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SEWER USE BY-LAW NO. 1803
-2006
for the Control of Discharges
to Municipal Sewers
in the County of Prince Edward
Part 1 - Definitions
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 2 - Sanitary and Combined Sewer Requirements
Table 1 - Limits for Discharge into Sanitary Sewers
Part 3 - Prohibition of Dilution
Part 4 - Storm Sewer Requirements
Table 2 - Limits for Discharge into Storm Sewers
Part 5 - Reporting Requirements
Part 6 - Discharge Self-Monitoring
Part 7 - Extra Strength Surcharge Agreemellt
Part 8 - Compliance Program
Part 9 - Maintenance Access Points
Part 10 - Sampling and analytical Requirements
Part 11 - Spills
Part 12 - GreaseISediment Interceptors
Part 13 - Pretreatment and Self-Monitoring and Reporting
Part 14 - General
Part 15 - Sewer Connections
Part 16 - Offences
Part 17 - Repeal
BY-LAW NUMBER
1803
-2006
OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE EDWARD
BEING A BY-LAW TO CONTROL DISCHARGES TO THE
MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM PURSUANT TO SECTION 11(1)4
AND 87 OF THE MUNIClPAL ACT 2001, S.O. 2001, C.25
JHElWAS Section 1 l(1) 4 of the Municipal Act, 2001, permits a Municipality to pass by-
ws respecting matters concerning public utilities, which includes the collection of sewage;
ld
{HEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the County of Prince Edward deems it
:cessary to regulate and inspect discharges to any sewer, sewer systern or sewage works;
OW THEREFORE the Council ofthe Corporation of the County of Prince Edward
:reby enacts as follows:
art I - DEFINITIONS
In this by-law:
)
"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);
)
"biochemical oxygen demand (B.O.D.)" means the quantity of oxygen utilized in
the biochemical oxidation of organic matter in five (5) days at twenty (20) degrees
Celsius as determined in accordance with Standard Methods and expressed in
milligrams per litre.
)
"blowdown water" means recirculating water that is discharged from a cooling or
heating water system for the purpose of controlling the level of water in the system
or for the purpose of discharging from the system materials contained in the system,
the further build-up of which would impair the operation of the system;
)
"combined sewer" means a sewer intended to function simultaneously as a storm
sewer and a sanitary sewer;
"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;
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Works of the County of Prince
Edward and hisher successors or hislher duly authorized representatives.
'I composite sample" means a volume of sewage, storm water, uncontaminated
water, or eflluent made up of three or more grab samples that have been combined
automatically or manually and taken at intervals during the sampling periods;
"connection" or "drain" means that part of those parts of any pipe or system of pipes
leading directly to a sewage works;
'"cooling water" means water that is used in a process for the purpose of removing
heat and that has not, by design, come into contact with process materials and that
has been circulated through the cooling device, bur does not include blowdown
water;
"Discharger" means an owner or operator of an industrial, commercial or
institutional premises who is discharging sewage, stormwater, cooling water or
unconta~lzinated water into a sewage works;
"double municipal sewer connection" means a municipal sewer connection
servicing two or more premises;
"fuels" means alcohol, gasoline, naphtha, diesel, fuel, fuel oil or any other ignitable
substance intended for use as a fuel;
"grab sample" means a portion of the discharge fiom or deposit to the sewage
works, that is collected at one instant in time;
"groundwater" means water beneath the earth's surface accumulating as a result of
seepage;
'<hauled holding tank sewage" means waste removed from a sewage holding tank.
"hauled septic sewage" means waste removed from a sewage system, including a
cesspool, a septic tank system, a privy vault or privy pit, a chemical toilet or a
portable toilct;
"hauled waste" means any industrial waste which is transported to and deposited
into any location in the sewage works excluding hauled sewage;
"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);
"ignitable waste" means a substance that,
(a)
is a liquid, other than an aqueous solution containing less than 24 percent
alcohol by volume and has a flash point less than 61 degrees Celsius, as
determined by the Tag Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-56-97a), the Setaflash
Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-3828-97 or ASTM D-3278-96e1), the Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-93-097), or as determined by an
equivalent test method,
(b)
is a solid and is capable, under standard temperature and pressure, of
causing fire through fiction, absorption of moisture or spontaneous chemical
changes and, when ignited, bums so vigorously and persistently that it
creates a danger;
(c)
is an ignitable compressed gas (Class 2, Division D) as defined in the
regulations under the Transvortation of Dan~erous Goods Act, 1992 S.C.
1992, as amended, or,
(d)
is an oxidizing substance (Class 5, Divisions 1 and 2) as defined in the
regulations under the Transportation of Danperous Goods Act 1992 S.C.
1992, as amended;
"industrial" means of or pertaining to industry, manufacturing, commerce, trade,
business, or institutions as distinguished from domestic or residential;
"inspector" means the Commissioner of Public Works or his or her designate and
includes such municipal employees operating under the Commissioner's authority;
"maintenance access point" means an access point in a private sewer connection,
large enough for a man to enter to allow for observation, sampling and flow
measurement of the sewage, uncontaminated water or storm water therein;
"matter" means any solid, liquid or gas;
"municipal sewer connection" means that part of any drain leading from the private
sewer connection to the municipal sewer and located within the limits of the public
road allowance, or other public lands or public land interests held for sewage
purposes;
"Munioipality" means the Corporation of the County of Prince Edward;
"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);
(27)
"PCB" means any monochlorinated or polychlorinated biphenyl or any mixture of
them or mixture that contains one or more of them;
"pH" means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in
grams per litre of solution.
