| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of hazard or interference to sanitary/combined sewer | wastewater | No person shall discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit of sewage into a sanitary sewer, combined sewer, municipal or private sewer connection to any sanitary sewer or combined sewer in circumstances where: (1) To do so may cause or result in: (a) A health or safety hazard to a person authorized by the General Manager to inspect, operate, maintain, repair or otherwise work on a sewage works; (b) An offence under the Ontario Water Resources Act or the Environmental Protection Act , as amended from time to time, or any regulation made thereunder from time to time; (c) Biosolids from the municipal sewage works to no longer meet the objectives and criteria as listed in the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 , Ontario Regulation 267/03, as amended from time to time; (d) Interference with the operation or maintenance of a sewage works, or which may impair or interfere with any sewage treatment process; (e) A hazard to any person, animal, property or vegetation; (f) An offensive odour to emanate from sewage works, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, sewage containing hydrogen sulphide, carbon disulphide, other reduced sulphur compounds, amines or ammonia in such quantity as may cause an offensive odour; (g) Damage to sewage works; (h) An obstruction or restriction to the flow in sewage works. | high | |
| #Q002 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of dilution | wastewater | No person shall discharge directly or indirectly or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit of sewage directly or indirectly into a sanitary sewer, combined sewer, storm sewer, municipal or private sewer connection to any sanitary sewer, combined sewer or storm sewer in circumstances where water or any chemical, agent or additive has been added to the discharge or deposit for the purposes of dilution to achieve compliance with §§ 681-2 or 681-4 or the consequences of which is dilution, to achieve or result in compliance with §§ 681-2 or 681-4. | high | |
| #Q003 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Storm sewer discharge prohibition | wastewater | No person shall discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit of matter of any type into a storm sewer, watercourse, municipal or private sewer connection to any storm sewer which may or could: A. Interfere with proper operation of a storm sewer. B. Obstruct or restrict a storm sewer or the flow therein. C. Damage a storm sewer. D. Result in any hazard or other adverse impact to any person, animal, property or vegetation. E. Contravene or result in the contravention of a certificate of approval or provisional certificate of approval issued under the Ontario Water Resources Act or the Environmental Protection Act (Ontario) with respect to the storm sewer, its discharge, or both the sewer and its discharge. | high | |
| #Q004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Pollution prevention plan submission | wastewater | Every subject sector industry and every industry which discharges any amount of a subject pollutant must submit their first plan to the General Manager with respect to the premises from which the discharge occurs within one year of commencing operations. | Applies to subject sector industries and industries discharging a subject pollutant | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Pollution prevention plan retention and availability | wastewater | A copy of the plan shall be kept at all times at the premises in respect to which it was prepared and shall be available for inspection by the General Manager at any time. | high | |
| #Q006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Spill notification | wastewater | In the event of a spill to a sewage works, the person responsible or the person having the charge, management and control of the spill shall immediately notify the General Manager and provide any information with regard to the spill that is requested. | In the event of a spill to a sewage works | high |
| #Q007 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Written spill report | wastewater | In addition to the requirement under Subsection A, the person responsible for or the person having the charge, management and control of the spill to the municipal sewage works shall provide a detailed written report on the spill to the General Manager, within five days after the spill, containing at a minimum the following information to the best of that person's knowledge after exercising due diligence | Within five days after the spill | high |
| #Q008 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Spill containment and cleanup | wastewater | The person responsible for the spill to the municipal sewage works and the person having the charge, management and control of the spill shall do everything reasonably possible to contain the spill, protect the health and safety of persons, animals and aquatic life, protect the environment, minimize damage to property, clean up the spill and contaminated residue and restore the affected area to its condition prior to the spill. | In the event of a spill | high |
