| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | National Performance Standards and Effluent Discharge Objectives compliance | wastewater | The Strategy requires that all facilities achieve minimum National Performance Standards and develop and manage site-specific Effluent Discharge Objectives. | high | |
| #Q002 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Sanitary sewer overflow frequency non-increase limit | wastewater | The Strategy requires that overflow frequencies for sanitary sewers not increase due to development or redevelopment. | high | |
| #Q003 | prohibition | operational | recommended | Combined sewer overflow frequency limit | wastewater | Similarly, combined sewer overflow frequencies also should not increase due to development or redevelopment, unless occurring as part of an approved combined sewer overflow management plan. | unless occurring as part of an approved combined sewer overflow management plan | high |
| #Q004 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Monitor and report effluent quality | wastewater | The Strategy requires that facilities regularly monitor and report on the quality of the effluent being discharged. | high | |
| #Q005 | treatment | operational | mandatory | New or upgraded facilities standards compliance | wastewater | New or upgraded facilities will be required to meet or exceed these Standards when they start operating. | high | |
| #Q006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Existing facilities continuous compliance | wastewater | Existing facilities that already meet current jurisdictional regulatory requirements will continue to do so. | Existing facilities that already meet current jurisdictional regulatory requirements | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Action plan submission | wastewater | Within seven years, facilities will submit action plans where prioritization of actions is required. | where prioritization of actions is required | high |
| #Q008 | corrective_action | treatment | mandatory | Corrective action for unachieved Effluent Discharge Objectives | wastewater | If Effluent Discharge Objectives are not achieved, actions need to be taken and a risk management decision must be made to improve the quality of the effluent discharge. | If Effluent Discharge Objectives are not achieved | high |
| #Q009 | corrective_action | treatment | recommended | Source reduction and facility improvement | wastewater | Initial actions should look for opportunities to reduce the discharge of substances at the source and/or look for opportunities to improve the wastewater facility or its operation. | If Effluent Discharge Objectives are not achieved | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Site-specific Environmental Risk Assessments | wastewater | Site-specific Environmental Risk Assessments will be conducted for all facilities. | high | |
| #Q011 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Initial characterization for Environmental Risk Assessment | wastewater | A one-year initial characterization will be completed as part of the Environmental Risk Assessment. | high | |
| #Q012 | administrative | operational | recommended | Sewer-use bylaw establishment | wastewater | All wastewater facility owners with appropriate legislative authority should give serious consideration to establishing such a bylaw to control what is discharged to their wastewater systems. | All wastewater facility owners with appropriate legislative authority | high |
| #Q013 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Whole effluent toxicity testing | wastewater, aquatic life | Wastewater facilities that are medium in size or larger are required to conduct whole effluent toxicity testing. | Medium in size or larger | high |
| #Q014 | corrective_action | treatment | mandatory | Toxicity test failure response process | wastewater | If a facility fails a toxicity test, a toxicity reduction and evaluation process will be initiated to identify and correct the cause of the toxicity. | If a facility fails a toxicity test | high |
| #Q015 | corrective_action | treatment | mandatory | Ammonia reduction determination for toxicity failure | wastewater, aquatic life | If an acute toxicity test failure is due to ammonia, then the need for ammonia reduction will be determined on the basis of the assimilative capacity of the receiving environment. | If an acute toxicity test failure is due to ammonia | high |
| #Q016 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Combined sewer overflow frequency increase prohibition | wastewater | no increase in combined sewer overflow frequency due to development or redevelopment, unless it occurs as part of an approved combined sewer overflow management plan; | unless it occurs as part of an approved combined sewer overflow management plan | high |
| #Q017 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Combined sewer overflow dry weather prohibition | wastewater | no combined sewer overflow discharge during dry weather, except during spring thaw and emergencies; | except during spring thaw and emergencies | high |
| #Q018 | treatment | aesthetic | mandatory | Floatable materials removal | wastewater | removal of floatable materials where feasible | where feasible | high |
| #Q019 | design | treatment | recommended | Baffle or screen for combined sewer overflow structures | wastewater | Where feasible, every combined sewer overflow structure should at least be equipped with a baffle or a screen that can separate floatable materials from discharge. | Where feasible | high |
