related to the rehabilitation of the blockage, obstruction or other
damage of, to the municipal sewer from the owner of the or
operator of the premises in the same manner as Municipal Taxes.
Amended by By-law 2007-179
11.7.2
The owner or operator of a commercial, industrial or institutional
premises that is required to have a device as described in Section
11.3, 11.4, or 11.5 may apply for an Exemption Agreement if they
can show to the satisfaction of the City that such a device is not
required to maintain prevention and control of the discharge or
deposit of matter from the premises into municipal or private sewer
connections to any sanitary, storm or combined sewer.
11.7.2.1
The City is authorized to execute Exemption Agreements with
commercial, industrial or institutional premises with respect to
approved exemption applications in accordance with guidelines
adopted by the City from time to time and will set out specific terms
and conditions that must be strictly adhered to during the duration
of the agreement.
11.7.2.2
The industry with which an Exemption Agreement has been entered
into must notify the City in writing at least 14 days before any
change in operation, equipment or ownership to ensure that such
changes maintain terms and conditions set out in the Exemption
Agreement.
11.7.2.3
The City may terminate an Exemption Agreement by written
notification at any time to the commercial, industrial or institutional
premises in the event that the facility fails or neglects to carry out or
diligently pursue the activities required of it under the approved
Exemption Agreement terms and conditions.
11.7.2.4
A copy of the approved Exemption Agreement must accompany the
required Waste Audit Survey every two years along with a signed
affidavit stating that operations, equipment and ownership have not
changed without the City's approval and that the terms and
conditions of the approved exemption continue to be strictly adhered
to.
11.7.2.5
In the event the terms and conditions set out in the approved
Exemption Agreement are not properly adhered to and a blockage,
obstruction or other damage to the municipal sewer results, the
municipality may recover all costs related to the rehabilitation of the
blockage, obstruction or other damage of, to the municipal sewer
from the owner of the or operator of the premises in the same
manner as Municipal Taxes and the Exemption Agreement will be
terminated immediately.
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11.8
Right of Entry
11.8.1
No person shall prevent, hinder, obstruct or interfere in any way
with
the
Environmental
Superintendent,
Environmental
Technologist, City's By-law Enforcement Officer, Environmental
Technician or an inspector and persons deemed, by the City, to be
essential to an inspection and sampling, bearing proper credentials
and identification from:
11.8.1.1
Entering in or upon, at any reasonable time without a warrant, any
land or premises, except land or premises being used as a dwelling
house, where such entry must be authorized by a Warrant;
11.8.1.2.
Making such tests or taking such samples as the City or an
inspector deems necessary;
11.8.1.3
Inspecting or observing any plant, machinery, equipment, work,
activity or documents; for the purposes of administering or
enforcing this By-law;
11.9
Protection from Damage
11.9.1
No person shall uncover, make any connection with, or opening
into, break, alter, damage, destroy, deface or tamper or cause or
permit the breaking, damaging, destroying, defacing or tampering
with:
11.9.1.1
Any part of a sewage works;
11.9.1.2
Any permanent or temporary device installed in a sewage works for
the purposes of flow measuring, sampling and testing of sewage,
uncontaminated water or storm water;
11.10
Damage to the Sewage Works
11.10.1
Any person discharging sewage, uncontaminated water, or storm
water to the municipal sewage works shall be responsible for
ensuring that such sewage, uncontaminated water, or storm water
conforms at all times to the provisions of this By-law, and shall be
liable for any damage or expense arising out of his failure to
properly check and control such discharge, including the cost of
investigation, repairing or replacing any part of any municipal
sewage works damaged thereby.
11.11
Unauthorized Entry to Sewage Works
11.11.1
Unless specifically authorized by the City, no person shall enter
any sewage works.
11.12
Dental Waste Amalgam Separator
11.12.1
Every owner or operator of a premises from which dental waste
amalgam may be discharged which waste may directly or indirectly
enter a sewer, shall install, operate and properly maintain dental
waste amalgam separator(s) in any piping system at its premises
that connects directly or indirectly to a sewer by no later that
January 1, 2007.
