Post on 07-Apr-2018
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
1/144
Contemporary
Planning
IssuesAppliedLandUsePlanning
GovernmentStudies
UniversityofAlberta
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 1
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
2/144
Housekeeping Welcome
Emergencies(ExitsandMuster)
Washrooms
CourseLength Breaks/Lunch
Cellphones
StudentDiscretion
Examination/Grading Introductions
OtherInstructors DarwinDurnieandAlfDurnie
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 2
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
3/144
ContemporaryPlanningIssues TheAppliedLandUsePlanningCertificateProgram
(ALUP).TheALUPprograminvolvesthecompletionofaminimumofthirteencoursesofuniversitylevelinstructioninthetheory,tools,techniquesandpolicesofsoundlanduseplanning.
The goalofthiscourseistoaddresscontemporary
planning
issues
with
an
introduction to
the
important
rolethatadequatewatersuppliesandwastewatermanagementplayincontemporaryplanning.
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 3
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
4/144
Contemporary
Planning
IssuesAppliedLandUsePlanning
GovernmentStudies
UniversityofAlberta
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 4
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
5/144
ContemporaryPlanningIssues Thiscoursewilladdressthreeareasofcontemporary
planning:
AlbertaLanduseFrameworkasitappliesto
cumulative
effects
specifically
dealing
with
water
andwastewater.
Regionalwaterandwastewaterplanning.
PrivateSewageTreatment
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 5
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
6/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 6
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
7/144
LandUseFramework(LUF)Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 7
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
8/144
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
9/144
AlbertaLandUseFramework
TheLanduseFrameworkushersinaneweraofstewardshipforAlbertasair,land,waterandwildlife,
Itensuresthatthedevelopmentofourresourceswillberesponsibleandsustainable.
TedMorton
SustainableResourceDevelopmentMinister
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 9
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
10/144
SustainableDevelopment
Sustainable Development meets the needs of the present withoutcompromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.1
1987 Brundtland Commission
2
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 10
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
11/144
AlbertaLandUseFramework Developsixregionallanduseplansbasedonsixnewlanduse
regions. CreateaCabinetCommitteesupportedbyaLanduse
SecretariatandestablishaRegionalAdvisoryCouncilforeachregion.
Developastrategyforconservationandstewardshiponprivateandpubliclands.
Establishaninformation,monitoringandknowledgesystemto
contributetothecontinuousimprovementoflanduseplanninganddecisionmaking.
Inclusionofaboriginalpeoplesinlanduseplanning.
Cumulativeeffectsmanagementwillbetheinstrumentusedat
theregionalleveltomanagetheimpactsofdevelopmentonland,waterandair.
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 11
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
12/144
AlbertaLandUseFramework AnewstrategytheEfficientUseofLandtoreduce
thehumanfootprintontheland.
Newnamesfortheplanningregionsthatwouldrepresentthemajorwatershedstobetterreflect
integratedlanduseandwatershedplanning. Anewprioritylegislationtosupporttheframework,
includingregionallanduseplanning.
Anewregion theRedDeerRegion tobetteraddresssouthernAlbertassignificantpopulation,itsnumberandsizeofmunicipalities,andthediversityofits
landscapes.
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 12
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
13/144
DevelopmentOfficersViewNorthern Alberta: Extremely low-density,
Resource-based uses(Forestry/Bitumen)
Grand Prairie: Medium Density Resource-based, Residential/Industrial
Ft. McMurray: Low density ResidentialResource-based uses(Bitumen extraction),Residential/Industrial HighDensity Industrial
Rockies: Recreational/ResidentialCorridor: High density Residential,
Commercial and IndustrialPrairies: Low density residential and
High density AgriculturalSouthern Alberta: Medium density Residentialand Agriculture
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 13
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
14/144
AlbertaLandUseFramework
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 14
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
15/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 15
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
16/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 16
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
17/144
HistoryofWater/Wastewater
Planning About70%oftheearthiscoveredinwater.3
Thetotalamountofwaterintheworldisapproximately1.4 billionkm3,ofwhich97.5%issaltwaterand2.5%isfreshwater.4
Ofthe35 millionkm3 offreshwateronearth,about24.4 millionkm3 arelockedupintheformofglacialice,permafrost,orpermanentsnow.
