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Town of Trenton By-law Manual
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Chapter 49
By-law Respecting Discharge into Public Sanitary Sewers
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SHORT TITLE
1.1
This By-Law shall be known as By-Law Number 49, and may be cited as the "Wastewater
Discharge By-Law".
2.0
DEFINITIONS
2.1
In this By-Law:
"beneficial use" means taking advantage of the nutrient content and soil conditioning properties of a
bio-solids product to supply some or all of the fertilizer needs of an agronomic crop for vegetative
cover (such as in land reclamation, silviculture, landfill cover or similar ventures);
"biochemical oxygen demand" means the quantity of oxygen utilized, expressed in milligrams per
litre, in the biochemical oxidation of matter within a 120-hour period at a temperature of 20 degrees
Celsius;
"bio-solids" means organic, stabilized material produced during the treatment of sewage and
septage sludge. These include the solid, semi-solid, and liquid residue removed from wastewater
treatment processes but do not include screenings and grit removed during the preliminary
treatment stages of these processes. Bio-solids differ from sewage and septage sludge in that they
have been treated to reduce pathogen content;
"blow down" means the discharge of re-circulating non-contact cooling water for the purpose of
discharging materials contained in the water;
"Building By-law" means the Town of Trenton Building By-law, adopted accordingly under authority
of the Municipal Government Act of Nova Scotia, RSNS 1998, or preceding provincial statute
legislation;
"chemical oxygen demand" means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the chemical oxidation of
organic matter under standard laboratory procedure, expressed in milligrams per litre;
"combined sewer" means a sewer intended to function simultaneously as a storm sewer and a
sanitary sewer;
"combustible liquid" means a liquid that has a flash point not less than 37.8 degrees Celsius and not
greater than 93.3 degrees Celsius;
"Commission" means the Pictou County District Planning Commission, a body corporate established
by Ministerial Order dated March 4, 1970, as amended April 24, 1989, and continued under the
Municipal Government Act of Nova Scotia, RSNS, 1998, and for the purpose of this By-law, shall
also include ERPAS;
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"cooling water" means water that is used in a process for the purpose of removing heat and that has
not, by design, come into contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product or
finished product but does not include blow down water;
"discharge" means to discharge, release, permit or cause to be discharged into the municipal
wastewater facilities;
"discharger" means the owner, occupant or a person who has charge, management or control of
sewage, contaminated or uncontaminated water, or any combination thereof which is discharged to
the municipal wastewater facilities;
"effluent" means wastewater treated in a wastewater facility and released back into the natural
environment;
"Engineer" means the Municipal Engineer for the Town of Trenton and includes a person acting
under the supervision and direction of the Engineer;
"ERECC" means the "East River Environmental Control Centre" and shall have the same meaning
as "ERPAS" as defined under this By-law:
"ERPAS" means the East River Pollution Abatement System, established under the Commission,
and includes any property, facilities or infrastructure of the ERPAS and any person acting under the
supervision and direction of the ERPAS;
"fuel" includes alcohol, gasoline, naphtha, diesel fuel, fuel oil or any other ignitable substance
intended for use as a fuel;
"hauled industrial wastewater" means any industrial wastewater transported to and deposited into
any location in the municipal wastewater facilities;
"industrial", "commercial" or "institutional" includes or pertains to industry, manufacturing, commerce,
trade, business or institutions as distinguished from domestic or residential;
"Land Use By-law" means the Town of Trenton Land Use By-law, adopted accordingly under
authority of the Municipal Government Act of Nova Scotia, RSNS 1998 or preceding provincial
statute legislation;
"leachate" includes any liquid that has percolated through solid waste and has extracted, dissolved
or suspended materials from it, including the liquid produced from the decomposition of waste
materials and liquid that has entered the waste material from external sources including surface
drainage, rainfall, and groundwater;
"municipality" means the Town of Trenton;
"pathological waste" includes those fluids or materials which may contain pathogens of human or
animal origin;
"person" includes an individual, firm, partnership, agency or body corporate, group of individuals,
firms, partnerships, agencies or bodies corporate or any combination of them;
"pesticides" includes any substance that is a pest control product within the meaning of the Pest
Control Products Act (Canada) or a fertilizer within the meaning of the Fertilizers Act (Canada) that
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"phenolic compounds" means hydroxyl derivatives of benzene and its condensed nuclei;
"sanitary sewer" means a sewer receiving and carrying liquid and water-carried wastes and to which
surface or groundwater is not intentionally admitted;
"sewage" means the combination of liquid and water-carried wastes from buildings containing
animal, vegetable or mineral matter in suspension or solution, together with such groundwater,
surface water or other water as might be present;
"sewer" means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage, combined sewage or surface runoff, and
includes all sewer drains, clear water sewers, and combined sewers vested in or under the control of
the municipality;
"solvent extractable matter" includes grease or oils from animal, vegetable, mineral or synthetic
sources;
"Standard Methods" means Standard Methods for the examination of water and wastewater by the
utilization of analytical and examination procedures provided in the edition current at the time of
testing, published jointly by the American Public Health Association and the American Water Works
Association or any publication by or under the authority of the Canadian Standards Association for
the testing of water and waterworks to determine water quality standards;
"storm sewer" means a sewer and all related structures designed exclusively for the collection and
transmission of uncontaminated water, storm water, drainage from land or from any watercourse or
a combination of any of these;
"suspended solids" means the insoluble matter suspended in wastewater that is separable by
laboratory filtration:
"total Kjeldahl nitrogen" means organic nitrogen;
"uncontaminated water" means potable water or any other water to which no matter has been added
as a consequence of its use;
"waste radioactive substances" includes uranium, thorium, plutonium, neptunium, deuterium, their
respective derivatives and compounds, and such other substances as the Atomic Energy Control
Board may designate as being capable of releasing ionizing radiation;
"wastewater facilities" means the structures, pipes, devices, equipment, processes or other things
used or intended, for the collection, transportation, pumping or treatment of sewage and disposal of
the effluent;
"waste" means any material discharged into wastewater facilities;
"wastewater" means liquid waste containing animal, vegetable, mineral or chemical matter in
solution or suspension carried from any premises.