11.12.2
Notwithstanding compliance with subsection 11.12.1, all persons
operating or carrying on the business of a dental practice shall
comply with section 3.1.4 of this By-law.
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SECTION 12 - SEWER CONNECTIONS
12.1
No person shall:
12.1.1
Erect or cause or permit to be erected any new building on lands
that are not serviced by a sanitary sewer, unless there is a written
agreement between the City and the property owner;
12.1.2
Construct, install, maintain, or cause or permit to be constructed,
installed, or maintained, whether installed prior to the date of the
passing of this By-law or any of its predecessors, a direct or
indirect connection to the sanitary sewer connection which would
permit anything other than domestic, institutional and industrial
sewage to discharge into the sanitary sewer connection; and
12.2
All existing buildings erected for human use or habitation,
including
all
industrial,
commercial
and
institutional
establishments, that currently have municipal service connections,
must be connected to the municipal sanitary service.
12.3
No sewer or storm connection shall be constructed on any road
allowance, easement or other public land except by the City or
under a contract or agreement with the City.
12.4
In those cases where the existing municipal sewer connection does
not meet the standard therefore adopted by the City from time to
time as a result of a re-subdivision of lots or change in location of a
building on a lot, the owner or agent shall apply and pay to the
City for a new installation or installations and for the
disconnection of the existing sewer connections where necessary
on an actual cost basis with a minimum charge equal to the
applicable flat rate, as determined by the City from time to time.
12.5
Reconstructed Buildings
12.5.1
The owner shall disconnect and cap or cause the existing sewer
connection to be disconnected at the municipal sewer connection
at the property line at the owner's expense. The owner applying for
the permit to construct the replacement building shall be required
to apply and pay the City for the connection to the municipal
sewer.
12.5.2
For the purposes of this section, an existing building is
substantially demolished when more than fifty percent of the
exterior walls of the first storey above grade are removed whether
or not they are subsequently replaced.
12.5.3
An owner who is applying for a permit to construct a replacement
building or to disconnect a dwelling from a septic tank to connect
to a sanitary sewer connection shall be entitled to use an existing
municipal sewer connection, which, upon inspection by the City, is
found to be in satisfactory condition. The applicant shall pay for
the cost of the above inspection, the amount of which shall be
determined from time to time by the City.
12.6
In the event that a sewer connection is installed or operated in
contravention of any provision of this By-law, the City may until
such time as the violations are rectified, order the temporary
disconnection
of
such
sewer
connection.
During
any
disconnection in accordance with this section, no person shall use
or cause or permit the use of such a connection.
12.7
The City shall not order such temporary disconnections unless the
City has first mailed or hand delivered to the property owner, or
the person in charge of the property, including any Tenant, Lessee,
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or Occupant of the property if any, a registered letter specifying the
nature of the violation or violations of this By-law and indicating
the intention of the City to order temporary disconnection of the
sewer thirty days after the date of mailing, unless the City is
satisfied that the violation or violations set out in the notice will be
rectified within that time. The cost of disconnection and
reconnection shall be borne by the property owner and shall be
payable to the City before any reconnection is made.
12.8
No person shall make a sewer connection without first applying on
the proper City supplied forms complete with plans as required, all
applicable fees and signed application form. The owner of the
property to be served, or the owner's agent shall sign the
application, and the owners shall be responsible for the
completeness and accuracy of the information furnished on such
application and plans.
12.9
A sewer connection on public property between the sewer main
and private property shall be installed by the Owner or Agent at
the expense of the owner on conditions and to specifications
determined from time to time by the City. Sewer connections on
private property shall be installed by the owner pursuant to a
plumbing permit having been previously issued for such purpose
by the City and at the expense of the owner.
12.10
Methods and materials used in the construction of sewer
connections shall resist entry of roots and acid or alkali damage,
and otherwise in accordance with requirements determined by the
City from time to time.
12.11
No person shall install double municipal sewer connections
servicing two or more properties. A single set of service
connections will be allowed for a property with multiple units,
subject to the approval of the City.