| #Q009 | design | operational | mandatory | Maintenance access hole installation | wastewater | The owner or operator of a commercial, institutional or industrial premises or multi-storey residential building(s) with one or more connections to the municipal sewage works shall install and maintain in good repair in each connection a maintenance access hole constructed in accordance with the standards and specifications and suitable to allow the General Manager to observe, sample and measure the flow within that connection. | Applies to commercial, institutional, industrial premises or multi-storey residential buildings | high |
| #Q010 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Food-related grease interceptors | wastewater | Every owner or operator of an industrial operation where food is cooked, heated, processed or prepared that is connected directly or indirectly to a municipal sewer connection or municipal sewer shall: (a) Take all necessary measures to ensure that oil and grease are prevented from entering the municipal sewer connection or municipal sewer; (b) Install a grease interceptor in any piping system or private water drainage system at its premises that connects directly or indirectly to a municipal sewer connection or municipal sewer, in compliance with the Building Code; (c) Install a new grease interceptor where the General Manager determines that an existing grease interceptor in an industrial operation where food is cooked, heated, processed or prepared is detrimentally affecting the municipal sewage works or any part thereof; and (d) Operate and properly maintain a grease interceptor in any piping system or private water drainage system at its premises that connects directly or indirectly to a sewer, according to the requirements of the Food Service Establishment Environmental Code of Practice. | Applies to industrial operations where food is cooked, heated, processed or prepared | high |
| #Q011 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Motor oil and lubricating grease interceptors | wastewater | Every owner or operator of a motor vehicle service station, repair shop or garage or of an industrial, commercial or institutional premises or any other establishment where motor vehicles are repaired, lubricated or maintained and where the sanitary discharge is directly or indirectly connected to a sewer shall install and maintain an oil interceptor designed to prevent motor oil and lubricating grease from passing into the drainage piping which is connected directly or indirectly to a sewer. | Applies to motor vehicle service stations, repair shops, garages or establishments where motor vehicles are repaired or lubricated | high |
| #Q012 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Dental waste amalgam separator | wastewater | Every owner or operator of a premises, from which dental amalgam may be discharged and may directly or indirectly enter a municipal sewer connection or a municipal sewer, shall install, operate and properly maintain dental amalgam separator(s) in any piping system at its premises that connects directly or indirectly to a municipal sewer connection or a municipal sewer. | Applies to premises from which dental amalgam may be discharged | high |
| #Q013 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Garbage grinders prohibition | wastewater | No person shall install or operate within the City any garbage grinding devices for domestic purposes, the effluent from which will discharge directly or indirectly into a storm or combined sewer. | high | |
| #Q014 | design | operational | mandatory | Connection to sanitary/combined sewer requirement | wastewater | No person shall: (1) Erect or cause or permit to be erected any new or substantially renovated building unless the building is connected to the sanitary sewer or combined sewer for sanitary drainage purposes, save and except a building not required to contain plumbing or a sewage system by the Building Code Act, 1992 , or any other applicable federal or provincial law. | Except a building not required to contain plumbing or a sewage system | high |
| #Q015 | operational | operational | mandatory | Private residential swimming pool and hot tub storm sewer discharge conditions | wastewater, recreational water | No person shall discharge wastewater from a private residential swimming pool or hot tub/spa or wading pool: (a) Into a storm drainage system, unless otherwise permitted under § 681-11T(3); or (b) In a manner that may cause or causes the wastewater to flow onto an adjoining property; or (c) Over a valley or ravine wall or slope in a manner that may cause or causes the erosion or instability of the valley or ravine wall or slope; or (d) In a manner other than is permitted under § 681-11T(2) or (3). | high | |