Groundwaterandsoilmoistureaccountfor10.7 millionkm3.4 Freshwaterlakesandmarshlandsholdabout0.1 millionkm3.Rivers,themost
visibleformoffreshwateraccountfor0.002 millionkm3 oraboutlessthan0.01%ofallformsoffreshwater.4
Ninetyninepercentofsurfacefreshwaterbyvolumeisinlakesandonlyonepercentinrivers.5
Brazilisthecountrywiththemostrenewablefreshwater.CanadaisthirdafterRussia.4
EnvironmentCanadaWebsite1
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 17
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
18/144
FivethousandyearsagosettlementsintheIndusValleywerebuiltwithpipesfor
watersupplyandditchesforwastewater.AthensandPompeii,likemostGreco
Romantownsoftheirtime,maintainedelaboratesystemsforwatersupplyanddrainage.Astownsgraduallyexpanded,waterwasbroughtfromincreasingly
remotesources,
leadingtosophisticatedengineeringefforts,suchasdamsandaqueducts.AttheheightoftheRomanEmpire,ninemajorsystems,withaninnovativelayoutofpipes
andwellbuiltsewers,suppliedtheoccupantsofRomewithasmuchwaterperperson
asisprovidedinmanypartsoftheindustrialworldtoday.
Duringtheindustrialrevolutionandpopulationexplosionofthe19thand20thcenturies,thedemandforwaterrosedramatically.Thankstoimprovedsewersystems,waterrelateddiseasessuchascholeraandtyphoid,onceendemicthroughouttheworld,havelargelybeenconquered
inthe
more
industrial
nations.Foodproductionhaskeptpacewithsoaringpopulationsmainlybecauseofthe
expansionofartificialirrigationsystemsthatmakepossiblethegrowthof40percentoftheworld'sfood.
Nearlyonefifthofalltheelectricitygeneratedworldwideisproducedbyturbinesspunbythepoweroffallingwater.6
PeterGleick
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 18
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
19/144
HistoryofWater/Wastewater
Planning
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 19
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
20/144
AqueductsRoman&Modern
7
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 20
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
21/144
London
1853
1854
Cholera
Epidemic
strikesLondon.
The'GreatStink'of1858,caused
bypollutionintheRiverThamesreachedsuchproportionsthatsittingsatthe
HouseofCommonsatWestminsterhadtobeabandoned.
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 21
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
22/144
Vibrio cholerae thecholerabacteriumContemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 22
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
23/144
SnowsBroadStreetPump
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 23
C Pl i I M h 19 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
24/144
London
A
concerted
effort
tocontainthecity'ssewagebyconstructing
massivesewersonthenorthandsouthriver
embankmentsfollowed,underthesupervisionof
engineer
Joseph
Bazalgette.The Old Abbey Mills Pumping Station Image by Atelier joly
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 24
C t Pl i I M h 19 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
25/144
London Meanwhile,similar
hugeundertakingstookplacetoensurewatersupply,withthebuildingofreservoirsandpumpingstationsontherivertothewestofLondon.Theembankmentsin
Londonhousethewatersupplytohomes,plusthesewers,andprotectLondonfromflood. Illustrated London News 1865.
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 25
C t Pl i I M h 19 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
26/144
Whatdoesitmeanandhowdoesiteffectplanning?
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 26
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
27/144
CumulativeEffectsCumulativeeffectsarechangestotheenvironment
thatarecausedbyanactionincombinationwithotherpast,presentandfuturehumanactions.
8
Cumulative
Effects
Assessment
Practitioners
Guide
Cumulativeeffectsoccurbecauseofamismatchinthe
scaleatwhichimpactsaccumulateandthescaleatwhichdecisionsaremade.9
CumulativeEffectsAssessmentPractitionersGuide
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 27
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
28/144
IdentifyingProjects
and
Activities
to
IncludeintheCEAcomponentofanEIAWhattolookfor Explanation
Effectsofpast,presentandfuturedevelopmentsandactivitiesthatmightinteractwiththeeffectsoftheproposedproject.
Iftheeffectsofthoseprojectsandactivitiesoverlapthoseoftheprojectunderreviewinspaceorintime,theyshouldbeincluded.
