CHILLIWACK MAINLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT PRELIMINARY

Prepared by:

November 2013

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CHILLIWACK MAINLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT

PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION PLAN

Prepared for:

Westcoast Energy Inc.

Carrying on business as:

Spectra Energy Transmission

Westcoast Energy Inc. Chilliwack Pipeline Replacement Project November 2013

Environmental Protection Plan Page 1 Prepared by Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENV 001 Project Description .................................................................................................. 2 ENV 002 Environmental Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................. 5 ENV 003 Landowner Authorizations, Access, Surveying and Pre-Construction Preparation 7 ENV 004 Clearing and Grubbing ............................................................................................ 8 ENV 005 Heritage Resources Discovery Plan ........................................................................ 9 ENV 006 Soil Management Plan .......................................................................................... 10 ENV 007 Boring Plan ........................................................................................................... 12 ENV 008 Vegetation and wildlife management Plan ........................................................... 13 ENV 009 Construction waste Management Plan .................................................................. 15 ENV 010 Spill Control Plan .................................................................................................. 16 ENV 011 Fuel Storage and Handling Plan ........................................................................... 20 ENV 013 Noise Reduction Plan ............................................................................................ 23 ENV 014 Air quality mangement Plan ................................................................................. 24 ENV 015 Reclamation Plan .................................................................................................. 25

ATTACHMENT 1 U2110-COMM-06 OVERVIEW OF ALIGNMENT

ATTACHMENT 2 LOCAL BUSINESSES IN AND AROUND THE PROJECT AREA

ATTACHMENT 3 GVSD&D SANITARY SEWER USE BYLAW

ATTACHMENT 4 CHILLIWACK NOISE CONTROL BYLAW 2420

ATTACHMENT 5 SPILL REPORTING REGULATION

Note: Westcoast Energy Inc.’s Integrity Management Plan, Pipeline Standard Operating Procedures and Environmental Manual for Construction Projects in Canada (Westcoast 2010) are the primary guidance documents for the Project. This is a supporting document provided to mitigate potential site-specific effects.



ENV 001 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Project: Westcoast- Chilliwack Pipeline Replacement Project

General Project Description Proponent

Westcoast Energy Inc. carrying on business as: Spectra Energy Transmission (Westcoast)

Lead Regulatory Authority

National Energy Board (NEB)

Project Location

600 m long section of 9L1, between KP 14.53 to KP 15.13 in Chilliwack, BC

Project Description

Replace a section of the existing Transmission South 762 mm (30”) OD Mainline (9L1) in Chilliwack, BC. The Project is required to meet class location changes under CSA Z662-11 pipeline code and includes the replacement of an approximately 600 m long section of 9L1 in a developed, commercial area between KP 14.53 to KP 15.13. Work will be completed in the existing right of way (ROW) and in adjacent temporary work space.

Construction Start March 2014

Construction End June 2014

Follow-up Reclamation (as needed)

Summer 2014

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING

The 600 m length of pipeline is located in an active commercial area including but not limited to: Cache 21 Storage, Loblaws Storage, Cottonwood Mall and Chilliwack Mall. Municipal water, storm and sanitary, are available and primarily occur in the Vedder and Luckakuck road rights of way (ROW) with some along individual property boundaries engaged by the alignment. Landscaped areas consisting of mowed grasses and isolated street (municipal) tree cover occur in selected areas alongside Luckakuck Way and Vedder Road, with mowed grass cover at the 7696 Vedder Road meter station (Drawing U2110-COMM-06). An ephemeral ditch adjacent to the Southern Railway line is located approximately 15 m from KP 14.53 at 45770 Luckacuck Way



KEY MITIGATION MEASURES

Mitigation measures proposed for the construction phase to address potential environmental concerns include but are not necessarily limited to:

Erosion and sediment control planning Prescribed soil excavation, storage and offsite transport procedures Water management plans (e.g. well point dewatering / discharge criteria) Chance find procedures for archaeological finds Pre-construction nesting bird surveys Street tree protection measures Hazardous materials and solid Environmental Management planning Noise and air quality management plans Environmental monitoring plans

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Notification and Regulatory Liaison

Westcoast’s Environmental Inspector will liaison with local government representatives during construction

Notify representatives of Aboriginal communities involved in the Westcoast Consultation Program of the proposed construction schedule a minimum of two weeks prior to the commencement of construction

Notify landowners and lessees prior to initiation of construction and during re-entry, of construction details

Pre-Construction Activities

Landowner Authorizations Surveying and staking of work area boundaries Verify that construction equipment is leak free and free of weeds prior to entry to the

work area

Construction Activities

Land Based Activities Instream Activities

Work Area Preparation None required

Debris Management

Boring (below road ROW)

Pipe Handling Other

Trenching and Excavation Wastewater discharge – Hydrostatic Testing and well point dewatering

Backfilling

Tie-ins

Reseeding/Reclamation of vegetated areas



CERTIFICATION

This plan was prepared and reviewed by the undersigned.

Karla Graf, Bach.Env. Eng, Dip T RRM, Cert Tech Comm

November 27, 2013

The Report was prepared by Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. (“Triton”) for the account of the Chilliwack Pipeline Replacement Project. The material contained herein reflects Triton’s best judgement in light of the information available to the time of preparation. It is intended to be used solely in relation to the Project as described above. Use of such documentation, whether in whole or in part, by third parties and/or for purposes other than the Project as herein described is not permitted and warranted.



ENV 002 ENVIRONMENTAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OBJECTIVE To detail the roles and responsibilities, including reporting protocols of the

Project Construction Team with respect to environmental management.

OWNER’S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES

PROJECT OWNER Manager and Operator of the Project

PROJECT

MANAGER Overall responsibility and decision-making authority on all aspects of the Project. The Project Manager is responsible for the overall integration of the environmental requirements into the Project. If unresolved conflicts occur between the engineers, construction manager, and the environmental leads, the Project Manager will act as the mediator.

ENVIRONMENTAL

INSPECTOR The Environmental Inspector reports to the Project Owner (Westcoast) and is present at the work area during all construction activities with emphasis on pre-construction, work area preparation, watercourse/waterbody crossings and final cleanup. Responsible for environmental protection during construction through the administration of the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP). Acts as the third-party environmental monitor. Also reports directly to the Project Construction Manager, Westcoast and the Chief Inspector.

Holds pertinent academic, technical and pipeline construction experience

Knowledgeable of appropriate environmental procedures, the EPP and government regulations required for construction

Ensures all necessary permits, licences, and approvals are obtained, adhered to and filed on site

Advises the Project Construction Manager when a Contractor’s performance does not comply with the environmental terms of the contract, fails to provide the prescribed environmental mitigation, or fails to comply with regulatory requirements

Interfaces with regulatory agencies through reporting, as outlined by the Project Manager

Has the authority to stop or modify construction works

Tracks all environmental incidents and non-compliances



CONTRACTOR’S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES

CONSTRUCTION

SITE

SUPERVISORS

Site Supervisors (and Superintendents) are responsible for the overall implementation of the environmental requirements during construction. This includes communicating with Westcoast Energy Inc.

ALL PROJECT PERSONNEL

ALL PROJECT

PERSONNEL All Project Personnel (Westcoast and contractors) will have required environmental training certifications and project awareness of expectation for environmental compliance or knowledge prior to working on the Project. At minimum, each Project personnel should be: familiar with project environmental elements and effects of their activities; commencing with the project kick-off; continuing with project orientation; scheduling and attending daily and weekly safety/progress meetings; be familiar with the EPP and have a copy available; basic equipment maintenance; vehicle use; be familiar with spill prevention and response procedures; and knowledge to implement and follow environmental mitigation measures



ENV 003 LANDOWNER AUTHORIZATIONS, ACCESS, SURVEYING AND

PRE-CONSTRUCTION PREPARATION OBJECTIVE To obtain all authorizations to begin construction. To ensure the approved

Project work area is surveyed, staked and flagged to identify all underground disturbance hazards and environmentally sensitive areas

OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITIES

ACTIVITIES Mitigations Measures

APPROVALS Obtain all applicable approvals to proceed with Project activities.

LANDOWNER

AUTHORIZATION

Obtain all landowner authorizations to proceed with Project activities. Provide a line list to contractors including location, landowner and contact information and specific concerns or issues, and requests by land owners.

CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITES

MARKING PROTOCOL

Stake, flag or otherwise mark all existing foreign lines, hotlines and easements

Stake the Project footprint (work area) and temporary workspace as directed by the engineering diagrams and the environmental alignment sheets.

PRECONSTRUCTION

SURVEYS AND

PREPARATION

Pre-construction nesting bird survey Pre-construction street tree survey to identify specimens that may

require pruning or replacement given their location in the alignment.

ACCESS PROTOCOL Access to the site will be via paved municipal roads; no railway crossings required

A security assessment will be completed prior to construction. Based on the security assessment, the successful contractor(s) will supply Westcoast with a site specific construction security plan for approval prior to the commencement of any site work.



ENV 004 CLEARING AND GRUBBING OBJECTIVE To provide a list of best management practices to address and manage work

area sediment and erosion.

REGULATORY

FRAMEWORK

Chilliwack Tree Protection Bylaw 3585

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTOCOLS General

All clearing and/or grubbing will extend only to the designated limits defined in the Contract Drawings and Environmental Alignment Sheets.

Clearing or grubbing activities will be conducted to protect vegetation outside of the project footprint.

Grub tree roots to preserve root zone materials stripping.



ENV 005 HERITAGE RESOURCES DISCOVERY PLAN OBJECTIVE To provide a list of protocols to follow in the event of heritage resource

discovery.

REGULATORY

FRAMEWORK

Heritage Conservation Act www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_96187_01

DISCOVERY

PROTOCOLS If an archaeological discovery is made, work should stop within 30 m of the find and the following measures implemented:

o Mark the 30 m exclusion zone around the discovery with snow fence or flagging

o Implement slope stabilization, drainage, erosion and sediment control measures as needed to protect the discovery

o Contact the Environmental Monitor The preferred long-term approach to managing archaeological discoveries in construction areas is avoidance. Where this is not practical, salvage or emergency excavations may be necessary. These activities would require Site Investigation Permits issued by the Archaeology Branch and permits from First Nations. Salvage and / or emergency excavations would be undertaken by a professional archaeologist and the affected First Nations. If salvage or emergency excavation operations are not feasible then capping the discovery with geo-textile and clean, coarse textured fill may be possible. Personnel should not collect archaeological remains. However, if an isolated artefact is found and may be destroyed by not immediately removing it from the working area, then the following steps should be taken:

o Collect the artifact and mark its location with flagging, a wooden stake or some other visible marker

o Establish a 30 m exclusion zone around the find o Contact the Environmental Inspector

In the unlikely event that human remains or suspected human remains are discovered in working areas the following steps should be taken:

o Immediately stop construction within 30 m of the remains o Cover exposed bone with plastic sheeting, blanket or other clean

cover o Contact the Environmental Monitor

The Environmental Inspector will notify the appropriate First Nation(s), the Archaeology Branch, RCMP and possibly the Coroner’s Office for further advice.



ENV 006 SOIL MANAGEMENT PLAN OBJECTIVE To provide a list of best management practices to manage soil and outlines

contingency for wet/thawed soils, sediment and erosion, and contaminated soils

REGULATORY

FRAMEWORK Technical Guidance 1 Site Characterization and Confirmation Testing (2009) Schedules 4, 5, 7 and 10 of the B.C. Contaminated Sites Regulation (for characterizing soil quality and relocation requirements based on land use) Spectra Environmental Manual for Construction Projects In Canada – 2nd Edition, 2010. Best Environmental Management Practices for Pipeline Construction: A Western Canadian Perspective

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTOCOLS

Prior to construction, the boundaries of the RoW will be surveyed,

staked and/or flagged. Additional temporary workspaces, work areas, staging areas and any temporary access roads will also be marked

All work is to be undertaken and completed in such a manner as to prevent the release of silt, sediment, or sediment-laden water, or any other deleterious substances into any drainage or catch basin

The Contractor will be responsible for ensuring that sediment and erosion control features are in place, functional and maintained.

The required erosion/sediment control materials including: staking, cloth, matting, polyethylene, etc., are to be stockpiled at the work area.

The Contractor will be responsible for temporary erosion and sediment control measures. Control measures will be capable of continuous operation during working and non-working hours.

