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Classification of Sewage Systems
2. (1) The following are classified as sewage systems for purposes of Part VIII of the Act:  1.

Class 1 —

a chemical toilet, an incinerating toilet, a recirculating toilet, a self-contained portable toilet and all forms of privy including a portable privy, an earth pit privy, a pail privy, a privy vault and a composting toilet system.


2.

Class 2 —

a leaching pit.


3.

Class 3 —

a cesspool.


4.

Class 4 —

a septic tank system.


5.

Class 5 —

a sewage system which requires or uses a holding tank for the storage or retention of hauled sewage at the site where it is produced prior to its collection by a Class 7 sewage system.


6.

Class 6 —

a sewage system in which sewage is treated in a proprietary aerobic sewage treatment plant.


7.

Class 7 —

a hauled sewage system.


8.

Class 8 —

a sewage system in or on any vehicle except when it is used as part of a hauled sewage system.


9.

Class 9 —

a sewage works located in whole or in part in or on land on the title of which has been registered in the proper land registry office an instrument referred to in section 27 of the Ontario Water Resources Act granting, creating or containing a right or interest in, over, above, upon, across, along, through, under or affecting any land or any covenant or condition relating thereto affecting the construction, installation, establishment, enlargement, extension, alteration, operation, maintenance, cleaning, emptying or disinfection of the sewage system.


10.

