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BY.LAW NUMBER 13 OF 2021
OF THE CITY OF SARNIA
"A By-Law to control the discharge of pollutants to the
wastewater works, to protect the wastewater works from
corrosion, other damage and obstruction, to protect the
wastewater treatment processes from upset, to protect the
public, municipal workers and property from hazardous
conditions, to prevent uncontaminated water from entering the
system, to protect wastewater sludge quality, to protect the
environment from contaminants that are not removed by the
public system, and to ensure compliance with the operating
conditions established by the Ontario Ministry responsible for
the Environment."
(Re: Sewer Use By-Law)
Table of Contents
4.0 WASTEWATER WORKS DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS - Sanitary &
Storm & Combined
5.0 SANITARY AND COMBINED SEWER DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS -
PROHIBITED WASTES ...............
6.0 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WASTE REQUIREMENTS
7,0 SHIP AND BOAT WASTE REQUIREMENTS
8.0 KITCHEN EQUIPMENT CLEANING OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS
9.0 HAULED LIQUID WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS
10,O STORM SEWER DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS - PROHIBITED
WASTES
11.0 SWIMMING POOL DISCHARGES.............
Lz.O NECESSARY PRACTICES TO PREVENT PROHIBITED DISCHARGES
TO THE STORM SEWER
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13,0 REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD-RELATED GREASE INTERCEPTORS, OIL
AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS, SEDIMENT INTERCEPTORS, DENTAL
AMALGAM SEPARATORS AND GARBAGE GRINDERS
13.1 FOOD.RELATED GREASE INTERCEPTORS.......,..
L3,2 VEHICLE SERVICE OIL AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS
13.3 SEDIMENT INTERCEPTORS
T3.4 DENTAL WASTE AMALGAM SEPARATOR......,....,,....,.,...
13.5 GARBAGE GRINDERS
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16.0
17.0
L4,O WATER ORIGINATING FROM ANOTHER SOURCE OTHER THAN THE
MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY
DISCHARGER I N FORMATION REPORT
POLLUTION PREVENTION P14N...........
PRETREATM ENT FACI 1ITIES.,....,,...,,....
18,0 MONITORING AND SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS
19.0 METHODS AND PROTOCOLS FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
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26.0 CITY CARRYING OUT WORK.......
27,0 DISCONNECTION OF SEWER
28.0 ACCESS TO INFORMATION...
29.0 PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE..
32,0 OFFENCES
33.0 GENERALPROVISIONS............
34.0 REPEALS
Schedule A .....,....,....
Table 2. Limits for Storm Sewer Discharges...........
SPILLS,,..,.
SPILL NOTIFICATION
sPrLL REPORT REQUIREM ENTS.....
SPILL RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS
UPDATE OF POLLUTTON PREVENTTON PLAN REQUIREMENTS .....,..,
SEWER DISCHARGE PERMITS
PERMITS - GENER41................
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
FEES.........
EN FORCEM ENT OFFICER.............
ORDERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS INCLUDING DELIVERY
BY-LAW NUMBER OF 2021
OF THE CITY OF SARNIA
"A By-Law to control the discharge of pollutants to the
wastewater works, to protect the wastewater works from
corrosion, other damage and obstruction, to protect the
wastewater treatment processes from upset, to protect the
public, municipal workers and property from hazardous
conditions, to prevent uncontaminated water from entering the
system, to protect wastewater sludge quality, to protect the
environment from contaminants that are not removed by the
public system, and to ensure compliance with the operating
conditions established by the Ontario Ministry responsible for
the Environment."
(Re: Sewer Use By-Law)
WHEREAS section 11 of the Municipal Act,200L, S,O. 2001, c. 25 (the
"Municipal Act, 2001") provides that a municipality may pass By-Laws
respecting matters within the sphere of jurisdiction of Public utilities, which
includes systems to provide for services relating to sewage, which is defined
to include wastewater and stormwater and other drainage from land and
commercial wastes and industrial wastes that are disposed of in a sewage
(wastewater or stormwater) system;
AND WHEREAS section 9(1) of the Municipal Act,2001 provides that section
11 shall be interpreted broadly so as to confer broad authority on
municipalities to enable them to govern their affairs as they consider
appropriate and to enhance their ability to respond to municipal issues;
AND WHEREAS section 9(2) of the Municipal Act,2001 provides that in the
event of ambiguity in whether or not a municipality has the authority to pass
a By-Law under section 11, the ambiguity shall be resolved so as to include,
rather than exclude, municipal powers that existed on December 31,2Q02¡
AND WHEREAS Ontario Regulation 244/02 adopted under the Munlcipal Act,
2001 imposes enhanced public notification requirements where Fees or
charges are imposed for the use of sewage (wastewater and stormwater)
systems, and the City has held a public meeting and provided notice of the
public meeting in accordance with that Regulation;
AND WHEREAS sections 425, 426,429, 43L,436, 444,445, and 446 of
Municipal Act, 2Q0I provide mechanisms for the Corporation of the City of
Sarnia to enforce the parameters and requirements within this By-Law.
THEREFORE the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of Sarnia
enacts as follows:
1.O
(1)
DEFINITIONS
This By-Law may be cited as the "Sewer Use By-Law"
(2) As used in this By-Law, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
"Accredited Laboratory" means any laboratory accred¡ted by an
authorized accreditation body in accordance with a standard based on
"ISOftEC/EN 17025: General Requirements for Competence of
Calibration and Testing Laboratories" established by the International
Organization for Standardization, The Canadian Association for
Laboratory Accreditation Inc. (CALA) Ís such an author¡zed
accreditation body in Canada.
"Acute Hazardous Waste Chemical" has the same definition as
cited in General - Waste Management, RRO 1990, Reg 347, under the
Envi ron menta I Protection Act.
"Annual Carrier Permit" means a Carrier permit to Discharge Hauled
Liquid Waste.
"Biochemical Oxygen Demand" or "BOD" or "BODs" means the
five-day BOD which is the determination of the molecular oxygen
utilized during a five-day incubation period for the biochemical
degradation of organic material (carbonaceous demand), and the
oxygen used to oxidize inorganic material such as sulfides and ferrous
iron, and the amount of oxygen used to oxidize reduced forms of
nitrogen (nitrogenous demand).
"Biomedical Waste" as defined in the Ministry publication entitled
"Guideline C-4: The Management of Biomedical Waste in Ontario"
dated November 2009, as amended from time to time and available
from the Ministry." OREG 35L/L2
"Biosolids" means organic solid material recovered from the
Wastewater Treatment Facility process.
"B|owdown 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 or might impair the operation of the system.
"Brewery" means a manufacturing process that produces alcoholic
beverages for Commercial sale.
"Building Code" means Building Code Act, t992, S.O. 1992, c. 23, as
amended, including any regulations.
*CAN/CSA 8-481" means standard CSA B-481, published by the
Canadian Standards Association and entitled "Grease Interceptors".
"Carpet Cleaning Operation" means any Commercial, Industrial or
Institutional operation or a public authority engaged in the cleaning of
hard and soft surfaces using liquid extraction, bonnet, absorbent
compound, shampoo or dry foam method equipment and procedures.
"Carpet Cleaning Waste" means a combination of water-carried
liquid and solid wastes generated by a Carpet Cleaning Operation.
"Carrier" means a Person who transports Hauled Liquid Waste to the
Wastewater Works for disposal.
"cBiochemical Oxygen Demand" or "CBOD" means the five day
carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand.
"City" means The Corporation of the City of Sarnia
"Combined Sewer" means a sewer intended by the City 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
at atmospheric pressure.
"Commercial" means concerned or engaged with commerce or
general business activities with the intent to make a profit.
"Composite Sample" means a volume of Wastewater, Sewage,
Stormwater, Uncontaminated Water, which is composed of a series of
grab samples taken at intervals during the sampling period and
combined automatically or manually.
"Connection" or "Drain" means that part or those parts of any pipe
or system of pipes leading directly to a Wastewater Works.
"Contact Cooling Water" means water that is used in a process of
removing heat and that has direct contact with any raw material,
intermediate product, waste product, or finished product, but does not
include Blowdown Water.
"Dental Amalgam" means a dental filling material consisting of an
amalgam of mercury, silver and other materials such as copper, tin or
zinc.
"Dental Amalgam Separator" means any technology, or
combination of technologies, designed to separate Dental Amalgam
particles from dental operation Wastewater.
"Dentistry" means dental care, dental hygiene or dental laboratory
activities which produce waste dental amalgam.
"Discharge" means when used as a verb, includes add, deposit, leak
or emit and, when used as a noun, includes addition, deposit, emission
or leak, and includes the acts of failing to prevent escape, emission,
and release.
"Discharger Information Report" means a report in a form
approved by the General Manager responsible for Engineering on the
Industrial processes and discharges from a premises;
"Domestic Sewage" means Wastewater that is the composite of
liquid and water-carried wastes associated with the use of water for
drinking, cooking, cleaning, washing, hygiene, sanitation or other
domestic purposes.
"Enforcement Officer" or "Officer" means any Person appointed by
the City Council to enforce the By-Laws of the City of Sarnia, and
persons designated by the General Manager responsible for
Engineering and his or her successors or his or her duly authorized
representative.
"Environmental Compliance Approval" or "ECA", formerly
known as "Certificate of Approval" or "C ol A", means a
document issued by the Ministry after a positive review of the
application, certifying that based on the representations of the
proponent, the proposed project or undertaking will not cause
significant negative environmental impact.
"Environmental Protection Act" means the EnvironmentaI
Protection Acf, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.19, as amended.
"Evacuated" or "Evacuation" or "Evacuate" means the removal of
100o/o of the intercepted substances from a grease trap/interceptor, Oil
and Grease Interceptor, Sediment Interceptor or Dental Amalgam
Separator, including but not limited to removing/scraping excess solids
from walls, floors, baffles, and inlet and outlet piping.
"Fee or Fees" means the cost as prescribed under the City's Fees for
Services By-Law, as amended.
"F.O.G." means fats, oils and grease found in food waste
"F.O.G. Risk Assessment Tool" sets out the steps to be followed by
an Officer during the inspection of a Food Service Operation to
determine whether or not it is a low risk, medium risk or high risk as
set out in section 13.1(3).
"Food Service Operation" means any operation where food is
prepared or made ready for eating and served to the public, including
a restaurant, health or residential care facility, delicatessen, grocery
store, bakery, butcher shop, fast-food outlet, cafeteria, bar or similar
place.
"Foundation Drain" or "Foundation Drainage" means any
arrangement or type of pipe placed along the perimeter of a building
foundation for the collection of Groundwater.
"Fuel" is alcohol, gasoline, naphtha, diesel fuel, fuel or any other
ignitable substance for use as a fuel.
"Fungicides" includes biocidal chemical compounds or biological
organisms used to kill fungi or fungal spores.
