Sustainable Development - Province of Manitoba

Sustainable DevelopmentEnvironmental Stewardship DivisionEnvironmental Approvals Branch1007 Century Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H OW4T 204 945-8321 F 204 945-5229www.gov.mb.ca/sd/eal

CLIENT FILE NO.: 51.30

July 12,2018

Denis Saquet, CETTown of Nee paw a275 Hamilton StreetNeepawaMB ROJ1HO

Dear Mr. Saquet:

Enclosed is Environment Act Licence No. 3270, issued to the Town of Neepawa, for the construction,operation, and maintenance of the Development being a wastewater collection system, decommissioningof the existing primary cell and the second secondary cell, two forcemain connections, a two cell aeratedwastewater treatment lagoon located on north half of 34-14-15 WPM in the Town of Nee paw a, inaccordance with the Proposal filed under The Environment Act.

In addition to the enclosed Licence requirements, please be informed that all other applicable federal,provincial and municipal regulations and by-laws must be complied with. A Notice of Alteration must befiled with the Director for approval prior to any alteration to the Development as licensed.

For further information on the administration and application of the Licence, please feel free to contactPeter Crocker, Environment Officer, at 204-726-6565. Please note that for Clauses 53-57 of the Licence,the designated Environment Officer of the Approvals Branch is Asit Dey, who may be contacted [email protected] or 204-945-2614.

Pursuant to Section 27 of The Environment Act, this licensing decision may be appealed by any personwho is affected by the issuance of this Licence to the Minister of Sustainable Development within 30 daysof the date of the Licence.

Yours sincerely,

fi~~Tracey Braun, M.Sc.DirectorEnvironmental Approvals Branch

c: Don Labossiere/Tim PrawdziklPeter Crocker, Environmental Compliance and EnforcementAsit Dey, Environmental Approvals; Ken Anderson, Associated Engineering .Public Registries

NOTE: Confirmation of Receipt of this Licence No. 3270 (by the Licencee only) is required by the Director ofEnvironmental Approvals. Please acknowledge receipt by signing in the space below and scan a copy of thisletter to [email protected] by July 26, 2018.

On behalf of the Town of Neepawa Date

**A COPY OF THE LICENCE MUST BE KEPT ON SITE AT THE DEVELOPMENT AT ALL TlMES**

Licence No. / Licence nO 3270

Issue Date / Date de delivrance __ ....;J~u:::.:l••..y..;;;1;.:::;;2.•.., 2:::;.O"",,1;;;.,;;8:;....___

In accordance with The Environment Act (C.C.S.M. c. E12S)Conformement it la Loi sur l'environnement (C.P.L.M. c. E12S)

Pursuant to Sections 11(1) and 14(3) / Conformement au Paragraphe 11(1) et 14(3)

THIS LICENCE IS ISSUED TO: / CETTE LICENCE EST DONNEE A:

TOWNOFNEEPAWA;"the Licencee"

for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Development being a wastewatercollection system, decommissioning of the existing primary cell and the second secondarycell, two forcemain connections, a two cell aerated wastewater treatment lagoon with anaverage daily wet weather flow of 3,450 cubic metres per day for the design population of7,500, a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR), an ultra violet (UV) disinfection system,and a phosphorus treatment facility all located in a wastewater treatment facility building,and a two cell dewatering pond, located on portions of north half of 34-14-15 WPM inthe Town of Neepawa with continuous discharge of treated wastewater from theDevelopment into the Whitemud River via a drainage ditch and a pipeline in accordancewith the proposal filed under The Environment Act on January 25, 2018 and additionalrequested information submitted on June 5, 2018 and on June 26, 2018, subject to thefollowing specifications, limits, terms and conditions:

DEFINITIONS

In this Licence,

"access road" means a road that leads from a Provincial Trunk Highway, ProvincialRoad, or a municipal road;

"accredited laboratory" means an analytical facility accredited by the StandardsCouncil of Canada (SCC), or accredited by another accrediting agency recognized byManitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship to be equivalent to the SCC, or be able todemonstrate, upon request, that it has the quality assurance/quality control (QAlQC)procedures in place equivalent to accreditation based on the international standardISO/IEC 17025, or otherwise approved by the Director;

**A COPY OF THE LICENCE MUST BE KEPT ON SITE AT THE DEVELOPMENT AT ALL TIMES**

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"acute lethality" means a toxic effect resulting in death in an organism by a substance ormixture of substances within a short exposure period (usually 96 hours or less);

"aerated" means the bringing about of intimate contact between air and a liquid bybubbling air through the liquid;

"aerated cell" means a cell of a wastewater treatment lagoon system III whichmechanical or diffused-air aeration is used to supplement the oxygen supply;

"affected area" means a geographical area, excluding the property of the Development;

"approved" means approved by the Director or an assigned Environment Officer inwriting;

"Approvals Branch" means the Environmental Approvals Branch of ManitobaSustainable Development, or any future branch responsible for issuing licenses under TheEnvironment Act;

"ASTM" means the American Society for Testing and Materials;

"base" means the exposed and finished elevation of the bottom of any cell ofthe aeratedwastewater treatment lagoon or SAGR;

"bentonite" means specially formulated standard mill grade sodium bentoniteconforming to American Petroleum Institute Specification 13-A;

"bioassay" means a method of determining toxic effects of industrial wastes and otherwastewaters by using viable organisms;

"biosolids" means accumulated organic solids, resulting from wastewater treatmentprocesses, that have received adequate treatment to permit the material to be recycled;

"composite sample" means a quantity of undiluted wastewater consisting of a minimumof 10 equal volumes of effluent, or flow proportional volumes collected over a 24-hourperiod, and may be collected manually or by means of an automatic sampling device;

"day" means any 24-hour period;

"Director" means an employee so designated pursuant to The Environment Act;

"E. coli" means Escherichia coli, a species of enteropathogenic microorganism occurringin the feces of warm-blooded animals;

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"effluent" means treated wastewater flowing or pumped out of the aerated wastewatertreatment lagoon;

