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TORONTO MUNICIPAL CODE
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Chapter 681
SEWERS
ARTICLE I
Sewage and Land Drainage
§ 681-1. Definitions.
§ 681-1.1. Administration.
§ 681-2. Sanitary and combined sewer requirements.
§ 681-3. Prohibition of dilution.
§ 681-4. Storm sewer requirements.
§ 681-5. Pollution prevention planning.
§ 681-6. Agreements.
§ 681-7. Compliance program.
§ 681-8. Sampling and analytical requirements.
§ 681-9. Spills.
§ 681-10. General.
§ 681-11. Sewer connections.
§ 681-12. Confidential information.
§ 681-12.1. Contact information.
§ 681-12.2. Access.
§ 681-13. Self-monitoring and sampling.
§ 681-13.1. Powers and authority of the General Manager or Inspector.
§ 681-13.2. General prohibitions and liability for damage.
§ 681-14. Offences.
§ 681-14.1. Penalties.
§ 681-14.2. General enforcement powers.
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§ 681-14.3. Document retention.
§ 681-14.4. Notice.
§ 681-14.5. Severability.
§ 681-15. Repealer; impact on existing agreements; effective dates.
Chapter 681, Article I, Appendix 1, Subject Sectors
Chapter 681, Article I, Attachment 1, City of Toronto Combined Sewer Service Area
Chapter 681, Article I, Attachment 2, City of Toronto Basement Flooding Areas (Ouside
the CSO Areas)
[History: Adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
General References
Water and sewage services - See Ch. 849.
Water supply - See Ch. 851.
Building Code Act, 1992, - See S.O. 1992, c. 23.
City of Toronto Act, 2006 - See S.O. 2006, c. 11.
Condominium Act, 1998 - See S.O. 1998, c. 19.
Environmental Protection Act - See R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19.
Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act - See R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56.
Ontario Water Resources Act - R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40.
ARTICLE I
Sewage and Land Drainage
[Adopted 2000-07-06 by By-law 457-20001]
§ 681-1. Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCREDITED LABORATORY - Any laboratory accredited by an authorized accreditation
body in accordance with a standard based on "ISO/IEC/EN 17025: General Requirements for
Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories" established by the International
Organization for Standardization, as amended. [Added 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-2005]
ACUTE HAZARDOUS WASTE CHEMICALS - Acute hazardous waste chemicals within the
meaning of O. Reg. 347, as amended from time to time, made under the Environmental
Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19 (EPA).
1 Editor's Note: See § 681-15 for by-laws repealed by this by-law and for effective date information.
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BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) - An integrated plan established by the General
Manager or City Council and any amendments thereof. [Added 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-
2005; amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD) - 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 sulphides and ferrous iron, and the amount of oxygen used to oxidize
reduced forms of nitrogen (nitrogenous demand).
BIOMEDICAL WASTE - Biomedical waste as defined in the Ontario Ministry of the
Environment Guideline C-4 entitled "The Management of Biomedical Waste in Ontario" dated
April 1994, as amended from time to time. [Added 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-2005]
BIOSOLIDS - Organic solid material recovered from the wastewater treatment process.
BLOWDOWN WATER - 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.
COMBINED SEWER - A sewer intended to function simultaneously as a storm sewer and a
sanitary sewer.
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID - A liquid that has a flash point not less than 37.8 degrees Celsius and
not greater than 93.3 degrees Celsius.2
COMPOSITE SAMPLE - A volume of sewage, storm water, uncontaminated water or effluent
made up of three or more grab samples that have been combined automatically or manually and
taken at intervals during the sampling periods.
CONNECTION or DRAIN - That part or those parts of any pipe, channel or conduit or system of
pipes, channels or conduits, including any appurtenances, leading directly to sewage
works.3[Amended 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
DENTAL AMALGAM - A dental filling material consisting of an amalgam of mercury, silver
and other materials such as copper, tin or zinc. [Added 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-2005]
DENTAL AMALGAM SEPARATOR - Any technology, or combination of technologies,
designed to separate dental amalgam particles from dental operation wastewater. [Added 2005-
10-28 by By-law 867-2005]
DOUBLE MUNICIPAL SEWER CONNECTION - A municipal sewer connection providing
service to two or more premises.
2 Editor's Note: The definition of "Commissioner," which previously followed this definition, amended October 28, 2005 by By-law 867-
2005, was repealed June 22, 2007 by By-law 704-2007. In addition, By-law 704-2007 amended this article to change "Commissioner" to
"General Manager."
3 Editor's Note: The definition of "cooling water," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed July 8, 2010 by By-law 868-
2010.
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FOUNDATION DRAIN - a perforated pipe installed beneath the foundation of a building or
structure for the purpose of collecting flows from groundwater infiltration and conveying the
flows to a sump pump for disposal on the surface of the ground or to a private service connection
or drainage system for disposal in a municipal sewer. [Added 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
FUELS - Alcohol, gasoline, naphtha, diesel fuel, fuel oil or any other ignitable substance
intended for use as a fuel.
GENERAL MANAGER - The person appointed by the City from time to time as General
Manager of Toronto Water or the successors to that position and includes that person's
designate(s) or any person(s) duly authorized to act in that person's place. [Added 2005-10-28
by By-law 867-2005; amended 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
GRAB SAMPLE - A minimum volume of sewage, storm water, uncontaminated water or
effluent suitable for analytical testing which is collected over a period not exceeding 15 minutes.
[Amended 2009-03-31 by By-law 358-2009]
GROUNDWATER - Water below the surface of the ground that occupies a zone of the earth's
mantle that is saturated with water. [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
HAULED SEWAGE - Waste removed from a sewage system, including a cesspool, a septic tank
system, a privy vault or privy pit, a chemical toilet, a portable toilet or a sewage holding tank.
HAULED WASTE - Any industrial waste which is transported to and deposited into any
location in the sewage works, excluding hauled sewage.
HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL WASTE - Hazardous industrial waste within the meaning of
O.Reg. 347, as amended from time to time, made under the Environmental Protection Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19 (EPA).
HAZARDOUS WASTE CHEMICALS - Hazardous waste chemicals within the meaning of
O. Reg. 347, as amended from time to time, made under the Environmental Protection Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19 (EPA).
IGNITABLE WASTE - A substance that:
A.
Is a liquid, other than an aqueous solution containing less than 24 percent alcohol by
volume and has a flash point less than 93 degrees Celsius, as determined by the Tag
Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-56-97a), the Setaflash Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-3828-
97 or ASTM D-3278-96e1), the Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-93-97), or
as determined by an equivalent test method;
B.
Is a solid and is capable, under standard temperature and pressure, of causing fire through
friction, absorption of moisture or spontaneous chemical changes and, when ignited,
burns so vigorously and persistently that it creates a danger;
C.
Is an ignitable compressed gas (Class 2, Division D) as defined in the regulations under
the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, S.C. 1992, as amended; or
D.
Is an oxidizing substance (Class 5, Divisions 1 and 2) as defined in the regulations under
the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, S.C. 1992, as amended.
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INDUSTRIAL - Of or pertaining to manufacturing, commerce, trade, business, non-profit, or
institutions as distinguished from domestic or residential. [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-law
100-2016]
INDUSTRY - Any owner or operator of premises which carry on operations or activities of an
industrial, commercial, non-profit or institutional nature or purpose and from which there is a
discharge of any matter directly or indirectly into a City sanitary sewer, combined sewer or storm
sewer. [Amended 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
INSPECTOR - A person authorized by the City to carry out observations and inspections and
take samples as prescribed by this article. [Added 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-2005]
INTERCEPTOR - A receptacle that is designed and installed to prevent oil, grease, sand or other
materials from passing into a drainage system. [Added 2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008]
MAINTENANCE ACCESS HOLE - An access point in a private sewer connection to allow for
observation, sampling and flow measurement of the sewage, uncontaminated water or storm
water therein.
MATTER - Includes any solid, liquid or gas.
MUNICIPAL SEWER CONNECTION - That part of any drain leading from the private sewer
connection and connected to the municipal sewer and located within the limits of the public road
allowance, or other public lands or public land interests held for sewerage purposes.
NAICS - North American Industrial Classification System. [Added 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-
2016]
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER - Water which is used to reduce temperature for the
purpose of cooling and which does not come into direct contact with any raw material,
intermediate product other than heat, or finished product. [Added 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-
2002]
OCCUPIER or OCCUPANT - includes: [Added 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
A.
A person residing at the property; or
B.
A person entitled to the possession of the property if there is no other person residing on
or in the property; or
C.
A tenant or leaseholder of the property or a part of the property;
Where any of the above persons is a corporation, it shall also include the officers,
directors and shareholders of that corporation.
OWNER - A person who has a right, title, estate, or interest in a property, other than that of only
an occupant and, where that person is a corporation, shall include the officers, directors and
shareholders of that corporation, and shall include any person with authority or power over or
control over that property on the behalf of an owner. [Added 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
PATHOLOGICAL WASTE - Pathological waste within the meaning of O. Reg. 347, as
amended from time to time, made under the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19
(EPA).
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PCBs - Any monochlorinated or polychlorinated biphenyl or any mixture of them or mixture that
contains one or more of them.
PERSON - A natural person, an association, a partnership or a corporation, municipality and the
heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives of a person to whom the context
can apply according to law. [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
PESTICIDE - A pesticide regulated under the Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11 (PA).
POLLUTION PREVENTION - 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 or PLAN - A detailed six-year plan that identifies
operations or activities of an owner or operator of commercial, institutional or industrial
premises identifying specific pollution prevention methods, as described in § 681-5 of this
article.4
PRIVATE SEWER CONNECTION - That part of any drain or system of drains, including
drains or subsurface drainage pipe for surface or subsurface drainage of the land in or adjacent to
a building, lying within the limits of the private lands and leading to a municipal sewer
connection.
PRIVATE WATER - Water originating from: [Added 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
A.
Storm water and/or groundwater accumulating or collected on private lands; or
B.
A private drainage or waterworks system; or
C.
A well or any other subsurface extraction of groundwater; or
D.
A permanent or temporary wastewater pond, water retention site or other area or site of
surface water collection, whether natural or man-made, created, used or caused by or for
renovation, repair, maintenance, demolition, construction-related or land development
activity or activities; or
E.
A tank, tanker truck, vessel, or other means of water storage and not supplied by the City;
or
F.
The permanent or temporary alteration of a natural or pre-existing drainage pattern; or
G.
Any combination of the above-noted activities, where the water from such activity would
be discharged directly or indirectly to a municipal storm sewer or municipal sewer
connection thereto and such activity is related to renovation, repair, maintenance,
demolition construction or land development activity or activities at a property.
PRIVATE WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM - A subsurface drainage system which may consist
of but is not limited to weeping tile(s), foundation drain(s), private water collection sump(s),
private water pump or any combination thereof for the disposal of private water on the surface of
the ground or to a private sewer connection or drainage system for disposal in a municipal sewer.
[Added 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
4 Editor's Note: By-law 1718-2013 deleted the definition for "Pollution Prevention Plan Summary or Plan Summary".
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REACTIVE WASTE - A substance that:
A.
Is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent changes without detonating;
B.
Reacts violently with water;
C.
Forms potentially explosive mixtures with water;
D.
When mixed with water, generates toxic gases, vapours or fumes in a quantity sufficient
to present danger to human health or the environment;
E.
Is a cyanide or sulphide bearing waste which, when exposed to pH conditions between
2 and 12.5, can generate toxic gases, vapours or fumes in a quantity sufficient to present
danger to human health or the environment;
F.
Is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is subjected to a strong initiating
source or if heated under confinement;
G.
Is readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or reaction at standard
temperature and pressure; or
H.
Is an explosive (Class 1) as defined in the regulations under the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, S.C. 1992, as amended.
SANITARY SEWER - A sewer for the collection and transmission of domestic or industrial
sewage or any combination thereof.
SEVERELY TOXIC WASTE - Waste containing any contaminant listed in Schedule 3 of
O. Reg. 347, as amended from time to time, made under the Environmental Protection Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19 (EPA).
SEWAGE - Any liquid waste containing animal, vegetable, mineral or chemical matter in
solution or in suspension but does not include storm water or uncontaminated water.
SEWAGE WORKS - Any works for the collection, transmission, treatment and disposal of
sewage, storm water or uncontaminated water, including a combined sewer, sanitary sewer or
storm sewer, or any part of such works, but does not include plumbing or other works to which
the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23, applies.
SEWER - A pipe, conduit, drain, open channel or ditch for the collection and transmission of
sewage, storm water or uncontaminated water, or any combination thereof. [Amended 2000-10-
05 by By-law 869-2000]
SPILL - A direct or indirect discharge into the municipal sewage works which is abnormal in
quantity or quality in light of all the circumstances of the discharge. [Amended 2016-02-04 by
By-law 100-2016]
STANDARD METHODS - A procedure or method set out in Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater published jointly by the American Public Health
Association, American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation, latest
edition.
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STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS - City of Toronto's standard construction specifications
and drawings for sewers and watermains as prescribed by the General Manager, and amended
from time to time. [Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
STORM SEWER - A sewer for the collection and transmission of uncontaminated water, storm
water, drainage from land or from a watercourse or any combination thereof.