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PROHIBITED DISCHARGES TO WASTEWATER FACILITIES
3.1
No person shall discharge into wastewater facilities, sewage or wastewater that causes or
may cause or results or may result in:
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(a)
a health or safety hazard;
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(b)
obstructions or restrictions to the flow in the wastewater facilities;
(c)
an offensive odour to emanate from wastewater facilities, and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, sewage containing hydrogen sulphide, mercaptans,
carbon disulphide, other reduced sulphur compounds, amines or ammonia in such
quantity that may cause an offensive odour;
(d)
damage to wastewater facilities;
(e)
interference with the operation and maintenance of wastewater facilities;
(f)
a restriction of the beneficial use of bio-solids from the municipality's wastewater
facilities; and
(g)
effluent from municipal wastewater facilities to be in violation of any Provincial or
Federal Acts or Regulations.
3.2
No person shall discharge into wastewater facilities, sewage or wastewater with any one or
more of the following characteristics:
(a)
a pH less than 5.5 or greater than 9.5;
(b)
two or more separate liquid layers; and
(c)
a temperature greater than sixty five (65) degrees Celsius.
3.3
No person shall discharge into wastewater facilities, sewage or wastewater containing one or
more of the following:
(a)
combustible liquid;
(b)
fuel;
(c)
hauled sewage, hauled wastewater or leachate, except where written permission
from the Commission has been obtained;
(d)
ignitable waste, including but not limited to, flammable liquids, solids and/or gases,
capable of causing or contributing to explosion or supporting combustion in
wastewater facilities;
(e)
detergents, surface-active agents or other substances that may cause excessive
foaming in the wastewater facilities, other than that occurring from standard
residential usage;
(f)
sewage containing dyes or colouring materials which pass through wastewater
facilities and discolour the wastewater facility or effluent, other than that occurring
from standard residential usage;
(g)
pathological waste in any quantity;
(h)
material containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs);
(i)
pesticides;
(j)
reactive materials;
(k)
radioactive substances; and
(l)
leachate, except where the discharger has written permission from the Commission.
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3.4
No person shall discharge into wastewater facilities, sewage or wastewater, containing a
concentration in excess of any of the limits set out in Table 1:
Table 1: Concentration Limits - Wastewater Facilities
Substance
Milligrams Per Litre
Aluminum, Total
50
Antimony, Total
5
Arsenic, Total
1
Barium, Total
5
Benzene
0.01
Beryllium, Total
5
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
300
Bismuth, Total
5
Cadmium, Total
1
Chemical Oxygen Demand
1000
Chlorides
1500
Chloroform
0.05
Chromium, Total
2
Cobalt, Total
5
Copper, Total
1
Cyanide, Total
2
1,2 - Dichlorobenzene
0.1
1,4 - Dichlorobenzene
0.1
cis - 1,2 - Dichloroethylene
4.0
Trans - 1,3 - Dichloropropylene
0.15
Ethylbenzene
0.15
Fluoride
10
Iron, Total
50
Lead, Total
2
Manganese, Total
5
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Substance
Milligrams Per Litre
Mercury, Total
0.1
Methylene chloride
0.2
Molybdenum, Total
5
Nickel, Total
2
Oil & Grease - mineral or synthetic in
origin
15
Oil & Grease - animal or vegetable
in origin
150
o-Xylene
0.5
Phenolic Compounds (4AAP)
1
Phosphorus, Total
30
Selenium, Total
5
Silver, Total
2
Sulphates Expressed as SO4
1500
Suspended Solids, Total
300
1,1,2,2 - Tetrachloroethane
1.0
Tetrachloroethylene
1.0
Tin, Total
5
Titanium, Total
5
Toluene
0.01
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
100
Trichloroethylene
1.0
Vanadium, Total
5
Xylenes, Total
1.5
Zinc, Total
3
* A reference to "Total" in this table denotes total concentrations of all forms of the metal and ion
including both particulate and dissolved species.