"Environment Officer" means an employee so designated pursuant to The EnvironmentAct;

"fecal coliform" means aerobic and facultative, Gram-negative, nonspore-forming, rod-shaped bacteria capable of growth at 44.5 oC, and associated with fecal matter of warm-blooded animals;

"final discharge point" means the outlet from the secondary cell no. 2 as identified inSchedule "A" to this Licence during the Phase 1 Development or outlet of the wastewatertreatment facility building (WWTF), as identified in Schedule "A" to this Licence, wherethe effluent monitoring station is located during the Phase 2 Development;

"five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BODs)" means that part of the oxygen demandusually associated with biochemical oxidation of organic matter within 5 days at atemperature of 200C;

"five-day carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBODs)" means that part of theoxygen demand usually associated with biochemical oxidation of carbonaceous organicmatter within five days at a temperature of 20°C, excluding the oxygen demand usuallyassociated with the biochemical oxidation of nitrogenous organic matter;

"flooding" means the flowing of water onto lands, other than waterways, due to theovertopping of a waterway or waterways;

"grab sample" means a quantity of wastewater taken at a given place and time;

"high water mark" means the line on the interior surface of the aerated cells and a twocell dewatering pond which is normally reached when the cell is at the maximumallowable liquid level or the line of the exterior of the perimeter dykes which is reachedduring local flooding;

"hydraulic conductivity" means the quantity of water that will flow through a unitcross-sectional area of a porous material per unit of time under a hydraulic gradient of1.0;

"influent" means water, wastewater, or other liquid flowing into a wastewater treatmentfacility;

"in-situ" means on the site;

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"mg/L" means milligrams per litre;

"low water mark" means the line on the interior surface of the aerated cells and twodewatering pond cells which is normally reached when the cell is discharged;

"MBBR" means a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor;

"MPN Index" means the most probable number of coliform organisms in a givenvolume of wastewater which, in accordance with statistical theory, would yield theobserved test result with the greatest frequency;

"noise nuisance" means an unwanted sound, in an affected area, which is annoying,troublesome, or disagreeable to a person:

a) residing in an affected area;b) working in an affected area; orc) present at a location in an affected area which is normally open to members of the

public;if the unwanted sound

d) is the subject of at least 5 written complaints, received by the Director in a formsatisfactory to the Director and within a 90-day period, from 5 different personsfalling within clauses a), b) or c), who do not live in the same household; or

e) is the subject of at least one written complaint, received by the Director in a formsatisfactory to the Director, from a person falling within clauses a), b) or c) andthe Director is of the opinion that if the unwanted sound had occurred in a moredensely populated area there would have been at least 5 written complaintsreceived within a 90-day period, from 5 different persons who do not live in thesame household;

"odour nuisance" means a continuous or repeated odour, smell or aroma, in an affectedarea, which is offensive, obnoxious, troublesome, annoying, unpleasant or disagreeable toa person:

a) residing in an affected area;b) working in an affected area; orc) present at a location in an affected area which is normally open to members of the

public;if the odour, smell or aroma

d) is the subject of at least 5 written complaints, received by the Director in a formsatisfactory to the Director and within a 90-day period, from 5 different personsfalling within clauses a), b) or c), who do not live in the same household; or

e) is the subject of at least one written complaint, received by the Director in a formsatisfactory to the Director, from a person falling within clauses a), b) or c) andthe Director is of the opinion that if the odour, smell or aroma had occurred in amore densely populated area there would have been at least 5 written complaints


received within a 90-day period, from 5 different persons who do not live in thesame household;

"Phase 1 Development" means the Development operating with two new aerated cellsbuilt in the footprint of the existing secondary cell no. 1, two forcemains extended fromthe primary cell to the new aerated cells as indicated in Schedule "A" to this Licence, anew wastewater treatment facility building to house aeration blowers and treatmentequipment, a new ultra violet disinfection system, bulk alum feed system, and intermittentdischarge of treated wastewater from the secondary cell no. 2 as identified in theSchedule "A" to this Licence.

"Phase 2 Development" means the Development operating with a new concrete cast-in-place MBBR tankage equipped with aeration system and media, a two cell dewateringpond located in portions of footprint of the secondary cell no. 2 as indicated in Schedule"A" to this Licence, new disk filter equipment in wastewater treatment facility building,and discharging treated wastewater continuously from the wastewater treatment facilitybuilding into the Whitemud River. It also includes decommissioning of primary cell no. Iand secondary cell no. 2 as identified in ~chedule "A" to this Licence.

"record drawings" means engineering drawings complete with all dimensions whichindicate all features of the Development as it has actually been built;

"riprap" means small, broken stones or boulders placed compactly or irregularly ondykes or similar embankments for protection of earth surfaces against wave action orcurrent;

"septage" means the sludge produced in individual on-site wastewater disposal systemssuch as septic tanks;

"sludge solids" means solids in sludge;

"sludge" means accumulated solid material containing large amounts of entrained water,which has separated from wastewater during processing;

"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" means the mostrecent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewaterpublished jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American WaterworksAssociation and the Water Environment Federation;

"storage cell" means a cell of the aerated wastewater treatment lagoon system which is acell that receives partially treated wastewater from an, aerated cell and retains thewastewater for a period of time;


"total residual chlorine" means the sum of free chlorine and combined chlorine,including inorganic chloramines;

"truck dumping station" means a facility used to receive, store and meter wastewater,including septage, which has been hauled to the sewage treatment plant with a truck;

"UV disinfection" means a disinfection process for treating wastewater using ultravioletradiation;

"UV germicidal dose" means the units of intensity of ultra violet light that is required tokill bacteria and viruses present in the wastewater effluent;

"wastewater" means the spent or used water of a community or industry which containsdissolved and suspended matter;

"wastewater collection system" means the sewer and pumping system used for thecollection and conveyance of domestic, commercial and industrial wastewater;

"waste disposal ground" means an area of land designated by a person, municipality,provincial government agency, or crown corporation for the disposal of waste andapproved for use in accordance with Manitoba Regulation 37/2016, or any futureamendments thereto, or a Licence pursuant to The Environment Act; and

"wastewater treatment lagoon" means the component of the development whichconsists of impoundments into which wastewater is discharged for treatment and storage.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This Section of the Licence contains requirements intended to provide guidance tothe Licencee in implementing practices to ensure that the environment is maintained insuch a manner as to sustain a high quality of life, including social and economicdevelopment, recreation and leisure for present and future Manitobans.

