TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ ES-1 2.0 COMMUNITY PROFILE .................................................................................................. ES-3 3.0 EXISTING SEWAGE SYSTEM ......................................................................................... ES-4 3.1 ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEMS .............................................................................................. ES-4 3.2 COMMUNITY SEWAGE SYSTEM ........................................................................................... ES-4 4.0 DEFINING THE PROBLEMS ........................................................................................... ES-5 4.1 REGULATORY PATHWAY ................................................................................................... ES-5 4.2 UNSEWERED AREAS ........................................................................................................ ES-5 4.3 EXPANSION OF SERVICES/BOUNDARY .................................................................................. ES-5 4.4 FLOWS ........................................................................................................................ ES-6 4.4.1 Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) .............................................................................. es-6 4.5 SEWER SYSTEM CAPACITY – COLLECTION ............................................................................. ES-7 4.6 SEWER SYSTEM CAPACITY – TREATMENT .............................................................................. ES-7 4.7 SEWER SYSTEM CAPACITY – DISCHARGE .............................................................................. ES-8 4.8 EFFLUENT CRITERIA – RI BASINS ....................................................................................... ES-8 4.9 EFFLUENT CRITERIA – DIRECT RIVER DISCHARGE ................................................................... ES-8 4.9.1 Aquatic Toxicity ............................................................................................. ES-9 4.10 SEPTAGE .................................................................................................................... ES-9 4.11 SLUDGE/BIOSOLIDS ....................................................................................................... ES-9 4.12 SEWER BY-LAW ...........................................................................................................ES-10 5.0 RESPONSES TO THE PROBLEMS ................................................................................. ES-11 5.1 REGULATORY PATHWAY .................................................................................................ES-11 5.2 UNSEWERED AREAS ......................................................................................................ES-11 5.3 EXPANSION OF SERVICES/BOUNDARY ................................................................................ES-11 5.4 FLOWS ......................................................................................................................ES-11 5.4.1 Flow Criteria ................................................................................................ ES-11 5.4.2 Flow Reduction Through the Management of Releases .................................... ES-12 5.4.3 Flow Reduction Through the Implementation of Public Programs ..................... ES-13 5.5 SEWER SYSTEM CAPACITY – COLLECTION ...........................................................................ES-13 5.6 SEWER SYSTEM CAPACITY – TREATMENT ............................................................................ES-13 Page (i) 1043.0049.01 / February, 2010 U:\Projects_KAM\1043\0049\01\R-Reports-Studies-Documents\Final\2009-05-08-REP LWMP stage 1 final.doc 5.7 SEWER SYSTEM CAPACITY – DISCHARGE ............................................................................ES-14 5.8 EFFLUENT CRITERIA – RI BASINS .....................................................................................ES-14 5.9 EFFLUENT CRITERIA – DIRECT RIVER DISCHARGE .................................................................ES-15 5.9.1 Periodic Direct River Discharge ..................................................................... ES-15 5.9.2 Convert to Direct River Discharge.................................................................. ES-16 5.10 SEPTAGE ...................................................................................................................ES-17 5.11 SLUDGE/BIOSOLIDS ......................................................................................................ES-17 5.12 SEWER BY-LAW ...........................................................................................................ES-18 6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................. ES-19 6.1 REGULATORY PATHWAY .................................................................................................ES-19 6.2 UNSEWERED AREAS ......................................................................................................ES-19 6.3 EXPANSION OF SERVICES/BOUNDARY ................................................................................ES-19 6.4 FLOWS ......................................................................................................................ES-19 6.5 SEWER SYSTEM CAPACITY – COLLECTION ...........................................................................ES-20 6.6 SEWER SYSTEM CAPACITY – TREATMENT ............................................................................ES-20 6.7 SEWER SYSTEM CAPACITY – DISCHARGE ............................................................................ES-20 6.8 EFFLUENT CRITERIA – RI BASINS .....................................................................................ES-20 6.9 EFFLUENT CRITERIA – DIRECT RIVER DISCHARGE .................................................................ES-20 6.10 SEPTAGE ...................................................................................................................ES-21 6.11 SLUDGE/BIOSOLIDS ......................................................................................................ES-21 6.12 SEWER BY-LAW ...........................................................................................................ES-21 7.0 STAGE 2 ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................. ES-22 MAIN REPORT 1.0 OVERVIEW TO THE LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN PROCESS ..................................1 1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF A LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................................... 1 1.2 A PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH ............................................................................................ 1 1.3 LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES ........................................................................ 2 1.4 COMMUNITY DIALOGUE PROGRAM .......................................................................................... 2 1.5 LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN – STAGE 1 .......................................................................... 3 2.0 OVERVIEW TO THE CITY OF FERNIE AND ITS LWMP PROCESS ........................................4 2.1 CONTEXT FOR THE CITY OF FERNIE ......................................................................................... 4 Page (ii) 1043.0049.01 / February, 2010 U:\Projects_KAM\1043\0049\01\R-Reports-Studies-Documents\Final\2009-05-08-REP LWMP stage 1 final.doc 2.2 OVERVIEW TO THE CITY OF FERNIE ......................................................................................... 4 2.3 COMMUNITY DIALOGUE PROGRAM .......................................................................................... 6 2.3.1 Communications Plan .......................................................................................... 6 2.3.2 Committee Summary .......................................................................................... 6 2.3.3 Public Input – Committee Representation ............................................................. 7 2.3.4 Public Consultation ............................................................................................. 8 2.4 BACKGROUND STUDIES ........................................................................................................ 8 2.4.1 Miscellaneous Older Reports ................................................................................ 9 2.4.2 Mar-Tech Reports (January, 1980 and January 1981) .......................................... 10 2.4.3 Sanitary Sewer Flow Study (June, 2002) ............................................................. 11 2.4.4 North Annex Drainage Study (February, 2003) .................................................... 12 2.4.5 Railway Avenue Drainage Study (October, 2003) ................................................. 13 2.4.6 Sewage Treatment Plant Assessment (September, 2004) ..................................... 13 2.4.7 Environmental Impact Study (July, 2006) ........................................................... 14 2.4.8 Sewer System Information and Literature Review (October, 2008) ........................ 14 2.5 OBJECTIVES OF STAGE 1 OF THE LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................. 16 3.0 COMMUNITY PROFILE ......................................................................................................17