The Regional Municipality of Peel
By-law number 53-2010

4.

1. No Person shall directly or indirectly discharge or deposit or cause or permit the discharge or deposit into or in any land drainage work, Private Branch Drain or Connection to any Storm Sewer, Matter of any type which may:
   1. interfere with proper operation of a Storm Sewer;
   2. obstruct or restrict a Storm Sewer or the flow therein;
   3. damage a Storm Sewer;
   4. result in any hazard or other adverse impact to any person, animal, property or vegetation;
   5. contravene or result in the contravention of any Federal or Provincial legislation (including regulations), including but not limited to the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, as amended from time to time, with respect to the Storm Sewer and/or discharge from the Storm Sewer into a Watercourse;
   6. contravene or result in the contravention of a Certificate of Approval or Provisional Certificate of Approval issued under the Ontario WaterResources Act or the Environmental Protection Act with respect to the Storm Sewer or its discharge;
   7. have one or more of the following characteristics:
      1. visible film sheen or discoloration;
      2. wo or more separate layers;
      3. a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 9.0; or
      4. a temperature greater than 40 degrees Celsius;
   8. contain one or more of the following:
      1. Acute Hazardous Waste Chemical;
      2. Blowdown Water;
      3. Combustible Liquid;
      4. floating debris;
      5. Fuel;
      6. Hauled Sewage;
      7. Hauled Waste;
      8. Hazardous Industrial Waste;
      9. Hazardous Waste Chemical;
      10. Ignitable Waste;
      11. Pathological Waste;
      12. Pesticide;
      13. Reactive Waste;
      14. Severely Toxic Waste;
      15. Sewage;
      16. Waste Radioactive Prescribed Substance;
      17. Waste Disposal Site Leachate;
      18. Contact Cooling Water;
      19. a substance from raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product or waste product of an Industrial process; or
      20. a substance used in the operation or maintenance of an Industrial site;
   9. contain E. coli colonies in excess of 200 cfu per 100 milliliters;
   10. contain contaminants from raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product or waste product of an Industrial process;
   11. contain a concentration, expressed in milligrams per litre, in excess of any one or more of the limits, for any one or more of the parameters in Table 2 of this By-law entitled "Limits for Storm Sewer Discharge"; or
   12. contain fecal coliform in any amount.
2. If required by written notice from the Commissioner, the Person who is the Owner or Occupier of a premise shall, in accordance with such written notice, perform or undertake one or more of the following activities addressing the discharge of Storm Water from the premise:
   1. a study on Storm Water quality and/or quantity;
   2. modification and/or construction of Storm Water facilities for which the Region is responsible;
   3. development and implementation of Best Management Practices (BMP);
   4. adoption and implementation of pollution prevention techniques and measures; or
   5. any other activity set out in the notice.

5.

1. Any Person discharging to a Sewage Works shall complete and submit a Waste Survey Report, in a format as required by the Commissioner, to the Commissioner within 60 days of written notification by the Commissioner requiring such Waste Survey Report.
2. Where an Industrial Discharger has submitted a Waste Survey Report, the Discharger shall provide written notice to the Commissioner of any change in the information provided in the initial report within 30 days of such change and such notice shall include any change to the operation, process, or wastewater treatment facility as well as analyses of all waste stream discharges.

6.

1. Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), the discharge or deposit of Matter by a Person into or in any Connection to any Sanitary Sewer or Combined Sewer that would otherwise be prohibited by this By-law may be permitted to an extent fixed by a Discharge Agreement entered into between the Person and the Region including conditions with respect to the payment of additional sewage service rates to compensate the Region for its additional costs of operation, repair, replacement or maintenance of the Sewage Works and on other terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the Region.
2. A Surcharge Agreement may only be entered into with respect to the discharge to a Sanitary Sewer or Combined Sewer of one or more of the following treatable parameters in Sewage:
   1. Biochemical Oxygen Demand;
   2. Solvent Extractable Matter of Animal or Vegetable Origin;
   3. Total Suspended Solids; and
   4. Total Phosphorus
3. The Region may require a Restrictive Agreement in circumstances where, in the sole opinion of the Commissioner, it is necessary:
   1. to restrict or limit the discharge into a Sanitary Sewer or Combined Sewer of Sewage containing parameters listed in Section 2 of this By-law to the concentration limits specified in Section 2 of this By-law;
   2. to restrict or limit the discharge of Sewage, which, although within the limits of the parameters and concentrations listed in Section 2 of this By-law, might nevertheless result in the Sewage Works discharging Matter not in compliance with any Federal or Provincial legislation (including regulations) or guideline regarding discharge from Sewage Works; or
   3. to ensure the proper operation or maintenance of the Sewage Works and its capacity.
4. Surcharge Agreements and Restrictive Agreements shall be in the form approved by the Commissioner from time to time, and such agreements shall be executed on behalf of the Region in accordance with the by-law governing the execution of documents on behalf of the Region, as amended from time to time.
5. During the term of a Discharge Agreement the discharge is exempt from meeting the limits set out in Part 2 of this By-law for the parameters included in the agreement, if all conditions stipulated by the Region in the agreement are met.
    

7.

1. A Person may submit, and, when so required by the Commissioner, shall submit or resubmit, to the Commissioner for approval, a proposed Compliance Program setting out activities to be undertaken by the Person that would result in the prevention or reduction and control of the discharge or deposit of Sewage, Uncontaminated Water, Ground Water, Cooling Water, drainage from lands or from a watercourse, Storm Water or water originating from a source other than the Region water supply, or any combination thereof, from the Person's premise into a Sewer Connection.
2. Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection (1), above, the Commissioner may issue approval for a Compliance Program, as set out in subsection (3) for the discharge of non-complying Matter during the period of planning, design, construction or installation of facilities to eliminate the non-compliance.
3. Every Compliance Program shall be for a specified length of time during which the Person to whom the Compliance Program approval was issued shall take corrective action to bring the discharge into compliance with this By-law. The Compliance Program shall be specific as to the remedial actions to be implemented by the Person, the dates of commencement and completion of these actions, and the materials or other characteristics of the Matter to which it relates. The final activity completion date shall not be later than the final compliance date in the Compliance Program.
4. A Person to whom a Compliance Program has been issued shall submit a Compliance Program progress report, in a form as approved by the Commissioner, to the Commissioner within fourteen (14) days after the scheduled completion date of each activity listed in the Compliance Program.
5. A Person to whom a Compliance Program has been issued shall not be prosecuted under Part 2 of this By-law for the discharge or deposit of any Matter specified in the Compliance Program that is discharged in compliance with the Compliance Program during the period within which the Compliance Program is in effect, and so long as the Compliance Program and this Part 7 are complied with.
6. A Compliance Program under this section may be a Compliance Program with Monetary Concession and the Commissioner may issue approval for a Compliance Program with Monetary Concession to a Person who meets the guidelines, adopted by the Region from time to time, in respect of such programs on such terms and conditions as they may agree.

8.

1. The sampling and analysis required by this By-law shall be in accordance with the procedures as described in Standard Methods or the United States Environmental Protection Agency methods or the Test Methods Manual , produced by the Region, as amended from time to time.
2. Compliance or non-compliance with this By-law may be determined by the analysis of a Grab Sample or a Composite Sample which may contain additives for its preservation and may be collected manually or by using an automatic sampling device.
3. Where there is no Maintenance Access Hole meeting the requirements of Part 12 of this By-law, the Commissioner may provide written notice to the Discharger authorizing the use of an alternate device or facility for the purpose of sampling discharges to the Sewage Works.
4. In the event that the Discharger cannot provide a Maintenance Access Hole due to space limitations and the Commissioner has authorized an alternative sampling location, the conditions in this By-law are applicable to discharges as sampled at such alternative sampling location.
5. For each of the metals listed in "Table 1" and "Table 2", to this By-law, the analysis shall measure the quantity of total metal, which includes all metal both dissolved and particulate.

