March 11, 1998
To: Works and Utilities Committee
From: M.G. Thorne
Interim Functional Lead - Water & Wastewater
Subject: Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreements
Purpose:
To allow the industries named herein to enter into an Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement with the City of Toronto permitting them, for payment of a surcharge fee, to discharge overstrength effluent, which is amenable to treatment at our treatment plants.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
This Department maintains approximately 150 Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreements, which allow for the recovery of approximately $7.5 million per year in additional treatment costs.
These charges reflect a user pay philosophy and directly offset the cost of operation of our treatment plants.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that we be authorized to enter into an Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement with Wing Loon Food Products Co. Ltd.; 94272 Canada Limited, operated as The Body Shop; and Deer Park Laundry Limited, under terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor and Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services.
Council Reference/Background/History:
On November 9, 1989, Metropolitan Council, by adoption of Clause No. 6 of report No. 16, of The Works Committee, authorized execution of agreements with industries, permitting them to discharge wastewater in excess of the limits set out under By-law No. 153-89, providing that the overstrength discharges are amenable to treatment at our treatment plants. Industries are required to pay for the additional cost of treatment above the limit of the By-law.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
The type of wastes generated by the industries listed below are biodegradable and amenable to treatment at our treatment plants. These industries have been notified of the annual charge to be levied, and they have signified agreement to the amount of the assessment:
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Annual |
Excess |
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Effective |
Yearly |
Plant |
Waste |
By-law |
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Date |
Surcharge |
Discharge |
Strength |
Limit |
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$ |
m3 |
mg/L |
mg/L |
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Wing Loon Food |
July 1,1995 |
13,033.14 |
13,296 |
1,730 |
300 |
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Product Co. Ltd. |
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B.O.D. |
B.O.D. |
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94272 Canada Ltd. |
Jan 1, 1997 |
3,660.33 |
5,226 |
1,239 |
300 |
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0/a The Body Shop |
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B.O.D. |
B.O.D. |
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Deer Park Laundry |
Oct 1, 1996 |
1,120.34 |
6,741 |
294 |
300 |
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Limited |
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B.O.D. |
B.O.D. |
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The alternative to Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreements would be to require the industry to comply with the Sewer Use By-law limits for B.O.D. and suspended solids, by the addition of effluent pretreatment equipment. This would be an impossibility for many companies due to financial and/or space limitations. Those industries that could afford to install pretreatment systems may have problems with odours or upsets. The Ministry of the Environment acknowledges the need for surcharge agreements in their Model Sewer Use By-law (1988).
Conclusions:
The overstrength effluents from the above industries are organic in nature, biodegradable and amenable to treatment at our treatment plants.
In accordance with Section 5 of our Sewer Use By-law No. 153-89, an Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement should be established with the above industries to provide a mechanism by which the overstrength effluent, which exceeds the By-law limit for B.O.D., can be discharged on a fee basis.
Contact Name:
Mr. V. Lim, Chief Engineer
Environmental Services , Water Pollution Control Division
Phone: (416) 392-2966
Fax: (416) 397-0908
E-Mail: victor_lim@metrodesk.metrotor.on.ca.
M. G. Thorne, P.Eng.
Interim Functional Lead
Water & Wastewater
Barry H. Gutteridge
Commissioner
Works and Emergency Services