"person" includes an individual, association, partnership, corporation or
municipality and includes an agent or employee of such person.
"pesticide" nieans a pesticide regulated under the Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c.P.(PA);
"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 ofthe private lands and
leading to a municipal sewer connection;
'Yeactive waste" means a substance that,
is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent changes without
detonating;
reacts violently with water;
forms potentially explosive mixtures with water;
when mixed with water, generates toxic gases, vapours or fumes in a
quantity sufficient to present danger to human health or the environment;
is a cyanide or sulphide bearing waste which, when exposed to pH
conditions between 2 and 12.5, can generate toxic gases, vapours or fiunes in
a quantity sufficient to present danger to human health or the environment;
is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is subjected to a strong
initiating source or if heated under confinement,
is readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or reaction at
standard temperature and pressure,
is an explosive (Class 1) as defined in the regulations under the
Transuortation of Dan~erous Goods Act, 1992 S.C. 1992 as amended;
"sanitary sewer" means a sewer for the collection and transmission of domestic or
industrial sewage or any combination thereof;
"severely toxic waste" means any contaminant listed in Schedule 3 of 0.Reg. 347,
as amended from time to time, made under the Environmental Protection Act,
R.S.O. 1990 c.E.19 (EPA);
"sewage" means any liquid, solid or gas containing organic, inorganic, animal,
vegetable or mineral matter in solution or in suspension and includes things that
float but does not include storm water or uncontaminated water;
"sewage works" means any works for the collection, transmission, treatment or
disposal of sewage, storm water or uncontaminated water, including a combined
sewer, sanitary sewer or storm sewer, or any part of such works, but not include
plumbing or other works to which the Building Code Act, 1992 applies;
"sewer" means a pipe, conduit, drain, open channel, or ditch for the collection and
transmission of sewage, storm water andor uncontaminated water, or any
combination thereof;
"spill" means a direct or indirect discharge into the sewage works, storm sewer or
the natural environment which is abnormal in quantity or quality in light of all the
circumstances of the discharge;
"Standard Methods" 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;
"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:
"storm watcr" means water from rainfall or other natural precipitation or from the
melting of snow or ice;
"subsurface drainage pipe" means a pipe that is installed underground to intercept
and convey surface water, and includes foundation drain pipes;
"suspended solids" means solids that either float on the surface of or are in
suspension in waste water and which are easily removable by laboratory filtering in
accordance with Standard Methods:
"uncontaminated water" means potable water supplied by the Municipality that has
not had any matter added to it after it has been supplied and any water to which no
matter has been added intentionally or unintentionally;
waste disposal site leachate" means the liquid containing dissolved or suspended
contaminants which emanates from the waste and is produced by water percolating
through the waste or by liquid in the waste;
"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 capable of releasing atomic energy or as being requisite for the production,
use or application of atomic energy; and
(47)
"watercourse" means an open channel, ditch or depression either natural or artificial,
in which flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
1 Part 2 - SANITARY REQUU(EMENTS
2.
(1)
No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or
deposit of sewage or any other material into or in land drainage works,
private branch drains or connections to any sanitary sewer in circumstances
where,
(a)
to do so may cause or result in,
(i)
a health or safety hazard to a person authorized by the
Commissioner to inspect, operate, maintain, repair or
otherwise work on a sewage works;
(ii)
an offence under the Ontario Water Resources Act or the
Environmental Protection Act, as amended from time to time,
or any regulation made thereunder from time to time;
(iii)
biosolids from the sewage works to which either sewage
discharges, directly or indirectly, to fail to meet the objectives
and criteria as listed in the Ministry of the Environment
publication entitled "Guidelines for the Utilization of
Bibsolids and Other Wastes on Agricultural Land" dated
March 1996, as amended from time to time;
(iv)
interference with the operation or maintenance of a sewage
works, or which may impair or interfere with any treatment
process;
(v)
a hazard to any person, animal, property or vegetation;
(vi)
an offensive odour to emanate from the sanitary sewer or
combined sewer, and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, sewage containing hydrogen sulphide, carbon
disulphide, other reduced sulphur compounds, arnines or
ammonia in such quantity as may cause an offensive odour;
(vii)
damage to sewage works infrastructure; or
(viii) an obstruction or restriction to the flow in the sanitary sewer.