10.

1. The Region may require an Industrial Discharger to develop a pollution prevention plan for the discharge of any Matter designated by the Region where the Industrial Discharger has:
   1. failed to comply with Part 2 – Sanitary Sewer Requirements;
   2. failed to comply with Part 4 – Storm Sewer requirements;
   3. failed to comply with a Compliance Program; or
   4. been responsible for one or more Spills to a Sewage Works or land drainage works.
2. Pollution Prevention Plans shall comply with any guidelines established by the Region.
3. The Pollution Prevention Plan shall be completed by the Industrial Discharger within eighteen (18) months of notification by the Commissioner.
4. The Region may exempt an Industrial Discharger from the requirement to develop a Pollution Prevention Plan where the Industrial Discharger has in place an ISO 14001 program which is currently registered by a third party auditor accredited by the Standard Council of Canada or the Registrar Accreditation Board and has provided a copy of such registration to the Commissioner.

11.

1. An Industrial Discharger:
   1. applying for a new water, Sanitary Sewer or Storm Sewer Connection permit;
   2. applying for revisions to its existing water, Sanitary Sewer and/or Storm Sewer Connection; or
   3. changing its manufacturing process resulting in a change in the characteristics of the discharge to the Sanitary Sewer or Storm Sewer;
2. An Industrial Discharger shall not connect a new water, Sanitary Sewer or Storm Sewer Connection, alter its existing Connections, or change its discharge to the Sanitary Sewer or Storm Sewer until the Application for Waste Discharge Review has been reviewed and approved by the Region.

12.

1. The Owner or Operator of an Industrial premise, or apartment/condominium building with one or more Connections to a Sewage Works shall install and maintain in good repair in each Connection a suitable Maintenance Access Hole to allow observation, sampling and flow measurement of the Sewage, Uncontaminated Water or Storm Water therein, provided that where installation of a Maintenance Access Hole is not possible, an alternative device or facility may be substituted with the prior written approval of the Commissioner.
2. The Maintenance Access Hole or alternative device shall be located on the property of the Owner of the premise, as close to the property line as possible, unless the Commissioner has given prior written approval for a different location.
3. Each Maintenance Access Hole, device or facility installed as required by this Part 12 shall be designed and constructed in accordance with good engineering practice and the requirements of the municipal standard, as established by the Region from time to time, and shall be constructed and maintained by the Owner or Operator of the premise at his/her/its expense.
4. The Owner or Operator of the Industrial premise, or apartment/condominium building shall at all times ensure that every Maintenance Access Hole, alternative device or facility installed as required by this Part 12 is accessible for purposes of observing, sampling and flow measurement of the Sewage, Storm Water or Uncontaminated Water therein.
5. The Commissioner may, by direction sent by registered mail, direct the construction of a Maintenance Access Hole at the expense of the Owner or Operator, and the Owner or Operator shall construct such Maintenance Access Hole within thirty (30) days after the sending of such direction.

13.

1. No Person shall hinder or obstruct or attempt to hinder or obstruct, except with lawful authority, the Commissioner or his or her designate bearing proper credentials and identification, from:
   1. entering in or upon any land or buildings, except as provided by law, at any reasonable time without a warrant;
   2. making such tests or taking such samples as he/she deems necessary; or
   3. inspecting or observing any plant, machinery, equipment, work or activity for the purposes of administering or enforcing this By-law.

14.