Wastewater Source

1. The Licencee shall:a) direct all wastewater generated within the Town of Neepawa toward the

Development or other approved wastewater treatment facilities; andb) only direct wastewater as defined in this Licence into the wastewater

treatment lagoon.


Future Sampling

2. In addition to any of the limits, terms and conditions specified in this Licence, theLicencee shall, upon the request of the Director:a) sample, monitor, analyze and/or investigate specific areas of concern

regarding any segment, component or aspect of pollutant storage,containment, treatment, handling, disposal or emission systems, for suchpollutants or ambient quality, aquatic toxicity, leachate characteristics anddischarge or emission rates, for such duration and at such frequencies asmay be specified;

b) determine the environmental impact associated with the release of anypollutant(s) from the Development;

c) conduct specific investigations in response to the data gathered duringenvironmental monitoring programs; or

d) provide the Director, within such time as may be specified, with suchreports, drawings, specifications, analytical data, descriptions of samplingand analytical procedures being used, bioassay data, flow rate measurementsand such other information as may from time to time be requested.

Reporting Format

3. The Licencee shall submit all information required to be provided to the Directoror Environment Officer under this Licence, in written and electronic format, insuch form (including number of copies), and of such content as may be requiredby the Director or Environment Officer, and each submission shall be clearlylabelled with the Licence Number and Client File Number associated with thisLicence.

Respecting Noise Nuisance

4. The Licencee shall not cause or permit a noise nuisance to be created as a result ofthe construction, operation or alteration of the Development, and shall take suchsteps as the Director may require to eliminate or mitigate a noise nuisance.

Respecting Odour Nuisance

5. The Licencee shall not cause or permit an odour nuisance to be created as a resultof the construction, operation or alteration of the Development, and shall takesuch steps as the Director may require to eliminate or mitigate an odour nuisance.

Respecting Emergency Response Plan

6. The Licencee shall, prior to the commencement of the operation of the MBBR,submit to the Director for approval a contingency plan, in accordance with the


Manitoba Industrial Accidents Council (MIAC) Industrial Emergency ResponsePlanning Guide, outlining procedures to be used in the event of a leak, spill, fireor other hazardous condition, should the effluent ammonia loading dischargedinto the White mud river be greater than the permitted level, and upon failure tomeet the acute toxicity level in the effluent.

Respecting Equipment Breakdown or Process Upset

7. The Licencee shall, in the case of physical or mechanical equipment breakdown orprocess upset where such breakdown or process upset results or may result in therelease of a pollutant in an amount or concentration, or at a level or rate of release,that causes or may cause a significant adverse effect, immediately report the eventby calling the 24-hour environmental accident reporting line at 204-944-4888(toll-free 1-855-944-4888). The report shall indicate the nature of the event, thetime and estimated duration of the event and the reason for the event.

8. The Licencee shall, following the reporting of an event pursuant to Clause 7:a) identify the repairs required to the mechanical equipment;b) undertake all repairs to minimize unauthorized discharges of a pollutant;c) complete the repairs in accordance with any written instructions of the

Director; andd) submit a report to the Director about the causes of breakdown and measures

taken, within one week of the repairs being done.

9. The Licencee shall, during construction and operation of the Development, reportspills of fuels or other contaminants to an Environment Officer in accordance withthe requirements of Manitoba Regulation 439/87 respecting EnvironmentalAccident Reporting or any future amendment thereof.

Respecting Compliance with Other Acts and Regulations

10. The Licencee shall comply with the requirements of Manitoba Regulation62/2008 respecting Nutrient Management or any future amendment thereof.

11. The Licencee shall obtain all necessary provincial and federal permits andapprovals for construction of relevant components of the Development prior tocommencement of construction.

Respecting All Weather Access Road

12. The Licencee shall construct and maintain an all-weather access road and awastewater dumping station for truck-hauled wastewater. The dumping facilityshall have a surface splash ramp with a smooth hard surface that can be easilywashed free of solids.


Future Studies

13. The Licencee shall actively participate in any future watershed-based managementstudy, plan and/or nutrient reduction program, approved by the Director, for theWhitemud River, Lake Manitoba, and/or associated waterways and watersheds.

SPECIFICATIONS, LIMITS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Respecting Construction - General

14. The Licencee shall notify the assigned Environment Officer not less than twoweeks prior to beginning construction of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Development.The notification shall include the intended starting date(s) of construction and thename(s) of the contractor(s) responsible for the construction.

15. The Licencee shall:a) conduct all ditch related work activities during no flow or dry conditions

and not during the April 1 to June 15 fish spawning and incubation period;b) not construct the Development during periods of heavy rain;c) lopment in accordance with Clause 56 of this Licence:

rial where it will not erode into any watercourse;d) implement effective long-term sediment and erosion control measures to

prevent soil-laden runoff, and/or silt from entering any watercourse duringconstruction and until vegetation is established;

e) routinely inspect all erosion and sediment control structures andimmediately complete any necessary maintenance or repair;

f) revegetate soil exposed during the construction of the Development withnative or introduced grasses or legumes. Native species shall be used torevegetate areas where native species existed prior to construction; and

g) use rock that is free of silt and clay for riprap.

16. The Licencee shall, during construction of the Development, operate, maintainand store all materials and equipment in a manner that prevents any deleterioussubstances (fuel, oil, grease, hydraulic fluids, coolant, paint, uncured concrete andconcrete wash water, etc.) from entering the wastewater treatment lagoon, thedischarge route and associated watercourses, and have an emergency spill kit forin water use available on site during construction.