"Garbage Grinder" means a garbage disposal unit (also known as a
waste disposal unit, garbage disposer, garburator etc.) is a device,
typically electrically powered, typically installed under a kitchen sink
between the sink's Drain and the trap, which grinds up food waste.
"General Manager responsible for Engineering" means the
individual in charge of Engineering and Public Works for the City, or
designate.
"Generator" means any Person who produces Hauled Liquid Waste.
"Generator Permit" means a permit to Discharge hauled Wastewater
Sludge or Industrial Sewage issued under Section 9.0 of this By-law.
"Grab Sample" means a volume of the Discharge to the Wastewater
Works, collected at a Maintenance Access Point or other location
established.
"Grease Hauler" means a Person or entity that collects the contents
of grease traps and/or Grease Interceptors for the transportation of
the contents to an approved recycling or disposal facility. A Grease
Hauler may also provide other services to FSOs related to grease trap
and/or Grease Interceptor cleaning and maintenance.
"Grease Interceptor" means a receptacle that prevents F.O.G. and
solids from a food premises from passing into a Wastewater Works,
and includes a grease trap and a Grease Interceptor.
"Grease Interceptor Survey" means a survey completed by
propefty Owners when requested by the City Engineer.
"Grey Water" means Wastewater from food preparation and washing,
bathing, dishwashing and laundering.
"Groundwater" means water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath
the surface of the land or below a surface water body.
"Hauled Liquid Waste" means Sewage that is suitable for treatment
at the Wastewater Treatment Facility and is transported to a
Wastewater Works for disposal and includes;
(a) waste removed from a cesspool, a septic tank, a privy vault
or privy pit, a chemical toilet, a portable toilet, a Sewage holding
tank or other container for human excretion;
(b) Sewage;
(c) Sewage from a sewage works as specified under the Building
Code;
(d) Domestic Sewage;
(e) Industrial Sewage;
(f) Wastewater Sludge; or
(g) Waste Disposal Site Leachate.
"Hauled Liquid Waste Discharge Declaration" means a document
to be completed by a Carrier of Hauled Liquid Waste containing
information about the authorization of the Carrier and the contents of
the Hauled Liquid Waste.
"Hazardous Industr¡al Waste" is the same definition as cited in
General - Waste Management, RRO 1990, Reg 347, under the
Envi ron menta I Protection Act.
"Hazardous Waste Chemicals" is the same definition as cited in
General - Waste Management, RRO 1990, Reg 347, under the
Environ menta I Protectíon Act.
"Herbicides" means chemical substances used to destroy or inh¡bit
plant growth.
"High Volume Discharge" means any Discharge of domestic
Wastewater from any agricultural, Commercíal, Industrial or
Institutional premises in excess of the amount rated for that Sewer
"Ignitable Waste" has the same meaning as in General - Waste
Management, RRO 1990, Reg 347, adopted under the Environmental
Protection Act.
"Industrial" means of or pertaining to manufacturing, trade or
Institutions as distinguished from domestic or residential.
"Industrial Sewage" means Sewage from any agricultural,
Commercial, Industrial or Institutional premises or any other premises
where the Sewage includes significant quantities of Sewage of non-
human origin or differs significantly from Domestic Sewage.
"Industrial Process Water" means water used for producing a
product or product content or water used for research and
development, including, but not limited to, continuous manufacturing
processes, water used for testing and maintaining equipment used in
producing a product or product content, and water used in combined
heat and power facilities used in producing a product or product
content. Process water does not mean incidental water uses not
related to the production of a product or product content, including,
but not limited to, water used for restrooms, landscaping, air
conditioning, heating, kitchens, and laundry.
"fnterceptor" means a receptacle that is designed and installed to
prevent oil, grease, sand/sediment or other materials from passing
into the Wastewater Works
"Institution" or "Institutional" means a facility operated for public
purposes, including schools, universities, medical facilities (hospitals,
nursing stations, nursing homes), museums, prisons, government
offices, military bases.
"Kitchen Equipment" means equipment that includes heavily
greased surfaces not limited to exhaust systems, stoves, ovens, grills,
broilers and the surfaces in the vicinity of the Kitchen Equipment.
"Kitchen Cleaning Equipment Operation" means any Commercial,
Industrial, Institutional operation or a public authority engaged in the
cleaning of Kitchen Equipment using grease-removing chemicals and
water under high pressure.
"Kitchen Equipment Cleaning Waste" means a combination of
water and water carried liquid and solid wastes generated by a Kitchen
Equipment cleaning operation.
"Maintenance Access Point" means an access point, such as a
chamber, in a Private Sewer Connection to allow for observation,
sampl¡ng and flow measurement of the Wastewater, Uncontaminated
Water or Stormwater Discharges therein.
"Matter" means any solid, liquid or gas
"Ministry" means Ontario Ministry responsible for the Environment,
Conservation and Parks.
"Municipal Sewer Connection" means where a Private Sewer
Connection connects to the municipal Sewer.
"Municipal Act" means the Municipal Act, 2001, SO 2001 , c 25, as
amended.
"Non-contact Cooling Water" means water that is used in a process
for the purpose of removing heat and that does not, by design, come
into contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste
product, or finished product, but does not include Blowdown Water.
"Oil and Grease" (Animal or Vegetable Origin)" means solvent
extractable Matter of animal or vegetable origin.
"Oil and Grease" (Mineral or Synthetic) means solvent extractable
Matter of mineral or synthetic origin.
"Oil and Grease Interceptor" means a receptacle that prevents oil
and grease from passing into a Wastewater Works.
"Ontario Water Resources Act" or "OWRA" means the Ontario
Water Resources Act, RSO 1990, c. O.4O, as amended.
"Owner" includes,
(a) a legal owner of a property or premise;
(b) a tenant, occupier, or l¡censee of a property or premise;
(c) any Person who is in physical possession of a premises;
(d) an operator of a facility; or
(e) any Person who has responsibility for and control over the
condition of a premises or the activities carried thereon, or control
over Persons allowed to enter the premises.
"Pathological Waste" means the same definition as within General -
Waste Management, RRO 1990, Reg 347, under the Environmental
Protection Act.
"PCB(s)" means any monochlorinated or polychlorinated biphenyl or
any mixture that contains one or more of them.
"Person" means a natural person, partnership, or corporation.
"Pesticides" has the same meaning as in the Pesticides Act.
"Pollutant" means a contaminant other than heat, sound, vibration or
radiation, and includes any substance from which a pollutant is
derived.
"Pollution Prevention" means the use of processes, practices,
materials, products or energy that avoid or minimize the creation of
pollutants and wastes at the source.
"Pollution Prevention Plan" means a detailed plan that identifies
operations or activities of a Person at a Commercial, Institutional or
Industrial premises identifying specific Pollution Prevention methods to
be implemented by that Person within a specific time frame.
"Prohibited Wastes" as listed and defined in Section 5.0 and Section
10.0 of this By-Law.
"Private Sewer Connection" means that part of any Drain or system
of Drains, including Drains, Sewer Laterals, 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.
"Reactive Waste" means the same definition as within General '
Waste Managemenf, RRO 1990, Reg 347, under the Environmental
Protection Act.
"Recreational Vehicle Waste" means Domestic Sewage
accumulated in a holding tank in a trailer, camper, transportable
housing unit, bus or aircraft.
"sampling Port" means a readily accessible access port installed on
a property's Sewer line at a location that is representative of total flow
from a said property, immediately prior to discharging into the City's
Wastewater Works.
"Sani-Dump" means a properly designed and constructed facility
intended to receive the Discharge of Sewage or Wastewater from any
holding tank or similar device installed in any recreational vehicle, and
having a means of discharging the contents, in an acceptable manner,
to an approved Wastewater Works.
'*Sanitary Sewer" means a Sewer for the collection and transmission
of Domestic Sewage or Sewage where permitted.
"Sediment Interceptor" means a receptacle that separates and
retains solids that may cause harm or a risk of harm to a Wastewater
Works.
"severely Toxic Waste" means the same definition as within General
- Waste Management, RRO 1990, Reg 347, under the Environmental
Protection Act.
"Sewage" means liquid waste containing animal, vegetable, chemical
or mineral Matter in solution or in suspension in the composite of
water and water-carried Matter from agricultural, Commercial,
Industrial, Institutional or residential premises.
"Sewer" means a pipe, conduit, Drain, open channel or ditch for the
collection and transmission of Wastewater or Sewage, Stormwater or
Uncontaminated Water, or any combination thereof.
"Sewer Discharge Permit" means a permit issued under Section
22.0 of this By-Law.
"Ship and Boat Waste" means the Sewage and Grey Water
accumulated in a holding tank on a pleasure boat, houseboat,
Commercial vessel or naval vessel but not including bilge water,
ballast water or Wastewater Sludge.
"Ship and Boat Waste Disposal Facility" means a facility
connected to a Sewer or Sewage facility operating under a Sewer
Discharge Permit or an authorization allowing the Discharge of Ship
and Boat Waste.
"Spill" or "Spilled" means a direct or indirect Discharge into the
Wastewater Works or the natural environment, when used with
reference to a pollutant, means a Discharge,
a) Into the natural environment,
b) From or out of a structure, vehicle or other container, and
c) That is abnormal in quality or quantity in light of all the
circumstances of the Discharge.
"Storm Sewer" means a Sewer for the collection and transmission of
Uncontaminated Water, Stormwater, drainage from land or from a
Watercourse or any combination thereof.
"stormwater" means water from rainfall, other natural precipitation,
drainage or from the melting of snow or ice.
"stormwater Management Facility" means infrastructure used by
the City for the collection and transmission of Stormwater, including
but not limited to stormwater management ponds.
"stormwater Management and Control Device" means the overall
design, construction and maintenance of one or more devices,
measures and associated drainage easements, conduits, inlets,
channels, pipes and ditches, level spreaders, filters, buffers,
bioretention areas, sand filters, detention basins, swales, wetlands and
ponds or any other City-approved best management practice
necessary to collect, convey, store, treat and control Stormwater
runoff and pollutants.
"Subsurface Drainage Pipe" means a pipe that is installed
underground to intercept and conveys subsurface water including
Foundation Drain pipes.
"Uncontaminated Water" means potable water as supplied by the
City, to which no Matter has been added as a consequence of its use.
"Waste Disposal Site Leachate" means the liquid containíng
dissolved or suspended contaminants, which emanates from solid
waste or garbage and is produced by water percolating through waste
or by liquid in waste.
"Waste Radioactive Prescribed Substances" means the
Radioactive Waste as defined within General - Waste Management,
RRO 1990, Reg 347, adopted under the Environmental Protection Act.
"Wastewater" means the composite of water and water-carried
wastes from residential, Commercial, Industrial or Institutional
premises or any other source possible.
"Wastewater Sludge" means organic solid material recovered from
the Wastewater treatment processes.
