WATERTECH 2009 POLLUTION PREVENTION THROUGH SEWER USE BY-LAW

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1 WATERTECH 2009 POLLUTION PREVENTION THROUGH SEWER USE BY-LAW

2 BACKGROUND PRESENTATION OUTLINE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BY-LAW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2005 SEWER USE BY-LAW CHALLENGES DURING IMPLEMENTATION ACHIEVEMENTS MOVING FORWARD 1/25

3 YORK REGION AND GTA Alberta Ontario CANADA USA 2/25

4 SEWER USE BY-LAW COMPARISON Parameters Sanitary-Conventional Sanitary-Metals Sanitary-Organic Storm-Conventional Storm-Metals Storm-Organic /25

5 Parameter Conventional SEWER USE BY-LAW CHANGES BOD from S.S from 600 No change P 10 from 100 Cd 0.7 from 1 Reduced Metals 19 Ni 3 from 5 Cd 1 from 2 Reduced Cr 2 from 5 Hg 0.01 from 0.1 Ni 2 from 3 Se 1 from 5 Added Deleted Ba Sb Mn Mo Added Deleted Zn 2 from 3 Cl Fe S 20 Organic Parameters Se 4/25 Ag

6 REGULATORY DRIVERS Municipal Industrial Strategy for Abatement (MISA) Model Sewer Use By-Law The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) IEMDMS 5/25

7 NEW SEWER-USE BYLAW Simplified, Easy to Understand Incorporation of ISO and Pollution Prevention Limits comparable to other GTA municipalities More stringent metal limits 6/25

8 Consulted Toronto IMPLEMENTATION FLOW CHART 2002 Developed With Durham & Peel Regions 2002 Consulted Industries Associations Local Municipalities Environmental Agencies 2004 Reviewed Comments 2004 Finalized 2005 ENACTED JAN /25

9 Pollution Prevention 2005 HIGHLIGHTS Simplified Format BY-LAW S Specific conditions for acceptance of Hauled sewage 20 New Organic Parameters P B N S 8/25

10 CHALLENGES UPPER AND VAST MULTIPLE LOWER TIER GEOGRAPHICAL WATERSHEDS SYSTEMS AREA 9/25

11 UPPER AND LOWER TIER SYSTEMS 10/25

12 MULTIPLE WATERSHEDS PEEL REGION DURHAM REGION CITY OF TORONTO 11/25

13 Durham Region OUTLINE VAST GEOGRAPHICAL AREA Lake Simcoe Simcoe County Town of East Gwillimbury Town of Georgina Peel Region To wnship of King City of Vaughan To wn o f Newmarket Town of Aurora Town of Richmond Hill Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville Town of Markham City of Toronto Lake Ontario 12/25

14 SIMCOE I&CI MONITORING LOCATIONS DURHAM PEEL TORONTO 13/25

15 WASTEWATER DISTRIBUTION Sutton: 0.5%! Keswick: 2.6%! Mt. Albert: 0.3%!! Holland Landing: 0.4%! Durham Region: 86% Schomberg: 0.1%! Peel Region: 9.6% Kleinburg STP: 0.4% 14/25

16 WASTEWATER DISTRIBUTION Percentage (%) Durham Region Peel Region Kleinburg STP Mt.Albert STP Keswick STP Schomberg Lagoons Sutton STP Holland Landing Lagoons Sanitary Water Distribution to Wastewater Treatment Plants 15/25

17 ACHIEVEMENTS MET STP REQUIREMENTS POSITIVE FEEDBACK REDUCTION OF LOADING PARAMETERS 16/25

18 MET STP REQUIREMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS Assisted Duffin Creek WPCP to comply with new air emission limits Improved the quality of bio-solids 17/25

19 POSITIVE FEEDBACK ACHIEVEMENTS Industries complied with the new limits Positive Feedback from Public Consultations 18/25

20 REDUCTION OF LOADING PARAMETERS ACHIEVEMENTS Reduced Metal Loadings Industries complied with all 20 New Organic Parameters introduced in the new bylaw 19/25

21 CASE STUDIES 20/25

22 CASE STUDIES 21/25

23 MOVING FORWARD LAKE SIMCOE PHOSPHOROUS REMOVAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES POLLUTION PREVENTION 22/25

24 LAKE SIMCOE PHOSPHOROUS REMOVAL Submitted a proposal to Environment Canada Developing a corporate phosphorous management strategy for lake simcoe watershed Committed to reduce phosphorous loading from region s s Water Pollution Control Plants 23/25

25 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Part of the Sewer Use By-law Enhancement Program Formulation of Best Practices by Research Continuous Reassessment as per Regional Mandates 24/25

26 POLLUTION PREVENTION Motto: Protection of Environment, Staff and Infrastructure Process changes, reuse and recycling Ontario Center for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA-TRSP) TRSP) and Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2) Monitoring and Continuous Improvements using KPI 25/25

27 SEWER USE BY-LAW York Region TAKE HOME MESSAGE Enacted Sewer Use By-Law to reduce metal parameter loadings Given 2 years for Industries for to comply With our due diligence and the Industries co-operation, operation, Metal Parameters were reduced 25/25

28 THANK YOU Vetri Kasinathan, M.Sc. Enforcement Officer Environmental Promotion and Protection Branch Environmental Services Department (905) Ext.5053