17. The Licencee shall dispose of non-reusable construction debris from theDevelopment at a waste disposal ground operating under the authority of a permitissued pursuant to Manitoba Regulation 37/2016 respecting Waste ManagementFacilities, or any future amendment thereof, or a Licence issued pursuant to TheEnvironment Act.


18. The Licencee shall locate all fuel storage and equipment servIcmg areasestablished for the construction and operation of the Development a minimumdistance of 100 metres from any waterbody, and shall comply with therequirements of Manitoba Regulation 188/2001 respecting Storage and Handlingof Petroleum Products and Allied Products or any future amendment thereof

19. The Licencee shall not alter local drainage patterns by the construction of theDevelopment.

20. The Licencee shall, during construction and maintenance of the Development,prevent the introduction and spread of foreign aquatic and terrestrial biota bycleaning equipment prior to its delivery to the site of the Development inaccordance with the requirements of Manitoba Regulation 173/2015 respectingAquatic Invasive Species, or any future amendment thereof.

21. The Licencee shall, prior to the approved commissioning of the MBBR cell inaccordance with Clause 56 of this Licence:a) construct and make available for use by an Environment Officer, secured

and heated monitoring stations, allowing direct accesses to the finaldischarge point;

b) have the monitoring stations accessible to an Environment Officer at alltimes;

c) install and maintain flow measuring devices at the monitoring stations or atlocations acceptable to the Director which are capable of measuring thevolumes of effluent with an accuracy of ± 2 percent;

d) have the flow measuring devices re-calibrated on the request of anEnvironment Officer;

e) equip the monitoring stations with sampling devices available on request foruse by an Environment Officer; and

f) equip the monitoring stations with an electrical power source of 15 amperesat 110 volts.

Respecting Fence

22. The Licencee shall install and maintain a fence around all cells of theDevelopment including the wastewater treatment facility building to limit access.The fence shall be a minimum of 1.2 meters high and have a locking gate, whichshall be locked at all times except to allow access to the wastewater treatmentlagoon, MBBR components, and wastewater treatment facility building.


Respecting Prevention of Erosion of River Bed and Bank

23. The Licencee shall install and maintain riprap on the river bed and bank at thelocation of the outfall of the effluent discharge to prevent erosion of the river bedand bank to the satisfaction of an Environment Officer.

Respecting Construction - Liners

24. The Licencee shall, prior to the construction of the dykes of the wastewatertreatment lagoon:a) remove all organic topsoil from the area where the dykes will be

constructed; andb) remove all organic material for a depth of 0.3 metres and a width of 3.0

metres from the area where the liner will be constructed.

25. The Licencee shall construct and maintain the aerated cells and the cells of thedewatering pond of the wastewater treatment lagoon as indicated in Schedule "A"to this Licence with a continuous liner under all interior surfaces of each cell inaccordance with the following specifications:a) the liner shall be made of clay;b) the liner shall be at least one metre in thickness;c) the liner shall have a hydraulic conductivity of I x 10-7 centimetres per

second or less at all locations;d) the liner of the aerated cell no. 1 and cell no. 2, as identified in Schedule

"A" to this Licence, shall be constructed to an elevation of 6 metres abovethe base of the aeration cell of the aerated wastewater treatment lagoon; and

e) the liner of the cells of the dewatering pond, as identified in Schedule "A" tothis Licence, shall be constructed to an elevation of 6 metres above the baseof any cells of the dewatering pond.

26. The Licencee shall construct, operate, and maintain the MBBR facility:a) in accordance with the proposal filed on January 25,2018; andb) in such a manner that the structural integrity of the MBBR facility is not

compromised.

Respecting Operation - General

27. The Licencee shall obtain and maintain classification of the Developmentpursuant to Manitoba Regulation 77/2003 respecting Water and WastewaterFacility Operators or any future amendment thereof and maintain compliance withall requirements of the regulation including, but not limited to, the preparation andmaintenance of a Table of Organization, Emergency Response Plan and StandardOperating Procedures.


28. The Licencee shall carry out the operation of the Development with individualsproperly certified to do so pursuant to Manitoba Regulation 77/2003 respectingWater and Wastewater Facility Operators or any future amendment thereof.

29. The Licencee shall operate and maintain the existing primary cell no. 1, secondarycell no. 2, cell no. 1 and 2 of the aerated lagoon, cell no. 1 and 2 of dewateringpond of the Development as identified in Schedule "A" to this Licence, and theMBBR facility in such a manner that:a) prior to the approved commissioning of the Phase 1 Development in

accordance with this Licence, the organic loading on the existing primarycell no. 1, as indicated by the five-day biochemical oxygen demand, is not inexcess of 56 kilograms per hectare per day;

b) upon approved commissioning of the Phase 1 Development in accordancewith this Licence, the organic loading on the aerated wastewater treatmentlagoon cells, in terms of the five-day biochemical oxygen demand, is not inexcess of 590 kilograms per day;

c) upon approved commissioning of the Phase 1 Development in accordancewith this Licence, the average daily wet weather hydraulic loading on theaerated cells of the wastewater treatment lagoon does not exceed 3,450cubic metres per day;

d) upon approved commissioning of the Phase 2 Development in accordancewith this Licence, the hydraulic capacity of the MBBR facility does notexceed 5,000 cubic metres per day;

e) a minimum of 2 milligrams of dissolved oxygen per litre is detectable at alltimes at any depth of the liquid column in the aerated cells;

f) a minimum of 7 milligrams of dissolved oxygen per litre is detectable at alltimes at any depth of the liquid column in the MBBR facility;

g) the depth of liquid in the existing primary cell no. 1 and the secondary cellno. 2 does not exceed 1.5 metres;

h) the depth of liquid in the aerated cells does not exceed 5 metres;i) the depth of liquid in the cell no. 1 and 2 of the dewatering pond does not

exceed 5 metres;j) the depth of liquid in the MBBR facility does not exceed 5 metres;k) a minimum of 1.0 metre freeboard is maintained in the aerated cells, cell no.