"Wastewater Works" means any works for the collection,
transmission, treatment and disposal of Wastewater, Stormwater or
Uncontaminated Water, including a Combined Sewer, Sanitary Sewer
or Storm Sewer, Drains and open ditches or any paft of such works,
but not including plumbing or other works to which the Building Code
Act, 1992, applies.
"Wastewater Pretreatment Facility" means a facility containing
one or more treatment processes or devices designed to remove
sufficient Matter from Wastewater discharged into the municipal Sewer
or to a Municipal Sewer Connection to enable compliance with the
limits established in Schedule 'A' of this By-Law.
"Wastewater Treatment Facility" means any structure or thing
used for the physical, chemical, biological or radiological treatment of
Wastewater, including Wastewater Sludge treatment, Wastewater
Sludge storage and disposal facilities.
"Watercourse" means an open channel, ditch or depression, either
natural or artificial, in which flow of water occurs either continuously or
intermittently.
2.O
(1)
3.O
(1)
(2) The General Manager responsible for Engineering shall be
authorized to prescribe any forms required under this By-Law
and to amend or revise such forms from time to time,
(3) The General Manager responsible for Engineering shall be
authorized to prescribe the form of any permit required or
permitted under this By-Law and to amend or revise such
permit, from time to time.
(4) At his discretion, the General Manager responsible for
Engineering has the authority to grant exemptions from any
provisions of this By-Law,
ADMINISTRATION
The General Manager responsible for Engineering shall be
responsible for the general administration of this By-Law.
APPLICATION
This By-Law shall apply to the City of Sarnia's entire Wastewater
Works and any Connections thereto which directly or indirectly
enter into such Sewers, which are publicly or privately owned or
operated and are located within the boundaries of the City.
4.O WASTEWATER WORKS DTSCHARGE REQUTREMENTS -
Sanitary & Storm & Combined
(1) No Person shall Discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or
cause or permit the Discharge or deposit of Matter into a
Wastewater Works, or into any Connections of a Wastewater
Works, whether municipal or private, where to do so may cause
or result in:
(a) A health or safety hazard to a Person authorized by the
General Manager responsible for Engineering to inspect,
operate, maintain, repair or otherwise work on a
Wastewater Works;
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(Ð
(g)
(h)
An offence under any Federal or Provincial (Ontario)
legislation, including but not limited to; The Ontario Water
Resources Act, The Municipal Act, The Environmental
Protection Act, The Fisheries Act;
Interference with the operation, maintenance, or
treatment of the Wastewater Works;
A hazard to any Person, animal, property or vegetation;
An offensive odour to emanate from Wastewater Works
from substances including but not limited to hydrogen
sulphide, carbon disulphide, other reduced sulphur
compounds, amines or ammonia in such quantity as may
cause an offensive odor;
Damage to Wastewater Works;
Impairment of the quality of the water in any Watercourse;
An obstruction or restriction to the flow in Wastewater
Works;
Failure of any Discharge from the Wastewater Works to
comply with the requirements of an Environmental
Compliance Approval; or
A contravention of this By-Law
(¡)
(i)
4.L DISCHARGE LIMITS
No Person shall Discharge directly or indirectly, or deposit or cause or
permit the Discharge or deposit of Wastewater into the Wastewater
Works that exceeds the limits set out in Schedule'A' of this By-Law,
unless otherwise specifically stated in this By-Law.
4.2 PROHIBITION OF DILUTION
No Person shall Discharge directly or indirectly, or deposit or cause or
permit the Discharge or deposit of Wastewater into the Wastewater
Works, where Matter has been added to the Discharge for the
purposes of dilution to achieve compliance with Schedule'A' of this By-
Law.
4.3
(1)
MAINTENANCE ACCESS POINT
The Owner of Commercial, Institutíonal or Industrial premises or
multi-storey residential buildings with one or more Connections
to a Wastewater Works shall install and maintain in good repair
in each Connection, a suitable Maintenance Access Point to allow
for observation, sampling and flow measurement of the Sewage,
Uncontaminated Water or Stormwater therein, provided that,
where installation of a Maintenance Access Point is not possible,
an alternative device or facility may be substituted with the prior
written approval of the General Manager responsible for
Engineering.
(2) The Maintenance Access Point or alternative device shall be
located on the property of the Owner of the premises, as close to
the property line as possible, unless the General Manager
responsible for Engineering has given prior written approval for a
different location.
(3) Each Maintenance Access Point, device or facility installed shall
be designed and constructed in accordance with good
engineering practice and the requirements of the City of Sarnia
Standard Construction Specifications and Drawings for Sewers
and Water mains and shall be constructed and maintained by the
Owner of the premises at his or her expense.
(4) The Owner of an Industrial, Commercial or Institutional premises
or a Multi-storey Residential building shall at all times ensure
that every Maintenance Access Point, alternative device or
facility installed is accessible to the General Manager responsible
for Engineering for the purposes of observing, sampling and flow
measurement of the Sewage, Uncontaminated Water or
Stormwater therein.
(5) No Person shall without authority, uncover, open, break, alter,
remove, damage, destroy or tamper with a monitoring access
point.
(6) No Owner shall conduct the following activities without a
Sampling Port installed and accessible to the General Manager
responsible for Engineering :
a)
Premises where Dentistry services are performed:
b)
businesses using photographic processing units; and
c)
Brewery.
5.O SANITARY AND COMBINED SEWER DISCHARGE
REQUTREMENTS - PROHTBITED WASTES
(1) No Person shall Discharge directly or indirectly deposit, cause or
permit the Discharge or deposit of any Matter into a sanitary or
Combined Sewer or into a Connection of or to a sanitary or
Combined Sewer where the Discharge contains Prohibited
Wastes.
(2) For the purposes of section 5.0(1), Prohibited Wastes include:
(a) Discharge from any agricultural, Commercial,
Industrial or Institutional premises in excess of
the rated capacity for the property's Sewer
Connection, is considered a High Volume
Discharge, except where;
¡. the Discharge complies with a current
and valid Sewer Discharge Permit; and
¡¡. all Fees required under the Sewer
Discharge Permit are paid.
(b) Acute Hazardous Waste Chemicals;
(d)
(e)
(c)
(h)
(i)
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f)
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Biomedical Waste, including any of the
following categories: human anatomical waste,
animal waste, untreated microbiological waste,
waste sharps and untreated human blood and
body fluids known to contain viruses and
agents listed in "Risk Group 4" as defined in
"Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines" published by
Health Canada, dated, 2004;
Combustible Liquids;
Dyes or colouring material which discolours the
Discharge from the Wastewater Works, expect
where the dye is used as a tracer and is
authorized by the City;
Fuel;
Hauled Liquid Waste, except where:
i. the Hauled Liquid Waste consists of
Recreational Vehícle Waste from a
holding tank of a recreational vehicle in
accordance with Section 6.0; or
¡¡, in accordance with an Annual Carrier
Permit in accordance with Section 9.0;
Hazardous Industrial Waste;
Hazardous Waste Chemicals;
Industrial Process Water;
i.
the Discharge complies with a current
and valid Sewer Discharge Permit; and
¡¡. all Fees required under the Sewer
Discharge Permit are paid.
Industrial Sewage, except where:
i. the Discharge complies with a current
and valid Sewer Discharge Permit; and
¡¡. all Fees required under the Sewer
Discharge Permit are paid.
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Ignitable Waste;
Paint or organic solvent;
Pathological Waste;
PcB(s);
Pesticides, Fungicides, Herbicides;
Reactive Waste;
Severely Toxic Waste;
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or
such size as to be capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in a Sewer, including
but not limited to ashes, bones, cinders, sand,
mud, soil, straw, shaving, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground
garbage, animal parts or tissues, and paunch
manure;
Two or more separate liquid layers;
Waste Disposal Site Leachate, except where:
i. an Environmental Compliance Approval
or order has been issued that includes a
provision for the disposal of Waste
Disposal Site Leachate to the Wastewater
Works;
i¡. a copy of the Environmental Compliance
Approval has been given to the General
Manager responsible for Engineering
prior to Discharge;
¡¡i. the Discharge complies with a current
and valid Sewer Discharge Permit; and
iv. all Fees required under the Sewer
Discharge Permit are paid.
Waste Radioactive Prescribed Substances,
except where:
(v)
¡. the Person has a current and valid
license issued by the Canadian Nuclear
Safety Commission or successor for the
Discharge of the substance;
¡i. a copy of the license has been provided
to the General Manager responsible for
Engineering prior to Discharge;
ii¡. the Discharge complies with a current
and valid Sewer Discharge Permit; and
iv. all Fees required under the Sewer
Discharge Permit are paid.
(3) No Person shall Discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or
cause or permit the Discharge or deposit of Matter into a
Wastewater Works, or into any Connections of a Wastewater
Works, whether municipal or private where to do so may cause
or result in Biosolids from the Wastewater Works faÍling to meet
the objectives and criteria as listed in the Ministry publication
entitled "Guidelines for the Utilization of Biosolids and Other
Wastes on Agricultural Land" dated March 1996.
(4) No Person shall Discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or
cause or permit the Discharge of Non-contact Cooling Water or
Uncontaminated Water into a sanitary or Combined Sewer from
Industrial, Commercial or Institutional properties, unless:
(a) the Non-Contact Cooling Water or Uncontaminated Water
originated from the City's water supply; and
(b) the Discharge complies with a current and valid Sewer
Discharge Permit if applicable and all Fees required under
the Sewer Discharge Permit are paid.
(5) No Person shall Díscharge directly or indirectly or deposit or
cause or permit the Discharge of Stormwater, Groundwater,
Foundation Drainage, or drainage from land into any Sanitary or
Combine Sewer unless:
(a) at the time of original construction, the Connection was
with a Combined Sewer and there was no Sanitary or
Combine Sewers available;
(b) there is no separate Sewer and Storm Sewer currently
adjacent to the Owner's property;
(c) the Discharge complies with a current and valid Sewer
Discharge Permit if applicable and all Fees required under
the Sewer Discharge Permit are paid; and
(d) the Discharge complies with the límits as set in Schedule
A, Table 1.
(6) Where a Sanitary or Combined Sewer is adjacent to an Owner's
property, the Owner shall connect their property to allow for
Sewage to drain to the Sewer;
(7) Where a Storm Sewer is adjacent to an Owner's property, the
Owner shall connect their propefty to allow for Stormwater,
Groundwater, Foundation Drainage, or drainage from land to
drain to the Storm Sewer;
(8) No Person shall Discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or
cause or permit the Discharge or deposit of any Matter into a
Sanitary or Combined Sewer or into Connection of to a Sanitary
Sewer or Combined Sewer where the Discharge contains a
concentration, expressed in milligrams per liter, in excess of any
one or more of the limits listed in Schedule'A', Table 1, unless:
(a) the Discharge is in accordance with a current and valid
Sewer Discharge Permit;
(b) all Fees required under the Sewer Discharge Permit are
paid; or
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(c) a Pollution Prevention Plan has been established in
accordance with this by law.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WASTE REQUIREMENTS
Despite Section 9.0, no Person shall directly or indirectly
Discharge, or allow or cause to be discharged, any Recreational
Vehicle Waste into the Sanitary Sewer system except:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
with authorization from the City;
at a Sani-Dump connected to a Sewer, or location
authorized by the City;
when the Person complies with the Recreational Vehicle
Waste Discharge procedures as set by the City; and
when all of the prescribed Fees for the Discharge of
Recreational Vehicle Waste are paid.
