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Main office address:
625 Fisgard Street
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V8W 1R7
tel: 250.360.3000

Codes of Practice

Regional Source Control program codes of practice are defined as “regulatory documents containing mandatory sanitary sewer discharge standards for specific industrial, institutional or commercial sectors.” These codes have been developed with input from sector stakeholders and they generally include requirements for registration, waste treatment, inspection, maintenance and record keeping for a wide range of smaller facilities that discharge wastes to sanitary sewer. A specified number of facilities within each sector are inspected by program staff each year for compliance with the applicable codes.

By December 2004, the Board had adopted eleven codes of practice under the Sewer Use Bylaw. The types of businesses regulated, the associated contaminants, main impacts and adoption and effective dates of these codes are summarized below:

• Food Services
• Dry Cleaning
• Photographic Imaging
• Dental Operations
• Automotive Repair
• Vehicle Wash
• Carpet Cleaning
• Fermentation (breweries & wineries)
• Printing
• Recreation Facilities
• Laboratories

↑ Food Services
adopted 1999, effective January 2003
Contaminant Types fats oils grease Impact blockage, odour and corrosion in sewers organic loading increased screenings handling and disposal cost	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (Guidebook) (PDF ) Bylaw Schedule “I” (PDF )
↑ Dry Cleaning
adopted 1999, effective January 2004
Contaminant Types tetrachloroethylene (PERC) petroleum solvent Impact toxic (possible carcinogen) health risk to sewer workers flammable	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (Guidebook). Bylaw Schedule “J” (PDF ) Dry Cleaning Operation Bulletin (PDF )
↑ Photographic Imaging
adopted 1999, effective June 2000
Contaminant Types silver pH Impact toxic to aquatic organisms structural damage to sewers	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (PDF ) Bylaw Schedule “K” (PDF )
↑ Dental Operations
adopted 2000, effective July 2001
Contaminant Types heavy metals (mercury, silver, copper, and zinc) Impact contamination of marine sediments accumulation in the tissues of fish, plants and mammals contamination of sewage sludge and biosolids	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (PDF ) Bylaw Schedule “L” (PDF )
↑ Automotive Repair
adopted 2001, effective January 2004
Contaminant Types solids heavy metals petroleum products Impact toxic structural damage to sewers abrasion of sewer pumps contamination of sewage sludge and biosolids	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (PDF ) Bylaw Schedule “M” (PDF )
↑ Vehicle Wash
adopted 2001, effective January 2005
Contaminant Types solids heavy metals petroleum products Impact toxic structural damage to sewers abrasion of sewer pumps contamination of sewage sludge and biosolids	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (PDF ) Bylaw Schedule “N” (PDF )
↑ Carpet Cleaning
adopted 2002, effective July 2003
Contaminant Types solids heavy metals solvents Impact blockage of sewers abrasion of sewer pumps obstruction of screens contamination of sludge and biosolids stormwater contamination	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (PDF ) Bylaw Schedule “O” (PDF )
↑ Fermentation (breweries & wineries)
adopted 2002, effective July 2003
Contaminant Types solids pH Impact organic loading odour and corrosion in sewers increased screenings handling and disposal costs	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (PDF ) Bylaw Schedule “P” (PDF ) Brewery Operation Poster Fermentation Operation Infosheet Wine-Making Operation Poster
↑ Printing
adopted 2002, effective January 2005
Contaminant Types solvents petroleum products heavy metals Impact toxic flammable health risk to sewer workers contamination of sewage sludge and biosolids	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (PDF ) Bylaw Schedule “Q” (PDF )
↑ Recreation Facilities
adopted draft 2003, effective January 2004
Contaminant Types solids chlorinated pool water Impact blockage of sewers abrasion of sewer pumps health risk to sewer workers stormwater contamination	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (PDF ) Bylaw Schedule “R” (PDF )
↑ Laboratories
adopted draft 2003, effective January 2004
Contaminant Types heavy metals solvents pH Impact toxic flammable corrosion in sewers health risk to sewer workers contamination of sewage sludge and biosolids	Resources Environmental Regulations & Best Management Practices (PDF ) Bylaw Schedule “S” (PDF )

Kitchen Equipment Cleaning

• Kitchen Equipment Cleaning - new regulation (PDF)

Best Management Practices

• Estheticians/Hair Salons (PDF)
• Painting (PDF)

Additional downloads:

• Sample Maintenance Log (for sanitary sewer equipment) (PDF )
• Plumbers Guide to Code of Practice for Food Service Operations (PDF )