Class 10 —

a sewage system located in the County of Essex, Kent or Lambton in which sewage is treated in a tertiary sewage treatment unit and then disposed of in a shallow buried trench. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 358, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 370/97, s. 2 (1). (2) A Class 4, 5, 6 or 10 sewage system that is designed to be capable of handling sewage flows in excess of 4,500 litres per day is also classified as a Class A sewage system. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 358, s. 2 (2); O. Reg. 370/97, s. 2 (2). Exemptions
Exemptions
3. (1) A Class 1 sewage system for which an application for a certificate of approval is not submitted is exempt from sections 76 and 78 of the Act. (2) A person who has received a certificate of approval in respect of a Class 1, 2 or 3 sewage system and who constructs, installs or establishes the sewage system in accordance with the person’s application, except as it may be modified by the certificate of approval, and in accordance with the terms and conditions on the certificate of approval and otherwise complies with the Act and this Regulation is exempt from section 78 of the Act. (3) A Class 8 sewage system is exempt from this Regulation except for subsection 4 (2) and from Part VIII of the Act except for section 83. (4) A Class 9 sewage system is exempt from section 75 of the Act but only to the extent necessary for section 27 of the Ontario Water Resources Act to continue to operate with respect to the instruments referred to in paragraph 9 of subsection 2 (1). R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 358, s. 3. Standards Common to Sewage Systems
Standards Common to Sewage Systems
4. (1) No person shall construct, operate or maintain a sewage system to which Part VIII of the Act and this Regulation apply except in accordance with the standards prescribed in this Regulation or as otherwise provided in a certificate of approval issued under section 77 of the Act, a term or condition made under subsection 77 (4) of the Act, a permit issued under section 78 of the Act or an order issued under section 79 of the Act. (2) The following are prescribed as standards for the construction, operation and maintenance of all sewage systems: 1. Except for a Class 7 sewage system, the sewage system or any part thereof shall not emit, discharge or deposit sewage or effluent onto the surface of the ground. 2. Sewage or effluent shall not emit, discharge, seep, leak or otherwise escape from the sewage system or any part thereof into a piped water supply, well water supply, a watercourse, ground water or surface water. 3. Sewage or effluent shall not emit, discharge, seep, leak or otherwise escape from the sewage system or any part thereof other than from a place or part of the sewage system where the system is designed or intended to discharge sewage or effluent. 4. Insects and animal life shall be prevented from gaining access to sewage contained in the sewage system. 5. No sewage system or any part thereof shall emit, discharge, deposit or allow the emission, discharge or deposit of micro organisms of intestinal origin into the natural environment in such a manner as may be a hazard to health. 6. No gas shall emit, discharge or otherwise escape from the sewage system into any building or structure except in the manner in which the sewage system was designed or intended to emit or discharge gas. 7. No connections to the sewage system from non-sewage waste water sources shall be made. 8. The operator of the sewage system shall keep it maintained at all times so that its construction remains in accordance with the certificate of approval and any order made under the Act. (3) Paragraph 2 of subsection (2) does not apply to prevent the operation of a sewage system designed and operated so that properly treated effluent is discharged into the soil. (4) A sewage system that does not function in the manner in which it was designed to function and that is not being corrected under arrangements made by the owner is classified as a malfunctioning system. (5) No person shall operate a malfunctioning system unless a full report of the problem has been made to the Director. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 358, s. 4.
Standards Common to Sewage Systems
5. (1) No person shall construct a sewage system unless it is wholly contained within the parcel of land on which the structures, in connection with which the sewage system is to be used, are located. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to, (a) a Class 7 sewage system; (b) a sewage system owned and operated by the Crown, a municipality, or an organization acceptable to the Director, created for the purpose of operating a sewage system; (c) a sewage system or that part of a sewage system located on a parcel of land that is subject to a registered easement or other registered interest in land permitting its maintenance, repair and replacement in favour of the parcel of land on which the structure being served by the sewage system is located; or (d) a sewage system or that part of a sewage system located on land that is owned by Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of Ontario or is a public road allowance with the written approval of the authority having jurisdiction over such land or road allowance. (3) No person shall construct a sewage system of a type set out in Column 1 of Table 1 so that any part thereof is closer to an item described in the heading of Column 2, 3, 4 or 5 of Table 1 than the horizontal distance set out in that column opposite the name of the sewage system. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 358, s. 5. Construction and Operation Standards tanks
Construction and Operation Standards
8. (1) A prescribed standard for the operation of a Class 2 sewage system is that it shall be used only for the disposal of sewage other than human body waste. (2) The following are prescribed as standards for the construction of a Class 2 sewage system: 1. The bottom of the pit shall be at least 0.5 metres above the high ground water table. 2. The pit shall be constructed in such a manner as to prevent the collapse of its sidewalls. 3. Any material used to support or form the sidewalls of the pit shall be an open jointed material of a type that will permit leaching from the pit. 4. The pit shall be provided with a tight, strong cover that shall remain over the pit except when it is necessary to remove it for purposes of adding sewage to or removing sewage from the pit or for purposes of maintenance of the pit. 5. The earth around the perimeter of the pit shall be raised or mounded to a height of at least 0.15 metres above ground level. 6. The surface of the ground in the area of the pit shall be so graded that surface drainage in the area will be diverted away from the pit. 7. The pit shall be surrounded on all sides and on its bottom by at least 0.6 metres of earth. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 358, s. 8. class 3 sewage systems — cesspools
Construction and Operation Standards
9. (1) A prescribed standard for the operation of a Class 3 sewage system is that it shall be used only for the disposal of the contents of a Class 1 sewage system or effluent that has passed through a leaching bed that was in use before the 16th day of April, 1974. (2) The following are prescribed as standards for the construction of a Class 3 sewage system: 1. The bottom of the cesspool shall be at least 0.5 metres above the high ground water table. 2. The cesspool shall be constructed in such a manner as to prevent the collapse of its sidewalls. 3. Any material used to support or form the sidewalls of the cesspool shall be an open jointed material of a type that will permit leaching from the cesspool. 4. The cesspool shall be provided with a tight, strong cover that shall remain over the cesspool except when it is necessary to remove it for purposes of adding sewage to or removing sewage from the cesspool or for purposes of maintenance of the cesspool. 5. The earth around the perimeter of the cesspool shall be raised or mounded to a height of at least 0.15 metres above ground level. 6. The surface of the ground in the area of the cesspool shall be so graded that surface drainage in the area will be diverted away from the cesspool. 7. The cesspool shall be surrounded on all sides and on the bottom by at least 0.6 metres of earth. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 358, s. 9. class 4 sewage systems — septic tank systems