| #Q016 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Self-monitoring and sampling requirements | wastewater | Every owner of an industrial premises shall carry out any monitoring and sampling of any discharge to a sewer, as may be required in writing by an inspector, and provide the results to the inspector in a format acceptable to the inspector within the time specified by the inspector. | As may be required in writing by an inspector | high |
| #Q017 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of obstruction or interference | wastewater | No person shall prevent, hinder, obstruct or interfere, or attempt to prevent, hinder, obstruct or interfere, in any manner, the General Manager, an Inspector or any City personnel, or agents in the exercise of an activity, power or performance of a duty under this chapter or in the administration or enforcement of this chapter. | high | |
| #Q018 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Protection of sewage works from damage | wastewater | No person shall uncover, make any connection with, or opening into, break, alter, damage, destroy, deface or tamper or cause or permit the breaking, damaging, destroying, defacing or tampering with: (1) Any part of a sewage works; or (2) Any permanent or temporary device installed in any part of the sewage works for the purposes of flow measuring, sampling and testing of sewage, uncontaminated water or storm water. | high | |
| #Q019 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Document retention period | wastewater | Any document required to be produced for inspection or approval or retained under this chapter by an owner of a property shall be retained by the owner for a period of seven years. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | physical | treatment | mandatory | pH | wastewater | requirement | >6.0 to < 11.5 SU | Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge | Sanitary and Combined Sewers | high |
| #P002 | physical | treatment | mandatory | Temperature | wastewater | MAC | < 60 Degrees Celsius | Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge | Sanitary and Combined Sewers | high |
| #P003 | chemical | treatment | mandatory | Biochemical oxygen demand | wastewater | MAC | 300 mg/L | Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge | Sanitary and Combined Sewers | high |
| #P004 | chemical | health | mandatory | Cyanide (total) | wastewater | MAC | 2 mg/L | Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge | Sanitary and Combined Sewers | high |
| #P005 | chemical | treatment | mandatory | Fluoride | wastewater | MAC | 10 mg/L | Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge | Sanitary and Combined Sewers | high |
| #P006 | chemical | treatment | mandatory | Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen | wastewater | MAC | 100 mg/L | Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge | Sanitary and Combined Sewers | high |
| #P007 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Oil and grease - animal and vegetable (non- mineral) | wastewater | MAC | 150 mg/L | Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge | Sanitary and Combined Sewers | high |
| #P008 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Oil and grease - mineral and synthetic | wastewater | MAC | 15 mg/L | Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge | Sanitary and Combined Sewers | high |
| #P009 | microbiological | health | mandatory | E. coli | other | MAC | <= 200 per 100 mL | Contain E. coli colonies in excess of 200 per 100 mL. | Storm sewer requirements | high |
| #P010 | physical | treatment | mandatory | pH | other | requirement | >6.0 to <9.5 SU | Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge | Storm Sewer | high |
| #P011 | physical | treatment | mandatory | Temperature | other | MAC | < 40 Degrees Celsius | Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge | Storm Sewer | high |
| #P012 | chemical | treatment | mandatory | Biochemical oxygen demand | other | MAC | 15 mg/L | Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge | Storm Sewer | high |
| #P013 | chemical | health | mandatory | Cyanide (total) | other | MAC | 0.02 mg/L | Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge | Storm Sewer | high |
| #P014 | physical | operational | mandatory | Suspended solids (total) | other | MAC | 15 mg/L | Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge | Storm Sewer | high |
| #P015 | chemical | health | mandatory | Chlorine | recreational water | MAC | <= 0.01 mg/L | the chlorine concentration in the wastewater is at or below 0.01 mg/L | discharge wastewater from a private residential swimming pool or hot tub/spa or wading pool to a storm sewer | high |
| #P016 | chemical | health | mandatory | Copper | recreational water | MAC | <= 0.04 mg/L | The copper concentration of the private residential swimming pool or hot tub/spa or wading pool water is at or below 0.04 mg/L | discharge wastewater from a private residential swimming pool or hot tub/spa or wading pool to a storm sewer | high |
| #P017 | operational | operational | mandatory | Sanitary / Combined Sewer Discharge Fee | wastewater | requirement | 57 % | Fee for the discharge of Private Water to the municipal sanitary or combined sewer system is fifty seven percent (57%) of the City of Toronto's Block 1 water rate. | Discharge to municipal sanitary or combined sewer | high |