| #Q020 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Sanitary sewer overflow frequency increase prohibition | wastewater | sanitary sewer overflow frequencies will not increase due to development or redevelopment | high | |
| #Q021 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Sanitary sewer overflow dry weather prohibition | wastewater | sanitary sewer overflows will not occur during dry weather, except during spring thaw and emergencies. | except during spring thaw and emergencies | high |
| #Q022 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Effluent discharge compliance monitoring | wastewater | All wastewater facilities will be required to regularly monitor their effluent discharge for compliance with the National Performance Standards and toxicity in accordance with the requirements outlined in Tables A2 and A3 in Appendix A. | high | |
| #Q023 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Effluent Discharge Objectives monitoring | wastewater | Where Effluent Discharge Objectives have been established, monitoring for the objectives will be required at the frequency set by the jurisdiction. | Where Effluent Discharge Objectives have been established | high |
| #Q024 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Accredited laboratory for sample analyses | wastewater | All sample analyses for both the National Performance Standards and all Effluent Discharge Objectives will be completed by an accredited laboratory. | high | |
| #Q025 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Reporting of monitoring activities | wastewater | All facilities will report the results of monitoring activities to jurisdictions. | high | |
| #Q026 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Public reporting of monitoring results | wastewater | The results of monitoring related to the National Performance Standards, Effluent Discharge Objectives and Combined Sewer Overflows applicable to the facility will be reported to the public on at least an annual basis. | high | |
| #Q027 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Monitoring and reporting for small declining communities | wastewater | these communities will still be required to monitor the effluent being discharged and to report under the regulation | Small and declining communities meeting specific census criteria | high |
| #Q028 | operational | operational | mandatory | Interim compliance measures for Canada's Far North | wastewater | The following interim measures for Canada's Far North wastewater facilities will apply: effluent quality requirements in existing authorizations will continue to apply; and for compliance, monitoring and reporting requirements referenced in current authorizations will be retained. | Canada's Far North wastewater facilities | high |
| #Q029 | monitoring | operational | recommended | Intermittent discharge sampling frequency | wastewater | For intermittent discharges in each size classification, two samples should be taken during each discharge period: one sample near the start of the discharge period and one near the end. | Intermittent discharges | high |
| #Q030 | monitoring | operational | recommended | Multiple discharge facility sampling | wastewater | For facilities with more than one discharge per year, each discharge should be sampled but the number of tests required need not be more than that required for continuous discharges for the same size facility. | Facilities with more than one discharge per year | high |
| #Q031 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Classification of small facilities with industrial input | wastewater | Very small and small wastewater facilities which have industrial input associated with municipal wastewater are to be treated as medium wastewater facilities. | Facilities with industrial input | high |
| #Q032 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Intermittent discharge compliance monitoring | wastewater | Facilities that discharge intermittently or not every year will be required to monitor their effluent for compliance with the National Performance Standards once during each discharge period or every two weeks for discharges exceeding one month. | Facilities that discharge intermittently or not every year | high |
| #Q033 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Pollution Prevention Plan total residual chlorine deadline | wastewater | Where the owner of a facility is subject to the Notice Requiring the Preparation and Implementation of Pollution Prevention Plans for Inorganic Chloramines and Chlorinated Wastewater Effluents under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the implementation timeline for the National Performance Standard of 0.02 mg/L total residual chlorine will be December 31, 2010; notwithstanding the timeline calculated by the risk criteria. | facility owner subject to the Notice for P2 Plans under CEPA 1999 | high |
| #Q034 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Jurisdictional regulatory framework amendment | wastewater | Jurisdictions will amend applicable regulatory frameworks to include all the required elements of this Strategy. | high | |
| #Q035 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Inter-governmental agreement establishment | wastewater | Agreements will be established between the federal and provincial governments and the Yukon to clarify the roles and responsibilities of jurisdictions and regulated entities. | high | |