(b)
the sewage has one or more of the following characteristics:
(i)
a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 10.5;
(ii)
two or more separate liquid layers; or
(iii)
a temperature greater than sixty degrees Celsius
(2)
No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or
deposit of sewage or any other material into or in land drainage works,
private branch drains or connections to any sanitary sewer in circumstances
where the sewage contains:
(a)
acute hazardous waste chemicals;
(b)
combustible liquids;
(c)
dyes or colouring materials which pass through a sewage works and
discolour the sewage works;
(d)
fuel;
(e)
hauled septic sewage and hauled holding tank sewage, except where:
(i)
the carrier of the hauled sewage is a waste management
system operating under a certificate of approval or provisional
certificate of approval issued under the Environmental
Protection Act or is exempt fiom the requirement to have a
certificate or provisional certificate of approval;
(ii)
A copy of the most recent certificate of approval or
provisional certificate and any amendment is provided to the
Municipality; and
(ii)
The carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or may
be required from time to time by the Municipality;
(0
hauled waste, except where
(i)
the carrier of the hauled sewage is a waste management
system operating under a certificate of approval or provisional
certificate of approval issued under the Environmental
Protection Act or is exempt from the requirement to have a
certificate or provisional certificate of approval;
(ii)
a copy of the most recent certificate of approval or
provisional certificate and any amendment is provided to the
Municipality; and
(iii)
hauled waste meets the conditions set out in Clauses 23(3)(c)
and 25(S)(b) of O.Reg. 347, R.R.O. 1990, as amended from
time to time; and
(iv)
the carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or may
be required from time to time by the Municipality;
(g)
ignitable waste;
(h)
hazardous industrial waste;
(i)
hazardous waste chemicals;
(i)
pathological waste;
(k)
PCBs, except where:
(i) the person has a certificate of approval for a mobile site or
PCB mobile waste disposal system issued under the EPA or
where the person is claiming exemption under a regulation;
(ii)
the person has demonstrated to the Municipality that the
conditions of the exemption are met;
(iii)
a copy of the most recent certificate of approval or
provisional certificate and any amendment is provided to the
Municipality; and
(iv)
the person has written approval from the Municipality for the
discharge of the PCBs to the sewage works;
(1)
pesticides;
(rn)
reactive waste;
(n)
severely toxic waste;
(0)
waste radioactive prescribed substances, except where:
(i)
the waste radioactive prescribed substances are being
discharged under a valid and current licence issued by the
Atomic Energy Control Board or its successor; and
(ii)
A copy of the licence has been provided to the Municipality;
(p)
waste disposal site leachate, except where:
(i)
the person has written approval fiom the Municipality which
authorizes the discharge or deposit ofthe waste disposal site
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leachate to the sewage works; and
(ii)
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 the sewage works, a copy of the
certificate of approval or order is provided to the Municipality
or where the person is claiming as exemption, the person has
demonstrated to the Municipality that the conditions of the
exemption are being met.
(q)
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 Discharge into Sanitary Sewers".
(r)
wastewater generated by steam cleaning, except where:
(i)
such wastewater has first been discharged into a condensing
tank; and
(ii)
the design, construction and installation of such tank has been
approved by the Chief Building official; and
(iii)
the temperature of the wastewater prior to discharge has been
reduced to 60 degrees Celsius or lower.
(s)
solid or viscous substances in quantities of such size to be capable of
causing obstruction to the flow in a sewer, including but not limited
to ashes cinders, sand, mud, soil, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, bones, fish scales,
animal or fish parts or tissues and paunch manure.
(3)
No person shall discharge storm water, groundwater, non-contact cooling
water or uncontaminated water to a sanitary sewer except where the
Municipality has provided by written notice of exemption to the person and
so long as the person to whom the notice is directed is complying with any
terms and conditions set out in the notice of exemption by the
Commissioner.
3.
Table 1 - Limits for Discharge Into Sanitary Sewers
Parameter
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Cyanide, Total
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total
Phosphorus, Total
Suspended Solids, Total
Cadmium, Total
Chromium, Total
Cobalt, Total
Copper, Total
Lead, Total
Molybdenu~n, Total
Nickel, Total
Silver, Total
Zinc, Total
.
Antimony, Total
Arsenic, Total
Limit
(ma)
300
2
100
10
350
0.7
5
S
3
2
5
3
5
3
5
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art 3 - PROHIBTTlON OF DILUTION
C
.
No person shall discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or cause or permit the
discharge or deposit of sewage into a sanitary sewer, storm sewer, municipal sewer
connection or private sewer connection to any sanitary sewer or storm sewer in
circumstances where water has been added to the discharge for the purposes of dilution to
achieve compliance with this by-law.
art 4 - STORM SEWER REOUIREMENTS
.