1. No Person shall uncover, make any connection with, or opening into, break, alter, damage, destroy, deface or tamper with, or cause or permit the breaking, damaging, destroying, defacing or tampering with:
   1. any part of a Sewage Works; or an
   2. permanent or temporary device installed in a Sewage Works for any purpose of flow measuring, sampling or testing of Sewage, Uncontaminated Water or Storm Water.
2. Any Person discharging Sewage, Uncontaminated Water, Storm Water or water originating from a source other than the Region water supply directly or indirectly to a Sewage Works shall be responsible for ensuring that such Sewage, Uncontaminated Water, Storm Water or water originating from a source other than the Region water supply conforms at all times to the provisions of this By-law, and shall be liable for any damage or expense arising out of his/her/its failure to properly check and control such discharge, including the cost of investigation, repairing or replacing any part of any Sewage Works damaged thereby, the cost of treating such unapproved discharge, and the cost of responding to high sewage level alarms.
3. Unless specifically authorized by the Commissioner, no Person shall enter any Sewage Works.
4. Any dental practice within the Region must comply with the Dentistry Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 24, and the regulations there under, as amended from time to time, for the disposal of amalgam waste.
5. The Owner or Operator of any Industrial premise which may discharge solvent extractable Matter shall install, operate and properly maintain an interceptor in any piping system at its premise that connects directly or indirectly to a Sewer for the purpose of preventing the solvent extractable matter from entering the Sewer system. The interceptor shall be installed in compliance with the most current requirements of the Building Code Act, 1992.
6. Storm sewers of a lower-tier municipality within the Region may be connected to the Region's Storm Sewers where design approval has been granted by the Commissioner, provided that the lower-tier municipality has passed the necessary by-law to regulate Matter being discharged to such storm sewers and, provided that the Commissioner is given authority to make inspections of such connecting sewers.
7. When requested by a lower-tier municipality, in writing, the Commissioner may undertake any work respecting Storm Sewers on behalf of that municipality provided that the Region costs are reimbursed by that municipality.

15.

1. The Owner or Operator of a building which has a Rain Water Leader, Storm Water Leader and/or Ground Water Drainage System shall not connect or permit the Rain Water Leader, Storm Water Leader or Ground Water Drainage System to be connected, either directly or indirectly, to the Sanitary Sewer Connection, and shall instead conduct the Storm Water or Ground Water away from the building in such a way that the Storm Water and Ground Water will not accumulate at or near the building and will not adversely affect adjacent properties.
2. For the purposes of this section: 
   1. "directly" means by any physical Connection or series of Connections between the Rain Water Leader, Storm Water Leader or Ground Water Drainage System and the Sanitary Sewer system; and
   2. "indirectly" means in any manner whatsoever whereby Storm Water or Ground Water enters the Sewage Works, and for greater certainty includes any situation where open joints in underground Sewer Connections on private property permit Storm Water or Ground Water to infiltrate the Sewage Works. 
3. An Owner or Operator of a premise may request an inspection by the Region, at the cost of the Owner or Operator, by means of a dye test or closed circuit television inspection of any existing Sewer Connection.
4. No direct or indirect interconnection between a private storm drain system and a Sanitary Sewer is permitted.
5. The Ground Water Drainage System of every premise shall be installed and maintained by the Owner or Operator of the premise, at his/her/its sole expense.
6. No Person shall construct, install or maintain, or cause or permit to be constructed, installed or maintained, drainage from any Rain Water Leader or Downspout that conveys Storm Water from a new free-standing building directly or indirectly to a Sanitary Sewer or Storm Sewer Connection for the purpose of Storm Water drainage. Storm Water shall be discharged at a grade away from the building in such a manner that the Storm Water shall not accumulate at or near the building and shall not adversely affect adjacent properties.
7. The following shall apply with respect to applications for, and construction of, Lateral Connections to Sewers: 
   1. Any person requiring service shall make application, in such form as approved by the Commissioner, to the Region for a Lateral Connection;
   2. Prior to construction being undertaken, applicants for Connections shall pay charges as set by the Region from time to time;
   3. Materials and workmanship, for the Lateral, shall be to the satisfaction of the Commissioner;
   4. The Region does not guarantee the capacity of the Sewer and shall not be liable for any damages of any kind which result from the connection of the Lateral;
   5. Where premises are removed or demolished, leaving the property clear of structures, the Commissioner will, at the cost of the Owner or Operator of the premises, sever the lateral or otherwise stop up the pipe. Upon application for reuse of the Lateral, reconnection may be directed by the Commissioner and any costs thereof shall be borne by the applicant;
   6. In each case of land development, where property so developed will be connected to the Sewer system, a developer shall enter into an agreement with the Region, setting out the construction required and may include the installation of Laterals to various lots in the development;
   7. The Commissioner may, from time to time, establish such standards as are necessary to govern the design and construction of all Laterals and Connections in the Region and all persons shall conform to such standards when constructing any new Laterals or Connections;
   8. The Commissioner shall have the power to approve the plans and specifications of any work to ensure that the construction of Sewage systems connected to or to be connected to the Sewage Works comply with the standards established by the Commissioner; 
   9. Upon approval of plans and specifications for any work, the Commissioner shall have the power to inspect the work during its construction and to order such changes as are necessary to ensure that the work conforms to Region standards; and
   10. The Commissioner, with the permission of the occupant, may enter on private property or into premises for purposes of maintenance of Lateral Connections including testing for and clearing of blockages.