SHIP AND BOAT WASTE REQUTREMENTS
No Person shall directly or indirectly Discharge, or allow or cause
to be discharged, any Ship and Boat Waste into the Sanitary
Sewer system except:
(a) into a Ship and Boat Waste Disposal Facility or other
location with authorization from the General Manager
responsible for Engineering, in writing;
(b) when the Person disposing the waste complies with the
Ship and Boat Waste Discharge procedures as set by the
City; and
(c) when all of the prescribed Fees for the Discharge of the
Ship and Boat Waste disposal are paid.
8.O KITCHEN EQUIPMENT CLEANING OPERATOR
REQUIREMENTS
(1) No Person shall directly or indirectly Discharge, or allow or cause
to be discharged, any Kitchen Equipment Cleaning Waste into
the Sanitary Sewer system except:
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(1)
(a) with a current and valid Sewer Discharge PermÍt or
authorization from the City in writing; or
(b) at a facility operating under a current and valid Sewer
Discharge Permit or authorization that specifically
authorizes such Discharges.
HAULED LIQUID WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS
No Person shall Discharge Hauled Liquid Waste into the
Wastewater Works or a Connection to the Wastewater Works,
except where:
(a) the Hauled Liquid Waste is generated from within the
geographical boundaries of Lambton County, unless
otherwise approved by the General Manager responsible
for Engineering;
(b) the Person has complied with the requirements set out in
Section 23 of General - Waste Management, RRO 1990,
Reg 347, under the Environmental Protection Act
(Manifests -Transport within Ontario), where applicable;
(c) the hauled sewage complies with all of the limits for the
parameters contained in Schedule A, unless otherwise
approved by the General Manager responsible for
Engineering;
(d) delivery and disposal of Hauled Liquid Waste is in
accordance with the procedures for Discharge that may be
set from time to time by the City;
(e) a Discharge hose is placed securely in the discharge portal
at the approved location; and
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all applicable Fees for the disposal of the Hauled Liquid
Waste have been paid to the City.
(2) Despite the provisions of thÍs Section (9.0)(1), the Owner of a
recreational vehicle may Discharge Hauled Liquid Waste at the
Wastewater Works in accordance with the policies and
procedures relating to the Discharge and disposal of Hauled
Liquid Waste prescribed by the General Manager responsible for
Engineering as per Section 6.0 of this By-Law.
(3) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may at any
time take any of the following actions:
(a) require a Carrier or Generator to provide a sample of its
Hauled Liquid Waste, at any time or prior to hauling;
(b) refuse any Hauled Liquid Waste if there is reason to
believe that it is prohibited by this By-Law or may cause
harm to the Wastewater Works;
(c) modify the days or hours of operation that a Carrier or
Generator can Discharge without notice;
(d) refuse entry into receiving facility to any Person suspected
of violating this By-Law; and
(e) direct any Person suspected of violating this By-Law to
leave the facility.
(4) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may require a
Generator of Hauled Liquid Waste to apply for a Sewer Discharge
Permit for the disposal of certain types of sewage.
(5) CARRTERS OF HAULED LTQUTD WASTE
No Carrier shall, directly or indirectly, Discharge or permit the
Discharge of Hauled Liquid Waste into the Wastewater Works or
into a Connection to a Wastewater Works, except where:
(a) the Carrier has a current and valid Annual Carrier Permit;
(b) the Carrier is operating under a valid environmental
compliance approval or is registered under the
Environmental Activity and Sector Registry under the
Environmental Protection Act or a regulation thereunder
which expressly allows for the transportation of the Hauled
Liquid Waste, or is exempt from the requirement to have
an environmental compliance approval or be registered
under the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry; and
(c) the Carrier, prior to each Discharge, submits a signed,
completed and legible Hauled Liquid Waste Discharge
Declaration to the City at the approved receiving facility.
(6) A Person applying for an Annual Carrier Permit to Discharge
Hauled Liquid Waste shall submit a completed application form
to the General Manager responsible for Engineering, together
with:
(a) a copy of the Carrier's Canada Revenue Agency business
number and valid commercial vehicle operator's
registration (CVOR);
(b) a copy of any environmental compliance approval or copy
of the registration under the Environmental Activity and
Sector Registry referred to in subsection (9.0X5)(b), and
any amendments or exemptions;
(c)evidence of insurance coverage satisfactory to the General
Manager responsible for Engineering, with the City named
as additional insured;
(d) any additional information that the General Manager
responsible for Engineering considers necessary to
determine whether or not a permit should be issued; and
(e) payment of the prescribed application Fee.
(7) An Annual Carrier Permit to Discharge Hauled Liquid Waste shall
expire:
(a) on December 31 in the year of issuance;
(b) on an earlier date as set out in the permit; or
(c) upon written notice of revocation by the General Manager
responsible for Engineering under Section (22,t) of this
By-Law.
(B) GENERATORS OF HAULED LTQUTD WASTE
No Generator of Wastewater Sludge or Industrial Sewage shall,
directly or indirectly, Discharge or permit the Discharge of
hauled Wastewater Sludge or hauled Industrial Sewage into a
Wastewater Works or into a Connection to a Wastewater Works,
except where the generator:
(a) has a valid Generator Permit to Discharge Hauled
Wastewater Sludge or Industrial Sewage; and
(b) is operating under a valid environmental compliance
approval issued under the Environmental Protection Act or
a regulation thereunder which expressly allows the
Generator to operate a waste management system, or is
exempt from the requirement to have an environmental
compliance approval.
(9) A Generator applying for a Generator Permit to Discharge Hauled
Wastewater Sludge or Industrial Sewage shall submit a
completed application form to the General Manager responsible
for Engineering together with:
(a) a copy of the Generator's Canada Revenue Agency
business number;
(b) a copy of any environmental compliance approval referred
in subsection (9.0)(BXb) and any amendments or
exemptions;
(c) evidence of insurance coverage satisfactory to the General
Manager responsible for Engineering, with the City named
as additional insured; and
(d) any additional information that the General Manager
responsible for Engineering considers necessary to
determine whether or not a permit should be issued.
(10) In addition to section (9.0)(9), the General Manager responsible
for Engineering ffiây, at any time, for the purpose of determining
whether a Generator Permit to Discharge Wastewater Sludge or
Industrial Sewage should be issued, collect samples for analysis
from a Generator's storage containers.
(11) A Generator Permit to Discharge Wastewater Sludge or Industrial
Sewage shall expire:
(a) three years from the date of issuance;
(b) on an earlier date as set out in the permit; or
(c) upon written notice of revocation by the General Manager
responsible for Engineering, under Section (22.L) of this
By-Law.
1O.O STORM SEWER DTSCHARGE REQUTREMENTS -
PROHIBITED WASTES
(1) No Person shall Discharge or deposit or cause or permit the
Discharge or deposit of Matter of any type into a Storm Sewer,
Watercourse, and municipal or Private Sewer Connection where
the Discharge contains Prohibited Wastes.
(2) For the purposes of section 5.0(1), Prohibited Wastes include:
A Discharge that contravenes or results in the contravention of
an Environmental Compliance Approval issued under the Ontario
Water Resources Act or the Environmental Protection Act;
(a) A Discharge that interferes with the proper operation of a
Storm Sewer or Stormwater Management Facility or
Stormwater Management and Control Device;
(b) A Discharge that has any of the following characteristics:
i.
visible film, sheen or discolouration;
ii.
two or more separate layers;
ii¡.
a temperature greater than 40 degrees Celsius;
iv.
a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 9.0.
(d) Contains any of the following:
i,
Acute Hazardous Waste Chemicals;
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xiv.
XV.
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xxii.
xxiii.
xxiv.
XXV.
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Blowdown Water;
Carpet Cleaning Waste;
Combustible Liquids;
Concrete mixtures;
Contact Cooling Water;
Dyes or colouring material, which discolours the
Discharge from the Wastewater Works, except where
the dye is used as a tracer and is authorized by the
City;
Floating debris;
Fuel;
Hauled Liquid Waste;
Hazardous Industrial Waste;
Hazardous waste chemical;
Ignitable Waste;
Kitchen Equipment Cleaning Waste;
Non-contact Cooling Water;
Oil and Grease (Mineral or Synthetic);
Oil and Grease (Animal or Vegetable Origin);
Paint or organic solvent;
Pathological Waste;
PcB(s);
Pesticides;
Prohibited Wastes;
Reactive Waste;
Severely Toxic Waste;
Sewage;
Stormwater runoff from Industrial process areas
except where:
(a) the Discharge is in accordance with a current
and valid Environmental Compliance Approval
or order issued pursuant to the Environmental
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Protection Act or Ontario Water Resources Act
which expressly allows the Discharge;
(b) a copy of the Environmental Compliance
Approval or order has been provided to the
General Manager responsible for Engineering;
(c) the Discharge complies with a current and valid
Sewer Discharge Permit; and
(d) all Fees required under the Sewer Discharge
Permit are paid.
Waste Disposal Site Leachate;
Waste Radioactive Prescribed Substances;
Water from Groundwater;
Water from Groundwater remediation unit or site,
unless;
(a) the Discharge is in accordance with a current
and valid Environmental Compliance Approval
or order issued pursuant to the Environmental
Protection Act or Ontario Water Resources Act
which expressly allows the Discharge;
(b) a copy of the Environmental Compliance
Approval or order has been provided to the
General Manager responsible for Engineering;
(c) the Discharge complies with a current and valid
Sewer Discharge Permit; and
(d) all Fees required under the Sewer Discharge
Permit are paid.
a substance from raw materials, intermediate or final
product, used or produced in, through or from an
Industrial process; and
a substance used in the operation or maintenance of
an Industrial site.
(3) No Person shall Discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or
cause or permit the Discharge or deposit of any Matter into a
Storm Sewer or into a Connection to a Storm Sewer where the
Discharge contains a concentration, expressed in milligrams per
liter, in excess of any one or more of the limits listed in Schedule
'A', Table 2, unless:
(a) the Discharge is in accordance with a current and valid
Environmental Compliance Approval or order issued
pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act or Ontario
Water Resources Act which expressly allows the Discharge;
(b) a copy of the Environmental Compliance Approval or order
has been provided to the General Manager responsible for
Engineering;
(c) the Discharge complies with a current and valid Sewer
Discharge Permit; and
(d) all Fees required under the Sewer Discharge Permít are
paid.