Disturbancessimilartothoserelatedtotheproposedactivity,regardlessoftheirsource.
Foranactivitycreatingatmosphericemissions,forexample,thiswouldincludeothersourcesofemissions.Foranactivitycausinghabitatloss,thiswould
includeotherkindsofhabitatdisturbance.
Interactionsamongdissimilarkindsofdisturbance.
Thismightinclude,forexample,thecombinedeffectsofphysicaldisturbances
suchashabitatfragmentationandchemicalpollution
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 28
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
29/144
WhatareCumulative
EnvironmentalImpacts?
Singleeffectsalmostneveroccurinisolation,but
occurtogetherwithmanyotherinfluences.10 Longtermchangesmayoccurnotonlyasaresult
ofasingleactionbutthecombinedeffectsor
impactsofeachsuccessiveactionontheenvironment.10
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 29
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
30/144
Individually,minoractionsthatareinsignificant
ontheirowncancollectivelyresultinsignificantimpactsoveraperiodoftime. 10
Cumulativeimpactsresultfromtheaccumulation
ofhumaninducedchangesacrossspaceandovertime. 10
WhatareCumulative
Environmental
Impacts?
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 30
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
31/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
32/144
HowDoCumulativeEffectsOccur? 10Thesamekindofactivityrecurstoo
frequentlythroughtime.
The
same
kind
of
activities
recur
too
denselythroughspace.
Different
kinds
of
activities
impose
similarconsequencesonavaluedresource.
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
Applied Land Use Planning 32
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
33/144
TypesofCumulativeImpacts 10
Additive:
equaltothesumofindividualeffects
Interactive:
greaterthanthesumofindividualeffects
Magnification
Synergistic
p y g ,
Applied Land Use Planning 33
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
34/144
p y g
Applied Land Use Planning 34
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
35/144
Biomagnification 10Water
Sediment = contaminant
Applied Land Use Planning 35
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
36/144
ContaminantSynergism 10
+ =
Applied Land Use Planning 36
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
37/144
RepeatOffences:
repeatedoccurrencesofthesamesmallscale
events
at
the
same
place .
Nibbling:
similarsmallscaleeventshappeningsimultaneously.
MajorCumulativeImpactSituations 10
(Duinker, 1994)9
Applied Land Use Planning 37
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
38/144
MultipleEffects:
severaldifferentresponsesofanecosystemtoone
single
action.(e.g.,forestharvestingresultsinlossofhabitatforbirdsandwildlife,soilerosion,increased
sedimentationtorivers)
(Duinker, 1994)11
MajorCumulativeImpactSituations
Applied Land Use Planning 38
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
39/144
ExamplesofCumulativeEffectsatthe
RegionalScale10
Air:
CombinedSO2
emissionswithinaregional
airshedfromseveralnaturalgasprocessingplants.
Water:
Combinedreductionsinflowvolumes
withinariverresultingfromirrigation,municipalandindustrialwater
withdrawals.