(I)
No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit of
matter into or in land drainage works, private branch drains or connections to any
storm sewer, matter of any type, which may:
(a)
interfere with proper operation of a storm sewer;
(b)
obstruct or restrict a storm sewer or the flow therein;
(c)
damage the storm sewer;
(d)
result in any hazard or adverse impact, to any person, animal, property or
vegetation;
(e)
contravene or result in the contravention of a certificate of approval or
provisional certificate of approval issued under the Ontario Water
Resources Act or the Environmental Protection Act (Ontario) with respect
to the storm sewer and or its discharge;
(f)
have one or more of the following characteristics:
(i)
visible film, sheen or discolouration;
(ii)
Two or more separate layers;
(iii)
A pH less than 6.0 or greater than 9.5;
(iv)
A temperature greater than 40 degrees Celsius
I1
(g)
contain one or morc of the following:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
( 4
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(4
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
acute hazardous waste chemicals;
blowdown;
combustible liquids;
floating debris;
fuel;
hauled sewage;
hauled waste;
hazardous industrial waste;
hazardous waste chemicals;
ignitable waste;
pathological waste;
PCBs;
pesticides;
(xiv) reactive waste;
(xv)
severely toxic waste;
(xvi) sewage;
(xvii) waste radioactive prescribed substances;
(xviii) waste disposal site leachate;
(xix) a substance from raw materials, intermediate or final product, used
or produced in, through or from an industrial process; or
(xx)
a substance used in the operation or maintenance of an industrial
site;
(xxi) oil, grease, or any petroleum based product;
(xxii) paint
(h)
contain E.coli colonies in excess of 200 per 1OOmL;
(i)
contain contaminants from raw materials, intermediate or final products or
wastewater from an industrial operation; or
(j)
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
Discharge into Storm Sewers".
(2)
No person shall throw, deposit, or leave in or upon any sewer or any trap, basin,
grating, manhole, or other appurtenance of any sewer any butcher's offal,
garbage, litter, manure, rubbish, earth, gravel, dirt, hay, straw, twigs, leaves, rags,
cinders, ashes or refuse matter of any kind.
(3)
A person may be required, by written notice from the Municipality to perform or
undertake one or more of the following activities addressing storm water quality
from the person's property:
(a)
a study on storm water quality and/or quantity;
(b)
modification andlor construction of storm water facilities;
. .
(c)
development and implementation of a best management plan;
(d)
adoption and implementation of pollution prevention techniques and
measures; or
(e)
any other activity set out in the notice.
(4)
No person shall fail to comply with the requirements of a written notice as
stipulated in Section 4(2) within the time lines specified in the notice.
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Teble 2 - Limits for Discharge into Storm Sewers
art 5 - REPORTING REOUIREMENTS
.
(1)
Prior to any discharge of sewage, storm water, cooling water, uncontaminated
water or any combination thereof, to the sewage works or the storm sewer, a
Discharger is required to complete and return to the Municipality the following
reports:
(a)
the "Short Version of the Discharger Information Report" attached as
Schedule "A" to this by-law; and
(b)
the "Complete Discharger Information Report" " attached as Schedule
"B9' to this by-law; under the following conditions:
(i)
where in the opinion of the Municipality, the Discharger may
have a significant impact on the sewage works: or
(ii)
the Discharger has or may require an extra strength agreement
with the Municipality.
(2)
If a person discharging to the sewage works or the storm sewer prior to the
enactment of this By-law, the Discharger shall comply with the requirements of
5(1) within 30 days after the passage of this By-law.
(3)
The conditions in 5(2) do not apply to an existing Discharger, if in the opinion
of the Municipality, adequate information has been provided to and accepted by
the Municipality prior to the date of enactment of this By-law.
(4)
Written notification must be provided to the Municipality of any change to the
information reported under 5(1) within 15 days of the change.
art 6 - DISCHARGER SELF-MONITORING
.
(1)
A Discharger shall complete any monitoring and sampling of a discharge to the
sewage works as determined by the Municipality, and shall provide the results
to the Municipality in a reporting format acceptable to the Municipality.
(2)
The duties of the Discharger as determined in 6(1) shall be completed at the
expense of the Discharger unless the Municipality has made an agreement to
share the expense with the Discharger.
art 7 -EXTRA STRENGTH SURCHARGE AGREEMENT
(I)
The discharge or deposit of sewage that would otherwise be prohibited by this
By-law may be permitted into or in any connection to any sanitary sewer or
combined sewer to an extent fixed by an Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement
or a Sanitary Discharge Agreement with the Municipality under such conditions
with respect to payment of additional sewage service rates or otherwise as may be
deemed necessary by the Municipality to compensate for any additional costs of
operation, repair and maintenance of the sewage works.
(2)
(a)
The Municipality may authorize an Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement
to permit exceedcnces of the parameter limits as set out in Table 1 "Limits
for Discharge Into Sanitary Sewers".
(b)
Upon recommendation of the Commissioner, the Municipality is
authorized to execute such agreements under the authority of this By-law.
(3)
(a)
A Sanitary Discharge Agreement shall be made for the discharge of
sewage that contains water that has originated from a source separate from
the municipal water supply system.
(b)
Upon recommendation of the Commissioner, the Municipality is
authorized to execute such agreements under the authority of this By-law.
(4)
The agreements contemplated by Parts 7(2)(a) and 7(3)(a) may be terminated by
the Municipality by written notice at any time where there is an emergency
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- .
situation oiimmediate threat or danger io any person, property, plant or animal
life, water or the sewage works.
( 5 )
A person who has entered into an agreement with the Municipality shall not be
prosecuted under Part 2 of this By-law for the discharge or deposit of any matter
specified in the agreement and in cornplimce with the agreement during the
period within which the agreement is applicable and so long as the agreement is
fully complied with.
