Treated Septage
- Construction of septage treatment facilities…
- Land application of treated septage…
- Temporary storage of treated septage…
Construction of septage treatment facilities with discharge to surface or groundwater
If your company is involved in septage treatment facility construction designed to discharge effluent to surface or groundwater (e.g. septage treatment lagoon), you…
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approval requirements for sewage works under Section 53 of the Ontario Water Resources Act |
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…which is issued by… |
For more information, the following resources are available in our Publications section:
Construction of septage treatment facilities without discharge to surface or groundwater
If your company is involved in the construction or operation of a septage treatment system that does not discharge to groundwater or surface water, it will be regulated as a Waste Disposal Site (note this does not apply to in-truck or in-transit treatment) and you…
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…which is issued by… |
For more information, the following resources are available in our Publications section:
- Guide to Applying for Approval for a Waste Disposal Site
- Application for Approval for a Waste Disposal Site
Land application of treated septage to agricultural land
If your company is involved in applying treated septage to agricultural land, you…
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Requirements under Section 15.1 of the Nutrient Management Act |
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…and require a… |
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the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) |
The requirements above are current as of January 1, 2011. If you’d like to see what changed as of that date, please see the “Regulation changes for treated septage as a nutrient on agricultural land” section.
- Please see OMAFRA’s site for more information.
Land application of treated septage to non-agricultural land
If your company is involved in applying treated septage to non-agricultural land, you…
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Part V of the Environmental Protection Act |
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…and require an… |
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…which is issued by… |
For more information, the following resources are available in our Publications section:
- Application for Approval of a Hauled Sewage (septage) or Processed Organic Waste (biosolids) Disposal Site
- Guide For Applying For Approval Of A Hauled Sewage (Septage) Or Processed Organic Waste (Biosolids)
Temporary storage of treated septage on agricultural land
If your company is involved in temporarily storing treated septage on agricultural land, you…
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Sections 82 to 86 of the Nutrient Management Regulation, O. Reg. 267/03 |
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…and require a… |
NASM Plan for land application of treated septage to agricultural land prepared by a certified person |
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…which is approved by… |
Transportation/haulage or temporary storage of treated septage on non-agricultural land
If your company is involved in transporting/hauling or temporarily storing treated septage on non-agricultural land, you…
…are subject to… |
Part V of the Environmental Protection Act |
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…and require a… |
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…which is issued by… |
For more information, these documents are available in our Publications section:
