Chapter 681
SEWERS
ARTICLE I § 681-9. Spills.
Sewage and Land Drainage
§ 681-10. General.
§ 681-1. Definitions.
§ 681-11. Sewer connections.
§ 681-2. Sanitary and combined sewer
§ 681-12. Confidential information.
requirements.
§ 681-13. Offences.
§ 681-3. Prohibition of dilution.
§ 681-14. Repealer; impact on existing
§ 681-4. Storm sewer requirements.
agreements; effective dates.
§ 681-5. Pollution prevention
Chapter 681, Article I, Appendix 1,
planning.
Subject Sectors
§ 681-6. Agreements.
Chapter 681, Article I, Appendix 2,
§ 681-7. Compliance program. Subject Pollutants
§ 681-8. Sampling and analytical
requirements.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto as indicated in article
histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Water and sewage services � See Ch. 849.
ARTICLE I
Sewage and Land Drainage
[Adopted 2000-07-06 by By-law No. 457-20001]
§ 681-1. Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
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).
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Editor’s Note: See § 681-14 for by-laws repealed by this by-law and for effective date information.
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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).
BIOSOLIDS � Organic solid material recovered from the wastewater treatment
process.
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.
COMBINED SEWER � A sewer intended to function simultaneously as a storm
sewer and a sanitary sewer.
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID � A liquid that has a flash point not less than 37.8
degrees Celsius and not greater than 93.3 degrees Celsius.
COMMISSIONER � The Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services of the
City of Toronto and his or her successors or his or her duly authorized
representative.
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.
CONNECTION or DRAIN � That part or those parts of any pipe or system of
pipes leading directly to a sewage works.
COOLING WATER � Water that is used in a process for the purpose of removing
heat and that has not, by design, come into contact with any raw material,
intermediate product, waste product or finished product, but does not include
blowdown water.
DOUBLE MUNICIPAL SEWER CONNECTION � A municipal sewer
connection providing service to two or more premises.
FUELS � Alcohol, gasoline, naphtha, diesel fuel, fuel oil or any other ignitable
substance intended for use as a fuel.
GRAB SAMPLE � A volume of sewage, storm water, uncontaminated water or
effluent of at least 100 millilitres which is collected over a period not exceeding 15
minutes.
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GROUND WATER � Water beneath the earth’s surface accumulating as a result of
seepage.
HAULED SEWAGE � Waste removed from a sewage system, including a
cesspool, a septic tank system, a privy vault or privy pit, a chemical toilet, a
portable toilet or a sewage holding tank.
HAULED WASTE � Any industrial waste which is transported to and deposited
into any location in the sewage works, excluding hauled sewage.
HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL WASTE � Hazardous industrial waste 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).
HAZARDOUS WASTE CHEMICALS � 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).
IGNITABLE WASTE � A substance that:
A. Is a liquid, other than an aqueous solution containing less than 24 percent
alcohol by volume and has a flash point less than 93 degrees Celsius, as
determined by the Tag Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-56-97a), the Setaflash
Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-3828-97 or ASTM D-3278-96e1), the Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup Tester (ASTM D-93-97), or as determined by an
equivalent test method;
B. Is a solid and is capable, under standard temperature and pressure, of causing
fire through friction, absorption of moisture or spontaneous chemical changes
and, when ignited, burns so vigorously and persistently that it creates a
danger;
C. Is an ignitable compressed gas (Class 2, Division D) as defined in the
regulations under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, S.C.
1992, as amended; or
D. Is an oxidizing substance (Class 5, Divisions 1 and 2) as defined in the
regulations under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, S.C.
1992, as amended.
INDUSTRIAL � Of or pertaining to manufacturing, commerce, trade, business or
institutions as distinguished from domestic or residential.
INDUSTRY � Any owner or operator of industrial or commercial premises from
which there is a discharge of any matter directly or indirectly into a City sanitary
sewer, combined sewer or storm sewer.
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MAINTENANCE ACCESS HOLE � An access point in a private sewer
connection to allow for observation, sampling and flow measurement of the
sewage, uncontaminated water or storm water therein.
MATTER � Includes any solid, liquid or gas.
MUNICIPAL SEWER CONNECTION � That part of any drain leading from the
private sewer connection and connected to the municipal sewer and located within
the limits of the public road allowance, or other public lands or public land interests
held for sewerage purposes.
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER � Water which is used to reduce
temperature for the purpose of cooling and which does not come into direct contact
with any raw material, intermediate product other than heat, or finished product.
[Added 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
PATHOLOGICAL WASTE � Pathological waste 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).
PCBs � Any monochlorinated or polychlorinated biphenyl or any mixture of them
or mixture that contains one or more of them.
PERSON � An individual, association, partnership, corporation, municipality or
an agent or employee of such a person.
PESTICIDE � A pesticide regulated under the Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11
(PA).
POLLUTION PREVENTION � The use of processes practices, materials,
products or energy that avoid or minimize the creation of pollutants and wastes, at
the source.
POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN or PLAN � A detailed six-year plan that
identifies operations or activities of an owner or operator of commercial,
institutional or industrial premises identifying specific pollution prevention
methods, as described in § 681-5 of this article.
POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN SUMMARY or PLAN SUMMARY � A
summary of the pollution prevention plan and a brief summary of an owner’s or
operator’s progress towards its three- and six-year pollution prevention goals, as
described in § 681-5 of this article.
PRIVATE SEWER CONNECTION � That part of any drain or system of drains,
including drains or subsurface drainage pipe for surface or subsurface drainage of
the land in or adjacent to a building, lying within the limits of the private lands and
leading to a municipal sewer connection.
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REACTIVE WASTE � A substance that:
A. Is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent changes without
detonating;
B. Reacts violently with water;
C. Forms potentially explosive mixtures with water;
D. When mixed with water, generates toxic gases, vapours or fumes in a quantity
sufficient to present danger to human health or the environment;
E. Is a cyanide or sulphide bearing waste which, when exposed to pH conditions
between 2 and 12.5, can generate toxic gases, vapours or fumes in a quantity
sufficient to present danger to human health or the environment;
F. Is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is subjected to a strong
initiating source or if heated under confinement;
G. Is readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or reaction at
standard temperature and pressure; or
H. Is an explosive (Class 1) as defined in the regulations under the
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, S.C. 1992, as amended.
SANITARY SEWER � A sewer for the collection and transmission of domestic or
industrial sewage or any combination thereof.
SEVERELY TOXIC WASTE � Waste containing any contaminant listed in
Schedule 3 of O. Reg. 347, as amended from time to time, made under the
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19 (EPA).
SEWAGE � Any liquid waste containing animal, vegetable, mineral or chemical
matter in solution or in suspension but does not include storm water or
uncontaminated water.
SEWAGE WORKS � Any works for the collection, transmission, treatment and
disposal of sewage, storm water or uncontaminated water, including a combined
sewer, sanitary sewer or storm sewer, or any part of such works, but does not
include plumbing or other works to which the Building Code Act, 19922 applies.
SEWER � A pipe, conduit, drain, open channel or ditch for the collection and
transmission of sewage, storm water or uncontaminated water, or any combination
thereof. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law No. 869-2000]
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Editor’s Note: See S.O. 1992, c. 23.
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SPILL � A direct or indirect discharge into the sewage works, storm sewer or the
natural environment which is abnormal in quantity or quality in light of all the
circumstances of the discharge.
STANDARD METHODS � A procedure or method set out in Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater published jointly by the American
Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and the Water
Environment Federation, latest edition.
