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1 Content Copy Of Original Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Ministère de l Environnement et de l Action en matière de changement climatique Tamarack Property Inc. 160 Steeprock Drive Toronto, Ontario M3J 2T4 Site Location: Camp Tamarack Sewage System Improvements 1391 Stoneleigh Road, R.R #2 Lots 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26, Concession 5, Part Lot 21 RP 35R2342, Concession 6, Part Lot 21 and Part Lot 22, Concession 6, Part Lot 22, RP 35R2184, Concession 6, Part Lot 23, Concession 6 and Lots 24 and 25, Concession 6 Town of Bracebridge, District Municipality of Muskoka ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE APPROVAL NUMBER 2370-AJFJVH Issue Date: March 13, 2017 You have applied under section 20.2 of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 19 (Environmental Protection Act) for approval of: improvements to the existing sewage Works for the collection, transmission, treatment and subsurface disposal of sewage with a Rated Capacity of 45,000 L/day to serve sleeping, dining, recreation and washroom/shower facilities for 500 campers and staff of the existing Camp Tamarack seasonal children's camp, located in the Town of Bracebridge, consisting of the following: one (1) grease trap (Proceptor Model GMC-50 or equivalent), located adjacent to the existing dining hall, rated for 190 L/min and having a grease holding capacity of 45 kg, receiving sewage from the kitchen facilities of the existing dining hall, discharging via a 100 mm diameter sanitary drain to a proposed new sewage pump chamber; four (4) existing intermediate sewage pump chambers in the collection system ranging in size from 180 L to 700 L equipped with Myers WHR20 2 hp sewage pumps, each pump complete with single sway-float switch controls and a high liquid level alarm, discharging to one of the new pump stations or to the centrally located first equalization tank; six (6) existing sump-style sewage pump chambers serving individual buildings, equipped with 1hp domestic sewage pumps, single sway-float switch controls and a high liquid level alarm, discharging into the collection system piping; three (3) 1,800 mm diameter one-compartment pump stations, of varying depths, located as necessary throughout the normal camp operations area, collecting sewage from sleeping, dining, recreation and washroom/shower facilities, each pumping station housing two (2) submersible sewage pumps (Goulds Model 2W052DICA or equivalent), each pump rated at 125 L/min when

2 operating against a total dynamic head of 18 m or (Goulds Model 2WD51DIHA or equivalent), each pump rated at 53 L/min when operating against a total dynamic head of 11 m, complete with a watertight access cover, three (3) liquid level float switches and a high liquid level visual and audible alarm system, discharging via a 50 mm diameter forcemain to the first equalization tank; two (2) one-compartment concrete flow equalization tanks, located north-east of the existing storage lagoon, interconnected by two (2) mm diameter inter-connecting pipes, each tank having a minimum working capacity of 27,000 L, the first tank housing two (2) submersible sewage pumps (Hydromatic Model S3W-3450 or equivalent), each pump rated at 125 L/min when operating against a total dynamic head of 20 m, discharging sewage flows exceeding the daily designed treatment capacity of the treatment and subsurface disposal system above 45,000 L/day via a 75 mm diameter forcemain to the existing storage lagoon and the second tank housing two (2) submersible sewage pumps (Hydromatic Model SPD50H or equivalent), discharging via a 50 mm diameter forcemain delivering forty eight (48) cycles per day (one cycle every 30 min of L/cycle of sewage) within a maximum ten (10) minute period for a maximum flow of 45,000 L/day to septic tanks, complete with two (2) access hatches and liquid level float switches and a high liquid level visual and audible alarm system; two (2)-45,000 L two-compartment concrete septic tanks, located north of the existing storage lagoon, each tank complete with two (2) access maintenance holes (one for each compartment), the second septic tank complete with two (2) effluent filters (Zabel Model A600 or equivalent) installed on two (2) outlet pipes of the second septic tank, each effluent filter having a treatment capacity of 22,712 L/day, discharging to a dosing chamber; the existing two (2) cell storage lagoon located in a forested area, approximately 150 m west of the camp facilities, the two (2) cells connected by a 51 mm diameter connecting pipe, the Upper Lagoon Cell #1 having a storage capacity of 305 m 3 and the Lower Lagoon Cell #2 having a storage capacity of 1,900 m 3, designed to store sewage flows exceeding the maximum daily designed treatment capacity of the treatment and subsurface disposal system (above 45,000 L/day) for subsequent treatment and subsurface disposal during the fall season, complete with a 75 mm diameter inlet forcemain (from the first equalization tank) located in the Upper Lagoon Cell #1 and a 0.9 m by 0.9 m lagoon drain priming port chamber located in the Upper Lagoon Cell #2, discharging via a 75 mm diameter forcemain to the second equalization tank; one (1) 9,000 L one-compartment effluent dosing chamber, located north of the existing storage lagoon, housing two (2) submersible effluent pumps (Hydromatic Model SPD50H or equivalent) operated on a timer controlled basis, each pump rated at 300 L/min when operating against a total dynamic head of 6 m, discharging via two (2)-75 mm diameter forcemains delivering six (6) effluent discharge cycles per day (one cycle every four (4) hours of 1,500 L/cell/cycle) within a maximum fifteen (15) minute period to each cell of a five (5) cell leaching bed, for a maximum flow of 45,000 L/day, via two (2) distribution boxes, one distributing effluent flows to Cells No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 and one distributing effluent flows to Cells No. 4 and No. 5; one (1) in-ground absorption trench leaching bed located south-west of the normal camp operations area, having a maximum designed capacity of 45,000 L/day and a loading area of 4,500 m 2 (based on a loading rate of 10 L/m 2 ), consisting of five (5) cells, each cell consisting of fifteen (15) runs of 30 m long absorption trenches for a total of 2,250 m of 75 mm diameter perforated distribution pipe, spaced 1.6 m apart from centre to centre, installed in 0.5 m wide and 0.3 m deep clear stone trenches with stone trench bottom at least 900 mm at all points above the high groundwater table, rock or soil with a percolation time more than 50 min/cm, installed in native soil having a maximum percolation time of 10 min/cm, complete with a minimum 250 mm thick sand mantle extending a minimum of 20 m beyond the outermost distribution pipes in any direction which the effluent will move

