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A By-law to :regulate sanitary and storm drainage,
WHEREAS the Council of the Cor
n of the C
of St. Catharines, is
authorized by the
and (147) of
The M
Act, R,S,O, 1980, Chapter 302, (i), to make re
for
sewerage or drainage that may be deemed necessary for sanit.ary and storm
purposes as herein more
provide
AND WHEREAS various recommendations have been made by the C
Engineer
and adopted
c
Council for the better regulation of s
erage and
NOW THEREFORE THE CGUNCIL OF THE CORPGRATIGN OF THE CITY OF ST, CATHARINES
enact.s as follows:
In this By-law
(a) "Buil
Drain" means the horizontal
of gravity drainage
to a buil
or other structure that receives
the discha:r ge from drainage pi
and conveys it to the buil
sewer, and includes offsets.
(b)
'"B
Sewer'~ means that part of a drainage system outside a
bui1
that commences at a point three (3) feet (0,9 metres) from
the outer face of the wall of the
which connects t.he
building drain to a
sewer or
e of disposal of sewage 1 and
terminates at the property line.
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(c)
"Catch Basinu means a drain installed to collect surface water from
an open area and to
the solids shall be trapped
means
of tbe sump within the drain which has the minimum de
of one foot
(0.3 metre
below the outlet
(d)
Engineer-~ means the head of e
ring for tbe C
of St.
as a
sanitary sewer and with an
function as a storm sewer.
(e)
~·combined Sewer" means a sewer intended to function
Pipi.ngo~ means all
that conveys
sewage to a
of disposal
the building
the buil
sewer,
soil pipe, soil s
waste stack and waste
but not a main
sewer, or
in a water
control
(f)
(g) ttFoundation Drainn means a drain that is installed below ·the surface
of the ground to collect and convey water from the foundation of a
buil
'!Hard Surface Area'~ means without
the gene
of the
fore
, an area which has been surfaced with
concrete
pavement~ as
pavement 1 emulsified asphalt surface treatment,
concrete or brick
stones, or other similar materials.
(i)
!~Interceptor" means a rece
to prevent oil, grease, sand or
other materials from passing into
(j)
uManholen means a concrete
chamber which is a minimum of L2
metres in diameter with a removable cast iron cover to allow access
to the sewer for inspection and maintenance.
~~Private Drain Connection" means that part of the drainage system
which connects a buil
sewer to a main sewer and is situated
within the limits of the re
or area
road
allowance or easement
prescn~m" ·ve or
and
drain connection~~ means a
drain connection
to carry sewage but no rain or surface water; and "storm water
private drain connection
11 means a
drain connection to carry
or surface water and uncontaminated water but no
se~Arage
or other was·te.
(l)
11 Rain Water Leader" or
means a
inside or outside a
that conveys storm water from the roof of a buil
to a
e for disposaL
(m)
means The Regional Munici
of
Storm Sewern
means res
a sewer, sewage works 1 or storm sewer, under the
control of the Regional Cor
(n)
sewer or Regional Sewage Works or Re
(o)
Sewer'g means a sewer for the collection and transmission of
sewage and to which storm and surface waters are not: intentiona.Ily
admitted.
~~ shall mean any one or combination of
sewage or
non·~domestic or water borne wastes from
residences~ businesses,
institutions or industries) t.oget:her with such
surface and
storm water which may be present.
(p)
(q)
11 Sewage Works" includes all sewers 1 sewer systems, sewage
water
control
and all other works for the
collection, acceptance, transmis
treatment or disposal of
sewage.
(r) nsewer" includes the
combined or storm sewer on a re
or area m
roadway~ road allowance or easement. (whether
registered or prescriptive or other).
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- means all the connected
that conveys
storm water to a
of disposaL
(s)
11 St.orm
(t)
!~storm Sewer 11 means a sewer for the collection and transmission of
uncontaminated water, storm water, drainage from land or from a
watercourse.