STORM SEWER � A sewer for the collection and transmission of uncontaminated
water, storm water, drainage from land or from a watercourse or any combination
thereof.
STORM WATER � Water from rainfall, other natural precipitation, drainage or
from the melting of snow or ice.
SUBJECT POLLUTANT � The element, material or compound listed in Appendix
2 to this article, at the end of this chapter, or designated by the City in accordance
with § 681-5, Subsection O, of this article.
SUBJECT SECTOR � Any class of business or activity designated in Appendix 1
to this article, at the end of this chapter, or designated by the City in accordance
with § 681-5, Subsection N, of this article.
SUBJECT SECTOR INDUSTRY � Any industry which carries out an activity
listed in Appendix 1 to this article, at the end of this chapter, at its premises or at
any of its premises, even if the activity is not a primary activity of the industry at
any premises.
SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE PIPE � A pipe that is installed underground to
intercept and convey subsurface water, and includes foundation drain pipes.
TOTAL PAHs � The total of all the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons listed under
Canada Ontario Agreement Tier I and II Substances Lists, i.e., anthracene,
benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(e)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene,
benzo(j)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, chrysene,
dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, dibenzo(a,i)pyrene, dibenzo(a,j)acridine, 7H-
dibenzo(c,g)carbazole, dinitropyrene, fluoranthene, indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene,
perylene, phenanthrene, and pyrene.
UNCONTAMINATED WATER � Water with a level of quality which is typical of
potable water normally supplied by the City or whose quality meets or exceeds the
values in Table 2 - Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge of this article, in § 681-4.
WASTE DISPOSAL SITE LEACHATE � The liquid containing dissolved or
suspended contaminants which emanates from waste and is produced by water
percolating through waste or by liquid in waste.
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WASTE RADIOACTIVE PRESCRIBED SUBSTANCES � Uranium, thorium,
plutonium, neptunium, deuterium, their respective derivatives and compounds and
such other substances as the Atomic Energy Control Board may by regulation
designate as being capable of releasing atomic energy or as being requisite for the
production, use or application of atomic energy.
WATERCOURSE � An open channel, ditch or depression, either natural or
artificial, in which flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
§ 681-2. Sanitary and combined sewer requirements.
A. 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 Commissioner to
inspect, operate, maintain, repair or otherwise work on a sewage works;
An offence under the Ontario Water Resources Act3 or the
(b)
Environmental Protection Act,4 as amended from time to time, or any
regulation made thereunder from time to time;
(c) Biosolids from the sewage works to which either sewage discharges,
directly or indirectly, to fail to meet the objectives and criteria as listed
in the Ministry of the Environment publication entitled “Guidelines for
the Utilization of Biosolids and Other Wastes on Agricultural Land�
dated March 1996, 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.
3
Editor’s Note: See R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40.
4
Editor’s Note: See R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19.
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(2) The sewage has one or more of the following characteristics:
(a) A pH less than 6.0 or greater than 11.5;
(b) Two or more separate liquid layers; or
(c) A temperature greater than 60 degrees Celsius.
(3) The sewage contains:
(a) Acute hazardous waste chemicals;
(b) Combustible liquid;
(c) Dyes or colouring materials which may or could pass through a sewage
works and discolour the sewage works effluent;
(d) Fuel;
(e) Hauled sewage, except where:
[1] The carrier of the hauled sewage operating as a waste management
system has a certificate of approval or provisional certificate of
approval issued under the Environmental Protection Act5 or is
exempt from the requirement to have a certificate or provisional
certificate of approval;
[2] A copy of the most recent certificate of approval or provisional
certificate and any amendment is provided to the Commissioner;
and
[3] The carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or may be set
from time to time with respect to the haulage of sewage by the
City.
(f) Hauled waste, except where:
[1] The carrier of the hauled waste operating as a waste management
system has a certificate of approval or provisional certificate of
approval issued under the Environmental Protection Act6 or is
exempt from the requirement to have a certificate or provisional
certificate of approval;
[2] A copy of the most recent certificate or provisional certificate and
any amendment of approval is provided to the Commissioner;
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Editor’s Note: See R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19.
6
Editor’s Note: See R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19.
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[3] Hauled waste meets the conditions set out in Clauses 23(3)(c) and
25(5)(b) of O. Reg. 347, R.R.O. 1990, as amended from time to
time; and
[4] The carrier meets all conditions for discharge that are or may be set
from time to time with respect to the haulage of waste by the City.
(g) Ignitable waste.
(h) Hazardous industrial waste.
(i) Hazardous waste chemicals.
(j) Pathological waste.
(k) PCBs, except where:
[1] The person has a certificate of approval for a mobile site or PCB
mobile waste disposal system issued under the Environmental
Protection Act7 (EPA) or, where the person is claiming exemption
under a regulation, the person has demonstrated to the
Commissioner that the conditions of the exemption are met;
[2] A copy of the most recent certificate or provisional certificate and
any amendment is provided to the Commissioner; and
[3] The person has written approval from the Commissioner that the
person has met a condition for an exemption under the regulations
in relation to their discharge of PCBs to the sewage works.
(l) Pesticides.
(m) Reactive waste.
(n) Severely toxic waste.
(o) Waste radioactive prescribed substances, except where:
[1] The waste radioactive prescribed substances are being discharged
under a valid and current licence issued by the Atomic Energy
Control Board or its successor; and
[2] A copy of the licence has been provided to the Commissioner.
(p) Waste disposal site leachate, except where:
[1] The person has prior written approval from the Commissioner
which permits the discharge or deposit of the waste disposal site
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Editor’s Note: See R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19.
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leachate to the sewage works, in accordance with guidelines
adopted by the City from time to time; and
[2] In the case where a certificate of approval or order has been issued
which includes a provision for the disposal of waste disposal site
leachate to sewage works, a copy of the certificate of approval or
order is provided to the Commissioner or, where the person is
claiming an exemption, the person has received written notice from
the Commissioner that the conditions of the exemption are being
met.
(q) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size to be capable of
causing obstruction to the flow in a sewer, including but not limited to
ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, soil, straw, shaving, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, animal parts or tissues,
and paunch manure. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law No. 869-2000]
(4) The sewage contains a concentration, expressed in milligrams per litre, in
excess of any one or more of the limits in Table 1 of this article entitled
“Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge,� at the end of this
section.
B. The discharge of non-contact cooling water or uncontaminated water to a sanitary
sewer or combined sewer from any new residential properties is prohibited. The
discharge of non-contact cooling water or uncontaminated water to a sanitary or
combined sewer from industrial, commercial or institutional properties is
permissible where: [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(1) In the case of a proposed building, no storm sewer exists adjacent to the
building; or
(2) In the case of an existing building, no storm connection exists to the building.
C. Discharge of water originating from a source other than the City water supply.
(1) The discharge of water originating from a source other than the City water
supply, including storm water or groundwater, directly or indirectly to a
sanitary sewer or combined sewer is prohibited, unless: [Amended 2002-10-
31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(a) The discharge is in accordance with a sanitary discharge agreement,
pursuant to § 681-6; and
(b) The discharge does not exceed the limits set out under Table 1 � Limits
for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge, with respect to
biochemical oxygen demand, phenolics (4AAP), total phosphorus or
total suspended solids; or
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(c) In the event the discharge does exceed the limits set out under Table
1 � Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge, with respect
to any of biochemical oxygen demand, phenolics (4AAP), total
phosphorus or total suspended solids, the discharge is in accordance
with an industrial waste surcharge agreement pursuant to § 681-6.