| #Q036 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Overflow monitoring requirement determination | wastewater | Jurisdictions will determine the requirements for monitoring the effluent from combined and sanitary sewer overflows on a site-specific basis. | high | |
| #Q037 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Far North collaborative performance standards research | wastewater | During this period of time, the governments of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and the federal government will work collaboratively to: assess the performance of existing wastewater facilities and factors affecting these; develop northern performance standards; develop initial risk level criteria and timelines for implementation of northern performance standards with due consideration of the economic implications in the short, medium and long-term; adapt the environmental risk assessment approach as appropriate for the Far North; and adapt monitoring and reporting requirements. | Canada's Far North facilities | high |
| #Q038 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Jurisdiction risk level determination timeline | wastewater | Within one year, jurisdictions will determine the initial risk level for facilities that do not meet the National Performance Standards to determine high-, medium- or low-risk and thereby determine the timelines to meet the National Performance Standards. | for facilities that do not meet the National Performance Standards | high |
| #Q039 | operational | operational | mandatory | High-risk facility compliance deadline | wastewater | high-risk facilities will meet the National Performance Standards within 10 years; | for high-risk facilities | high |
| #Q040 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Environmental Risk Assessment completion deadline | wastewater | Within 8 years, an Environmental Risk Assessment will be completed for all facilities and site-specific Effluent Discharge Objectives established where necessary. | high | |
| #Q041 | operational | operational | mandatory | National overflow standards compliance deadline | wastewater | Within seven years the national overflow standards for combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows must be met. | high | |
| #Q042 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | National database development obligation | wastewater | The federal government will develop a national database to house the regulatory reporting information. | high | |
| #Q043 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Effluent quality monitoring start date | wastewater | Within three years, all facilities will begin to monitor effluent quality. | high | |
| #Q044 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Long-term overflow reduction and substance capture plans | wastewater | Within seven years, long term plans to reduce combined sewer overflows and capture substances will be in place and based on achieving jurisdictional overflow objectives. | For facilities with combined or sanitary sewer overflows | high |
| #Q045 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Jurisdiction progress reporting to CCME | wastewater | Within five years, jurisdictions will provide a progress report to CCME ministers and Canadians, and every five years thereafter. | high | |
| #Q046 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Federal Fisheries Act regulation development | wastewater | The federal government will develop regulations under the authority of the Fisheries Act that will include the same standards. | high | |
| #Q047 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Establishment of implementation coordinating committee | wastewater | Within one year, a coordinating committee will be established to coordinate implementation of the Strategy. | high | |
| #Q048 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Ammonia chronic toxicity mixing zone evaluation criteria | wastewater, aquatic life | This determination will include an evaluation of the chronic toxicity, based on the Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines, at the edge of a specified mixing zone (not exceeding 100 metres in length and not exceeding 33 per cent of the stream or river flow). | If an acute toxicity test failure is due to ammonia | high |
| #Q049 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Establishment of research coordination committee | wastewater | During the first two years of implementation, the coordinating committee will work with stakeholders to establish a research coordination and information dissemination committee. | high | |
| #Q050 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | NPDES permit incorporation | wastewater | The Seafood Processing Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into NPDES permits. | high | |
| #Q051 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Applicability identification via 40 CFR Part 408 | wastewater | For precise definitions of coverage, see the applicability sections in 40 CFR Part 408. | high | |
| #Q052 | treatment | operational | mandatory | Alaskan grinding-based effluent limit compliance | wastewater | Under 40 CFR Part 408, the limitations for Anchorage, Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan and Petersburg based upon grinding remain in effect. | Processors in Anchorage, Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan and Petersburg | high |