STORM WATER - Water from rainfall, other natural precipitation or the melting of snow or ice
or a combination of the foregoing. [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
SUBJECT POLLUTANT - The element, material or compound listed in § 681-5L as Table 3 to
this chapter. [Amended 2013-12-18 by By-law 1718-2013; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
SUBJECT SECTOR - Any class of business or activity designated in Appendix 1 to this article,
at the end of this chapter. [Amended 2013-12-18 by By-law 1718-2013]
SUBJECT SECTOR INDUSTRY - Any industry which carries out an activity listed in
Appendix 1 to this article, at the end of this chapter, at its premises or at any of its premises, even
if the activity is not a primary activity of the industry at any premises.
SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE PIPE - A pipe that is installed underground to intercept and
convey subsurface water, and includes foundation drain pipes.
SURFACE WATER - Water originating from the release of water vapour from the atmosphere
that falls upon and spreads or flows across the land's surface. [Added 2016-02-04 by By-law
100-2016]
TOTAL PAHs - The calculated total of all the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons listed under
Canada Ontario Agreement Tier I and II Substances Lists, i.e., anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene,
benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(e)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(j)fluoranthene,
benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, chrysene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene,
dibenzo(a,i)pyrene, dibenzo(a,j)acridine, 7Hdibenzo(c,g)carbazole, dinitropyrene, fluoranthene,
indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene, perylene, phenanthrene, and pyrene. [Amended 2010-07-08 by By-law
868-2010]
UNCONTAMINATED WATER - Water with a level of quality which is typical of potable water
normally supplied by the City or whose quality does not exceed the values in Table 2 - Limits
for Storm Sewer Discharge of this article, in § 681-4. [Amended 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-
2010]
WASTE DISPOSAL SITE LEACHATE - The liquid containing dissolved or suspended
contaminants which emanates from waste and is produced by water percolating through waste or
by liquid in waste.
WASTE RADIOACTIVE PRESCRIBED SUBSTANCES - Uranium, thorium, plutonium,
neptunium, deuterium, their respective derivatives and compounds and such other substances as
the Atomic Energy Control Board may by regulation designate as being capable of releasing
atomic energy or as being requisite for the production, use or application of atomic energy.
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WASTEWATER - Any liquid waste containing animal, vegetable, mineral or chemical matter in
solution or in suspension but does not include storm water or uncontaminated water. [Added
2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
WATERCOURSE - An open channel, ditch or depression, either natural or artificial, in which
flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
WEEPING TILE - A perforated pipe installed along the perimeter of a building or structure for
the purpose of collecting flows from groundwater and/or surface water infiltration and conveying
the flows to a sump pump for disposal on the surface of the ground or to a private service
connection or drainage system for disposal in a municipal sewer. [Added 2016-02-04 by By-law
100-2016]
XYLENES - The total calculated sum of meta- and para xylene and ortho xylene. [Added 2010-
07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
Any reference to any act, statute, regulation, by-law, rule, standard, specification, policy or to a
provision thereof shall be deemed to include a reference to any act, statute, regulation, by-law,
rule, standard, specification, policy or provision enacted in substitution or amendment thereof.
[Added 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
§ 681-1.1. Administration.
[Added 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; amended 2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008; 2013-12-
18 by By-law 1696-2013; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
A.
The administration of this chapter shall be under the jurisdiction of the General Manager.
B.
The General Manager shall be authorized to prescribe any City form under this chapter
and to amend or revise such forms from time to time.
C.
The General Manager shall be authorized to prescribe the form of any agreement or
permit required or permitted under Chapter 681 and to amend or revise such agreements
or permit, from time to time, provided that the agreement or permit, amendment(s) or
revision(s), as the case may be, are in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
D.
The General Manager shall be authorized to enter into and execute any agreements or
permits required under this chapter on behalf of the City.
E.
The General Manager shall be authorized to amend or revise City standards and
specifications, Environmental Code of Practices and Best Management Practices relating
to this chapter as may be required from time to time.
§ 681-2. Sanitary and combined sewer requirements.
A.
No person shall discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or cause or permit the
discharge or deposit of sewage into a sanitary sewer, combined sewer, municipal or
private sewer connection to any sanitary sewer or combined sewer in circumstances
where:
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(1)
To do so may cause or result in:
(a)
A health or safety hazard to a person authorized by the General Manager
to inspect, operate, maintain, repair or otherwise work on a sewage works;
[Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
(b)
An offence under the Ontario Water Resources Act or the Environmental
Protection Act, as amended from time to time, or any regulation made
thereunder from time to time;
(c)
Biosolids from the municipal sewage works to no longer meet the
objectives and criteria as listed in the Nutrient Management Act, 2002,
Ontario Regulation 267/03, as amended from time to time; [Amended
2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(d)
Interference with the operation or maintenance of a sewage works, or
which may impair or interfere with any sewage treatment process;
(e)
A hazard to any person, animal, property or vegetation;
(f)
An offensive odour to emanate from sewage works, and without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, sewage containing hydrogen sulphide,
carbon disulphide, other reduced sulphur compounds, amines or ammonia
in such quantity as may cause an offensive odour;
(g)
Damage to sewage works;
(h)
An obstruction or restriction to the flow in sewage works.
(2)
The sewage has one or more of the following characteristics:
(a)
(Reserved5)
(b)
Two or more separate liquid layers; or
(c)
(Reserved)
(3)
The sewage contains:
(a)
Acute hazardous waste chemicals;
(b)
Combustible liquid;
(b.1)
Biomedical waste, except where: [Added 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-
2005]
[1]
The biomedical waste has been discharged in accordance with the
Ontario Ministry of the Environment Guideline C-4 entitled "The
Management of Biomedical Waste in Ontario" dated April 1994,
as amended; and
5 Editor's Note: By-law 100-2016 deleted §§ 681-2A(2)(a) and (c).
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[2]
Any human blood and body fluids known to contain viruses and
agents in listed "Risk Group 4" as defined in "Laboratory Biosafety
Guidelines" published by Health and Welfare Canada, dated 1996,
as amended, are decontaminated prior to discharge.
(c)
Dyes or colouring materials which may or could pass through a sewage
works and discolour the sewage works effluent;
(d)
Fuel;
(e)
Hauled sewage, except where: [Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-
2007; 2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008]
[1]
The carrier enters into a hauled sewage discharge agreement with
the City; and
[2]
The carrier of the hauled sewage operating as a waste management
system has a certificate of approval or provisional certificate of
approval issued under the Environmental Protection Act or is
exempt, under the Environmental Protection Act, from the
requirement to have a certificate or provisional certificate of
approval; and
[3]
The carrier meets all terms and conditions for the discharge of the
hauled sewage that are or may be set from time to time by the
General Manager or the City; and
[4]
The discharge is in accordance with the hauled sewage discharge
agreement and the requirements of § 681-6.
(f)
Hauled waste, except where:
[1]
The carrier of the hauled waste operating as a waste management
system has a certificate of approval or provisional certificate of
approval issued under the Environmental Protection Act or is
exempt from the requirement to have a certificate or provisional
certificate of approval;
[2]
A copy of the most recent certificate or provisional certificate and
any amendment of approval is provided to the General Manager;
[Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
[3]
Hauled waste meets the conditions set out in Clauses 23(3)(c) and
25(5)(b) of O. Reg. 347, R.R.O. 1990, as amended from time to
time; and
[4]
The carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or may be set
from time to time with respect to the haulage of waste by the City.
(g)
Ignitable waste.
(h)
Hazardous industrial waste.
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(i)
Hazardous waste chemicals.
(j)
Pathological waste.
(k)
PCBs, except where: [Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2016-
02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
[1]
The person has a valid Certificate of Approval or a valid
Environmental Compliance Approval for a mobile site or PCB
mobile waste disposal system issued under the Environmental
Protection Act (EPA) that has been complied with or, where the
person is claiming exemption under a regulation, the person has
demonstrated to the General Manager that the conditions of the
exemption are met;
[2]
A copy of the most recent valid certificate or provisional certificate
or valid Environmental Compliance Approval and any amendment
is provided to the General Manager; and
[3]
The person has written approval from the General Manager that the
person has met a condition for an exemption under the regulations
in relation to their discharge of PCBs to the sewage works.
(l)
Pesticides, except for those used by the City of Toronto for the following
purposes: [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
[1]
Health and safety; or
[2]
Protection of the natural environment; or
[3]
Other uses in compliance with the Ontario Ministry of the
Environment and Climate Change legislation.
(m)
Reactive waste.
(n)
Severely toxic waste.
(o)
Waste radioactive prescribed substances, except where:
[1]
The waste radioactive prescribed substances are being discharged
under a valid and current licence issued by the Atomic Energy
Control Board or its successor; and
[2]
A copy of the licence has been provided to the General Manager.
[Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
(p)
Waste disposal site leachate, except where: [Amended 2007-06-22 by By-
law 704-2007]
[1]
The person has prior written approval from the General Manager
which permits the discharge or deposit of the waste disposal site
leachate to the sewage works, in accordance with guidelines
adopted by the City from time to time; and
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[2]
In the case where a certificate of approval or order has been issued
which includes a provision for the disposal of waste disposal site
leachate to sewage works, a copy of the certificate of approval or
order is provided to the General Manager or, where the person is
claiming an exemption, the person has received written notice from
the General Manager that the conditions of the exemption are
being met.
(q)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size to be capable of
causing obstruction to the flow in a sewer, including but not limited to
ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, soil, straw, shaving, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, animal parts or tissues,
and paunch manure. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law 869-2000]
(4)
The sewage contains a concentration in excess of any one or more of the limits in
Table 1 entitled Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge, unless:
[Amended 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-2005; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(a)
The discharge is expressly authorized in a Best Management Practices
(BMP) Plan approved by Council or the General Manager and the
discharge is in accordance with such plan; or
(b)
The discharge is in accordance with a valid discharge agreement or permit
or compliance agreement entered into in accordance with § 681-6; or
(c)
The person has demonstrated to the General Manager that one or more of
the parameter limits contained in Table 1 cannot be met as a result of
water conservation measures and the General Manager has exercised
discretion to impose mass loading limits in addition to or in place of
concentration-based limits.
(5)
The City may, from time to time, adopt a BMP plan or plans with respect to any
class or classes of industrial sector, and to impose conditions and requirements
specific to any such industrial sector that may vary between sectors in any way
that the City determines to be appropriate. [Added 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-
2005]
B.
The discharge of non-contact cooling water or uncontaminated water to a sanitary sewer
or combined sewer from any new residential properties is prohibited. The discharge of
non-contact cooling water or uncontaminated water to a sanitary or combined sewer from
industrial, commercial or institutional properties is permissible where: [Amended 2002-
10-31 by By-law 855-2002]
(1)
In the case of a proposed building, no storm sewer exists adjacent to the building;
or
(2)
In the case of an existing building, no storm connection exists to the building.
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C.
Discharge of private water. [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(1)
The discharge of private water, directly or indirectly to a municipal sanitary sewer
or combined sewer is prohibited, unless:
(a)
The discharge is in accordance with a sanitary discharge agreement or
permit entered into in accordance with § 681-6 which is in good standing;
provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to rainwater used
for washroom facilities; and
(b)
The discharge either:
[1]
does not exceed any of the limits set out under Table 1 of § 681-2,
with respect to biochemical oxygen demand, phenolics (4AAP),
total kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), total phosphorus or total suspended
solids; or
[2]
does exceed a limit set out under Table 1 of § 681-2 with respect to
any of biochemical oxygen demand, phenolics (4AAP), total
kjeldahl nitrogen, total phosphorus or total suspended solids but
the discharge is in accordance with an industrial waste surcharge
agreement or permit entered into in accordance with § 681-6 and
the discharger is in good standing under that agreement or permit.
(2)
The concentration limits set out in Table 1 in § 681-2 do not apply where:
(a)
A higher concentration of discharge is otherwise permitted under an
industrial waste surcharge agreement or permit; and
(b)
The industrial waste surcharge agreement or permit under § 681-2C(a) is
in good standing, including without limitation the following:
[1]
The concentration limits permitted under the industrial waste
surcharge agreement or permit issued under § 681-6 have been
complied with; and
[2]
No fee, charge or cost, or part thereof, payable to the City under an
industrial waste surcharge agreement or permit remains unpaid 30
days from the date of issuance of the invoice for same.
(3)
For the purposes of § 681-2C, "in good standing" means that the discharger has
strictly complied with the terms of the agreement or permit and the General
Manager has not issued a notice of default or an order to comply under this
Chapter or the applicable agreement or permit to the discharger.