(2) The provisions of Subsection A(4) do not apply where:
(a) The discharge is in accordance with an industrial waste surcharge
agreement or expressly authorized in writing by the Commissioner in
accordance with this article prior to the discharge; and
(b) Any fee set by the City has been paid within 30 days of invoicing.
Table 1 � Limits for Sanitary and Combined Sewers Discharge
[Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
Parameter Limit Parameter Limit
(mg/L) (mg/L)
Biochemical oxygen demand 300 Benzene 0.01
Cyanide (total) 2 Chloroform 0.04
Fluoride 10 1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.05
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen 100 1,4-dichlorobenzene 0.08
Oil and grease � animal and 150 Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene 4
vegetable
Oil and grease � mineral and 15 Trans-1,3- 0.14
synthetic dichloropropylene
Phenolics (4AAP) 1.0 Ethyl benzene 0.16
Phosphorus (total) 10 Methylene chloride 2
Suspended solids (total) 350 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1.4
Aluminum (total) 50 Tetrachloroethylene 1
Antimony (total) 5 Toluene 0.016
Arsenic (total) 1 Trichloroethylene 0.4
Cadmium (total) 0.7 Xylenes (total) 1.4
Chromium (hexavalent) 2 Di-n-butyl phthalate 0.08
Chromium (total) 4 Bis (2-ethylhexyl) 0.012
phthalate
Cobalt (total) 5 Nonylphenols 0.02
Copper (total) 2 Nonylphenol ethoxylates 0.2
Lead (total) 1 Aldrin/dieldrin 0.0002
Manganese (total) 5 Chlordane 0.1
Mercury (total) 0.01 DDT 0.0001
Molybdenum (total) 5 Hexachlorobenzene 0.0001
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Parameter Limit Parameter Limit
(mg/L) (mg/L)
Nickel (total) 2 Mirex 0.1
Selenium (total) 1 PCBs 0.001
Silver (total) 5 3,3�-dichlorobenzidine 0.002
Tin (total) 5 Hexachlorocyclohexane 0.1
Titanium (total) 5 Pentachlorophenol 0.005
Zinc (total) 2 Total PAHs 0.005
§ 681-3. Prohibition of dilution.
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, storm sewer,
municipal or private sewer connection to any sanitary sewer, combined sewer or storm
sewer in circumstances where water has been added to the discharge for the purposes of
dilution to achieve compliance with § 681-2 or 681-4 of this article.
§ 681-4. Storm sewer requirements.
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 Act8 or the
Environmental Protection Act (Ontario)9 with respect to the storm sewer, its
discharge, or both the sewer and its discharge. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law
No. 869-2000]
F. Have one or more of the following characteristics:
(1) Visible film, sheen or discolouration.
(2) Two or more separate layers.
8
Editor’s Note: See R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40.
9
Editor’s Note: See R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19.
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(3) A pH less than 6.0 or greater than 9.5.
(4) A temperature greater than 40 degrees Celsius.
G. Contain one or more of the following:
(1) Acute hazardous waste chemicals.
(2) Blowdown water.
(3) Combustible liquids.
(4) Floating debris.
(5) Fuel.
(6) Hauled sewage.
(7) Hauled waste.
(8) Hazardous industrial waste.
(9) Hazardous waste chemicals.
(10) Ignitable waste.
(11) Pathological waste.
(12) PCBs.
(13) Pesticides.
(14) Reactive waste.
(15) Severely toxic waste.
(16) Sewage.
(17) Waste radioactive prescribed substances.
(18) Waste disposal site leachate.
(19) A substance from raw materials, intermediate or final product, used or
produced in, through or from an industrial process.
(20) A substance used in the operation or maintenance of an industrial site.
H. Contain E. coli colonies in excess of 200 per 100 mL.
I. Contain contaminants from raw materials, intermediate or final products or
wastewater from an industrial operation.
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J. Contain a concentration, expressed in milligrams per litre, in excess of any one or
more of the limits in Table 2 of this article entitled “Limits for Storm Sewer
Discharge.�
Table 2 � Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge
Parameter Limit Parameter Limit
(mg/L) (mg/L)
Biochemical oxygen demand 15 Trans-1,3-dichloropropylene 0.0056
Cyanide (total) 0.02 Ethyl benzene 0.002
Phenolics (4AAP) 0.008 Methylene chloride 0.0052
Phosphorus (total) 0.4 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 0.017
Suspended solids (total) 15 Tetrachloroethylene 0.0044
Arsenic (total) 0.02 Toluene 0.002
Cadmium (total) 0.008 Trichloroethylene 0.0076
Chromium (total) 0.08 Xylenes (total) 0.0044
Chromium (hexavalent) 0.04 Di-n-butyl phthalate 0.015
Copper (total) 0.04 Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.0088
Lead (total) 0.12 Nonylphenols 0.001
Manganese (total) 0.05 Nonylphenol ethoxylates 0.01
Mercury (total) 0.0004 Aldrin/dieldrin 0.00008
Nickel (total) 0.08 Chlordane 0.04
Selenium (total) 0.02 DDT 0.00004
Silver (total) 0.12 Hexachlorobenzene 0.00004
Zinc (total) 0.04 Mirex 0.04
Benzene 0.002 PCBs 0.0004
Chloroform 0.002 3,3�-dichlorobenzidine 0.0008
1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.0056 Hexachlorocyclohexane 0.04
1,4-dichlorobenzene 0.0068 Pentachlorophenol 0.002
Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene 0.0056 Total PAHs 0.002
§ 681-5. Pollution prevention planning.
A. Every subject sector industry and every industry which discharges any amount of a
subject pollutant shall prepare a plan and submit to the Commissioner a plan
summary with respect to the premises from which the discharge occurs by no later
than the date set out in Column 3 of Appendix 1 to this article, at the end of this
chapter, that corresponds to the industrial category for that industry as set out in
Column 2 of Appendix 1. [Amended 2000-10-12 by By-law No. 958-2000]
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B. Plan summaries submitted to the Commissioner shall be approved by the
Commissioner unless the Commissioner determines that the plan summary does not
comply with the requirements of this article.
C. Form of plan.
(1) The plan shall be in the form designated by the City for that purpose from
time to time.
(2) In addition to any other matter or requirement designated by the City, and
notwithstanding Subsection C(3), each plan shall include the following:
(a) A description of the processes at the premises which use or produce
subject pollutants.
(b) A description of those processes at the premises which are to be the
subject of pollution prevention planning.
(c) A list of the subject pollutants present at the premises at any stage of the
operations of the premises.
(d) A description setting out the types, quantities and concentrations of all
subject pollutants discharged, directly or indirectly, to a sewer.
(e) A description of current waste reduction, recycling, waste treatment and
pollution prevention activities with respect to sewer discharges at the
premises.
(f) A description of pollution prevention options for subject pollutants and
sewer discharge and an evaluation of those options.
(g) A list of possible three- and six-year targets to reduce or eliminate the
discharge of subject pollutants to the City’s sewers.
(h) A declaration from an authorized person that the content of the plan is,
to the best of that person’s knowledge, true, accurate and complete.
(3) The City may designate a different form for the plan with respect to any class
of industrial, commercial or institutional premises, or with respect to any class
of industry.
D. Form of plan summary.
(1) The plan summary shall be in the form designated by the City for that purpose
from time to time.
(2) In addition to any other matter or requirement designated by the City, and
notwithstanding Subsection D(3), each plan summary shall include the
following:
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(a) A description of the processes at the premises which use or produce
subject pollutants.
(b) A description of those processes at the premises which are to be the
subject of pollution prevention planning.