1 and 2 of the dewatering pond, and MBBR facility at all times; and1) a minimum of 1.0 metre freeboard is maintained in the existing primary cell

no. 1 and the secondary cell no. 2 until such a time that the cells aredecommissioned in accordance with Clause 59 of this Licence.


Respecting Operation - Wastewater Treatment Lagoon

Phase 1 Development - Intermittent Discharge

30. The Licencee shall not, from the date of issuance of this Licence until theapproved commissioning of the Phase 2 Development in accordance with thisLicence, discharge effluent from the Development, as sampled at the finaldischarge point, where:a) the organic content of the effluent, as indicated by the five day carbonaceous

biochemical oxygen demand, is in excess of 25 milligrams per litre;b) the total suspended solids content of the effluent is in excess of 25

milligrams per litre;c) the Escherichia coli (E. Coli) content of the effluent, as indicated by the

MPN index, is in excess of 200 per 100 millilitres of sample, as determinedby the monthly geometric mean of 1 grab sample collected at equal intervalson each of a minimum of 3 consecutive days per week;

d) the total phosphorus content of the effluent is in excess of 1.0 milligramsper litre;

e) where the unionized ammonia content of the effluent is in excess of 1.25milligrams per litre expressed as nitrogen (N), at 15°C ± 1°C;

f) between the 1st day of November in any year and 15th day of May in thefollowing year;

g) the total ammonia content of the effluent expressed as total ammonianitrogen (N) in kilograms per day is in excess of the load specified in Clause31(f) of this Licence during discharge period of 15th of May to 15th of Juneof the same year;

h) when flooding from any cause is occurring along the effluent drainage route;or

i) when the discharge of effluent would cause or contribute to flooding in oralong the effluent drainage route.

Phase 2 Development - Continuous Discharge

31. The Licencee shall not, upon approved commIssIoning of the Phase 2Development in accordance with Clause 56 of this Licence, discharge effluentfrom the Development, as sampled at the final discharge point, where:a) the organic content of the effluent, as indicated by the five day carbonaceous

biochemical oxygen demand, is in excess of 25 milligrams per litre;b) the total suspended solids content of the effluent is in excess of 25

milligrams per litre;c) the Escherichia coli (E. Coli) content of the effluent, as indicated by the

MPN index, is in excess of 200 per 100 millilitres of sample, as determinedby the monthly geometric mean of 1 grab sample collected at equal intervalson each of a minimum of 3 consecutive days per week;


d) the total phosphorus content of the effluent is in excess of 1.0 milligramsper litre based on a 30 day rolling average;

e) where the unionized ammonia content of the effluent is in excess of 1.25milligrams per litre expressed as nitrogen (N), at 15°C ± 1°C; or

f) the total ammonia content of the effluent expressed as total ammonianitrogen (N) in kilogram per day is in excess of the ammonia load specifiedbelow in Table 1:

Table 1: Total Ammonia Loading in kilograms per any 24 hours period

Total AmmoniaPeriod Nitrogen (as N)

(kg/any 24 hour period)January 57February 71March 74April 46May 23June 14July 10

August 11September 13

October 19November 40December 53

Respecting Acute Toxicity

32. The Licencee shall not, upon approved commIssIoning of the Phase 2Development in accordance with Clause 56 of this Licence, release a quality ofeffluent from the wastewater treatment lagoon which:a) on any day, causes, or contributes to, the mixing zone for the effluent in the

Whitemud River being acutely lethal to aquatic life passing through themIxmg zone; or

b) can be demonstrated to be acutely lethal to fish within the mixing zone forthe effluent in the Whitemud River by using a 96-hour static acute lethalitytest which results in mortality to more than 50 percent of the test fishexposed to 100 percent concentration of effluent, with the test carried out inaccordance with the protocol outlined in Environment Canada's "BiologicalTest Method: Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality ofEffluents to Rainbow Trout: EPS lIRMI13 Second Edition - December2000" or any future amendment thereof.


Respecting Disinfection - UV

33. The Licencee shall have adequate instrumentation installed to provide constantmonitoring of the UV disinfection treatment process to ensure compliance withthe UV disinfection requirements. Such instrumentation shall include but not belimited to the following:a) a UV sensor to monitor lamp intensity;b) an appropriate alarm and shutdown systems;c) a lamp monitoring system to identify the location of individual lamp

failures;d) an hour meter which cannot be reset to display actual hours of UV lamp

operation; ande) protective circuits for overcurrent and ground current leakage detection.

34. The Licencee shall utilize UV lamps in the UV disinfection process that havea rated output of at least 254 nanometres (nm) capable of delivering a germicidaldose in excess of 30,000 microwatt seconds/sq cm.

35. The Licencee shall operate and maintain the UV disinfection system to give agermicidal dose of 80% or more of the design UV germicidal dose, at the end ofthe lamp life.

Respecting Disinfection - Chlorine

36. The Licencee shall, when chlorine is used as a disinfecting agent:a) notify the Director in advance;b) dechlorinate effluent prior to discharge;c) obtain grab samples prior to and daily during the discharge period and have

them analyzed for total residual chlorine; andd) not discharge effluent where the concentration of the total residual chlorine

is in excess of 0.02 milligrams per litre.

Respecting Maintenance

37. The Licencee shall, if in the OpInIOn of the Environment Officer significanterosion of the interior surfaces of the dykes occurs, repair the dyke to thesatisfaction of the Environment Officer. Upon approval of the EnvironmentOfficer, install riprap as necessary. The riprap shall be placed on the interior dykesurfaces from 0.6 metres above the high water mark to 0.6 metres below the lowwater mark to protect the dykes from wave action.


38. The Licencee shall provide and maintain a grass cover on the dykes of the aeratedwastewater treatment lagoon and of the dewatering pond of the Development, andshall regulate the growth of the vegetation so that the height of the vegetation doesnot exceed 0.3 metres on all dykes.

39. The Licencee shall annually remove by mechanical methods all reeds, rushes andtrees located above the low water mark in the cells of the aerated wastewatertreatment lagoon and of the dewatering pond of the Development.

