BYLAW - Sewer Use By law - 20130611 - 551813THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OFAURORA
By-law Number 5518-13
BEING A BY-LAW to
regulate the discharges
and connections to the
municipal sewage system.
WHEREAS section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended,
provides that a municipality may pass by-laws respecting matters concerning public
utilities, public assets, environmental well-being, health and safety of persons, and
services that a municipality is authorized to provide;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town desires to repeal By-law Number 4743-05.P,
as amended, and enact a new by-law to regulate matters relating to discharges and
connections to the municipal sewage system;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF
AURORA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
1.1 In this by-law, the following definitions and interpretations shall govern:
a) 'Building Code" means the Building Code as established under the
Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, as amended from time to time
or successor legislation;
b) "Council' means the council of the Town;
c) "Director" means the Director of Infrastructure & Environmental Services
of the Town or his/her designate;
d) "discharge" when used as a verb, includes add, deposit, emit, release or
leak and, when used as a noun, includes addition, deposit, emission,
release or leak;
e) "discharger" means a person who is the owner, is in occupation of, or has
charge, management or control of a site that discharges to a sewage
works, or sewage, storm water, uncontaminated water or other substance
or thing to which this by-law applies;
f) "food waste grinding device" includes a device for the purposes of
macerating or grinding garbage and/or food wastes;
g) "groundwater" means subsurface water including water held in soil, in
pores, cracks or crevices in rocks or as a free standing body beneath the
surface;
h) "industrial' means of or pertaining to industry, manufacturing, commerce,
trade, business, or institutions as distinguished from residential;
i) "inspection chamber" means a vertical shaft not less than 36 inches inside
diameter extending from the surface of the ground to the invert of a sewer
connection, and closed at the top by a removable cast iron cover (i.e.
manhole);
j) "inspection fitting" means a vertical shaft having an inside diameter not
less than the inside diameter of the Town sewer connection, extending
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from the surface of the ground to the invert of the sewer connection,
closed at the top by a removable cover and having a factory -made lower
section jointed into the sewer connection (i.e. cleanout);
k) "interceptor" means a receptacle to prevent the discharge of oil, grease,
sand, grit or like matter to a sewage works or watercourse;
1) "land drainage works" includes a drain constructed by any means which is
owned by the Town and located within the limits of a public road
allowance or other public lands or public land interests held for public
utility purposes which may or may not connect to a storm sewer, and a
drain constructed by any means that connects directly or indirectly to a
Town or Regional storm sewer or any other drainage works;
m) "maintenance access hole" means an access point in a private sewer line
to a municipal sewage works that allows for the observation, monitoring,
sampling, flow measurement and other related activities of the sewage,
storm water, uncontaminated water or other substance therein;
n) "multiple offence" means an offence in respect of two or more acts or
omissions each of which separately constitutes an offence and is a
contravention of the same provision of this by-law;
o) "Municipal Act" means the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as
amended or successor legislation thereto;
p) "municipal sewer line" means any conduit, pipe, drain or system of
conduits, pipes or drains and appurtenances thereto, which is capable of
collecting or conducting sewage and which is located within land owned
by the Town or other public lands or public land interests held for
sewerage purposes and includes sanitary sewers, storm sewers and
water courses;
q) "natural environment" means the air, land and water, or any combination
or part thereof;
r) "person" includes an individual, association, organization, partnership,
mortgagee in possession or receiver, municipality or other corporation and
includes an agent or employee of any of them;
s) "private sewer line" means the 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 or connecting to a municipal sewer line,
and may include sanitary sewers, storm sewers and water courses;
t) "property" means any land, whether vacant or occupied by a building or
structure and includes such building or structure or part of a building or
structure, and all mobile homes, mobile buildings, mobile structures,
outbuildings, fences and erections thereon whether heretofore or
hereafter erected and includes a site;
u) "Region" means The Regional Municipality of York;
v) "Regional Sewer Use By-law" means By-law No. 2011-56 as enacted by
the Council of The Regional Municipality of York, as amended or any
successor by-law thereto;
w) "sanitary sewer" means any part of the sewage works that is intended to
collect and convey sewage to a sewage treatment facility;
x) "sewage" means any liquid containing organic, inorganic, animal,
vegetable or mineral matter in solution or in suspension, including floating
materials, but does not include storm water or uncontaminated water
alone;
y) "sewage works" means all or any part of works or facilities used for the
collection, transmission, treatment or disposal of sewage, storm water or
uncontaminated water;