(c) A list of the subject pollutants present at the premises at any stage of the
operations of the premises.
(d) A summary of the plan.
(e) A declaration from an authorized person that the content of the plan
summary is, to the best of that person’s knowledge, true, accurate and
complete.
(3) The City may designate a different form for the plan summary with respect to
any class of industrial, commercial or institutional premises, or with respect to
any class of industry.
E. In the event that the activity or business of an industry which discharges any
amount of a subject pollutant is not listed in Column 2 of Appendix 1 to this article,
at the end of this chapter, then that industry shall prepare a plan and submit a plan
summary by no later than June 1, 2001.
F. Any subject sector industry and any industry discharging any amount of a subject
pollutant which commences business operations after June 30, 2000, shall have one
year from the date of the commencement of its business operations to prepare a plan
and prepare and submit a plan summary to the Commissioner.
G. At all times after the dates specified in Subsections A, E and F, every subject sector
industry and every industry discharging a subject pollutant shall have a plan
summary that has been approved by the Commissioner.
H. In the event that an industry submitting a plan summary is not sent written notice
from the Commissioner that its plan summary is not approved by the Commissioner
within 90 days of the industry delivering the plan summary to the Commissioner,
the plan summary shall be deemed to have been approved by the Commissioner.
I. Where an industry receives notice from the Commissioner that its plan summary
has not been approved, the industry shall have 90 days to amend and resubmit its
plan summary to the Commissioner for approval in accordance with this article.
J. In the event that a plan summary resubmitted to the Commissioner in accordance
with Subsection I of this section continues to fail to comply with the requirements
of this article, the Commissioner shall so notify the industry, and the industry shall
be in contravention of Subsection A of this article and shall continue to be in
contravention of this article until such time as the Commissioner approves of an
amended plan summary resubmitted by the industry, in accordance with this article.
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K. Every subject sector industry and every industry discharging a subject pollutant
shall submit a revised and updated plan summary for the approval of the
Commissioner at least once every two years from the date which the original plan
summary was required to be submitted. Such revised and updated plan summary
shall, in addition to the requirements otherwise set out in this article, detail and
evaluate the progress of the industry to accomplish the objectives set out in its plan
and the industry’s ability to accomplish those pollution prevention objectives.
L. Every subject sector industry and every industry discharging a subject pollutant
shall prepare a revised and updated plan no less frequently than once every six
years from the date which the original plan was required to be prepared, and shall
prepare and submit for the Commissioner’s approval a plan summary with respect
thereto no later than the date by which any revised and updated plan must be
prepared.
M. The provisions of Subsections I, J and K of this section apply with respect to plans
and plan summaries required to be prepared pursuant to Subsection L.
N. The City may designate any class of business or activity not included in Appendix 1
to this article, at the end of this chapter, as a subject sector industry and may
designate a date with respect to which any such subject sector shall be required to
submit to the Commissioner a plan and a plan summary.
O. The City may designate any matter as a subject pollutant and may designate a date
with respect to which any industry discharging such subject pollutant shall be
required to submit to the Commissioner a plan and a plan summary.
P. A copy of the plan and plan summary shall be kept at all times at the premises in
respect to which it was prepared and shall be available for inspection by the
Commissioner at any time.
§ 681-6. Agreements.
A. The discharge or deposit of sewage by a person that would otherwise be prohibited
by this article may be permitted into or in any connection to any sanitary or
combined sewer to an extent fixed by: [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-
2002]
(1) An industrial waste surcharge agreement, subject to Subsection B(1),
including conditions for payment of additional costs of operation, repair and
maintenance of the sewage works, and on other terms and conditions as may
be deemed appropriate by the City; and/or
(2) A sanitary discharge agreement, subject to Subsection B(2), including
conditions for payment for water pollution control treatment purposes that
otherwise would have been obtained from a surcharge on the water had it been
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supplied by the City and on other terms and conditions as may be deemed
appropriate by the City; and
(3) The industrial waste surcharge rate and the sanitary discharge rate will be
reviewed and adjusted accordingly from time to time as determined by the
City.
B. Restrictions on agreements.
(1) An industrial waste surcharge agreement may only be entered into with
respect to the discharge of the following treatable parameters in sewage:
biochemical oxygen demand, phenolics (4AAP), total phosphorus and total
suspended solids.
(2) A sanitary discharge agreement may be entered with respect to the discharge
of sewage, which contains water that has originated from a source other than
the City water supply system.
C. Industrial waste surcharge agreements and sanitary surcharge agreements shall be
generally in the form designated by the City from time to time. The Commissioner
shall be authorized to execute industrial waste surcharge agreements and sanitary
discharge agreements on behalf of the City in the form designated by the City.
D. The agreements contemplated by Subsection B(1) and (2) may be terminated by the
Commissioner by written notice at any time where there is an emergency situation
of immediate threat or danger to any person, property, plant or animal life, water or
sewage works.
§ 681-7. Compliance program.
A. An industry may submit to the Commissioner a proposed compliance program
setting out activities to be undertaken by the industry that would result in the
prevention or reduction and control of the discharge or deposit of matter from the
industry’s premises into municipal or private sewer connections to any sanitary
sewer or combined sewer.
B. An industry may submit to the Commissioner a proposed compliance program
setting out activities to be undertaken by the industry that would result in the
prevention or reduction and control of the discharge or deposit of uncontaminated
water, ground water or storm water from the industry’s premises to eliminate the
discharge of matter into municipal or private sewer connections to any storm sewer.
C. Upon receipt of an application pursuant to Subsection A or B above, the
Commissioner may issue an approval for a compliance program for an industry to
discharge an effluent that does not comply with Table 1 (located in § 681-2) and
Table 2 (in § 681-4) of this article, such approval to be in accordance with
guidelines therefore adopted by the City from time to time. The industry shall be
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entitled to make non-complying discharges in the amount and only to the extent set
out in the Commissioner’s approval during the planning, design and construction or
installation of facilities or works needed to implement the approved compliance
program.
D. Every proposed compliance program shall be for a specified length of time during
which treatment facilities are to be installed and shall be specific as to the remedial
actions to be implemented by the industry, the dates of commencement and
completion of the activity and the materials or other characteristics of the matter to
which it relates. The final activity completion date shall not be later than the final
compliance date in the compliance program.
E. The industry to which a compliance program has been issued shall submit a
compliance program progress report to the Commissioner within 14 days after the
scheduled completion date of each activity listed in the compliance program.
F. The Commissioner may terminate any proposed compliance program by written
notice at any time to the industry in the event that the industry fails or neglects to
carry out or diligently pursue the activities required of it under its approved
compliance program.
G. The Commissioner is authorized to execute agreements with industries with respect
to approved compliance programs, which agreements may, in accordance with
guidelines adopted by the City from time to time, include a provision for a
reduction in the payment otherwise required from the industry to the City pursuant
to an industrial waste surcharge agreement. The reduction in payment to the City
may be in such an amount and for such duration as the agreement may specify.
H. The Commissioner may terminate any approved compliance program agreement
entered into pursuant to Subsection G by written notice at any time to the industry
in the event that the industry fails or neglects to carry out or diligently pursue the
activities required of it under its approved compliance program, and in the event of
any such termination, the industry shall pay to the City the full difference in amount
between what it was required to pay to the City pursuant to the industrial waste
surcharge agreement, and the amount actually paid to the City as a result of having
entered into an agreement with respect to the approved compliance program.
[Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law No. 869-2000]
§ 681-8. Sampling and analytical requirements.