ResourceUse:
Continualremovaloftimberfroma
management
area.Applied Land Use Planning 39
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
40/144
ContemporaryPlanningIssues
AppliedLandUsePlanning
GovernmentStudies
UniversityofAlberta
Applied Land Use Planning 40
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
41/144
WaterInAlberta 11 WheredoesAlbertaswatergo?87%flowsnorth
13%flowseast
0.1%flowssouth
Onaverage,Albertagenerates about60billioncubicmetersofsurfacerunoffannually equivalentto90mm,ifit
were
spread
over
the
entire
provinceApplied Land Use Planning 41
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
42/144
AllocationsbyBasin, vs.NaturalRiverFlow(2001)11
Applied Land Use Planning 42
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
43/144
Applied Land Use Planning 43
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
44/144
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
45/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
46/144
WaterforLife NorthAmericasmostcomprehensivewater
managementplan
Renewal
required
to
reflect
current
Alberta
pressures
Reviewwillincludeopportunitiesfor
stakeholders Continuingwithimplementationofthecurrent
WfLpriorities
Applied Land Use Planning 46
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
47/144
Howmuchwaterdoesapersonneed?Use Gallons/Litresper Capita Percentage ofTotal Daily UseShowers 10/44 16.8%
Clothes Washers 12.5/57 21.7%
Dishwashers 1.0/4.5 1.4%
Toilets 15/70 26.7%Baths 1.0/4.5 1.7%
Leaks 8.0/36 13.7%
Faucets 9.0/41 15.7%
Other Domestic Uses 1.3/6 2.2%
Total 57.8/263Applied Land Use Planning 47
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
48/144
Whosincharge? Federalregulations
Provincialregulations
InterprovincialandInternationalresponsibilities
Applied Land Use Planning 48
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
49/144
Applied Land Use Planning 49
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
50/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
51/144
Applied Land Use Planning 51
Thorhild
Capital RegionCapital Region Thorhild WaterContemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
52/144
Leduc County
Holden
Legal
MorinvilleAlexanderFirst Nation
RiviereQui Barre
Redwater
Gibbons Bruderheim
Lamont
Chipman
Mundare
Vegreville
Namao
Josephburg &Water Co-Op
Ardrossan
Sherwood Park
TofieldRyley
St. Albert
StonyPlain
Spruce
Grove
City of Leduc
Beaumont
Fort Saskatchewan
Capital Regional Northeast
Water Services Commission
Capital Region Vegreville CorridorWater Services Commission
Highway 14 WaterServices Commission
Capital Region ParklandWater ServicesCommission
Capital Region SouthwestWater Services Commission
Pipeline
Edmonton andSurrounding Communities
City of
Edmonton
Andrew
Treatment Plant
Sturgeon County
InternationalAirport
AntlerLake
Bon Accord
Capital RegionCapital Region
Service AreaService Area
Regional WaterCustomers Group
Truckfill
Viking
Bruce
Egremont
Hilliard
CollingwoodCove
Parkland County
Beaver CountyStrathcona
County
Nisku
LamontCounty
Cardiff
Calmar
Villeneuve
Pipeline Under Construction
North CookingLake
Thorhild WaterServices Commission
Radway12
Applied Land Use Planning 52
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
53/144
RegionalWater
Applied Land Use Planning 53
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
54/144
Applied Land Use Planning 54
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
55/144
Applied Land Use Planning 55
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
56/144
Applied Land Use Planning 56
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
57/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
58/144
RegulatoryChanges 12 RegionalizationPitfalls:
Time/programmanagement
Operatortrainingrequirements(CEUs)
RegionalizationBenefits: Largepoolofexperiencedoperators
Noadditionalregulations CodesofPractice Easycodeimplementationacrosstheregion
Fundingavailability
Applied Land Use Planning 58
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
59/144
InfrastructureManagement 12 RegionalizationPitfalls:
Prioritysetting
Loweroperatorinput(reducedspecialization)
Regionalsystemdesignandcommissioning
RegionalizationBenefits: Accesstonewequipment&technology
FundingAvailability
StrategicPlanning
Applied Land Use Planning 59
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
60/144
Demand&EmergencyManagement12 RegionalizationPitfalls:
Tailoringtodifferentneeds Onesource/treatmentplant
RegionalizationBenefits: Coordinatedapproachacrosstheregion
Mutualaid
Moreresources Preventsescalatedemergencies
Applied Land Use Planning 60
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
61/144
CustomerRelations 12
Regionalization
Pitfalls: Regionalaffect
Sensedlossofautonomy
RegionalizationBenefits:
Consistentmessages
Moreaccountabilityforqualityandquantity
Ratestabilization
Applied Land Use Planning 61
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
62/144
WatershedManagement 12
Regionalization
Pitfalls: None
RegionalizationBenefits: Obtaindiverseinput
Coordinateapproach
Communicateaconsistentmessage
Applied Land Use Planning 62
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
63/144
Conservation 12 RegionalizationPitfalls:
Conveyingmessagetolargergroup
RegionalizationBenefits: Obtaindiverseinput
Coordinateapproach
Communicateaconsistentmessage
Sharingresources&templates
Applied Land Use Planning 63
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
64/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
65/144
KneehillRegionalWaterServices
Commission(KRWSC)acasehistory
Applied Land Use Planning 65
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
66/144
KRWSCII
Applied Land Use Planning 66
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
67/144
AlfDurnie
Administrator,OnsiteSewageSystems
MunicipalAffairs,PublicSafetyDivision
Applied Land Use Planning 67
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
68/144
Onsitesewagetreatmentsystems Onsitesewagetreatmentsystemsareusedtomanagewastewater
generated
by
developments
not
serviced
by
municipal
wastewater
collectionsystems.Withthelevelofgrowthoccurringoutsideurbanareas,theuseofthesesystemsisincreasing.
