Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreements -
Janes Family Foods Ltd., Honeyman's Beef Purveyors Ltd.,
and Wagener's Meat and Delicatessen Limited
The Works and Utilities Committee recommends the adoption of the following report (March30, 1999) from the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services:
Purpose:
To allow the industries named herein to enter into an Industrial Waste Surcharge 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 currently maintains 157 Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreements, which allow for the recovery of
approximately $8 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, subject to adoption of the report from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services on
March 16, 1999, entitled "Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreements (all wards)", the City enter into Industrial Waste
Surcharge Agreements with Janes Family Foods Ltd., 401 Canarctic Drive; Honeyman's Beef Purveyors Ltd., 130 The
West Mall; and Wagener's Meat and Delicatessen 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 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:
|
Effective Date |
Yearly
Surcharge
$ |
Annual
Plant
Discharge
m3 |
Excess
Waste
Strength
mg/L |
By-law
Limit
mg/L |
| Janes Family foods Ltd |
Oct. 1, 1998 |
$31,971.03 |
26,577 |
2,128
S.S |
350
S.S |
| Honeyman's Beef
Purveyors Ltd. |
July 1, 1998 |
$957.23 |
3,171 |
534
B.O.D. |
300
B.O.D. |
| Wagener's Meat and
Delicatessen Limited |
Jan. 1, 1998 |
$1,280.64 |
2,208 |
1,026
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 biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended solids (SS), by the addition of effluent pretreatment
equipment. This would not be possible for many industries due to financial and/or space limitations. Those industries that
could afford to install pretreatment systems may have problems with odours or upsets in treating wastes in smaller plant
treatment systems. The Ministry of the Environment acknowledges the use of 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, it is recommended that Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreements
should be entered into with the above industries to provide a mechanism by which the overstrength effluent which exceeds
the by-law limit for SS or BOD can be discharged on a fee basis.
Contact Name:
Mr. Vic Lim, P.Eng.
Manager, Industrial Waste and Storm Water Quality
Quality Control and System Planning
Telephone: (416) 392-2966; Fax: (416) 397-0908
e-mail: victor_lim@metrodesk.metrotor.on.ca
