In Brief: Changes to Ontario's Regulation of Septic Systems and Hauled Sewage

6 Pages·1998·0.14 MB·English

by  Ontario Ministry of the Environment: Communications Branch

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Ministry ofthe Environmentprograms and initiatives
Changes
to Ontario's regulation
of septic systems and
sewage
iiauied
Small on-site septic systems and require a certificate of approval under
On April 6, 1998 the Services Improvement the legislation.
Acttransferred most of the regulation for For instructions on how to applyfor cer-
The Sen/ices tificates of approval for large and communal
small on-site septic systems (those handling
ImprovementAct less than 10,000 litres a day) from the septic systems, please see the ministry's
(formerly Bill 152) Environmental Protection Act to the Building Guide for Applying for Approval of Municipal
has changed the way CodeAct. Municipalities are now responsible and Private Sewage Works.
septic systems and for inspecting and approving septic systems. The guide may be obtained from the MOE
hauledsewage are This change follows from a recommenda- by calling [phone] or
regulated. Most septic tion by the government's Who Does What toll-free 1-800-461-6290.
systems are now Panel for a one-window approach to issuing Copies are also available at district offices.
regulated under the building permits, including permits for septic
systems. Hauled sewage
Building CodeAct.
Boards of health and conservation authori-
Large and off-lot (e.g. Regulation 347 of the Environmental
communal) systems ties will continue to carry out inspections and Protection Act has been amended. Ifyou
are defined as sewage approvals of septic systems in Northern transport, store and dispose of sewage you
works and come Ontario and will handle most current or out- must now obtain a certificate of approval
standing orders and appeals. They will issue from the MOE. The ministry requires com-
under the Ontario
use permits for systems that have received
plete information on the company's waste
Water Resources Act. certificates of approval before April 6, 1998, management systems, including storage and
The definition of as long as construction begins before Oct. 5,
disposal sites.
hauledsewage in 1998.
If you plan to use more or fewer waste
Regulation 347 ofthe For information about the Building Code management sites, you should apply to a
Environmental Act call Rob Dowler, Ministry of Municipal MOE district office for an amended certifi-
Protection Act has
Affairs and Housing, [phone]. cate.
also been changed Licences that have been previously issued
and haulers ofseptic Large and communal systems under the Environmental Protection Act are
waste now require a The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) will considered to be provisional certificates of
certificate ofapproval continue to inspect and approve off-lot (e.g. approval, provided licencees send informa-
from the Ministry of communal) systems as well as those that are tion on their waste management systems to
the Environment. designed to handle more than 10,000 litres the ministry.
Provisions for changing a licence to a cer-
of sewage a day.
These systems are defined as sewage tificate of approval are set out in Regulation
works in the Ontario Water Resources Act 156 of the Environmental Protection Act.
Ministry of the Environment
In Brief
For more information about approvals for
large and communal sewage works and
hauled sewage
Ministry of the Environment
Approvals Branch
Janusz Budzial<owsi<i
[phone]
For more information about hauled
sewage sites and systems
Ministry of the Environment
Approvals Branch
Geoff Carpentier
[phone].
Copies of the Services ImprovementAct,
the Environmental Protection Act,
the Ontario Water Resources Actand the
Building CodeActare available from
Publications Ontario.
Write to:
50 Grosvenor St.
Toronto ON M7A1N3
or phone [phone]
or, outside Toronto,
1-800-668-9938
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