Table 1 - Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge
[Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010; 2016-02-
04 by By-law 100-2016]
Parameter
Limit
Unit
Parameter
Limit Unit
pH
>6.0 to < 11.5 SU
1,1,2,2- tetrachloroethane
1.4
mg/L3
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Parameter
Limit
Unit
Parameter
Limit Unit
Temperature
< 60
Degrees
Celsius
1,2-dichlorobenzene
0.05
mg/L3
Biochemical oxygen
demand
300
mg/L3 1,4-dichlorobenzene
0.08
mg/L3
Cyanide (total)
2
mg/L3 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine
0.002 mg/L3
Fluoride
10
mg/L3 Benzene
0.01
mg/L3
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
100
mg/L3 Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.012 mg/L3
Oil and grease - animal
and vegetable (non-
mineral)1
150
mg/L3 Chloroform
0.04
mg/L3
Oil and grease - mineral
and synthetic
15
mg/L3 Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene
4
mg/L3
Phenolics (4AAP)
1.0
mg/L3 Di-n-butyl phthalate
0.08
mg/L3
Phosphorus (total)
10
mg/L3 Ethyl benzene
0.16
mg/L3
Suspended solids (total)
350
mg/L3 Methylene chloride
2
mg/L3
Aluminum (total)
50
mg/L3 Nonylphenols
0.02
mg/L3
Antimony (total)
5
mg/L3 Nonylphenol ethoxylates2
0.2
mg/L3
Arsenic (total)
1
mg/L3 PCBs
0.001 mg/L3
Cadmium (total)
0.7
mg/L3 Pentachlorophenol
0.005 mg/L3
Chromium (hexavalent)
2
mg/L3 Tetrachloroethylene
1
mg/L3
Chromium (total)
4
mg/L3 Toluene
0.016 mg/L3
Cobalt (total)
5
mg/L3 Total PAHs2
0.005 mg/L3
Copper (total)
2
mg/L3 Trans-1,3-
dichloropropylene
0.14
mg/L3
Lead (total)
1
mg/L3 Trichloroethylene
0.4
mg/L3
Manganese (total)
5
mg/L3 Xylenes (total)2
1.4
mg/L3
Mercury (total)
0.01
mg/L3
Molybdenum (total)
5
mg/L3
Nickel (total)
2
mg/L3
Selenium (total)
1
mg/L3
Silver (total)
5
mg/L3
Tin (total)
5
mg/L3
Titanium (total)
5
mg/L3
Zinc (total)
2
mg/L3
Footnote 1: The noted parameter is calculated.
Footnote 2: The noted parameters have calculated totals.
Footnote 3: mg/L is expressed in milligrams per litre.
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§ 681-3. Prohibition of dilution.
[Amended 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
No person shall discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or
deposit of sewage directly or indirectly into a sanitary sewer, combined sewer, storm sewer,
municipal or private sewer connection to any sanitary sewer, combined sewer or storm sewer in
circumstances where water or any chemical, agent or additive has been added to the discharge or
deposit for the purposes of dilution to achieve compliance with §§ 681-2 or 681-4 or the
consequences of which is dilution, to achieve or result in compliance with §§ 681-2 or 681-4.
§ 681-4. Storm sewer requirements.
No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit of matter of any
type into a storm sewer, watercourse, municipal or private sewer connection to any storm sewer
which may or could:
A.
Interfere with proper operation of a storm sewer.
B.
Obstruct or restrict a storm sewer or the flow therein.
C.
Damage a storm sewer.
D.
Result in any hazard or other adverse impact to any person, animal, property or
vegetation.
E.
Contravene or result in the contravention of a certificate of approval or provisional
certificate of approval issued under the Ontario Water Resources Act or the
Environmental Protection Act (Ontario) with respect to the storm sewer, its discharge, or
both the sewer and its discharge. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law 869-2000]
F.
Have one or more of the following characteristics:
(1)
Visible film, sheen or discolouration.
(2)
Two or more separate layers6.
G.
Contain one or more of the following:
(1)
Acute hazardous waste chemicals.
(2)
Blowdown water.
(3)
Combustible liquids.
(4)
Floating debris.
(5)
Fuel.
(6)
Hauled sewage.
6 Editor's Note: By-law 100-2016 deleted §§ 681-4F(3) and (4).
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(7)
Hauled waste.
(8)
Hazardous industrial waste.
(9)
Hazardous waste chemicals.
(10)
Ignitable waste.
(11)
Pathological waste.
(12)
PCBs, except where approved by an Ontario Provincial Ministry as part of a legal
instrument, such as a valid Environmental Compliance Approval, a valid
Certificate of Approval or order, and that legal instrument has been complied
with. [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(13)
Pesticides, except for those used by the City of Toronto for the following
purposes: [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(a)
health and safety; or
(b)
protection of the natural environment; or
(c)
other uses in compliance with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment
and Climate Change legislation.
(14)
Reactive waste.
(15)
Severely toxic waste.
(16)
Sewage.
(17)
Waste radioactive prescribed substances.
(18)
Waste disposal site leachate.
(19)
A substance from raw materials, intermediate or final product, used or produced
in, through or from an industrial process.
(20)
A substance used in the operation or maintenance of an industrial site.
H.
Contain E. coli colonies in excess of 200 per 100 mL.
I.
Contain contaminants from raw materials, intermediate or final products or wastewater
from an industrial operation.
J.
Contain a concentration in excess of any one or more of the limits in Table 2 of this
chapter entitled "Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge." [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-law
100-2016]
Table 2 - Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge
[Amended 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
Parameter
Limit
Unit
Parameter
Limit
Unit
pH
>6.0 to <9.5 SU
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 0.017
mg/L5
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Parameter
Limit
Unit
Parameter
Limit
Unit
Temperature
< 40
Degrees
Celsius
1,2-dichlorobenzene
0.0056 mg/L5
Biochemical oxygen demand 15
mg/L5 1,4-dichlorobenzene
0.0068 mg/L5
Cyanide (total)
0.02
mg/L5 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine
0.0008 mg/L5
Phenolics (4AAP)
0.008
mg/L5 Benzene
0.002
mg/L5
Phosphorus (total)
0.4
mg/L5 Bis (2-ethylhexyl)
phthalate
0.0088 mg/L5
Suspended solids (total)
15
mg/L5 Chloroform
0.002
mg/L5
Arsenic (total)
0.02
mg/L5 Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene 0.0056 mg/L5
Cadmium (total)
0.008
mg/L5 Di-n-butyl phthalate
0.015
mg/L5
Chromium (total)
0.08
mg/L5 Ethyl benzene
0.002
mg/L5
Chromium (hexavalent)
0.04
mg/L5 Methylene chloride
0.0052 mg/L5
Copper (total)
0.04
mg/L5 Nonylphenols
0.001
mg/L5
Lead (total)
0.12
mg/L5 Nonylphenol
ethoxylates4
0.01
mg/L5
Manganese (total)
0.05
mg/L5 PCBs
0.0004 mg/L5
Mercury (total)
0.0004
mg/L5 Pentachlorophenol
0.002
mg/L5
Nickel (total)
0.08
mg/L5 Tetrachloroethylene
0.0044 mg/L5
Selenium (total)
0.02
mg/L5 Toluene
0.002
mg/L5
Silver (total)
0.12
mg/L5 Total PAHs4
0.002
mg/L5
Zinc (total)
0.04
mg/L5 Trans-1,3-
dichloropropylene
0.0056 mg/L5
Trichloroethylene
0.0076 mg/L5
Xylenes (total)4
0.0044 mg/L5
Footnote 4: The noted parameters are calculated totals.
Footnote 5: mg/L is expressed in milligrams per litre.
K.
Contain private water, except where, and only to the extent that: [Added 2013-12-18 by
By-law 1696-2013; amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(1)
The person discharging has satisfied the General Manager, prior to discharging,
that all other requirements of § 681-4 have been met; and
(2)
The General Manager has provided prior written approval by way of a discharge
agreement or permit being entered into in accordance with § 681-6 on such terms
and conditions as the General Manager deems appropriate to protect the City, the
municipal sewage works, other City infrastructure and the natural environment
including but not limited to those requirements in § 681-6.
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§ 681-5. Pollution prevention planning.
[Amended 2013-12-18 by By-law 1718-2013; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
A.
Every subject sector industry and every industry which discharges any amount of a
subject pollutant must submit their first plan to the General Manager with respect to the
premises from which the discharge occurs within one year of commencing operations.
B.
(1)
Every subject sector industry and every industry which discharges any amount of
a subject pollutant shall prepare a new plan and submit it to the General Manager
with respect to the premises from which the discharge occurs, every six years,
unless such industry continually meets the requirements of and is participating in
a Best Management Practices Plan approved by Council.
(2)
Notwithstanding Subsection B(1), after submission of the first plan, a subsequent
new plan shall not be required where the discharger:
(a)
Continually is participating in and is in full compliance with a Best
Management Practices Plan approved by Council or the General Manager;
or
(b)
Is classified as offices of dentists under the NAICS.
C.
Form of plan.
(1)
The plan shall be in the form designated by the City for that purpose from time to
time.
(2)
In addition to any other matter or requirement designated by the City, and
notwithstanding Subsection C(3), each plan shall include the following:
(a)
A description of the processes at the premises which use or produce
subject pollutants.
(b)
A description of those processes at the premises which are to be the
subject of pollution prevention planning.
(c)
A list of the subject pollutants present at the premises at any stage of the
operations of the premises.
(d)
A description setting out the types, quantities and concentrations of all
subject pollutants discharged, directly or indirectly, to a sewer.
(e)
A description of current waste reduction, recycling, waste treatment and
pollution prevention activities with respect to sewer discharges at the
premises.
(f)
A description of pollution prevention options for subject pollutants and
sewer discharge and an evaluation of those options.
(g)
A list of possible three- and six-year targets to reduce or eliminate the
discharge of subject pollutants to the City's sewers.
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(h)
A declaration from an authorized person that the content of the plan is, to
the best of that person's knowledge, true, accurate and complete.
(3)
The City may designate a different form for the plan with respect to any class of
industrial, commercial or institutional premises, or with respect to any class of
industry.
D.
All plans must meet the requirements of this article as determined by the General
Manager to be approved.
E.
Unless the General Manager has advised an industry that its plan is not approved within
90 days of the date of the General Manager's receipt of such plan, the plan shall be
deemed to have been approved by the General Manager.
F.
Where an industry receives notice from the General Manager that its plan has not been
approved, the industry shall have 90 days to amend and re-submit its plan to the General
Manager for approval in accordance with this chapter.
G.
In the event that a plan re-submitted to the General Manager in accordance with
Subsection F continues to fail to comply with the requirements of this Section, the
General Manager shall so notify the industry, and the industry shall be in contravention
of this Section and remain in contravention until such time as a plan acceptable to the
General Manager has been received from the discharger.
H.
Every subject sector industry and every industry discharging a subject pollutant shall
submit a plan update incorporating the items set out in § 681-5C(2) for the approval of
the General Manager by the end of the third year from the date which the plan was
required to be submitted. Such plan update shall, in addition to the requirements
otherwise set out in this article, detail and evaluate the progress of the industry to
accomplish the objectives set out in its plan and the industry's ability to accomplish those
pollution prevention objectives.
I.
An industry or subject sector industry which discharges a subject pollutant not contained
in its approved plan shall update its plan within 90 days of the discharge of the additional
subject pollutant to include it unless expressly provided otherwise in this section. This
shall not affect the timelines for submitting a plan under § 681-5A and B.
J.7
(a)
Every owner or operator of a premises, from which dental amalgam may be
discharged and directly or indirectly enter a municipal sewer connection or
municipal sewer, shall submit to the General Manager their first plan, which shall
include proof of the most recent maintenance of the amalgam separator in the
form of an invoice detailing such service.
(b)
Proof of compliance with the manufacturer's recommended maintenance schedule
or the dental office maintenance schedule, whichever is performed more
frequently, shall be submitted to the General Manager no later than one month
after every maintenance on the amalgam separator is performed.
7 Editor's Note: By-law 100-2016 enacted amendments to § 681-5J which came into effect May 31, 2016.
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(c)
A new plan for an owner or operator of a premises, from which dental amalgam
may be discharged and directly or indirectly enter a municipal sewer connection
or municipal sewer, shall be submitted to the General Manager only when there is
a change in:
(1)
Ownership; or
(2)
Address; or
(3)
Dental practice; or
(4)
The number of patient chairs; or
(5)
The brand of the amalgam separator; or
(6)
Third party maintenance of the amalgam separator.
K.
A copy of the plan shall be kept at all times at the premises in respect to which it was
prepared and shall be available for inspection by the General Manager at any time.
L.
Table 3 - Subject Pollutants for Pollution Prevention Reporting [Added 2016-02-04 by
By-law 100-2016]
Parameter
Parameter
Arsenic (total)
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
Cadmium (total)
1,2-dichlorobenzene
Chromium (hexavalent)
1,4-dichlorobenzene
Chromium (total)
3,3'-dichlorobenzidine
Cobalt (total)
Benzene
Copper (total)
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Lead (total)
Chloroform
Mercury (total)
Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene
Molybdenum (total)
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Nickel (total)
Ethyl benzene
Selenium (total)
Methylene chloride
Zinc (total)
Nonylphenols
Nonylphenol ethoxylates
PCBs
Pentachlorophenol
Tetrachloroethylene
Toluene
Total PAHs
Trans-1,3-dichloropropylene
Trichloroethylene
Xylenes (total)
§ 681-6. Agreements.
A.
A person may discharge or deposit sewage into or in any connection to a sanitary or
combined sewer, otherwise prohibited by this article, where authorized, and only to the
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extent of such authorization, by: [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2008-06-
24 by By-law 577-2008]
(1)
An industrial waste surcharge agreement, subject to Subsection B(1), including
conditions for payment of additional costs of operation, repair and maintenance of
the sewage works, restrictions on the discharge, and such other terms and
conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the General Manager; or
(2)
A sanitary discharge agreement, subject to Subsection B(2), including conditions
for payment for water pollution control treatment purposes that otherwise would
have been obtained from a surcharge on the water had it been supplied by the
City, restrictions on the discharge, and such other terms and conditions as may be
deemed appropriate by the General Manager; or
(3)
A hauled sewage discharge agreement, subject to Subsection B(3), including
conditions for payment, restrictions on the discharge, and such other terms and
conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the General Manager; and
(4)
The industrial waste surcharge rate, the sanitary discharge rate, and the hauled
sewage discharge rate will be reviewed and adjusted accordingly from time to
time as determined by the City.