A. The sampling and analysis required by this article shall be carried out in accordance
with the procedures, modified or validated by the City, as set out in the City
document entitled “Quality System, Analytical Methods Manual,� as it may be
amended from time to time. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
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B. Compliance or non-compliance with this article may be determined by the analysis
of a grab sample or a composite sample done in accordance with Subsection A, may
contain additives for its preservation and may be collected manually or by using
automatic sampling device.
C. Where there is no maintenance access hole meeting the requirements of § 681-10 of
this article, the Commissioner may, by written notice to an industry, make use of an
alternate device or facility for the purpose of sampling a discharge to the sewage
works.
§ 681-9. Spills.
A. 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
Commissioner and provide any information with regard to the spill that is
requested. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law No. 869-2000]
B. The person shall provide a detailed report on the spill to the Commissioner, within
five days after the spill, containing the following information to the best of his or
her knowledge:
(1) Location where spill occurred;
(2) Name and telephone number of the person who reported the spill and the
location and time where they can be contacted;
(3) Date and time of spill;
(4) Material spilled;
(5) Characteristics of material spilled;
(6) Volume of material spilled;
(7) Duration of spill event;
(8) Work completed and any work still in progress in the mitigation of the spill;
and [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law No. 869-2000]
(9) Preventive actions being taken to ensure a similar spill does not occur again.
C. The person responsible for the spill 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 citizens, minimize damage to property, protect the
environment, clean up the spill and contaminated residue and restore the affected
area to its condition prior to the spill. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law No. 869-
2000]
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D. Industries at whose premises a spill has occurred which are required to have a plan
pursuant to § 681-5 of this article shall prepare an updated plan and plan summary
incorporating the information set out in Subsection B and shall submit the plan
summary so updated to the Commissioner within 30 days of the spill.
§ 681-10. General.
A. Maintenance access hole.
(1) The owner or operator of commercial, institutional or industrial premises or
multi-storey residential buildings with one or more connections to a sewage
works shall install and maintain in good repair in each connection a suitable
maintenance access hole to allow observation, sampling and flow
measurement of the sewage, uncontaminated water or storm water therein,
provided that, where installation of a maintenance access hole is not possible,
an alternative device or facility may be substituted with the prior written
approval of the Commissioner.
(2) The maintenance access hole or alternative device shall be located on the
property of the owner or operator of the premises, as close to the property line
as possible, unless the Commissioner has given prior written approval for a
different location.
(3) Each maintenance access hole, device or facility installed as required by
Subsection A(2) shall be designed and constructed in accordance with good
engineering practice and the requirements of the City of Toronto Water and
Wastewater Services Standard Construction Specifications and Drawings for
Sewers and Watermains, as it may be amended from time to time, and shall be
constructed and maintained by the owner or operator of the premises at his or
her expense. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(4) The owner or operator of an industrial, commercial or institutional premises or
a multi-storey residential building shall at all times ensure that every
maintenance access hole, alternative device or facility installed as required by
Subsection A(1) is accessible to the Commissioner for the purposes of
observing, sampling and flow measurement of the sewage, uncontaminated
water or storm water therein. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law No. 869-
2000; 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(5) The provisions of Subsections A(1) to (4) inclusive do not apply to those who
own or operate dental offices. Dental offices shall provide a sampling port
consisting of a valve, tap, or similar device consistent with technical
guidelines that the Commissioner may establish from time to time. [Added
2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
B. Food-related grease interceptors. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
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(1) Every owner or operator of a restaurant or other industrial, commercial or
institutional premises where food is cooked, processed or prepared, which
premises is connected directly or indirectly to a sewer, shall take all necessary
measures to ensure that oil and grease are prevented from entering the sewer.
(2) The owner or operator of a premises as set out in Subsection B(1) shall install,
operate, and properly maintain a grease interceptor in any piping system at its
premises that connects directly or indirectly to a sewer. The grease
interceptors shall be installed in compliance with the most current
requirements of the Ontario Building Code.
C. Interceptors for motor oil and lubricating grease. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law
No. 869-2000; 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(1) 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.
(2) The owner or operator of a premises as set out in Subsection C(1) shall install,
operate, and properly maintain an oil interceptor in any piping system at its
premises that connects directly or indirectly to a sewer. The oil interceptors
shall be installed in compliance with the most current requirements of the
Ontario Building Code.
D. Sediment interceptors. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(1) Every owner or operator of a premises from which sediment may directly or
indirectly enter a sewer, including but not limited to premises using a ramp
drain or area drain and car and vehicle wash establishments, shall take all
necessary measures to ensure that such sediment is prevented from entering
the drain or sewer.
(2) Catch basins installed on private property for the purposes of collecting storm
water and carrying it into the storm sewers shall be equipped with goss traps
or an equivalent and the installation of these catch basins on private property
shall comply with the City of Toronto Water and Wastewater Services
Standard Construction Specifications and Drawings for Sewers and
Watermains, as it may be amended from time to time.
(3) No combination of a maintenance access hole and catch basin shall be
installed on private property.
E. Garbage grinders. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
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(1) 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.
(2) In the case of industrial, commercial or institutional properties where garbage
grinding devices are installed in accordance with the Building Code, the
effluent from such garbage grinding devices must comply with § 681-2.
F. Right of entry. [Amended 2001-12-06 by By-law No. 1109-2001]
No person shall prevent, hinder, obstruct or interfere in any way with the
Commissioner or an inspector and persons deemed, by the Commissioner, to be
essential to an inspection and sampling, bearing proper credentials and
identification, from, for the purposes of administering or enforcing this article:
(1) Entering in or upon, at any reasonable time without a warrant, any land or
premises, except land or premises being used as a dwelling house;
(2) Making such tests or taking such samples as the Commissioner or an inspector
deems necessary; or
(3) Inspecting or observing any plant, machinery, equipment, work, activity or
documents.
G. Protection from damage.
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 a sewage works for the
purposes of flow measuring, sampling and testing of sewage, uncontaminated
water or storm water.
H. Damage to the sewage works.
Any person discharging sewage, uncontaminated water or storm water to the
municipal sewage works shall be responsible for ensuring that such sewage,
uncontaminated water or storm water conforms at all times to the provisions of this
article and shall be liable for any damage or expense arising out of his or her failure
to properly check and control such discharge, including the cost of investigation,
repairing or replacing any part of any municipal sewage works damaged thereby.
I. Unauthorized entry to sewage works.
Unless specifically authorized by the Commissioner, no person shall enter any
sewage works.
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J. Dental waste amalgam separator.
(1) Every owner or operator of a premises from which dental waste amalgam may
be discharged, which waste may directly or indirectly enter a sewer, shall
install, operate and properly maintain dental waste amalgam separator(s) in
any piping system at its premises that connects directly or indirectly to a
sewer by no later than January 1, 2002.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection J(1), any person operating a business from which
dental waste amalgam is or will be discharged directly or indirectly to a sewer,
at premises which are constructed or substantially renovated on or after the
date that this article comes into force, shall install, operate and properly
maintain dental waste amalgam separator(s) in any piping system which is
connected directly or indirectly to a sewer.
(3) Notwithstanding compliance with Subsection J, all persons operating or
carrying on the business of a dental practice shall comply with § 681-2A(4) of
this article.
§ 681-11. Sewer connections.
A. No person shall:
(1) Erect or cause or permit to be erected any new building unless the new
building is connected to the sanitary sewer or combined sewer for sanitary
drainage purposes; and [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(2) Construct, install, maintain or cause or permit to be constructed, installed or
maintained, whether installed prior to the date of the passing of this article or
any of its predecessors, a direct or indirect connection to the sanitary sewer
connection which would permit anything other than domestic and industrial
sewage to discharge into the sanitary sewer connection.