40. The Licencee shall implement an ongoing program to remove burrowing animalsfrom the site of the Development.

MONITORING AND REPORTING

General

41. The Licencee shall, unless otherwise specified in this Licence:a) carry out all preservations and analyses on liquid samples in accordance

with the methods prescribed in "Standard Methods for the Examination ofWater and Wastewater" or in accordance with an equivalent analyticalmethodology approved by the Director;

b) carry out all sampling of, and preservation and analyses on, soil or othersamples in accordance with methodologies approved by the Director;

c) have all analytical determinations undertaken by an accredited laboratory;and

d) report the results to the Director, in writing or in a format acceptable to theDirector, within 60 days of the samples being taken.

Respecting Monitoring and Reporting

42. The Licencee shall arrange for the taking of samples of effluent at locations thatare accessible during all weather conditions and have been approved by theDirector.

Respecting Phase 1 Development - Intermittent Discharge

43. The Licencee shall, from the date of issuance of this Licence until the approvedcommissioning of the Phase 2 Development in accordance with this Licence, priorto each effluent discharge campaign and every two weeks if the discharge periodis greater than 30 days, obtain grab samples of the treated wastewater and havethem analyzed for:a) the organic content as indicated by the five-day carbonaceous biochemical

oxygen demand and expressed as milligrams per litre;


b) the total suspended solids content expressed as milligrams per litre;c) the Escherichia coli (E. Coli) content as indicated by the MPN index and

expressed as MPN per 100 millilitres per sample;d) the total phosphorus content expressed as milligrams per litre;e) the unionized ammonia nitrogen expressed as milligrams per litre;t) total ammonia nitrogen expresses as nitrogen (N) in milligrams per litre;g) pH; andh) temperature.

Respecting Phase 2 Development - Continuous Discharge

Respecting Flow Proportiol!al Composite Samples

44. The Licencee shall, upon approved commissioning of the Phase 2 Development inaccordance with Clause 56 of this Licence:a) take one flow proportional composite sample of effluent from the effluent

monitoring station over a 24 hour period during the discharge period onceeach week from January 1 to December 31 of any year;

b) have the flow proportional composite sample of effluent, as sampled inaccordance with Clause 44 (a) of this Licence, analyzed for the following:i) total nitrogen expressed as milligrams per litre;ii) total phosphorus expressed as milligrams per litre; andiii) total ammonia expressed as nitrogen (N) as milligrams per litre, as

sampled between March 15 and October 31 of any year;c) calculate the thirty-day rolling average value for total nitrogen and total

phosphorus for the day during which sample was collected; andd) prepare and submit to the designated Environment Officer a monthly report

on total ammonia load from March 15 to October 31 of any year, and thethirty-day rolling average for total nitrogen and total phosphorus load.

45. The Licencee shall, upon approved commissioning of the Phase 2 Development inaccordance with Clause 56 of this Licence:a) take one flow proportional composite sample of effluent from the effluent

monitoring station over a 24 hour period during the discharge period everytwo weeks from January 1 to December 31 of any year;

b) have the flow proportional composite sample of effluent, as sampled inaccordance with Clause 45 (a) of this Licence, analyzed for the following:i)the organic content as indicated by the five-day carbonaceous biochemical

oxygen demand (CBOD5) and expressed as milligrams per litre;ii) total suspended solids expressed as milligrams per litre;iii) unionized ammonia expressed as nitrogen (N) as milligrams per litre;iv) total ammonia expressed as nitrogen (N) as milligrams per litre, as

sampled between November 1 of any year to March 14 of thefollowing year;

v) pH; and


vi) temperature; andc) prepare and submit to the designated Environment Officer a monthly report

on total ammonia load from November 1 of any year to March 14 of thefollowing year.

Respecting Grab Samples

46. The Licencee shall, upon approved commissioning of the Phase 2 Development inaccordance with Clause 56 of this Licence:a) take one grab sample of the effluent from the effluent monitoring station

collected at equal intervals on each of a minimum of 3 consecutive days perweek during the discharge period;

b) have the grab samples analyzed for Escherichia coli (E. Coli) content asindicated by the MPN index and expressed as MPN per 100 millilitres persample; and

c) determine and record the monthly geometric mean for each of theEscherichia coli (E. Coli) counts based on all the data collected during eachmonth, from a minimum of twelve (12) grab samples per month.

Respecting Acute Lethality

47. The Licencee shall, upon approved commissioning of the Phase 2 Development inaccordance with Clause 56 of this Licence:a) take two flow proportional composite samples of effluent from the effluent

monitoring station over a 24 hour period every three months each year witha minimum separation time of 90 days between samples;

b) have one bioassay sample of the effluent analyzed at 100 percentconcentration for acute lethality in accordance with the protocol outlined inEnvironment Canada's "Biological Test Method: Reference Method forDetermining Acute Lethality of Effluents to Rainbow Trout: EPS lIRMI13Second Edition - December 2000", or any future amendment thereof;

c) have one sample of the effluent analyzed for chronic toxicity in accordancewith a method approved by the Director; and

d) report the results to the Director within 30 days of the end of the monthduring which the samples were taken.

Respecting Records Maintenance and Reporting

48. The Licencee shall during each year maintain the following records and retainthem for a minimum period of five calendar years:a) reports of visual inspections conducted at a minimum of once per month;b) wastewater sample dates;c) original copies of laboratory analytical results of the sampled wastewater;d) a summary of laboratory analytical results;


e) cell isolation dates (i.e., valve operation records) before or during Phase 1Development;

f) effluent discharge dates;g) continuous measurement of effluent discharge after approved

commissioning of the Phase 2 Development;h) estimated effluent discharge volumes during Phase 1 Development and

accurate effluent discharge volumes during Phase 2 Development;i) maintenance and repairs;j) expansions to the collection system with associated capacity assessment;k) updated organization charts identifying all certified operators, including

backup operators;1) a summary of any wastewater collection system overflows; andm) an annual report that assesses the Development's ammonia and nutrient (that

is, total nitrogen and phosphorus) reduction performance for the previousyear.