(4) A Person is required, at their expense and upon receipt of notice
from the General Manager responsible for Engineering, to
complete one or more of the following activities as stated in the
notice addressing Stormwater from the premises, including but
not limited to:
(a) a study on Stormwater quality and/or quantity, to the
discretion of the General Manager responsible for
Engineering;
(b) modification and/or construction of a Stormwater
Management Facilitiy;
(c) adoption and implementation of a Pollution Prevention
Plan; techniques or measures; or
(d) any other requirements as specified by the General
Manager responsible for Engineering acting reasonably.
11.O SWIMMING POOL DISCHARGES
(1) No Person shall Discharge water from a pool, hot tub/spa or
wading pool,
(a) such that it flows directly or indirectly into the Wastewater
Works without City approval;
(b) in a manner that may cause the Wastewater to flow onto
an adjoining property; or
(c) such that it may cause erosion or instability of a valley or
ravine slope.
(2) Water from a swimming pool or hot tub/spa or wading pool shall
be disposed by:
(a) transporting it away by an appropriately licensed waste
hauler or Carrier;
(b) means of Discharge onto the Owner's property such that
the Discharge is at all times contained within the property
until it evaporates or infiltrates into the ground, in
compliance with all applicable law;
(c) means of Discharge into a temporary Connection to the
Sanitary Sewer or Storm Sewer with written approval from
the General Manager responsible for Engineering.
T2,O NECESSARY PRACTICES TO PREVENT PROHIBITED
DISCHARGES TO THE STORM SEWER
(1) No Owner shall allow Discharge of suspended solids (total) in
excess of 15 milligrams per liter (15 mgll) as a result of
activities on their property, including but not limited to:
(a) Owner activities that may result in erosion or sediment
runoff from the property, and
(b) outside storage activities that may result in mobilization of
stored materials as a result of rain or runoff from the
property, including sand and granular material storage.
13.O REQUTREMENTS FOR FOOD-RELATED GREASE
TNTERCEPTORS, OIL AND GREASE TNTERCEPTORS,
SEDIM ENT INTERCEPTORS, DENTAL AMALGAM
SEPARATORS AND GARBAGE GRINDERS
(1) No Owner of a premises shall dispose of, or permit the disposal
of, any Matter collected by a Grease Interceptor, Oil and Grease
Interceptor, Sediment Interceptor or Dental Amalgam Separator
into a Wastewater Works or a Connection.
(2) No Person shall Discharge emulsifiers into Grease Interceptors or
Oil and Grease Interceptors.
(3) No Person shall use enzymes, bacteria, solvents, hot water or
other agents to facilitate the passage of oil and grease through a
Grease Interceptor or Oil and Grease Interceptors.
13.1 FOOD.RELATED GREASE INTERCEPTORS
(1) The Owner of a Food Service Operation or other Industrial,
Commercial or Institutional premises where food is cooked,
processed or prepared shall:
(a) Install and maintain a food-related Oil and Grease
Interceptor in any piping system at its premises that
connects directly or indirectly to a Sewer, installed in
accordance with specifications of the manufacturer,
CAN/CSA 8-481 and the Building Code;
(b) Locate the food-related Oil and Grease Interceptors to be
readily accessible for inspection and Evacuation;
(c) Evacuate the food-related Oil and Grease Interceptor at a
frequency of once per month, or other frequency approved
by the City in writing, to prevent F.O.G. from passing into
a Wastewater Works;
(d) Utilize a certified Grease Hauler cleaning service, or
alterative to the satisfaction of the City;
(e) Maintain documentation of the previous two years of
inspection, cleaning, and maintenance logs of the Oil and
Grease Interceptor, and produce the documentation to the
Officer immediately upon request; and,
(f)
Complete a Grease Interceptor Survey at the request of
the General Manager responsible for Engineering.
(2) No Person shall use an alternative Grease removal device,
including but not limited to an automatic grease removal system
(3) Where, upon inspection of a Food Service Operation, an Officer
has determined that the food premises is low risk, medium risk
or high risk in accordance with the City's F.O.G. Risk Assessment
Tool, the Owner or occupier of the premises shall install a Grease
Interceptor in all drains or in all Connections into which F.O.G. or
solids pass from the food premises to a Wastewater Works
within the time frame specified in the assessment.
(4) In the case of failure to adequately maintain the food-related Oil
and Grease Interceptor to the satisfaction of the General
Manager responsible for Engineering, the General Manager
responsible for Engineering may require an alarmed monitoring
device to be installed, at the expense of the Owner, in
accordance with specifications of CAN/CSA B-481.
I3.2 VEHICLE SERVICE OIL AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS
(1) Every Owner of a motor vehicle service station, repair shop or
garage or of an Industrial, Commercial or Institutional premises
or any other establishment where motor vehicles are repaired,
lubricated or maintained and where the premises' Discharge is
directly or indirectly connected to a Sewer, shall have or install
an Oil and Grease Interceptor designed to prevent motor oil and
lubricating grease from passing into the drainage piping which is
connected directly or indirectly to a Sewer.
(2) Every Owner of a premises as set out in Section 13.2(1) shall
ensure that the Oil and Grease Interceptor is;
(a) installed in accordance with requirements of the Building
Code;
(b) of sufficient capacity and appropriate design to intercept all
oil and grease that may flow into the Oil and Grease
Interceptor, including under peak flow conditions;
(c) located so as to be readily accessible for inspection and
Evacuation; and
(d) Evacuated at least once every 12 months, or at such
greater frequency as is necessary to prevent oil and grease
and other Matter from passing into a Wastewater Works or
into a Connection to a Wastewater Works where discharges
are in excess of the limits set out in Schedule'A', Table 1;
(3) An Owner of a premises, as set out in Section 13.2(1), which has
an Oil and Grease Interceptor shall:
(a) post the maintenance requirements for the Oil and Grease
Interceptor in proximity to the Oil and Grease Interceptor;
(b) maintain the Oil and Grease Interceptor in accordance with
the manufacturer's specifications or the Canadian
Petroleum Products Institute's Best Management Practices
dated March 2004 for Automotive Repair Operations that
Discharge to a Sanitary Sewer System;
(c) evacuate the vehicle service Oil and Grease Interceptor at
a frequency sufficient enough to prevent discharges in
excess of the limits as set out in Schedule 'A';
(d) have a maintenance schedule and record of maintenance
and it shall be available to the Officer upon request for
each Interceptor installed.
(4) The Owner of a premises, as set out in Section 13.2(1), shall, for
two years, keep the document of proof for Interceptor
Evacuation and oil and grease disposal and provide it to the
Officer upon request.
(5) In the case of failure to adequately maintain a Grease
Interceptor, as required in this Section, to the satisfaction of the
General Manager responsible for Engineering, the General
Manager responsible for Engineering may require an alarmed
monitoring device to be installed, at the expense of the Owner.
13.3 SEDIMENT INTERCEPTORS
(1) Every Owner of a premises from which sediment may directly or
indirectly enter a Sewer, including but not limited to premises
using a ramp Drain or area Drain and car and vehicle wash
establishments, shall
(a) take all necessary measures to ensure that such sediment
is prevented from entering the Drain or Sewer; and
(b) have or install a Sediment Interceptor that complies with
the City's Standard Construction Specifications and
Drawings.
(2) An Owner of a premises which has a Sediment Interceptor shall:
(a) maintain the Sediment Interceptor in accordance with the
ma nufactu rer's recom mendations;
(b) inspect the Sediment Interceptor monthly to ensure that it
is in proper working order and that the sediment levels do
not exceed those recommended by the manufacturer; and
(c) keep a maintenance schedule and record of maintenance
for the Sediment Interceptor.
(3) The Owner of a Sediment Interceptor as set out in Section
13.3(1) shall, for two years, keep a maintenance schedule and
record of maintenance, including evacuation and disposal of
Matter from interceptor, carried out for each Sediment
Interceptor Ínstalled and submit to the City when requested
(4) The Owner of a Sediment Interceptor as set out in Section
13.3(1) shall cause the Sediment Interceptors to be Evacuated
at least once every 12 months.
13.4 DENTAL WASTE AMALGAM SEPARATOR
(1) The Owner of any premises in which Dentistry is practiced, shall
install, operate and properly maintain a ceftified amalgam
separator on all fixtures to prevent the release of Dental
Amalgam directly or indirectly to a Sewer, except where:
(a) the dental practice consists only of one of the following
dental specialties, as defined in the Canada-wide Standard
on Mercury for Dental Amalgam Waste:
i, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics;
¡i. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;
i¡¡. Oral Medicine and Pathology;
iv. Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology; and
v. Periodontics.
(2) The Owner shall ensure that the Dental Amalgam Separator
required under this By-Law or otherwise is:
(a) installed in accordance with the requirements of
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
LtL43: Dental Equipment - Amalgam Separators, as
amended;
(b) of sufficient capacity and appropriate design to separate all
Dental Amalgam that may flow into the Dental Amalgam
Separator at all times, including under peak flow
conditions;
(c) located so as to be readily accessible for inspection and
Evacuation; and
(d) Ensure that the Dental Amalgam Separator is Evacuated
on a regular basis so that Dental Amalgam does not pass
into a Wastewater Works or into a Connection to a
Wastewater Works.
(3) In addition to the requirements in Section L3.4, an Owner of a
premises which has a Dental Amalgam Separator shall:
(a) maintain the Dental Amalgam Separator in accordance
with the manufacturer's recommendations;
(b) post the maintenance requirements for the Dental
Amalgam Separator in proximity to the Dental Amalgam
Separator; and
(c) keep a maintenance schedule and record of maintenance
for any Dental Amalgam Separator.
(4) Any dental practice within the Municipality shall comply with the
Dentistry Act, 1991, SO 1991 , c 24, as amended, for the
disposal of amalgam waste.
(5) Dental offices shall provide a Sampling Port consisting of a valve,
tap, or similar device consistent with technical guidelines that
the General Manager responsible for Engineering may establish
from time to time.
(6) Dental Offices shall keep maintenance records relating to any of
the devices or interceptors for a minimum of two years and
submit to the City when requested.
13.5 GARBAGE GRINDERS
(1) No Person shall operate any garbage grinding devices which will
Discharge directly or indirectly into the Wastewater Works.
!4.O WATER ORIGXNATING FROM ANOTHER SOURCE OTHER
THAN THE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY
(1) No Person shall Discharge water originating from a source other
than the Municipality water supply into a Wastewater Works,
unless:
(a) The City is provided with a copy of valid Permit to Take
Water or an Environmental Activity and Sector Registration
in respect of the taking of water that is being discharged or
deposited, where such a Permit to Take Water is required
by law;
(b) The Discharge is in accordance with a current and valid
Sewer Discharge Permit as per Section 22.0 of this By-Law
and the Discharge does not exceed the limits set out under
Schedule'A'; or
(c) It consists of approved drainage of rainwater from a
property, directly or indirectly to a Storm Sewer.