(5)
(a)
Where, under a proposed industrial waste surcharge agreement, the
anticipated total fee for a one year or lesser term would be $500 or less
calculated in accordance with the rate set out in Chapter 441, Fees and
Charges, Appendix D - Schedule 3, Wastewater Services, the General
Manager may authorize a discharge or deposit of sewage in accordance
with this section by way of an industrial waste surcharge permit in the
place of an agreement. [Added 2009-03-31 by By-law 358-2009;
amended 2009-12-04 by By-law 1206-20098; 2011-02-24 by By-law
335-20119; 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
(b)
Where, under a proposed sanitary discharge agreement, the anticipated
total fee for a one year or lesser term would be $20,000 or less calculated
in accordance with the rate set out in Chapter 441, Fees and Charges,
Appendix D - Schedule 3, Wastewater Services, the General Manager may
authorize a discharge or deposit of sewage in accordance with this section
by way of a sanitary discharge permit in the place of an agreement.
[Added 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
(6)
Where a permit is issued by the General Manager in the place of an agreement
under § 681-6, all requirements and restrictions set out in § 681-6 applicable to an
agreement shall apply to the permit and the General Manager may impose such
other terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate. [Added 2009-03-31 by
By-law 358-2009]
8 Editor's Note: By-law 1206-2009 came into force April 1, 2009.
9 Editor's Note: By-law 335-2011 came into force March 1, 2011.
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(7)
In the case of an industrial waste surcharge agreement or permit or sanitary
discharge agreement or permit, the minimum amount payable under such
agreement or permit for the initial term of the agreement or permit, and upon any
and each extension or renewal, if any, of such term by the General Manager, shall
be as set out in Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix D - Schedule 3,
Wastewater Services. [Added 2009-03-31 by By-law 358-2009; amended 2009-
12-04 by By-law 1206-200910; amended 2011-02-24 by By-law 335-201111]
(8)
Subject to Section 681-6A(7), the industrial waste surcharge fee in an industrial
waste surcharge agreement shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set
out in Table 4 below [Added 2019-03-28 by By-law 515-201912]:
Table 4 - Surcharge Fee Calculation Formula
The formula is based on the cost to treat a unit (kg) of the surchargeable
parameters and is applied to additional units (kg) of all parameters discharged
above the applicable Chapter 681 parameter limits allowing full cost recovery for
the wastewater treatment services provided by the City. However, the surcharge
fees for any additional parameters beyond the parameter that exceeds the
applicable Chapter 681 parameter limit the most shall be phased in over a six year
period using an annual adjustment factor as set out herein. Subject to
Section 681-6A(7), the total industrial waste surcharge fee payable
(SurchargeTOTAL) shall be calculated as follows:
1.
From April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
SurchargeTOTAL = SurchargeHE + [(SurchargeF - SurchargeHE) x 0.16]
2.
From April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021
SurchargeTOTAL = SurchargeHE + [(SurchargeF - SurchargeHE) x 0.30]
3.
From April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022
SurchargeTOTAL = SurchargeHE + [(SurchargeF - SurchargeHE) x 0.44]
4.
From April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023
SurchargeTOTAL = SurchargeHE + [(SurchargeF - SurchargeHE) x 0.58]
5.
From April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024
SurchargeTOTAL = SurchargeHE + [(SurchargeF - SurchargeHE) x 0.72]
6.
From April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
SurchargeTOTAL = SurchargeHE + [(SurchargeF - SurchargeHE) x 0.86]
10 Editor's Note: By-law 1206-2009 came into force April 1, 2009.
11 Editor's Note: By-law 335-2011 came into force March 1, 2011.
12 Editor's Note: By-law 515-2019 came into force April 1, 2019.
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7.
Effective on or after April 1, 2025:
SurchargeTOTAL = SurchargeF
Where SurchargeHE (Surcharge Fee Based on the Highest Excess) is
calculated using the parameter that exceeds the applicable Chapter 681 parameter
limits the most as follows:
SurchargeHE = CHE x Volume (m3) x R ($/kg)
1000
CHE = (actual average concentration, mg/L - By-law Parameter Limit, mg/L) for
the parameter that exceeds the applicable Chapter 681, Sewers, parameter the
most
actual average concentration = the City measured average concentration in the
effluent of the discharger, mg/L
By-law Parameter Limit = Chapter 681 parameter limit, mg/L [see Table 1 of
Chapter 681 and Section 681-6B(1)]
R = unit cost per kilogram of parameter being treated, $/kg, as established under
Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix D - Schedule 3, Wastewater Services,
from time to time
Volume = annual volume discharged in m3 divided quarterly for the invoice
period.
And where SurchargeF (Surcharge Fee Based on Full Cost Recovery for All
Parameters) is calculated using all parameters discharged above the applicable
Chapter 681 parameter limits as follows:
SurchargeF = [(CBOD x RBOD) + (CTSS x RTSS) + (CTP x RTP) + (CTKN x
RTKN) + (CPHE x RPHE)] x Volume (m3)
1000
C = (actual average concentration, mg/L - By-law Parameter Limit, mg/L)
actual average concentration = the City measured average concentration in the
effluent of the discharger, mg/L
By-law Parameter Limit = Chapter 681 parameter limit, mg/L [see Table 1 of
Chapter 681 and Section 681-6B(1)]
R = unit cost per kilogram of parameter being treated, $/kg, as established under
Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix D - Schedule 3, Wastewater Services,
from time to time
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Volume = annual volume discharged in m3 divided quarterly for the invoice
period.
(9)
In the case of an industrial waste surcharge agreement, a fee for the establishment
of any new industrial waste surcharge agreement shall be payable to the City as
set out in Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix D - Schedule 3, Wastewater
Services. [Added 2012-11-29 by By-law 1636-201213]
(10)
The fees and charges applicable to an agreement or permit under § 681-6 and
payable by a discharger shall be in accordance with Chapter 441, Fees and
Charges, Appendix D, Schedule 3, Wastewater Services and this Section and
subject to Subsection A(7), as applicable. [Added 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-
2016]
B.
Restrictions on agreements.
(1)
An industrial waste surcharge agreement may only be entered into with respect to
the discharge of the following treatable parameters in sewage: biochemical
oxygen demand, phenolics (4AAP), total kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), total
phosphorus or total suspended solids. [Amended 2012-11-29 by By-law 1636-
201214]
(2)
A sanitary discharge agreement or permit may be entered with respect to the
discharge of sewage which contains private water. [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-
law 100-2016]
(3)
A hauled sewage discharge agreement may only be entered with respect to the
discharge of hauled sewage originating from septic tanks, portable toilets, or
holding tanks and household pet waste within the City. [Added 2008-06-24 by
By-law 577-2008]
C.
Industrial waste surcharge agreements, sanitary discharge agreements, and hauled sewage
discharge agreements shall be in the form prescribed by the General Manager from time
to time, provided that the agreement is in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. The
General Manager shall be authorized to enter into and execute such industrial waste
surcharge agreements, sanitary discharge agreements, and hauled sewage discharge
agreements on behalf of the City. [Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2008-06-
24 by By-law 577-2008]
D.
The agreements contemplated by Subsection B(1) and (2) may be terminated by the
General Manager by written notice at any time where there is an emergency situation of
immediate threat or danger to any person, property, plant or animal life, water or sewage
works. [Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
13 Editor's Note: By-law 1636-2012 came into force January 1, 2013.
14 Editor's Note: By-law 1636-2012 came into force January 1, 2013.
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E.
(1)
Where a person has entered into an agreement or permit with the City in respect
to the discharge or deposit of sewage or private water, that person shall notify the
General Manager in writing, within no more than 10 days of the occurrence, of:
[Added 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-
2016]
(a)
Any change in ownership of the property upon or from which the
discharge of sewage is occurring;
(b)
In the case where such party is a lessee or licensee of the property upon or
from which the discharge of sewage is occurring, the termination of such
lease or licence;
(c)
In the case where a corporation is a party to such an agreement, any
change in control or majority ownership of such corporation;
(d)
In the case where a partnership is a party to such an agreement, any
change in the partnership status or partners;
(e)
Any change in the manner of discharge or deposit of the sewage by such
person;
(2)
In the event that a person fails to provide written notice as required by Subsection
E, the City may terminate the agreement without further notice on the 11th day
following such occurrence.
F.
An agreement or permit under this chapter shall not be assignable or in any way
transferable to any other person without the express written authorization of the City.
[Added 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
G.
Prior to the execution of the agreement with the City in respect to the discharge or deposit
of sewage, where the party is a corporation, such party shall deliver to the City a true
copy of its letters of incorporation, letters patent or similar instrument of incorporation
and any amendments to such instruments of incorporation and, within 10 days of the
occurrence of same, shall deliver to the City a true copy of any change in status or name
of such corporation since the date of execution of the agreement. [Added 2007-06-22 by
By-law 704-2007]
H.
The requirements, restrictions and limitations contained in § 681-6B, C, D, E, F and G
applying to an agreement for the discharge or deposit of sewage shall apply equally to a
permit issued under § 681-4K. [Added 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
I.
Prior to the approval of any permit or agreement under § 681-6 or § 681-4K, the General
Manager may require the applicant to provide such plans, specifications, reports, studies,
data, analytical results, samples, photographs, records, documentation or other
information that would enable the General Manager to fully assess whether or not the
actual or potential discharge could contravene this chapter or detrimentally affect the
City's inhabitants, its sewer infrastructure or the environment. [Added 2013-12-18 by
By-law 1696-2013]
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§ 681-7. Compliance program.
[Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
A.
An industry may submit to the General Manager a proposed compliance program setting
out activities to be undertaken by the industry that would result in the prevention or
reduction and control of the discharge or deposit of matter from the industry's premises
into municipal or private sewer connections to any sanitary sewer or combined sewer.
B.
An industry may submit to the General Manager a proposed compliance program setting
out activities to be undertaken by the industry that would result in the prevention or
reduction and control of the discharge or deposit of private water or storm water from the
industry's premises to eliminate the discharge of matter into municipal or private sewer
connections to any storm sewer. [Amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
C.
Upon receipt of an application pursuant to Subsection A or B above, the General
Manager may issue an approval for a compliance program for an industry to discharge an
effluent that does not comply with Table 1 (located in § 681-2) and Table 2 (in § 681-4)
of this article, such approval to be in accordance with guidelines therefore adopted by the
City from time to time. The industry shall be entitled to make non-complying discharges
in the amount and only to the extent set out in the General Manager's approval during the
planning, design and construction or installation of facilities or works needed to
implement the approved compliance program.
D.
Every proposed compliance program shall be for a specified length of time during which
treatment facilities are to be installed and shall be specific as to the remedial actions to be
implemented by the industry, the dates of commencement and completion of the activity
and the materials or other characteristics of the matter to which it relates. The final
activity completion date shall not be later than the final compliance date in the
compliance program.
E.
The industry to which a compliance program has been issued shall submit a compliance
program progress report to the General Manager within 14 days after the scheduled
completion date of each activity listed in the compliance program.
F15.
The General Manager may terminate any proposed compliance program by written notice
at any time to the industry in the event that the industry fails or neglects to carry out or
diligently pursue the activities required of it under its approved compliance program.
§ 681-8. Sampling and analytical requirements.
A.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, all tests, measurements,
analyses and examinations of sewage, stormwater, or private water required pursuant to
or referenced in this chapter, shall be carried out by an accredited laboratory in
accordance with those methods determined by the General Manager as appropriate for the
type of test, measurement, analysis, or examination undertaken, which may include but
15 Editor's Note: By-law 100-2016, enacted February 4, 2016, deleted §§ 681-7G and H.
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not limited to: [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-
2007; 2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(1)
Standard Methods; or
(2)
Established methods developed or approved, or both, by the Ontario Ministry of
the Environment; or
(3)
Methods developed or approved, or both, by Environment Canada; or
(4)
Methods developed by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or International
Standards Organizations.
B.
Compliance or non-compliance with this article may be determined by the analysis of a
grab sample or a composite sample done in accordance with Subsection A, may contain
additives for its preservation and may be collected manually or by using automatic
sampling device.
C.
Where there is no maintenance access hole meeting the requirements of § 681-10 of this
article, the General Manager may, by written notice to an industry, make use of an
alternate device or facility for the purpose of sampling a discharge to the sewage works.
[Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
§ 681-9. Spills.
A.
In the event of a spill to a sewage works, the person responsible or the person having the
charge, management and control of the spill shall immediately notify the General
Manager and provide any information with regard to the spill that is requested.
[Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law 869-2000; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
B.
In addition to the requirement under Subsection A, the person responsible for or the
person having the charge, management and control of the spill to the municipal sewage
works shall provide a detailed written report on the spill to the General Manager, within
five days after the spill, containing at a minimum the following information to the best of
that person's knowledge after exercising due diligence: [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-
law 869-2000; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(1)
Location where spill occurred;
(2)
Name and telephone number of the person who reported the spill and the location
and time where they can be contacted;
(3)
Date and time of spill;
(4)
Material spilled;
(5)
Characteristics of material spilled;
(6)
Volume of material spilled;
(7)
Duration of spill event;
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(8)
Work completed and any work still in progress in the mitigation of the spill; and
(9)
Preventive actions being taken to ensure a similar spill does not occur again.
C.
The person responsible for the spill to the municipal sewage works and the person having
the charge, management and control of the spill shall do everything reasonably possible
to contain the spill, protect the health and safety of persons, animals and aquatic life,
protect the environment, minimize damage to property, clean up the spill and
contaminated residue and restore the affected area to its condition prior to the spill.
[Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law 869-2000; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
D.
Industries, at whose premises a spill to the municipal sewage works of a subject pollutant
has occurred and who are required to have a pollution prevention plan pursuant to § 681-
5, shall prepare an updated plan incorporating the information set out in Subsection B and
shall submit it, in writing, to the General Manager within 30 days of the spill. [Amended
2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2013-12-18 by By-law 1718-2013; 2016-02-04 by By-
law 100-2016]
§ 681-10. General.
A.
Maintenance access hole. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law 869-2000; 2002-10-31 by
By-law 855-2002; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010;
2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(1)
(a)
The owner or operator of a commercial, institutional or industrial premises
or multi-storey residential building(s) with one or more connections to the
municipal sewage works shall install and maintain in good repair in each
connection a maintenance access hole constructed in accordance with the
standards and specifications and suitable to allow the General Manager to
observe, sample and measure the flow within that connection.
(b)
Notwithstanding § 681-10A(1)(a), where installation of a maintenance
access hole is not physically possible, the General Manager may authorize,
in writing, the use of an alternative sampling access point(s) provided that
it allows for the same access and achieves the same purpose as the
maintenance access hole.
(c)
Upstream of the maintenance access hole(s) required under Subsection
(1)(a) or, where authorized, alternative sampling access point(s) under
Subsection (1)(b), the owner or operator of a commercial, institutional or
industrial premises or multi-storey residential building(s) shall install a
sampling port constructed in accordance with the standards and
specifications and suitable to allow the General Manager to separately
observe, sample and measure the flow from the premises to the municipal
sewage works of:
(i)
any sewage;
(ii)
any private water;
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(iii)
any storm water.
(2)
The maintenance access hole or alternative sampling access point shall be located
on the property of the owner of the premises, as close to the property line as
possible, unless the General Manager has given prior written approval for a
different location.
(3)
Each maintenance access hole and sampling access point shall be designed,
constructed and installed in accordance with good engineering practice and the
standards and specifications and shall be constructed and maintained by the owner
or operator of the premises at his or her expense.
(4)
The owner or operator of an industrial, commercial or institutional premises or a
multi-storey residential building shall at all times ensure that every maintenance
access hole or sampling access point required by Subsection A(1) is accessible to
the General Manager for the purposes of separately observing, sampling and
measuring the flow of the sewage, private water or storm water therein.
(5)
The provisions of Subsections A(1) to (4) inclusive do not apply to those who
own or operate dental offices. Dental offices shall provide a sampling port
consisting of a valve, tap, or similar device consistent with technical guidelines
that the General Manager may establish from time to time.
B.
Food-related grease interceptors. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2016-02-
04 by By-law 100-2016]
(1)
Every owner or operator of an industrial operation where food is cooked, heated,
processed or prepared that is connected directly or indirectly to a municipal sewer
connection or municipal sewer shall:
(a)
Take all necessary measures to ensure that oil and grease are prevented
from entering the municipal sewer connection or municipal sewer;
(b)
Install a grease interceptor in any piping system or private water drainage
system at its premises that connects directly or indirectly to a municipal
sewer connection or municipal sewer, in compliance with the Building
Code;
(c)
Install a new grease interceptor where the General Manager determines
that an existing grease interceptor in an industrial operation where food is
cooked, heated, processed or prepared is detrimentally affecting the
municipal sewage works or any part thereof; and
(d)
Operate and properly maintain a grease interceptor in any piping system or
private water drainage system at its premises that connects directly or
indirectly to a sewer, according to the requirements of the Food Service
Establishment Environmental Code of Practice.
(2)
Every owner or operator of a mobile industrial operation where food is cooked,
heated, processed or prepared shall follow Section 11 of the Food Service
Establishment Environmental Code of Practice.
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C.
Interceptors for motor oil and lubricating grease. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law 869-
2000; 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002]
(1)
Every owner or operator 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 sanitary discharge is directly or indirectly connected to a sewer shall
install and maintain an oil 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)
The owner or operator of a premises as set out in Subsection C(1) shall install,
operate, and properly maintain an oil interceptor in any piping system at its
premises that connects directly or indirectly to a sewer. The oil interceptors shall
be installed in compliance with the most current requirements of the Ontario
Building Code.
D.
Sand and grit interceptors. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2010-07-08 by
By-law 868-2010; 2013-12-18 by By-law 1718-2013; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(1)
Every owner or operator of a premises from which sand, grit or similar materials
may directly or indirectly enter a municipal sewer connection or municipal sewer
shall take all necessary measures to ensure that such materials is prevented from
entering the drain, a municipal sewer connection or a municipal sewer.
(2)
Catch basins installed on private property for the purposes of collecting storm
water and carrying it into the municipal storm sewers shall be equipped with goss
traps or an equivalent and the installation of these catch basins on private property
shall comply with the Standards and Specifications.
(3)
No combination of a maintenance access hole and catch basin shall be installed on
private property.
(4)
Every owner or operator of an industrial vehicle or equipment wash operation or a
premise where sand, grit or similar materials is discharged to a municipal sewer
connection or a municipal sewer shall install, operate, and properly maintain an
interceptor, designed for the purpose of intercepting such discharges, in any
piping system at the premises that connects directly or indirectly to a municipal
sewer connection or a municipal sewer. The interceptor shall be installed in
compliance with the most current requirements of the Building Code.
E.
Garbage grinders. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002]
(1)
No person shall install or operate within the City any garbage grinding devices for
domestic purposes, the effluent from which will discharge directly or indirectly
into a storm or combined sewer.
(2)
In the case of industrial, commercial or institutional properties where garbage
grinding devices are installed in accordance with the Building Code, the effluent
from such garbage grinding devices must comply with § 681-2.
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F.
Dental waste amalgam separator. [Amended 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-2005; 2007-06-
22 by By-law 704-200716; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(1)
Every owner or operator of a premises, from which dental amalgam may be
discharged and may directly or indirectly enter a municipal sewer connection or a
municipal sewer, shall install, operate and properly maintain dental amalgam
separator(s) in any piping system at its premises that connects directly or
indirectly to a municipal sewer connection or a municipal sewer.
(2)
Notwithstanding compliance with § 681-10F, all persons operating or carrying on
the business of a dental practice shall comply with § 681-2A(4).
§ 681-11. Sewer connections.
A.
No person shall:
(1)
Erect or cause or permit to be erected any new or substantially renovated building
unless the building is connected to the sanitary sewer or combined sewer for
sanitary drainage purposes, save and except a building not required to contain
plumbing or a sewage system by the Building Code Act, 1992, or any other
applicable federal or provincial law.[Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002;
2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
(2)
Construct, install, maintain or cause or permit to be constructed, installed or
maintained, whether installed prior to the date of the passing of this article or any
of its predecessors, a direct or indirect connection to the sanitary sewer
connection which would permit anything other than domestic and industrial
sewage to discharge into the sanitary sewer connection.
(3)
Section 681-11A(1) shall not apply to the City so as to limit the City from
erecting or causing or permitting the erection of Class 1 or Class 4 sewage
systems, as defined by the Building Code Act, 1992, on City property designated
as open space or public park lands. [Added 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
(4)
Where no City sanitary sewer exists adjacent to a property, the General Manager
may exempt such property from the application of § 681-11A(1), provided that
the property contains no more than one single-family dwelling and the new
building is connected to a septic system or holding system, to contain the sewage,
installed and maintained in compliance with all applicable legislation, regulations
and by-laws. [Added 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
B.
(1)
No sewer connection shall be constructed on any road allowance, easement, or
other public land, except by the City or, where authorized in writing by the
General Manager, under a written agreement satisfactory to the General Manager.
[Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007;
2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
16 Editor's Note: This by-law also repealed former § 681-10F, Right of entry, previously amended December 6, 2001 by By-law 1109-
2001; § 681-10G, Protection from damage; § 681-10H, Damage to the sewage works; and § 681-10I, Unauthorized entry to sewage works.
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(2)
The owner of the property seeking the sewer connection shall make an application
in accordance with § 681-11C and shall be responsible for the cost of the sewer
connection. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2007-06-22 by By-law
704-2007; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
C.
The owner or owner's agent shall apply to the City for a new municipal sewer connection
or installations and, where necessary, for the disconnection of the existing municipal
sewer connections, and pay to the City the cost of such work on an actual cost basis with
a minimum charge equal to the applicable flat rate for such works, as determined by the
City from time to time, where there is: [Amended 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-2005;
2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008; 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
(1)
A subdivision or severance of a lot or parcel of land or change in location of a
building on a lot; or
(2)
A construction of a new or reconstructed building, except to the extent that
§ 681-11D applies; or
(3)
A disconnection of a dwelling from a septic tank system.
D.
Reconstructed buildings.
(1)
Whenever an existing building is substantially demolished, the existing municipal
sewer connections shall be disconnected by the City at the municipal sewers at the
expense of the owner of the building. The owner applying for the permit to
construct the replacement building shall be required to apply and pay the City for
the installation of new municipal sewer connections.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, an existing building is substantially demolished
when more than 50 percent of the exterior walls of the first storey above grade are
removed, whether or not they are subsequently replaced.17
(3)
Notwithstanding § 681-11D(1), an owner may apply to the General Manager for
the reuse of a municipal sewer connection, up to and including 150 mm in
diameter, for the purposes of servicing a residential dwelling if municipal sewer
connection meets, as determined by the General Manager, all of the following
requirements: [Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
(a)
The municipal sewer connection must meet current City standards and
specifications;
(b)
The municipal sewer connection must not be a double connection;
(c)
The municipal sewer connection must not have record of history of sewer
back-ups in respect to properties serviced by that municipal sewer
connection; and
17 Editor's Note: Former § 681-11D(3), which previously followed this subsection, which permitted an owner to use an existing municipal
sewer connection when constructing a replacement building or disconnecting a dwelling from a septic tank, amended October 28, 2005
by By-law 867-2005, was repealed June 24, 2008 by By-law 577-2008.
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(d)
The municipal sewer connection is free of structural and operational
defects.
(4)
For the purposes of § 681-11D(3)(d), the City will carry out a closed circuit
television sewer inspection along the entire municipal portion of the sewer
connection, the results of which must indicate that the sewer connection is free of
structural and operational defects. [Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
(5)
The owner, upon making an application under § 681-11D(3), shall pay to the City
any fees, charges and costs as may be prescribed or determined by the City from
time to time. [Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
E.
In the event that a sewer connection is installed or operated in contravention of any
provision of this article, the General Manager may, until such time as the violations are
rectified, order the temporary disconnection of such sewer connection. During any
disconnection in accordance with this section, no person shall use or cause or permit the
use of such a connection. The cost of the disconnection and reconnection shall be borne
by the property owner and shall be payable to the City before any reconnection is made.
[Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
F.
The General Manager shall not order such temporary disconnection unless the General
Manager has first mailed to the property owner and occupant, if any, a registered letter
specifying the nature of the violation or violations of this article and indicating the
intention of the General Manager to order temporary disconnection of the sewer 30 days
after the date of mailing, unless the General Manager is satisfied that the violation or
violations set out in the notice will be rectified within that time. The cost of the
disconnection and reconnection shall be borne by the property owner and shall be
payable to the City before any reconnection is made. [Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law
704-2007]
G.
(1)
Any person who requires or desires a new sewer connection to be supplied to a
property or a change or alteration to the existing sewer connection in relation to a
property shall submit an application for such connection, change or alteration on
the prescribed City form to the General Manager accompanied by such
investigational studies, reports, drainage plans, grading plans, engineering plans
and other detailed documentation and information as may be required by the
General Manager to determine if the application is in accordance with the
standards and specifications and the requirements of this chapter. [Amended
2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2010-07-08
by By-law 868-2010]
(2)
The applicant shall pay to the City, at the time of making the application, all
applicable fees, charges, deposits and costs, including the cost for disconnection
of the existing sewer connection and for the new sewer connection, if one is
required. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2007-06-22 by By-law
704-2007; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
(3)
The owner of the property, or the owner's agent, shall sign the application, and the
owner shall be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information
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furnished on such application and in the supporting documentation to be provided
in accordance with § 681-11G(1). [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002;
2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
H.
Sewer connections on public or private property. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-
2002; 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-2005; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2008-06-24
by By-law 577-2008; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010; 2013-07-19 by By-law 1030-
2013]
(1)
Upon approval by the General Manager of an application submitted under
§ 681-11G, a sewer connection on public property between the sewer main and
private property shall be installed by the City, at the expense of the owner of the
property obtaining the sewer connection, in accordance with the standards and
specifications and upon such conditions, rates, fees, charges and costs as may be
prescribed or determined by the City from time to time.
(2)
Notwithstanding § 681-11H(1), upon approval by the General Manager of an
application submitted under § 681-11G, the General Manager may authorize, in
writing, the property owner seeking the sewer connection to install the sewer
connection provided that:
(a)
The owner meets one of the following conditions:
[1]
The installation of a sewer service connection is within a new or
existing unassumed subdivision; or
[2]
The installation of a sewer service connection is to be constructed
in conjunction with the construction of new sewage works related
to the owner's project; or
[3]
The installation of a sewer service connection is approved by the
General Manager within an easement; and
(b)
A written agreement between the City and the owner of the property, in
respect to the installation, any related work and acceptance of risk by the
owner, is first entered into on such terms and conditions as are acceptable
to the General Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor;
and
(c)
The installation is wholly at the expense and risk of the owner including
payment by the owner to the City of any rates, fees, charges and costs
prescribed or determined by the City from time to time or costs otherwise
incurred by the City as a result of or related to the installation and
inspection of the work; and
(d)
The installation is in accordance with the City's standards and
specifications, the agreement set out in § 681-11H(2)(b) and under a
building permit having been issued for such purpose by the Chief Building
Official of the City.