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3.5
No person shall discharge into wastewater facilities, sewage or wastewater under
circumstances where water has been added for the purpose of dilution to achieve
compliance with Subsection 3.2 or Subsection 3.4.
3.6
No person shall discharge cooling water or uncontaminated water to wastewater facilities
unless the discharge has been permitted by the municipality or the commission.
4.0
Grease, Oil, Sediment, Sand Traps and Interceptors
4.1
Grease, oil, sediment and sand traps or interceptors, shall be installed in all new food service
establishments or operations, vehicle service facilities, car or truck washes, or any other
development requiring such treatment under the National Plumbing Code of Canada. The
design and installation of traps and interceptors is subject to the National Plumbing Code of
Canada.
When the concentration limits exceed any of those permissible under Subsection 3.4 in
existing food service establishments or operations, vehicle service facilities, and car and
truck washes, or any other development the nature of which requires grease, oil, sediment or
sand traps or interceptors to be installed under the National Plumbing Code of Canada, the
municipality or the commission will require the owner to correct the situation in accordance
with its instructions which may include the installation of grease, oil, sediment or sand traps
or interceptors.
4.2
Traps and/or interceptors required pursuant to Subsection 4.1 shall be installed such that
they are easily accessible for all aspects of cleaning and inspection and each device shall be
registered with the Engineer and the Commission.
4.3
Traps and/or interceptors required pursuant to Subsection 4.1 shall be maintained by the
owner of the establishment in which they are located in a condition of continuous efficient
operation at the owner's expense. The owner shall be responsible for ensuring that each
trap and/or interceptor is inspected annually by an Engineer licensed to practice in the
Province of Nova Scotia or by another qualified inspector acceptable to the Engineer or the
Commission. The results of the inspection shall be provided to the Engineer or the
Commission in the form of a written report.
4.4
No retained or trapped oil, grease, sediment, sand, silt or other matter in any form shall be
allowed to pass from the installed trap and/or interceptor required pursuant to Subsection 4.1
or connecting pipe into the wastewater facilities. Removal of retained or trapped materials
shall be completed by pumping or other physical means and all such retained or trapped
materials shall be taken away and disposed of as required by law.
4.5
Whenever an inspection of an installed trap and/or interceptor required pursuant to
Subsection 4.1 results in a written notice for action on the part of the owner of the installed
device, such action shall be completed within the compliance period required by the written
notice.
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4.6
The owner of the establishment in which the trap and/or interceptor required pursuant to
Subsection 4.1 shall provide the municipality and the Commission, upon request, with all
information required by the municipality and/or the Commission relating to the maintenance
of the trap and/or interceptor including, without limitation, information relating to the
frequency of inspection and maintenance of any installed traps and/or interceptors, as well
as information as to the disposal method employed, and location of hauled waste material.
4.7
Any reasonable request for inspection by the municipality or the Commission shall be
granted by the owner of the establishment in which a trap and/or interceptor is required
pursuant to Subsection 4.1.
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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
5.1
No industrial, commercial or institutional discharger shall discharge sewage, wastewater,
cooling water, uncontaminated water or any combination thereof, to wastewater facilities
without first submitting to the Engineer and the Commission the following completed reports:
(a)
the "ERPAS Pollution Prevention Program Discharger Information Report" (short
version, attached as Form 1); and
(b)
the "ERPAS Pollution Prevention Program Discharger Information Report" (long
version, attached as Form 2) where, in the opinion of the Engineer or the
Commission, the discharge may have a significant impact on the wastewater facilities,
and the municipality or the Commission has notified the discharger that completion of
the report is required or where the discharger has or requires an extra strength or
large volume surcharge agreement with the municipality.
5.2
If a discharger has been discharging to wastewater facilities prior to the enactment of this By-
law, the discharger shall comply with the requirements set out in Subsection 5.1 within thirty
(30) days of receipt of written notice from the Engineer or the Commission.
5.3
The discharger shall provide written notification to the Engineer and the Commission of any
changes to the information filed pursuant to Subsection 5.1 and Subsection 5.2 within sixty
(60) days of the change.
5.4
Any industrial, commercial or institutional discharger who is required to apply for a
development and/or building permit under the municipality's Building By-law or Land Use By-
law must comply with the reporting requirements of Subsection 5.1.
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DISCHARGER SELF-MONITORING AND REPORTING OF SPILLS
6.1
The discharger shall undertake the monitoring or sampling of any discharge to the
wastewater facilities as may be required by the Engineer or the Commission and provide the
results in accordance with written notice from the Engineer or the Commission.