(6)
An Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement or a Sanitary Discharge Agreement
shall be in the form and of the content as set out by the Commissioner from time
to time.
art 8 - COMPLIANCE PROGUM
,
(1)
The Municipality may issue a compliance program to address anon- compliance
situation, where a Discharger is out of compliance with one or more conditions in
Section 2 if, in the opinion of the Commissioner, there are no other practical
options available to eliminate the non-complying discharge.
(2)
Every compliance program shall be for a specific length of time dwing which
treatment facilities are to be installed and shall be specific as to the remedial
actions to be implemented by the industry, the dates of commencement and
completion, and the materials or other characteristics or the matter to which it
relates. The final activity completion date shall not be later than the final
compliance date specified in the compliance program.
(3)
A person to whom a compliance program has been issued shall submit a
compliance program progress report to the Commissioner within 14 days after the
scheduled completion date of each activity listed in the compliance program.
(4)
A person to whom a compliance program has been issued shall not be prosecuted
under Part 2 of this By-law for the discharge or deposit of any matter specified in
the compliance program during the period within which the compliance program
is applicable and so long as the person complies with the compliance program.
(5)
The Municipality may levy an extra strength sewage service rate as described in
Section 7 for non-complying wastes specified in the compliance program during
the period within which the compliance program is applicable.
(6)
The Commissioner may require the person to self-monitor for such parameters as
specified in the compliance program for the duration in which the compliance
program is applicable.
(7)
All costs associated with self-monitoring shall be the responsibility of the person
to whom the approved compliance program is issued.
(8)
The Commissioner may terminate a compliance program at any t h e in the event
that the person issued the compliance program fails or neglects to cany out or
diligently pursue the activities required of it and the termination shall be effective
within 30 days of a written notice of termination.
(9)
A compliance program may be terminated by the Commissioner 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, waters or the sewage works, and the
termination shall be effective immediately.
(I)
The owner or operator of commercial, institutional or industrial premises or
apartmenticondominium building with one or more connectionsto a sewage
works shall install and maintain in good repair in each connection a suitable
maintenance access point to allow observation, sampling and flow measurement
of the sewage, uncontaminated water or storm water therein, provided that where
installation of a maintenance access point is not possible, an alternative device or
facility may be substituted with the written approval of the Commissioner.
(2)
Where there is no maintenance access point meeting the requirements of this By-
law, the Municipality may require in written notification, the installation of a
maintenance access point within a specified period of time or may permit the use
of an alternate device or facility for the purpose of sampling a discharge to the
sewage works.
I
(3)
Maintenance access points required under this by-law shall be:
(a)
located on the property of the discharger unless the Municipality permits
an alternative location;
(b)
accessible at all times by the Municipality;
(c)
constructed in a manner which meets with standards of the Municipality;
(d)
maintained to ensure access and structural integrity; and
(e)
maintained and constructed at the expense of the discharger.
dart 10 - SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL REOUIREMENTS
l
(2)
Non-compliance with this By-law may be determined by the analysis of
1
(a)
a single grab sample, or
(b)
a composite sample done in accordance with Section lO(1).
P
.
(1)
The sampling and analysis required by this By-law shall be in accordance with the
procedures, modified or unmodified, as described in the Standard Methods or a
document generated by the Municipality.
(3)
Conditions in this By-law are applicable to discharges as sampled at the last point
of control prior to or afier the discharge to the sewage works crosses the property
boundary.
(4)
In the event that the person cannot provide a maintenance access point due to
space limitations and the Municipality has agreed on an alternative sampling
location, the conditions in the By-law are applicable to discharges as sampled at
the agreed upon alternative sampling location.
art I I - SPILLS
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(2)
The person shall provide a report on the spill to the Municipality, within five days
after the spill, containing the following information:
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(a)
location where spill occurred;
(b)
name and phone number of person who reported the spill and location
1.
(I)
In the event of a spill to a sewage works, the person shall immediately notify the
Municipality, provide any information with respect to the spill that the
Municipality requires and complete any work the Municipality may require to
mitigate the spill.
where they can be contacted;
(c)
date and time of spill;
(d)
material spilled;
(e)
characteristics of material spilled, including MSDS sheets;
(f)
volume of material spilled;
(g)
duration of spill event;
(h)
work completed andlor still in progress in the mitigation of the spill; and
(i)
preventative actions being taken to ensure the situation does not occur
again.
(3)
Ail costs incurred by the Municipality as a result of such spill shall be borne by
the person responsible for the spill.
art 12 - GREASEISEDIMENT INTERCEPTORS
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(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 indirectlv to a sewer. shall take all necessaw
measures to ensure that oil i d 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. Such grease interceptors shall be adequately sized so as to
provide effective removal of oil and grease.
(2)
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.
(3)
Every owner or operator of a premises from which sediment may directly or
indirectly enter a sewer, including but not limited to premises using a ramp drain
or area drain, car and vehicle wash establishments, shall take all necessary
measures to ensure that such sediment is prevented fiom entering the drain or
Sewer.
(4)
Every grease interceptor and sediment interceptor shall be installed, operated and
maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. and shall be
inspected and cleaned frequently to ensure that it is operating effectively.