49. The Licencee shall submit an annual report to the Environment Officer byFebruary 28 of the following year including all records required by Clause 48 ofthis Licence.

Respecting Operating Depth and Freeboard Non-Compliance Events

50. The Licencee shall immediately notify the Director each time the operating depthof any cell of the Development does not comply with the maximum operatingdepth and minimum freeboard requirements for that cell as specified in Clause 29of this Licence.

51. The Licencee shall, if reporting is required pursuant to Clause 50 of this Licencein two consecutive years:a) engage the services of a qualified consultant, acceptable to the Director, to

undertake an investigation of the aerated wastewater treatment lagoon andrelated infrastructure including the cells of the dewatering pond, todetermine the ability or inability of the existing system to meet the hydraulicloading capacity of the community. The investigation shall include but notbe necessarily limited to:i) diagnosis of the cause( s) of the recent exceedances of maximum operating

depth;ii) sources of infiltration into the wastewater system including the

municipal infrastructure;iii) current hydraulic loading of the system;iv) lack of storage capacity due to sludge build-up within existing cells;v) the organic loading on the aerated primary cell in terms of the five day

biochemical oxygen demand; andvi) operating procedures;


b) provide to the Director, within four months of the notification givenpursuant to Clause 50 of this Licence, an engineering report describing indetail the results and observations concluded by virtue of the investigation;and

c) provide to the Director, within four months of the report provided pursuantto sub-Clause b) of this section, a remedial action plan in the form of adetailed engineering report describing recommended modifications, repairsor upgrading works to overcome excessive hydraulic loading of the system.

Respecting Hauling Records

52. The Licencee shall maintain, retain, and provide to an Environment Officer uponrequest, a record of all septage and wastewater hauled to the wastewater treatmentlagoon, including the following:a) number of loads on a daily and weekly basis;b) the volume of each load;c) the name of the hauler;d) the source of the contents of each load according to the type of waste and

the name and location of each property serviced; ande) upon approved commissioning of the Phase 1 Development in accordance

with this Licence, if the septage discharged in anyone day exceeds 56,000litres (approximately 20 septic tanks when the design population is 4,609),33,600 litres (approximately 12 septic tanks when the design population is6,000) or 2,800 litres (approximately 1 septic tank when the designpopulation is 7,500), an assessment of compliance with Clause 29 (b).

Respecting Soil Liner Sampling, Testing and Reporting

53. The Licencee shall arrange with the designated Environment Officer a mutuallyacceptable time and date for any required soil sampling between the 15th day ofMay and the 15th day of October of any year, unless otherwise approved by theEnvironment Officer.

54. The Licencee shall take and test undisturbed soil samples, in accordance withSchedule "B" to this Licence, from the soil liners of the wastewater treatmentlagoon; the number and location of samples and test methods to be specified bythe designated Environment Officer up to a maximum of 10 samples per cell.

55. The Licencee shall, not less than 2 weeks before any new or upgraded clay-linedcell (that is, cell no. 1 and 2 of the aerated lagoon and of the dewatering pond) ofthe wastewater treatment lagoon is placed in operation, submit for the approval ofthe Environment Officer the results of the tests carried out pursuant to Clause 54of this Licence.


Respecting MBBR Facility Testing and Reporting - Phase 2 Development

56. The Licencee shall, prior to the commencement of the operation of the MBBRfacility, submit a report confirming compliance with Clause 26 of this Licence forthe review and conditional approval of the designated Environment Officer tocommence the operation of the MBBR facility.

57. The Licencee shall, within 6 weeks upon commencement of the operation of theMBBR facility pursuant to Clause 56 of this Licence, submit for the final approvalof the designated Environment Officer a report that the MBBR facility IS III

compliance with Clauses 44, 45, and 46 of this Licence.

Respecting Land Application of Biosolids

58. The Licencee shall, during the Phase 1 Development in accordance with thisLicence, transfer biosolids generated from the secondary cell no. 1, where aeratedcells no. 1 and 2 be constructed, to the existing primary cell no. 1 as identified inSchedule "A" to this Licence.

59. The Licencee shall, prior to the commencement of the Phase 2 Development inaccordance with this Licence, submit a decommissioning plan to decommissionthe existing primary cell no. 1 and secondary cell no. 2 as identified in Schedule"A" to this Licence for review and approval of the Director of EnvironmentalApprovals Branch.

60. The Licencee shall, prior to the commencement of the Phase 2 Development inaccordance with this Licence, submit an Environment Act Proposal in order toobtain a valid and subsisting Environment Act Licence for land application ofbiosolids generated from the existing primary cell no. 1, secondary cell no. 2, cellno. 1 and 2 of the dewatering pond as identified in Schedule "A" to this Licence.

Respecting Initial Characterization

61. The Licencee shall, during the first year of approved commissioning of the Phase2 Development in accordance with Clause 56 of this Licence, obtain and analyzegrab samples of the effluent from the final discharge point of the Developmentand report the results of the analysis in accordance with Schedule "C" attached tothis Licence.

Respecting Record Drawings

62. The Licencee shall:a) prepare updated "record drawings" for the Development and shall label the

drawings "record drawings"; and

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b) provide to the Director, within four months of commissioning theDevelopment, two electronic copies of the "record drawings" of theDevelopment.

REVIEW AND REVOCATION

A. Licence No. 762 VO is hereby rescinded.

B. If, in the opinion of the Director, the Licencee has exceeded or is exceeding or hasor is failing to meet the specifications, limits, terms, or conditions set out in thisLicence, the Director may, temporarily or permanently, revoke this Licence.

C. If, in the opinion of the Director, new evidence warrants a change in thespecifications, limits, terms or conditions of this Licence, the Director may requirethe filing of a new proposal pursuant to Section 11 of The Environment Act.