B. No sewer connection shall be constructed on any road allowance, easement, or
other public land, except by the City or under a contract, agreement, or undertaking
satisfactory to the Commissioner. The owner of the building shall be responsible for
the cost of the sewer connection. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
C. In those cases where the existing municipal sewer connection does not meet the
standard therefor as adopted by the City from time to time as a result of a re-
subdivision of lots or change in location of a building on a lot, the owner or agent
shall apply and pay to the City for a new installation or installations and for the
disconnection of the existing sewer connections where necessary on an actual cost
basis with a minimum charge equal to the applicable flat rate, as determined by the
City from time to time.
D. Reconstructed buildings.
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(1) Whenever an existing building is substantially demolished, the existing
municipal sewer connections shall be disconnected by the City at the
municipal sewers at the expense of the owner of the building. The owner
applying for the permit to construct the replacement building shall be required
to apply and pay the City for the installation of new municipal sewer
connections.
(2) For the purposes of this section, an existing building is substantially
demolished when more than 50 percent of the exterior walls of the first storey
above grade are removed, whether or not they are subsequently replaced.
(3) An owner who is applying for a permit to construct a replacement building or
to disconnect a dwelling from a septic tank to connect to a sanitary sewer
connection shall be entitled to use an existing municipal sewer connection
which, upon inspection by the Commissioner, is found to be in satisfactory
condition. The applicant shall pay for the cost of the above inspection, the
amount of which shall be determined from time to time by the City.
E. In the event that a sewer connection is installed or operated in contravention of any
provision of this article, the Commissioner may, until such time as the violations are
rectified, order the temporary disconnection of such sewer connection. During any
disconnection in accordance with this section, no person shall use or cause or
permit the use of such a connection.
F. The Commissioner shall not order such temporary disconnection unless the
Commissioner has first mailed to the property owner and occupant, if any, a
registered letter specifying the nature of the violation or violations of this article
and indicating the intention of the Commissioner to order temporary disconnection
of the sewer 30 days after the date of mailing, unless the Commissioner is satisfied
that the violation or violations set out in the notice will be rectified within that time.
The cost of the disconnection and reconnection shall be borne by the property
owner and shall be payable to the City before any reconnection is made.
G. Any person desiring a sewer connection shall make an application for such
connection on forms supplied by the Commissioner and accompanied by such plans
as may be required and pay a fee for the application. The owner of the property to
be served, or the owner’s agent, shall sign the application, and the owner shall be
responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information furnished on such
application and plans. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
H. Sewer connections on public or private property. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law
No. 855-2002]
(1) A sewer connection on public property between the sewer main and private
property shall be installed:
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(a) By the City at the expense of the owner on conditions and rates
determined from time to time by the City; or
(b) With the prior written consent of the Commissioner, by the owner of the
property, at the property owner’s expense under a contract, agreement,
or undertaking satisfactory to the Commissioner, in compliance with the
City of Toronto Water and Wastewater Services Standard Construction
Specifications and Drawings for Sewers and Watermains, as it may be
amended from time to time.
(2) Sewer connections on private property shall be installed by the owner
pursuant to a building permit having been issued for such purpose by the
Chief Building Official of the City and in compliance with the City of Toronto
Water and Wastewater Services Standard Construction Specifications and
Drawings for Sewers and Watermains, as it may be amended from time to
time.
I. Methods and materials used in the construction of sewer connections shall resist
entry of roots and acid or alkali damage, and otherwise be in accordance with
requirements determined by the Commissioner from time to time. [Amended 2002-
10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
J. No person shall install double municipal sewer connections servicing two or more
properties. A single set of service connections will be allowed for a property with
multiple units, subject to the approval of the City.
K. A private sanitary sewer connection shall not be installed until: [Amended 2002-
10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(1) The municipal sewer to which the municipal sewer connection is made is fully
completed and accepted for operation; and
(2) The municipal sewer connection is satisfactorily installed.
L. In the event that any person constructs a municipal sewer connection in a manner
other than provided for in this section, the Commissioner may order the re-
excavation of the connection for the purpose of inspection and testing and, if
necessary, reconstruction of the work, and the Commissioner may have these works
performed at the expense of the owner or disconnect the sewer connection, in which
case it shall not be reconnected except with the approval of the Commissioner.
[Amended 2000-10-12 by By-law No. 958-2000; 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-
2002]
M. The owner of any building erected upon lands that abut on a street which is not
serviced by a storm sewer shall construct a down-pipe from the eavestrough that
shall discharge the water at grade with provisions to prevent soil erosion and shall
conduct the storm water away from the building in such a manner that the storm
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water will not accumulate at or near the building and will not adversely affect
adjacent properties.
(Reserved)10
N.
O. Where a catch basin has been installed on private property to drain storm water
from a driveway which slopes towards any structure located on the property, the
catch basin shall be connected to the City storm sewer where such is available, and
the installation shall include: [Amended 2000-10-12 by By-law No. 958-2000;
2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(1) A flap gate backwater valve installed directly downstream of the private catch
basin, so that no storm water may back up from the City storm sewer into the
private catch basin; and
(2) A sump pump, located in the overflow sump, to discharge any storm water
which has collected in the catch basin while the above flap gate backwater
valve has closed to prevent a backup of storm water.
P. Flap gate backwater valve and sump pumps required pursuant to Subsection O shall
be installed and maintained by the owner or operator of the premises at his or her
expense.
Q. Inflow and infiltration of storm water into sanitary sewer system. [Amended 2002-
10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(1) The owner of any building which has a roof water leader discharging storm
water, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer connection shall
disconnect the down-pipe from the underground portions at grade and shall
conduct the storm water away from the building in such a manner that the
storm water will not accumulate at or near the building and will not adversely
affect adjacent properties.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) “Directly� shall mean by any physical connection or series of
connections between the roof water leader and the sanitary sewer
system.
(b) “Indirectly� shall mean in any manner whatsoever whereby storm water
enters the sanitary sewer system, and for the greater certainty includes
any situation where open joints in underground sewer connections on
private property permit storm water to infiltrate the sanitary sewer
system.
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2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002.
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(3) An owner may request the Commissioner to conduct an inspection by means
of an excavation or closed circuit television inspection of any existing
municipal sewer connection. The owner shall deposit a sum of money with the
City, in an amount determined by the Commissioner, with respect to the
inspection. If upon inspection a structural problem is found in the City portion
of the connection, the deposit will be refunded.
(4) If, as a result of the inspection pursuant to Subsection Q(3), the Commissioner
determines that the infiltration of storm water into the sanitary sewer system
occurs solely as a result of a structural problem in the City’s portion of the
connection, the provisions of Subsection Q(1) will not apply to the owner with
respect to the premises in relation to which the inspection was performed.
(5) If, as a result of the inspection pursuant to Subsection Q(3), the Commissioner
determines that the infiltration of storm water into the sanitary sewer system
occurs as a result of structural problems in both the City’s portion of the
connection and the owner’s portion of the connection, the provisions of
Subsection Q(1) will not apply to the owner with respect to the premises in
relation to which the inspection was performed, and the deposit will be
refunded if the owner completes repairs to the owner’s portion of the
connection to correct deficiencies in that portion of the connection identified
in the inspection.