Waste materials will not be placed in any environmentally sensitive areas, adjacent to any watercourse or outside construction limits without prior approval from the Owner.

Temporary surface protection methods (see below) may be necessary as interim protection until conditions are suitable for seeding.

Surface water drainage controls will be incorporated into and maintained for the duration of the project so as to minimize erosion and maintain drainage patterns.

Should any mitigation strategies be proven inadequate to control the severity of a sediment movement or erosion issue, the Contractor will cease operations, modify construction methods or relocate to an alternate work area within the project area during periods of inclement weather where necessary to introducing sediment into environmentally sensitive areas.



Grading

Grade the work area to facilitate safe travel, pipe handling and installation.

Install sediment control berms to deflect any surface runoff adjacent to drainage features and catch basins.

Trenching

Follow engineering drawings and Westcoast’s Environmental Manual for Construction Projects in Canada (Spectra 2010).

Monitor for trench instability and stabilize if subsistence is likely. Suspend trenching and strip a wider area if the trench walls slough into the ditch and the potential for stripping / subsoil mixing exists. Back slope the trench walls until stable.

Identify areas of groundwater seepages, ensure proper drainage design is implemented.

Backfilling

Assess the need for special trench compaction measures or equipment prior to commencement of backfilling. Factors to be considered by the Environmental Inspector.

Install trench breakers (sack, foam, or bentonite) where warranted, as identified by the Environmental Inspector.

Install sub drains where warranted as directed by Westcoast’s engineer.



ENV 007 BORING PLAN OBJECTIVE To provide a list of environmental best management practices during boring

below road ROW. REGULATORY

FRAMEWORK Westcoast’s Environmental Manual for Construction Projects in Canada (Spectra 2010). Environmental Management Act – Schedule 7 – Contaminated Sites Regulation (2013) GVSD&D Sanitary Sewer Use Bylaw (299) (2012)

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTOCOLS Boring

Follow Westcoast’s Environmental Manual for Construction Projects in Canada for boring (Spectra 2010).

Extend road/foreign crossing bores to avoid or minimize impacts. Conduct based on crossing agreements. If pit dewatering is required, implement treatment prior to offsite

discharge (as per sanitary sewer or storm sewer discharge quality requirements)

RELEASE OF

TURBID WATERS

FROM JACKING

PIT / RECEIVING

PIT

Contractor’s will have stockpiled sand bags, silt fence, polyethylene trash pumps and other materials onsite to control excavation waters in the jacking and receiving pit

Offsite discharge will comply with the BC Approved and Working Water quality Guidelines (for discharge to storm sewer) or the Restricted Waste Criteria of the GVSD&D Bylaw 299 (for discharge to sanitary) – note that discharge to sanitary requires a permit issued by Metro Vancouver



ENV 008 VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN OBJECTIVE To provide general environmental protection measures for wildlife

REGULATORY

FRAMEWORK Develop with Care: Environmental Guidelines for Urban and Rural Land Developments in British Columbia. Ministry of Environment (MoE). 2006b. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/bmp/devwithcare2006/develop_with_care_intro.html Best Management Practices for Amphibians and Reptiles in Urban and Rural Environments in British Columbia. BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. 2004. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/BMP/herptile/bmpherptile.html. Wildlife Act, Section 34, prohibition against disturbing bird nests and eggs without a permit

GENERAL

PROTOCOLS

Re-vegetate disturbed areas to pre-construction condition Install temporary fencing (e.g. snow fence) around street trees and

riparian zones as needed and where feasible to prevent personnel and machine access into the area

Implement hazardous and solid Environmental Management strategies to avoid wildlife impacts

Crews are prohibited from feeding wildlife. Minimize potential for introduction and proliferation of invasive plant

species.

BIRDS Conduct pre-construction nest surveys in street trees and riparian zone of ephemeral drainage within 30 m of working area

If active nests are located determine if they are of a species protected under the wildlife act (nests of crow, brown headed cowbird, house sparrow, rock dove, European starling, black-billed magpies are NOT protected under the Wildlife Act)

Establish a nest buffer zone wherein no personnel or equipment are permitted – size of the buffer zone to be determined on the basis of species, extent of vegetation cover and actual proximity to construction area



INVASIVE

PLANTS Contractors working in areas with noxious weeds will ensure that

equipment (bulldozers, skidders, backhoes, crushers and other vehicles) is cleaned, removing dirt and seeds from the tires, tracks and undercarriage prior to entering the Project site to prevent the spread of noxious weeds. To the extent practical, invasives will be disposed of consistent with the recommendations in Targeted Invasive Plants Solutions (T.I.P.S.)1

1 T.I.P.S webpage http://www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca/resources/targeted-invasive-plant-solutions-tips



ENV 009 CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN OBJECTIVE To ensure wastes generated by construction are disposed of in compliance

with appropriate legislation and in a manner addressing stakeholder concerns. “General Construction Waste” does not extend to hydrocarbons, concrete or any other hazardous material.

REGULATORY

FRAMEWORK Environmental Management Act - Waste Discharge Regulation.

Guidelines and Best Management Practices – Ministry of Environment www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/BMP/bmpintro.html

A Best Practices Guide to Solid Waste Reduction, Canadian Construction Association (2001)

GENERAL

CONSTRUCTION

WASTES

Waste materials will be placed and disposed of so as to not impact soils, surface water drainages or groundwater.

Inorganic construction waste will not be dumped on site.

Regular clean up and disposal programs will be implemented to prevent the unnecessary accumulation of construction wastes.

Waste materials will be placed and stored in suitable containers.

All garbage and construction wastes related to the work will be disposed of at an approved disposal facility, in compliance with applicable legislation and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction.

Westcoast’s Waste Management Program requires the contractor to collect, separate, store, transport and dispose of materials by tracking and by reporting to Westcoast.

EXCAVATED

MATERIAL

All waste and surplus material will be disposed of in designated areas and so as to not impact watercourses or groundwater.

All erodible construction waste or those subject to leaching will be covered with sheeting or suitable tarp materials immediately after creation.

All temporary stockpile areas will be inspected on a regular basis to ensure environmental compliance.

FOOD WASTES All food waste and domestic garbage from all work shall be collected daily and placed in an appropriate receptacle in a manner that does not attract nuisance animals.

SEWAGE

DISPOSAL Sanitary facilities in the form of portable toilets shall be provided for

the use of workers. Sanitary facilities shall be secured and located at least 30 metres from any drainage feature or catch basin.

WASTE WATER Ensure that treatment and discharge equipment for waste water and runoff management is properly maintained and monitored



ENV 010 SPILL CONTROL PLAN

OBJECTIVE To provide a list of protocols to follow in the event of a spill.

REGULATORY

GUIDELINES Guidelines and Best Management Practices – Ministry of Environment www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/BMP/bmpintro.html A field guide to Fuel Handling, Transportation and Storage. Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection. Feb. 2002. www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/industrial/oil_gas/pdf/fuel_handle_guide.pdf BC Environmental Management Act - Spill Reporting Regulation - BC Reg. 263/90. www.env.gov.bc.ca/eemp/overview/leg_program.htm#act

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTOCOLS Work will be undertaken and completed in such a manner as to

prevent the release of any deleterious substances into the environment. No equipment refuelling or servicing will be undertaken within 30 m of a drainage feature or catch basin

The contractor shall undertake regularly scheduled inspections of all hazardous materials and equipment for signs of leakage. Regularly scheduled visual inspections shall include, among other things, ensuring that all personal protective equipment and other emergency response equipment are in place.

The contractor will have the necessary spill abatement and clean-up equipment stored on site at a convenient location. The contractor will promptly replace any used spill abatement and clean-up materials and maintain a sufficient inventory of materials throughout construction operations. The contractor will have an approved spill kit ready for use at all times.

Crews will be trained in spill management and deployment of spill containment equipment.

If a spill occurs take the necessary steps to abate the discharge and provide the necessary labour, equipment, materials, and absorbents to contain and remove the spill.

Clean up the affected area, dispose of waste materials at an approved disposal site, and restore the area to the satisfaction of the environmental agencies.

Affected soil will be removed, placed in drums, and disposed of in compliance with the Environmental Management Act. The affected area(s) will be restored to as close as possible to their original condition.

Report spills to the Environmental Inspector and, for spills of reportable quantities, the Provincial Emergencies Program (PEP) 24 hour telephone line



SPILL

PREPAREDNESS Written spill response procedures and communications protocols will be posted at conspicuous locations onsite. Personnel will know the locations of the spill kits in each working area and be trained in their use. Spill kits will be appropriate to the types of hazardous materials and anticipated spills onsite. Contractors will be expected to develop and post a list of contacts and emergency numbers for managing and responding to spills. Machine operators will have onboard spill kits and one (1) larger spill kit should also be also available at each working area. At a minimum the recommended larger spill kits should contain the following:

(50) absorbent pads (4) booms (1) bag granular absorbent (4) disposal bags (1) stop leak plug personal protective equipment (1) roll duct tape flagging and tarps up to 80 empty sand bags instructions and list of contents

Spill kits will be restocked after use. BC rated fire extinguishers, pointed and/or broad shovels, nylon rope (100 m) and recovery / storage drums should also be available for use onsite (Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, 2002). Finally, the Province recommends keeping between 250 mL and 1 litre of commercial, dry or pre-mixed bentonite clay onsite to plugholes in leaking containers during spill response (MWLAP, 2002).



SPILL RESPONSE

PROTOCOLS 1. Discovery

a. Evaluate the Hazards b. Identify the product c. Take precautionary measures, immediately halt operations, and

where practical remove all non-essential equipment and personnel from the area (extinguish all sources of ignition)

2. Stop product flow a. Act quickly, but ensure safety first b. Where possible shut off leaking valves, upright containers or

machinery c. Secure the work area and notify appropriate personnel

3. Contain the spill a. Take action within your ability, using the resources at hand

(employ relative spill abatement) b. Block off drains and ditches, surround spill with commercial

absorbents, earthen berms, sand, etc. 4. Notify and obtain assistance

a. Report spill to appropriate project personnel b. Contact Environmental Inspector

5. Report the spill a. Collect information and details regarding the spill b. Spills adversely affecting the environment must be reported (see

below for reportable levels and contact information) 6. Continue with clean-up and restoration

a. Maintain and monitor recovery b. Excavate contaminated material and remove to an approved

location for disposal (any contaminated soils are to be disposed of in a manner that is in compliance with the Environmental Management Act

SPILL REPORTING

Excerpt from the Spill Reporting Regulation: A person who had possession, charge or control of a substance immediately before its spill shall immediately report the spill to PEP by telephoning 1-800-663-3456 or 387-5956 as provided in section 12 (5) of the Act or, where it is not practical to report to PEP within a reasonable time, to the local police or nearest detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Where it appears to a person observing a spill that a report has not been made, he or she shall make the report referred to in this section. A report under this section shall include, to the extent practical:

reporting person's name and telephone number, name and telephone number of the person who caused the spill, location and time of the spill, type and quantity of the substance spilled, cause and effect of the spill, details of action taken or proposed to comply with section 3,



description of the spill location and of the area surrounding the spill,

details of further action contemplated or required, names of agencies on the scene, and names of other persons or agencies advised concerning the spill.

REPORTABLE

QUANTITIES -

EXAMPLES

Type Reportable Limit

Class 1 Explosives Any quantity that could pose a danger to public safety or 50 kg

Diesel Fuel 100 L

Gasoline 100 L

Grease 100 L

Hydraulic Oil 100 L

Lubricating Oils 100 L

Solvents 100 L

Flammable gases, other than natural gas as defined in section 3.11 (a) of the Federal Regulations

10 kg, if the spill results from equipment failure, error or deliberate action or inaction

Non-flammable gases of Division 2 of Class 2 as defined in section 3.11 (d) of the Federal Regulations

10 kg, where spill results from equipment failure, error or deliberate action or inaction

Flammable liquids of Class 3 as defined in section 3.12 of the Federal Regulations

100 L

Waste oil as defined in section 1 of the Special Waste Regulation

100 L



ENV 011 FUEL STORAGE AND HANDLING PLAN OBJECTIVE To describe the environmental protection measures for the handling of fuels and

hazardous materials. REGULATORY

FRAMEWORK Environmental Management Act, A Field Guide to Fuel Handling, Transportation and Storage (MWLAP and MoFR 2002).