(u)
n Storm
means
water
from
rainfall
or
other
natural
or from the melting of snow or ice.
(v)
"Water Pollution Control Plant 1' shall mean any arrangement of devices
and structures used for tre
sewage.
(w)
'1 Watercourse" means an open channel or ditch constructed as or
resulting from the construction of a rnunici
work in
hich a flow
of storm water occurs either con·tinuously or intermittently)
road ditches and
other natural depressions or
watercourses
into any such open channel or ditch whether
connected to a storm sewer or not.
in this By-law shall he so construed as to pur
to permit
'·"~""' whieh
the
of any a
act or re
a tton is
prohibited.
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All
property are
and drainage installations or
to the provisions of the
Plumbing By-law No. 61--190, as amended.
alterations
City of St.
on private
Catharines
2.
No
contractor or owner shall undertake any exca
pe
installation or connection to an e
munici
sewer located
within a road allowance or on a
C
easement, unless with the
express
sion of tbe City E
er and
under the
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er or his representative.
Should the
contractor be permitted to carry out work within a road allowance, no
work shall commence until such time as a clearance from the Worker's
Compensation Board
that the contractor is i.n good scaucu
together with
rnance and maintenance bonds
and a de
for inspection fees have been de
d with the C
to the satisfaction of the C
Engineer or his de
supervision of the E
3.
Where
or excavation wiJ.l be undertaken for drainage
such work shall be in compliance with The
Health and
Safety Act.
4.
Storm and
drain connections to the munici
main
sewer(s) shall be made by the
of St. Catharines Engine
Department, or
by the Contractor w
dire
under the
Department in
s
accordance with current City standards.
5.
The installation charges for new
drains, the re
ment of
drainage
between the main sewPr and the
and the
piping shall be in accordance with the schedule
of
and installation
as
Council may from time
t.o time determine.
(a) The
Department will
a service of cle
blocked
drains and
sewers upon the request of
the property owner.
Such a
must be made to the
nt and such service shall be provided in
accordance with regulations as the Council may from time to time
determine.
(b) The City reserves the
to refuse the service of
drains and building sewers where such
has been
to continuous
over a
d of years, and the
pro
owner has been notified in
that the
drains and
sewers are inadequate and must be re
ed
in their
and the property owner has failed to undertake
of
E
such re
ment.
6,
The installation of storm and
sewers in a common
trench will only be
d where both the storm and sanitary
buil
sewer are installed at the same
or where approved
by the Plumbing Inspector and installed in accordance with sound
construction practice.
It shall be the res
of the person ins
the sewer to
make connection to the correct sewerage system
y and s
in accordance with Sections IV and V of Part I of this By-Law,
Verification of the
of
line can be obtained at the C
Enginee
Department,
7,
Construction of the
sewer shall not be commenced until the
main sewer is operative and the private drain connection has been
installed by the G
or its Contractor to the property line.
8,
Where
demolition is undertaken, the owner shall hlock off
the exi
sewers at such locations as de
d on the
demolition
means of suitable
before commencement of
demolition work.
9,
The
Engineer and any workmen or Inspectors
shall have the
at all reasonable times, to enter any premises
for purposes of inspecting and
tests to ascertain if the
of this By,·law are
com
d with,
10,
Any underground
excavation or earth
Inspector or
E
pe or sewer pipe
shall be re
or his de
encountered
d to the Plum
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A
buil
sewer and a separate
private
drain connection shall be
d for each buil
For the
purpose of this
-law, a buH
also includes one half of a
semi--detached
or a
unit of a street townhouse.
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The
at which a building sewer crosses the lot line must be
or area
road allowance
or easement (whether re
tere
prose
or o
contained within a
2.
The direct connection and
of roof water into the m
sanitary or combined sewer system is expressly
d.
3.
Any storm water collected within the excavation or i.n the com
ted
basement shall be drained to the storm sewer or roadside di tc
by
pumping if
cannot be obtained.