R. Groundwater drainage system.
(1) No owner of industrial, commercial or institutional premises shall do anything
which may increase design peak flow rates of storm water or impair the
quality of storm water discharged to a storm sewer. [Amended 2002-10-31 by
By-law No. 855-2002]
(2) The direct connection of any new private storm drainage system to the
municipal storm sewer is prohibited, except that, if, in the opinion of the
Commissioner, there is no practical alternate means of drainage available, the
Commissioner may approve the direct connection. [Amended 2002-10-31 by
By-law No. 855-2002]
(3) Before considering a request for an approval pursuant to Subsection R(2), the
owner or operator of industrial, commercial or institutional premises shall be
required to submit to the Commissioner for approval a storm water
management report identifying the storm water quantity and quality control
measures being proposed for the site. [Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No.
855-2002]
(4) Where a new connection is approved by the Commissioner, for the purposes
of providing groundwater drainage, the discharge must be regulated by:
[Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
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(a) Means of a sump pump, which must elevate the water, via a loop
system, to an elevation above that of the centre line elevation of the road
before being discharged to the private storm drainage system. A flap
gate check valve shall be installed on the sump pump discharge pipe so
that no storm water may flow from the storm sewer into the subsurface
drainage pipe system;
(b) A backwater valve in circumstances where a storm sewer connection is
at such an elevation so as to provide gravity flow.
(5) No direct connection or indirect interconnection between the private storm
drainage system and the private sanitary drainage system is permitted.
[Amended 2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(6) The groundwater drainage system set out in Subsection R shall be installed
and maintained by the owner or operator of the premises, at his or her sole
expense.
S. Storm water drainage from certain new free-standing buildings. [Amended 2002-
10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(1) No person shall construct, install or maintain, or cause or permit to be
constructed, installed or maintained, drainage from any roof water leader or
downspout that conveys storm water from a new single-family dwelling or
residential building having a frontage equal to or greater than 15.24 metres
(50 feet) directly or indirectly to a sanitary, combined or storm sewer
connection for the purpose of storm water drainage. Storm water shall be
discharged at grade away from the building in such a manner that the storm
water will not accumulate at or near the building and will not adversely affect
adjacent properties.
(2) Where compliance with Subsection S(1) compromises or creates a hazardous
situation, an application may be made to the Commissioner for an exemption
from the provisions of Subsection S(1).
T. Private swimming pool water. [Amended 2000-10-12 by By-law No. 958-2000;
2002-10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
(1) The waste water from a swimming pool or wading pool shall not be
discharged:
(a) Into a storm drainage system;
(b) Such that it flows onto an adjoining property;
(c) Over a valley/ravine wall; and
(d) Such that it may cause erosion or instability of the valley or ravine slope.
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(2) The waste water from a swimming pool or wading pool shall either be
transported away by an appropriately licensed waste hauler or be discharged
either by way of a temporary connection to the sanitary sewer or by way of
controlled discharged to the owner’s property such that the discharge is at all
times contained within the property until it evaporates or infiltrates into the
ground.
U. Notwithstanding Subsection T, the rain water resting on a tarp which covers a
swimming pool may be discharged to a storm sewer, subject to § 681-4 of this
article.
§ 681-12. Confidential information.
A. All information submitted to and collected by the City that is contained in plan
summaries, reports, surveys, monitoring and inspection and sampling activities will,
except as otherwise provided in this section, be available for disclosure to the public
in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act (MFIPPA).11
B. In the event that any person in submitting information to the City or to the
Commissioner in any form, as required under this article, where such information is
confidential or proprietary or otherwise, may be exempt from disclosure under
MFIPPA, the person submitting the information shall so identify that information
upon its submission to the City or the Commissioner and shall provide sufficient
details as to the reason for its purported exemption from disclosure.
§ 681-13. Offences.
A. Every person other than a corporation who contravenes any provision of § 681-2,
681-3 or 681-4 of this article is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable, for
every day or part thereof upon which such offence occurs or continues, to a fine of
not more than $10,000 for a first offence and $20,000 for any subsequent
conviction.
A.1. Every person other than a corporation who contravenes any provision of Section 2
or 3 of By-law No. 153-89 of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto is
guilty of an offence and, on conviction, is liable for every day or part thereof upon
which such offence occurs or continues to a fine of not more than $5,000 for a first
offence and $10,000 for any subsequent conviction. [Added 2001-02-01 by By-law
No. 81-2001]
B. Every corporation which contravenes any provision § 681-2, 681-3 or 681-4 of this
article is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable, for every day or part
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thereof upon which such offence occurs or continues, to a fine of not more than
$50,000 for a first offence and $100,000 for any subsequent conviction.
B.1. Every corporation which contravenes any provision of Section 2 or 3 of By-law No.
153-89 of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto is guilty of an offence
and, on conviction, is liable for every day or part thereof upon which such offence
occurs or continues to a fine of not more than $25,000 for a first offence and
$50,000 for any subsequent conviction. [Added 2001-02-01 by By-law No. 81-
2001]
C. Notwithstanding Subsections A and B, every person who contravenes any provision
of any other section of this article is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable,
for every day or part thereof upon which such offence occurs or continues, to a fine
of not more than $5,000.
D. In this article, “subsequent conviction� means a conviction for an offence which
offence occurs after the date of conviction for an earlier offence under this article or
the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto By-law No. 153-89, as amended.
§ 681-14. Repealer; impact on existing agreements; effective dates.
A. Former City of Toronto By-law No. 78-91, A By-law Respecting Sewers and the
Discharge and Deposit of Sewage and Land Drainage; former City of North York
By-law No. 31442, as amended, A By-law regulating the discharge of sewage and
land drainage to the municipal sanitary and storm sewer system; former City of
Scarborough By-law No. 17777, A By-law to regulate the discharge into public
sewers of sewage and storm water, including industrial wastes; former City of
Etobicoke By-law No. 1994-23 Sewer Use By-law; former City of York By-law
No. 2880-94, To Regulate the discharge of sewage and land drainage in the City of
York; former Borough of East York By-law No. 100-90, To regulate the discharge
and deposit of sewage and land drainage in the Borough of East York; and
Chapter 292, Sewers, Article III, of the Municipal Code of the former City of
Toronto, are hereby repealed. [Amended 2001-02-01 by By-law No. 81-2001]
B. Notwithstanding § 681-14A, industrial waste surcharge agreements and sanitary
discharge agreements entered into by the former Municipality of Metropolitan
Toronto, or a compliance program issued by the Commissioner or a compliance
program agreement entered into by the City pursuant to the provisions of the former
Metro Toronto By-law No. 153-89, as amended, and in effect immediately prior to
the passage of this article, remain in force in accordance with their terms and
conditions. [Amended 2000-10-05 by By-law No. 869-2000]
C. This article, with the exception of §§ 681-2 and 681-4, shall come into force on the
6th day of July, A.D. 2000. Sections 681-2 and 681-4 of this article shall come into
force on November 1, 2002. [Amended 2002-06-20 by By-law No. 547-2002]
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D. By-law No. 153-89 of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, a By-law
“To regulate the discharge of sewage and land drainage in the Metropolitan Area,�
with the exception of Sections 2 and Section 3, is hereby repealed. Sections 2 and 3
of By-law No. 153-89 of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto shall be
deemed to be in force, throughout the City of Toronto until November 1, 2002.
Sections 2 and 3 of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto By-law No.