FUEL

STORAGE

Store all tanks, barrels, and containers greater than 23 L (5 gallons) containing hydrocarbon products within impermeable containment area(s) designed to contain 110% of the volume of the largest container. Containment areas should remain effective during wet weather. Locate storage areas on flat, stable ground, within containment berms, away from environmentally sensitive areas.

Regularly inspect fuel storage facilities. Regularly scheduled visual inspections shall include, among other things, ensuring that all personal protective equipment and other emergency response equipment are in place.

A spill containment kit will be readily-accessible at each operating work area in the event of a release of a deleterious substance to the environment. The kit will include a boom of sufficient length to isolate adjacent water bodies.

FUEL

HANDLING

Fuel and oils required for daily activities will be transported to the work area in approved transport containers and will be removed from the work area at the end of each day. Fuel dispensing will be in compliance with the Fire Service Act (BC), and the British Columbia Fire Code Regulation.

Waste oil and/or other special wastes will be removed from the project area at the end of each day and will disposed of at an approved disposal facility and in a manner consistent with the Environmental Management Act (BC), Special Waste Regulations, and the Health Act (BC).

Refuelling of equipment, refilling of small field containers and transfers of fuel shall be carried out a minimum of 30 metres from any waterbody.

Wrap hose connections with sorbent material to catch any leaks and drips. Leave adequate head-space so that overfilling does not occur. Impermeable containment is required for stationary fuel storage as well as

mobile fuel storage (i.e. fuel trucks) when remaining on site overnight. Containers will be transported secured, upright and sealed with a proper

fitting cap or lid. Transportation of all hydrocarbons to and within construction areas shall be

in conformance with the requirements of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act.

All applicable personnel will be appropriately trained in the handling of fuel, controlled substances and spill response.



ENV 012 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HANDLING PLAN OBJECTIVE To describe the environmental protection measures for the handling of fuels and

hazardous materials including, but not limited to, fuels, cement, paints, solvents, cleaners, and other construction materials.

REGULATORY

GUIDELINES Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations -Transport Canada, 2008 http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/tdg/clear-menu-497.htm Occupational Health & Safety Regulation -Worksafe BC http://www2.worksafebc.com/publications/OHSRegulation/Home.asp Environmental Management Act Hazardous Waste Regulation - Ministry of Environment http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/03053_00 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/whmis-simdut/index-eng.php



ENVIRONMENTAL

PROCEDURES

Personnel will be adequately trained in the handling and transportation of dangerous goods as defined under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, and of controlled substances as defined under the Occupational Health & Safety Regulation, BC Regulation 296/97.

Copies of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for any “Dangerous Goods” or “Controlled Products” will be maintained in an easily accessible location at all designated hazardous storage areas.

Hazardous Waste generated in the course of construction activities shall be disposed of in compliance with the Hazardous Waste Regulation and Schedule 7 of the Contaminated Sites Regulation, under the Environmental Management Act.

Hazardous Materials will be stored and handled to minimize loss and allow containment and recovery in the event of a spill.

Report spills of hazardous materials to the Environmental Inspector.

Where feasible and applicable, Contractors should follow these general guidelines for storage and use of hazardous materials in construction areas (Gibb et al., 1999):

Outdoor storage will be secured when unmanned, and storage of hazardous or potentially hazardous materials will ideally be arranged so that stored products are away from vegetated areas and there is ≥6 m between stored products, uncontrolled grasses or weeds, and fuel dispensers

Storage areas and containers will be regularly inspected for leaks, poor condition, inadequate seals and other problems that may result in the spill or release of a hazardous substance

Personnel will read and follow the directions for all products, and have easy access to MSDS for all hazardous material onsite

Products will be stored in their original containers and their labels maintained in good condition; labels should be protected with transparent tape as necessary

As needed and where safe to do so, a correctly sized funnel will be used to transfer hazardous materials from one container to another

Personnel will avoid mixing chemicals unless specified by the manufacturer, and will use chemicals as specified on labels, in well-ventilated areas

Corrosives will be stored away from flammables Re-useable or recycled degreasers will be used where possible or

appropriate to machinery and equipment The transportation and storage of hazardous materials will be conducted in a manner that reduces the risk of spills and is consistent with all permits and relevant regulations.



ENV 013 NOISE REDUCTION PLAN OBJECTIVE To reduce unnecessary noise from construction related activities.

REGULATORY

GUIDELINES Chilliwack Noise Control Bylaw 2420

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROCEDURES Examples of noise mitigation measures that may be implemented during construction include but are not necessarily limited to the following:

Developing a construction noise awareness training program for all personnel addressing site specific and generic construction noise issues, potentially sensitive noise receptors, relevant noise bylaws and performance criteria

Preparing and submitting a list of equipment, prior to construction, to evaluate potential noise impacts. Noise ratings for selected machines are provided in Table 1

Where practical limiting construction to the hours to those identified in the Chilliwack Noise Control bylaw (2420)

Selecting less noisy machinery, vehicles and equipment for use onsite wherever possible. Newer equipment, and/or equipment with noise suppression features like exhaust silencers on air tools should be evaluated for use onsite

Equipment should be kept in good order, emphasizing lubrication, replacement of worn parts and the condition of exhaust systems. Diesel and gas powered equipment should be routinely inspected and equipped with higher quality mufflers where possible

Locating noisy equipment (e.g. portable generators) away from sensitive noise receptors, such as construction personnel

If needed, fit equipment with residential-rated mufflers and/or silencers for night-time work

Muffling back up beepers where safe and feasible to do so Shutting off equipment that is not in use and operating

equipment at the minimum speeds permitting effective operation, with hoods and shields closed

Enforcing speed limits to reduce vehicle noise. This will also help reduce dust mobilization

Installing temporary noise barriers as needed. If noise barriers are necessary, they should be located as close as possible to the source of the noise and made from solid materials and ideally lined with absorbing materials

.



ENV 014 AIR QUALITY MANGEMENT PLAN OBJECTIVE To limit dust and combustion emissions during construction

REGULATORY

GUIDELINES Environmental Management Act, Air Quality Management Bylaw No. 1082, 2008

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROCEDURES Dust and combustion emissions from diesel and / or gas powered vehicles and stationary equipment are of most concern for the project. Asphalt re-instatement can also result in localized volatile chemical emissions. The following mitigation measures to prevent air quality impacts are recommended:

o On-road low sulfur diesel fuel should be used in all equipment capable of using such fuel

o Diesel particulate filters should be used on all construction equipment capable of supporting their use

o Use of 2003 or later model equipment and vehicles where possible o Covered vehicles are required when transporting bulk fine materials

to and from the project area o Paved areas should be cleaned routinely to prevent the accumulation

and subsequent re-mobilization of dust o Site-specific worker education programs should be developed to

address: Idling reduction Operation of equipment at optimum rated loads Routine equipment inspection and maintenance Daily inspections to identify dust and equipment

exhaust issues o Ongoing assessments of the potential for dust generation and

combustion emissions. Steps will be taken to minimize dust and combustion emissions as needed

o Visual assessments of dust and exhaust emissions will be completed on an ongoing basis during work and / or while machinery is operating

o Establishing speed limits to control dust mobilization o Locating combustion emissions sources (machinery) and staging

areas for vehicles away from sensitive receptors (e.g. near residences)

o Establish idling restrictions as needed. Examples may include: Cars and light diesel trucks – 1 minute Heavy duty diesel trucks – 5 minutes Diesel vehicles for site personnel transportation – 10 minutes



ENV 015 RECLAMATION PLAN OBJECTIVE To provide general measures for reclaiming the construction work area after

the pipeline is installed REGULATORY

FRAMEWORK Guidelines and Best Management Practices – Ministry of Environment www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/BMP/bmpintro.html Chilliwack Tree Protection Bylaw - No. 3585

GENERAL

PROCEDURES Mechanical clean-up following pipeline installation:

Commence clean-up activities immediately following backfilling Will require the removal of surplus materials, wastes and other

construction materials. Dispose of rocks and contaminated soil if present.

Determine locations where subsoil compaction has occurred by comparing compaction levels on and off right-of-way. Sites compared should be in close proximity and have similar drainage, soil moisture, aspect and land use.

Install sub-drains as required. Grade and re-contour the work area to their original condition, wherever possible. Restore natural drainage patterns. Ensure cross drainages are open across the work area.

Minimizing traffic, disturbance, and use of large pieces of equipment. Minimizing the length of access routes and footprint of the construction work area. Prevent unauthorized access.

Re-establishment of ground cover on disturbed areas to pre-construction condition as soon as possible.

Install permanent fences, gates and crossings according to landowner agreement.

Re-vegetate according to landowner agreements and City of Chilliwack Tree Protection Bylaw – in the event street trees need to be replaced.


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ATTACHMENT 3 – GVSD&D SANITARY SEWER USE BYLAW

Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Sewer Use Bylaw No. 299, 2007 Consolidated Page 1 of 36

GVS&DDSEWER USE BYLAW

CONSOLIDATED

THIS IS A CONSOLIDATION, FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES, OF:

“Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Sewer Use Bylaw No. 299, 2007” (Adopted May 25, 2007)

“Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Amending Bylaw No. 244, 2008”

(Adopted May 23, 2008)

“Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Amending Bylaw No. 252, 2009” (Adopted November 27, 2009)

“Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Sewer Use Amending Bylaw No.

256, 2010” (Adopted May 21, 2010)


265, 2012” (Adopted March 2, 2012)


273, 2012” (Adopted October 26, 2012. Repealed by Bylaw 276, 2012)


276, 2012” (Adopted November 30, 2012)

As of November 30, 2012

COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL BYLAWS MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE BOARD SECRETARIAT

AND CORPORATE INFORMATION DEPARTMENT METRO VANCOUVER


GREATER VANCOUVER SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT

SEWER USE BYLAW NO. 299, 2007 WHEREAS pursuant to the Environmental Management Act of British Columbia and the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act, the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (the “District”) is authorized to make bylaws respecting the direct or indirect discharge of waste into any sewers and drains connected to a Sewage Facility operated by the District.

AND WHEREAS pursuant to section 7C(2) of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act the District is authorized to set fees payable by persons who discharge liquid waste into a Sewage Facility or whose liquid waste is treated by a Sewage Facility; Added by BL 244, 2008 NOW THEREFORE the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Board repeals, subject to section 7, the “Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Sewer Use Bylaw No. 164” and amendments thereto and in replacement enacts as follows: 1. PURPOSE

The purposes of this Bylaw include:

a) protecting the Sewers and Sewage Facilities from damage and promoting the efficient and cost-effective operation of the Sewers and Sewage Facilities,

b) promoting Biosolids quality, c) protecting human health and safety, d) assisting the District’s efforts to remain in compliance with laws and regulatory

instruments to which it is subject, e) protecting the environment, and

f) imposing fees payable by Persons who discharge liquid waste into a Sewage

Facility or whose liquid waste is treated by a Sewage Facility. Section 1 replaced by BL 244, 2008

2. INTERPRETATION

2.1 In this Bylaw and unless the context otherwise requires:

“Air” means the atmosphere but, except in a Sewer or a Sewage Facility or as the context may otherwise require, does not include the atmosphere inside a human-made enclosure that is not open to the weather; “Air Contaminant” means an “air contaminant” as defined in the Environmental Management Act;


“Air Pollution” means the presence of Air Contaminants or substances that substantially alter or impair the usefulness of the Air; “Biochemical Oxygen Demand” or “BOD” means the quantity of molecular oxygen, expressed in milligrams per litre, used in the biochemical degradation of organic matter and to oxidize inorganic material during a 5-day incubation period at 20 degrees Centigrade, as determined by the appropriate procedure in Standard Methods; “Biosolids” means “biosolids” as defined in the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation, as amended from time to time pursuant to the Environmental Management Act, produced by the District; “Board” means the Greater Vancouver Sewerage & Drainage District Board; “Code of Practice” means a code of practice adopted by the Board for the discharge of Wastewater by a class of persons annexed hereto as a Schedule; “Code of Practice Facility” means a facility authorized under a Code of Practice; “Chemical Oxygen Demand” or “COD” means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the chemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedures, expressed in milligrams per litre, as determined by the appropriate procedure in Standard Methods; “Combined Sewer” means a Sewer designed for the collection and transmission of Wastewater, Storm Water and Uncontaminated Water; “Contaminant” means any substance, whether gaseous, liquid or solid, whether dissolved or suspended, that:

a) injures or is capable of injuring the health or safety of a person, b) injures or is capable of injuring property or any life form, c) interferes or is capable of interfering with the proper operation of a Sewer or

