Whereas the Sewerage System Regulation, under the Public Health Act, does not require an environmental impact study for sewerage systems including septic systems that receive a flow of less than 22,700 litres per day 5,000 Imperial gallons; And whereas there is no requirement for provincial review of the cumulative effect of multiple systems on a parcel of land or their location relative to water sources that may be present, as part of the onsite sewerage system permitting process: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request, that as part of the onsite sewerage system permit approval process, the Ministry of Environment be required to review all permit applications for onsite sewerage systems when the combined septic effluent from a parcel exceeds 80 of the Municipal Wastewater Regulation threshold of 22,700 litres per day and a septic system malfunction could contaminate a municipal water source.