6.2
The obligations outlined in or arising out of Subsection 6.1 shall be completed at the expense
of the discharger and shall be carried out by a professional engineer licensed to practice in
the Province of Nova Scotia or by a qualified professional acceptable to the Engineer.
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6.3
Every person who discharges, deposits, causes or permits the discharge or deposit of any
matter in any sewer that, in nature or quantity is not in the ordinary course of events, shall
immediately notify the municipality or the Commission.
6.4
For any of the discharges in Subsection 6.3 for which the person referred to in Subsection
6.3 is required to immediately notify the municipality or the Commission, the notification shall
include the following information:
(a)
the name of the person and the address of the spill;
(b)
the name of the person reporting the spill and telephone number where that person is
to be reached;
(c)
time of the spill;
(d)
type and volume of material discharged and any associated hazards; and
(e)
corrective actions being taken to control the spill.
6.5
Within five (5) days following a spill, the person referred to in Subsection 6.3 shall submit, to
the municipality or the Commission, a detailed written report describing the cause of the spill
and the actions taken to prevent a recurrence.
7.0
EXTRA STRENGTH AND VOLUME SURCHARGE AGREEMENT
7.1
Where large volumes of sewage, extra strength sewage or wastewater, as determined by the
municipality or the Commission in their sole discretion, are discharged to wastewater
facilities, the municipality may require the discharger to enter into a Surcharge Agreement
(attached as "Schedule A") with the municipality permitting an excess of the limits outlined in
Subsection 3.4, including but not limited to, any one or more of the following:
(a)
biochemical oxygen demand;
(b)
solvent extractables - animal or vegetable in origin;
(c)
total Kjeldahl nitrogen;
(d)
phosphorous, total;
(e)
suspended solids, total; or
(f)
large volumes.
7.2
The Surcharge Agreement may include terms and conditions under which the discharge is
permitted and the method by which the municipality shall recover costs incurred by the
pumping and treatment of the wastewater.
7.3
During the term of the Surcharge Agreement, the discharger shall be exempt from meeting
the limits set out in Subsection 3.4 for the parameter(s) included in the Agreement, if all
conditions stipulated in the Agreement are met.
7.4
Notwithstanding Subsection 7.1, where a discharger has entered into a Surcharge
Agreement, any anticipated change in the information provided pursuant to Section 5 must
be submitted to the Engineer and the Commission prior to the change to allow an
assessment of the impact of the change on the Surcharge Agreement.
7.5
The municipality may terminate the Surcharge Agreement at any time and the termination
shall be effective within thirty (30) days of the delivery of a written notice to the discharger's
site or head office.
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8.0
LETTER OF COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
8.1
Where the discharger, at the coming into force of this By-law, is not in compliance with one
or more conditions in Section 3, the municipality may require the discharger to enter into a
Compliance Program (attached as "Schedule B") with the municipality to provide a plan for
achieving compliance with the By-law within a specified time.
8.2
The program contemplated by Subsection 8.1 shall:
(a)
be for a fixed term;
(b)
contain reporting requirements to the Engineer and the Commission on significant
stages in the progress towards compliance as determined by the municipality or the
Commission; and
(c)
include a maximum interim limit for the parameter or parameters covered by the
agreement.
8.3
During the term of the Compliance Program, the discharger shall be exempt from those parts
of Section 3 specified in the Compliance Program provided that all of the conditions of the
program are met by the discharger prior to the expiry of the program.
8.4
The Compliance Program may be terminated with thirty (30) days notice by the municipality
at any time where the terms and conditions of the agreement are not being met or
immediately where an emergency situation of an immediate threat or danger to any program,
property, plant or animal life or waters exists.
9.0
SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
9.1
Where the Engineer or the Commission determines that monitoring of any discharge from an
industrial, commercial or institutional premises to the wastewater facilities is required, the
municipality or the Commission may require the owner of such industrial, commercial or
institutional premises to monitor and analyse the discharge and report to the Engineer and
the Commission the results of the monitoring program, at the owner's expense.
9.2
The Engineer or the Commission may specify specific time periods for collection of samples
and analytical requirements based on practices of the business, as required.
9.3
The Engineer or the Commission may, from time to time, enter any premises and conduct
such sampling and tests as deemed necessary. Should the premises be found to be in
compliance with this By-law, the Commission will be responsible for any costs associated
with the sampling and testing.
9.4
Should the testing outlined in Subsection 9.3 result in a non-compliance to this By-law, the
owner shall be responsible for any costs associated with further testing, sampling, and
remedial or corrective action(s) necessary to bring the premises into compliance.
9.5
All tests, measurements, analyses, and sample handling shall be carried out in accordance
with Standard Methods and by a laboratory certified by the Canadian Association of
Environmental Laboratories.
