HomeMy WebLinkAboutINS-16-040 - Region of Waterloo & City of Waterloo Drinking Water 2015 Summary
REPORT TO: Community & Infrastructure Services
DATE OF MEETING: May 2, 2016
SUBMITTED BY: Wally Malcolm, Director Utilities, 519-741-2600x4538
PREPARED BY: Matt Ryan, Acting Utilities Water Engineer, 519-741-2600x4131
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All
DATE OF REPORT: April 19, 2016
REPORT NO.: INS-16-040
SUBJECT: Region of Waterloo Drinking Water 2015 Summary Report and
the City of Waterloo Drinking Water 2015 Summary Report
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RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the 2015 Region of Waterloo Annual Water Quality Reports (Greenbrook
Water Supply System, K34 Water Supply System, Mannheim Water Treatment
Plant and Pumping Station, Parkway Water Supply System, Strange St. Water
for
information as required by O. Reg 170/03 Schedule 22 of the Safe Drinking Water
Act.
That the 2015 City of Waterloo Drinking Water Summary Report be received for
information as required by O. Reg 170/03 Schedule 22 of the Safe Drinking Water
Act.
BACKGROUND:
As outlined in Schedule 22 of the Drinking Water Systems Regulation (O.Reg.170/03) of
the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, a summary report is to be prepared and given to the
members of the municipal council. The following information is required to be included
in this report:
order that the system failed to meet at any time during the period covered by the report
and specify the duration of the failures; and
(b) for each failure referred to in (a), describe the measures that were taken to correct
*** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. ***
Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance.
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The report must also include:
REPORT:
Please see attached Region of Waterloo and City of Waterloo reports.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
The
vision through the delivery of core service.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
Under Schedule 22 of O.Reg. 170/03, municipalities are required to provide a copy of
their Summary Report to each Municipality to which it supplies water. Reports are also
available to the public on the ind
INFORM
advance of the council / committee meeting.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Cynthia Fletcher, Executive Director, Infrastructure Services
Department
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March 23, 2016
Matt Ryan, QMS Representative
City of Kitchener
Kitchener Operations Facility
131 Goodrich Drive
Kitchener, ONN2C 2E8
Dear Mr. Ryan,
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act 2002, Schedule 22 of Ontario Regulation 170/03, the
City of Waterloo is required to provide a copy of the 2015 Summary Report for Drinking
Water Systems to the City of Kitchener Council when water is distributed to your
municipality. Drinking water is provided to a portion of the City of Kitchenerthrough the
City of Waterloo’s drinking water distribution system.
For our records, please confirmreceipt of this report by responding via emailto
natasha.glauser@waterloo.ca.
Enclosed is a copy of the City of Waterloo’s2015 Summary Report for Drinking Water
Systems. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Yours truly,
Denise McGoldrick
Director of Water Services
Tel: 519-886-2310 ext. 30227
Email: Denise.McGoldrick@waterloo.ca
Attachments: 2015 Summary Report for Drinking Water Systems
CC: Natasha Glauser, QMS Representative, City of Waterloo
File: Regulatory Permits/MOE/Annual Reports/Summary Reports
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2015Summary Report for Drinking Water Systems
1.0Introduction
Schedule 22 of Ontario Regulation 170/03 requires, for large municipal residential systems, that a
Summary Report be preparedand submitted to members of municipal council by March 31, 2016 for
the period of January 1 to December 31, 2015.
2.0Applicable Legislation
Requirements for owning and operating Waterloo’s drinking water system are identified within the
Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 (SDWA), its applicable regulations and its approval mechanisms, as
seen in the figure below.
Figure 1: Applicable Legislation
The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) “Drinking Water Ontario” website
provides the most current versions of the SDWA and its regulations.
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3.0Statement of Compliance
Compliance with these requirements is evaluated through an annual drinking water inspection by the
MOECC.On October 14, 2015, the MOECC conducted an unannounced inspection of the drinking
water distribution system. The primary focus of this inspection was to confirm compliance with
MOECC legislation and authorizing documents such as Orders and Certificates of Approval, as well
as evaluating conformance with Ministry drinking water related policies and guidelines during the
inspection period. The inspection period was from October 16, 2014to October 14, 2015.
There were no non-compliances with regulatory requirements. The best practice recommendations
were as follows:
1.That the new Manager of Water Operations and Maintenance be added to the manual as an
emergency contact; this recommendation has been completed.
2.That the Form 1 documents include greater detail surrounding the locations of the affected
areas, so as to better allow for future tracking of information and site plan updating; this
recommendation is in the process of being completed.
3.It is requested that a report detailing the two unauthorized valve access incidents by uncertified
operators/contractors involved in the LRT construction be submitted in written form to the
City’s assigned MOECC Environmental Officer; this recommendation has been completed.
The City of Waterloo received a final inspection rating of 100%.
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4.0Summary of Quantitiesand Flow Rates
4.1Quantities
From January 1 to December 31, 2015, the City received a total of 12,083,758cubic meters of water
from the Region of Waterloo. The month with the highest total consumption was May;Decemberhad
the lowest total consumption.The following figure is a summary of the quantities, including daily
average and maximum dailyusagefor each month:
Figure 1: Total Water Consumption by Month
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The trend for the past ten years shows there is an overall decline in total water consumption with
2007 havingthe highest total consumptionand 2010 havingthe lowest total consumption.The
following graphshows the trend of water consumption from 2006 to 2015:
Figure 2: Total Water Consumption by Year
4.2FlowRates
As per the City’s Drinking Water Works Permit, rated capacity and flow rates refer to treatment
subsystems; as a distribution system only, this does not apply to the City’s drinking water system.
The Region of Waterloo is required to report on the rated capacity and flow rates of the supply system
via the Summary Report to Regional Council.
5.0Communication
Since the City’s distribution system supplies parts of the City of Kitchener and the Township of
Woolwich with drinking water, a copy of the 2015 Summary Report will be provided to each
municipality. Additionally, a copy will be provided to the Region of Waterloo. All copies will be
provided by March 31, 2016.
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