12.12
A private sanitary sewer connection shall not be connected until:
12.12.1
The municipal sewer to which the municipal sewer connection is
made is fully completed and accepted for operation;
12.12.2
The municipal sewer connection is satisfactorily installed;
12.12.3
The backfilling is properly completed around the building and the
lot has been sufficiently graded to eliminate the possibility of any
ponding on the property and the sub flooring has been installed
over the foundation to prevent the entry of storm water which
could run off through the private sewer connection; and
12.12.4
All existing surface water in the excavation or basement has been
pumped out.
12.13
In the event that any person constructs a municipal sewer
connection in a manner other than provided for herein, the City
may order the excavation of the connection for the purpose of
inspection and testing, and if necessary, reconstruction of the
work, and the City may have these works performed at the expense
of the owner or disconnect the said sewer connection, in which
case it shall not be reconstructed except with the approval of the
City.
12.14
No person shall backfill, bury or close in any works relating to
sewer or storm in the City property without inspection and
approval.
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12.15
The owner of any building erected upon lands that abut a street
which is not serviced by a storm sewer shall construct a down-pipe
from the eaves trough that shall discharge the water at grade with
provisions to prevent soil erosion and shall conduct the storm
water away from the building in such a manner that the storm
water will not accumulate at or near the building and will not
adversely affect adjacent properties.
12.16
In case of storm sewers, subsection 12.5.1 shall not apply:
12.16.1
Where a building or structure located upon a lot on which any
portion of the roof elevation is lower than the street elevation at the
front or side thereof;
12.16.2
Where a storm sewer has been constructed at such an elevation
that the connection from a roof drain or from the weeping drain
cannot be connected with an adequate fall for proper drainage;
12.16.3
Where a building or structure is constructed adjacent to a
watercourse, provided the roof drains from such building or
structure are directed to the watercourse subject to approval of the
City and the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority; or
12.16.4
Where the building or structure has adequate potential to manage
storm water on site, except where connections are necessary to
provide an overflow route.
12.17
Where a catch basin has been installed on private property to
drain storm water from any driveway, which slopes towards any
structure located on said property, the installation shall include:
12.17.1
A flap gate backwater valve installed directly downstream of the
private catch basin, so that no storm water may back-up from the
storm sewer into the private catch basin;
12.17.2
A sump pump, located in the overflow sump, to discharge any
storm water which has collected in the catch basin while the above
flap gate backwater valve has closed to prevent a back-up of storm
water; and
12.17.3
A flap gate backwater valve installed on the subsurface drainage
pipe lead adjacent to the sump pit, so that no storm water may
flow from the sump pit into the subsurface drainage pipe system.
12.18
Flap gate backwater valve and sump pumps required pursuant to
subsection 12.17 shall be installed and maintained by the owner
or operator of the premises at their expense.
12.19.1
The owner of any building which has a roof water leader
discharging storm water, either directly or indirectly, into the
sanitary sewer connection shall disconnect the down-pipe from the
underground portions at grade and shall conduct the storm water
away from the building in such a manner that the storm water will
not accumulate at or near the building and will not adversely affect
the adjacent properties.
12.19.2
For the purposes of this section:
12.19.2.1
"directly" shall mean by any physical connection or series of
connections between the roof water leader and the sanitary sewer
system; and
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12.19.2.2
"indirectly" shall mean in any manner whatsoever whereby storm
water enters the sanitary sewer system, and for the greater
certainty includes any situation where open joints in underground
sewer connections on private property permit storm water to
infiltrate the sanitary sewer system.
12.19.3
An owner may request an inspection by means of an excavation or
closed circuit television inspection of any existing municipal sewer
connection by the City. The owner shall deposit a sum of money
with the City, the amount of which shall from time to time be
determined by the City with respect to the inspection. If upon
inspection a structural problem is found in the City portion of the
connection, the deposit will be refunded.
12.19.4
If, as a result of the inspection pursuant to subsection 12.19.3, the
City determines that the infiltration of storm water into the
sanitary or combined sewer system occurs solely as a result of a
structural problem in the City's portion of the connection, the
provisions of subsection 12.19.1 will not apply to the owner with
respect to the premises in relation to which the inspection was
performed.