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10.0
CONTROL SERVICE ACCESS
10.1
The Engineer or the Commission may require the installation of a control service access or
the upgrading of an existing control service access for each connection to the wastewater
facilities for the purpose of monitoring or sampling discharges.
10.2
A control service access required under Subsection 10.1 shall be:
(a)
located on the property of the discharger unless the municipality or the Commission
permits an alternative location;
(b)
constructed and maintained at the expense of the discharger;
(c)
accessible at all times by the municipality or the Commission;
(d)
constructed in a manner which meets the standards of the municipality; and
(e)
maintained to ensure access and structural integrity.
11.0
PENALTY, ENFORCEMENT, AND FINANCES
11.1
Any person who contravenes any provision of this By-law shall be liable upon summary
conviction for every such offence to a penalty not exceeding ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00) or, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety (90)
days and each day that the offence continues shall constitute a new offence.
11.2
Any person alleged to have violated any provision of this By-law, who is given notice of the
alleged violation and where the said notice so provides for payment, may pay a penalty in the
amount of $500.00 to the Town of Trenton, provided that said payment is made within a
period of fourteen (14) days following the day on which the alleged violation was committed,
and said payment shall be in full satisfaction, releasing, and discharging all penalties and
imprisonments incurred by the person for said violation.
11.3
Unless otherwise stipulated by resolution or by-law, the Commission is hereby delegated all
necessary rights and powers and may perform all necessary duties as required to carry out
the functions of it under this By-law and, without limiting the generality of these rights, powers
and duties, shall have the authority to utilize its staff and resources, including the staff and
resources of ERPAS, in order to assist the municipality with the monitoring, compliance, and
enforcement of this By-law as contemplated herein.
11.4
This By-law shall apply to the Town of Trenton, and any property, equipment, machinery or
apparatus owned and operated by the Commission on behalf of ERPAS within the
municipality.
11.5
Any financial proceeds to the municipality resulting from the provisions of this By-law,
including fines, penalties, and fees for compliance, extra-strength and volume agreements,
shall be deposited in a separate account to be managed by the Commission.
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ERPAS Pollution Prevention Program
Discharger Information Report
(Form 1)
1. General Information
____________________________________________________________________________
(Company Name, Corporation, Owner)
___________________________________
___________________________________
(Telephone Number)
(Fax Number)
____________________________________________________________________________
(Mailing Address)
(Postal Code)
Location of Premises:
____________________________________________________________________________
(Street Name, Number, Block Number, Unit Number)
Company Officer responsible for waste effluent control:
________________________ ___________________________ ________________
(Name)
(Title)
(Telephone Number)
2. Product or Service Information
Number of Employees: ________ (Plant: _____
Office: _____)
Number of Shifts per Day: ________
Number of Days per Week: _____________
What are your principal products produced or services provided:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Provide a brief description of your manufacturing or service activities:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Waste Characteristics and Disposal
Consumption of water: _________________________________________________________
(Please provide a recent copy of water billing records.)
Please list the types and volumes of chemicals used in your manufacturing process and/or stored on site:
Chemical:
Quantity:
____________________________
__________________________
____________________________
__________________________
____________________________
__________________________
Please list the type of chemicals, cooling water or other waste materials that are discharged to the sanitary
sewer:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Is your wastewater subjected to any type of treatment before discharge into the sewer system? Please
describe the treatment provided to the wastewater:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Has your company sampled and analyzed wastewater that is discharged to the sewer system? If yes,
please provide details and attach a copy of any available sample information:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Person responsible for submitting report:
____________________________________
_____________________________
(Name)
(Title)
_____________________________________
(Date of Completion)
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ERPAS Pollution Prevention Program
Discharger Information Report
(Form 2)
1. General Information
_____________________________________________________________________________________
(Company Name, Corporation, Owner)
______________________________________
______________________________________
(Telephone Number)
(Fax Number)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
(Mailing Address)
(Postal Code)
Location of Premises:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
(Street Name, Number, Block Number, Unit Number)
Company Officer responsible for waste effluent control:
___________________________ ______________________________ ____________________
(Name)
(Title)
(Telephone Number)
2. Product or Service Information
What are your principal products produced or services provided:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Provide a brief description of your manufacturing or service activities:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Standard Industrial or Canadian Codes (SIC) of those products produced:
_________________________
____________________________ __________________________
_________________________
____________________________ __________________________
Indicate if these are: ( ) SICs or Canadian ( ) SICs.