15.O DISCHARGER INFORMATION REPORT
(1) All Owners of Industrial, Commercial, Institutional properties
discharging Wastewater into the Wastewater Works shall
complete and submit a Discharger Information Report;
(a) 60 days after requested by the City;
(b) when ownership of the property has changed; and
(c) when circumstances at the property or the equipment has
changed and such change either alters or has the potential
to alter the information contained in the most recent
Discharger Information Report provided to the City.
16.0 POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN
(1) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may require an
Owner of a premises to develop a Pollution Prevention Plan for
the Discharge of any Matter designated by the Enforcement
Officer where the Person has:
(a)
(b)
(c)
failed to comply with Section 4.0, 5.0, 8.0, 10.0 and 13.0
of this By-Law;
failed to comply with a Sewer Discharge Permit; or
Spilled, permitted a Spill or has had the charge,
management and control of Matter that is Spilled.
(2) The Pollution Prevention Plan shall be in the form designated by
the General Manager responsible for Engineering for that
purpose.
(3) A Pollution Prevention Plan required shall be completed and
submitted by the Owner of a premises within 12 months of
notification by a Enforcement Officer, or within such other time
frame specified by a Enforcement Officer.
(4) In addition to Section 16.0(1), the General Manager responsible
for Engineering may require a Person to submit a Pollution
Prevention Plan as part of their application for a Sewer Discharge
Permit.
(5) A Person who is required to submit a Pollution Prevention Plan
shall also submit an updated Pollution Prevention Plan to a
Enforcement Officer or the General Manager responsible for
Engineering, as the case may be:
(a) containing any change to the information in the Pollution
Prevention Plan, no more than 30 days after the change
occurs; and
(b) where otherwise required under this By-Law, in accordance
with the timeframe as specified therein.
(6) In the event that a Pollution Prevention Plan required under
Section 16.0 is not acceptable to the Sewer Use By-Law
Enforcement Officer or the General Manager responsible for
Engineering, as the case may be, a Person may be required to
submit a revised plan within a time frame specified by the
Enforcement Officer or the General Manager responsible for
Engineering.
L7.O PRETREATMENT FACILITIES
(1) The General Manager responsible for Engineering can require the
installation of pretreatment equipment where Wastewater being
a Discharge that exceeds limits within Schedule 'A' of this By-
Law.
(2) Where the City requires pretreatment equipment at Commercial,
Institutional, or Industrial premises, the Owner shall;
(a) obtain an Environmental Compliance Approval;
(b) provide a copy of the most recent certificate or provisional
certificate, including any amendment of approval, to the
General Manager responsible for Engineering;
(c) install on the premises, and prior to the sampling point, a
Wastewater Pretreatment Facility to the satisfaction of the
General Manager responsible for Engineering;
(d) ensure the design, operation and maintenance of the
pretreatment facility achieves the treatment objectives and
is in accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendations; and
(e) ensure any waste products from the pretreatment facility
are disposed of in a safe manner in accordance with any
leg islation.
(3) The Owner shall keep documentation peftaining to the
pretreatment facility maintenance records and waste disposal for
three years.
18.O MONTTORTNG AND SAMPLTNG REQUTREMENTS
(1) A Person carrying out sampling or analysis under this By-Law
shall ensure that the sampling and analysis is complete as per
Section 19,0 of this By-Law.
(2) Where the City is conducting sampling for the purposes of
determining compliance or non-compliance with this By-law, one
grab sample is sufficient.
(3) Upon written notice from a Enforcement Officer, the Owner of a
premises shall, at their expense, install a device to monitor the
quality and/or quantity of Sewage or Stormwater.
(4) Where sampling is requested, as per Section 18.0(3) of this By-
Law, the City may require a composite sample be collected.
(5) Upon written notice from a Enforcement Officer, the Owner of a
premises shall, at their expense:
(a) complete any sampling or analysis of Discharge from the
premises to the Wastewater Works.
(b) submit the results, in the form specified, of such
monitoring or sampling to the Enforcement Officer.
(6) Where a Discharge originates from more than one location on a
premises into a single Connection to a Wastewater Works, the
Owner shall complete any installation of a monitoring access
point, device or facility in the single Connection, and likewise any
sampling or analysis of the Discharge from the premises shall
occur in the single Connection.
19.O METHODS AND PROTOCOLS FOR SAMPLING AND
ANALYSIS
(1) The methods and protocols for sampling, analysis and recording
shall conform, in order of precedence, to the methods and
protocols specified in the Ministry publication Protocol for the
Sampling and Analysis of industríal / Municipal Wastewater
(January 1999) ISBN 0-7778-1880-9 as amended,
(2) All sampling completed as prescribed under this By-Law shall be
analyzed an Accredited Laboratory.
2O.O SPILLS
2O.1. SPILL NOTIFICATION
(1) Every Person having care and control of a Spill and every Person
who spills or causes or permits a Spill shall forthwith notify the
Sarnia Police and Ministry's Spills Action Center immediately
following the Spill and provide all information regarding the
circumstances of the Spill, and of the action that the Person has
taken or intends to take with respect thereto.
2l¡.2
(1)
SPILL REPORT REQUIREMENTS
The Person responsible for the Spill shall provide a detailed
report of the Spill to the City Clerk, within five days after the
Spill, containing the following information to the best of his or
her knowledge:
(a) Location where the Spill occurred;
(b) Name and telephone number of the Person who reported
the Spill and the location and time where they can be
contacted;
(c) The date, time, location and duration of the release of the
pollutant;
(d) The identity of the pollutant released;
(e) The quantity of the pollutant released;
(f) The circumstances and cause of the spill;
(g) Details of the containment and clean-up efforts;
(h) An assessment of the success of the containment and
clean-up efforts;
(¡) Any adverse effects observed as a result of the spill.
20.3
(1)
SPILL RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to notifying the City of Sarnia and the Ministry's Spills
Action Centre, the Person responsible for the Spill shall:
(a) Ensure public safety
(b) Mitigate the impact of the Spill
(c) Stop, contain and clean up the Spill
(d) Dispose of the Spilled material appropriately
(e) Restore the site to its condition prior to the Spill
(0
Cooperate with affected parties and enforcement groups
(g) Provide the necessary information to the Ministry and the
City of Sarnia
(h) Investigate and implement a corrective/preventative action
plan in order to clean up the Spill and restore the affected
area to its condition prior to the Spill
(2) Every Person responsible for the Spill and the Owner shall
complete any work the City may order to mitigate the Spíll in
accordance with the Environmental Protection Acf (EPA) Paft X
and Ontario Regulation 675/98, Classification and Exemption of
Spills and Repofting of Discharges under the EPA,
21.O UPDATE OF POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN
REQUIREMENTS
(1) The Owner of a premise where a Spill has occurred shall prepare
an updated plan and shall submit it to the City Clerk within 30
days of the Spill,
22.O SEWER DISCHARGE PERMITS
(1) No Person shall Discharge or permit the Discharge of Sewage
into a Wastewater Works or into a Connection that would
otherwise be prohibited under this By-Law unless the Discharge
is permitted under a valid Sewer Discharge Permit.
(2) A Person who has received wrítten notice from an Officer that a
Sewer Discharge Permit is required for the Discharge of Sewage
into the Wastewater Works or into a Connection of the
Wastewater Works shall submit a completed application as set
out in section 22.0(3) to the General Manager responsible for
Engineering within 60 days of the date of the notice.
(3) A Person applying for a Sewer Discharge Permit shall submit a
completed application to the General Manager responsible for
Engineering, including :
(a) a completed Sewer Discharge Permit application form;
(b) a parcel register for property identifier (PIN) printout for
the premises;
(c) a Certificate of Status, or other equivalent document
acceptable to the General Manager responsible for
Engineering, which indicates that the Owner of the
premises is an existing corporatíon and has not been
dissolved;
(d) the Utilities account number for City water/sewer charges;
(e) evidence of insurance coverage satisfactory to the General
Manager responsible for Engineering, with the City named
as additional insured ;
(Ð such other information as the General Manager responsible
for Engineering may require to determine if a Sewer
Discharge Permit should be issued, including but not
limited to:
i.
schematics of the premises including sewer and
water lines and Connections;
ii.
detailed information about the Matter to be
discharged including types and volumes, and method
of measuring volume; and
iii,
payment of the prescribed application Fee;
IV
feasibility studies of capacity and volumes of loading
on the Wastewater Works.
(4) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may issue a
Sewer Discharge Permit to the Owner of a premises for any one
or more of the following types of Discharges:
(a) Overstrength, where the Discharge exceeds limits
permitted under Schedule'A'Table 1 for;
i.
cBiochemical Oxygen Demand (cBOD);
i¡.
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD);
ii¡.
total suspended solids (TSS);
iv.
total phosphorus (TP);
v,
total kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN); or
vi.
Phenolics.
(b) Surcharge, where the Discharge of Sewage which contains
water that has originated from a source other than the
City's potable water supply;
(c) Compliance Program, as described within this section;
(d) High Volume Discharge, where the Discharge exceeds the
standard rated capacity design for the said property and as
described within this section;
(e) Conditional, as described within this section; or
(Ð Chlorides, where the Discharge of sewage containing
chlorides:
i.
in excess of 1500 milligrams/litre but less than 4000
milligrams/litre, subject to a sampling and reporting
program to be outlined in the Permit; or
¡i.
equal to or greater than 4000 milligrams/litre and
not more than 5000 milligrams/litre.
ii¡.
In addition to submitting a completed application for
a Sewer Discharge Permit required under section
22.0(1), a Person applying for a Sewer Discharge
Permit referred to in Section 22.0(4)(f)(ii) for
chlorides discharge shall submit to the General
Manager responsible for Engineering, an engineering
study showing the likely reduction, if any, of the life
span of the Wastewater Works as a result of the
proposed Discharge, including but not limited to
evidence of the condition of the Wastewater Works
at the point of Discharge.
(5) A Sewer Discharge Permit for chlorides Discharge referred to in
Section 22.0(4)(f)(ii) shall :
(a) contain a sampling and reporting program;
(b) only permit the Discharge if payment of compensation is
made to the City for any likely reduction of the life span of
the Wastewater Works as a result of the Discharge; and
(c) prescribe the amount of compensation and timing for
payment.
(6) A Sewer Discharge Permit for a Compliance Program authorizes
the Discharge of Sewage that exceeds the limits for any one or
more of the parameters contained in Schedule 'A', Table 1, in
accordance with a compliance program.
(7) In addition to submitting a completed application for a Sewer
Discharge Permit, a Person applying for a Sewer Discharge
Permit for a Compliance Program Discharge shall submit to the
General Manager responsible for Engineering, information
regarding the proposed compliance program, including but not
limited to:
(a) details of the activities, such as investigative and remedial
actions, to be undertaken by the Owner of the premises
that would result in the prevention or reduction and control
of the proposed Discharge and how such activities would
bring the proposed Discharge into compliance with the
requirements of this By-Law; and
(b) the dates of commencement and completion of each
activity and the Schedule'A', Table 1 parameter to which
each activity relates.