Construction and Operation Standards
11. (1) The following are prescribed as the standards for the construction and operation of a Class 5 sewage system: 1. The sewage system shall be operated in connection with a Class 7 sewage system for which a certificate of approval has been issued under Part VIII of the Act. 2. When the sewage system is filled with sewage the sewage system shall not be operated until such time as the sewage is removed from the sewage system in accordance with the Act and this Regulation. 3. The sewage system shall have an apparatus or device installed and kept operating to provide a warning that is visible or audible or both to indicate when the tank is nearing capacity and should be emptied, which apparatus or device shall be capable of adjustment to give warning at the sewage level in the tank that, in relation to the daily sewage flow, will provide a suitable advance warning to the building occupants considering the location of the system and the response time of the contracted Class 7 sewage system. (2) The following are prescribed as standards for the construction of a holding tank that is to be used as part of a Class 5 sewage system: 1. The holding tank shall conform to the requirements of section 6. 2. The holding tank shall be capable of being fitted with that part of the warning device referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) that is to be mounted on or in the tank. 3. The holding tank shall be of a design or construction that will allow it to be sealed in such a manner as to be capable of withstanding internal pressure as specified in Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada Standards ULC-S601-1973 and ULC- S603-1973. 4. The holding tank shall be of such design and construction as will allow the complete removal of solid matter that can be expected to settle in the holding tank. 5. The holding tank shall have an apparatus or device suitable for allowing the contents of the holding tank to drain from or be otherwise removed from the holding tank in accordance with the Act and this Regulation. 6. The working capacity of a holding tank shall not be less than 9,000 litres. (3) To meet the requirements of paragraph 6 of subsection (2), two or more tanks may be used and, if they are connected in such a manner as will allow the sewage contained therein to flow between the tanks, they shall be deemed to be one holding tank, but the combined working capacity shall not include any portion of any tank that cannot be completely drained due to the manner in which the connections are made. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 358, s. 11. class 6 sewage systems — proprietary aerobic systems
Construction and Operation Standards
13. (1) The following are prescribed as standards for the operation of a Class 7 sewage system: 1. Every tank that is part of a Class 7 sewage system and that is used for the transportation of sewage shall have inscribed thereon in plain view the words “SEWAGE WASTE” in letters which are not less than 150 millimetres in height, unless the tank bears a company designation in letters of similar size that clearly indicates the nature of the contents. 2. A Class 7 sewage system or any part thereof that comes into contact with sewage shall not be used for the collection, handling, treatment, transportation, storage or processing of any material other than sewage or a material approved in writing by the Director. 3. Sewage shall not be emitted, discharged or deposited on the surface of the ground from a Class 7 sewage system except in accordance with, i. terms and conditions providing for such emission, discharge or deposit, contained in a certificate of approval issued under section 77 of the Act and pursuant to a permit issued under section 78 of the Act, or ii. an order issued under section 79 of the Act. (2) Paragraph 2 of subsection (1) does not apply to prohibit a tank truck or trailer that has been used to haul sewage from being used to transport other liquids where, (a) the tank is not used for transporting liquids for human or animal consumption or any substance categorized as hazardous waste or hauled liquid industrial waste as defined in Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990; (b) the owner or operator of the tank truck or trailer obtains every approval required for its alternate use; (c) the tank and any parts that have contacted sewage are cleaned prior to the alternate use to the satisfaction of the receiver of the hauled liquid; and (d) prior to any reuse for hauling sewage, the tank and every part contaminated during the alternate use shall be cleaned to the satisfaction of the Director issuing the certificate of approval for the Class 7 sewage system. (3) A person who holds a licence under section 80 of the Act for the operation of a Class 7 sewage system shall, (a) keep daily records of the premises from which sewage is collected and the amounts of sewage collected therefrom; (b) keep daily records of the disposal site or disposal sites at which the sewage is discharged or disposed of and the amounts of sewage discharged or disposed of at those sites; (c) on or before the 1st day of February of each year submit to the Director a written report, summarizing the information so recorded for each disposal site for the previous calendar year, and such other information as the Director may require; and (d) keep the daily records required by clauses (a) and (b) available for review by the Director as the Director may require for a period of one year after submission of the written report required by clause (c) or for such longer period as the Director notifies the licensee in writing. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 358, s. 13. class 10 sewage systems
Licensing
14. (1) A person engaged in the type of business set out in Column 1 of Table 7 shall have the class of licence set out opposite thereto in Column 2. (2) The holder of one class of licence may, if also holding the appropriate certificates of approval and permits, engage in the activity of the holder of the other class of licence which is incidental to the business carried on under the class of licence held. (3) An application for a licence referred to in subsection (1) or for a renewal thereof shall be made to the Director. (4) An application for renewal of a licence shall be made at least thirty days prior to the expiry of the licence being renewed. (5) An applicant for a licence shall, if required by the Director, pass an examination administered by a person designated by the Director. (6) Where the Director requires an applicant to pass an examination the Director shall ensure that the applicant is notified by registered mail of, (a) the date, time and place fixed for the examination; and (b) any information or evidence in respect of the qualifications of the applicant to engage in the business that the Director may require the applicant to produce. (7) A notice referred to in subsection (6) shall be given at least seven days before the day fixed for the examination. (8) Where a partnership or corporation is the applicant the application shall include the following information, (a) the names and addresses of all its partners, members, officers or directors, as the case may be; (b) the names of all its partners, directors of corporations or full-time employees of corporations, as the case may be, who are the persons who will be in charge of supervising the work to be carried out by the partnership or corporation; and (c) from among the names specified under clause (b) the name or names of its official representative or representatives whose duty it is to ensure that the Act and the Regulations are complied with, and the applicant shall, whenever there is a change in the particulars given in its application, give notice of the change to the Director within thirty days after the effective date of the change. (9) In the case of an application for a licence by a partnership or corporation the examination referred to in subsection (5) shall be taken by the official representative specified under clause (8) (c). R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 358, s. 14. Fees