| #Q053 | administrative | treatment | mandatory | State-determined additional water pollution controls | wastewater | the State of Alaska will establish additional water pollution controls at these facilities if and where the State determines such controls are appropriate and necessary. | if and where the State determines such controls are appropriate and necessary | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | chemical | treatment | mandatory | Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD5) | wastewater | requirement | 25 mg/L | The National Performance Standards are the minimum performance requirements for effluent quality from all municipal, community and government wastewater facilities that discharge municipal wastewater effluent to surface water. | Implementation of the National Performance Standards will be based on risk, available funding and financial sustainability of communities. New or upgraded facilities will be required to meet or exceed these Standards when they start operating. | high |
| #P002 | physical | treatment | mandatory | Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | wastewater | requirement | 25 mg/L | The National Performance Standards are the minimum performance requirements for effluent quality from all municipal, community and government wastewater facilities that discharge municipal wastewater effluent to surface water. | Total suspended solids may exceed the National Performance Standard of 25 mg/L if exceedance is caused by algae. | high |
| #P003 | chemical | treatment | mandatory | Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) | wastewater | requirement | 0.02 mg/L | The National Performance Standards are the minimum performance requirements for effluent quality from all municipal, community and government wastewater facilities that discharge municipal wastewater effluent to surface water. | Where the owner of a facility is subject to the Notice Requiring the Preparation and Implementation of Pollution Prevention Plans for Inorganic Chloramines and Chlorinated Wastewater Effluents under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the implementation timeline for the National Performance Standard of 0.02 mg/L total residual chlorine will be December 31, 2010. | high |
| #P004 | design | operational | mandatory | Mixing zone length | wastewater | requirement | <= 100 metres | This determination will include an evaluation of the chronic toxicity, based on the Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines, at the edge of a specified mixing zone | If an acute toxicity test failure is due to ammonia, then the need for ammonia reduction will be determined on the basis of the assimilative capacity of the receiving environment. | high |
| #P005 | design | operational | mandatory | Mixing zone flow volume | wastewater | requirement | <= 33 per cent | not exceeding 33 per cent of the stream or river flow | Used in evaluating chronic toxicity at the edge of a specified mixing zone when determining the need for ammonia reduction. | high |
| #P006 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Initial characterization flow threshold | wastewater | requirement | < 10 m3/day | Facilities that discharge less than 10 m3/day are not required to complete initial characterization. | Applies to continuous discharge facilities | high |
| #P007 | operational | operational | mandatory | Very Small Wastewater Facility Flow | wastewater | requirement | <= 500 m3/day | Definition of Facility Size for compliance and monitoring schedules | Flow is the annual average daily flow of a wastewater facility. Very small wastewater facilities which have industrial input associated with municipal wastewater are to be treated as medium wastewater facilities. | high |
| #P008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Small Wastewater Facility Flow | wastewater | requirement | 500 - 2,500 m3/day | Definition of Facility Size for compliance and monitoring schedules | Flow is the annual average daily flow. Small wastewater facilities which have industrial input associated with municipal wastewater are to be treated as medium wastewater facilities. | high |
| #P009 | operational | operational | mandatory | Medium Wastewater Facility Flow | wastewater | requirement | 2,500 - 17,500 m3/day | Definition of Facility Size for compliance and monitoring schedules | Flow is the annual average daily flow. | high |
| #P010 | operational | operational | mandatory | Large Wastewater Facility Flow | wastewater | requirement | 17,500 - 50,000 m3/day | Definition of Facility Size for compliance and monitoring schedules | Flow is the annual average daily flow. | high |
| #P011 | operational | operational | mandatory | Very Large Wastewater Facility Flow | wastewater | requirement | > 50,000 m3/day | Definition of Facility Size for compliance and monitoring schedules | Flow is the annual average daily flow. | high |
| #P012 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Adulticiding Annual Treatment Threshold | other | requirement | > 6400 acres | Threshold for determining if a Decision-maker must submit an NOI for mosquito and other flying insect pest control | During a calendar year | high |
| #P013 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Weed or Algae Control Annual Treatment Area Threshold | other | requirement | > 80 acres | Threshold for determining if a Decision-maker must submit an NOI for weeds or algae control | Annual treatment area | high |
| #P014 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Weed or Algae Control Annual Treatment Distance Threshold | other | requirement | > 20 linear miles | Threshold for determining if a Decision-maker must submit an NOI for weeds or algae control | Annual treatment distance | high |
