| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #R001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | OWRA Section 53 Approval | wastewater | section 53 of the OWRA requires approval prior to using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing new or existing sewage works | Prior to using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing new or existing sewage works | high |
| #R002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | EASR Storm Water Registration | other | You must register your storm water management works in the EASR when they meet all the following criteria: the works are not owned by a municipality or will not be assumed by a municipality in the future; any processing, repair or maintenance of goods and materials at the property where the works are located are conducted indoors; the works or any part of the works does not and will not receive any discharge of process water, cooling water, wash water or sanitary sewage | When criteria regarding municipal ownership, indoor activities, and discharge type are met | high |
| #R003 | operational | operational | mandatory | ECA Condition Compliance | wastewater | You must comply with all the conditions listed in any ECA issued to you by the ministry. | When an ECA has been issued | high |
| #R004 | operational | operational | mandatory | Facility Classification and Operator Certification | wastewater | All applicable facilities must be classified in accordance with the regulation and comply with operator certification requirements. | Applicable to sewage works receiving domestic-type sewage or owned/operated by the Crown/municipality | high |
| #R005 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Hauled Sewage Disposal Responsibility | wastewater | It is your responsibility to ensure all hauled sewage removed from your sewage works is: transported by a carrier with an approved waste management system; deposited at an approved waste disposal site or dedicated septage treatment works, for example, composting, alkaline stabilization, dewatering trenches | When generating hauled sewage (septage) from works like septic systems or holding tanks | high |
| #R006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Spill Reporting Requirement | other | Spills are required to be reported immediately or as soon as practicable to the ministry. | Upon the discharge of pollutants abnormal in quality or quantity | high |
| #R007 | operational | operational | mandatory | Spill Prevention and Contingency Plans | other | Under section 91.1 of the EPA, a regulated person shall develop and implement plans to prevent or reduce risk of spills of pollutants, and to prevent, eliminate or ameliorate any adverse effects that result or may result from spills of pollutants. | Applicable to regulated persons as defined in O. Reg 222/07 | high |
| #R008 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | EASR Registration Transfer Responsibility | other | If there is a storm water management works that is registered in the EASR, that registration cannot be transferred, and you are responsible for self-registering the works under your my Ontario account. | Upon acquiring a facility with an existing EASR-registered storm water management works | high |
| #R009 | design | operational | mandatory | EASR Storm Water Report Update Requirement | other | If you have registered your storm water management works in EASR, you must retain a LEP to update your storm water management works report or prepare an addendum and upload it into the registry before you make any changes. | Prior to making changes to registered storm water management works | high |
| #R010 | operational | operational | mandatory | Combined Sewer Pollution Prevention and Control Plan | wastewater | Guideline F-5-5 requires each operating authority with a combined sewer system to develop a pollution prevention and control plan to address the impact of combined sewer overflows. | Operating authorities with a combined sewer system | high |
| #R011 | corrective_action | treatment | mandatory | Spill Cleanup and Environmental Restoration | other | Part X also requires the owner of the pollutant spilled, and the person who had control of the pollutant spilled to promptly clean up and restore the environment if the spill causes or is likely to cause an adverse effect. | When a spill causes or is likely to cause an adverse effect | high |
| #R012 | administrative | operational | mandatory | ECA Amendment Requirement | wastewater | An amendment to your sewage works ECA is required before altering, extending or replacing a sewage works. | Prior to altering, extending or replacing a sewage works with an existing ECA | high |
| #R013 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | ECA Application Fee Submission | wastewater | Application costs will vary considerably depending on complexity and must be provided with the application when it is submitted for review. | Upon submission of an ECA application | high |
| #R014 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Inspection Action Verification | wastewater | These required actions normally have a completion date by which you must report and verify to the ministry that the identified required work or actions have been completed for your sewage works. | Following a ministry inspection where required actions were identified | high |
| #R015 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Unauthorized Works Corrective Action | wastewater | it is the owner’s responsibility to have the sewage works evaluated and to apply for any necessary ECA or self-register in the EASR including amendments. | If a sewage works has been extended or altered without applicable environmental permission | high |
| #R016 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Financial Assurance Estimation | wastewater | Where applicable, the ECA application must include an estimate of the required amount of financial assurance. | When submitting an ECA application for facilities where financial assurance is applicable | high |