Sewage Facilities,

d) causes or is capable of causing material physical discomfort to a person, or

e) damages or is capable of damaging the environment;

“Discharge Abatement Order” means an Order issued under section 6;

“District” means the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District; “Domestic Waste” means

(a) Waste produced on a Residential Premises, or (b) Sanitary Waste and wastewater from showers and restroom washbasins

produced on non-residential property;


“Environmental Management Act” means the Environmental Management Act, S.B.C. 2003 c. 53, as amended from time to time and any successor legislation thereto and all regulations thereunder; “Food Sector Establishment” means a food sector establishment as defined in the Grease Interceptor Bylaw;

Replaced by BL 276, 2012 “Former Bylaw” means the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Sewer Use Bylaw No. 164, as amended; “Grab Sample” means a sample collected at one particular time and place; “Grease Interceptor Bylaw” means the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Food Sector Grease Interceptor Bylaw No. 268, 2012, as amended or replaced from time to time;

Added by BL 276, 2012 “Ground Water” means water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the surface of land or below a surface water body; “Hazardous Waste” means “hazardous waste” as defined in the Environmental Management Act; “Hazardous Waste Regulation” means the Hazardous Waste Regulation as amended from time to time pursuant to the Environmental Management Act; “High Volume Discharge” means any cumulative discharge of Non-Domestic Waste into a Sewer in excess of 300 cubic metres over any consecutive 30 day period or any instantaneous discharge of Non-Domestic Waste in excess of 30 litres per minute; “Non-Domestic Waste” means all Wastewater except Domestic Waste, Sanitary Waste, Storm Water, Uncontaminated Water, and Septic Tank Waste; “Officer” means a municipal sewage control officer appointed by the Board under the Environmental Management Act and this Bylaw; “Oil and Grease” means any solvent extractable material of animal, vegetable or mineral origin as determined by procedures set out in Standard Methods and includes but is not limited to hydrocarbons, esters, fats, oils, waxes and high-molecular-weight carboxylic acids; “Order” means an order issued by a Sewage Control Manager under the Environmental Management Act or under this Bylaw and includes a Waste Discharge Permit, a Trucked Waste Authorization, and a Discharge Abatement Order; “Person” includes an individual, firm, company, association, society, partnership, corporation, municipality, institution or other similar organization, agency or group;


“pH” means the logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the activity of hydrogen ions, in moles per litre of solution, as determined by the appropriate procedure described in Standard Methods; “Prohibited Waste” means a Waste set out in Schedule “A” annexed hereto; “Residential Premises” means a building or premises or part of a building or premises used or intended to be used solely for the purpose of a residential dwelling, whether on a permanent, temporary or seasonal basis; “Restricted Waste” means a Waste set out in Schedule “B” annexed hereto; “Sanitary Sewer” means a Sewer which carries Sanitary Waste or Wastewater but not intended to carry Storm Water; “Sanitary Waste” means Wastewater that contains human feces, urine, blood or body fluids originating from sanitary conveniences or other sources; “Septic Tank Waste” means any Waste extracted from a cesspool, septic tank, sewage holding tank, seepage pit, interceptor or other containment for human excretion and wastes; “Sewage Control Manager” means a sewage control manager appointed by the Board under the Environmental Management Act and under the Bylaw and includes a Deputy Sewage Control Manager appointed by the Board; “Sewage Facility” means works owned by the District or otherwise under the control or jurisdiction of the District that gathers, treats, transports, stores, utilizes or discharges Wastewater; “Sewer” means all pipes, conduits, drains, and other equipment and facilities, owned or otherwise under the control or jurisdiction of the District, for collecting, pumping, and transporting Wastewater either to a Sewage Facility or otherwise and includes but is not limited to all such pipes, conduits, drains and other equipment and facilities which connect with those of the District; “Standard Methods” means the latest edition of “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater” jointly prepared and published from time to time by the American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation or any successors thereto; “Storm Sewer” means a Sewer which is intended to carry Storm Water; “Storm Water” means drainage water resulting from rainfall or other natural precipitation from the atmosphere and includes, but is not limited to, water from melting snow or naturally occurring ice; “Suspended Solids” means insoluble matter in liquid that is removable by filtration, as determined by the appropriate procedure described in Standard Methods;


"Tetrachloroethylene" means an aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C2Cl4 also referred to as: ethylene tetrachloride, PCE, perc, perchlor, perchlorethylene, perchloroethylene, perk, tetrachloroethene and 1,1,2,2- tetrachloroethylene;

Added by BL 244, 2008

“Trucked Waste” means any Non-Domestic Waste that is collected and transported off the site on which it originated by means other than discharge to a Sewer, including but not limited to Oil and Grease from interceptors and other sludges of organic origin; “Trucked Waste Authorization” means a Trucked Waste Authorization issued by a Sewage Control Manager pursuant to Section 4.1 (a) of this Bylaw; “Uncontaminated Water” means:

(a) water in its natural state, that, after use for any purpose, is not substantially changed from its natural state as to chemical or biochemical qualities or temperature;

(b) water supplied by municipal works that, after use for any purpose, is not

substantially changed from its state at the point of delivery from the municipal works as to chemical or biochemical qualities or temperature; and

(c) clean water from roof drains, building foundations, wells, and cisterns;

“Waste” means any substance whether gaseous, liquid or solid, that is discharged or discarded, directly or indirectly, to a Sewer or Sewage Facility; “Waste Discharge Permit” means a Waste Discharge Permit issued by a Sewage Control Manager pursuant to Section 5.3 of this Bylaw. “Wastewater” means the composite of water and water-carried Wastes from residential, commercial, industrial or institutional premises or any other source; and

3. PROHIBITION

3.1 No person shall discharge or allow or cause to be discharged into a Sewer or Sewage Facility any Prohibited Waste.

3.2 No person shall discharge or allow or cause to be discharged into a Sewer or Sewage

Facility any Waste in a concentration or quantity that may be or may become a safety hazard to personnel operating or maintaining Sewers or Sewage Facilities.

3.3 No person shall discharge or allow or cause to be discharged into a Storm Sewer owned

or otherwise under the control or jurisdiction of the District, any substance except Storm Water, Uncontaminated Water and water from the provision of municipal services such as street flushing and fire extinguishing activities.

3.4 A municipality that is a member of the District shall not be guilty of an offence under

sections 3.1 to 3.3 inclusive where there is a discharge in violation of one or more of those sections by a third party without the knowledge of that municipality into a sewer or


sewage facility of that municipality which connects to a Sewer or Sewage Facility unless the municipality after becoming aware of such discharge fails forthwith to advise the District.

4. TRUCKED WASTE 4.1 No person shall discharge or allow or cause to be discharged into a Sewer or a Sewage

Facility any Trucked Waste unless: a) a person has a valid and subsisting Trucked Waste Authorization, and the

discharge of the Trucked Waste is conducted at the Sewage Facilities specified in the Trucked Waste Authorization, and is otherwise strictly in accordance with the Trucked Waste Authorization; or

b) a person operates a Food Sector Establishment in full compliance with the Grease

Interceptor Bylaw and the Trucked Waste is discharged at a District facility designated for receipt of Trucked Waste.

Replaced by BL 276, 2012 4.2 No person shall discharge or allow or cause Septic Tank Waste to be discharged into a

Sewer, except at a District facility designated for receipt of Septic Tank Waste.

5. WASTE DISCHARGE PERMITS, TRUCKED WASTE AUTHORIZATIONS, ORDERS AND CODES OF PRACTICE

5.1 Subject to section 5.2, no person shall discharge or allow or cause the discharge into a

Sewer or a Sewage Facility any of the following:

a) a High Volume Discharge, b) Restricted Waste,

c) Storm Water,

d) Uncontaminated Water,

e) Groundwater,

f) Trucked Waste, or

g) water or any substance for the purpose of diluting any Non-Domestic Waste.

5.2 Nothing prohibits the discharge of Waste specified in section 5.1 provided the person is

also in compliance with this Bylaw, the Grease Interceptor Bylaw, a valid and subsisting Waste Discharge Permit, a Trucked Waste Authorization, an Order, or a Code of Practice.

Replaced by BL 276, 2012 5.3 A Sewage Control Manager may issue a Waste Discharge Permit to allow the discharge

of Non-Domestic Waste into a Sewer upon such terms and conditions as the Sewage Control Manager considers appropriate and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may in the Waste Discharge Permit:


a) place limits and restrictions on the quantity, composition, frequency and nature of

the Waste permitted to be discharged;

b) require the holder of a Waste Discharge Permit to repair, alter, remove, or add to works or construct new works;

c) require the holder of a Waste Discharge Permit to monitor, in the way specified

by the Sewage Control Manager, the Waste being discharged under the Waste Discharge Permit and to keep records and provide information concerning the discharge and associated waste sources, treatment works and measures; and

d) provide that the Waste Discharge Permit will expire on a specified date, or upon

the occurrence of a specified event. 5.4 A Sewage Control Manager may, upon application from the holder of a Waste Discharge

Permit, or upon a Sewage Control Manager’s own initiative, amend the terms and conditions of a Waste Discharge Permit.

5.5 A Sewage Control Manager may, by Order, require any person that discharges a Non-

Domestic Waste directly or indirectly into a Sewer or Sewage Facility to apply for a Waste Discharge Permit.

5.6 Application for a Waste Discharge Permit or a Trucked Waste Authorization shall be

made to a Sewage Control Manager on such forms as a Sewage Control Manager may prescribe from time to time and shall be accompanied by such information, drawings and specifications as a Sewage Control Manager may from time to time prescribe.

5.7 Without limiting any other provision of this Bylaw, a Sewage Control Manager may

amend, suspend or revoke any Waste Discharge Permit or Trucked Waste Authorization for any purpose stated in Section 1 of this Bylaw.

5.8 Where a substance has been discharged into a Sewer or a Sewage Facility in

contravention of any Waste Discharge Permit, Trucked Waste Authorization, Order, the Grease Interceptor Bylaw, or this Bylaw, any person who:

a) owns the Waste being discharged in contravention or who has charge, management, or control thereof;

b) owns, operates, or controls the facility from which the Waste was discharged; or

c) causes or contributes to the causation of the discharge

shall, at the first available opportunity, verbally report such occurrence to a Sewage Control Manager or to an Officer and shall forthwith undertake all remedial action that is available to minimize, counteract, mitigate and remedy the effect of such discharge.

Revised by BL 276, 2012

5.9 Any person who is obliged to make a verbal report made under section 5.8 shall as soon as practicable make a written report specifying:


a) the quantity of the substance discharged, b) the nature and composition of the substance discharged, c) the duration of the discharge, d) the cause of the discharge, and e) the corrective actions taken or proposed to minimize, counteract, mitigate,

prevent the recurrence of and remedy the effect of such discharge.

5.10 A Waste Discharge Permit, Trucked Waste Authorization or Order may not be transferred or assigned without a Sewage Control Manager’s consent in writing.

6. DISCHARGE ABATEMENT ORDERS 6.1 Whether or not a person holds and is in compliance with, the Grease Interceptor Bylaw,

a Waste Discharge Permit, Trucked Waste Authorization, Order or Code of Practice, a Sewage Control Manager may, for any of the purposes set out in section 1, issue a Discharge Abatement Order.

Revised by BL 276, 2012 6.2 A Discharge Abatement Order may:

a) require a person to alter the quantity, composition, duration and timing of the discharge or cease discharge of Non-Domestic Waste to a Sewer or Sewage Facility; and

b) include any terms or conditions that could be included in a Waste Discharge

Permit. 6.3 A Sewage Control Manager may amend or cancel a Discharge Abatement Order. 7. TRANSITION 7.1 A Waste Discharge Permit issued pursuant to the Former Bylaw shall be deemed to be a

Waste Discharge Permit, issued under this Bylaw, provided that the holder of such Waste Discharge Permit has paid, and continues to pay, all applicable fees.

7.2 An Authorization issued in respect to Trucked Waste pursuant to the Former Bylaw shall

be deemed to be a Trucked Waste Authorization issued under this Bylaw. 7.3 A Sewage Control Manager may, upon application or upon his or her own initiative,

issue a Waste Discharge Permit or a Trucked Waste Authorization to a person who holds a Waste Discharge Permit or Authorization under the Former Bylaw for the same source, in which case the Waste Discharge Permit or Authorization issued under the Former Bylaw shall cease to be of effect.

