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1 Design Guidelines for Sewage Works 2008 ISBN 978-1-4249-8438-1 Design Guidelines for Sewage Works 2008 Ministry of the Environment PIBS 6879 MOE Design Guidelines For Sewage Works 2008 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Design Guidelines for Sewage Works were prepared under the guidance of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment Sewage Technical Working Group with the assistance of Hydromantis, Inc. in association with XCG Consultants This document underwent review by various branches of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the following stakeholders and reviewers.

2 Ministry of the Environment Sewage Technical Working Group Vince Pileggi, , , Standards Development Branch, MOE Janusz Budziakowski, , , Env. Assessment and Approvals Branch, MOE Mano Manoharan, , , Standards Development Branch, MOE Sumithra Naguleswaran, , Standards Development Branch, MOE Yixun Shen, , Standards Development Branch, MOE Stakeholders and Reviewers Ahmed Sharaf, , Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAH) Asim Masaud, , Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) Bill DeAngles, , Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) Brian Gage, , Ontario Pollution Control Equipment Association (OPCEA)

3 Chado Brcic, , Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Chris Howard, , Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Dave Tidy, , Ontario Pollution Control Equipment Association (OPCEA) Deanna Barrow, , Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Gerry Rupke, , , Engineering Advisor John Haanstra, , Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) Matt Uza, , Land and Water Policy Branch (LWPB), MOE Mike Pearce, , Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) Mohsen Keyvani, , Waste Management Policy Branch (WMPB) Pervez Sunderani, , Alberta Environment (AENV) Tom Copeland, , Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) Troy Briggs, , Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO) Wayne Parker, , , University of Waterloo Zafar Bhatti, , , Env.

4 Assessment and Approvals Branch, MOE Acknowledgement ii MOE Design Guidelines For Sewage Works 2008 Peer Reviewers Andr D. Schnell, M. Eng., P. Eng., Standards Development Branch, MOE Bob Putzlocher, M. Eng., P. Eng., Eastern Region, Operations Division, MOE Charles Goulet, M. Eng., P. Eng., Ottawa District Office, MOE Dave Porter, , Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Debra Abbott, P. Geo., Northern Region, Operations Division, MOE Gerald Novotny, , Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Heather Brodie-Brown, P.

5 Geo., Standards Development Branch, MOE Irmi Pawlowski, P. Geo., Standards Development Branch, MOE Jamie Connelly, P. Geo., West Central Region, Operations Division, MOE Jeff Markle, M. Eng., P. Eng., Southwestern Region, Operations Division, MOE Lou-Ann Cornacchio, Northern Region, Operations Division, MOE Mark Wespetal, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Myron Zurawsky, P. Geo., Central Region, Operations Division, MOE Parimal Parikh, , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Peter Seto, , P. Eng., Environment Canada Randy Thorson, , Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Robert P.

6 Ryan, , , Env. Assessment and Approvals Branch, MOE Ron Bell, , Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Ted Belayneh, P. Geo., Central Region, Operations Division, MOE Terry Kirschenman, , Iowa Department of Natural Resources Tony Ho, P. Eng., Standards Development Branch, MOE Historical Note iii HISTORICAL NOTE Since the establishment of the Ontario Water Resources Commission under the Ontario Water Resources Act (1956), the commission engineers used the Ten States Standards for Sewage Works as the reference Design Guidelines for sanitary engineering practice.

7 These publications were prepared, edited and published, approximately every five years, by the Great Lakes Upper Mississippi River Board of State Public Health Engineers and Great Lakes Board of Public Health Engineers. The commission engineers had also developed and applied internal advisory Sewage Works Design Guidelines based primarily on the Ten States Standards and included Design , construction and operational experience specific to Ontario. This practice has continued after the establishment of the Ministry of the Environment in 1973.

8 The Province of Ontario joined the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers and the Ten States Standards Wastewater Committee in 1977. Over the years, engineering Design criteria based on generally accepted good engineering practice in Ontario have been developed and the following ministry Guidelines were published: Guidelines for the Design of Sewage Treatment Works (1980, 1984) Guidelines for the Design of Sanitary Sewage Systems (1979, 1985) Guidelines for the Design of Storm Sewer Systems (1979, 1985) Guidelines for Servicing in Areas Subject to Adverse Conditions (1985) These Guidelines have been revised and updated based on Ontario specific engineering practice, the latest Ten States Standards (Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities, 2004)

9 And other relevant North American Design Guidelines and published as the Design Guidelines for Sewage Works ( 2008 ). MOE Design Guidelines for Sewage Works 2008 iv PREAMBLE The Ontario Ministry of the Environment s Design Guidelines for Sewage Works is intended for an audience that includes engineers who are responsible for designing Sewage Works .

10 Ministry engineers responsible for reviewing and approving the designs of such Works and the municipalities/owners of the Sewage Works . It is intended that this Design Guidelines document be used with professional judgment and experience in the Design of Sewage Works and in the engineering review of applications for approval of such systems. The Ministry recognizes that the choice of Sewage Works designs may be influenced during the planning stages by sustainability issues, such as the cost to Design and build Sewage Works as well as the ongoing cost to operate, maintain, rehabilitate and replace infrastructure.