(5)
Owners or operators of premises having grease or sediment interceptors shall
keep a record of interceptor maintenance including the date(s) on which
cleanindmaintenance occurred, the person or contractor responsible, and the
method and destination of waste disposal, and upon request these records shall be
made available to the Municipality.
13.
(1)
The Commissioner may require the owner or operator of industrial premises
discharging, or proposing to discharge, into the municipal sewage works
effluent exceeding the strength, nature, quantity or quality provided for this By-
law to install and maintain a pretreatment facility or holding tank so that the
effluent will be reduced accordingly.
(2)
The pretreatment facility or holding tmk shall be located on the property of the
owher or operator of the premises.
(3)
Any pretreatment facility or holding tank installed as required in Section 13(1)
shall be designed and constructed in accordance with good engineering practice
and the requirements of the Commissioner, and shall be constructed and
maintained by the owner or operator of the premises at hislher expense.
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(4)
The Commissioner may require the owner or operator of the industrial premises
to install and maintain devices to monitor sewage, uncontaminated water or
storm water discharges and to submit regular reports regarding the discharges to
the Municipality.
( 5 )
No person with a pretreatment facility or holding tank shall fail to keep a record
of cleaning and maintenance and to produce such record to the Municipality on
request.
I Section 14 - GENERAL
14.
(1 j
No person shall prevent, hinder, obstruct or interfere in any way with the
Commissioner or an inspector,
(a)
entering in or upon any land or premises, except land or premises being
used as a dwelling house, at any reasonable time without a warrant;
(b)
making such tests or taking such samples as helshe deems necessary;
(c)
inspecting, observing in any plant, machinery, equipment, work or
activity for the purpose of administering or enforcing this By-law.
(2)
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, any part of a sewage works;
or
(a)
any permanent or temporary device installed in a sewage works for the
purpose of flow measuring, sampling and testing of sewage,
uncontaminated water or storm water.
(3)
Any person discharging sewage, uncontaminated water or stom 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 hisher
failure to properly check and control such discharge, including the cost of
investigation, repairing, cleaning or replacing any part of any municipal sewage
works damaged thereby.
(4)
Unless specifically authorized by the Commissioner, no person shall enter any
sewage works.
art 15 - SEWER CONNECTIONS
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(I)
No person shall:
(a)
erect or cause or permit to be erected any new building on lands that are
serviced by a sanitary sewer unless the new building is connected to the
sanitary sewer;
(b)
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
sanitary sewage to discharge into the sanitary sewer connection.
(c)
construct, install, maintain, or cause or permit to be constructed, installed,
or maintained a direct or indirect connection to the sanitary sewer
connection without final inspection by the Municipality and all such
connections shall require a clean out connection as per municipal
standards.
(2)
No person shall construct or excavate to repair a sewer or sewer connection on
any road allowance, easement or other public land unless under a contract or
agreement with the Municipality.
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(3)
Reconstructed Buildings:
(a)
Whenever an existing building is substantially demolished, the existing
municipal sewer connections shall be disconnected at the municipal
sewersand inspected at h e expense of the owner of the buildingbr agent.
The owner or agent holding the permit to construct the replacement
building shall be required to apply and pay for the installation of new
municipal sewer connections. For the purpose of this section, an existing
building is substantially demolished when more than fifty percent of the
exterior walls of the first story above grade are removed whether or not
they are subsequently replaced.
(b)
An owner or agent who is applying for a permit to construct a replacement
building or to disconnect a dwelling from a septic tank to connect to a
sanitasy sewer connection shall be entitled to use an existing municipal
sewer connection, which, upon inspection by the Municipality, is found to
be in satisfactory condition. The applicant shall pay for the cost of the
inspection, the amount of which shall be determined from time to time by
the Municipality.
(4)
The Cornrnissioner may order the temporary disconnection of any sewer
connection whenever the Commissioner considers it necessary and for so long as
the Commissioner considers it necessary to prevent continued or repeated
violations of this By-law, and during that time no person shall use or cause or
permit the use of such a connection.
( 5 )
The Commissioner shall not order such temporary disconnection unless the
Commissioner has first mailed to the property owner and occupant, if any, a
registered letter specifying the nature of the violation of this By-law and
indicating the intention to order temporary disconnection no sooner than thirty
days after the date of mailing unless the Commissioner can be satisfied such
violations will not continue or recur. The cost of the disconnection and
reconnection shall be borne by the property owner and shall be payable before
any reconnection is made.
(6)
h y person desiring a sewer connection shall make an application to the
Municipality on forms supplied by the Municipality and accompanied by such
plans as may be required and pay a fee for the application. The owner of the
property to be served, or the owners' agent shall sign the application, and the
owner shall be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information
furnished on such application and plans.
(7)
A sewer lateral or sewer connection on public property between the sewer main
and private property shall be installed by the Municipality or under a contract or
agreement with the Municipality at the cost of the owner or agent for such work
and at rates and to specifications determined from time to time by the
Municipality. Sewer connections on private property shall be installed by the
owner pursuant to a building permit having been previously issued for such
purpose by rhe Municipality and at the expense of the owner or agent.
(8)
The property owner shall be responsible for maintaining the sewer lateral
connecting the owner's building to the sewer main. This shall include the
responsibility for maintenance ofthe portion of the sewer lateral on public
property between the sewer main and private property.