7.4 Waste Discharge Permit Administration fees required pursuant to section 9 of the

Former Bylaw will continue to be due on the anniversary date of the issuance of the Waste Discharge Permit.


8. DISCHARGE MONITORING 8.1 A Sewage Control Manager may require any person who is discharging Non-Domestic

Waste into a Sewer to sample and analyze the discharge, at that person’s expense, in a manner satisfactory to the Sewage Control Manager.

8.2 A Sewage Control Manager may require that a person who is discharging Non-Domestic

Waste into a Sewer install and maintain at that person’s expense and at a location determined by the Sewage Control Manager, a discharge monitoring point for the sampling of the Non-Domestic Waste.

9. APPOINTMENT AND POWERS OF SEWAGE CONTROL MANAGER AND OFFICER 9.1 Without limiting the Board’s powers under the Environmental Management Act, the

Board may, from time to time, appoint one or more persons to be a Sewage Control Manager, a deputy Sewage Control Manager, or an Officer to undertake duties under this Bylaw and the Grease Interceptor Bylaw.

Revised by BL 276, 2012 9.2 Nothing in this Bylaw restricts the powers of a Sewage Control Manager or an Officer

under the Environmental Management Act. 10. WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT/AUTHORIZATION FEES AND COSTS Amended by BL 244, 2008 10.1 The Board may from time to time establish fees to be charged for the application for and

the administration of a Waste Discharge Permit or a Trucked Waste Authorization. Amended by BL 256, 2010 10.2 Any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw, the Grease Interceptor Bylaw,

or any Waste Discharge Permit, Trucked Waste Authorization, Order, or Code of Practice shall be liable to the District for and shall indemnify the District from all costs, expenses, damages and injuries resulting therefrom. The provisions of this section shall not limit actions under section 13 or any other remedy the District may have under this Bylaw or otherwise at law.

Revised by BL 276, 2012 10.3 The fees established by the Board under section 10.1 are set out in Schedule “C”

annexed hereto. 11. APPEALS 11.1 A person aggrieved by a decision of a Sewage Control Manager may appeal the

decision to the extent provided by the Environmental Management Act in accordance with the procedures provided by the Environmental Management Act.

12. TAMPERING WITH SEWER WORKS AND EQUIPMENT Amended by BL 244. 2008


12.1 Except for Persons authorized by the District and authorized personnel of the District and of any member of the District, no Person shall open or tamper with any manhole cover or other appurtenance forming part of a Sewer.

12.2 No Person shall break, damage, destroy, deface, or tamper with or cause or permit the

breaking, damaging, destroying, defacing, or tampering with any permanent or temporary device installed in a Sewer or monitoring point determined by the Sewage Control Manager for the purpose of measuring, sampling and testing of Wastewater.


13. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 13.1 Any person who contravenes this Bylaw, a Waste Discharge Permit, Trucked Waste

Authorization, Order, or Code of Practice applicable to that person commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

13.2 Where there is an offence that continues for more than one day, separate fines, each not

exceeding $10,000, may be imposed for each day, or partial day, that the offence occurs or continues.

13.3 Nothing in this Bylaw shall limit the District from utilizing any other remedy that would

otherwise be available to the District at law. 14. LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL FEES Replaced by BL 244, 2008

14.1 For the purposes of this section:

a) “Liquid Waste” means Non-Domestic Waste and Septic Tank Waste, and for greater certainty includes Trucked Waste; and

b) “Liquid Waste Fee” means a fee payable by Persons who discharge Liquid

Waste into a Sewage Facility or whose Liquid Waste is treated by a Sewage Facility.

14.2 In addition to the fees set out in section 10, any Person who discharges Liquid Waste

into a Sewage Facility or whose Liquid Waste is treated by a Sewage Facility shall pay a Liquid Waste Fee to the District calculated in accordance with the rates set out in Schedule “F”.

14.3 Any Person required to pay a Liquid Waste Fee for the disposal of Septic Tank Waste

and Trucked Waste must apply to the District for credit and if the Treasurer of the District or that person’s designate is satisfied of the credit worthiness of the Person, then the Treasurer of the District or that person’s designate may grant credit to that Person, in which case payment of the Liquid Waste Fee shall be made and the credit extended on the following conditions:

(a) the District will invoice Liquid Waste Fees on a monthly basis and the Person

receiving credit shall pay the District within 30 days of the invoice date;


(b) any Liquid Waste Fees not paid within 30 days of the invoice date will be subject to a monthly interest charge as specified in Schedule F; and

(c) The Treasurer of the District or that person’s designate may suspend the credit

privileges of any Person with an unpaid past due balance.

14.4 The remedies for non-payment of fees provided in this Bylaw are in addition to any other remedies available to the District at law.

15. GENERAL Added by BL 244, 2008 15.1 The Board may from time to time amend this Bylaw in whole or in part and may without

limiting the generality of the foregoing establish or amend criteria, charges and fees relating to the discharge of Non-Domestic Waste from specified classes of persons or specific persons.

15.2 If any portion of this Bylaw is deemed ultra vires, illegal, invalid, or unenforceable in any

way, in whole or in part, by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not invalidate or void the remainder of the Bylaw. The parts so held to be ultra vires, illegal, invalid, or unenforceable shall be deemed to be reduced in scope so as to be valid and enforceable, or in the alternative to have been stricken therefrom with the same force and effect as if such parts had never been included in this Bylaw or as revised.

15.3 Nothing in this Bylaw is intended to conflict with the Environmental Management Act.

However, this Bylaw may impose further restrictions and impose further conditions than those imposed by the Environmental Management Act.

15.4 Words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa. 15.5 The schedules annexed hereto shall be deemed to be an integral part of this Bylaw. 15.6 This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Greater Vancouver Sewerage and

Drainage District Sewer Use Bylaw No. 299, 2007”. Read a FIRST time this

Read a SECOND time this

Read a THIRD time this

Reconsidered, passed and finally adopted by the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage

District Board this .

____________________________ ______________________________

Chairperson Secretary


SCHEDULES

A, B, C, E, F, G, & H Revised by BL 276, 2012

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Greater Vancouver

Sewerage and

Drainage District

SEWER USE BYLAW

NO. 299, 2007


SCHEDULE “A”

PROHIBITED WASTES The following are designated as Prohibited Wastes: 1. FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE WASTE Any Waste which is capable of causing or contributing to an explosion or supporting

combustion in any Sewer or Sewage Facility including, but not limited to, gasoline, benzene, naptha, diesel or other fuel oil, waste crankcase oil and sludge resulting from the manufacture of acetylene.

2. WASTE CAUSING OBSTRUCTION OR INTERFERENCE Any Waste which is capable of obstructing the flow of or interfering with the operation or

performance of any Sewer or Sewage Facility including, but not limited to earth, sand, ash, glass, tar, asphalt, plastic, wood, waste portions of animals, fish or fowl, and solidified fat.

3. WASTE CAUSING AIR POLLUTION Any Waste, other than Sanitary Waste, that causes Air Pollution outside any Sewer or

Sewage Facility. 4. HIGH TEMPERATURE CREATING WASTE

a) Any Waste which may create heat in amounts which will interfere with the operation and maintenance of the Sewer and Sewage Facility or with the treatment of Waste in a Sewage Facility;

b) Any Waste which will raise the temperature of Waste entering any Sewage Facility

to 40 degrees Centigrade (104 degrees Fahrenheit) or more; c) Any Non-Domestic Waste with a temperature of 65 degrees Centigrade (150

degrees Fahrenheit) or more.

5. RADIOACTIVE WASTE (NUCLEAR SUBSTANCES) Waste radioactive substances in excess of quantities or concentrations specified for

release to the environment under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and Regulations or amended versions thereof, or under a licence issued in accordance with s. 24(1) of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act.

Amended by BL 252, 2009 6. BIOMEDICAL WASTE

Any Waste that, at the point of discharge into a sewer, contains Biomedical Waste as defined in the Hazardous Waste Regulation as amended from time to time pursuant to the Environmental Management Act.


7. SPECIFIED RISK MATERIAL FOR BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY

Any Waste containing the specified risk material as defined in the federal Fertilizers Regulations (C.R.C., c. 666), as amended from time to time, including material from the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older, or material from the distal ileum of cattle of all ages.

8. HAZARDOUS WASTE

Any waste defined as Hazardous Waste in the Environmental Management Act with the exception of Hazardous Waste in compliance with the effluent standards contained in Schedule 1.2, Column 3 of the Hazardous Waste Regulation.


SCHEDULE “B”

RESTRICTED WASTES Restricted Waste means any of the following: 1. PARTICLE SIZE WASTE Any Non-Domestic Waste, including that from cooking and handling of food, that at the

point of discharge into a Sewer, contains particles larger than 0.5 centimetres in any dimension.

2. pH WASTE Any Non-Domestic Waste which, at the point of discharge into a Sewer, has a pH lower

than 5.5 or higher than 10.5. 3. SPECIFIED WASTE

Any Wastewater which, at the point of discharge into a Sewer, contains any substance with a concentration in excess of the levels set out in Tables (A), (B) or (C) below. All concentrations are expressed as total concentrations, which include all forms of the contaminant, combined or uncombined, whether dissolved or undissolved obtained from a Grab Sample. Definitions and methods of analysis for these substances are outlined in Standard Methods or methods specified by a Sewage Control Manager.

Table A - Conventional Contaminants

Contaminant Maximum

Concentration (mg/L)

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) 500 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 600 Total Oil and Grease1 (O&G – Total) 150 Oil and Grease (Hydrocarbon) (O&G – Hydrocarbon)

15

Note: 1 Total Oil and Grease includes Oil and Grease (Hydrocarbons)


Table B - Organic Contaminants

Contaminant Maximum


Phenols 1.0 Chlorophenols1 0.05 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons2 (PAHs)

0.05

Benzene 0.1 Total BETX3 1.0 Tetrachloroethylene 0.05 Added by BL 244, 2008

Note: 1 Chlorophenols include: tetrachlorophenols (2,3,4,5-, 2,3,4,6-, 2,3,5,6-) pentachlorphenol 2Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) include:

acenapthene chrysene acenaphthylene dibenzo(a,h)anthracene anthracene fluoranthene benzo(a)anthracene fluorene benzo(b)fluoranthene naphthalene benzo(k)fluoranthene phenanthrene benzo(g,h,i)perylene pyrene benzo(a)pyrene indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene

3BETX include: benzene ethylbenzene toluene xylenes


Table C - Inorganic Contaminants

Contaminant Maximum


Metals Aluminum 50.0 Arsenic 1.0 Boron 50.0 Cadmium 0.20 Chromium 4.0 Cobalt 5.0 Copper 2.0 Iron 10.0 Lead 1.0 Manganese 5.0 Mercury 0.05 Molybdenum 1.0 Nickel 2.0 Selenium 1.0 Silver 1.0 Zinc 3.0

Other Inorganic Contaminants Cyanide 1.0 Sulphide 1.0 Sulphate 1500

4. WASTE CAUSING INTERFERENCE OR INJURY

Any Waste in a concentration or quantity which may interfere with the proper operation of a Sewer or Sewage Facility or which may injure or is capable of injuring the health of any person, property, or life form.

5. WASTE PRODUCING AIR CONTAMINANTS

Any Waste, other than Sanitary Waste, that is capable of emitting into the air within a Sewer or Sewage Facility any substance that injures or is capable of injuring the health or safety of a person, or that causes or is capable of causing material physical discomfort to a person.

6. CORROSIVE WASTE

Any Waste with corrosive properties which may cause damage to any Sewer or Sewage Facility.


SCHEDULE “C” Replaced by Bylaw No. 256, 2010

SCHEDULE OF WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT FEES

Amended by Bylaw No. 244, 2008 1. GENERAL 1.1.1 All fees are payable to the District except for Waste Discharge Permits issued with

respect to a facility located wholly within the geographical boundaries of the City of Vancouver, in which case the fees are payable to the City of Vancouver.