3 laterally in the soil away from the leaching bed; all other monitoring and control systems, electrical equipment, mechanical components, instrumentation, piping, pumps, valves and appurtenances essential for the proper operation of the aforementioned sewage Works; all in accordance with the supporting documents listed in Schedule 'A'. For the purpose of this environmental compliance approval, the following definitions apply: "Act" means the Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.40, as amended; "Approval" means this entire document and any schedules attached to it, and the application; "Director" means a person appointed by the Minister pursuant to section 5 of the EPA for the purposes of Part II.1 of the EPA; "District Manager" means the District Manager of the Barrie District Office of the Ministry; "EPA" means the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.e.19, as amended; "Equivalent Equipment" means a substituted equipment or like-for-like equipment that meets the required quality and performance standards of a named equipment; "Licensed Installer" means a person who holds a licence under Article of the Ontario Building Code ; "Ministry" means the ministry of the government of Ontario responsible for the EPA and OWRA and includes all officials, employees or other persons acting on its behalf; "OBC" means the Ontario Building Code ; "Owner" means Tamarack Property Inc. and includes its successors and assignees; "OWRA" means the Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40, as amended; "Professional Engineer" means a person entitled to practise as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario under a licence issued under the Professional Engineers Act ; "Rated Capacity" means the Maximum Daily Flow for which the Works are approved to handle; and "Works" means the sewage works described in the Owner's application, this Approval and in the supporting documentation referred to herein, to the extent approved by this Approval. You are hereby notified that this environmental compliance approval is issued to you subject to the terms and conditions outlined below: TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