| #R017 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Infrastructure Ownership Determination | wastewater | If you do not know where your sewage goes, it is your responsibility to determine whether you are the owner of infrastructure designed to collect, transmit, store, treat or dispose of sewage and obtain any necessary environmental permissions. | When the path or destination of sewage is unknown to the facility operator | high |
| #R018 | administrative | operational | recommended | Pre-application Consultation Recommendation | wastewater | It is strongly recommended that you consult the ministry before submitting your approval application to confirm supporting information requirements and site-specific considerations. | Prior to submitting an ECA approval application | high |
| #R019 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Liability Transfer upon Acquisition | wastewater | When you acquire a sewage works, you become responsible for all obligations associated with the sewage works at the time of purchase. | Upon acquiring a facility with an existing sewage works | high |
| #R020 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Sanitary Sewer Legal Agreement | wastewater | Subsection 53(6) of the OWRA states that an ECA is not required for privately-owned sewage works designed to partially treat sewage that is to drain or be discharged into a sanitary sewer, which need a legal agreement with the owner of the sanitary sewer to satisfy this exemption. | When seeking an exemption from ECA requirements for works discharging to a sanitary sewer | high |
| #R021 | administrative | reporting | recommended | Waste Hauler Record Keeping | wastewater | The ECA number for all carriers and receiving sites should be recorded in your operation and maintenance logs as a best management practice. | When disposal of hauled sewage or septage occurs | high |
| #R022 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | O. Reg 675/98 Comprehension | other | You must fully understand the application of Ontario Regulation 675/98: Classification and Exemption of Spills and Reporting of Discharges prior to evaluating whether a spill is reportable to the ministry or any other regulatory agency. | Prior to evaluating spill reportability | high |
| #R023 | operational | operational | recommended | Comprehensive Maintenance Program | wastewater | These programs should include, but not be limited to: operating procedures for routine operation; inspection programs, including frequency of inspection and the methods or tests employed to detect when maintenance is necessary; repair and maintenance programs, including the frequency of repair and maintenance; procedures for inspecting and calibrating monitoring equipment, as applicable; a spill prevention control and countermeasures plan, consisting of contingency plans and procedures for dealing with equipment breakdowns, potential spills and any other abnormal situation; procedures for receiving, responding to, and recording public complaints, including recording any follow up actions taken | When implementing operation and maintenance programs for sewage works | high |
| #R024 | operational | operational | mandatory | Construction Site Dewatering Operation Requirements | other | Ontario Regulation 63/16: Water Taking under the EPA is applicable to sewage works used solely for the collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal of storm water and ground water to dewater work areas within a construction site. It does not require applicable sewage works be registered but does require that they be operated in accordance with prescribed requirements. | Sewage works used solely for the collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal of storm water and ground water to dewater work areas within a construction site | high |
| #R025 | administrative | operational | recommended | Acquisition Record Verification | wastewater | If you are acquiring a facility with an existing sewage works, it is important to make sure that you receive copies of all applicable approvals, operation and maintenance records, past ministry inspection reports, as applicable, and copies of any ministry control documents and correspondence. | Upon acquiring a facility with an existing sewage works | high |
| #R026 | operational | operational | recommended | Maintenance Manual Review and Documentation | wastewater | These manuals should be reviewed regularly and include details on when the maintenance was performed; and documentation such as a checklist, detailing who services the equipment, what services were performed and when they were performed. | When implementing maintenance manuals for sewage works | high |
| #R027 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Building Code Act Permit Requirement | wastewater | sewage systems or plumbing, as defined in the Ontario Regulation 332/12: Building Code under the Building Code Act, require a permit under Section 10.1 of the act instead of an ECA | Sewage systems or plumbing as defined in Ontario Regulation 332/12 | high |
| #R028 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Owner Responsibility for ECA/EASR Compliance | wastewater | The owner is responsible for ensuring that all sewage works have, and are operated in compliance with, an ECA. ... It is your obligation to ensure the appropriate ECA or EASR registration is in place, the sewage works is accurately reflected by the ECA or EASR registration and you are aware of any actions required by the ministry. | All owners and operators of sewage works | high |
| #R029 | administrative | operational | mandatory | EASR Activity Regulation Compliance | other | You must comply with the relevant regulation for the EASR activity that you are self-registering. | When operating an activity registered in the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry | high |
No quantitative requirements.
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