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Schedule "B" to Environment Act Licence No. 3270

Soil Sampling and Testing Pursuant to Clause 54

Soil Sampling:

1. The Licencee shall provide a drilling rig, acceptable to the designated EnvironmentOfficer, to extract soil samples from the liner which is not placed or found at thesurface of the lagoon structure. This includes all wastewater treatment lagoonsconstructed with clay cutoffs at the interior base of the dyke or with a clay cutoff inthe centre of the dyke. The drill rig shall have the capacity to drill to the maximumdepth of the clay cutoff plus an additional 2 metres. The drill rig shall be equippedwith both standard and hollow stem augers. The minimum hole diameter shall be5 inches.

2. For lagoon liners placed or found at the surface of the lagoon structure, the Licenceeshall provide a machine, acceptable to the designated Environment Officer, capableof pressing a sampling tube into the liner in a straight line motion along the centreaxis line of the sample tube and without sideways movement.

3. Soil samples shall be collected and shipped in accordance with ASTM StandardD 1587 (Standard Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils), D 4220(Standard Practice for Preserving and Transporting Soil Samples) and D 3550(Standard Practice for Ring-Lines Barrel Sampling of Soils). Thin-walled tubesshall meet the stated requirements including length, inside clearance ratio andcorrosion protection. An adequate venting area shall be provided through thesampling head.

4. At the time of sample collection, the designated Environment Officer shall advisethe Licencee as to the soil testing method that must be used on each sample. Theoedometer method may be used for a sample were the Environment Officerdetermines that the soil sample is taken from an undisturbed clay soil which has notbeen remoulded and which is homogeneous and unweathered. The triaxial test shallbe used for all samples taken from disturbed and remoulded soils or from nonhomogenous and weathered soils.

5. The Licencee shall provide a report on the collection of soil samples to thedesignated Environment Officer and to the laboratory technician which includes butis not limited to: a plot plan indicating sample location, depth or elevation ofsample, length of advance of the sample tube length of soil sample contained in thetube after its advancement, the soil test method specified by the EnvironmentOfficer for each soil sample and all necessary instructions from the site engineer tothe laboratory technician.

6. All drill and sample holes shall be sealed with bentonite pellets after the fielddrilling and sampling has been completed.

Schedule "B" to Environment Act Licence No. 3270 (cont'd)

Soil Testing Methods:

1. Triaxial Test Methoda) The soil samples shall be tested for hydraulic conductivity using ASTM

D 5084 (Standard Test Method for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity ofSaturated Porous Materials Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter).

b) Soil specimens shall have a minimum diameter of 70 mm (2.75 inches) and aminimum height of 70 mm (2.75 inches). The soil specimens shall be selectedfrom a section of the soil sample which contains the most porous materialbased on a visual inspection. The hydraulic gradient shall not exceed 30 duringsample preparation and testing. Swelling of the soil specimen should becontrolled to adjust for: the amount of compaction measured during samplecollection and extraction from the tube and the depth or elevation of thesample. The effective stress used during saturation or consolidation of thesample shall not exceed 40 kPa (5.7 psi) or the specific stress level, that isexpected in the field location were the sample was taken, whichever is greater.

c) The complete laboratory report, as outlined in ASTM D 5084, shall be suppliedfor each soil sample collected in the field.

2. Oedometer Test Methoda) The soil samples shall be tested for hydraulic conductivity using

ASTM D 2435 (Standard Test Method for One-Dimensional ConsolidationProperties of Soils).

b) Soil specimens shall have a minimum diameter of 50 mm (2 inches) and aminimum height of 20 mm (0.8 inches). The soil specimens shall be selectedfrom a section of the soil sample which contains the most porous materialbased on a visual inspection. The soil specimen shall be taken from anundisturbed soil sample. The soil specimen shall be completely saturated.

c) The complete laboratory report, as outlined in ASTM D 2435, shall be suppliedfor each soil sample collected in the field.

Schedule "e" to Environment Act Licence No. 3270

Initial Characterization of Wastewater Pursuant to Clause 61

Facility Size: Medium (greater than 2500 m3/day but less than 17,500 m3/day)Facility Type: Sewage Treatment Plant - Continuous discharge

Effluent Sampling:

During the first year of operation:1. a grab sample shall be collected every two weeks;2. a grab sample shall be collected on a quarterly basis; and3. a grab sample shall be collected on a daily basis, if chlorine is used.

Effluent Analysis:

1. Have the bi-weekly sample analyzed for:a) the organic content as indicated by the five-day biochemical oxygen

demand and expressed as milligrams per litre;b) the organic content as indicated by the five-day carbonaceous biochemical

oxygen demand and expressed as milligrams per litre;c) the total suspended solids content expressed as milligrams per litre;d) the Escherichia coli (E. Coli) content as indicted by the MPN index and

expressed as MPN per 100 millilitres per sample;e) the fecal coliform content as indicated by the MPN index and expressed as

MPN per lOOmillilitres per sample;f) the total coliform content as indicated by the MPN index and expressed as

MPN per lOOmillilitres per sample;g) total ammonia nitrogen expressed as milligrams per litre;h) nitrate-nitrite nitrogen expressed as milligrams per litre;i) total Kjeldahl nitrogen, TKN (ammonia + organic N) expressed as

milligrams per litre;j) dissolved phosphorus expressed as milligrams per litre;k) total phosphorus expressed as milligrams per litre;1) temperature; andm) pH.

2. Have the quarterly sample analyzed for:a) fluoride;b) nitrate;c) nitrate + nitrite;d) total extractable metals and metal hydrides (full range);e) chemical oxygen demand (COD);f) organochlorine pesticides;g) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs);h) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs);i) cyanide (total);j) pH;

Schedule "c" to Environment Act Licence No. 3270 (cont'd)

k) volatile organic compounds;1) mercury;m) phenolic compounds;n) surfactants;0) acute toxicity; andp) chronic toxicity.

3. Have the daily sample analyzed for total residual chlorine (TRC), if required.

Effluent Reporting:

1. Report the results to the Director, in writing and in an electronic format acceptableto the Director, within 60 days of the sampling date. The report shall include thesampling date, sample temperature, the dates of the effluent discharge, and copiesof the laboratory analytical results of the sampled effluent.

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