Sanitary Discharge Agreement -
Canadian Waste Services Inc. (Ward 6)
The Works and Utilities Committee recommends the adoption of the following report (November 20, 1998) from the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services:
Purpose:
To allow Canadian Waste Services Inc. to enter into a Sanitary Discharge Agreement with the City of Toronto permitting
them to discharge from its private water system into the sanitary sewer system and pay a surcharge fee.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
This Department maintains approximately 30 Sanitary Discharge Agreements, which allow for the recovery of
approximately $700,000.00 per year in treatment costs. These charges reflect a user pay philosophy and directly recover
the cost of operation of our treatment plants.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that we be authorized to enter into a Sanitary Discharge Agreement with Canadian Waste Services Inc.,
for the discharge of treated groundwater from its private water system at 55 Fenmar Drive to the sanitary sewer system,
under terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services.
Council Reference/Background/History:
On June 24, 1980, Metropolitan Council adopted Clause No. 1 of Report No. 10 of The Works Committee, approving
By-law No. 96-80, authorizing execution of agreements with industries permitting them to discharge effluent from a
private water system into the Metropolitan Toronto sanitary sewer system, or any sewer system draining into the
Metropolitan Toronto sanitary sewer system, under condition of payment for treatment. Otherwise, Toronto would not
receive payment for water pollution control treatment purposes that is normally obtained from a surcharge on the water
supplied by the public municipal system.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Stanley Consulting Group Limited is assisting Canadian Waste Services Inc. in the remediation of subsurface hydrocarbon
contamination at their site located at 55 Fenmar Drive.
Groundwater will be pumped from a well installed on the property. The collected groundwater will be discharged to an
on-site oil/water separator, before discharging into the sanitary sewer system on Fenmar Drive.
The remediation program is expected to last for at least a year, and the anticipated maximum discharge into the sanitary
sewer system will be 4.5 litres per minute. Water quality monitoring will be conducted on a monthly basis during the
pumping operation to ensure compliance with the Ministry of the Environment's 1997 Guideline for Use at Contaminated
Sites in Ontario Table B Industrial/Commercial Land Use Criteria in a Non-potable Groundwater Situation and the
Toronto Sewer Use By-law No. 153-89.
Conclusions:
In accordance with our policy with regard to By-law No. 96-80, Canadian Waste Services Inc. has been notified of the
surcharge rate of 38.59 cents per cubic metre to be levied in 1998, and has signified agreement to the surcharge.
Contact Name:
Vic Lim, P.Eng.
Chief Engineer - Environmental Services
Water Pollution Control
Telephone: (416) 392-2966; Fax: (416) 397-0908
E-mail: victor_lim@metrodesk.metrotor.on.ca.