(9)
Methods and materials used on the construction of sewer connections shall resist
entry of roots and acid or alkali damage, and shall be acceptable to the
Commissioner. Please refer to municipal standards for materials which are
acceptable and unacceptable for use in the construction of sewer laterals and
connections.
(10)
Double municipal sewer connections will not be permitted.
(I I)
A private sewer connection shall not be installed until:
(a)
all applicable permits including building permits and sewer connection
permits have been applied for and issued;
(b)
the municipal sewers to which the municipal sewer connection is to be
made are fully completed and accepted for operation;
(c)
the municipal sewer connection is satisfactorily installed;
(d)
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
(e)
all existing surface water in the excavation or basement has been
pumped out.
(12)
In event that any person conshcts a municipal sewer connection in a manner
other than provided for herein, the Commissioner may order the re-excavation
of the connection for the purpose of inspection and testing, and if necessruy,
reconstruction of the work, and the Commissioner may have these works
performed at the expense of the owner or may disconnect the said sewer
connection, in which case it shall not be reconstructed except with the approval
of the Commissioner.
(13)
Where a private owner has requested:
(i)
an inspection by means of an excavation or closed circuit television
inspection of any existing municipal sewer connection or;
(ii)
an investigation andlor clean out of any existing municipal sewer
connection or lateral by the Municipality;
the owner shall be responsible for any associated costs in accordance with the
fees and charges by-law of the Municipality.
(14)
Where a catch basin has been installed on private property to drain storm water
from any driveway which slopes towards any structure located on the said
property, the installation shall. include:
(a)
a flap gate water 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;
(b)
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
(c)
a flap gate backwater valve installed on the weeping tile lead adjacent to
the sump pit, so that no storm water may flow from the sump pit into the
weeping tile system.
(15)
Appropriate lot level storm water management measures are to be used to
reduce storm water quantity and improve storm water quality. The direct
connection of any drainage works, including foundation drainage and roof
water leaders, to the municipal storm sewer system is prohibited unless, in the
opinion of the Commissioner, there is no practical alternate means of drainage
available. Where a new connection is deemed necessary for the servicing of
hard surface parking or vehicle access areas, the applicant may be required to
submit a storm water management report identifying the storm water control
measures being proposed for the site to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.
Where a new connection is deemed to be necessary for the purposes of
providing groundwater drainage, no direct or indirect interconnection between
the private drainage system and the municipal sanitary drainage system is
permitted, in addition the discharge to the municipal storm sewer must be
regulated by means of either,
(a)
a sump punlp, that must elevate the water, via a loop system, to an
elevation above that of the centre Line elevation of the road before being
discharged to the municipal storm drainage system. A flap gate check
valve shall be installed on the sump pump discharge pipe so that no
storm water may flow from the storm sewer back into the private
drainage system. The above systems shall be installed and maintained
by the owner and operator of the premises at hisher expense; or
@)
a backwater valve in circumstances where a storm sewer connection is
at such an elevation so as to provide gravity flow. The above system
shall be installed and maintained by the owner or operator of the
premises at hislher expense.
(16)
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
adjacent properties.
For the purpose of this section,
(i)
"directly" shall mean by any physical connection or series of
connections between the roof water leader a d the sanitary sewer
system:
(ii)
"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.
(17)
No person shall construct, install, maintain, or cause or permit to be
constructed, installed or maintained, drainage from any roof water leader or
down spout that conveys storm water to the sanitary sewer. The Commissioner
may waive this provision in appropriate circumstances.
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Part 16 - OFFENCES
16.
(1)
Any person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an
offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of up to $10,000 for a first offence
and up to $25,000 for any subsequent offence.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection 16(1), where a corporation is convicted of an
offence under this by-law, the corporation is liable to a fine of up to $50,000 for
a first offence and up to % 100,000 for any subsequent offence.
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Part 17 - REPEAL
17.
(1)
By-law number 1195 passed by the former Corporation of the Village of
Wellington and By-law number 53-1987 passed by the former Corporation of
the Town of Picton are hereby repealed.
/I Read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 1lth day of September, 2006.
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SCHEDULE 'A'
Short Version of the Discharger Information Report
This completion of this form is required by all Dischargers to the sewage works under By-law
No.
1803
-2006 addressing sewer use in the Municipality of Prince Edward.
**Assistance in completing this form is available by calling the Environmental Technician at
613- 476-3537
The completed form is to be forwarded to:
The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward
Attn: Sewer Use Staff
126 County Road 32
R. R. #1
Picton, ON KOK 2T0
Please print clearly while completing the form.
The
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"Short Version of the Discharger Information Report"
Name of Company
Address of Company
Phone:
Fax:
Owner of property (if different from Company listed above)
Phone:
Fax:
Brief Description of Product or Service
Brief Description of the Process(es) used in the Manufacturing or Servicing
"Are there" or "Will there be" any of the following wastewater discharges from the
description as provided in #5?
Process wastewater
YesINo
cooling water
Yes/No
other sources of wastewater (other than sanitary)
Yes/No
(if yes, brief description)
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Does the site have any existing connections to the following sewers?
sanitary
combined
storm
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of process units?