z) "sewer connection" means that part of any drain leading from the private
sewer line and connected to the municipal sewer and located within the
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limits of the public road allowance, or other public lands or public land
interests held for sewerage purposes;
aa) "Sewer Service Agreement' means an agreement in the form prescribed
by the Director between the Town and the owner or occupant requesting
assistance from the Town in relation to a blockage of a sewer line;
bb) "site" means a property where an industrial activity takes place that is
capable of discharging to a sewage works;
cc) "spill' means a discharge of any substance to a sewage works or to the
natural environment which is abnormal in quantity or quality in light of all
the circumstances of the discharge;
dd) "storm sewer" means any part of the sewage works that is intended to
collect and convey storm water, uncontaminated water, surface runoff or
drainage from land or from a watercourse or any combination thereof;
ee) "storm water" includes water from rainfall or other precipitation orfrom the
melting of snow or ice;
ff) "subsequent conviction" means a conviction for an offence where the
offence occurs after the date of conviction for an earlier offence underthis
by-law or a predecessor by-law;
gg) "surcharge agreement' means an agreement as set out in the Regional
Sewer Use By-law;
hh) "substance" means any physical matter, whether solid, liquid or gas;
ii) 'Town" means The Corporation of the Town of Aurora;
jj) "uncontaminated water" includes,
I. potable water supplied by the Town and/or Region; or
ii. any water that is of a similar quality to potable water from a source
other than a municipal water distribution system or a dewatering
activity,
to which no substance has been added intentionally or unintentionally, by
any person other than the Town and/or Region;
kk) "watercourse" means any open ditch, depression, pond, lake, or channel,
whether natural or artificial, in which storm water flows or is contained
either continuously or intermittently;
II) "Waterworks Distribution By-law" means By-law Number 3305-91, as
amended or successor by-law thereto;
mm) "works" means any infrastructure intended to transmit sewage,
stormwater, overland flow or surface runoff.
1.2 In this by-law, any reference to a discharge to a sewage works or land drainage
works or any part thereof shall be deemed to include a discharge into a place or
thing that typically, or can be reasonably expected to, or does in fact result in a
discharge into such sewage works or land drainage works or part thereof.
1.3 Any matters relating to sewer use, sewage and sewage works within the
municipal boundaries of the Town shall be subject to any applicable provisions,
requirements and prohibitions set out under the Regional Sewer Use By-law.
2. DISCHARGE
2.1 No person shall drain or discharge or permit or cause to drain or discharge, either
directly or indirectly, into any sewage works any matter except in accordance with
the provisions of this by-law.
2.2 No person shall drain or discharge or permit or cause to drain or discharge, either
directly or indirectly, into any sewage works line any matter where such drainage
is assisted by pressure, except in accordance with the provisions of this by-law.
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3. SANITARY SEWERS
3.1 No person shall discharge or cause or permit the discharge of a substance to a
sanitary sewer in circumstances where:
a) To do so may cause or result in:
(i) a health or safety hazard to a person authorized to inspect,
operate, maintain, repair or otherwise work on, in or around a
sewage works;
(ii) a hazard or other adverse effect, to any person, animal, property,
vegetation or the natural environment;
(iii) interference with the inspection, operation, maintenance or repair
of a sewage works or which may impair or interfere with any
sewage treatment process;
(iv) a nuisance or without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an
offensive odour to emanate from the sewage works that is
detectable within the vicinity of the sewage works;
(v) damage to a sewage works or any part thereof; or
(vi) an obstruction or restriction to the flow in any sewage works;
b) The substance is storm water, groundwater, water from drainage of roofs
or land or from a water course, or water from the Town's waterworks
system which has not been measured through a water meter, except in
accordance with a surcharge agreement;
c) To do so is contrary to any restriction on the discharge to sanitary sewers
under the Regional Sewer Use By-law;
d) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to do so is contrary to any
other by-law, law, act, regulation or code.
4. STORM SEWER
4.1 No person shall discharge or cause or permit the discharge of a substance to a
storm sewer or to land drainage works in circumstances where,
a) The discharge is not storm water or is not uncontaminated water
discharged in accordance with this by-law and Regional Sewer Use By-
law;
b) To do so may cause or result in,
(i) interference with the proper operation of a storm sewer or land
drainage works;
(ii) an obstruction or restriction to a storm sewer or land drainage
works or the flow therein;
(iii) damage to the storm sewer or land drainage works;
(iv) a hazard or other adverse effect to any person, animal, property,
vegetation or the natural environment; or
(v) impairment of the quality of any water including water in any well,
aquifer, lake, river, pond, spring, stream, reservoir or other
watercourse;
c) To do so is contrary to any restriction on the discharge to storm sewers
under the Regional Sewer Use By-law;
d) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to do so is contrary to any
other by-law, law, act, regulation or code.