12.19.5
If, as a result of inspection pursuant to subsection12.19.3, the City
determines that the infiltration of storm water into the sanitary or
combined sewer system occurs as a result of structural problems
in both the City's portion of the connection and the owner portion
of the connection, the provisions of subsection 12.19.1 will not
apply to the owner with respect to the premises in relation to
which the inspection was performed, and the deposit will be
refunded if the owner completes repairs to the owner's portion of
the connection to correct deficiencies in that portion of the
connection identified in the inspection.
12.20.1
No owner of industrial, commercial or institutional premises shall
do anything which may increase peak flow rates of storm water, or
impair the quality of storm water discharged to a sewer.
12.20.2
The direct connection of any new private drainage works to the
municipal storm sewer system is prohibited without prior approval
of the City which approval may be given by the City where, in the
opinion of the City, there is no practical alternate means of
drainage available.
12.20.3
Before considering a request for an approval, pursuant to
subsection12.20.2,
the
owner
or
operator
of
commercial,
institutional or industrial premises may be required to submit to
the City, a Storm water Management Report identifying the storm
water quantity and quality control measures being proposed for
the site. The Storm water management report ought to be prepared
by qualified Professional Engineer licensed to practice in Ontario
and experienced in the preparation of Storm water Management
Reports.
12.20.4
If a municipal storm sewer system fronts the property of a building
the owner of the building may construct, in addition to the above
noted installation, a direct connection to the municipal storm
water system. The direct connection must have a flap backwater
check valve installed in the portion of the piping that is directly
connected to the storm water connection. This flap backwater
check valve is intended to prevent the entry of water into the
building owner's perimeter drainage system. In these cases there
will be a dual drainage system present of which under normal
conditions the direct storm water connection will provide perimeter
drainage. During conditions in which the storm sewer is
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surcharged the sump pump installation will provide perimeter
water removal.
12.20.5
All new buildings, expansion of existing buildings and major
renovations for residential, as determined by the City's Engineering
Service Manager, shall have storm sewer connections to the City's
existing storm sewers complete with backwater valve or to a secure
surface drainage swale/ditch system, approved by the City's
Manager of Engineering Services and in accordance with City
standard drawings. No connection to the sanitary sewer collection
system shall be allowed. This storm sewer connection shall be
installed at the owners expense to provide an outlet for all
foundation and sub-surface weeping tile drainage systems by
means of gravity or pumped sewer piped system. (Refer Drawing
No: S1).
12.20.6
All new buildings, expansion of existing buildings and major
renovations for industrial, commercial, institutional or multi-unit
residential zoned properties, as determined by the City's Manager
of Engineering Service, shall have storm sewer connections to the
City's existing storm sewers complete with backwater valve or to a
secure surface drainage swale/ditch system, approved by the City's
Manager of Engineering Service. No connection to the sanitary
sewer collection system shall be allowed. This storm sewer
connection shall be installed at the owners expense to provide an
outlet for all foundation and sub-surface weeping tile, surface and
roof drainage systems by means of gravity or pumped sewer piped
system.
12.20.7
No direct or indirect interconnection between the private storm
drain system and the sanitary drainage system are permitted.
12.20.8
The groundwater drainage system set out in subsection 12.20 shall
be installed and maintained by the owner or operator of the
premises, at their sole expense.
12.21.1
No person shall construct, install, maintain, or cause or permit to
be constructed, installed, or maintained, drainage from any roof
water leader or downspout that conveys storm water from a new
free standing building directly or indirectly to a sanitary, combined
or storm sewer connection for the purpose of storm water drainage.
Storm water shall be discharged at grade away from building in
such a manner that the storm water will not accumulate at or near
the building and will not adversely affect adjacent properties.
12.21.2
An application may be made to the City for an exemption from the
provisions set out in subsection 12.21.1.
12.22
The wastewater from a swimming pool or wading pool shall not be
discharged:
12.22.1
Into a storm drainage system;
12.22.2
Such that it flows onto an adjoining property;
12.22.3
Over a valley/ravine wall; and
12.22.4
Such that it may cause erosion or instability of the valley or ravine
slope.