2. FEES 2.1 Permit Application Fee 2.1.1 Each person who applies for a Waste Discharge Permit must pay an application fee (the

“Permit Application Fee”). 2.1.2 The amount of the Permit Application Fee payable is specified in Table A below:

Table A – Permit Application Fees Application Type Application Fee Industrial Site $1000

Groundwater Remediation or Construction Excavation Site

$500 – if maximum instantaneous flow ≤ 6 L/s $1000 – if maximum instantaneous flow > 6 L/s

2.1.3 The Permit Application Fee must be paid at the time when an application for a Waste

Discharge Permit is submitted.

2.1.4 The Permit Application Fee is not refundable. 2.2 Permit Amendment Application Fee 2.2.1 Each time a holder of a Waste Discharge Permit applies for an amendment to their

Waste Discharge Permit the holder must pay an amendment application fee (the “Permit Amendment Application Fee”), in the amount specified in Table B below:

Table B – Permit Amendment Application Fees

Application Type Permit Amendment Application Fee Minor Amendment $250 Major Amendment $500

2.2.2 The following are minor amendments to a Waste Discharge Permit:

a) name and legal address changes;


b) monitoring program changes; c) a decrease in the authorized quantity of contaminants or a decrease in the

authorized flow rates; d) a change to the authorized discharge such that, in the opinion of the Sewage

Control Manager, there would be equal or less demand for regulatory and treatment services; or

e) a change in the authorized works or measures such that, in the opinion of the Sewage Control Manager, there would be equal or less demand for regulatory and treatment services.

2.2.3 A major amendment is any amendment that is not a minor amendment.

2.2.4 The Permit Amendment Application Fee is not refundable. 2.3 Permit Administration Fee 2.3.1 The holder of a Waste Discharge Permit must pay an annual administration fee (the

“Permit Administration Fee”) for each Waste Discharge Permit. 2.3.2 Until December 31, 2010, the Permit Administration is $1400. 2.3.3 Effective January 1, 2011, the Permit Administration Fee (Z) is calculated as follows:

Z = $1400 + ($300 x A0.3) + B Where A = maximum daily flow, in cubic metres per day, for the facility, as specified in the Waste Discharge Permit, and Where B = the dollar amount for the industry type, as specified in Table C below:

Table C – Industry Type Fee by North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code

NAICS Description Industry Type Fee

3273 Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing $900 23 Construction

311 Food Manufacturing $1,800 3121 Beverage Manufacturing 325 Chemical Manufacturing 326 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing 327 Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (excluding

NAICS 3273)

486 Pipeline Transportation 56291 Remediation Services 56292 Material Recovery Facilities 722 Food Services and Drinking Places 81232 Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)


NAICS Description Industry Type Fee

91391 Other Local, Municipal and Regional Public Administration

321 Wood Product Manufacturing $2,700 322 Paper manufacturing 418 Miscellaneous Wholesaler-Distributors 485 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation 488 Support Activities for Transportation 511 Publishing Industries (except Internet) 541 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 812921 Photo Finishing Laboratories (except One-Hour)

331 Primary Metal Manufacturing $3,600 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component

Manufacturing

336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 416 Building Material and Supplies Wholesaler-Distributors 417 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies Wholesaler-Distributors 56221 Waste Treatment and Disposal

3241 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $4,500 562990 All Other Waste Management Services

2.3.4 In circumstances where it is not clear which industry type the holder of a Waste

Discharge Permit falls within, the Sewage Control Manager may determine the appropriate classification for the purposes of calculating the Permit Administration Fee.

2.3.5 The Permit Administration Fee is payable on issuance of a Waste Discharge Permit and

on each anniversary thereafter. 2.3.6 If the Permit Administration Fee is not paid within 90 days of its due date, the subject

Waste Discharge Permit will be without effect. 2.3.7 Permit Administration Fees falling due in the period from January 1, 2011 until January

1, 2012 will be discounted so that a holder of a Waste Discharge Permit must pay the greater of $1400 or one-third (1/3) of the Permit Administration Fee calculated in accordance with section 2.3.3.

2.3.8 Permit Administration Fees falling due in the period from January 1, 2012 until January

1, 2013 will be discounted so that a holder of a Waste Discharge Permit must pay the greater of $1400 or two-thirds (2/3) of the calculated Permit Administration Fee calculated in accordance with section 2.3.3.

2.3.9 After January 1, 2013 100% of the Permit Administration Fee will be payable.


2.4 Waste Discharge Permits Issued for Periods of Less Than 365 Days 2.4.1 Where a Waste Discharge Permit is issued for a period of less than 365 days, the Permit

Administration Fee (at the rate applicable of the date the Permit Administration Fee is payable) will be adjusted in accordance with Table D:

Table D – Adjustment to the Permit Administration Fee for Waste Discharge Permits issued less than 365 days

Period of Time Permit Administration Fee will be discounted by:

less than 7 days 90% 7 days - 30 days 80% 31 days - 90 days 60% 91 days - 180 days 40% 181 days - 270 days 20% 271 days - 365 days No discount

2.5 Remedies Not Limited 2.5.1 The remedies for non-payment of fees provided in this Bylaw are in addition to any other

remedies available to the District at law.


SCHEDULE “D” Deleted by BL 276, 2012


SCHEDULE “E”

CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DENTAL OPERATIONS

1. PURPOSE

Pursuant to section 5.2 of the Bylaw, this Code of Practice for Dental Operations sets out the requirements for managing Non-Domestic Waste discharged directly or indirectly from a Dental Operation into a Sewer or a Sewage Facility.

2. DEFINITIONS 2.1 In this Code of Practice the following meanings apply:

“Certified Amalgam Separator” means any Amalgam Separator that is certified in accordance with ISO Standard ISO/FDIS 11143: (1999) for “Dental Equipment – Amalgam Separators” established by the International Organization of Standardization or any alternative deemed equivalent or better by the Sewage Control Manager; “Dental Amalgam” means a dental filling material consisting of an amalgam containing any of the following:

(a) mercury, (b) silver,

(c) copper,

(d) tin, or

(e) zinc;

“Dental Operation” means any operation that carries out dental care, dental hygiene, dental laboratory activities, or dental school.

3. APPLICATION 3.1 This Code of Practice applies to Dental Operations that produce Non-Domestic Waste

containing Dental Amalgam. If work in a dental office is limited to work that does not involve placing or removing Dental Amalgam then this Code of Practice does not apply.

3.2 Notwithstanding this Code of Practice, a Sewage Control Manager may issue an Order

for any of the purposes identified in section 1 of the Bylaw. 3.3 A Sewage Control Manager may issue a Waste Discharge Permit to a person that owns

or operates a Dental Operation authorizing the discharge of Non-Domestic Waste.


4. REQUIREMENTS 4.1 On or before July 1, 2008, all Dental Operations that discharge Wastewater containing

Dental Amalgam to Sewer shall install a Certified Amalgam Separator according to manufacturer’s or supplier’s instructions and specifications. After July 1, 2008, no Dental Operation shall discharge Non-Domestic Waste containing Dental Amalgam to Sewer unless the Non-Domestic Waste has been treated using the Certified Amalgam Separator prior to discharge to Sewer.

4.2 The discharge from a Certified Amalgam Separator may not contain Restricted Wastes

other than the Restricted Wastes contained in Dental Amalgam: mercury, silver, copper or zinc.

4.3 The Certified Amalgam Separator shall have a design and capacity appropriate for the

size and type of vacuum system in use. 4.4 An owner or operator of a Dental Operation shall operate and maintain the Certified

Amalgam Separator according to the manufacturer’s or supplier’s instructions and specifications.

4.5 An owner or operator of a Dental Operation shall allow the District to inspect the vacuum

system, Certified Amalgam Separator, and Amalgam Waste storage areas upon request, at any time during the ordinary business hours of the Dental Operation.

5. RECORD KEEPING AND RETENTION 5.1 An operator of a Dental Operation shall maintain records of the Certified Amalgam

Separator maintenance including:

- Date of service - Name and contact information of person servicing or maintaining the Certified

Amalgam Separator - Approximate quantity of Waste removed - Name and contact information of person accepting the Waste from the Certified

Amalgam Separator - Observations regarding the performance of the equipment

5.2 An operator of a Dental Operation shall maintain these records for a minimum of three

years and shall make these records available to an Officer upon request at any time during the ordinary business hours of the Dental Operation.

6. EXEMPTIONS 6.1 An operator of a Dental Operation may request an exemption to a particular requirement

of this Code of Practice by submitting a written request to the Sewage Control Manager setting out in detail the reasons for the request for exemption. A Sewage Control Manager may approve, deny or approve on terms and conditions such a request.

6.2 A Sewage Control Manager may, by Waste Discharge Permit or Order, on his or her

initiative, exempt an operator of a Dental Operation from any requirements of this Code of Practice.


SCHEDULE “F” Added by BL 244, 2008; Amended by BL 252, 2009; Replaced by BL 256, 2010; and amended by BL 265, 2012

SCHEDULE OF LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL FEES

1. GENERAL 1.1 All Liquid Waste Disposal Fees are payable to the District. Amended by BL 252, 2009

1.2 Interest at the rate of 1.25% per month (15% per annum) will be charged on past due balances.

2. SEPTIC TANK WASTE AND TRUCKED WASTE FEES 2.1 The Liquid Waste Fees for disposal of Septic Tank Waste or Trucked Waste are:

Septic Tank Waste $8.59 per cubic metre Trucked Waste $61 .30 per cubic metre

Amended by BL 265, 2012

3. INDUSTRIAL TREATMENT FEES 3.1 The holder of a Waste Discharge Permit, excluding a Waste Discharge Permit issued for

a groundwater remediation or construction excavation site, must pay an industrial treatment fee (“Industrial Treatment Fee”).

3.2 The Industrial Treatment Fee will consist of two parts, a usage charge and a capacity

charge. 3.3 The Industrial Treatment Fee will be calculated in accordance with the formulae outlined

in sections 3.5 and 3.6. 3.4 The Industrial Treatment Fee will be invoiced quarterly and will be due on the date

specified in the invoice. 3.5 Usage Charge 3.5.1 At the end of each three month period (a “quarter”), the usage charge will be calculated

with reference to (i) the actual volume of non-domestic wastewater and (i) the actual amount of regulated substance discharged during that quarter.

3.5.2 For each quarter, the usage charge for volume will be calculated using the following

formula:

D = Fq x R

Where: D = usage charge for volume, in dollars ($).


Fq = total volume of non-domestic wastewater discharged in the quarter, in cubic

metres (m3).

R = unit rate for volume for the sewerage area where the premises covered by the Waste Discharge Permit are located, as listed in Table A.

Table A – Unit rates for volume for each Sewerage Area — usage charge (effective April 1, 2012) Sewerage Area Unit rate ($/m3) Fraser Sewerage Area (including NW Langley)

0.165

Lulu Island West Sewerage Area 0.171 North Shore Sewerage Area 0.246 Vancouver Sewerage Area 0.088

Replaced by BL 265, 2012

3.5.3 For each quarter, the total amount of each regulated substance listed in Table B will be calculated using the following formula:

La = C

a x F

1000

Where: L

a = total amount of regulated substance "a" for the quarter, in kg.

Ca = average concentration of regulated substance "a", in mg/L.

F = total volume of non-domestic wastewater discharged during the quarter, in

cubic metres (m3).

3.5.4 For each quarter, the usage charge for each regulated substance will be calculated

using the following formula:

Da = L

a x R

a

Where:

Da = usage charge for regulated substance "a", in dollars ($).

La = total amount of regulated substance "a", as calculated in accordance with

3.5.3. R

a = unit rate for regulated substance "a" as listed in Table B, in $/kg for the

sewerage area where the premises covered by the Waste Discharge Permit are located.


Table B – Unit rates for regulated substances for each Sewerage Area — usage charge (effective April 1, 2012) Sewerage Area BOD ($/kg) TSS ($/kg) Fraser Sewerage Area (including NW Langley)

0.348 0.424

Lulu Island West Sewerage Area 0.514 0.545 North Shore Sewerage Area 0.153 1.027 Vancouver Sewerage Area 0.066 0.602


3.5.5 For each quarter, the total usage charge payable will be the sum of (i) the quarterly usage charge for volume and (ii) the quarterly usage charges for the regulated substances listed in Table B.

3.5.6 For each quarter, required flows and concentrations of regulated substances that were

not submitted by a holder of a Waste Discharge Permit will be replaced by values considered appropriate by the Sewage Control Manager.