5. PROHIBITION OF DILUTION
5.1 No person shall discharge or cause or permit the discharge of a substance into a
sewage works in circumstances where water has been added to the discharge
for the purposes of dilution such that after dilution the discharge does not
contravene Part 3 or Part 4 of this by-law.
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6. NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING
6.1 Any discharger shall comply with Notification and Reporting Requirements
prescribed in the Regional Sewer Use By-law as if any discharge into the sewage
works under this by-law was into the sewage works as defined in the Regional
Sewer Use By-law.
7. SPECIAL AND SURCHARGE AGREEMENTS
7.1 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this by-law, the Town may permit
otherwise prohibited discharge of treatable sanitary sewage to a sanitary sewer in
accordance with the terms of a special agreement and may require additional
controls and the payment of extra charges which the Town in its sole discretion
deems necessary or desirable.
7.2 Nothing in this by-law should be construed to conflict the Region's ability to enter
into surcharge agreements pertaining to properties under the jurisdiction of the
Town. Any such agreement shall be governed under the provisions of the
Regional Sewer Use By-law and be applicable to any sewage works governed by
this by-law.
8. SPILLS
8.1 In the event of a spill to a sewage works, the person with charge, management or
control of the substance spilled or the person who caused or permitted the spill
shall immediately notify the Town, provide any information with respect to the
spill which the Town advises it requires and complete any work the Town may
require to mitigate the spill.
8.2 Should the spill be deemed to directly impact or have a risk of impacting the
sewage works of the Region, the person required to give notice under this Part
shall also notify the Region, provide any information required by the Region and
fulfill any requirements as may be determined by the Region.
8.3 The person required to give notice under this Part shall do everything possible to
stop and contain the spill, protect the health and safety of the public and adjacent
occupants, minimize damage to property, protect the natural environment,
mitigate actual and potential impacts, clean-up the spill and remediate and
restore the affected area to its condition prior to the spill event.
8.4 Within five (5) calendar days after the first occurrence of the spill, the person who
gave notice under this Part shall provide a written report on the spill to the Town
containing information to the best of the person's knowledge including,
a) location where the spill occurred;
b) name and phone number of the person who reported the spill and location
where such person can be contacted;
c) date and time of spill;
d) substance that was spilled;
e) physical and chemical characteristics of the spilled substance;
f) volume of the substance spilled;
g) duration of spill event;
h) any relevant information regarding the cause of the spill or the circumstances
surrounding the spill event;
i) work completed, in progress and/or to be undertaken to mitigate the spill;
j) preventative actions being taken to ensure the situation does not occur again;
and
k) any other information the Town may indicate it requires in relation to the spill.
8.5 If a person to whom this Part applies is not able to provide or otherwise does not
provide all of the information required, the person shall take all reasonable steps
to ascertain the missing information and provide it immediately to the Town.
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8.6 If a person to whom this Part applies becomes aware that any information
provided to the Town was inaccurate or is no longer accurate, the person shall
immediately notify the Town of the inaccuracy and provide corrected information.
8.7 The spill reporting requirements set out in this Part are in addition to and do not
replace any other reporting obligations imposed upon a person by federal or
provincial legislation.
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9.1 In addition to any provisions, requirements and prohibitions set out in the
Regional Use By-law relating to interceptors, which shall apply as if a discharge
into a sewage works was into a Regional sewage works, the provisions of this
Part shall apply to drainage or discharge of any matter containing grease, oil or
grit if not otherwise addressed by the Regional Sewer Use By-law.
9.2 No person shall drain or discharge or permit or cause to drain or discharge either
directly or indirectly into any sewer works any matter containing grease, oil or grit
unless such matter is first passed through an interceptor providing a result which
is satisfactory to the Director with respect to recognized standards for such
interceptors.
9.3 Interceptors shall be located on the privately owned premises served and
shall be maintained in efficient operating condition at all times.
9.4 No person shall drain or discharge or permit or cause to drain or
discharge either directly or indirectly into any municipal sewer line any
sewage from any institutional, industrial, commercial establishment
without installing and maintaining an inspection chamber to the
satisfaction of the Director through which all such matter must pass.