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Provide a brief description of the process(es) used in the manufacturing or servicing:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Number of employees:
Plant: __________________
Office: ____________________
Number of Shifts per Day:________
Number of Shifts per Week: _________
Please indicate if major processes are:
( ) Batch
( ) Continuous
( ) Both
Is the production subject to seasonal variation: ( ) yes ( ) no
If yes, briefly describe your seasonal production cycle:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Waste Characteristics
List all sources of water supply:
Municipal water: _________________________
Private well water: _______________________
Hauled water: ___________________________
Other sources (describe): __________________
Type of wastewater discharged (please check all that apply):
( ) Sanitary sewage
Estimated volume:________________m3/day
( ) Non-contact cooling water
Estimated volume:________________m3/day
( ) Contact cooling water
Estimated volume:________________m3/day
( ) Process water
Estimated volume:________________m3/day
( ) Other(s)
Estimated volume:________________m3/day
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Wastewater is discharged to (please check all that apply):
Location
Estimated Volume
( ) Sanitary # 1
___________________m3/day
( ) Sanitary # 2
___________________m3/day
( ) Storm sewer # 1
___________________m3/day
( ) Storm sewer # 2
___________________m3/day
( ) Surface water, pond, creek, river, etc.
___________________m3/day
( ) Storage tank
___________________m3/day
( ) Ground water or well
___________________m3/day
( ) Liquid waste hauler (please indicate company used and disposal site if known)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
4. Pre-treatment and Disposal
Pre-treatment devices or processes used for treating wastewater or sludge before discharge to the sewer
system (please check as many as is appropriate):
( )
Air Floatation
( )
Screening
( )
Centrifuge
( )
Sedimentation
( )
Chemical Precipitation
( )
Septic Tank
( )
Chlorination
( )
Solvent Separation
( )
Cyclone
( )
Spill Protection
( )
Filtration
( )
Sump
( )
Flow Equalization
( )
Biological Treatment
( )
Grease or Oil Separation,
type:_________________________
type:___________________
( )
Rainwater Diversion or Storage
( )
Grease Trap
type:_________________________
( )
Grit Removal
( )
Other Chemical Treatment
( )
Ion Exchange
type:_________________________
( )
Neutralization, Ph correction
( )
Other treatment
( )
Ozonation
type:_________________________
( )
Reverse Osmosis
( )
No Pre-treatment Provided
Describe, in detail, the treatment process for your waste streams:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
On a separate sheet, please provide a flow diagram of your Pre-treatment Process.
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Provide a description of the identified pre-treatment facilities and operating data:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Describe how solids are handled, stored, and disposed:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Describe any current operational problems or required shutdowns of pre-treatment facilities that may affect
the quality of wastewater discharged to the sewer system:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Is sludge generated from the pre-treatment process: ( ) yes ( ) no
If yes, please describe the treatment and disposal method for sludge removal:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Do you recover any chemicals from your wastewater: ( ) yes
( ) no
If yes, please explain:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Pollutant Information (Sewer Discharge)
Please indicate, in the appropriate location, whether the chemical parameter is known or suspected to be
present in each waste stream leaving your facility.
Sewer Discharge Characteristics
Parameter
Known Present
Suspected Present
Concentration (mg/l)
Antimony
Arsenic
Bismuth
BOD
Cadmium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Cyanide
Kjeldahl
Lead
Manganese
Mercury
Molybdenum
Nickel
Oil/Grease (A/V)
Oil/Grease (M/S)
Phenolics
Phosphorus
Selenium
Silver
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Tin
Titanium
TSS
Vanadium
Zinc
6. Pollutant Information (No Discharge)
List pollutants or chemicals that have the potential to enter either sanitary or storm sewers due to accidental
spills, machinery malfunctions or process upsets:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
List any existing agreements that your company/organization has with the municipality, former municipalities
or the Province regarding wastewater discharged to the sanitary or storm sewers:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
List any flow measurement or sampling equipment that your company/organization has available:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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Has your company/organization ever conducted sampling and analysis of wastewater discharged to either
the sanitary or storm sewer system? If so, please provide, as an attachment to this report, any copies of
analysis that are available.
Person responsible for submitting report:
_______________________________________________
_____________________________
(Name)
(Title)
_______________________________________________
(Date of Completion)
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"Schedule A"
SURCHARGE AGREEMENT
Town of Trenton
THIS AGREEMENT made this ______ day of _____________, 20____ _A.D.
BETWEEN:
TOWN OF TRENTON
(hereinafter called "Town" or "Municipality")
OF THE ONE PART
and
___________________________________
(hereinafter called the "Company")
OF THE SECOND PART
WHEREAS the Town enacted By-Law No. 49 relating to the discharge of wastewater in the Municipality;
and
WHEREAS the said By-law prohibits the discharge of wastes from industrial, commercial, and institutional
locations which contain substances in quantities in excess of the limits set by the By-law but provides that
the Municipality may permit the discharge of wastewater which would otherwise be prohibited by the By-law
to an extent fixed by agreement with the Municipality under such conditions with respect to payment or
otherwise as may be necessary to compensate for any additional cost of treatment, maintenance or
operation of the sewer system.