Newtechnologiesarebeingusedinthesesystemstotreatsewage
and
returnittotheenvironment.Researchonthesoilbasedcomponentofthesesystemshasincreasedprovidingadditionalscientificconsiderationstoapplytothedesignofonsitesystems.
Onsitesystemscanbeaneffectivewastewatermanagementifused
appropriatelyanddesignedwithconsiderationforthesitesoilconditions.Theyformakeypartof aruralmunicipalitieswastewatermanagementstrategy.
Althoughmostoftenprivatelyowned,onsitewastewatertreatment systemsformpartofamunicipalityswastewaterinfrastructure.Applied Land Use Planning 68
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
69/144
Onsitesewagetreatmentsystems
TheProvincialgovernment,alongwithpartnersand
stakeholders,isdevelopingamanagementframeworkforonsitesewagesystemsandtheseptageproducedbythesesystems.
Thispresentationdiscusses: whatanonsitesystemisandthescopeofuseinAlberta
themanagementframeworkbeingdeveloped,
newtechnologiesavailableintheonsiteindustry,
themanagementofseptage,
interconnectionswiththemunicipalplanningprocess,and
challengesandopportunitieswithonsitesewagesystems.
Applied Land Use Planning 69
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
70/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
71/144
71
WhatisanOnsitePrivateSewageSystems?
Septic
tank
or
small
wastewater
treatment
plant
dischargingwastewatereffluenttoasoilbased
wastewater
treatment
component
that
completes
treatmentofwastewater.
Applied Land Use Planning 71
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
72/144
TypesofSystems
Holding
Tanks Disposal
FieldsorTreatmentFields
TreatmentMounds
OpenDischarge
72Applied Land Use Planning 72
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
73/144
73
HoldingTanks
Simply,atankthatholdswastewateruntilitisremovedbya
pumpertruck
Wherewillthewastebetaken?
Isthereawastewaterfacilitythatwillacceptthehauledsewage?
Has
a
impact
on
municipal
infrastructure
Roadscanbeimpactedbyvolumeofheavytraffic
Applied Land Use Planning 73
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
74/144
74
DisposalFieldsorTreatmentFields
Applied Land Use Planning 74
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
75/144
75
TreatmentMounds
Applied Land Use Planning 75
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
76/144
76
TreatmentMounds
Applied Land Use Planning 76
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
77/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
78/144
78
OpenDischarge
Applied Land Use Planning 78
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
79/144
79
ScopeandSizeofIndustry 15 20%ofAlbertaspopulation
200,000to250,000systemsestimated
>30milliongallonsofsewageperdaytreated
7000newsystemsperyear($15,000eaaverage)
$105millionperyear
Applied Land Use Planning 79
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
80/144
Whatkindofdevelopmentisservedby
onsitesystems
Residentialdevelopment
Campgrounds
Tourismfacilities
Remote
lodges
Motelsandhotels
Schools
Restaurantsandgas
stations
Others?
80Applied Land Use Planning 80
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
81/144
81
WhataretheobjectivesofanOnsite
PrivateSewageSystemDesign?
Effectivelytreatthewastewater.
Protectionofgroundwaters.
Protectionofsurfacewater.
Minimizerisktopublichealth(disease).
Forhomeowner,reliablemethodofmanagingandtreatingwastewater.
Formunicipality,supportsustainabledevelopment.
Applied Land Use Planning 81
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
82/144
82
CananOnsiteWastewaterTreatmentSystembeEffectiveinTreatingWastewater? Anonsitesystemcantreateffluentaseffectivelyasamunicipal
wastewatertreatmentsystems.
Itneedstobeeffectivelydesignedandusedonlyinlocationsthataresuitable.
USEPAreporttocongress Onsitesystemscanprovideaneffectivemethodoflongtermwastewatermanagement.