9.5 No person shall drain or discharge or permit or cause to drain or
discharge either directly or indirectly into any municipal sewer line any
sewage from any group of residential units which contain more than eight (8)
residential units having a common sewer connection without installing and
maintaining an inspection chamber to the satisfaction of the Director
through which all such matter must pass.
9.6 No person shall drain or discharge or permit or cause to drain or
discharge either directly or indirectly into any municipal sewer line any
sewage from a building containing between three (3) and eight (8) dwelling units
without installing an inspection fitting on the privately owned premises
served through which all such matter must pass.
9.7 Where an inspection chamber or fitting is required it shall be located on
the private sewer line as close as practicable to the point of discharge to the
municipal sewer line and shall be constructed in accordance with
the Town's standards for such work, as amended from time to time, and be
maintained in a safe, clean, unobstructed condition by the owner of the premises
served.
9.8 Where storm water is discharged to a watercourse so that the outlet of the
private sewer line is accessible for sampling of the effluent, the Director may
waive the requirement for an inspection chamber or fitting.
9.9 The Director may require the installation of an inspection chamber or
fitting where not previously required or the replacement or repair of such an
existing chamber or fitting where such an order is necessary for the proper
administration of this by-law.
10. FOOD WASTE GRINDERS
10.1 The use of any food waste grinding device from which effluent could discharge
into a sewage works shall be governed as permitted under the Regional Sewer
Use By-law as if the discharge was into sewage works under the Regional Sewer
Use By-law.
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11. SEWER CONNECTIONS
11.1 No person shall connect, or cause to be connected, any private sewer line to any
sewage works, including any reconnection of an existing sewer line, without
making an application to the Director in the appropriate form, as established by
the Director, paying the requisite fee, as set forth in the Town's Fees and
Charges By-law, and obtaining the authorization of the Director to complete such
connection.
11.2 Where any person has submitted the appropriate form and has paid the requisite
fee relative to a proposed connection to a private sewer line, provided that the
proposed connection satisfies any requirements of this Part and conforms to the
provisions of this by-law, the Director shall authorize the connection subject to
installation of an inspection chamber or fitting, or such other appurtenances, as
may be necessary for the operation and control of the connection in accordance
with the provisions of this by-law.
11.3 The Director shall not issue an authorization to connect a private sewer line to a
sewage works that is not, or will not be, constructed in accordance with the
Building Code.
11.4 For every sewer connection application, the applicant shall provide:
a) plans and specifications for such work in a form that is satisfactory to the
Director; and
b) a deposit that is equal to the estimated cost of the portion of such works
that are proposed to be done under the application.
11.5 In the event that a proposed sewer connection, which is approved by the
Director, is not completed within the period of time indicated on the application,
the Town shall have the right to complete, or have completed, the proposed
construction in respect of the sewage works and to charge its costs against the
amount of the deposit, without prejudice to its rights to seek repayment in full for
its expenses.
11.6 All work performed by an applicant on the sewage works shall be in accordance
with the Town's standards for such work, as amended from time to time.
11.7 Where an applicant proposes to connect any private sewer line to the sewage
works and such private sewer line is greater than thirty (30) meters in length from
the building it serves to the property line, the Director may require that an
inspection fitting or chamber be installed on private property at the property line
in accordance with the Town's specifications.
11.8 All proposed private sewer lines shall have a minimum one percent slope
towards the outlet, or higher if required by the Director. Where conditions do not
permit the minimum slope required under this provision, the Director may allow a
lesser slope towards an outlet but not so that the velocity of flow at any point in
the line is less than 0.60 meters per second.
11.9 No person shall connect any private sewer line to a sewage works line unless:
a) the sewer connection has been inspected by the Director and has been
installed to the satisfaction of the Director in accordance with the
authorized application for such connection;
b) the sewage works to which the connection is to be made is installed and
ready for operation;
c) backfilling around any building is completed and any structure having a
floor level that is below ground level is sufficiently complete so that rain or
surface water is substantially precluded from accumulating at such floor
level and draining into the sewage works; and
d) any accumulation of storm water that accrued prior to the connection
being made, which might drain into the sewage works, has been pumped
from any excavation or floor level.
11.10 No person shall undertake any work on connecting, installing or repairing any
portion of a private sewer line without obtaining, or causing to be obtained, a
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building permit pursuant to the Town's Building By-law and the Building Code,
prior to any such work taking place.
11.11 The Director shall not authorize any application for connection to a sewage works
unless the premises to be serviced are located within a duly recognized
municipally serviced area and such proposed connection is in accordance with
any applicable policies and standards.