WHEREAS the Company carries on an industrial, commercial or institutional activity within the Municipality
at a location known as _______________________________________(hereinafter referred to as "the
premises") which activity produces a wastewater discharge in which the quantity of one or more of
Suspended Solids, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (hereinafter referred to as B.O.D.), Kjeldahl Nitrogen,
Phosphorus or solvent extractable matter of animal or vegetable origin (hereinafter referred to as Grease) is
above the permissible limits as set out in By-Law 49 which results in materially adding to the cost of
treatment or operation of the municipal wastewater system.
WITNESSETH that the parties mutually agree and covenant as follows:
1.
During the currency of this agreement only, the QUALITY OF WASTEWATER discharged by the
Company from the said premises to the sanitary or combined sewer system MAY EXCEED THE
LIMITS SET BY THE BY-LAW with respect to the quantity of Suspended Solids, B.O.D., Grease,
Phosphorus, and Kjeldahl Nitrogen provided that they SHALL NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING
LIMITS AT ANY TIME:
(a) Suspended Solids _____________________(mg/l)
(b) B.O.D.
_____________________(mg/l)
(c) Grease
_____________________(mg/l)
(d) Phosphorous
_____________________(mg/l)
(e) Kjeldahl Nitrogen _____________________(mg/l)
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2.
THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER BY the Company from the said premises containing
Suspended Solids, B.O.D., Grease, Phosphorous or Kjeldahl Nitrogen, IN EXCESS OF THE
ABOVE LIMITS shall constitute a contravention of this agreement and thus a contravention of the
By-Law.
During the currency of this agreement, the QUANTITY OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGED by the
Company from its premises at _______________________________________________________
to the sanitary or combined sewer system shall not exceed _________ cubic metres per day and the
RATE OF DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER from the said premises shall not exceed _________
cubic feet per second.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE from _________________ until _________________,
and be automatically renewed on January 1, 20____, and annually thereafter, on the same terms unless a
new agreement is reached or this agreement is terminated as hereinafter provided.
THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE TERMINATED BY THE MUNICIPALITY at any time on thirty (30) days
written notice sent by registered mail addressed to the Company at the said premises, if:
(a)
the wastewater is causing a health or safety hazard; or
(b)
the wastewater is causing damage to the sewer system, materially increasing maintenance and/or
operational costs; or
(c)
the wastewater is causing damage or treatment process problems, materially increasing
maintenance and/or treatment costs; or
(d)
the wastewater is causing the wastewater treatment plant effluent to contravene any requirement
imposed by or under the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour or the Environmental
Protection Act; or
(e)
the wastewater is causing the sludge from the wastewater treatment plant to fail to meet criteria
relating to contaminants for spreading sludge; or
(f)
the wastewater is causing a hazard to any person, animal, property, vegetation or receiving water; or
(g)
the wastewater is contrary to By-Law No. 49 in any way other than as provided herein.
THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE TERMINATED BY THE MUNICIPALITY at any time where there is an
emergency situation of immediate threat or danger to any person, property, vegetation, animal life or
receiving waters.
THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE TERMINATED BY THE COMPANY at any time within thirty (30) days written
notice sent by registered mail addressed to the Clerk of the Municipality.
EXCEPT AS HEREIN OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED THE COMPANY SHALL CONFORM TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THE SAID BY-LAW of the Municipality relating to the discharge of wastewater and
in the event of termination of this agreement, the Company shall conform to the provisions of the said By-
Law.
THE COMPANY HEREBY COVENANTS AND AGREES TO PAY TO THE MUNICIPALITY a fee based on
an average excess suspended solids of_______mg/l, an average excess of B.O.D. of _______mg/l, an
average excess Grease of _______mg/l, an average excess Phosphorus of _______mg/l, and an average
excess Kjeldahl Nitrogen of _____mg/l. An estimated annual wastewater discharge of _______ cubic
metres and at a cost set by the Municipality on a year-to-year basis.
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The said fee shall become due and be paid quarterly on the last days of March, June, September, and
December in each year of any renewal until terminated as herein provided. The fee payable for the period
________________ 20___, to December 31, 20___, shall be ($____________), payable in quarterly
installments of ($______________).
THE COMPANY COVENANTS AND AGREES TO PAY TO THE MUNICIPALITY _____ on demand
interest on overdue amounts at the prime rate existing for the day on which such amount is due and
calculated from such date to the date of payment.
THE MUNICIPALITY MAY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT at its option without notice if the Company
fails, for more than two months, to pay an overdue amount but such termination shall not relieve the
Company from its liability to make such payment.
(a)
Where the Company has substantially reduced the quantity of the substances discharged under the
terms of this agreement by reason of the installation of pretreatment facilities of a change in its
processes or operations, the Company shall be entitled to a reduction in the charge so that the
payments shall be based on the reduced quantity discharged.
(b)
A reduction under (a) in the amount of the charge shall not take effect until thirty (30) days from the
date that the Company notified the Municipality in writing of the change and until the Municipality has
had such additional time as may be necessary in the circumstances to take samples and re-evaluate
the wastewater being discharged.