Inside I Outside / Outside but covered
I Storage of raw materials?
Inside / Outside 1 Outside but covered
Storage of intermediate products?
Inside / Outside / Outside but covered
Storage of final products?
Inside / Outside / Outside but covered
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Does the site have any of the following programs in place to address discharges to the
sewer system?
Pollution Prevention
Best Management Plan
Environmental Management System
Date form completed:
Name and Title of Company Representative:
/I Signature of Authorized Company Representative;
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Note: Completion of the "Complete Discharger Information Report" may be required based on
this report andlor subsequent verification of the site by the Municipality.
For Municipality use only - date completed form received:
SCHEDULE 'B'
Complete Discharger Information Report
This completion of this form by specific Dischargers to the sewage works as required as
defined in By-law No. 1803 -2006 addressing sewer use in the County of Prince Edward.
**Assistance in completing this form is available by calling the Environmental Technician at
613- 476-3537
The completed form is to be forwarded to:
The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward
Attention: Sewer Use Staff
126 County Road 32
R. R. #1
Picton, ON KOK 2T0
Please note the following:
$
Print clearly while completing the form.
$
Additional information and attachments are required
$
Indicate what material has been attached to ensure that the municipality is
aware of all the information provided.
The "Complete Discharger Information Report"
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Name of Company
Address of Company
Phone:
Fax:
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4
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Owner of property (if different from Company listed above)
Phone:
Fax:
General site Operation Information
Number of Employees involved in
plant:
office:
other:
Total:
Number of shifts per day:
Number of operating days per week:
Description of Product(s) or Service
Include Standard Industrial Code (SIC) - state if SIC is Canadian or American
Description of the Process(es) used in the Manufacturing or Servicing
Include characteristics such as Batch (how many per time period), Continuous, or Both
(explanation to be provided), Seasonal Production Cycles, Specific Clean-up Periods
and Clean -up Activities
Average Daily Water Use and Sources
Municipal Supply
YesINo -
m3lday Estimated or Measured
Surface Water**
Yes/No
m3/day Estimated or Measured
Groundwater*
Yes /No -
m3/day Estimated or Measured
Other sources*'
Yes /No
m 3 / d a y Estimated or Measured
If flow rate varies significantly provide peak flow rates per day and month and
explanation.
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Provide copy of the Permit to Take Water (as required by the OWRA) according to
By-law Requirements.
** If "Yes7' - provide explanation as an attachment
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)
Known Characteristics of Discharges
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Provide existing data on quality of the discharges listed above in #8 (complete
Parameter Information Form for each discharge point as provided with this form)
Physical Layout
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Provide sketch of property (to scale or approximate) showing buildings,
pretreatment works, property boundaries, effluent lines, and connections to
sanitary, combined and storm sewers.
#
Please identify sewers as listed on the Parameter Information Form as completed
above.
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Layout may be attached as separate document - leave note to indicate submission
with this form.
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A flow diagram of the site flows/processes i s also required.
1 I 11 / Regulation 347 Information
Provide any Generator Registration Numbers that the site under the requirements of
Ontario Regulation 347 under the EPA
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Extra Strength Surcharge Agreements (ESSA)
Does the site have any existing ESSA with the Municipality?
Yes / No
Did the site previously have an ESSA with the Municipality?
Yes /No
If yes to either question - Attach a copy of each agreement to this form
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Pretreatment oEDischarges Prior to Discharge
Does the site have any pretreatment systems for process effluents prior to discharge to
the sewer system?
Yes / No
If Yes - provide a description of the pretreatment devices, contaminants removed,
operational procedures for the device and description of process utilized in the device.
Does the site have any of the following programs addressing discharges to the sewer
system in place?
Pollution Prevention
Yes I NO
Best Management Plan
Yes /No
Environmental Management System
Yes I No
If yes - attach copy of each to the form and explanation of implementation.
Date form completed:
Name and title of Company Representative:
11 1 Signature of Authorized Company Representative:
I I The information submitted in this form may be subject to vuification by the municipality:
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For Municipality use only
Date completed form received:
Date ihformation verified/approved:
"Parameter Information Form" for discharges to sanitary sewers
Plant Name and Location:
Date:
For Discharge Point Identified as:
Condition*
Average
I Concentration
or Range
(in mg/L)
)I 1 temperature*
1 6oB C
1
1
1
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pH level*
two or more layers*
1 / B.O.D.
300
Significant
Variation (Yes
or No) and
Reasons for the
Variations
6.0 - 10.5
one
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Biochemical Oxygen
Demand
1 300
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Additional
Information
Attached
(Yes or No)
1 I Cyanide. Total
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Methylene chloride
1 ,1,2,2 -
Tetrachloroethane
Selenium, Total
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Mercury, Total
Phenolics (4AAP)
Chloroform
1,4 - Dichlorobenzene
Tetrachloroethylene
Trichloroethylene
5
0.05
1 .O
0.04
0.047
Benzene
Ethylbenzene
o-Xylene
Solvent Extractables -
mineral or synthetic in
0.52
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