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(2.1)
The General Manager may exempt, where appropriate, an owner from the
conditions contained in § 681-11H(2)(a) where the General Manager is satisfied
that the service connections can be properly installed by the owner in accordance
with the City specifications and other requirements set out in § 681-11H(2)(b), (c)
and (d) are met.
(3)
The General Manager is authorized to enter into and execute an agreement
provided in § 681-11H(2)(b), unless Council has otherwise delegated
responsibility to enter and execute the form of agreement to another City division
head or official.
I.
Methods and materials used in the construction of sewer connections shall resist entry of
roots and acid or alkali damage, and otherwise be in accordance with requirements
determined by the General Manager from time to time. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-
law 855-2002; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
J.
Separate Connections. [Amended 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
(1)
No person shall install or cause the installation of a municipal sewer connection
that services more than one building on a property unless otherwise permitted
under the Building Code and this section.
(2)
No person shall install or cause the installation of a municipal sewer connection
that services more than one property.
(3)
The General Manager may authorize a single service connection to service a
single property containing multiple buildings, parcels of tied land, condominiums,
and/or freehold parcels, provided that:
(a)
Such servicing complies with the Building Code; and
(b)
The General Manager is satisfied that:
[1]
The proposed servicing meets the Standards and Specifications;
[2]
The owner of the lands upon which the service connection is
located is directly responsible for the payment of any fees and
charges for the supply of municipal sewer services to the property;
[3]
The owner of the lands upon which the service connection is
located is directly responsible for all discharges to municipal
sewage works, compliance with this chapter and any enforcement
measures and sanctions arising from non-compliance with this
chapter;
[4]
The manner of ownership of the property will not impede the
City's ability to collect fees or charges or enforce compliance with
this chapter or Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, and Chapter 849,
Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill; and
[5]
The general intent of this subsection has been met.
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(4)
Where an authorization is provided by the General Manager under § 681 11J(3),
the General Manager may make such authorization conditional on such terms and
conditions as the General Manager considers appropriate to meet the requirements
of § 681-11J(3)(b).
(5)
For the purpose of § 681-J(3), a "parcel of tied land" shall be as defined under
section 24(1) of Ontario Regulation 49/01, made under the Condominium Act,
1998, as amended from time to time.
K.
A private sanitary sewer connection shall not be installed until: [Amended 2002-10-31
by By-law 855-2002]
(1)
The municipal sewer to which the municipal sewer connection is made is fully
completed and accepted for operation; and
(2)
The municipal sewer connection is satisfactorily installed.
L.
In the event that any person constructs a municipal sewer connection in a manner other
than provided for in this section, the General Manager may order the re-excavation of the
connection for the purpose of inspection and testing and, if necessary, reconstruction of
the work, and the General Manager may have these works performed at the expense of
the owner or disconnect the sewer connection, in which case it shall not be reconnected
except with the approval of the General Manager. [Amended 2000-10-12 by By-law
958-2000; 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
M.
The owner of any building erected upon lands that abut on a street which is not serviced
by a storm sewer shall construct a down-pipe from the eavestrough that shall discharge
the water at grade with provisions to prevent soil erosion and shall conduct the storm
water away from the building in such a manner that the storm water will not accumulate
at or near the building and will not adversely affect adjacent properties.
N.
(Reserved)18
O.
(1)
Where a catch basin or similar drainage collection system has been installed or is
proposed to be installed on private property to drain storm water from a driveway
sloped downwards towards any residential building located on the property, the
storm water from the drainage collection system shall be discharged at grade
away from the building in such a manner that the storm water will not accumulate
at or near the building and will not adversely affect adjacent properties.
[Amended 2000-10-12 by By-law 958-2000; 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002;
2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
(2)
An owner may make an application to the General Manager for an exemption
from the provisions of § 681-11O(1) where compliance with that provision would
create a hazardous condition or is not technically feasible. [Amended 2000-10-12
by By-law 958-2000; 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2010-07-08 by By-law
868-2010]
18 Editor's Note: Former § 681-11N, which contained exceptions from § 681-11D(1) in the case of storm sewers, was repealed October 31,
2002 by By-law 855-2002.
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(3)
Where an owner makes an application to the General Manager for an exemption
from the provisions of § 681-11O(1) under § 681-11O(2), the catch basin or
similar drainage collection system installed or is proposed to be installed shall not
be connected to the City storm sewer unless, as determined by the General
Manager: [Amended 2000-10-12 by By-law 958-2000; 2002-10-31 by By-law
855-2002; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
(a)
Compliance with § 681-11O(1) would create a hazardous condition or is
not technically feasible; and
(b)
The owner of the property has made an application in accordance with
§ 681-11G for a storm sewer connection in the manner and on the forms
prescribed by the General Manager; and
(c)
The driveway sloped downwards towards a residential building is lawfully
permitted; and
(d)
A storm sewer is existing immediately adjacent to the subject property and
has capacity to handle any additional storm water flow resulting from the
connection; and
(e)
The storm sewer connection shall have no detrimental effects to the storm
drainage system, either as a whole or in part; and
(f)
A flap gate backwater valve is installed upstream of the public portion of
the sewer connection at the streetline, so that no storm water may back up
from the City storm sewer into the private catch basin; and
(g)
A sump pump, is located in the overflow sump, to discharge any storm
water which has collected in the catch basin while the above flap gate
backwater valve has closed to prevent a backup of storm water; and
(h)
The sump pump and any required storage system is appropriately sized to
drain the collection area to prevent flooding into the building; and
(i)
A written agreement between the City and the owner of the property, with
terms and conditions in respect to the installation, any related work and
acceptance of risk by the owner as are acceptable to the General Manager
and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, is first entered into; and
(j)
The installation is wholly at the expense and risk of the owner including
payment by the owner to the City of any rates, fees, charges and costs
prescribed or determined by the City from time to time or costs otherwise
incurred by the City as a result of or related to the installation and
inspection of the work; and
(k)
The written agreement between the City and the owner of the property as
required by Section 681-11O(3)(i) is registered on title to the property at
the expense of the owner, where permitted by the applicable land registry
legislation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. [Added 2013-
12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
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P.
Flap gate backwater valve and sump pumps required pursuant to Subsection O shall be
installed and maintained by the owner or operator of the premises at his or her expense.
Q.
Inflow and infiltration of storm water into sanitary sewer system. [Amended 2002-10-31
by By-law 855-2002]
(1)
The owner of any building which has a roof water leader discharging storm water,
either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer connection shall disconnect
the down-pipe from the underground portions at grade and shall conduct the storm
water away from the building in such a manner that the storm water will not
accumulate at or near the building and will not adversely affect adjacent
properties.
(2)
For the purposes of this section:
(a)
"Directly" shall mean by any physical connection or series of connections
between the roof water leader and the sanitary sewer system.
(b)
"Indirectly" shall mean in any manner whatsoever whereby storm water
enters the sanitary sewer system, and for the greater certainty includes but
is not limited to any situation where open joints in underground sewer
connections on private property permit storm water to infiltrate the
sanitary sewer system. [Amended 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
(3)
An owner may request the General Manager to conduct an inspection by means of
an excavation or closed circuit television inspection to determine the source of
inflow or infiltration into the sanitary sewer system. Upon such request, the owner
shall pay to the City any fees, charges and costs as may be prescribed or
determined by the City from time to time including, without limitation, any closed
circuit television inspection fee. [Amended 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-2005;
2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
(4)
If, as a result of the inspection pursuant to Subsection Q(3), the General Manager
determines that the infiltration of storm water into the sanitary sewer system
occurs solely as a result of a structural problem in the City's portion of the
connection, the provisions of Subsection Q(1) will not apply to the owner with
respect to the premises in relation to which the inspection was performed.
[Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
(5)
If, as a result of the inspection pursuant to Subsection Q(3), the General Manager
determines that the infiltration of storm water into the sanitary sewer system
occurs as a result of structural problems in both the City's portion of the
connection and the owner's portion of the connection, the provisions of
Subsection Q(1) will not apply to the owner with respect to the premises in
relation to which the inspection was performed, and the deposit will be refunded
if the owner completes repairs to the owner's portion of the connection to correct
deficiencies in that portion of the connection identified in the inspection.
[Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
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R.
Private water drainage system. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2005-10-28
by By-law 867-2005; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-
2016]
(1)
No owner of industrial premises shall do anything which may increase design
peak flow rates of storm or sewage or impair the quality of storm or sewage
discharged to a municipal storm sewer connection or municipal storm sewer or
municipal sanitary sewer connection or municipal sanitary sewer.
(2)
The direct connection of any new private sewer connection to the municipal storm
sewer or municipal sanitary sewer is prohibited for any new or reconstructed
residential, industrial, commercial or institutional buildings.
(3)
An owner may make an application to the General Manager for an exemption
from the provisions of Subsection R(2), and the General Manager may permit a
connection that does not comply with Subsection R(2) where there is no practical
alternate means of drainage available, and compliance with Subsection R(2) is not
feasible.
(4)
Before considering a request for an approval pursuant to Subsection R(3), the
owner or operator of multi-unit residential, industrial, commercial or institutional
premises shall be required to submit to the General Manager for approval a storm
water management report identifying the storm water quantity and quality control
measures being proposed for the site.
(5)
No direct connection or indirect interconnection between the private storm
drainage system and the private sanitary drainage system is permitted.
(6)
The private water drainage system set out in Subsection R shall be installed and
maintained by the owner or operator of the premises, at his or her sole expense.
S.
Storm water drainage. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002; 2005-10-28 by By-
law 867-2005]
(1)
An owner shall discharge storm water, unless a connection to a combined or
storm sewer is otherwise permitted or authorized by the General Manager in
writing under this section or § 681-11O, in a manner that is in compliance with §§
629-11A, 629-11A.1(1) and 629-20 of Chapter 629, Property Standards.
[Amended 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010; 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
(2)
No person shall construct, install or maintain, or cause or permit to be
constructed, installed or maintained, drainage from any roof water leader or
downspout that conveys storm water from any new or reconstructed residential,
industrial, commercial or institutional buildings directly or indirectly to a sanitary,
combined or storm sewer connection for the purpose of storm water drainage.
[Amended 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
(3)
No person shall permit or maintain the connection of a downspout from any
building directly or indirectly to a combined or storm sewer in the combined
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sewer area of the City, as identified on the map attached as Attachment 1. [Added
2007-11-20 by By-law 1252-200719]
(4)
No person shall permit or maintain the connection of a downspout from any
building directly or indirectly to a storm sewer in the Basement Flooding Study
Areas of the City, as identified on the map attached as Attachment 2.20 [Added
2008-12-03 by By-law 1255-200821]
(5)
No person shall permit or maintain the connection of a downspout from any
building directly or indirectly to a storm sewer in any other area of the City not
otherwise prohibited under § 681-11S(3) or § 681-11S(4). [Added 2008-12-03 by
By-law 1255-200822]
(6)
An owner may make an application to the General Manager for an exemption
from the provisions of § 681-11S(2), § 681-11S(3), § 681-11S(4) or § 681-11S(5)
where, in the case of § 681-11S(2), compliance with that provision would create a
hazardous condition; and where, in the case of § 681-11S(3), § 681-11S(4) or
§ 681-11S(5), the disconnection of downspouts, in respect to a property, would
create a hazardous condition or is not technically feasible. [Added 2007-11-20 by
By-law 1252-2007; amended 2008-12-03 by By-law 1255-2008;23 2010-07-08
by By-law 868-2010]
(7)
Where an owner makes an application for an exemption under § 681-11S(6), the
owner shall supply such plans, photographs and other documentation as the
General Manager may request and, in each case, the determination of an
exemption shall be in the General Manager's sole discretion. [Added 2010-07-08
by By-law 868-2010]
T.
Private residential conventional non-salt water swimming pools, hot tubs, spas or wading
pools. [Amended 2000-10-12 by By-law 958-2000; 2002-10-31 by By-law 855-2002;
2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010; 2016-02-04 by By-
law 100-2016]
(1)
Subject to § 681-11U, no person shall discharge wastewater from a private
residential swimming pool or hot tub/spa or wading pool:
(a)
Into a storm drainage system, unless otherwise permitted under
§ 681-11T(3); or
(b)
In a manner that may cause or causes the wastewater to flow onto an
adjoining property; or
19 Editor's Note: By-law 1255-2008, enacted December 3, 2008, provided that § 681-11S(3) come into force four years from the date of
enactment of By-law 1252-2007.
20 Editor's Note: Attachment 2 is included at the end of this chapter.
21 Editor's Note: This by-law provided for the redesignation of former § 681-11S(4) as § 681-11S(6). This by-law also provided that
§ 681-11S(4) come into force five years from the date of the enactment of this by-law.
22 Editor's Note: This by-law provided that § 681-11S(5) come into force eight years from the date of the enactment of this by-law.
23 Editor's Note: This by-law provided that § 681-11S(6) come into force four years from the date of the enactment of By-law. 1252-2007.
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(c)
Over a valley or ravine wall or slope in a manner that may cause or causes
the erosion or instability of the valley or ravine wall or slope; or
(d)
In a manner other than is permitted under § 681-11T(2) or (3).