Anonsitesystemcanbeatotalfailureinashorttimeifusedwhereitisinappropriate,wheresoiltreatmentcapacityislimitedorwherethedesignisnoteffective.
Applied Land Use Planning 82
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
83/144
83
Whatisthetreatmenteffectiveness?
Reduction
of
Pathogens
99%
to
99.99%
as
it
moves
throughthesoil.
Adsorptionandimmobilizationofphosphorusinsoilsthat
containclay ironandaluminumcontent(notinsands).
Denitrificationinmanysoilconditionsbutitislimited.
Applied Land Use Planning 83
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
84/144
84
RecenthistoryofOnsitesewagesystems
pre1970s
19701990
19901999(opendischargeclearancetopropertylineincreasesto300ft.)
19992009(newtechnologiesavailable)
New2009standardtobeadoptedspringof2009(new
designstandardswithmorefocusontreatmentinsoilasopposedtoamethodfocusedondisposal)
Applied Land Use Planning 84
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
85/144
85
Scope
of
Private
Sewage
Disposal
SystemsRegulation
Systems:
Servedevelopmentsthatgeneratelessthan25m3
(5,500gal.)sewageperday,and
Serveonlyoneproperty
Systemsthatmaypotentiallyservemorethan5.7m3(1,250
impgal)perdayrequireprofessionaldesign.
Applied Land Use Planning 85
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
86/144
86
PrivateSewageSystemStandardofPractice
somekeyproposedrevisionsfor2009
Removeminimum acreparcelsizeforprivatesewagesystems.
municipalpermissionrequiredtouseholdingtankand
municipalitymayspecifyholdingtankonly.
Recognizingthatthestandardcannotanticipateallofthevaryingreceivingenvironmentsanddensityofdevelopment;
additionalrequirementsmayneedtobeapplied.
Septictanksizeincreasestomoreeffectivelymanagesludge
Applied Land Use Planning 86
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
87/144
Percolationtestremovedasacceptabledesigncriteria,soil
textureandstructurearenowused
Alineareffluentloadingconceptintroduced
Effluentloadingratesonsandy,coarsetexturedsoilsarereducedasaresultofthefocusontreatment
Additionalrequirementsareincludedtofacilitate
maintenance
Additionalrequirementsarespecifiedforsystemsover5.7
cubic
meters
per
day.
PrivateSewageSystemStandardofPractice
somekeyproposedrevisionsfor2009
Applied Land Use Planning 87
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
88/144
Detailedrequirementsforsiteevaluationareincluded
(thisformsthebasisofagooddesign).
Drip
dispersal
systems
are
introduced
sub
surface
irrigationofhighlytreatedwastewaterenabled.
Open
discharges
are
limited
to
four
per
quarter
plus
one
ontheremnantofthequartersection.
PrivateSewageSystemStandardofPractice
somekeyproposedrevisionsfor2009
Applied Land Use Planning 88
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
89/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
90/144
90
SoilBeetles
ACollembolan(springtail)
a
nematode
Applied Land Use Planning 90
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
91/144
91
Some get stuck;
Some Die off;
Predators kill them.
Applied Land Use Planning 91
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
92/144
Rapidchangeinonsitewastewater
scienceandavailabletechnologies
Innovative
technologiesandadvancementinscience
Whatsnewandwhatscoming?
92Applied Land Use Planning 92
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
93/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
94/144
94
Science Movementofwaterthroughsoil
Horizontalmovementofwaterthroughsoilrecognizedascriticaldesignelement
Treatmentcapacitiesofvarioussoiltypes
Treatmentcapacityofsoilimprovedaseffluentappliedmoreuniformly
Applied Land Use Planning 94
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
95/144
95
ContemporaryIssues Sothatwasanoverviewofprivatesewagesystems,the
scopeoftheregulations,andsomeofthesciencerelatedtotreatmentofsewage.
Now
what
causes
any
relationship
with
land
use
planning,
subdivision,anddevelopment?
Applied Land Use Planning 95
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
96/144
96
Trendsthatareincreasingtheimportanceofprivatesewagemanagement
Largeamountofdevelopmentoccurringthatisnotservicedbywastewatercollectionssystems.