(8) A Sewer Discharge Permit for a Compliance Program Discharge
shall:
(a) only permit the Discharge set out in the permit for a
specified length of time during which time activities such
as investigative and remedial actions are to be undertaken
in accordance with the compliance program; and
(b) set out the dates of commencement and completion of
each activity to be undertaken under the compliance
program and the Schedule'A'Table 1 parameter to which
each activity relates, the final completion dates of which
shall not be later than the expiry date of the Sewer
Discharge Permit.
(9) The holder of a Sewer Discharge Permit for a Compliance
Program Discharge shall submit a progress report to the General
Manager responsible for Engineering, within 14 days after the
scheduled completion date of each activity listed in the permit.
(10) A Sewer Discharge Permit for a High Volume Discharge
authorizes the Discharge of Wastewater from any agricultural,
Commercial, Industrial or Institutional premises that meets the
limits in Schedule'A', Table 1, but not including water from a
pool, subject to;
(a) a sampling and reporting program approved by the
General Manager responsible for Engineering being carried
out;
(b) an eng¡neer¡ng study showing the Wastewater Works has
enough capacity and manageability to withstand the
Discharges under the High Volume Discharge permit, to
the discretion of the General Manager responsible for
Engineering; and
(c) payment of compensation to the City for any likely
reduction of the capacity lifespan of the Wastewater Works
as a result of the Discharge, as listed in the Fees for
Services By-Law.
(11) A Sewer Discharge Permit for a Conditional Discharge authorizes
the Discharge of Sewage containing Prohibited Wastes or
Industrial Process Water as outlined in this By-Law, subject to
the restrictions as set out in such a permit.
(12) The holder of an existing Sewer Discharge Permit shall apply
forthwith for an amendment to the permit where the
characteristics of the Discharge for which the permit has been
issued have changed.
(13) Where a request is made for an amendment to an existing Sewer
Discharge Permit prior to the expiry date of the permit, the
permit holder shall pay a prescribed amendment Fee and the
amendment will be subject to approval of the General Manager
responsible for Engineering.
(14) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may issue a
Sewer Discharge Permit where they are satisfied that the
permitted Discharge will not, harm any Person, animal, property,
Wastewater Works, Watercourse or vegetation, or cause the City
to violate applicable legislation, its Environmental Compliance
Approvals for a Wastewater Works, and the following conditions
are met:
(a) receipt of a completed application and any additional
information required;
(b) upon renewal of a permit, at least 30 days prior to its
expiry; and
(c) after payment of the prescribed application Fee.
(15) A Person who is issued a Sewer Discharge Permit shall pay all
prescribed Discharge and administration Fees in relation to the
Sewer Discharge Permit and the Discharge authorized by that
Permit.
(16) A Sewer Discharge Permit shall not be issued to any Person who
is in arrears to the City for municipal property taxes, or for Fees
and charges related to the supply of potable water or the use of
the City's Wastewater Works, including any Fees and charges
referred to in this By-Law.
(L7) A Sewer Discharge Permit shall expire:
(a) three years from the date of issuance;
(b) on an earlier date as set out in the permit; or
(c) upon written notice of revocation by the General Manager
responsible for Engineering.
22.T PERMITS - GENERAL
(1) Any permit issued under this By-Law is the property of the Cíty
and is not transferable.
(2) A holder of any permit issued under this By-Law shall forthwith
inform the General Manager responsible for Engineering of any
change to:
(a) the information contained in an application for a permit;
(b) the information contained in a permit that has been
issued; or
(c) the characteristics of the Discharge for which the permit
has been issued.
(3) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may, on his or
her own initiative,
(a) alter or revoke the terms and conditions of a permit after it
has been issued; or
(b) impose new terms and conditions in a permit.
(4) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may impose
conditions as a requirement for obtaining or continuing to hold a
permit issued under this By-Law that he considers appropriate
for the protection of a Wastewater Works or of any Person,
animal, property, Watercourse or vegetation.
(5) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may
immediately suspend or revoke a permit issued under this By-
Law, in writing, where the General Manager responsible for
Engineering is satisfied that a suspension or revocation is
necessary in an emergency situation of immediate threat or
danger to a Wastewater Works or to any Person, animal,
property, Watercourse or vegetation.
(6) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may suspend
for up to 30 days, or revoke a permit, where the permit holder:
(a) fails to comply with the conditions of a permit or with any
of the provisions of this By-Law;
(b) fails to notify the General Manager responsible for
Engineering forthwith of any of the changes referred to in
section 22.t(2);
(c) fails to apply for an amendment to a permit where the
characteristics of the Discharge for which the permit has
been íssued have changed;
(d) is in arrears to the City for municipal propefty taxes, or for
Fees and charges related to the supply of potable water or
the use of the City's Wastewater Works, including any Fees
and charges referred to in this By-Law; or
(e) provides false or inaccurate information in an application
for a permit under this By-Law.
(7) Before taking action under section 22.t(3) or 22.1(6), the
General Manager responsible for Engineering shall notify the
permit holder, in writing, 30 days in advance of the proposed
action, and give the holder an opportunity to make written
submissions about the proposed action, and the holder has 15
days from deemed receipt of the written notice to provide
submissions to the General Manager responsible for Engineering.
(B) If the General Manager responsible for Engineering decides, after
consideration of any written submissions made by a permit
holder to proceed with or discontinue the proposed action under
section 22.I(3) or 22.1(6), the General Manager responsible for
Engineering shall notify the permit holder, in writing, and set out
the reasons for the decision.
(9) Notice under section 22.L(7) and section 22.1(B) is sufficiently
given if,
(a) ít is delivered by mail addressed to the permit holder at
the last known address of the permit holder;
(b) it is sent by fax or email, to the Person at the latest fax
number or email address provided by the permit holder to
the City; or
(c) it is delivered personally to the permit holder.
(10) Service under section 22.t(9) shall be deemed to have taken
place where the notice was,
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
given by mail, on the fifth day after it was mailed;
sent by fax, on the first business day after it was sent;
sent by email, the next business day; and
delivered personally, upon delivery to the permit holder
(11) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may reinstate
a suspended or revoked permit, subject to any terms or
conditions, where the General Manager responsible for
Engineering is satisfied that the Discharge no longer poses a
threat or danger to a Wastewater Works or to any Person,
animal, property, Watercourse or vegetation, and that the permit
holder is no longer in violation of any of the provisions of section
22.1(6).
(L2) A Person who has been issued a permit under this By-Law
authorizing a Discharge that is otherwise prohibited by this By-
Law shall not be prosecuted under the provisions of this By-Law
prohibiting the Discharge so long as the permit remains valid
and the conditions of the permit are fully complied with.
(13) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may permit
exceptions to the provisions of this By-Law where the General
Manager responsible for Engineering is satisfied that such an
exception does not create an unreasonable risk of harm to a
Wastewater Works or to any Person, animal, property,
Watercou rse or vegetation,
23.O GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
(1) The General Manager responsible for Engineering is authorized
to administer and enforce this By-Law, including but not limited
to arranging for:
a)
the assistance or work of City staff, City agents or the
assistance of police officers;
b)
the making of orders or other requirements and the
imposition of conditions as authorized under this By-Law;
the obtaining of court orders or warrants as may be
required;
the commencement of such actions on behalf of the City to
recover costs or restrain contravention of this By-Law as
deemed necessary; and
prescribing the format and content of any forms or other
documents required under this By-Law.
c)
d)
e)
(2) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may assign to
or delegate any Enforcement Officer to enforce this By-Law and
any Enforcement Officer so designated, or appointed by Council
to enforce By-Laws, shall have the authority to:
(a) upon production of proper identification, enter any
Commercial premises to observe, to measure the flow of
Sewage to any Sewer, and to collect samples as required;
(b) to carry out inspections;
(c) to make orders or other requirements as authorízed under
this By-Law; and
(d) to give immediate effect to any orders or other
requirements made under this By-Law.
24.O FEES
(1) All Fees referred to in this By-Law, including Fees for services
provided, shall be as set out in the Fees for Service By-Law as
established by Council for the City of Sarnia.
25.O ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
(1) The General Manager responsible for Engineering, or a person
designated by him may enter on land at any reasonable time for
the purpose of carrying out an inspection to determine whether
or not the following are being complied with:
(a)
A direction or order of the municipality made under this
By-Law;
A condition of a permit issued under this By-Law; or
An order to discontinue or remedy made under the
authority of this By-Law.
(b)
(c)
(2) Notwithstanding section 25.0(1), the General Manager
responsible for Engineering, or an Enforcement Officer shall not
enter or remain in any room or place actually being used as a
residential dwelling unless,
(a) the consent of the occupier is obtained, the occupier first
having been informed that the right of entry may be
refused and, if refused, may only be made under the
authority of an order or a warrant;
(b) an order issued under section 438 of the Municipal Act is
obtained;
(c) a warrant issued under section 439 of the Municipal Act is
obtained;
(d) a warrant issued under section 386.3 of the Municipal Act
is obtained;
(e) the delay necessary to obtain an order, warrant, or
consent under this section would result in an immediate
danger to the health or safety of any person; or
(Ð the entry is otherwise authorized under the Municipal Act
or any other statute or By-Law.
(3) Persons authorized under section 25(1) to enter on land may
(a) require the production for inspection of documents or
things relevant to the inspection;
(b) inspect and remove documents or things relevant to the
inspection for the purpose of making copies or extracts;
(c) require information from any Person concerning a matter
related to the inspection; and
(d) alone or ¡n conjunct¡on with a Person possessing special or
expert knowledge, make examinations or take tests,
samples or photographs necessary for the purposes of the
inspection.
(4) No Person shall hinder or obstruct, or attempt to hinder or
obstruct, the City, the General Manager responsible for
Engíneering, or an Enforcement Officer in the enforcement of
this By-Law.
25.1 ORDERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS INCLUDING DELIVERY
(1) If an Enforcement Officer is satisfied that a contravention of this
By-Law has occurred, he or she may make an order requiring
the Person who contravened the By-Law or who caused or
permitted the contravention or the Owner of the land on which
the contravention occurred to discontinue the contravening
activity.
(2) An order under Section 25.1 (1) shall set out:
(a) reasonable particulars of the contravention adequate to
identify the contravention and the location of the premises
on which the contravention occurred; and
(b) the date or dates by which there must be compliance with
the order.
(3) If an Enforcement Officer is satisfied that a contravention of this
By-Law has occurred, he or she may make an order requiring
the Person who has contravened this By-Law or who caused or
permitted the contravention or the Owner of a premises on
which the contravention occurred to do work to correct the
contravention.
(4) An order under 25.1(3) shall set out:
(a) reasonable particulars of the contravention adequate to
identify the contravention and the location of the land on
which the contravention occurred; and
(b) the work to be done and the date by which the work must
be done.