153-89 are repealed as of November 1, 2002. [Amended 2001-02-01 by By-law
No. 81-2001; 2002-06-20 by By-law No. 547-2002]
E. Former Metropolitan Toronto By-law No. 96-80, as amended, a by-law to regulate
the discharge of water obtained from a private water works system into the
Metropolitan sewer system and to charge a rate therefor, is repealed. [Added 2002-
10-31 by By-law No. 855-2002]
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CHAPTER 681, ARTICLE I
APPENDIX 1
SUBJECT SECTORS
[Amended 2002-02-15 by By-law No. 80-200212]
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
NAICS INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY P2 PLAN DUE
DATE
212299 All Other Metal Ore Mining June 30, 2001
213114 Support Activities for Metal Mining June 30, 2001
213115 Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except June 30, 2001
Fuels)
212399 All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining June 30, 2001
23561 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Contractors June 30, 2001
337124 Metal Household Furniture Manufacturing June 30, 2001
337125 Household Furniture (except Wood and Metal) June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product June 30, 2001
Manufacturing (pt)
212399 All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining June 30, 2001
327999 All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product June 30, 2001
Manufacturing (pt)
331112 Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Product June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
331419 Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal June 30, 2001
331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of June 30, 2001
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (pt)
331491 Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) June 30, 2001
Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (pt)
332811 Metal Heat Treating June 30, 2001
332431 Metal Can Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing June 30, 2001
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NAICS INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY P2 PLAN DUE
DATE
332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product June 30, 2001
Manufacturing (pt)
332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332919 Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332998 Enameled Iron and Metal Sanitary Ware June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
332919 Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332321 Metal Window and Door Manufacturing June 30, 2001
33242 Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332322 Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332323 Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
332311 Prefabricated Metal Building and Component June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332321 Metal Window and Door Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332323 Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
33637 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping June 30, 2001
332116 Metal Stamping June 30, 2001
332812 Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and June 30, 2001
Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
332919 Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
332117 Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing June 30, 2001
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
NAICS INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY P2 PLAN DUE
DATE
332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332919 Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing June 30, 2001
332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
332323 Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing June 30, 2001
333512 Machine Tool (Metal Cutting Types) Manufacturing June 30, 2001
333513 Machine Tool (Metal Forming Types) Manufacturing June 30, 2001
333518 Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing June 30, 2001
42151 Metals Service Centers and Offices June 30, 2001
42194 Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal June 30, 2001
Wholesalers
332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and June 30, 2001
Coloring
334412 Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing June 30, 2001
334416 Electronic Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor June 30, 2001
Manufacturing
44711 Gasoline Stations with Convenience Store December 31, 2001
44719 Other Gasoline Stations December 31, 2001
811121 Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and December 31, 2001
Maintenance
811112 Automotive Exhaust System Repair December 31, 2001
811198 All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance December 31, 2001
811113 Automotive Transmission Repair December 31, 2001
811111 General Automotive Repair December 31, 2001
811118 Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair December 31, 2001
and Maintenance
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
NAICS INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY P2 PLAN DUE
DATE
811191 Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops December 31, 2001
812921 Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) December 31, 2001
812922 One-Hour Photofinishing December 31, 2001
62121 Offices of Dentists December 31. 2001
62211 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals December 31, 2001
62221 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals December 31, 2001
62231 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) December 31, 2001
Hospitals
621511 Medical Laboratories December 31, 2001
339116 Dental Laboratories December 31, 2001
54138 Testing Laboratories December 31, 2001
81232 Dry cleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin- December 31, 2001
Operated)
48821 Support Activities for Rail Transportation December 31, 2001
485999 All Other Transit and Ground Passenger December 31, 2001
Transportation
48541 School and Employee Bus Transportation December 31, 2001
48711 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land December 31, 2001
485991 Special Needs Transportation December 31, 2001
485999 All Other Transit and Ground Passenger December 31, 2001
Transportation
48521 Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation December 31, 2001
48541 School and Employee Bus Transportation December 31, 2001
48849 Other Support Activities for Road Transportation December 31, 2001
481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation December 31, 2001
481112 Scheduled Freight Air Transportation December 31, 2001
481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation December 31, 2001
481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation December 31, 2001
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NAICS INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY P2 PLAN DUE
DATE
48799 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other December 31, 2001
323117 Books Printing December 31, 2001
323114 Quick Printing December 31, 2001
323119 Other Commercial Printing December 31, 2001
323110 Commercial Lithographic Printing December 31, 2001
323111 Commercial Gravure Printing December 31, 2001
323112 Commercial Flexographic Printing December 31, 2001
323113 Commercial Screen Printing December 31, 2001
323119 Other Commercial Printing December 31, 2001
323116 Manifold Business Forms Printing December 31, 2001
32591 Printing Ink Manufacturing December 31, 2001
325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing June 30, 2002
325191 Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing June 30, 2002
32511 Petrochemical Manufacturing June 30, 2002
325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing June 30, 2002
32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical June 30, 2002
Manufacturing
325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and June 30, 2002
Preparation Manufacturing
325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical June 30, 2002
Manufacturing
42269 Other Chemical and Allied Products Wholesalers June 30, 2002
325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing June 30, 2002
325611 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing June 30, 2002
325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing June 30, 2002
32551 Paint and Coating Manufacturing June 30, 2002
32411 Petroleum Refineries June 30, 2002
324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing June 30, 2002
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NAICS INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY P2 PLAN DUE
DATE
324199 All Other Petroleum and Coal Products June 30, 2002
Manufacturing
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing June 30, 2002
324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing June 30, 2002
32616 Plastics Bottle Manufacturing June 30, 2002
326191 Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing June 30, 2002
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing June 30, 2002
31611 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing June 30, 2002
316999 All Other Leather Good Manufacturing June 30, 2002
316993 Personal Leather Good (except Women’s Handbag June 30, 2002
and Purse) Manufacturing
31321 Broadwoven Fabric Mills December 31, 2001
31323 Nonwoven Fabric Mills December 31, 2001
31332 Fabric Coating Mills December 31, 2001
31411 Carpet and Rug Mills December 31, 2001
313111 Yarn Spinning Mills December 31, 2001
313112 Yarn Texturizing, Throwing, and Twisting Mills December 31, 2001
313113 Thread Mills December 31, 2001
313221 Narrow Fabric Mills December 31, 2001
313241 Weft Knit Fabric Mills December 31, 2001
313249 Other Knit Fabric and Lace Mills December 31, 2001
313311 Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills December 31, 2001
313312 Textile and Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven December 31, 2001
Fabric) Mills
314991 Rope, Cordage, and Twine Mills December 31, 2001
314992 Tire Cord and Tire Fabric Mills December 31, 2001
314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills December 31, 2001
315111 Sheer Hosiery Mills December 31, 2001
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
NAICS INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY P2 PLAN DUE
DATE
315119 Other Hosiery and Sock Mills December 31, 2001
315191 Outerwear Knitting Mills December 31, 2001
315192 Underwear and Nightwear Knitting Mills December 31, 2001
811192 Car Washes December 31, 2001
NOTES:
NAICS = North American Industrial Classification System
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APPENDIX 2
SUBJECT POLLUTANTS
Arsenic
Benzene
Cadmium
Chloroform
Cobalt
1,2-dichlorobenzene
Chromium
1,4-dichlorobenzene
Copper
Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene
Mercury
Trans-1,3-dichloropropylene
Molybdenum
Ethyl benzene
Nickel
Methylene chloride
Lead
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
Selenium
Tetrachloroethylene
Zinc
Toluene
Trichloroethylene
Total xylene
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Alkylphenols
Alkylphenol ethoxylates
Aldrin/dieldrin
Chlordane
DDT
Hexachlorobenzene
Mirex
PCBs
3,3�-dichlorobenzidine
Hexachlorocyclohexane
Pentachlorophenol
Total PAHs
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