16.

1. A Customer with a metered water service will pay a Wastewater Charge for each separately metered water service and each metered service will be a separate account.
2. The Region's Wastewater Charge for a Customer receiving metered water shall be determined by multiplying the Wastewater Rate by the quantity of water as determined based on the register readings of the water meter.
3. The Region's Wastewater Charge for a Residential Customer receiving metered water shall be determined by multiplying the Wastewater Rate by 85 per cent of the quantity of water as determined based on the register readings of the water meter.
4. A Customer with a metered water service will pay a Wastewater Charge based on reasonable estimates determined by the Region if for any reason the Region is unable to obtain a water meter reading.
5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Region and the Ministry of Environment shall not be liable for the payment of any Wastewater Charges based on the metered water supply in connection with the treatment of Sewage at any wastewater treatment plant located within the Region and operated by or on behalf of the Region or the Ministry of Environment.

17.

1. If a Customer's water supply is unmetered, the Customer is liable to pay, in accordance with the provisions of this By-law, a Wastewater Charge as established by special agreement between the Region and the Customer.
2. If no such special agreement is in place, the Region's established flat rate will be used to determine the Wastewater Charge unless the Commissioner, as a result of engineering studies, determines the flat rate is inappropriate. In those cases, the Wastewater Charge will be based on the Commissioner's estimate of the water supplied to the Customer's land, building or premise.

18.

1. A Wastewater charge is due upon the rendering of an invoice for it.
2. A Wastewater Charge may be included in an invoice for water supplied by the Region.
3. After rendering an invoice, in the event payment of a Wastewater Charge is not received by the Region within a reasonable period, as determined by the Commissioner, a late penalty will be added to and become part of the outstanding Wastewater Charge.
4. When a Wastewater Charge remains unpaid for an unreasonable period, as determined by the Commissioner, reasonable notice of an Unpaid Wastewater Charge will be sent by ordinary prepaid mail to the Customer.
5. After giving notice of Unpaid Wastewater Charge, if a Wastewater Charge remains unpaid for an unreasonable period as determined by the Commissioner, the Region may take any action deemed appropriate by the Commissioner, including, but not limited to, providing reasonable Notice of Water Shut-Off. If the Wastewater Charge remains unpaid after expiry of the period of time set out in the Notice of Water Shut-Off, the Region may shut off the water to the Customer's land, building or premise. The Region shall require payment of an additional fee for shutting the water off and an additional fee for eventually turning the water back on, both fees to be added to and become part of the outstanding Wastewater Charge, and leave the water turned off until the total amounts owing to the Region, pursuant to this By-law are paid in full to the Region.
6. Where a Customer disputes an invoice, and there is evidence of an error in billing, incorrect meter reading or faulty meter operation, the Commissioner may authorize a clearly warranted reasonable settlement of the account provided the settlement is thoroughly documented and remains available for audit and reference purposes.

19.