| #P015 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Animal Pest Control Annual Treatment Area Threshold | other | requirement | > 80 acres | Threshold for determining if a Decision-maker must submit an NOI for animal pest control | Annual treatment area | high |
| #P016 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Animal Pest Control Annual Treatment Distance Threshold | other | requirement | > 20 linear miles | Threshold for determining if a Decision-maker must submit an NOI for animal pest control | Annual treatment distance | high |
| #P017 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Forest Canopy Pest Control Annual Treatment Threshold | other | requirement | > 6400 acres | Threshold for determining if a Decision-maker must submit an NOI for forest canopy pests | During a calendar year | high |
| #P018 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Standard NOI Submission Timeline (30 Day) | other | requirement | >= 30 days | Submission timeline for NOI prior to first discharge | Applicable to standard (non-emergency) discharges for Decision-makers or NMFS Listed Resources of Concern | high |
| #P019 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Standard NOI Submission Timeline (10 Day) | other | requirement | >= 10 days | Submission timeline for NOI prior to first discharge | Applicable to non-emergency discharges for small entities or entities not discharging to NMFS Listed Resources of Concern | high |
| #P020 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Emergency NOI Submission Timeline (15 Day) | other | requirement | <= 15 days | Submission timeline for NOI after first discharge in an emergency | For applications made in response to Declared Pest Emergencies (certain entities/locations) | high |
| #P021 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Emergency NOI Submission Timeline (30 Day) | other | requirement | <= 30 days | Submission timeline for NOI after first discharge in an emergency | For applications made in response to Declared Pest Emergencies (certain small entities or specific jurisdictions) | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) | The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) is a comprehensive aggregated collection of hydrologic unit data consistent with the national criteria for delineation and resolution. It defines the areal extent of surface water drainage to a point except in coastal or lake front areas where there could be multiple outlets as stated by the "Federal Standards and Procedures for the National Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD)"(https://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/11/a3/). | high | |
| #D002 | HUC | The HUC describes where the unit is in the country and the level of the unit. | medium | |
| #D003 | Hydrologic Units (HU) | Hydrologic units are intended to be used as a tool for water-resource management and planning activities particularly for site-specific and localized studies requiring a level of detail provided by large-scale map information. | high | |
| #D004 | National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) | The WBD complements the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and supports numerous programmatic missions and activities including: watershed management, rehabilitation and enhancement, aquatic species conservation strategies, flood plain management and flood prevention, water-quality initiatives and programs, dam safety programs, fire assessment and management, resource inventory and assessment, water data analysis and water census. | high | |
| #D005 | National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS) | At a minimum, the HUs are delineated at 1:24,000-scale in the conterminous United States, 1:25,000-scale in Hawaii, Pacific basin and the Caribbean, and 1:63,360-scale in Alaska, meeting the National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS). | high | |
| #D006 | Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs) | All attempts were made to verify 100% of the initially required attributes using 24K digital raster graphics (DRGs) as the base. | high | |
| #D007 | Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) | Additional datasets, like the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and NHD, may also have been used to verify attribution. | high | |
| #D008 | Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) | The WBD was produced using a variety of digital spatial data including but not limited to Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs), aerial imagery and digital elevation models (DEMs). | high | |
| #D009 | National Performance Standards | National Performance Standards are the minimum performance requirements for effluent quality from all municipal, community and government wastewater facilities that discharge municipal wastewater effluent to surface water. | high | |
| #D010 | Effluent Discharge Objective | An Effluent Discharge Objective is a concentration or load of a substance that should be achieved in the effluent discharge in order to adequately protect human health and the receiving environment. | high | |
| #D011 | Reduction at source | Reduction at source refers to the elimination or reduction of pollutants in a manner that prevents or reduces their release to any media (air, water, soil). | high | |
| #D012 | Canada's Far North | Far North is defined as all of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, and the Nunavik region of Quebec and Nunatsiavik region of Newfoundland/Labrador. | high | |
| #D013 | Combined Sewer | A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and storm water. | high | |