12.22.5
Wastewater from a swimming pool shall either be transported away
by an appropriately licensed waste hauler or be discharged either
by way of a temporary connection to the sanitary sewer or by way
of controlled discharged to the owner's property until it evaporates
or infiltrates into the ground.
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12.23
Notwithstanding subsection 12.22 the rainwater resting on a tarp,
which covers a swimming pool, may be discharged to a storm
sewer, subject to section 5 of this By-law.
SECTION 13 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
13.1
All information submitted to and collected by the City that is
contained in Waste Audit Surveys, reports, other surveys,
monitoring and inspection and sampling activities, will, except as
otherwise provided in this section, be available fro disclosure to the
public in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA).
13.2
In the event that any person in submitting information to the City
in any form, as required under this By-law, where such
information is confidential or proprietary or otherwise may be
exempt from disclosure under MFIPPA, the person submitting the
information shall so identify that information upon its submission
to the City and shall provide sufficient details as to the reason for
its purported exemption from disclosure.
SECTION 14 - OFFENCES
14.1
Subject to subsection 13.2 hereof, any person who contravenes
this By-law is guilty of an offence and is liable:
(a) on a first conviction, to a fine of not more than $10,000.00; and
(b) and on any subsequent conviction to a fine of not more than
$25,000.00
14.2
Despite subsection 13.1 hereof, where the person convicted of a
contravention of this By-law is a corporation, the corporation is
liable:
(a) on a first conviction, to a fine of not more than $50,000.00; and
(b) and on any subsequent conviction to a fine of not more than
$100,000.00.
SECTION 15 - SEVERABILITY
15.1
The terms and provisions of this By-law shall be severable and
should any term or provision be found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be legally unenforceable, inoperative or invalid, the
remainder of this By-law shall continue to be in full force and
effect.
SECTION 16 - BY-LAWS REPEALED
16.1
Former City of Owen Sound By-law No. 1992-117 "A By-law to
regulate sewage and land discharge to municipal sewers within the
City of Owen Sound" is hereby repealed.
16.2
Former City of Owen Sound By-law No.1318 "A By-law to regulate
the manner of the draining of cellars, sinks, cesspools and septic
tanks" is hereby repealed.
16.3
Former City of Owen Sound By-law No.1975-15 "A By-law to
require roof drain connections to the sanitary sewers to be
disconnected" is hereby repealed.
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SECTION 17 - EFFECTIVE DATE
17.1
This By-law, shall come into force and effect upon the final passing
thereof.
17.2
Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreements and Sanitary Discharge
Agreements entered into by the City pursuant to the provisions of
the City of Owen Sound By-law No. 1992-117 as amended, and in
effect immediately prior to the passage of this By-law, remain in
force in accordance with their terms and condition.
FINALLY PASSED AND ENACTED this 20th day of March, 2006.