1. If an Industrial Customer has been charged a Wastewater Charge, but the Customer's land, building or premise is not actually connected, directly or indirectly, to a Sanitary Sewer of the Region, then the Customer is entitled to appeal the Wastewater Charge.
2. To initiate such an appeal, the Industrial Customer shall, at the Customer's own expense, prepare evidence to support the Customer's contention of non-connection and submit such evidence to the Commissioner with a written notice of appeal.
3. If the Commissioner agrees that the Customer's land, building or premise is not connected, directly or indirectly, to a Sanitary Sewer of the Region, then the Customer's Wastewater Charge shall be cancelled.

20.

1. An Industrial Customer may, at the Customer's own expense, appeal a Wastewater Charge on the ground of Inflow/Outflow Differential if the Customer can prove, to the Commissioner's satisfaction, that the actual annual Sewage discharge is at least twenty (20) percent less than the amount upon which the existing Wastewater Charge was based.
2. To initiate such an appeal, the Customer shall submit to the Commissioner a written notice of appeal. In the event of a successful appeal, no financial adjustments shall be made in respect of any period prior to the submission of the notice of appeal.
3. Within twelve (12) months after submission of such notice of appeal, the Customer shall, at the Customer's sole expense, submit a report, certified by a professional engineer, together with such other forms and materials as the Commissioner may require from time to time, proving the reduced Sewage discharge.
4. The said report shall show the Inflow/Outflow Differential for the study period indicated therein, based on data from verifiable readings recorded by an Approved Device or Approved Alternative Method, provided that the Approved Device or Approved Alternative Method is directly related to the water usage as depicted in the report. The Approved Device or Approved Alternative Method shall be permanent and shall provide data on an ongoing basis for the duration of the appealed period if the appeal should be granted. Any non-mechanical measuring device must be calibrated annually by a competent third party at the Customer's sole expense, and the written results of annual calibration tests shall be provided to the Commissioner.
5. If the Commissioner is satisfied that the Inflow/Outflow Differential warrants a reduction in the Wastewater Charge of at least 20% on an annual basis, the Commissioner shall provide the Customer with written notice of the Commissioner's decision. If the Customer accepts the Commissioner's decision, the Customer shall provide such acceptance in writing to the Commissioner in such form as the Commissioner may require from time to time. Upon receipt by the Commissioner of such acceptance in writing, the reduction in the Wastewater Charge shall become effective.
6. In the event that the Customer does not accept the Commissioner's decision as to a reduction in the Wastewater Charge, the Customer may appeal to the Region's Public Works Committee. That Committee shall make a recommendation to the Region's Council, which shall make the final decision on whether, and to what extent, the Wastewater Charge should be reduced, which decision shall not be subject to further appeal.
7. If a Customer's appeal is granted in accordance with this By-law, the reduction in the Wastewater Charge shall remain in effect for so long as the Customer provides to the Commissioner, at the Customer's sole expense, annually within thirty (30) days after the anniversary of the Region's final decision on the reduction, a current report similar to the report required initially, that proves the ongoing need for the reduction.
8. The said annual report shall be supported by data for the entire year just concluded and certified by a professional engineer, except that a report for a year in which no equipment or process changes have occurred does not have to be so certified.
9. Financial adjustments based on an annual report shall be applied retroactively to the beginning of the year covered by the annual report.
10. If an annual report is not submitted, the reduction is cancelled, effective upon the date upon which the annual report was due, and the Wastewater Charge shall revert to an amount based on one hundred (100) percent of the water supplied to the Customer's land, building or premise.
11. When this By-law comes into effect, it shall apply to appeals granted under previous by-laws, so that, upon the next anniversary of an appeal under a previous by-law, the provisions herein regarding annual reports shall become applicable to such Customers. A Customer who successfully appealed under a previous by-law shall comply with this By-law upon its coming into effect, failing which the previously-granted reduction shall be cancelled and the Wastewater Charge shall be based on one hundred (100) percent of the water supplied to the Customer's land, building or premise.
12. The volume of Uncontaminated Water, including Non-contact Cooling Water, which is discharged to a Storm Sewer or the natural environment, shall not be included in the Inflow/Outflow Differential and shall not qualify for a reduction in the Wastewater Charge.
13. If the land, building or premise of a customer who successfully appeals and receives a Wastewater Charge reduction, does not remain in compliance at all times with the provisions of all Region By-laws, as amended from time to time, then the Commissioner may revert the Wastewater Charge to an unreduced amount and require the Customer to initiate a new appeal if the Customer wishes to seek to reduce the Wastewater Charge again.
14. If a Customer who has successfully appealed the Wastewater Charge in respect of certain land, building or premise, is at least ninety (90) days in default of some payment due to the Region in respect of that land, building or premise, then the Region may increase the Wastewater Charge to a maximum equivalent to the Wastewater Charge if it had been based on one hundred (100) percent of the water supplied to the land, building or premise until the payment due to the Region is recovered.
15. If, during the course of an appeal, a Customer fails to maintain an Approved Alternative Method for the measurement of Sewage volumes, the Commissioner may cancel the appeal and revert to the Wastewater Charge based on one hundred (100) percent of the water supplied to the land, building or premise.