3.6 Capacity Charge 3.6.1 At the end of the first quarter of each calendar year the annual capacity charge will be

calculated with reference to (i) the volume of non-domestic wastewater and (ii) the amount of regulated substance discharged during the previous calendar year.

3.6.2 The capacity charge will be divided into four equal installments and will be invoiced to a

holder of a Waste Discharge Permit each quarter at the same time as the usage charge. 3.6.3 For each calendar year, the capacity charge for volume will be calculated using the

following formula:

Where: D = capacity charge for volume, in dollars ($). F

Y = total volume of non-domestic wastewater discharged in the previous

calendar year, in cubic metres (m3).

R = unit rate for volume for the sewerage area where the premises covered by the Waste Discharge Permit are located, as listed in Table C.

OD = the number of days in the previous calendar year that the permit holder discharged to sanitary sewer.

D = FY

x R

OD


Table C – Unit rates for volume for each Sewerage Area — capacity charge (effective April 1, 2012) Sewerage Area Volume

($/m3/d) Fraser Sewerage Area (including NW Langley)

13.370

Lulu Island West Sewerage Area 5.457 North Shore Sewerage Area 28.204 Vancouver Sewerage Area 36.992


3.6.4 For each calendar year, the average daily amount of each regulated substance listed in Table D will be calculated as follows:

La = C

a x F

1000 x OD

Where:

La = average daily amount of regulated substance "a", in kg/day.

Ca = average concentration of regulated substance "a", in mg/L.

F = total volume of non-domestic wastewater discharged during the previous

calendar year, in cubic metres (m3).

OD = the number of days in the previous calendar year that the permit holder discharged to sanitary sewer.

3.6.5 For each calendar year, the capacity charge for each regulated substance will be

calculated using the following formula:

Da = L

a x R

a

Where:

Da = capacity charge for regulated substance "a", in dollars ($).

La = average daily amount of regulated substance "a" for a calendar year, in

kg/day, as calculated in accordance with section 3.6.4. R

a = unit rate for regulated substance "a", as listed in Table D, in $/kg/day for the

sewerage area where the premises covered by the Waste Discharge Permit are located.


Table D — Unit rates for regulated substances for each Sewerage Area — Capacity charge (effective April 1, 2012) Sewerage Area BOD ($/kg/d) TSS ($/kg/d) Fraser Sewerage Area (including NW Langley)

30.188 32.207

Lulu Island West Sewerage Area 41.534 27.386 North Shore Sewerage Area 37.185 57.126 Vancouver Sewerage Area 40.618 71.921


3.6.6 For each calendar year the total capacity charge payable will be the sum of the (i)

capacity charge for volume and (i) the capacity charges for the regulated substances listed in Table D.

3.7 Remedies Not Limited 3.7.1 The remedies for non-payment of fees provided in this Bylaw are in addition to any other

remedies available to the District at law.


SCHEDULE “G”


CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DRY CLEANING OPERATIONS USING

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE

1. PURPOSE Pursuant to section 5.2 of the Bylaw, this Code of Practice for Dry Cleaning Operations using Tetrachloroethylene, sets out the requirements for managing Non-Domestic Waste containing Tetrachloroethylene discharged directly or indirectly from a Dry Cleaning Operation into a Sewer or a Sewage Facility.

2. DEFINITIONS 2.1 In this Code of Practice the following meanings apply:

"Activated Carbon" means treated or prepared granular carbon capable of removing organic compounds and other substances from Waste or Wastewater through the processes of adsorption and absorption; "Dry Cleaning Operation" means any commercial, industrial or institutional operation or a public authority engaged in the cleaning of textile and apparel goods, rugs, furs, leathers and other similar articles using Tetrachloroethylene; "Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Residue" means any solid, liquid or sludge containing Tetrachloroethylene, other than Wastewater, that is produced by a Dry Cleaning Operation; and

"Tetrachloroethylene/Water Separator" means equipment used to separate Tetrachloroethylene and water by gravity.

3. APPLICATION 3.1 This Code of Practice applies to any Dry Cleaning Operation discharging Non-Domestic

Waste containing Tetrachloroethylene directly or indirectly into a Sewer or Sewage Facility.

3.2 Notwithstanding this Code of Practice, a Sewage Control Manager may issue an Order

for any of the purposes identified in section 1 of the Bylaw. 3.3 A Sewage Control Manager may issue a Waste Discharge Permit authorizing the

discharge of Non-Domestic Waste to a Person that owns or operates a Dry Cleaning Operation.

4. REQUIREMENTS 4.1 On the date of adoption of this Code of Practice, the owner or operator of a dry cleaning

machine discharging Non-Domestic Waste containing Tetrachloroethylene to Sewer


must, in addition to the dry cleaning machine’s integral Tetrachloroethylene/Water Separator, install and maintain the following treatment works:

(a) a second Tetrachloroethylene/Water Separator that recovers Tetrachloroethylene

from the Wastewater exiting the integral Tetrachloroethylene/Water Separator;

(b) an initial filter containing Activated Carbon that removes the Tetrachloroethylene from the Wastewater exiting the second Tetrachloroethylene/Water Separator,

(c) a monitor-alarm that automatically shuts down the Wastewater treatment system

and stops the discharge of Wastewater containing Tetrachloroethylene into the Sewer when the initial filter becomes saturated with Tetrachloroethylene; and

(d) a second filter containing Activated Carbon that removes Tetrachloroethylene

from the Wastewater after it passes through the initial filter and past the monitor-alarm.

4.2 An operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation who operates the Tetrachloroethylene/Water

Separators referred to in section 4.1 must visually inspect all Tetrachloroethylene/Water Separators on a daily basis to ensure that the level of Tetrachloroethylene does not reach the Wastewater outlet of the separators.

4.3 If the level of the Tetrachloroethylene referred to in section 4.2 reaches the Wastewater

outlet of the separator, an operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must:

(a) cease operation to prevent the discharge of Tetrachloroethylene from the Tetrachloroethylene/Water Separator;

(b) clean the Tetrachloroethylene/Water Separator in accordance with

manufacturer’s recommendations; and (c) return the Tetrachloroethylene from the separator to the solvent recovery system

or collect and store it for off-site waste management. 4.4 An operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation who installs the Activated Carbon filters

referred to in sections 4.1(b) and (d) must replace both the initial and second filter containing Activated Carbon at least once every 12 months or when one of the following occurs:

(a) on or before reaching the manufacturer’s or supplier’s recommended expiry date;

or (b) when the monitor-alarm referred to in section 4.1(c) has been triggered.

5. STORAGE AND CONTAINMENT 5.1 An operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must ensure that all dry cleaning machines and

treatment works are located and operated within a Tetrachloroethylene-impermeable secondary spill containment system that will prevent any spilled material from entering a Sewer.


5.2 An operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must store all new and used Tetrachloroethylene, Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Residue and untreated Wastewater within a Tetrachloroethylene-impermeable spill containment system that will prevent any spilled material from entering a Sewer.

5.3 The containment systems identified in sections 5.1 and 5.2 must encompass at least the

entire surface under each dry cleaning machine, tank or other container containing Tetrachloroethylene, Wastewater or Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Residue and be sufficient to hold at least 110% of the capacity of the largest tank, container or works within the containment system.

5.4 Drains located within the containment system must be sealed with Tetrachloroethylene-

resistant drain plugs. 6. RECORD KEEPING AND RETENTION 6.1 An operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation who installs the treatment works to enable the

discharge of Wastewater to Sewer must keep a record of all inspection and maintenance activities for the treatment works, including the:

(a) date of inspection or maintenance; and (b) description of inspection or maintenance conducted;

6.2 An operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must maintain records of all purchases of

Tetrachloroethylene, and of all disposals or recycling of Tetrachloroethylene contaminated waste products. These records must include:

(a) name, civic and postal address, and telephone number of each supplier, disposal

or recycling company or facility used by the Dry Cleaning Operation; (b) quantity of Tetrachloroethylene purchased (in kilograms); (b) type of material transferred to each company or facility; (c) quantity of material transferred to each company or facility (in kilograms); and (d) date of material transferred to each company or facility.

6.3 The records required under sections 6.1 and 6.2 must be retained at the principle place

of business for a period of five years and must be available for inspection on request by an Officer.

6.4 The Sewage Control Manager may require an operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation to

undertake an audit by a qualified professional to verify the degree of compliance with this Code of Practice.

6.5 The operator of a Dry Cleaning Operation must immediately report to the Sewage

Control Manager any accidental releases of Tetrachloroethylene to Sewer and shall forthwith undertake all remedial action that is available to minimize the effect of such discharges.


SCHEDULE “H”


CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING OPERATIONS USING SILVER

1. PURPOSE Pursuant to section 5.2 of the Bylaw, this Code of Practice for Photographic Imaging Operations sets out the requirements for managing Non-Domestic Waste discharged directly or indirectly from a Photographic Imaging Operation into a Sewer or a Sewage Facility. 2. DEFINITIONS 2.1 In this Code of Practice the following meanings apply:

"Chemical Recovery Cartridge" means a cartridge capable of removing silver from silver-bearing Wastewater through the principle of metallic replacement;

"Electrolytic Recovery" means a method of recovering silver from silver-bearing Wastewater by passing a direct electrical current between electrodes suspended in the Wastewater; "Photographic Imaging Operation" means any operation which carries out photographic film processing or printing that uses silver in image forming or creates waste containing silver; "Silver Recovery System" means the combination of holding tanks, metering pumps, plumbing and silver recovery technology which is used to treat Wastewater containing silver produced by Photographic Imaging Operations. "Silver Recovery Technology" means equipment that is designed to recover silver from Wastewater produced by photographic imaging operations using such methods as metallic replacement, electrolysis, ion exchange or chemical precipitation including: electrolytic units, chemical recovery cartridges, chemical precipitation units and ion exchange units. “Silver-Rich Solution” is a solution containing sufficient silver such that effective recovery can be done either on-site or off-site. Within photographic processing facilities, such solutions include, but are not limited to, fix and bleach-fix solutions, stabilizers, low replenished (low-flow) washes, and all functionally-similar solutions. It does not include low silver concentration solutions such as used developers, bleaches, stop baths, pre-bleaches, and stabilizers following washes and wash waters.

3. APPLICATION 3.1 This Code of Practice applies to Photographic Imaging Operations that discharge Non-

Domestic Waste containing silver directly or indirectly into a Sewer or Sewage Facility.


3.2 Notwithstanding this Code of Practice, a Sewage Control Manager may issue an Order for any of the purposes identified in section 1 of the Bylaw.

3.3 A Sewage Control Manager may issue a Waste Discharge Permit to a Person that owns

or operates a Photographic Imaging Operation authorizing the discharge of Non-Domestic Waste.

4. REQUIREMENTS 4.1 On or before January 1, 2009, an operator of a Photographic Imaging Operation that

discharges Non-Domestic Waste containing silver must treat the Waste at the Photographic Imaging Operation site prior to discharge to the Sewer using one of the following Silver Recovery Technologies:

(a) two Chemical Recovery Cartridges connected in a series; or (b) an Electrolytic Recovery unit followed by two Chemical Recovery Cartridges

connected in series; or (c) any other Silver Recovery Technology, or combination of technologies that is

capable of reducing the concentration of silver in the Wastewater to 5 mg/L or less and is acceptable to the Sewage Control Manager.

4.2 The discharge from a Photographic Imaging Operation may not contain Restricted

Wastes other than the following:

(a) iron; and (b) sulphate

4.3 The discharge from a Photographic Imaging Operation may not contain silver in a

concentration that is in excess of 5 milligrams per litre (mg/L) as analyzed by a Grab Sample.

4.4 An operator of a Photographic Imaging Operation must install, operate and maintain the

Silver Recovery System according to the manufacturer’s or supplier’s instructions and specifications.

4.5 An operator of a Photographic Imaging Operation must locate the Silver Recovery System in such a manner that an accidental spill, leak or container failure will not result in Wastewater containing silver in concentrations greater than 5.0 mg/L entering any Sewer.

4.6 An operator of a Photographic Imaging Operation must test the discharge to Sewer

annually to confirm the effectiveness and efficiency of the Silver Recovery System and to confirm compliance with section 4.3.

4.7 An owner or operator of a Photographic Imaging Operation shall allow the inspection of

the Silver Recovery System upon request by an Officer at any time during the ordinary business hours of the Photographic Imaging Operation.