Densityofdevelopmentincreasing.
Increasingdevelopmentaroundrecreationalwaters.
Urbanpeoplemovingtoruralsettingswithsameexpectationsforwastewaterservices.
Applied Land Use Planning 96
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
97/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
98/144
CurrentIssues Privatesewagearoundlakes
Manyoldersystems
Oldsystemsdidnotfollowregulations
Meantforminimalseasonalusenotcurrentuse
Maybeingroundtoodeepandtooclosethewatertabletreatmentisnotachieved(cesspool)
Sandysoilsaroundthelakereducetreatmentcapabilityofthesoil
Nutrientloadingonthelake Phosphorus/Nitrogen
Howshouldproposalsfornewdevelopmentaroundlakesbeaddressed?
98Applied Land Use Planning 98
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
99/144
CurrentIssues Improperpumpingofholdingtanks ontothesurface
insteadofremovedbytruck.
Illegalinstalls,pumpouts,leakage,improperdisposal,enforcementdifficulties.
Howtoaddresstheseissues?
CombinedMunicipalGovernmentandSafetyCodesIssue
99Applied Land Use Planning 99
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
100/144
CurrentIssues Widespreadsewagesystemfailuresinsomeunsuitablesubdivisions.
Ownershadanexpectationtheycoulduseanonsitesystem
Unsuitablesoilsledtosystemfailureatthedensityofdevelopment.
Noareaforareplacementsystem.
Costofhaulingsewagenotanticipatedbyowner.
Costofcomplexsystemrequirednotanticipatedbyowners.
ConstituentsgotoMunicipalgovernmentrequestingsewerservicing.
Municipalitiesfacewithunexpectedcostsforinfrastructureand
timeinaddressingconcernsofconstituents.
100Applied Land Use Planning 100
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
101/144
Could
decisions
made
at
the
time
ofsubdivisionaddresssomeof
theseissues? WhycouldnttheybeaddressedbythesafetyCodesAct
RegulationsandrequirementssetsoutintheStandardof
Practice StandardofPracticeaddressesonepropertyatatime it
cannotanticipatethedensityofdevelopment.
Subdivisionmustbesuitableforthelimitsofthesoiltreatmentcapability
DecisionunderSafetyCodeslegislationtoallowonlyholding
tankshaslargeimpactonMunicipalinfrastructure.101Applied Land Use Planning 101
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
102/144
102
PlanningandDevelopmentConsiderations
Increasedsystemdensitydemandssuitabilityofsoil
andtypeofsystembeconsideredbothonthesubdivisionscaleandlotbylot
cumulative&environmentalimpacts
onsitesystemnotalwaysappropriate
Deferredserviceagreementsandarrangementof
subdivisiontoenablecosteffectivewastewaterservicing
sustainable/safedevelopmentisbasedoncapacity
Applied Land Use Planning 102
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
103/144
103Applied Land Use Planning 103
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
104/144
RelatedLegislation
104
Safety Codes Act
Private Sewage Disposal Systems RegulationAR229/97
Alberta Private Sewage Systems Standard of
Practice
Municipal Government Act (MGA)
Subdivision and Development Regulation AR43/2002
Municipal land-use bylaws
Area structure plansApplied Land Use Planning 104
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
105/144
105
TheMGA 3(c)DevelopandmaintainSafeandViablecommunities.
617
(a)Toachievetheorderly,economicalandbeneficial
development,useoflandsandpatternsofhumandevelopment,and.
(b)tomaintainandimprovethephysicalenvironment
withinwhichpatternsofhumansettlementaresituatedinAlberta
Applied Land Use Planning 105
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
106/144
106
TheMGA PursuanttoSection654(1)(a)oftheMGA,
asubdivisionauthoritymustnotapproveanapplication
forsubdivisionapprovalunlessthelandthatisproposedtobesubdividedis,intheopinionofthesubdivisionauthority,suitableforthepurposeforwhichthesubdivisionisintended.