21.

1. Every Person other than a corporation who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable, for every day or part thereof upon which such offence occurs or continues, to a fine of not more than $10,000 for a first offence and not more than $25,000 for any subsequent conviction.
2. Every corporation which contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable, for every day or part thereof upon which such offence occurs or continues, to a fine of not more than $50,000 for a first offence and not more than $100,000 for any subsequent conviction.
3. In this By-law "subsequent conviction" means a conviction for an offence which offence occurs after the date of conviction for an earlier offence under this By-law, or the former By-law No. 9-75, as amended or By-law No. 90-90, as amended.
4. Where any Person contravenes any provision of this By-law, such Person shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the Region directly related to the contravention.
5. Where any Person contravenes any provision of this By-law, the Commissioner or an Enforcement Officer may direct such Person to comply with this By-law within a specified time.
6. Every Person so directed shall comply with such direction without delay and within the time specified, calculated from the day of such direction.
7. Where a Person does not comply with a direction given pursuant to subsection (5) of this Part, the Region, acting through the Commissioner, may perform or carry out that which was required to be done or cause it to be performed or carried out at that Person's expense to ensure that this By-law is complied with.
8. The Region may recover the costs of such remedial action by adding the costs to the tax roll and collecting them in the same manner as taxes.

22.

1. The Region may enact a by-law appointing Enforcement Officers for the purpose of the enforcement of this By-law as required.
2. The Commissioner is authorized to approve all policies, procedures, forms and other documents in relation to the administration of this By-law.
3. The Commissioner, Enforcement Officers and any other Region staff members shall make all approvals, refusals, opinions, decisions and other actions required or permitted by this By-law, based on sound engineering principles and Regional standards, policies and by-laws.

23.

1. All information submitted to and collected by the Region or the Commissioner including information contained in plan summaries, reports, surveys, monitoring and inspection and sampling activities, will, except as otherwise provided in this section, be available for disclosure to the public in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M. 56, as amended or replaced from time to time. ("MFIPPA").
2. In the event that information submitted to the Region or to the Commissioner in any form, as required under this By-law is confidential or proprietary or otherwise may be exempt from disclosure under MFIPP, the Person submitting the information shall so identify that information upon its submission to the Region or Commissioner and shall provide sufficient details as to the reason for its purported exemption from disclosure.

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1. The following by-laws of the Regional Corporation are hereby repealed, 9-1975, 64-1976, 19-1977, 153-1977, 137-1978, 11-1979, 40- 1980, 51-1980, 30-1981, 13-1982, 45-1982, 17-1983, 94-1985, 90-1990, 9-1991, 96-1991,36-1992, 135-1992, 110-1996, 51-1998, 71-1999, 25-2002 and 53-2002.
2. This By-law may be referred to as the "Wastewater By-law".
3. This By-law shall come into force and effect on the 1st day of April, 2011.