| #P018 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minimum Discharge Fee | wastewater | requirement | 500.00 $ | Where the total fee for one year or lesser term would be $500.00 or less the minimum fee of $500.00 will be applied. | Total calculated fee is <= $500.00 for one year or less | high |
| #P019 | design | operational | mandatory | Flow Meter Accuracy | wastewater | requirement | 98.0 to 102.0 % | At a minimum, the flow meter(s) must register not less than 98.0% and not more than 102.0% of the private water that actually passes through the meter(s). | Applies to both short term and long term flow meters | high |
| #P020 | design | operational | mandatory | Flow Meter Installation Height | wastewater | requirement | 60 to 120 cm | flow meter(s) shall be installed between 60 cm to 120 cm above grade level | Installed in a location accessible to EM&P staff | high |
| #P021 | design | operational | mandatory | Sampling Access Point Size | wastewater | requirement | >= 25 mm | A sampling access point 25mm or larger such as a hose bib or ball valve with dampener or a port will be required | Must be installed 60-120 cm above grade level | high |
| #P022 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Hydrogeological Report Threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 50000 litres/day | Will the Applicant discharge from the premises greater than 50,000 litres of Private Water per day? ... attach a copy of a hydrogeological report | Short term or long term discharge exceeding the specified volume | high |
| #P023 | design | operational | mandatory | Enhanced Sampling Access Port size | wastewater | requirement | 200 mm | The sampling access point (sampling port) must be pre-approved by Toronto Water and contain a minimum 200mm port. This "200mm x 200mm x 200mm" cut-in "TEE" connection | Specific separate sampling access point for monitoring quality and quantity | high |
| #P024 | operational | operational | guideline | Application Review Period | wastewater | requirement | 8 to 12 weeks | The review and consideration of completed applications by Toronto Water requires a minimum of eight to twelve weeks. | Standard application processing time | high |
| #P025 | operational | operational | mandatory | Water Quality Sample Validity | wastewater | requirement | <= 9 months | The sample must have been collected within 9 months prior to the date of this Application. | Applies to both short term and long term applications | high |
| #P026 | operational | operational | mandatory | Flow Meter Calibration Frequency | wastewater | requirement | <= 12 months | Calibrate the flow measuring device within 12 months prior to the approved date of discharge to the City sewage works | Required for both short term and long term discharge approvals | high |
| #P027 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Discharge Log Submission Deadline | wastewater | requirement | <= 7 calendar days | Digitally submit the Private Water Discharge Log Form... within 7 calendar days from the end of the month to which it applies | Monthly reporting of daily discharge logs | high |
| #P028 | operational | operational | mandatory | Information Request Response Deadline | wastewater | requirement | <= 30 calendar days | Toronto Water reserves the right to request additional information which shall be provided within 30 calendar days of the request | Failure to provide information leads to application abandonment | high |
| #P029 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Initial Flow Meter Reading Notification Lead Time | wastewater | requirement | 1 day | Digital photographs... clearly showing a properly installed flow meter... and the initial totalizer reading, shall be forwarded... one (1) day prior to the start of any discharge | Requirement prior to the commencement of discharge | high |
| #P030 | operational | treatment | guidance | Pre-treatment Verification Sampling Period | wastewater | requirement | 6 to 9 months | Multiple samples may be required over a period of six to nine months prior to the issuance of any Permit or Agreement. | Verification of pre-treatment system effectiveness | high |
| #P031 | design | operational | mandatory | Ship size for MARPOL Annex IV applicability | wastewater | requirement | >= 400 tons gross tonnage | Annex IV of MARPOL applies only to ships of 400 tons gross tonnage or more | International requirements | high |
| #P032 | design | operational | mandatory | Passenger capacity for MARPOL Annex IV applicability | wastewater | requirement | > 15 persons | certified to carry over 15 persons | International requirements | high |
| #P033 | operational | health | mandatory | Untreated sewage discharge ban distance (small ships) | wastewater | requirement | <= 3 nautical miles | discharge of untreated sewage into all Canadian inland waters and Canadian coastal waters within 3 nautical miles of land (ships less than 400 tons) | ships less than 400 tons | high |