Signature on File
Mayor
Signature on File
Clerk
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APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX 1 TO BY-LAW 2006-034
Subject Sectors
Col - 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
NAICS
Code
Description
Audit Due
Date
Compliance
Due Date
23222 Concrete Pouring and Finishing Work
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
311
Food Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31111 Animal Food Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
311111 Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
311225 Fat and Oil Refining and Blending
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
311611 Animal (except poultry) Slaughtering
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
311614 Rendering and Meat Processing from
Carcasses
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
311615 Poultry Processing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3117
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging 31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31171 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging 31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3121
Beverage Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31211 Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31212 Breweries
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31213 Wineries
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
313
Textile Mills
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31311 Fibre, Yarn and Thread Mills
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3132
Fabric Mills
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31321 Broad-Woven Fabric Mills
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31331 Textile and Fabric Finishing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31332 Fabric Coating
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3141
Textile Furnishings Mills
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31411 Carpet and Rug Mills
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
316
Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31611 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
31621 Footwear Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32121 Veneer, Plywood and Engineered Wood
Product Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
321911 Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3231
Printing and Related Support Activities
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32311 Printing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
323113 Commercial Screen Printing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
323114 Quick Printing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
323115 Digital Printing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
323116 Manifold Business Forms Printing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
323119 Other Printing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32312 Support Activities for Printing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32412 Asphalt Paving, Roofing and Saturated
Materials Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block
Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Material
Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
325
Chemical Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32512 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3252
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and
Synthetic Fibres and Filaments
Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
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32521 Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing 31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3253
Pesticide, Fertilizer and Other Agricultural
Chemical Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32541 Pharmaceutical and Medicine
Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3255
Paint, Coating and Adhesive Manufacturing 31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3256
Soap, Cleaning Compound and Toilet
Preparation Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
326
Plastics and Rubber Products
Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3262
Rubber Product Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32622 Rubber and Plastic Hose and Belting
Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32629 Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32721 Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
327214 Glass Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
327215 Glass Product Manufacturing from
Purchased Glass
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3273
Cement and Concrete Product
Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32731 Cement Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32732 Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32733 Concrete Pipe, Brick and Block
Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
32739 Other Concrete Product Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3312
Steel Product Manufacturing from
Purchased Steel
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
33121 Iron and Steel Pipes and Tubes
Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
332
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
33211 Forging and Stamping
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
33271 Machine Shops
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
334
Computer and Electronic Product
Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3342
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
33429 Other Communications Equipment
Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
3363
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
33633 Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension
Components (except Spring) Manufacturing 31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
336612 Boat Building
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
4181
Recyclable Material Wholesaler-Distributors 31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
41811 Recyclable Metal Wholesaler-Distributors
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
41812 Recyclable Paper and Paperboard
Wholesaler-Distributors
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
41819 Other Recyclable Material Wholesaler-
Distributors
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
447
Gasoline Stations
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
44711 Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
44719 Other Gasoline Stations
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
54192 Photographic Services
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
54194 Veterinary Services
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
562
Waste Management and Remediation
Services
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
56211 Waste Collection
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
56292 Material Recovery Facilities
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
62121 Office of Dentists
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
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62151 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
622
Hospitals
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
722
Food Services and Drinking Places
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
72211 Full-Service Restaurants
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
72221 Limited-Service Eating Place
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
72233 Mobile Food Services
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
72241 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
811
Repair and Maintenance
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
8111
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
81111 Automotive Mechanical and Electrical
Repair and Maintenance
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
811111 General Automotive Repair
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
81112 Automotive Body, Paint, Interior and Glass
Repair
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
811121 Automotive Body, Paint and Interior Repair
and Maintenance
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
81119 Other automotive Repair and Maintenance 31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
811192 Car Washes
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
811199 All Other Automotive Repair and
Maintenance
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
8122
Funeral Services
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
81221 Funeral Homes
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
8123
Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
81232 Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services (except
Coin-Operated)
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
81292 Photo Finishing Services
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
812922 One-Hour Photo Finishing
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-07
NAICS = North American Industrial Classification System
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APPENDIX 2
APPENDIX 2 TO BY-LAW 2006-034
SUBJECT POLLUTANTS
Arsenic
Benzene
Cadmium
Chloroform
Cobalt
1,2-dichlorobenzene
Chromium
1,4-dichlorobenzene
Copper
Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene
Mercury
Trans-1,3-dichloropropylene
Molybdenum
Ethyl benzene
Nickel
Methylene chloride
Lead
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
Selenium
Tetrachloroethylene
Zinc
Toluene
Trichloroethylene
Total xylene
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Alkylphenols
Alkylphenol ethoxylates
Aldrin/dieldrin
Chlordane
DDT
Hexachlorobenzene
Mirex
PCBs
3,3'-dichlorobenzidine
Hexachlorocyclohexane
Pentachlorophenol
Total PAHs
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APPENDIX 3
APPENDIX 3 TO BY-LAW 2006-034
WASTE AUDIT SURVEY - Short Form
The completion of this form is required by all dischargers to sewage works
under Bylaw No. 2004-XX addressing sewer use in the City of Owen Sound.
If you have any questions regarding this form please call Public Works at
(519)376-4274.
The completed Waste Audit Survey is to be forwarded to:
The Corporation of The City of Owen Sound
Attention: Environmental Superintendent
808 Second Avenue East
Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4
Please type or print clearly when completing this form.
