| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | OWRA Approval Requirement | wastewater | section 53 of the OWRA requires approval prior to using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing new or existing sewage works | Applies to new or existing sewage works | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Storm Water Management EASR Registration | wastewater, 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 the works meet all specified criteria | high |
| #Q003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Construction Dewatering Operating Requirements | wastewater, 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. | Applicable to sewage works used solely for dewatering work areas within a construction site | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Building Code Act Permit Requirement | wastewater | A permit for some sewage systems is required under the Building Code Act: 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 defined in Ontario Regulation 332/12 | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Determine Permissions Responsibility | 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. | If the destination of the sewage is unknown | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Industrial Sewage Works Discharging to Storm Water Sewer | wastewater | An ECA or registration on the EASR is required for sewage works which discharge into a municipal storm water sewer. | For sewage works which discharge into a municipal storm water sewer | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Discharge to Surface Water or Ground Surface Permissions | wastewater | You must determine the type of environmental permission that applies to your activity and apply for an ECA or self-register in the EASR before using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing a sewage works which discharge to surface water or the ground surface. | Prior to using, operating, establishing, altering, extending or replacing a sewage works discharging to surface water or ground surface | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | ECA Application Costs | wastewater | Application costs will vary considerably depending on complexity and must be provided with the application when it is submitted for review. | When submitting an application for review | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | unknown | recommended | Pre-Application Consultation | wastewater | It is strongly recommended that you consult the ministry before submitting your approval application to confirm supporting information requirements and site-specific considerations. | | high |
| #Q010 | operational | operational | mandatory | ECA Conditions Compliance | wastewater | You must comply with all the conditions listed in any ECA issued to you by the ministry. | If an ECA is issued by the ministry | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Financial Assurance Estimate | wastewater | Where applicable, the ECA application must include an estimate of the required amount of financial assurance. | Where financial assurance is applicable | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | operational | mandatory | EASR Self-Registration Mandatory Compliance | wastewater, other | Sewage works used to dewater construction sites are prescribed by Ontario Regulation 63/16: Water Taking and certain storm water management works are prescribed by Ontario Regulation 137/25: Storm Water Management Works. These prescribed activities must be registered in the EASR. | Applicable for prescribed activities under Ontario Regulation 63/16 and Ontario Regulation 137/25 | high |
| #Q013 | operational | operational | mandatory | EASR Activity Regulation Compliance | wastewater | You must comply with the relevant regulation for the EASR activity that you are self-registering. | When self-registering an EASR activity | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Ministry Approval for Design Capacity Greater Than 10,000 L/d | wastewater | Onsite sewage disposal works with a design capacity greater than 10,000 litres per day (L/d) require an ECA from the ministry. | Design capacity greater than 10,000 L/d | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Ministry Approval for Combined Design Capacity Greater Than 10,000 L/d | wastewater | If there is more than one onsite sewage disposal works on a lot, and they have a combined design capacity greater than 10,000 litres per day (L/d), an ECA is required from the ministry. | More than one works on a lot with a combined capacity > 10,000 L/d | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Ministry Approval for Sewage Works on Different Lot | wastewater | Onsite sewage disposal works that are not located on the same lot or parcel of land as the building(s) they are serving require an ECA from the ministry, regardless of design capacity. | When works are not located on the same lot or parcel of land as the building(s) they serve | high |
| #Q017 | operational | operational | mandatory | Owner Responsibility for ECA Operation | wastewater | The owner is responsible for ensuring that all sewage works have, and are operated in compliance with, an ECA. | | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | operational | mandatory | EASR Re-registration upon Acquisition | wastewater, 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. | When acquiring a facility with an existing storm water management works registered in the EASR | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Obligation to Ensure Accurate Permitting | wastewater | 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. | | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Application Required for Extended or Altered Works | wastewater | If the sewage works has (or you suspect it has) been extended or altered without the applicable environmental permission having been obtained, 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 the sewage works has been extended or altered without the applicable environmental permission | high |
| #Q021 | corrective_action | operational | recommended | Consultation for Quality or Quantity Changes | wastewater | If there has been a change in the quality or quantity of sewage since the ECA or EASR registration was granted, the ministry recommends you retain the services of a LEP with relevant experience to discuss the nature of the changes and ensure you are compliant with the appropriate ECA or EASR registration. | If there is a change in the quality or quantity of sewage since the registration was granted | high |
| #Q022 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Amendment Required Before Alteration | wastewater | An amendment to your sewage works ECA is required before altering, extending or replacing a sewage works. | Before altering, extending or replacing a sewage works | high |
| #Q023 | administrative | operational | mandatory | EASR Registration Update Pre-Alteration | wastewater, 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. | If storm water management works are registered in EASR and changes are planned | high |
| #Q024 | design | operational | mandatory | Pollution Prevention and Control Plan for Combined Sewers | 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. | For each operating authority with a combined sewer system | high |