4 (1) The Owner shall ensure that any person authorized to carry out work on or operate any aspect of the Works is notified of this Approval and the conditions herein and shall take all reasonable measures to ensure any such person complies with the same. (2) Except as otherwise provided by these Conditions, the Owner shall design, build, install, operate and maintain the Works in accordance with the description given in this Approval, the application for approval of the Works and the submitted supporting documents and plans and specifications as listed in this Approval. (3) Where there is a conflict between a provision of any submitted document referred to in this Approval and the Conditions of this Approval, the Conditions in this Approval shall take precedence, and where there is a conflict between the listed submitted documents, the document bearing the most recent date shall prevail. (4) Where there is a conflict between the listed submitted documents, and the application, the application shall take precedence unless it is clear that the purpose of the document was to amend the application. (5) The requirements of this Approval are severable. If any requirement of this Approval, or the application of any requirement of this Approval to any circumstance, is held invalid or unenforceable, the application of such requirement to other circumstances and the remainder of this Approval shall not be affected thereby. 2. EXPIRY OF APPROVAL This Approval will cease to apply to those parts of the Works which have not been constructed within five (5) years of the date of this Approval. 3. CHANGE OF OWNER (1) The Owner shall notify the District Manager and the Director, in writing, of any of the following changes within thirty (30) days of the change occurring: (a) change of Owner; (b) change of address of the Owner; (c) change of partners where the Owner is or at any time becomes a partnership, and a copy of the most recent declaration filed under the Business Names Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.b17 shall be included in the notification to the District Manager; and (d) change of name of the corporation where the Owner is or at any time becomes a corporation, and a copy of the most current information filed under the Corporations Information Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C39 shall be included in the notification to the District Manager. (2) In the event of any change in ownership of the Works, other than a change to a successor municipality, the Owner shall notify in writing the succeeding owner of the existence of this Approval, and a copy of such notice shall be forwarded to the District Manager and the Director. 4. CONSTRUCTION (1) The Owner shall ensure that the construction of the Works is supervised by a Licensed Installer or a Professional Engineer, as defined in the Professional Engineers Act. (2) The Owner shall ensure that the Works are constructed such that minimum horizontal clearance distances as specified in the Ontario Building Code are satisfied. (3) Upon construction of the Works, the Owner shall prepare a statement, certified by a Licensed Installer or a Professional Engineer, that the Works are constructed in accordance with this Approval, and upon request, shall make the written statement available for inspection by Ministry staff and staff

5 of the local municipality. (4) Upon construction of the Works, as-built drawing(s) showing the Works as constructed shall be prepared by the Licensed Installer or a Professional Engineer. The drawing(s) shall be kept up to date through revisions undertaken from time to time and a copy shall be retained at the location of the Works for the operational life of the Works. (6) The Owner shall decommission all existing on-site sewage systems to the satisfaction of the District Manager and upon completion report in writing to the District Manager. 5. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (1) The Owner shall exercise due diligence in ensuring that, at all times, the Works and the related equipment and appurtenances used to achieve compliance with this Approval are properly operated and maintained. Proper operation and maintenance shall include effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, including training in all procedures and other requirements of this Approval and the Act and regulations, adequate laboratory facilities, process controls and alarms and the use of process chemicals and other substances used in the Works. (2) The Owner shall make all necessary investigations, take all necessary steps and obtain all necessary approvals so as to ensure that the physical structure, siting and operations of the sewage Works do not constitute a safety or health hazard to the general public. (3) The Owner shall measure and record the daily volume of effluent being discharged to the leaching bed. (4) The Owner shall ensure that the maximum daily sewage flow to the leaching bed does not exceed 45,000 L/day. (5) The Owner shall prepare an operations and maintenance manual within six (6) months of the date of issuance of this Approval. (6) The above operations and maintenance manual shall include, but not necessarily limited to, the following information: (a) operating procedures for routine operation of the Works; (b) inspection programs, including frequency of inspection, for the Works and the methods or tests employed to detect when maintenance is necessary; (c) repair and maintenance programs, including the frequency of repair and maintenance for the Works; (d) procedures for the inspection and calibration of monitoring equipment; (e) a spill prevention control and countermeasures plan, consisting of contingency plans and procedures for dealing with equipment breakdowns, potential spills and any other abnormal situations, including notification of the District Manager; and (f) procedures for receiving, responding and recording public complaints, including recording any follow-up actions taken. (7) The Owner shall maintain the operations and maintenance manual current and retain a copy at the location of the Works for the operational life of the Works. Upon request, the Owner shall make the manual available to Ministry staff. (8) The Owner shall visually inspect the existing storage lagoon for any breakouts/leakage on weekly (once every week) basis during the operating season. In the event a breakout/leakage is observed from the existing storage lagoon, the Owner shall ensure that the sewage discharge to the existing storage lagoon is discontinued and the incident immediately reported verbally to the District Manager,