Waste Audit Survey - Short Form
1
Name of Company
2
Address of Company
3
Owner of Property (if different from Company listed above)
Phone:
Fax:
4
Brief Description of Product / Service / Company Activity
Include North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number. If
you do not know this already, you can search the Government Website
below to get your appropriate code.
http://www.statcan.ca/english/Subjects/Standard/naics/2002/naics02-
index.htm
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5
Brief Description of the Processes at the premises which use or
produce subject pollutants
6
'Are there' or Will there be' any of the following wastewater discharges
from the description as provided in # 5? If yes for any, please provide
a brief description.
Process Wastewater Yes / No
Cooling Water Yes / No
Other Sources of Wastewater (other than sanitary) Yes / No
7
Does the site have any existing connections to the following sewers?
Sanitary Yes / No
Combined Yes / No
Storm Yes / No
8
Locations of Subject Pollutants, as outlined in Appendix 2 of Bylaw No.
2004-XX in accordance with Sections 2 and 4 of said bylaw, present at
premises at any stage of the operations of the premises, including storage
inside, outside, above ground and below ground
Location of Process Units Inside / Outside / Outside but covered
Above Ground / Below Ground
Storage of Raw Materials Inside / Outside / Outside but covered
Above Ground / Below Ground
Storage of Intermediate Products Inside / Outside / Outside but covered
Above Ground / Below Ground
Storage of Final Products Inside / Outside / Outside but covered
Above Ground / Below Ground
9
Complete List of All Subject
Pollutants Used or Produced on
Premises. Please use map on
reverse to indicate locations of
Subject Pollutants.
_________________________________
________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
________________________________
Type and/or description of storage
container(s) each subject pollutant is
contained in. (Attach additional sheet(s)
of paper if necessary).
___________________________________
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___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
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1
0
Map Locations of Subject Pollutants, floor drains, sinks, catch basins,
storm and sanitary sewers.
1
1
List Subject Pollutants and
Quantity/Concentration (Use
additional sheet(s) of paper if
necessary)
Discharg
ed
Directly
To Sewer
Discharged
Indirectly
To Sewer
Not Discharged to
Sewer
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1
2
Does the site have any of the following programs in place to address
discharges to the sewer system?
Pollution Prevention Yes / No
Waste Treatment Yes / No
Best Management Plan Yes / No
Environmental Management System Yes / No
Other Program / Practises Yes / No
1
3
Do you have a Certificate of Approval or Provisional Certificate of
Approval?
If yes, please attach a copy with this form.
1
4
Regulation 347 Information
Provide any Generator Registration Numbers that the site holds under the
requirements of Ontario Regulation 347 under the EPA
Date Form Completed: ________________
Name and Title of Company Representative:
________________________________
_________________________________
Signature of Authorized Company Representative:
___________________________
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APPENDIX 4
APPENDIX 4 TO BY-LAW 2006-034
WASTE AUDIT SURVEY - Long Form
The completion of this form is required under certain circumstances by Subject
Sector Industry dischargers to sewage works under Bylaw No. 2004-XX
addressing sewer use in the City of Owen Sound.
If you have any questions regarding this form please call Public Works at
(519)376-4274.
The completed Waste Audit Survey is to be forwarded to:
The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound
Attention: Environmental Superintendent
808 Second Avenue East
Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4
Please note the following:
- Type or print clearly while completing this form
- Additional Information and attachments are required
- Indicate what material has been attached to ensure that the City is
aware of all the information provided.
Waste Audit Survey - Long Form
1
Name of Company
2
Address of Company
Phone:
Fax:
3
Owner of property (if different from Company listed above)
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:
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5
Description of Product(s) or Service
Include North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number. If
you do not know this already, you can search the Government Website
below to get your appropriate code.
http://www.statcan.ca/english/Subjects/Standard/naics/2002/naics02-
index.htm
6
Description of the Processes used in 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 bylaw requirements.