The termination of a
drain connection or
sewer must be
sealed with an approved cap.
4.
Where sanitary sewers have been installed on a street and abut
exis
residential dwe]
and other
, the property
owners shall connect to the com
ted
sewer within a 12
month
from the date of
notice inserted in the local
paper, or notification by registered le·tter from the C
Engineer
1 s
office.
Where
the property owner shall connect
all
facilities within an existing
within I+ months
of recei
of re
d notice from the City E
's office
the Medical Officer of Health.
Where a building connected to a
sewage disposal system is
connected to t·he municipal sewage systern 1 the septic
tank or cesspool shall be pumped and the effluent removed and the
tank or cesspool filled with clean filL
5.
The sizing of building sewers shall be in accordance with the
under The Ontario Water Resources Act, or such
Ontario Re
ations as may from time to time a
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6.
All cornrnercial 1 industrial and institutional buil
shall he
with an
grease and oil interceptor where there is
or is
to be discharged into ·the munici
sewage system any
Cor
Sewer Use By-law
No. 3308-83 or the latest revision thereof.
Such an interce
shall be of
size, be so located as to be readily accessible
for inspection and cle
, and shall be kept in proper
order by the owner or operator of the establishment.
7.
(a)
Tbe owner or
of commercial or industrial premises with
one or more connections to a sewage works shall install and
maintain in
in each connecti.on a suitable manhole to
allow obser
and measurement. of the flow of
sewage
that where installation of a manhole is
not
possible
an
alternative
device
or
may
be
substituted with the approval of the City Engineer or his
designate;
(b) Every manhole device or
installed as re
d by
ph
Section IV of Part I of this By--law shall be
and constructed in accordance with good engine
practice and the
of the C
of St. Catharines 1 and
shall be constructed and maintained on the lands of t.he owner or
occupant of the premises at his expense;
(c)
The owner or occupant of commercial or industrial premises shall
at all times ensure that every manhole, device or
installed as
by Paragraph 7(a) Section IV of Part I of
this By-law and is accessible for ·the purpose of obs
sampling, and measuring the flow of sewage therein;
8.
The
or his agen·t may at any time disconnect or cause to
be di.sconnect.ed, any building sewer from a munici
sewer or any
sewer
and no sewer so disconnected shall be
subsequently
except with the writ·ten consent of ·the City
E
r or his de
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No person shall remove or
with any manhole cover or any other
into any
sewage works without the express approval
of the
E
or his de
10.
No person shall
or permit to be discharged into any sewer
or sewer system, any matter or quantity of matters which may be
harmful to or may become harmful to such sewage worksp or which may
interfere with their proper ope
or which may im
or
interfere with any sewage treatment process, or which may obstruct or
may tend to obstruct any sewer, or which may be or may become a
hazard to persons, property or animals, or withou·t
tbe
of the
d by
the Regional Cor
n Sewer Use By law No. 3308-83, as amended
from time to time.
lL The elevation of the basement floor and the building drain shall be
set in c
tion with the de
of
drain connection
available at the property line and sufficient fall between the
pro
line and the building in accordance with slopes or fall
required under The Ontario Water Resources Act or such Ontario
Re
as may from t:ime to time a
12.
Where the municipal
sewer system and the private drain
connections there·to are not at sufficient de
to permit a
connection at the
proposed for the basement construction, the
owner or contractor shall ins·tall at his own cost: suitable sewage
tors.
13.
The drainage of foundation drains or wee
tile systems around all
foundations shall be
d from
into the
or combined sewer systems with the exception of those
connections constructed or approved
to the passage of this
By- Law.
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14.
When
have been demolished and the prope
owner
proposes to uttl.ize the exis
drainage
to serve
the new
the owner or his buil
contractor must secure
the approval of the c
Engineer to so do.
Approval for the
c
use of the drainage
will be
to an
to ensure that the
is in satisfac
condition and
that it wi11 prope
serve the new
its lifetime.
