Sludge Watch ==> EBR: The proposed regulation made under the Building Code Act

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EBR Registry Number: RF06E0001 Type of Posting: Regulation
Ministry: Municipal Affairs and Housing Status of Posting: Proposal
Date Proposal Loaded: 2006/04/28
Comment Period: 30 day(s)

Written submissions may be made between April 28, 2006 and May 28, 2006.




NOTICE OF PROPOSAL FOR REGULATION

© Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2006




Proposal Title:

The proposed regulation made under the Building 
Code Act, 1992 will establish a new Building Code 
that will replace the existing Building Code (O. Reg 403/97).



Short Description:

Objective-Based Format for the Next Edition of Ontario’s Building Code:

The proposed regulation will adopt a new version 
of Ontario’s Building Code (the 2006 Building 
Code), which relates to the construction of 
buildings generally, including the construction of sewage systems.

The new Building Code will be written in an 
objective-based format. For sewage systems, this 
means that the new Building Code will retain the 
existing prescriptive requirements for sewage 
systems, but will provide for performance-based 
compliance through the inclusion of objectives 
for the technical provisions. This blend of 
prescriptive and performance-based requirements 
assures certainty and continuity but will also 
allow for more flexibility and innovation in 
design and construction of sewage systems.

The proposed regulation will revoke the current 
Building Code regulation (O. Reg. 403/97), which it replaces.

Effluent Filters:

The proposed regulation will require the 
inclusion of effluent filters in new septic tank 
installations. Effluent filters are devices 
typically installed at the outlet of the septic 
tank to prevent the passing of solid particles 
from the septic tank into the leaching bed. The 
use of effluent filters provides an additional 
measure to improve the functioning of on-site 
sewage systems, prevent premature system 
deterioration and could reduce the likelihood of 
contamination of groundwater resources.

For more information on this proposal, please 
direct your enquiries to the Contact Person listed below.



Purpose of the Proposal:

The purpose of this proposal is replace the 
existing Building Code regulation with a new 
Building Code regulation written in an 
objective-based format which will provide for 
performance-based compliance, including the 
construction of sewage systems, through the 
inclusion of objectives for the technical 
provisions, and which will require the inclusion 
of effluent filters in new septic tank installations.



Other Public Consultation:

The Ministry conducted extensive public 
consultation in 2001 and again in 2003, including 
web-based consultations, in respect of the proposed new Building Code.



Comments should be directed to the following Contact Person:

James Douglas, Manager
Building & Development Branch
777 Bay St., 2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2E5
PHONE: (416) 585-6666  FAX: (416) 585-7531



Additional material in support of this notice is 
available by clicking the following hyperlink(s):

<http://www.objectivecodes.gov.on.ca>http://www.objectivecodes.gov.on.ca
All comments will be considered as part of the 
decision-making by the Ministry if they:
    * are submitted in writing;
    * reference the EBR Registry number; and
    * are received by the Contact person within the specified comment period.

Please Note: No acknowledgment or individual 
response will be provided to those who comment. 
All comments and submissions received will become part of the public record.
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