** If 'Yes' - provide explanation as an attachment
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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 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 question #
8
(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, pre-treatment 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
Locations of Subject Pollutants, as outlined in Appendix 2 of Bylaw No.
2004-XX in accordance with Sections 2 and 4 of said bylaw, present at
premises at any stage of the operations of the premises, including storage
inside, outside, above ground and below ground
Location of Process Units Inside / Outside / Outside but covered
Above Ground / Below Ground
Storage of Raw Materials Inside / Outside / Outside but covered
Above Ground / Below Ground
Storage of Intermediate Products Inside / Outside / Outside but covered
Above Ground / Below Ground
Storage of Final Products Inside / Outside / Outside but covered
Above Ground / Below Ground
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Complete List of All Subject
Pollutants Used or Produced on
Premises. Please use map on reverse
to indicate locations of Subject
Pollutants.
_________________________________
________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
___________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
___________________________________
Type and/or description of storage
container(s) each subject pollutant
is contained in. (Attach additional
sheet(s) of paper if necessary).
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
13
Regulation 347 Information
Provide any Generator Registration Numbers that the site holds under the
requirements of Ontario Regulation 347 under the Environmental Protection
Act.
14
Pre-treatment of Discharge Prior to Discharge
Does the site have any pre-treatment systems for process effluents prior to
discharge to the sewer system?
Yes / No
If Yes - provide a description of the pre-treatment devices, contaminants
removed, operational procedures for the device and description of process
utilized in the device.
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Does 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 / Practises Yes / No
If yes - attach copy of each to form and explanation for implementation
Date form completed: _________________
Name and Title of Company Representative:
___________________________________
___________________________________
Signature of Authorized Company Representative:
______________________________
Note: The information submitted in this form may be subject to verification by
the City of Owen Sound.
(For City of Owen Sound Use Only)
Date Completed Form Received: ______________________
Date Information Verified / Approved: ____________________
Approved By (Name and Title of Authorized City Designate):
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized City Designate: ______________________________________
Notes:
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Parameter Information Form for discharges to sanitary and
combined sewers
Plant Name and Location:
Date:
Parameter or
Condition*
By-law
Limit
(mg/L)
Average
Concentration
or Range
(in mg/L)
Significant
Variation
(Yes or No)
and
Reason for
the
Variations
Additional
Information
Attached
(Yes or No)
pH level*
6.0 to
10.5
Two or more
layers*
One
Temperature*
60oC
B.O.D.
300
PCB's
0.0001
Total Suspended
Solids
350
Total Phosphorus
10
Total Kjeldahl
Nitrogen
100
Solvent
Extractables - Oil
& Grease (Mineral)
15
Solvent
Extractables - Oil
& Grease
(Vegetable/Animal)
150
Total Cyanide
2
Total Aluminium
50
Total Antimony
5
Total Arsenic
1
Cadmium
(hexavalent)
2
Total Cadmium
0.7
Total Chromium
2
Total Cobalt
5
Total Copper
2
Total Lead
1
Total Manganese
5
Total Mercury
0.01
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Parameter Information Form for discharges to sanitary and
combined sewers
Plant Name and Location:
Date:
Parameter or
Condition*
By-law
Limit
(mg/L)
Average
Concentration
or Range
(in mg/L)
Significant
Variation
(Yes or No)
and
Reason for
the
Variations
Additional
Information
Attached
(Yes or No)
Total Molybdenum
5
Total Nickel
2
Total Selenium
1
Total Silver
5
Total Tin
5
Total Titanium
5
Total Zinc
2
Phenolics (4AAP)
1.0
Chloroform
0.04
1,4 -
Dichloromethane
0.47
Methyl Chloride
0.2
Methylene choride
0.21
1,1,2,2-
Tetrachlorethane
1.4
Tetrachloroethylene
0.05
Trichloroethylene
0.07
Benzene
0.1
Ethylbenzene
0.16
1,2-
dichlorobenzene
0.05
1,4-
dichlorobenzene
0.08
Fluoride
10
Toluene
0.016
o-Xylene
0.52
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APPENDIX 5
APPENDIX 5 TO BY-LAW 2006-034
Schematic sketch - S1