| #Q025 | 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 facilities as per Ontario Regulation 129/04 | high |
| #Q026 | corrective_action | reporting | recommended | Contact Ministry Regarding Non-compliance | wastewater | If you have not met, or know you will not be able to meet, a legal requirement related to constructing, operating or maintaining your sewage works, you should contact your local ministry office to discuss how you can bring the sewage works into compliance. | If unable to meet legal requirements related to constructing, operating or maintaining the sewage works | high |
| #Q027 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Hauled Sewage Transport and Disposal Approval | wastewater | Section 27 of the act requires a ministry approval for both the transport under a waste management system ECA or EASR registration and disposal under a waste disposal site ECA. | When dealing with hauled sewage or septage | high |
| #Q028 | operational | operational | mandatory | Hauled Sewage Removal 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 | Applicable to all hauled sewage removed from the sewage works | high |
| #Q029 | reporting | reporting | recommended | Record Carrier and Receiving Site ECA Numbers | wastewater | The ECA number for all carriers and receiving sites should be recorded in your operation and maintenance logs as a best management practice. | | high |
| #Q030 | operational | operational | mandatory | Operation and Maintenance Programs | wastewater | Operation and maintenance programs are an ECA or EASR registration requirement or condition. | | high |
| #Q031 | reporting | reporting | 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. | | high |
| #Q032 | operational | operational | recommended | Proactive Implementation of Operation and Maintenance Programs | wastewater | Operations and maintenance programs should be considered for all sewage works even if they are not required by the ECA or EASR registration. | | high |
| #Q033 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Inspection Corrective Actions 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. | When actions are identified in a ministry inspection report | high |
| #Q034 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Immediate Reporting of Spills | wastewater | Spills are required to be reported immediately or as soon as practicable to the ministry. | In the event of a spill | high |
| #Q035 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | EPA Part X Spill Reporting Duty | wastewater | Part X of the EPA requires spills to be reported forthwith by the person having control of the pollutant that is spilled and any person who causes or permits a spill of a pollutant. | Applies to the person having control of the spilled pollutant or causing/permitting the spill | high |
| #Q036 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Spill Cleanup Duty | wastewater | 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. | If the spill causes or is likely to cause an adverse effect | high |
| #Q037 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Call Spills Action Centre | wastewater | If you believe you may have a spill or another type of environmental emergency, call the Spills Action Centre. | If you suspect a spill or environmental emergency | high |
| #Q038 | operational | operational | mandatory | Spill Prevention and Risk Reduction Plan | wastewater | 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. | For regulated persons under the EPA | high |
| #Q039 | operational | operational | mandatory | Spill Plan Content Requirements | wastewater | The plan must include: steps to notify the ministry, other public authorities and members of the public who may be affected by the spill; measures to ensure that appropriate equipment, material and personnel are available to respond to a spill | When developing the spill prevention and risk reduction plan | high |
| #Q040 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Understand Ontario Regulation 675/98 | wastewater | 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 whether a spill is reportable | high |
| #Q041 | administrative | unknown | guideline | Coverage Verification Requirement | wastewater | For precise definitions of coverage, refer to the applicability sections in 40 CFR Part 467. | When determining industry coverage for aluminum forming regulations | high |
| #Q042 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | NPDES Permit Incorporation for Direct Dischargers | wastewater | The Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers. | Applicable to direct dischargers (point source discharging to waters of the United States) | high |
| #Q043 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Control Mechanism Compliance for Indirect Dischargers | wastewater | The Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargers. | Applicable to indirect dischargers (facilities discharging to POTWs) | high |
| #Q044 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Universal Coverage Mandate | wastewater | all facilities that meet the description of the first paragraph, regardless of their size or how they form the aluminum, are covered by this regulation. | Applies to all aluminum forming activities including small extrusion and small drawing with emulsions/soaps | high |
| #Q045 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Surface Treatment Categorization Requirement | wastewater | All surface treatment of aluminum is considered to be an integral part of Aluminum Forming whenever it is performed at the same plant site at which aluminum is formed, and such operations are not considered for regulation under the Electroplating (40 CFR Part 413) or Metal Finishing (40 CFR Part 433) categories. | When surface treatment is an integral part of aluminum forming at the same plant site | high |
| #Q046 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Casting Regulatory Limit Application | wastewater | If the aluminum is a remelted primary aluminum product and is cast at a facility for subsequent forming of aluminum, then the casting of remelted aluminum is subject to the Aluminum Forming Category limitations. | When primary aluminum is remelted and cast for subsequent forming | high |
| #Q047 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Casting Limit Applicability | wastewater | Casting done at a plant which manufactures aluminum and also does aluminum forming is subject to the casting limitations for the aluminum manufacturing subcategories of the Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Category (40 CFR Part 421), if there is no cooling of the aluminum prior to casting. | Casting at a plant manufacturing aluminum and performing aluminum forming with no cooling prior to casting | high |
| #Q048 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Foundries Category Applicability for Other Casting | wastewater | Other aluminum casting operations are subject to the Metal Molding and Casting (Foundries) Category (40 CFR Part 464). | Aluminum casting operations not otherwise covered by Aluminum Forming or Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing categories | high |