British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Municipal Wastewater Regulation (O.C. 99/2024)

O.C. 99/2024

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Muni cipal Wastewater Re gulation, B.C. Reg. 87/2012, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Environmental Management Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 53, ss. 138 (2) and (3) and Other: OIC 230/2012 R10725440 March 6, 2024

SCHEDULE

Section is amended (

a) in the definition of “advanced treatment” by striking out “ BOD5” and substi- tuting “CBOD5”, (

b) by repealing the definition of “BOD5”, (

c) by adding the following

definitions: “CBOD5” means the carbonaceous 5-day biochemical oxygen demand; “CFU” means a colony forming unit; , and (

d) in the definition of “primary treatment” and in paragraphs (

a) and (

b) of the defi- nition of “secondary treatment” by striking out “ BOD5” and substituting “CBOD5”. 2

Section 13 (

b) is amended by striking out “ signed and stamped ” and substituting “signed and sealed”. 3

Section 29 (b) (ii) is amended by striking out “ in respect of capital equipment ” and substituting “in respect of machinery and equipment”. 4

Section is amended (

a) in subsection (1) (

b) by striking out “ an expert consultant selected from the roster established under subsection (2) ” and substituting “ an expert consultant whose qualifications are acceptable to the director”, (

b) in subsection (1) (

c) by striking out “ the consultant” and substituting “ the expert consultant”, (

c) by repealing subsection (2), and (

d) in subsection (3) by striking out “ a consultant” and substituting “an expert consul- tant”. 5

Section 46 (a) (ii) is am ended by striking out “ certified as correct and sealed by a qualified professional” and substituting “certified as correct and signed and sealed by a qualified professional”. 6

Section 56 (2) is amended by striking out “ may be used in place of BOD if BOD is examined” and substituting “may be used in place of CBOD5 if CBOD5 is examined”. 7

Section 58 (2) (

a) is amended by striking out “ BOD5” and substituting “CBOD5”. 8

Section is amended in Table under the heading “ Requirement” by striking out “BOD5” and substituting “CBOD5”. 9

Section is amended in the leftmo st columns of Tables 6, 7 and 8 (

a) by striking out “ BOD5” and substituting “CBOD5”, and (

b) by striking out “ NO3” and substituting “nitrate”. 10

Section 89 (2) is amended in par agraph (

c) of the definition of “mean low water” by striking out “7-day flow” and substituting “7-day low flow”. 11

Section is amended in the leftmost colu mns of Tables 9, 10 and by striking out “BOD5” wherever it appears and substituting “CBOD5”. 12

Section 103 (2) is amen ded by striking out “BOD5” and substituting “CBOD5”. 13

Section is amended in the leftmost column of Table 12 (

a) by striking out “ BOD5” and substituting “CBOD5”, (

b) by striking out “ NH4-N, PO4-P, total phosphorus frequency and type (freshwater)” and substituting “ ammonia, ortho-phosphate, total phosphorus frequency and type (freshwater)”, and (

c) by striking out “ NH4-N, PO4-P, total phosphorus frequency and type (marine)” and substituting “ammonia frequency and type (freshwater)”. 14

Section is amended in Table 13 (

a) under the column heading “ Parameters” by striking out “BOD5” and substituting “CBOD5”, and (

b) under the column heading “ Indirect potable reuse” by striking out “BOD5” and substituting “CBOD5” and by striking out “ median < 1 CFU or < 2.2 MPN ” and substituting “median < 1 CFU or < 2.2 MPN; maximum CFU”. 15

Section is amended in Tabl e under the column heading “ Parameters” by striking out “BOD5” and substituting “CBOD5”.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 99/2024
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0099 2024
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	db6319dd5c5c849656da71638db3a54845adef44

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