11.12 Where a private sewer line to be connected to a sewage works is or will pass
under any portion of a building, the Director may require the owner to execute an
agreement indemnifying the Town against all claims for damages which may
arise by reason of connection to the sewage works prior to issuance of
authorization for the connection.
11.13 Unless otherwise authorized by the Director, no person shall disconnect, or
cause to be disconnected, any private sewer line that is connected to a sewage
works. Where a property owner wishes to disconnect a private sewer line from a
sewage works, such a person shall make, or cause to be made, an application to
the Director in the appropriate form, as established by the Director, and pay the
requisite fee, as set forth in the Town's Fees and Charges By-law.
11.14 Where a property owner has submitted the appropriate form and has paid the
requisite fee, or caused the form to be submitted and the fee to be paid, for a
proposed disconnection of a private sewer line, the Director shall, at his/her
discretion, cause the disconnection to be carried out by staff or agents of the
Town, or other means deemed appropriate by the Director.
12. PROTECTION OF SEWAGE WORKS
12.1 No person shall alter, damage, tamper with, move, remove, destroy or deface, or
cause or permit the altering, damaging, tampering with, moving, removal,
destroying or defacing, of any permanent or temporary equipment,
a) installed in any part of a sewage works; or
b) installed in or around any maintenance access hole, device or facility with
a connection into the maintenance access hole, device or facility without
the prior written permission of the Director.
12.2 Any person discharging or causing or permitting the discharge of a substance to
the sewage works shall be responsible for ensuring that the discharge complies
with the provisions of this by-law and the Regional Sewer Use By-law and shall
be liable for any damage or expense arising out of the failure to properly check
and control the discharge, including the cost of repairing or replacing any part of
the sewage works damaged thereby and for any damage or injury to any person
or property caused by such discharge.
12.3 No person shall enter the sewage works unless specifically authorized by the
Director in writing.
12.4 No person shall remove or tamper with, or cause or permit the removal of or
tampering with, any maintenance access hole cover or other opening into the
sewage works unless specifically authorized by the Director in writing.
13. STORM WATER DRAINAGE
13.1 A discharger shall discharge storm water, unless otherwise permitted in writing by
the Director, at grade away from any building or structure on that discharger's
property in such manner that the storm water will not accumulate at or near the
building or structure and will not adversely affect adjacent properties or create
hazardous conditions.
13.2 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 any new or reconstructed buildings
directly to a sewer works for the purpose of storm water drainage.
13.3 Water from roofs of buildings shall be conveyed through eavestrough and pipe
systems to discharge a minimum of 0.6 meters (2 feet) from the foundation wall
of that building, from which point it shall drain by flowing across the surface of the
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ground and down pipes and may not be directed toward or across hard -paved or
concrete surfaces.
13.4 No person shall connect a sump pump, or any other device that performs a
function similar to a sump pump, to a sanitary sewer or any pipe that connects to
a sanitary sewer.
14. SEWAGE RATES AND CHARGES
14.1 No person may own, maintain or discharge into any private sewer line or
connection that drains or discharges into the sewage works without paying the
applicable sewage service fees, including the wastewater, storm sewer and,
where applicable, any late payments fees, to the Town in the amounts set out in
the Waterworks Distribution By-law.
16. INVESTIGATIONS OF BLOCKAGES
15.1 Where the owner or an occupant of a premises has requested assistance from
the Town to investigate or service a blockage in a sewer line, the owner shall sign
a Sewer Service Agreement before the commencement of said services.
Following the provision of any such services by the Town, the owner of the
premises requiring assistance will be obligated to pay any required fees within
the time period specified by the Director.
15.2 Where an owner has reason to believe that sewage will not drain from a private
sewer line to the sewage works because of a blockage in the municipal sewer
line, such person may report the blockage to the Director and enter into
agreement with the Town to have the Town's employees or subcontractors
investigate and attempt to service the blockage. If the blockage is found to be in
the private sewer line, or to originate from private property, the Town shall charge
the cost of investigation and any remedial action that has been undertaken to the
owner of the premises.
15.3 Where a private sewer line is repeatedly found to be blocked, the owner of the
premises shall forthwith undertake such corrective measures as the Director may
require at the expense of the owner.
16. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
16.1 Every person who contravenes any provision of this by-law or an order or
direction of the Town issued pursuant to this by-law or the Municipal Act is guilty
of an offence.
16.2 Any contravention of this by-law shall be deemed to be a continuing offence for
each day or part of a day that the contravention remains uncorrected or an order
or direction of the Town issued pursuant to this by-law or the Municipal Act is not
complied.