| #P034 | operational | health | mandatory | Untreated sewage discharge ban distance (large ships) | wastewater | requirement | <= 12 miles | 12 miles of land (ships larger than 400 tons) is now banned | ships larger than 400 tons | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | Containment array | means an assembly of interconnected cages used to cultivate fish. | high | |
| #D002 | Marine worms | mean aggregates of opportunistic polychaetes that colonize organically enriched substrates | high | |
| #D003 | Reference station | means a sampling station chosen to represent a background or natural state. Reference stations may be chosen as discrete sampling locations or contained along a transect representing a traditional "gradient" to "background" approach. | high | |
| #D004 | Sampling station | means the location where recording is carried out and any samples are collected. | high | |
| #D005 | Soft bottom site | means, further to definition in AAR, a site where acceptable samples can be taken from the benthic substrate based on the grab acceptability criteria and sampler options re-lated to oceanographic conditions and substrate type or classified as soft bottom based on pro-vincial criteria. | high | |
| #D006 | Transect | means a directional line, along which sampling stations are established or visual observations are made. | high | |
| #D007 | AAR | Aquaculture Activities Regulations | high | |
| #D008 | BOD | biochemical oxygen demanding | high | |
| #D009 | dGPS | differential Global Positioning System | high | |
| #D010 | ISE | ion-selective electrode | high | |
| #D011 | ACCREDITED LABORATORY | Any laboratory accredited by an authorized accreditation body in accordance with a standard based on "ISO/IEC/EN 17025: General Requirements for Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories" established by the International Organization for Standardization, as amended. | high | |
| #D012 | ACUTE HAZARDOUS WASTE CHEMICALS | Acute hazardous waste chemicals within the meaning of O. Reg. 347, as amended from time to time, made under the Environmental Protection Act , R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19 (EPA). | high | |
| #D013 | BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) | An integrated plan established by the General Manager or City Council and any amendments thereof. | high | |
| #D014 | BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD) | The five-day BOD which is the determination of the molecular oxygen utilized during a five-day incubation period for the biochemical degradation of organic material (carbonaceous demand), and the oxygen used to oxidize inorganic material such as sulphides and ferrous iron, and the amount of oxygen used to oxidize reduced forms of nitrogen (nitrogenous demand). | high | |
| #D015 | BIOMEDICAL WASTE | Biomedical waste as defined in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Guideline C-4 entitled "The Management of Biomedical Waste in Ontario" dated April 1994, as amended from time to time. | high | |
| #D016 | BIOSOLIDS | Organic solid material recovered from the wastewater treatment process. | high | |
| #D017 | BLOWDOWN WATER | Recirculating water that is discharged from a cooling or heating water system for the purpose of controlling the level of water in the system or for the purpose of discharging from the system materials contained in the system, the further build-up of which would or might impair the operation of the system. | high | |
| #D018 | COMBINED SEWER | A sewer intended to function simultaneously as a storm sewer and a sanitary sewer. | high | |
| #D019 | COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID | A liquid that has a flash point not less than 37.8 degrees Celsius and not greater than 93.3 degrees Celsius. | high | |
| #D020 | COMPOSITE SAMPLE | A volume of sewage, storm water, uncontaminated water or effluent made up of three or more grab samples that have been combined automatically or manually and taken at intervals during the sampling periods. | high | |
| #D021 | CONNECTION or DRAIN | That part or those parts of any pipe, channel or conduit or system of pipes, channels or conduits, including any appurtenances, leading directly to sewage works. | high | |
| #D022 | DENTAL AMALGAM | A dental filling material consisting of an amalgam of mercury, silver and other materials such as copper, tin or zinc. | high | |
| #D023 | DENTAL AMALGAM SEPARATOR | Any technology, or combination of technologies, designed to separate dental amalgam particles from dental operation wastewater. | high | |
| #D024 | DOUBLE MUNICIPAL SEWER CONNECTION | A municipal sewer connection providing service to two or more premises. | high | |
| #D025 | FOUNDATION DRAIN | a perforated pipe installed beneath the foundation of a building or structure for the purpose of collecting flows from groundwater infiltration and conveying the flows to a sump pump for disposal on the surface of the ground or to a private service connection or drainage system for disposal in a municipal sewer. | high | |
| #D026 | PGMN | Provincial Groundwater Monitoring Network | high | |
| #D027 | ambient | baseline | high |