| #D014 | Combined Sewer Overflow | A discharge to the environment from a combined sewer system that occurs when the hydraulic capacity of the combined sewer system has been exceeded, usually as a result of rainfall and/or snow melt events. | high | |
| #D015 | Dry Weather | Any time where flows in combined sewers are not affected by runoff generated by storm events. | high | |
| #D016 | Environmental Risk Assessment | A procedure that will enable the establishment of Effluent Discharge Objectives for substances of concern. This process will take into account the characteristics of the site-specific receiving environment. The environmental risk assessment includes a one-year period where a facility will characterize its effluent (initial characterization). | high | |
| #D017 | Existing Facility | Existing municipal wastewater infrastructure, on or before the signing of the Strategy, with a discharge to a surface water body. | high | |
| #D018 | Jurisdiction | All provincial, territorial and the federal governments in Canada. | high | |
| #D019 | Municipal Wastewater Effluent | Wastewater discharged to a surface water body from a collection or treatment system by an owner. Wastewater is a mixture of liquid wastes composed primarily of domestic or sanitary sewage that may also include wastewater from industrial, commercial and institutional sources. Overflows of combined and sanitary sewers are included. Separate storm water and septic tank discharges to infiltration systems are not included. | high | |
| #D020 | Owner | A municipality, a community or a federal or other government entity, that owns a wastewater facility. It also includes owners of wastewater facilities situated on federal or aboriginal land. | high | |
| #D021 | Sanitary Sewer | A sewer intended to receive wastewater. | high | |
| #D022 | Sanitary Sewer Overflow | A discharge to the environment from a sanitary sewer system. | high | |
| #D023 | Storm Sewer | A sewer intended to receive only storm water. | high | |
| #D024 | Substance | Chemical substance or any other parameter associated with wastewater, including carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, temperature, pH, pathogens, etc. | high | |
| #D025 | Upgrade | Further development of existing infrastructure that results in expanded throughput capacity. Does not include the addition of disinfection. | high | |
| #D026 | Wastewater Facility | Any works for the collection or treatment and release of wastewater or any part of such works. Includes engineered wetlands and those with natural elements considered as design components. | high | |
| #D027 | Wastewater Lagoon | A wastewater treatment system that consists of one or more engineered surface impoundments, including enhancement of natural features, where biological and physical treatment of wastewater occurs, but does not include mechanical aeration systems to keep all solids in suspension. | high | |
| #D028 | Effluent Discharge Objectives | The establishment of concentrations and load limits at the end of the wastewater discharge pipe in order to protect all water uses in the receiving water. Concentration, load or toxicity units that should be met at the municipal wastewater effluent discharge to adequately protect the receiving environment. Effluent Discharge Objectives are obtained through an environmental risk assessment methodology using the principles of assimilative capacity and mixing zone, in conjunction with Environmental Quality Objectives. | high | |
| #D029 | Facility Size | Wastewater Facility Size: Very Small (Flow ≤ 500 m3/day; Estimated Population ≤ 1,000); Small (Flow > 500 - 2,500 m3/day; Estimated Population > 1,000 - 5,000); Medium (Flow > 2,500 - 17,500 m3/day; Estimated Population > 5,000 - 35,000); Large (Flow > 17,500 - 50,000 m3/day; Estimated Population > 35,000 - 100,000); Very Large (Flow > 50,000 m3/day; Estimated Population > 100,000). Very small and small wastewater facilities which have industrial input associated with municipal wastewater are to be treated as medium wastewater facilities. Flow is the annual average daily flow of a wastewater facility. | high | |
| #D030 | CCME | Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment | high | |
| #D031 | CBOD5 | Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand | high | |
| #D032 | TSS | Total Suspended Solids | high | |
| #D033 | TRC | Total Residual Chlorine | high | |
| #D034 | DDW | Division of Drinking Water | high | |
| #D035 | DWSAP | Drinking Water Source Assessment and Protection | high | |
| #D036 | California DWSAP Program | Program established to provide information to communities that wish to develop local programs to protect their sources of drinking water. | high | |
| #D037 | Drinking Water Source Assessment | The first step in the development of a complete drinking water source protection program. The assessment includes: A delineation of the area around a drinking water source through which contaminants might move and reach that drinking water supply; an inventory of possible contaminating activities (PCAs) that might lead to the release of microbiological or chemical contaminants within the delineated area; and a determination of the PCAs to which the drinking water source is most vulnerable. | high | |
| #D038 | PCAs | Possible contaminating activities | high | |
| #D039 | Wellhead Protection Program | The groundwater portion of the DWSAP Program serves as the states wellhead protection program. | high | |
| #D040 | TurboSWAP | An electronic way to prepare and submit source water assessment reports. | high |