Sanitary Discharge Agreement -
Nuburn Capital Corporation (Ward 25)
The Works and Utilities Committee recommends the adoption of the following report (April6, 1999) from the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services:
Purpose:
To allow Nuburn Capital Corporation to enter into a Sanitary Discharge Agreement with the City of Toronto permitting it
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 currently has 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 Nuburn Capital Corporation,
for the discharge of treated groundwater from its private water system at 633Eastern Avenue 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 are normally obtained from a surcharge on the water supplied by the
public municipal system.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Bruce A. Brown Associates Limited is assisting Nuburn Capital Corporation in the remediation of subsurface hydrocarbon
contamination at the A. R. Clark site located at 633 Eastern Avenue.
Groundwater will be collected using the pump and treat remediation system, using granular activated carbon before
discharging to the sanitary sewer system on Eastern Avenue.
The remediation program is expected to last for a minimum of two years, and the anticipated maximum discharge into the
sanitary sewer will be 50 cubic metres per day. Water quality monitoring will be monitored by Bruce A. Brown Associates
Limited initially on a weekly basis to ensure that concentrations of dissolved organic constituents do not exceed 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. In addition, the effluent will also be tested to ensure compliance
with Toronto's Sewer Use By-law No. 153-89. Once system performance has been assessed, monitoring of water quality
will be done on a monthly basis.
Conclusions:
In accordance with our policy with regard to By-law No. 96-89, Nuburn Capital Corporation has been notified of the
surcharge rate of 38.59 cents per cubic metre to be levied in 1999, and has signified agreement to the surcharge.
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