The use of existing rain water leader or foundation drain connections
to the sanitary or combined sewer is
d unless otherwise
approved hy the C
E n"nJteer or his de
15.
Where a
m
sewer system is not available, the
of sanitary facilities by means of a se
tank or similar
pe of
unit shall be
statutes and
by-laws.
16.
If a
sewer is not available, C
Council, may, at
its discretion,
the construction of a sanitary sewer from the
property to t.he closest available outlet at the owner's expense
before
issuance of a
permit.
17.
The Owner of a
shall be
to maintain the buil
sewer on his
and assure the proper func
of the said
sewer.
the owner shall not permit, cause or make improper
discharges of any sewage other than
a pro
and approved sanitary sewer.
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All the necessary storm drainage
must be provided to
accommodate roof water for all
and no person shall
construe t or
to be constructed or maintain or permit to be
maint:ained, a rain water leader that discharges:
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(a) below the gro
(b) at a
not directed away from the foundation wall of a
bui.l
unless o·therwise approved
tbe
Engineer or his designate.
2.
No person shall construct or permit to be cons·tructed a foundation
drain that discharges:
(a) below the
(b) at a point not di.rec·ted away from the foundation wall of a
building,
unless otherwise approved by the C
E
er or his designate.
3.
All storm
>'~JOL""' and foundation drains connected to a storm
sewer or
to the passage of this By-law shall not be
subject ·to the provisions of Section V, Paragra
1 and 2..
All the necessary storm
drains and connections must
be
to accommodate storm water
from ancillary hard
surfaced areas
(
s 1
etc.)
from
all indus trial~
institutional and
dwell
in excess of
4 suites to an existing storm sewer unless otherwise approved by the
City E
er or his designate.
5.
If a
storm sewer is not a vailable, C
Council may, at its
discre
require the construction of a storm sewer from the
propert~y to the closest available outlet at the owner~s cos·t before
issuance of a
permit.
6,
Drainage schemes and drainage system construction shall conform with
current City of St. Ca·tharines standards.
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7-
Where the st:.orrn drainage system must be connected
an exis
m
combined sewer, or ditc
the
Ci
E
er or his
may re
that the connection shall be controlled to
within the combined sewer or ditch,
In the event
that such controls are re
must be prepared by a
Professional
E
er,
re
red
with
The
Association
of
Professional E
ers of the Province of Ontario,
the
methods of controlling the flow and
that ade
area
exists on site to provide storage of the excess storm drainage.
8.
A lot drainage
shall be submitted with each
for a
permit for all bull
, unless in the
0
of the City E
such const:ruction will not create a
on the lands
constructed on,
The drainage
shall indicate the proposed drainage
scheme
existing and finished
elevations, size and
location of drainage structures and
ping, if re
to ensure
proper discharge of storm wa·ter.
The owner shall ensure that
construction shall conform to the approved lot drainage plan.
Corporation Sewer Use
By-law No. 3308-83 as amended from time to time.
l.
This By-law shall not
the discharge of sewage expressly
d
an agreement. between the person and ·the Ontario
Ministry of the Environment, exis
at the time this By-law comes
into force.
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2,
(a)
A person
for any
to a sewage system which
may be considered hazardous to persons, property or animals) or
any discharge which may be considered det.rimental to the
efficient
or s
of the treatment systems of the
or
personnel 1
shall
imme
Tbe
Corporation of the G
of St, Catharines,
(b)
All costs incurred by The Cor
of the
C
of St,
Gatharines as a result of such discharge shall be borne by the
responsible person.
person who contravenes any of the provisions of this By-law
upon conviction there
forfeit and pay at the discretion of
the
Court
to the Provincial Offences Act or other
statute a penalty not exceeding
xclusive of costs) the
sum of $2,000,00 for each offence,
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That By-law No, 83-128, 89-136, 89-196 be and the same are hereby
re
d,
Read a first and second time this
of
l99L
Read a third time and passed this
day of
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