(2)
Unless otherwise permitted under § 681-11T(3) and subject to § 681-11U, a
person is permitted to discharge wastewater from a private residential swimming
pool or hot tub/spa or wading pool either:
(a)
By way of a temporary connection to the sanitary sewer; or
(b)
By way of a controlled discharge to the owner's property such that the
discharge is at all times contained within the owner's property until it
evaporates or infiltrates into the ground.
(3)
Subject to § 681-11U, a person is permitted to discharge wastewater from a
private residential swimming pool or hot tub/spa or wading pool to a storm sewer
provided that all of the following conditions are met:
(a)
There are no algaecides in the private residential swimming pool or hot
tub/spa or wading pool water; and
(b)
The private residential swimming pool or hot tub/spa or wading pool
water is held in the pool for one week after the last dosage of chlorine and
the chlorine concentration in the wastewater is at or below 0.01 mg/L; and
(c)
The private residential swimming pool or hot tub/spa or wading pool
water is treated with sodium sulphite to achieve the 0.01 total chlorine
limit; and
(d)
The copper concentration of the private residential swimming pool or hot
tub/spa or wading pool water is at or below 0.04 mg/L; and
(e)
The owner of a private residential swimming pool, hot tub, spa or wading
pool, either directly, or through a tenant, operator or service contractor,
complies with the City's Environmental Best Management Practices for
Swimming Pools. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where there is a
discrepancy between the City's Environmental Best Management Practices
for Swimming Pools and any provision of this chapter, the provision(s) in
this chapter shall supersede.
(4)
For the purposes of § 681-11T, "private residential" means a swimming pool
serving five or fewer single-family residences.
U.
Private swimming pool water or hot tub/spa - private residential salt water swimming
pools. [Amended 2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
(1)
No person shall discharge wastewater from a private residential salt water
swimming pool or hot tub/spa except:
(a)
To the sanitary sewer, either by:
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[1]
A permanent connection to the sanitary drain on the owner's
property; or
[2]
By way of a temporary connection to the sanitary drain on the
owner's property; or
(b)
By way of a controlled discharge to the owner's property such that the
discharge is at all times contained within the owner's property until it
evaporates or infiltrates into the ground provided that it does not migrate
onto adjacent lands.
(2)
For the purposes of § 681-11U, "private residential" means a salt water swimming
pool serving five or fewer single-family residences.
V.
Notwithstanding § 681-11T or U: [Added 2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008; amended
2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
(1)
Rainwater resting on a tarp which covers a swimming pool or hot tub/spa or
wading pool may be discharged to a storm sewer, subject to § 681-4.
(2)
Any water or wastewater including rainwater resting on a tarp which covers a
swimming pool shall not be discharged to or near a ravine such that it flows to a
ravine in a manner that may cause or causes the erosion or instability of the valley
or ravine wall or slope or causes injury or destruction of trees and vegetation.
W.
Notwithstanding § 681-11T, U or V: [Added 2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008;
amended 2016-02-04 by By-law 100-2016]
(1)
The backwash water from the swimming pool filter shall be discharged to the
sanitary sewer or owner's property in a manner that does not flow on to the street
or a neighbouring property; and
(2)
The owner of a swimming pool, hot tub, spa or wading pool, either directly or
through a tenant, operator or service contractor, shall comply with the City's
Environmental Best Management Practices for Swimming Pools and Hot
Tubs/Spas. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where there is a discrepancy between
the City's Environmental Best Management Practices for Swimming Pools and
any provision of this chapter, the provision(s) in this chapter shall supersede.
X.
Sewer investigations. [Added 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
(1)
Where a person disputes the City's determination of the location of a defect in a
sewer connection, that person may apply in writing to the General Manager to
request the City to conduct an inspection of the sewer connection.
(a)
The applicant shall set out, in the application, the basis upon which the
applicant disputes the City's determination of the location of a defect in
the sewer connection and provide any available reports, photographs or
other supporting information as may be available.
(b)
By submitting an application and as a condition of the City conducting an
inspection, the property owner shall be deemed to have consented to the
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City having reasonable access to the property owner's private plumbing
and sewer system. Where the applicant is not the property owner, the
application shall include the written consent of the property owner for
such reasonable access.
(c)
If the General Manager, in that person's sole discretion, determines that an
inspection is necessary to determine the location or cause of the blockage
or defect, the person requesting the inspection shall pay to the City the
deposit specified in Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix D -
Schedule 3, Wastewater Services, Reference Number 10, Sewers, prior to
the commencement of the inspection.
(d)
The method of inspection shall be in the sole discretion of the General
Manager and, without limitation, may consist of excavation within the
municipal road allowance, closed circuit television inspection of the
connection via the sewer or otherwise as the General Manager deems
appropriate.
(e)
The deposit shall be in the form of either cash or a certified cheque, or
applied to the applicant's water account, as may be determined by the
General Manager.
(2)
If, upon an inspection under § 681-11X(1), a defect is found by the City on the
municipal sewer connection and has not been caused or contributed to by the
property owner, the City shall refund the deposit paid.
(3)
(a)
If, upon an inspection under § 681-11X(1), no defect is found by the City
on the municipal sewer connection or the property owner has been
determined by the General Manager to have caused or contributed to the
defect, the General Manager shall determine the actual cost of the
excavation, restoration and any other services and work performed by the
City in relation to the inspection and the applicant shall pay those actual
costs in addition to any costs or damages which may be payable under
Chapter 681 related to the cause of the defect which may be deducted by
the City from the deposit required under § 681-11X(1).
(b)
In the event that the actual cost of the work is greater than the deposit, the
applicant shall immediately pay to the City the difference between the
actual cost and the deposit.
(c)
In the event that the actual cost of the work is less than the amount
deposit, the General Manager shall refund the difference between the
actual cost and the deposit to the owner.
§ 681-12. Confidential information.
A.
All information submitted to and collected by the City that is contained in plans, reports,
surveys, monitoring and inspection and sampling activities will, except as otherwise
provided in this section, be available for disclosure to the public in accordance with the
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Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). [Amended
2013-12-18 by By-law 1718-2013]
B.
In the event that any person in submitting information to the City or to the General
Manager in any form, as required under this article, where such information is
confidential or proprietary or otherwise, may be exempt from disclosure under MFIPPA,
the person submitting the information shall so identify that information upon its
submission to the City or the General Manager and shall provide sufficient details as to
the reason for its purported exemption from disclosure. [Amended 2007-06-22 by By-
law 704-2007]
§ 681-12.1. Contact information.
[Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010; amended 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
A.
For administering or enforcing the requirements under this chapter or any other
applicable chapter or by-law of the City, the General Manager may require an owner of a
property to which sewer services or sewer works are supplied or will be supplied, to
provide to the General Manager in writing:
(1)
That owner's full name and telephone number;
(2)
The full name and telephone number of any occupiers of the property; and
(3)
The full name and telephone number of a person authorized by the owner to
provide the General Manager with access to the sewer services or sewer works or
the location where sewer services or sewer works are to be supplied.
§ 681-12.2. Access.
[Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
A.
No person shall deny access to the General Manager to a property for any purpose as
provided for in this chapter.
B.
No person shall deny access to the General Manager to a property where that person has
been given reasonable notice by the General Manager of the intent to exercise a power of
entry in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
C.
The General Manager may, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, enter
upon a property to which sewer services or sewer works are used or supplied by the City:
(1)
To inspect, repair, alter or disconnect the sewer pipe(s), valve(s), machinery,
equipment and other works and appurtenances used to supply the sewer services
or sewer works;
(2)
To inspect, install, repair, replace, maintain or alter the sewer services or sewer
works; or
(3)
To shut off or reduce the supply of sewer services.
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D.
If an owner discontinues the use of sewer services at a property or the General Manager
lawfully decides to cease supplying sewer services to a land or property, the General
Manager may enter on the land or property:
(1)
To shut off or discontinue the use or supply of sewer services by that land or
property;
(2)
To remove any property of the City from the property; or
(3)
To determine whether sewer services have been, or are being, unlawfully used.
E.
The powers of entry of the City and General Manager are subject to sections 375 to 379,
inclusive, of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
§ 681-13. Self-monitoring and sampling.
[Added 2005-10-28 by By-law 867-200524]
A.
Every owner of an industrial premises shall carry out any monitoring and sampling of any
discharge to a sewer, as may be required in writing by an inspector, and provide the
results to the inspector in a format acceptable to the inspector within the time specified by
the inspector.
B.
An inspector may require that samples obtained under Subsection A be submitted by the
owner for analysis by an accredited laboratory, at the owner's expense.
C.
The owner shall supply the results of the analysis in Subsection B to the inspector in a
format acceptable to the inspector within the time specified by the inspector.
§ 681-13.1. Powers and authority of the General Manager or Inspector.
[Added 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
A.
Power of entry.
The General Manager may, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, enter
upon a property to which sewage services or sewage works are supplied by the City:
(1)
To install, inspect, maintain, repair, alter, replace or disconnect a sewer,
municipal sewer connection, subsurface drainage pipe or other sewage works.
(2)
To shut off or reduce the supply of sewage services or sewage works provided by
the City.
(3)
The powers of entry of the General Manager may be exercised by an employee,
officer or agent of the City.
24 Editor's Note: This by-law also renumbered former §§ 681-13 and 681-14 as §§ 681-14 and 681-15, respectively.
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B.
Inspection.
(1)
The General Manager or an Inspector may enter on a property at any reasonable
time for the purpose of carrying out an inspection to determine compliance with
this chapter or an order or direction of the City or General Manager or an
Inspector issued in accordance with this chapter.
(2)
For the purposes of any inspection, the General Manager or an Inspector 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 in conjunction with a person possessing special or expert
knowledge, make examinations or take tests, samples or photographs
necessary for the purposes of the inspection.
(3)
No person shall fail or refuse to comply with a request by the General Manager or
an Inspector to produce for inspection any document or thing or information
relevant to the inspection carried out by the General Manager or Inspector in
accordance with § 681-13.1A or 681-13.1B. [Amended 2014-03-20 by By-law
260-2014]
(4)
The City, General Manager or an Inspector may enter upon lands for the purposes
of an inspection and the other activities set out in § 681-13.1B pursuant to an
order issued in accordance with section 378 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
Where a provincial court judge or justice of the peace has issued an order
authorizing the City to enter on a property for the purpose of carrying out an
inspection for the purposes and to exercise the powers set out in this section, no
person, when requested to do so by the General Manager or an Inspector, shall
neglect or refuse to produce or deliver any information or documents or things
required by this chapter. [Amended 2014-03-20 by By-law 260-2014]
C.
Obstruction.
(1)
No person shall represent or cause to be represented that he or she is an owner or
occupier of a property if he or she is not.
(2)
No person shall prevent, hinder, obstruct or interfere, or attempt to prevent,
hinder, obstruct or interfere, in any manner, the General Manager, an Inspector or
any City personnel, or agents in the exercise of an activity, power or performance
of a duty under this chapter or in the administration or enforcement of this
chapter. The activities may include, without limitation, the following:
(a)
Entering in or upon, at any reasonable time without a warrant, any land,
property or premises, except premises being used as a dwelling house in
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which case reasonable notice shall be provided in accordance with this
chapter and the City of Toronto Act, 2006; or
(b)
Making such tests or taking such samples as the General Manager deems
necessary; or
(c)
Inspecting or observing any plant, machinery, equipment, work, activity or
documents; or
(d)
Repairing, maintaining, altering, disconnecting, removing, replacing, or
installing sewage works or any related item.
(3)
No person shall furnish any false or misleading information to the General
Manager or any City personnel, agents or contractors in the exercise of an
activity, power or performance of a duty or administrative function under this
chapter, including but not limited to any information provided or submitted on or
with any application or in respect to any inspection or enforcement of this chapter.
[Added 2013-12-18 by By-law 1696-2013]
D.
Limitations on power of entry.
The powers of entry of the City, General Manager and Inspector are subject to sections
375 to 379, inclusive, of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
§ 681-13.2. General prohibitions and liability for damage.
[Added 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
A.
Protection from damage.
No person shall uncover, make any connection with, or opening into, break, alter,
damage, destroy, deface or tamper or cause or permit the breaking, damaging, destroying,
defacing or tampering with:
(1)
Any part of a sewage works; or
(2)
Any permanent or temporary device installed in any part of the sewage works for
the purposes of flow measuring, sampling and testing of sewage, uncontaminated
water or storm water.
B.
Damage to the sewage works.
Any person discharging sewage, uncontaminated water or storm water to the municipal
sewage works shall be responsible for ensuring that such sewage, uncontaminated water
or storm water conforms at all times to the provisions of this article 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 sewage works damaged thereby and for any damages or injury to any person or
property caused by such discharge.
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C.
Unauthorized entry to sewage works.
Unless specifically authorized by the General Manager, no person shall enter any sewage
works.
D.
Pre-construction investigation and construction damage. [Added 2013-12-18 by By-law
1696-2013]
(1)
Any person constructing works including, without limitation, piles, caissons,
boreholes, foundations, tie backs or intrusive below grade works within the
vicinity of City municipal sewage works shall be responsible for ensuring that
such construction works conform at all times to the provisions of this section and
shall be liable for any damage or expense in respect to the City's municipal
sewage works or infrastructure caused or contributed to by such person's
undertaking of such construction works, including but not limited to the cost of
investigation, repairing or replacing any part of any City municipal sewage works
or infrastructure damaged thereby and for any damages or injury to any person or
property caused by such undertaking, construction or installation.