6 followed by a written report within seven (7) days. The Owner shall ensure that during the time remedial actions are taking place the sewage generated at the site shall not be allowed to discharge to a surface water body or to the environment, and safely collected and disposed of through a licensed waste hauler to an approved waste disposal site. (9) The Owner shall ensure that the septic tanks are inspected at a minimum frequency of once every year and pumped-out by a licensed hauler if necessary, with a minimum pump-out frequency of at least once per three to five year period (when sludge accumulation reaches one-third of the effective volume). (10) The Owner shall ensure that the effluent filters are cleaned out at a minimum frequency of once a year or more often if recommended by the manufacturer. (11) The Owner shall maintain and service the Works in such a manner that leaks and spills are prevented. (12) The Owner shall use best efforts to immediately identify and clean up all spills. (13) The Owner shall ensure that effluent dosing pumps are inspected, tested and calibrated on annual basis, to ensure compliance with this Approval. (14) The Owner shall ensure that grass-cutting is maintained regularly over the subsurface disposal system, and that adequate steps are taken to ensure that the area of the underground works is protected from vehicle traffic. The Owner shall ensure that the drainage operations in the subsurface disposal system are visually observed on a monthly (once every month) basis during the operating season. (15) The Owner shall ensure that in the event a breakout is observed from the subsurface disposal system, the sewage discharge to the subsurface disposal systems is discontinued and the incident immediately reported verbally to the District Manager, followed by a written report within seven (7) days. The Owner shall ensure that during the time remedial actions are taking place the sewage generated at the site shall not be allowed to discharge to a surface water body or to the environment, and safely collected and disposed of through a licensed waste hauler to an approved waste disposal site. (16) The Owner shall maintain a logbook to record the results of Operation and Maintenance activities specified in the above subclauses, and shall keep the logbook at the site and make it available for inspection by the Ministry staff. 6. REPORTING (1) Ten (10) days prior to the start up of the operation of the Works, the Owner shall notify the District Manager (in writing) of the pending start up date. (2) In addition to the obligations under Part X of the Environmental Protection Act, the Owner shall, within 10 working days of the occurrence of any reportable spill as defined in Ontario Regulation 675/98, bypass or loss of any product, by-product, intermediate product, oil, solvent, waste material or any other polluting substance into the environment, submit a full written report of the occurrence to the District Manager describing the cause and discovery of the spill or loss, clean-up and recovery measures taken, preventative measures to be taken and schedule of implementation. (3) The Owner shall, upon request, make all manuals, plans, records, data, procedures and supporting documentation available to Ministry staff.

7 (4) The Owner shall prepare, and submit in a format acceptable to the District Manager, a performance report, on an annual basis, within 90 days following the end of the period being reported upon. The first such report shall cover the first twelve (12) month period following the commencement of operation of the Works and subsequent reports shall be submitted to cover successive annual periods following thereafter. The reports shall be submitted to the District Manager, and shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following information: (a) a tabulation of the total daily volume and flow rate of effluent disposed through the leaching bed during the reporting period and comparison with the approved maximum daily sewage flow of 45,000 L/day; (b) a tabulation of the daily volume and flowrate of effluent directed for storage to the existing storage lagoon during the reporting period; (c) a confirmation that effluent dosing pumps were inspected, tested and calibrated to ensure that the maximum quantity of effluent dosed to the leaching bed will not be exceeded; (d) a summary of all maintenance carried out on any major structure, equipment, apparatus, mechanism or thing forming part of the Works; (e) a description of any operating problems encountered and corrective actions taken; (f) a summary of any complaints received during the reporting period and any steps taken to address the complaints; (g) a summary of any by-pass, spill or abnormal discharge events; and (h) any other information the District Manager requires from time to time. 7. RECORD KEEPING The Owner shall retain for a minimum of five (5) years from the date of their creation, all records and information related to or resulting from the operation and maintenance activities required by this Approval. The reasons for the imposition of these terms and conditions are as follows: 1. Condition 1 is imposed to ensure that the Works are built and operated in the manner in which they were described for review and upon which Approval was granted. This Condition is also included to emphasize the precedence of Conditions in the Approval and the practice that the Approval is based on the most current document, if several conflicting documents are submitted for review. The Condition also advises the Owners their responsibility to notify any person they authorized to carry out work pursuant to this Approval of the existence of this Approval. 2. Condition 2 is imposed to ensure that, when the Works are constructed, the Works will meet the standards that apply at the time of construction to ensure the ongoing protection of the environment. 3. Condition 3 is imposed to ensure that the Ministry records are kept accurate and current with respect to approved Works and to ensure that subsequent owners of the Works are made aware of the Approval and continue to operate the Works in compliance with it. 4. Condition 4 is imposed to ensure that the Works are constructed, and may be operated and maintained such that the environment is protected and deterioration, loss, injury or damage to any person or property is prevented.