5. RECORD KEEPING AND RETENTION 5.1 An operator of a Photographic Imaging Operation shall maintain records of all:

a) Silver Recovery System maintenance and inspections including:

i) date of service; ii) description of service; and

iii) Name and contact information of person servicing or maintaining the Silver

Recovery System;

b) Silver monitoring test results. 5.2 An operator of a Photographic Imaging Operation shall maintain these records for a

minimum of three years and shall make these records available to an Officer upon request at any time during the ordinary business hours of the Photographic Imaging Operation.

5.3 The Sewage Control Manager may require an operator of a Photographic Imaging

Operation to undertake an audit by a qualified professional to verify the degree of compliance with this Code of Practice.

5.4 The operator of a Photographic Imaging Operation must immediately report to the

Sewage Control Manager any accidental releases of Silver Rich Solutions to Sewer and shall forthwith undertake all remedial action that is available to minimize the effect of such discharges.



ATTACHMENT 4: CHILLIWACK NOISE CONTROL BYLAW 2420

District of Chilliwack

Bylaw No. 2420

A bylaw to regulate or prohibit the making or causing of noises or sounds _____________________________________________________________ WHEREAS Section 932 of the Municipal Act, R.S.B.C. 1979, c. 290 authorizes Council, by bylaw, to regulate or prohibit the making or causing of noises or sounds in or on a highway or elsewhere in the municipality which disturb or tend to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the public, neighbourhood or persons in the vicinity, and may make different regulations or prohibitions for different areas of the municipality;

CITATION

1. This bylaw may be cited as "Noise Control Bylaw 1997, No. 2420".

REPEAL

2. "Noise Control Bylaw 1996, No. 2326" and amendments thereto are hereby repealed.

INTERPRETATION

3. In this Bylaw

"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means a person appointed by Council to the position of Bylaw Enforcement Officer for the District;

"commercial zone" means a property or group of properties designated for commercial use as defined in the District's Zoning Bylaw, in force from time to time;

"Council" means the Council of the District of Chilliwack;

"dBA" means the equivalent continuous sound level (Leq) according to IEC standard 804, on the A-weighted network of an integrating sound level meter which conforms to ANSI standards S1.4-1983 Type S1 and S1.43-199X Type 1 (draft of September 1992) and IEC standards 651-1979 Type 1I and 804-1985 Type 1;

"District" means the District of Chilliwack;

"industrial zone" means a property or group of properties designated for industrial use as defined in the District's Zoning Bylaw, in force from time to time;

"night" means the hours between 9:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day;

"outdoor assembly" means a public outdoor gathering of persons for a music concert, festival, rally or other similar type of public gathering and includes outdoor entertainment for commercial or charitable purposes;

"Noise Control Bylaw 1997, No. 2420" – Page 2

"residential zone" means a property or group of properties designated for residential use as defined in the District's Zoning Bylaw, in force from time to time.

SOUND MEASUREMENTS

4. Sound measurements shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of CSA Standard Z107.53-M1982, "Procedures for Performing a Survey of Sound Due to Industrial, Institutional, or Commercial Activities".

GENERAL PROVISIONS

5. No person shall make, or cause or allow to be made, in or on a highway or elsewhere in the District, any noise or sound which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of the public, neighbourhood or persons in the vicinity.

PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED NOISES

6. Without limiting the provisions of this Bylaw, no person shall cause, permit or allow the following noises or sounds:

Construction Noise

(1) any noise or sound caused by, or made in the course of the construction, erection, reconstruction, alteration, repair or demolition of any building, structure or thing, or the excavation or filling- in of land, at any time on Sundays or on any day before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., which is audible outside the property from which the noise or sound is emanating.

Commercial Noise

(2) where a commercial zone borders a residential zone, any noise or sound, the level of which exceeds 65 dBA during the night as measured at any point within six metres outside of the real property from which the noise or sound is emanating.

(3) where a commercial zone borders a zone, as designated by the District's Zoning Bylaw, in force from time to time, which is other than a residential zone, any noise or sound, the level of which exceeds 80 dBA during the night as measured at any point within six metres outside of the real property from which the noise or sound is emanating.

Industrial Noise

(4) where an industrial zone borders a residential zone, any noise or sound, the level of which exceeds 65 dBA during the night as measured at any point within six metres outside of the real property from which the noise or sound is emanating.


(5) where an industrial zone borders a zone, as designated by the District's Zoning Bylaw, in force from time to time, which is other than a residential zone, any noise or sound, the level of which exceeds 80 dBA during the night as measured at any point within six metres outside of the real property from which the noise or sound is emanating.

Outdoor Assembly And Public Address Systems

(6) any noise or sound emanating from an outdoor assembly or public address system between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. of the same day the level of which exceeds 90 dBA as measured at any point within six metres outside the property from which the noise or sound is emanating.

(7) any noise or sound at night emanating from an outdoor assembly or public address system between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day which is audible outside the property on which the outdoor assembly or public address system is located.

EXEMPTIONS

7. This Bylaw does not apply to:

(1) the operation of an emergency vehicle proceeding upon an emergency;

(2) the emergency repair of a public utility or highway by a utility company or by the District or its contractors;

(3) the carrying on of a legal, permitted agricultural operation;

(4) the construction, erection, reconstruction, alteration, repair or demolition of any building, structure or thing, or the excavation or filling- in of land between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. of the same day, Monday to Saturday;

(5) the operation of road maintenance equipment by the District or the Province of British Columbia or agents acting on their behalf, including snow removal or highway cleaning operations;

(6) operation of a public address system required under an applicable building or fire code; or

(7) the use of bells or chimes for the announcing of public worship services.

AUTHORITY OF BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

8. The Bylaw Enforcement Officer may at any time enter any real property for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements and regulations of this Bylaw are being observed.


9. No person shall obstruct, refuse or neglect to admit to any real property, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer or any other municipal officer or employee in the execution of his duties for any purpose relating to this Bylaw.

OFFENCE AND PENALTY

10. Every person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw, or who allows or permits any act or thing to be done in violation of any provision of this Bylaw, or who neglects to or refrains from doing anything required to be done by any provision of this Bylaw, is guilty of an offence against this Bylaw and is liable to the penalties imposed under this Bylaw and each day that a violation continues to exist is deemed to be a separate offence against the Bylaw.

11. Every person who commits an offence against this Bylaw shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine or to imprisonment, or to both a fine and imprisonment, not exceeding the maximum allowed by the Offence Act, R.S.B.C 1979, c. 305, as amended.

SEVERABILITY

12. If any portion of this Bylaw is held invalid by a Cour t of competent jurisdiction, then that invalid portion shall be severed and the remainder of this Bylaw shall be deemed to have been adopted without the severed portion.

Received first reading on the 3rd day of March, 1997. Received second reading on the 3rd day of March, 1997. Received third reading on the 3rd day of March, 1997. Reconsidered, finally passed and adopted on the 17th day of March, 1997.

“John Les” Mayor

“D.W. Hampson” Clerk



ATTACHMENT 5: SPILL REPORTING REGULATION



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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

B.C. Reg. 263/90 O.C. 1223/90

Deposited August 10, 1990

Environmental Management Act

SPILL REPORTING REGULATION Note: Check the Cumulative Regulation Bulletin 2013 for any non‐consolidated amendments to this regulation that may be in effect.

[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 376/2008, December 9, 2008]

Contents

1 Interpretation

2 Report

3 Further action

Schedule

1.1.1.1 Interpretation

1 In this regulation:

"Act" means the Environmental Management Act;

"PEP" means the Provincial Emergency Program continued under the Emergency Program Act;

"spill" means a release or discharge into the environment, not authorized under the Act, of a substance in an amount equal to or greater than the amount listed in Column 2 of the Schedule opposite that substance in Column 1;

"substance" means a substance, product, material or other thing listed in Column 1 of the Schedule to this regulation.



[am. B.C. Regs. 321/2004, s. 28 (a) and (b); 220/2006,

Sch. s. 3.]

1.1.1.2 Report

2 (1) For the purposes of section 79 (5) of the Act, a person who had

possession, charge or control of a substance immediately before its spill shall immediately report the spill to PEP by telephoning 1-800-663-3456.

(2) Where it appears to a person observing a spill that a report under subsection (1) has not been made, he or she shall make the report referred to in this section.

(3) A report under this section shall include, to the extent practical,

(a) the reporting person's name and telephone number,

(b) the name and telephone number of the person who caused the spill,

(c) the location and time of the spill,

(d) the type and quantity of the substance spilled,

(e) the cause and effect of the spill,

(f) details of action taken or proposed to comply with section 3,

(g) a description of the spill location and of the area surrounding the spill,

(h) the details of further action contemplated or required,

(i) the names of agencies on the scene, and

(j) the names of other persons or agencies advised concerning the spill.

[am. B.C. Reg. 220/2006, Sch. s. 4.]

1.1.1.3 Further action

3 Where a spill occurs, the person who immediately before the spill had

possession, charge or control of the spilled substance shall take all reasonable and practical action, having due regard for the safety of the



public and of himself or herself, to stop, contain and minimize the effects of the spill.

Schedule

[en. B.C. Reg.376/2008.]

Reportable Levels for Certain Substances

1 In this Schedule:

"Federal Regulations" means the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations made under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada);

"Hazardous Waste Regulation" means B.C. Reg. 63/88.

Item Column 1

Substance spilled

Column 2

Specified amount

1 Class 1, Explosives as defined in section 2.9 of the Federal Regulations

Any quantity that could pose a danger to public safety or 50 kg

2 Class 2.1, Flammable Gases, other than natural gas, as defined in section 2.14 (a) of the Federal Regulations

10 kg

3 Class 2.2 Non-Flammable and Non-Toxic Gases as defined in section 2.14 (b) of the Federal Regulations

10 kg

4 Class 2.3, Toxic Gases as defined in section 2.14 (c) of the Federal Regulations

5 kg



5 Class 3, Flammable Liquids as defined in section 2.18 of the Federal Regulations

100 L

6 Class 4, Flammable Solids as defined in section 2.20 of the Federal Regulations

25 kg

7 Class 5.1, Oxidizing Substances as defined in section 2.24 (a) of the Federal Regulations

50 kg or 50 L

8 Class 5.2, Organic Peroxides as defined in section 2.24 (b) of the Federal Regulations

1 kg or 1 L

9 Class 6.1, Toxic Substances as defined in section 2.27 (a) of the Federal Regulations

5 kg or 5 L

10 Class 6.2, Infectious Substances as defined in section 2.27 (b) of the Federal Regulations

1 kg or 1 L, or less if the waste poses a danger to public safety or the environment

11 Class 7, Radioactive Materials as defined in section 2.37 of the Federal Regulations

Any quantity that could pose a danger to public safety and an emission level greater than the emission level established in section 20 of the "Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations"

12 Class 8, Corrosives as defined in section 2.40 of the Federal Regulations

5 kg or 5 L



13 Class 9, Miscellaneous Products, Substances or Organisms as defined in section 2.43 of the Federal Regulations

25 kg or 25 L

14 waste containing dioxin as defined in section 1 of the Hazardous Waste Regulation


15 leachable toxic waste as defined in section 1 of the Hazardous Waste Regulation

25 kg or 25 L

16 waste containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as defined in section 1 of the hazardous Waste Regulation

5 kg or 5 L

17 waste asbestos as defined in section 1 of the Hazardous Waste Regulation

50 kg

18 waste oil as defined in section 1 of the Hazardous Waste Regulation

100 L

19 waste containing a pest control product as defined in section 1 of the Hazardous Waste Regulation

5 kg or 5 L

20 PCB Wastes as defined in section 1 of the Hazardous Waste Regulation

25 kg or 25 L

21 waste containing tetrachloroethylene as defined in section 1 of the

50 kg or 50 L



Hazardous Waste Regulation

22 biomedical waste as defined in section 1 of the Hazardous Waste Regulation


23 A hazardous waste as defined in section 1 of the Hazardous Waste Regulation and not covered under items 1 – 22

25 kg or 25 L

24 A substance, not covered by items 1 to 23, that can cause pollution

200 kg or 200 L

25 Natural gas 10 kg, if there is a breakage in a pipeline or fitting operated above 100 psi that results in a sudden and uncontrolled release of natural gas

[Provisions of the Environmental Management Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 53, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: sections 53, 79 (5) and 92]

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