May 6, 1998
To:Works and Utilities Committee
From:Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services
Subject:Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement - Canada Custom
Slaughtering Inc.
Purpose:
To allow Canada Custom Slaughtering Inc. 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 157 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. This agreement will result in cost recovery of $18,253.76 per year and
combined retroactive payment of $46,834.75.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that we be authorized to enter into an Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement with Canada Custom
Slaughtering Inc., 2306 St. Clair Avenue West, 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:
Canada Custom Slaughtering Inc. is an abattoir that discharges an industrial waste which results in the need for an
industrial waste surcharge agreement under Metro Toronto By-law No. 153-89. In 1997, it advised this Department that it
has been operating from these premises since June 1, 1995. The company has been notified of the annual charges to be
levied under an Industrial Waste Agreement which would be in effect from June 1, 1995. The company has signified its
agreement to the amount of the assessment and its effective date. A payment plan satisfactory to the Commissioner for
repaying of the arrears totalling $46,834.75 made up of $10,337.23 for 1995, $18,253.76 for 1996, and $18,243.76 for 1997
accumulated to date, in addition to payment of the regular industrial waste agreement invoices, will be included in the
agreement.
The type of wastes generated by the industry listed below are biodegradable and amenable to treatment at our treatment
plants. This industry has been notified of the annual charge to be levied, and they have signified agreement to the amount
of the assessment:
| |
|
|
Annual |
Excess |
|
| |
Effective |
Yearly |
Plant |
Waste |
By-law |
| |
Date |
Surcharge |
Discharge |
Strength |
Limit |
| |
|
$ |
m3 |
mg/L |
mg/L |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Canada Custom |
Jun 1,
1995 |
18,253.76 |
15,637 |
2,065 |
300 |
| Slaughtering Inc. |
|
|
|
B.O.D. |
B.O.D. |
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 industry is 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
Tel: (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 Services
Barry H. Gutteridge
Commissioner
Works and Emergency Services