(c)
Where it has been determined that the quantity of the substances discharged under the terms of this
agreement has substantially increased, the Municipality shall be entitled to increase the charge so
that the payments shall be based on the increased quantity that is discharged.
(d)
An increase under (c) shall not take effect until the Municipality notifies the Company in writing of the
increase in the amount of the charge, and the effective date of the increase.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year
first above written.
SIGNED, SEALED & DELIVERED
in the presence of:
)
__________________________________ )
_____________________________
Witness
)
Mayor, Town of Trenton
)
)
_____________________________
)
Clerk, Town of Trenton
__________________________________ )
____________________________
Witness
)
)
)
_____________________________
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"Schedule B"
LETTER OF COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
Town of Trenton
Date: _____________________________________________
Compliance Program Number: ________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Attention: _____________________________________________________________________________
(Name and Title)
In accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of the Town of Trenton's Wastewater Discharge By-law #49,
you are hereby granted a Compliance Program for the attached program identified, subject to the following
conditions:
1.
During the period covered by this Compliance Program only, the quality of the _________________
(sewage, uncontaminated water) discharged by your Company from the said premises at
_____________________________________________ (hereinafter called "the Premises") to the
_________________________ (sanitary or combined sewers) system or land drainage works may
exceed the limits set by By-law No. 49 with respect to the following limits:
Parameter
Limit (mg/litre)
2.
The discharge of _______________________ (sewage, uncontaminated water) by your Company
from the said Premises containing the parameters listed in Section 1. in excess of the limits listed in
Section 1. shall constitute a contravention of this Compliance Program and thus a contravention of
the said By-law.
3.
The Compliance Program may be terminated at any time on thirty (30) days written notice sent by
registered mail to the Company at the said Premises, if:
(a)
the sewage is causing a health or safety hazard to a sewage works employee; or
(b)
the sewage is causing damage to the sewers, materially increasing their maintenance costs
or causing a dangerous condition; or
(c)
the sewage is causing damage to the sewage treatment process or causing a dangerous
condition in the treatment works; or
(d)
the sewage is causing the sludge from the sewage works to fail to meet the criteria relating to
contaminants for spreading the sludge on agricultural lands under Nova Scotia's guidelines
for sewage sludge utilization; or
(e)
the sewage is causing the sewage works effluent to contravene any requirements of
provincial statutes, standards or regulations; or
(f)
the sewage is causing a hazard to any person, animal, property or vegetation; or
(g)
the sewage is contrary to By-law No. 49 in any way other than as provided in this agreement.
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4.
The Compliance Program may be terminated at any time where there is an emergency situation of
immediate threat or danger to any program, property (including municipal sewage lines, treatment
facilities, pumps and pumping stations, etc.), plant or animal life or waters.
5.
This Compliance Program shall remain in effect until (insert date) provided that the following
timetable is adhered to:
Compliance Program Activities
Scheduled
Commencement
Date
Scheduled
Completion
Date
(A)
Select Engineer
(B) Engineering Investigation of Plant
Conditions (Industrial Process Review &
Wastewater Characterization)
(C) Select Treatment Process and Design Criteria
(Treatment Study)
(D) Detailed Design of Treatment System
(E) Preparation of Operations Manual
(F) Select Contractor for Installation/
Construction
(G) Commence Construction (for new construction
only - complete G-1 to G-6 below):
(G-1) Site Preparation
(survey, excavation, etc.)
(G-2) Foundation Work and Underground
Utilities (slabs, sewers, etc.)
(G-3) Structural Work (buildings)
(G-4) Mechanical Work
(control panels, etc.)
(G-5) Electrical Work
(control panels, etc.)
(G-6) Site Finish Work
(fences, clean-up, etc.)
(H) Pretreatment System Start Up
6.
You must take all necessary steps to ensure that all other conditions and parameters outlined in the
By-law are not exceeded, as there are no other exemptions. You are also required to complete the
attached "Compliance Program Progress Report" as per the direction of the municipality.
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Compliance Program Progress Report (Sample)
Company Name: _______________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Authorized Representative: _______________________________________________________________
Date Submitted: _________________________________________
1.
Compliance Program Activity Description:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2.
Scheduled Completion Date for the Above Activity: _______________________________________
3.
Activity Completed on Schedule: Yes ___
No ___
4.
If Not on Schedule, Indicate Anticipated Completion Date: _________________________________
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Date of First Reading:
February 14, 2006
Date of Advertisement of Notice of Intent to Consider:
March 1, 2006
Date of Second Reading:
March 14, 2006
Date of Advertisement of By-law Passage and Approval:
______________
Date of Mailing Certified Copy to SNS & MR:
March 17, 2006
I certify that this Wastewater Discharge By-law was adopted by Council and published as
indicated above.
____________________________
March 17, 2006
Chief Administrative Officer
Date