16.3 All contraventions of this by-law or of orders issued by the Town pursuant to this
by-law or the Municipal Act are designated as multiple offences.
16.4 Every person convicted of an offence under this by-law is liable,
a) on a first conviction, to a fine in an amount of not more than $50,000;
b) on any subsequent conviction, to a fine of not more than $100,000;
c) upon conviction for a continuing offence, to a fine of not more than
$10,000 for each day or part of a day that the offence continues, however
the total of the daily fines is not limited to $100,000; and
d) upon conviction for a multiple offence, for each offence included in the
multiple offence, to a fine of not more than $10,000, however the total of
all fines for each included offence is not limited to $100,000.
17. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION
17.1 In a prosecution for a contravention of this by-law, unless rebutted by evidence to
the contrary on a balance of probabilities, a person who owns, is in occupation of
or who has charge management or control of a property from which a discharge
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occurs or who has charge, management or control of sewage, storm water,
uncontaminated water or other substance regulated by this by-law, shall be
presumed to have discharged or caused or permitted a discharge
18. REMEDIES AND ENFORCEMENT
18.1 If any sewage service charges or fees, charges payable pursuant to any special
or surcharge agreement, or charges for investigations or servicing of blockages
are not paid within twenty-one (21) days of the mailing of the account or invoice
by the Town, in addition to all other remedies available, the supply of water to the
premises to which such charges apply may be turned off by the Town as for non-
payment of water rates and may not be turned on until all charges have been
paid, notwithstanding that the ownership of the said premises has changed.
18.2 Where the Director requires that any action shall be taken in respect of any
private sewer line that discharges into the sewage works or any private sewer line
that does not conform to the provisions of this by-law, if such requirement is not
complied with within thirty (30) days written notice from the Director, or such
shorter period deemed appropriate by the Director in cases of emergency or
potential of harm or other adverse effect to any person, animal, property,
vegetation or the natural environment, the Director may enter upon the premises
and undertake such installation, repair or replacement and the cost thereof shall
be paid by the owner forthwith and may be collected by action or in like manner
as municipal taxes as a charge on applicable lands.
18.3 Where the Director requires that any action shall be taken in respect of any
private sewer line that discharges into the sewage work or any private sewer line
that does not conform to the provisions of this by-law, if such requirement is not
in compliance within thirty (30) days of written notice from the Director, or such
shorter period deemed appropriate by the Director in cases of emergency or
potential of harm or other adverse effect to any person, animal, property,
vegetation or the natural environment, the Director shall be authorized to stop
connection to the municipal sewer line in relation to the private sewer line.
19. POWERS OF ENTRY
19.1 The Town may enter upon any part of a property at any reasonable time, subject
to any requirements or limitations set out in the Municipal Act, for the purpose of
carrying out an inspection to determine compliance with this by-law or any order
or direction of the Town pursuant to the Municipal Act. For the purposes of the
inspection, the Town may:
a) inspect the discharge of any substance into the sewage works;
b) conduct tests and take samples of the discharge;
c) require production and remove documents or things relevant to the
inspection for the purpose of making copies or extracts;
d) require information from any person concerning a matter related to the
inspection; and
e) conduct any other examinations or take photographs necessary for the
inspection.
19.2 The power of entry may be exercised by an employee, officer or agent of the
Town.
19.3 No person shall refuse or neglect to give, produce or deliver any access,
information, document or other thing that is requested by the Town carrying out
an inspection.
19.4 No person shall hinder or obstructor attempt to hinder or obstruct the Town, its
employees, officers or agents from carrying out any powers or duties under this
by-law.
20. SEVERABILITY
20.1 If any provision of this by-law or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
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invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this by-law which can
be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the
provisions of this by-law are severable.
21. APPLICABILITY
21.1 Nothing in this by-law shall be so construed as to permit anything, which by the
provisions of any applicable act, regulation or by-law is otherwise prohibited.
21.2 This by-law shall not apply to discharges, activities or matters undertaken by the
Town or the Region.
21.3 Nothing in this by-law shall be deemed to be contrary to the Regional Sewer Use
By-law.
22. GENERAL
22.1 This by-law shall be known and may be cited as the "Sewer Use By-law".
22.2 By-law Number 4743-05.P be and is hereby repealed.
22.3 This by-law shall come into full force and effect on the date of final passage
hereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 11' DAY OF DUNE, 2013.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 11 rn DAY OF JUNE, 2013.
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