8 5. Condition 5 is imposed to require that the Works be properly operated, maintained, and equipped such that the environment is protected. As well, the inclusion of an operations and maintenance manual and a complete set of "as constructed" drawings governing all significant areas of operation, maintenance and repair is prepared, implemented and kept up-to-date by the Owner and made available to the Ministry. Such a manual is an integral part of the operation of the Works. Its compilation and use should assist the Owner in staff training, in proper operation and in identifying and planning for contingencies during possible abnormal conditions. The manual will also act as a benchmark for Ministry staff when reviewing the Owner's operation of the Works. Furthermore, the Condition is imposed to ensure that the Works are constructed, and may be operated and maintained such that the environment is protected and deterioration, loss, injury or damage to any person or property is prevented. 6. Condition 6 is imposed to provide a performance record for future references, to ensure that the Ministry is made aware of problems as they arise, and to provide a compliance record for all the terms and conditions outlined in this Approval, so that the Ministry can work with the Owner in resolving any problems in a timely manner. 7. Condition 7 is imposed to require that all records are retained for a sufficient time period to adequately evaluate the long-term operation and maintenance of the Works. Schedule 'A' forms part of this Approval and contains a list of supporting documentation/information received, reviewed and relied upon in the issuance of this Approval. SCHEDULE 'A' 1. Environmental Compliance Approval Application submitted by Robin Smith Engineering, dated November 11, 2014 and received December 3, Design Report titled "Sewage System Design Brief, Camp Tamarack Sewage System Improvements, Town of Bracebridge, District of Muskoka" dated October 2012, specifications and engineering drawings, all prepared by Robin Smith Engineering. In accordance with Section 139 of the Environmental Protection Act, you may by written Notice served upon me, the Environmental Review Tribunal and in accordance with Section 47 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, S.O. 1993, c. 28 (Environmental Bill of Rights), the Environmental Commissioner,

9 within 15 days after receipt of this Notice, require a hearing by the Tribunal. The Environmental Commissioner will place notice of your appeal on the Environmental Registry. Section 142 of the Environmental Protection Act provides that the Notice requiring the hearing shall state: 1. The portions of the environmental compliance approval or each term or condition in the environmental compliance approval in respect of which the hearing is required, and; 2. The grounds on which you intend to rely at the hearing in relation to each portion appealed. The Notice should also include: 3. The name of the appellant; 4. The address of the appellant; 5. The environmental compliance approval number; 6. The date of the environmental compliance approval; 7. The name of the Director, and; 8. The municipality or municipalities within which the project is to be engaged in. And the Notice should be signed and dated by the appellant. This Notice must be served upon: The Secretary* Environmental Review Tribunal 655 Bay Street, Suite 1500 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E5 AND The Environmental Commissioner 1075 Bay Street, Suite 605 Toronto, Ontario M5S 2B1 The Director appointed for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act Ministry of the Environment and ANDClimate Change 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, Ontario M4V 1P5 * Further information on the Environmental Review Tribunal s requirements for an appeal can be obtained directly from the Tribunal at: Tel: (416) , Fax: (416) or This instrument is subject to Section 38 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, that allows residents of Ontario to seek leave to appeal the decision on this instrument. Residents of Ontario may seek leave to appeal within 15 days from the date this decision is placed on the Environmental Registry. By accessing the Environmental Registry at you can determine when the leave to appeal period ends. The above noted activity is approved under s.20.3 of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act. DATED AT TORONTO this 13th day of March, 2017 Fariha Pannu, P.Eng. Director appointed for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act KC/ c: District Manager, MOECC Barrie District Office Robin Smith, P.Eng., Robin Smith Engineering Cheryl Kelley, Director of Planning and Development, Town of Bracebridge

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