26.0 CITY CARRYING OUT WORK
(1) Where an Owner of a premises does not comply with an order
under this By-Law, they are deemed to be in default and the
General Manager responsible for Engineering may direct the
matter or thing to be done at the Owner's expense
(2) The City may recover the costs by adding the costs to the tax
roll and collecting them in the same manner as property taxes.
(3) The costs include interest calculated at a rate of 15 per cent or
such other rate as may be determined by the municipality,
calculated for the period commencing on the day the
municipality incurs the costs and ending on the day the costs,
including the interest, are paid in full as per section 446 of the
Municipal Act.
(4) The amount of the costs, including interest, constitutes a lien on
the land upon the registration in the proper land registry office of
a notice of lien.
27.O DISCONNECTION OF SEWER
(1) The General Manager responsible for Engineering may, in
addition to any other remedy available, disconnect, plug or seal
off the Sewer line discharging the unacceptable Sewage into the
Wastewater Works or take such other action as is necessary to
prevent such Sewage from entering the Wastewater collection
system.
(2) Where Sewage which:
(a) is hazardous or may create an immediate danger to any
Person;
(b) may endanger or interfere with the operation of the
Wastewater Works system; or
(c) causes or is capable of causing an adverse effect;
the City may prevent Sewage from being discharged into the
Wastewater Works until evidence satisfactory to the General
Manager responsible for Engineering has been produced to
assure that no further Discharge of hazardous Sewage will be
made to the Wastewater Works system.
28.O ACCESS TO INFORMATION
(1) All information that is contained in plan summaries, reports,
surveys, issued permits, monitoring and inspection and sampling
activities, submitted to and collected by the City, will be
available for disclosure to the public in accordance with the
Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act,
RSO 1990, c M.56, as amended.
29.O PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE
(1) No Person shall uncover, make any Connection with, break,
alter, destroy, damage, deface or tamper or cause or permit the
breaking, damaging, destroying, defacing or tampering with,
(a) any part of a Wastewater Works; or
(b) any permanent or temporary device installed in the
Wastewater Works for the purposes of flow measuring,
sampling and testing of Sewage, Uncontaminated Water or
Stormwater; or
(c) City infrastructure and/or propefty.
(2) Any Person discharging Sewage, Uncontaminated Water or
Stormwater to the municipal Wastewater Works shall be
responsible for ensuring that such Sewage, Uncontaminated
Water or Stormwater conforms at all times to the provisions of
this By-Law and shall be liable for any damage or expense
arising out of his or her failure to properly check and control
such Discharge, including the cost of investigation, repairing or
replacing any part of any municipal Wastewater Works damaged
thereby and for any damages or injury to any Person or property
caused by such Discharge,
(3) No Person shall enter any Wastewater Works without written
authorization by the General Manager responsible for
Engineering,
(4) No Person shall connect or cause to be connected a rain water
leader, storm water leader, ground water drainage or sump
pump lateral directly or indirectly to the Sanitary Sewer.
32.0 OFFENCES
(1) A Person is guilty of an offence if the person;
(a) knowingly furnishes false information in any application
under this By-Law, in any certificate required to be issued
or in any statement or return required to be furnished
under this Act or the regulations;
(b) fails to comply with an order, direction or other
requirement made under this By-Law;
(c) contravenes a provision of this By-Law.
(2) Every Person who contravenes any provision of this By-Law is
guilty of an offence and, on conviction, is liable to a fine of not
more than $10,000 for every day or part thereof upon which
such offence occurs or continues.
(3) In addition to the preceding, every corporation that contravenes
any provision of this By-Law is guilty of an offence and on
conviction is liable to a special fine, designed to eliminate or
reduce any economic advantage or gain from contravening the
By-Law, of not more than $100,000 per day.
(4) A director or officer of a corporation who knowingly concurs in
the contravention of this By-Law by the corporation is guilty of
an offence and on conviction is liable, for every day or part
thereof upon which such offence occurs or continues, to a fine of
not more than $10,000.
(5) The court in which the conviction has been entered, and any
couft of competent jurisdiction thereafter, may make an order
prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence by the
Person convicted, and such order shall be in addition to any
other penalty imposed on the Person convicted.
(6) If this By-Law is contravened and a conviction entered, in
addition to any other remedy and to any penalty imposed by this
By-Law, the court in which the conviction has been entered and
any court of competent jurisdiction thereafter may make an
order, prohibíting the continuation or repetition of the offence by
the Person convicted;
33.O GENERAL PROVISIONS
(1) This By-Law shall be read with all necessary changes to number
and gender required by context.
(2) References in the By-Law to legislation and other authoritative
sources shall be deemed to include the words "and as amended
from time to time".
(3) If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision or part
of a provision of this By-Law invalid, the provision or part of a
prov¡sion is deemed severable from this By-Law and it is the
intention of Council that the remainder of this By-Law shall
continue to be in full force and effect.
34.O REPEALS
(1) By-Law 4 of 1993 "Sewer Use By-Law" shall be repealed on the
date this By-Law comes into force and effect,
(2) Any agreement issued in accordance with section 5 of By-Law 4
of 1993 "Sewer Use By-Law" shall continue to be in force and
effect until February 8, 2022. The day immediately following
February B, 2022, the said agreements shall expire and the
respective Owner shall have obtained the necessary Permit
under Section 22.0 of this By-Law as directed by the General
Manager responsible for Engineering. If the Owner fails to obtain
the necessary Permit by February 8, 2022, then the Owner is
deemed to be in contravention with this By-Law.
(2) Sections 5 and 6 of By-Law 3 of 1993 "Sewer Construction By-
Law" shall be repealed on the date this By-Law comes into force
and effect.
(3) Section 7(¡) of By-Law 2 of 1993 "A By-Law respecting privately-
owned outdoor swimming pools and ponds" shall be repealed on
the date this By-Law comes into force and effect.
35.O EFFECTXVE DATE
This By-Law comes into force and effectthe I day of February,2O2t.
By-Law Read a First, Second and Third time this 8 day of
February, 2O2t.
Mike Bradley
Mayor
Amy Burkhart
Acting City Clerk
Schedule A
Table 2. Limits for Sanitary and Combine Sewer Discharges
Sanitary and Combine Sewer Limits
Conventional Contaminants and Phvsical Parameter Limits
Inorganic Contaminant Limits
Metals (Total)
Non-Metals
Parameter
Units
Value
Biochemical Oxvqen Demand (BODs)
molL
300
Chemical Oxysen Demand (COD)
mqlL
600
Suspended Solids, Total (TSS)
mqlL
350
pH
pH units
5,5 - 10.0
Oil and Grease (Polar)
mo/L
150
Oil and Grease (Non-polar)
mo/L
15
Temperature - in field
oc
<60
Parameter
Units
Value
Aluminum
mo/L
50
Arsenic
mq/L
1.0
Antimony
mq/L
5.0
Bismuth
mo/L
5.0
Cadmium
mo/L
1.0
Chromium
mq/L
3.0
Cobalt
mqlL
5.0
Copper
mo/L
3.0
Iron
mo/L
50
Lead
mq/L
3.0
Manganese
mqlL
5.0
Mercurv
mo/L
0.01
Molybdenum
mq/L
5.0
Nickel
mq/L
3.0
Selenium
mq/L
3.0
Silver
mo/L
5.0
Tin
mo/L
5.0
Titanium
mq/L
5.0
Vanadium
mqlL
5.0
Zinc
mo/L
3.0
Parameter
Units
Value
Chloride
mq/L
1500
Cyanide, Total
mq/L
1.0
Fluoride
mo/L
10
Nitroqen, Total Kieldahl ffKN)
moN/L
100
Phosphorus, Total
mq/L
10
Sulphide
mqHzS/L
2.O
Sulphate (as SO+)
mo/L
1500
Sanitary and Combine Sewer Limits
Orqanic Contaminant Limits
Parameter
Units
Value
Benzene
mq/L
0.01
Bis (2-ethvlhexvl) Phthalate ISVOC)
mo/L
0.01
Chloroform
mo/L
0.04
Dichloroben zene ( t,2-)
mo/L
0.005
Dichloropropylene (Trans -1, 3-)
mqlL
o.L4
Ethylbenzene
mqlL
0.16
Petroleum Hvdrocarbons Fl (Ce-Cro)
mo/L
o.75
Petroleum Hvdrocarbons F2 (Cro-Cre)
mo/L
0.15
Petroleum Hydrocarbons F3 (Cro-Cs+)
mq/L
0.5
Petroleum Hydrocarbons F4 (C¡+-Cso)
mq/L
0.5
Methvlene Chloride (Dichloromethane)
mc,lL
0.1
Nonvlphenols
mo/L
0.02
Nonylphenol Ethoxvlates
mq/L
0.20
Phenolics, Total (4-AAP)
mq/L
0.1
Stvrene
mo/L
0.04
Tetrachloroethane ft, L, 2, 2-\
mo/L
0,06
Tetrachloroethylene
mq/L
0.06
Toluene
mq/L
o.20
Trichloroethylene
mo/L
0.05
Xvlenes (o+p+ m-xylenes)
molL
7.4
Table 2. Limits for Storm Sewer Discharges
Storm Sewer Limits
Conventional Contaminants and Phvsical Parameter Limits
Inorganic Contaminant Limits
Metals (Total)
Non-Metals
Parameter
Units
Value
Biochemical Oxvoen Demand IBODs)
15
mq/L
Chemical Oxvqen Demand (COD)
mo/L
50
Susoended Solids. Total (TSS)
mq/L
15
PH
pH units
6.0 - 9.0
Temperature - in field
oc
<40
E. Coli
CFU/100mL
200
Parameter
Units
Value
Aluminum
mq/L
1.0
Arsenic
mq/L
0.02
Cadmium
mo/L
0.01
Chromium
mo/L
o.2
Chromium (hexavalent, VI)
mq/L
0.04
copper
mq/L
1.0
Lead
mo/L
o.L2
Manqanese
mo/L
1.0
Mercury
mq/L
0.001
Nickel
mq/L
0.08
Selenium
mo/L
0.20
Silver
mo/L
o.L2
Tin
mq/L
1.0
Zinc
mq/L
0.8
Parameter
Units
Value
Chloride
mq/L
1500
Cyanide, Total
mqlL
0.1
Fluoride
mqlL
1.0
Phosohorus. Total
mo/L
0.5
Sulphate(as SO+)
mo/L
1500
Storm Sewer Limits
Oroanic Contaminant Limits
Parameter
Units
Value
Benzene
mo/L
0,01
Ethvlbenzene
mq/L
0,008
mo/L
0.10
Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane)
Stvrene
mo/L
0,04
Toluene
mo/L
0.002
Trichloroethylene
mq/L
0.02
o.o72
Xvlenes (o+ p+m-xylenes)
mq/L