Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreements
The Works and Utilities Committee recommends the adoption of the following report (March 11, 1998) from the
Interim Functional Lead for Water and Wastewater:
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.
Recommendation:
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 the 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 is 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:
| |
Effective
Date |
Yearly
Surcharge
$ |
Annual
Plant
Discharge
m; |
Excess
Waste
Strength
mg/L |
By-law
Limit
mg/L |
| Wing Loon Food
Product Co. Ltd |
July 1, 1995 |
13,033.14 |
13,296 |
1,730
B.O.D. |
300
B.O.D. |
| 94272 Canada Ltd.
o/a The Body Shop |
Jan. 1, 1997 |
3,660.33 |
5,2261 |
1,239
B.O.D. |
300
B.O.D. |
| Deer Park Laundry
Limited |
Oct. 1, 1996 |
1,120.34 |
6,741 |
294
B.O.D. |
300
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 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.