(2)
(a)
Where the General Manager determines that an inspection of the City
municipal sewage works by closed circuit television or such other method
of inspection that the General Manager considers appropriate in the
circumstances is necessary to determine the pre and post condition of City
municipal sewage works or infrastructure in the vicinity of proposed
construction works identified in § 681-13.2D(1), the person constructing
such works shall pay to the City the deposit specified in Chapter 441, Fees
and Charges, prior to the commencement of the construction works, and
the City may deduct the cost of such inspection from the deposit.
(b)
In the event that the actual cost of the inspection is greater than the
deposit, the person shall immediately pay to the City the difference
between the actual cost and the deposit.
(c)
In the event that the actual cost of the inspection is less than the amount
deposit, upon completion of the post-construction inspection, the General
Manager shall refund the difference between the actual cost and the
deposit to the person, subject to the City's right to set off any remaining
balance of the deposit against any damages to the City's municipal sewage
works or infrastructure caused or contributed by the construction works.
(3)
The deposit shall be in the form of either cash or a certified cheque, as may be
determined by the General Manager.
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§ 681-14. Offences.
[Amended 2001-02-01 by By-law 81-2001; 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
A.
Every person who contravenes any provision of this chapter, and every director or officer
of a corporation who knowingly concurs in a contravention by the corporation of any
provision of this chapter, is guilty of an offence.
B.
Any fine imposed under § 681-14.1 shall be payable in addition to any fees and charges
payable under this chapter, Chapter 849 and Chapter 441, as applicable.
§ 681-14.1. Penalties.
[Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
A.
Fine - for contravention - person, director, officer.
(1)
Every person who contravenes a provision of this chapter and every director or
officer of a corporation who knowingly concurs in a contravention by the
corporation of a provision of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be liable to a fine
of not more than $50,000 for a first offence and to a fine of not more than $75,000
for any subsequent offence.
(2)
Despite § 681-14.1A(1), every person who contravenes any of the provisions of
§ 681-2, 681-3 or 681-4 of this chapter and every director or officer of a
corporation who knowingly concurs in a contravention by the corporation of any
of those sections, upon conviction, shall be liable to a fine of not more than
$50,000 for a first offence and to a fine of not more than $100,000 for any
subsequent offence.
B.
Fine - for contravention - corporation.
Despite § 681-14.1A, if a corporation is convicted of an offence under this chapter, it
shall be liable to a fine of not more than $100,000 for a first offence and to a fine of not
more than $100,000 for any subsequent offence.
C.
Fine - for contravention - continuing offence.
Despite § 681-14.1A and B, in the case of a continuing offence, every person who
contravenes any of the sections in this chapter and every director or officer of a
corporation who knowingly concurs in a contravention by the corporation of any of the
sections in this chapter, upon conviction, shall be liable to a fine of not more than
$10,000 for each day or part day that the offence continues and the total of all of the daily
fines for the offence shall not be limited to $100,000.
D.
Fine - for contravention - continuing offence - corporation.
Despite § 681-14.1A, B and C, in the case of a continuing offence, if a corporation is
convicted of an offence for any of the sections in this chapter, it shall be liable to a fine of
not more than $10,000 for each day or part day that the offence continues and the total of
all of the daily fines for the offence shall not be limited to $100,000.
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E.
Special fine.
In addition to any other fine under § 681-14.1A, B, C or D or a combination of the
foregoing, every person who gains an economic advantage or economic gain from
contravening this chapter shall be liable to a special fine in an amount equal to the fair
market value of the economic advantage or economic gain so obtained from the
contravention.
§ 681-14.2. General enforcement powers.
[Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
A.
Restraining order.
If this chapter is contravened, in addition to any other remedy or penalty imposed by this
chapter, the contravention may be restrained by application by the City under the
provisions of section 380 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
B.
Order to discontinue activity.
(1)
Under the provisions of section 384 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the General
Manager may order any person who has contravened this chapter or who has
caused or permitted the contravention of this chapter or the owner or occupier of
the property on which the contravention occurred to discontinue the contravening
activity.
(2)
Any person who contravenes an order under § 681-14.2B(1) is guilty of an
offence.
C.
Work order.
(1)
Under the provisions of section 385 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the General
Manager may order any person who has contravened this chapter or who has
caused or permitted the contravention of this chapter or the owner or occupier of
the property on which the contravention occurred to do work to correct the
contravention.
(2)
Any person who contravenes an order under § 681-14.2C(1) is guilty of an
offence.
D.
Remedial action.
(1)
In accordance with section 386 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, where any matter
or thing is required to be done under this chapter, in default of it being done by
the person directed or required to do so, that matter or thing may be done by the
City which shall be at that person's expense and the City may recover the costs
incurred for doing such matter or thing from the person directed or required to do
it by adding the costs to the tax roll and collecting them in the same manner as
municipal property taxes.
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(2)
For the purposes of § 681-14.2D(1), the General Manager may enter upon the
subject property at any reasonable time.
§ 681-14.3. Document retention.
[Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
A.
Any document required to be produced for inspection or approval or retained under this
chapter by an owner of a property shall be retained by the owner for a period of seven
years.
§ 681-14.4. Notice.
[Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
A.
Where an order is issued by the General Manager, the person to whom the order is made
shall be deemed to have received the order on the date it is posted in a conspicuous place
at the subject property or delivered in person or three days after being posted by first
class prepaid mail to the person at the last known address provided to the General
Manager or, where no address for the person has been provided to the General Manager,
by first class prepaid mail to the address for the person identified on the tax rolls.
B.
The manner of delivery, set out in § 681-14.4A, shall be in the discretion of the General
Manager.
§ 681-14.5. Severability.
[Added 2010-07-08 by By-law 868-2010]
Despite that any section or sections of this chapter, or any part or parts thereof, may be found by
any court of law to be invalid or illegal or beyond the power of the Council to enact, that section
or sections or part or parts thereof shall be deemed to be severable, and all other sections of this
chapter, or parts thereof, are separate and independent therefrom and enacted as such.
§ 681-15. Repealer; impact on existing agreements; effective dates.
A.
Former City of Toronto By-law No. 78-91, A By-law Respecting Sewers and the
Discharge and Deposit of Sewage and Land Drainage; former City of North York By-law
No. 31442, as amended, A By-law regulating the discharge of sewage and land drainage
to the municipal sanitary and storm sewer system; former City of Scarborough By-law
No. 17777, A By-law to regulate the discharge into public sewers of sewage and storm
water, including industrial wastes; former City of Etobicoke By-law No. 1994-23 Sewer
Use By-law; former City of York By-law No. 2880-94, To Regulate the discharge of
sewage and land drainage in the City of York; former Borough of East York By-law No.
100-90, To regulate the discharge and deposit of sewage and land drainage in the
Borough of East York; and Chapter 292, Sewers, Article III, of the Municipal Code of the
former City of Toronto; former North York By-law No. 10532, A By-law for requiring of
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the connection to be made to sanitary sewer, are hereby repealed. [Amended 2001-02-01
by By-law 81-2001; 2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008]
B.
Notwithstanding § 681-15A, industrial waste surcharge agreements and sanitary
discharge agreements entered into by the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto,
or a compliance program issued by the General Manager or a compliance program
agreement entered into by the City pursuant to the provisions of the former Metro
Toronto By-law No. 153-89, as amended, and in effect immediately prior to the passage
of this article, remain in force in accordance with their terms and conditions. [Amended
2000-10-05 by By-law 869-2000; 2007-06-22 by By-law 704-2007]
C.
This article, with the exception of §§ 681-2 and 681-4, shall come into force on the 6th
day of July, A.D. 2000. Sections 681-2 and 681-4 of this article shall come into force on
November 1, 2002. [Amended 2002-06-20 by By-law 547-2002]
D.
By-law No. 153-89 of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, a By-law "To
regulate the discharge of sewage and land drainage in the Metropolitan Area," with the
exception of Sections 2 and Section 3, is hereby repealed. Sections 2 and 3 of By-law No.
153-89 of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto shall be deemed to be in
force, throughout the City of Toronto until November 1, 2002. Sections 2 and 3 of the
former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto By-law No. 153-89 are repealed as of
November 1, 2002. [Amended 2001-02-01 by By-law 81-2001; 2002-06-20 by By-law
547-2002]
E.
Former Metropolitan Toronto By-law No. 96-80, as amended, a by-law to regulate the
discharge of water obtained from a private water works system into the Metropolitan
sewer system and to charge a rate therefor, is repealed. [Added 2002-10-31 by By-law
855-2002]
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Chapter 681, Article I,
Appendix 125,
Subject Sectors
[Amended 2002-02-15 by By-law 80-200226; 2008-06-24 by By-law 577-2008; 2013-12-18 by
By-law 1718-201327; 2023-05-15 by By-law 456-202328]
Column 1
Column 2
NAICS
Industrial Category
213114
Support Activities for Metal Mining
213115
Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels)
327999
All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (pt)
331112
Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Product Manufacturing
331419
Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal
331491
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and
Extruding (pt)
331492
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except
Copper and Aluminum) (pt)
332117
Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing
332311
Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing
332312
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
332321
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
332322
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
332323
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing
332420
Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
332431
Metal Can Manufacturing
332439
Other Metal Container Manufacturing
332811
Metal Heat Treating
332812
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied
Services
to Manufacturers
332813
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
332919
Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
332998
Enameled Iron and Metal Sanitary Ware Manufacturing
332999
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (pt)
333512
Machine Tool (Metal Cutting Types) Manufacturing
333513
Machine Tool (Metal Forming Types) Manufacturing
333518
Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
25 Editor's Note: Art. I, Appendix 2, Subject Pollutants was deleted February 4, 2016 by By-law 100-2016.
26 Editor's Note: This by-law came into force November 6, 2001.
27 Editor's Note: By-law 1718-2013 deleted "Column 3 - Initial P2Plan Due Date" and "Column 4 - Six Year P2 Plan Due Date" and
their contents.
28 Editor's Note: By-law 456-2023 replaced Article I, Appendix 1, Subject Sectors, in its entirety.
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Column 1
Column 2
NAICS
Industrial Category
334412
Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
334416
Electronic Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing
33637
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
337124
Metal Household Furniture Manufacturing
337125
Household Furniture (except Wood and Metal) Manufacturing
313111
Yarn Spinning Mills
313112
Yarn Texturizing, Throwing, and Twisting Mills
313113
Thread Mills
313210
Broadwoven Fabric Mills
313221
Narrow Fabric Mills
313230
Nonwoven Fabric Mills
313241
Weft Knit Fabric Mills
313249
Other Knit Fabric and Lace Mills
313311
Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills
313312
Textile and Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven Fabric) Mills
313320
Fabric Coating Mills
314110
Carpet and Rug Mills
314991
Rope, Cordage, and Twine M
314992
Tire Cord and Tire Fabric Mills
314999
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
315111
Sheer Hosiery Mills
315119
Other Hosiery and Sock Mills
315191
Outerwear Knitting Mills
315192
Underwear and Nightwear Knitting Mills
323110
Commercial Lithographic Printing
323111
Commercial Gravure Printing
323112
Commercial Flexographic Printing
323113
Commercial Screen Printing
323114
Quick Printing
323116
Manifold Business Forms Printing
323117
Books Printing
323119
Other Commercial Printing
325910
Printing Ink Manufacturing
339116
Dental Laboratories
447110
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Store
447190
Other Gasoline Stations
481111
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
481112
Scheduled Freight Air Transportation
481211
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
481212
Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
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Column 1
Column 2
NAICS
Industrial Category
485210
Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation
485410
School and Employee Bus Transportation
485991
Special Needs Transportation
485999
All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
487110
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land
487990
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other
488210
Support Activities for Rail Transportation
488490
Other Support Activities for Road Transportation
541380
Testing Laboratories
621210
Offices of Dentists
621511
Medical Laboratories
622110
General Medical and Surgical Hospital
622210
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
622310
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
811111
General Automotive Repair
811112
Automotive Exhaust System Repair
811113
Automotive Transmission Repair
811118
Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance
811121
Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
811191
Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops
811192
Car Washes
811198
All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance
812320
Dry cleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
812921
Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour)
812922
One-Hour Photofinishing
31611
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing
316993
Personal Leather Good (except Women's Handbag and Purse)
Manufacturing
316999
All Other Leather Good Manufacturing
324110
Petroleum Refineries
324121
Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing
324122
Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing
324191
Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
324199
All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
325110
Petrochemical Manufacturing
325188
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
325191
Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing
325199
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
325211
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
325320
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
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Column 1
Column 2
NAICS
Industrial Category
325412
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
325510
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
325611
Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
325992
Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing
325998
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
326160
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
326191
Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
326199
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
NOTES: NAICS = North American Industrial Classification System
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Chapter 681, Article I,
Attachment 1,
City of Toronto Combined Sewer Service Area
[Added 2007-11-20 by By-law 1252-200729]
Figure 1. City of Toronto Combined Sewer Service Area
29 Editor's Note: This by-law comes into force three years from the date of its enactment.
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Chapter 681, Article I,
Attachment 2,
City of Toronto Basement Flooding Areas (Ouside the CSO Areas)
[Added 2008-12-03 by By-law 1255-200830]
Figure 2. City of Toronto Basement Flooding Areas (Ouside the CSO Areas)
30 Editor's Note: This by-law comes into force five years from the date of its enactment.