Applied Land Use Planning 106
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
107/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
108/144
Authoritymustconsider,cont 7(g)inthecaseoflandnotservedbyalicensedwater
distributionandwastewatercollectionsystem,whethertheproposedsubdivisionboundaries,lotsizesandbuildingsitescomplywiththerequirementsofthePrivate
Sewage
Disposal
Systems
Regulation
(AR229/97)
in
respectofthesizeanddistancebetweenpropertylines,buildings,watersourcesandprivatesewagedisposalsystemsasidentifiedinsection4(4)(b)and(c).
108Applied Land Use Planning 108
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
109/144
109
Authoritymustconsider,cont Toeffectivelyconsiderandmakedecisionsregardinga
subdivisionthatwillrelyonprivatesewagesystemstheSubdivisionAuthorityneedsreliableandcorrectinformation.
Wheredoesthatinformationcomefrom?
Applied Land Use Planning 109
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
110/144
TheSubdivisionAuthorityhastheauthoritytorequiretheapplicantto:
Submitplans
4(3)(d) showingtheapproximatelocationandboundariesofthe bedandshoreofanyriver,stream,watercourse,lakeorotherbodyof
waterthatiscontainedwithinorboundstheproposedparcelofland,
4(3)(e) iftheproposedlotsortheremainderofthetitledareaaretobeservedbyindividualwellsandprivatesewagedisposalsystems,showing
(i) thelocationofanyexistingorproposedwells,and
(ii) thelocationandtypeofanyexistingorproposedprivate
sewage
disposal
systems,
and
the
distance
from
these
to
existing or
proposedbuildingsandpropertylines,110Applied Land Use Planning 110
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
111/144
Subdivision&DevelopmentRegulation,contTheSubdivisionAuthorityhastheauthoritytorequiretheapplicanttosubmit:
4(4)(a)ifaproposedsubdivisionisnottobeservedbyawaterdistributionsystem,areportthatmeetstherequirementsofsection23(3)(a)
oftheWater
Act,
AlsogotheWaterMinisterialRegulationsection9(1)Subjecttosubsection(2),atypeofsubdivisionoflandforthepurposesofsection23(3)of theActisasubdivisionthatresultsin6ormoreparcelsoflandinaquartersectionorinariverlot.
4(4)(b)anassessmentofsubsurfacecharacteristicsofthelandthatistobesubdivided,includingbutnotlimitedtosusceptibilitytoslumpingorsubsidence,depthtowatertableandsuitabilityforanyproposedonsitesewagedisposalsystem.
111Applied Land Use Planning 111
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
112/144
TheSubdivisionAuthorityhastheauthoritytorequiretheapplicanttosubmit:
4(4)(c)ifaproposedsubdivisionisnottobeservedbyawastewatercollectionsystem,informationsupportedbythereportofapersonqualifiedtomakeitrespectingtheintendedmethodofprovidingsewagedisposalfacilitiestoeachlotintheproposedsubdivision,includingthesuitabilityandviabilityofthatmethod.
112
Subdivision&DevelopmentRegulation,cont
Applied Land Use Planning 112
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
113/144
AssessingtheSuitabilityandViabilityofOnsiteSystems
Whoisaqualifiedperson?
Theyhavetraining/competencyrelatedtoPrivateSewage
systems.
Holdformalcertification.
ProfessionalEngineers. ProfessionalAgrologist.
Certified
Private
Sewage
Installer.113Applied Land Use Planning 113
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
114/144
Assessing the Suitability and
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
115/144
Thesuitabilityofanonsitesystemisdependantonthesubsurfacecharacteristics[section4(4)(b)]andlimitingfeaturessuchasgroundwater,surfacewatersandwells.
Section4(4)(b)(anassessmentofsubsurfacecharacteristicsofthelandthatistobesubdivided,
including
but
not
limited
to
susceptibility
to
slumping
or
subsidence,depthtowatertableandsuitabilityforanyproposedonsitesewagedisposalsystem)
115
AssessingtheSuitabilityand
ViabilityofOnsiteSystems
Applied Land Use Planning 115
Assessing the Suitability and
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
116/144
Whatshouldanassessmentinclude?
Suitabilityofsoil
Notapercolationtestonly.
Notageotechnicalreportintendedtoassessthesoilstabilityandloadbearingcapabilty
Determinationofsoiltextureandsoilstructuredownthroughthesoilprofiletoadepthofatleast5feet.
Depthofinvestigationdeeperifusingtraditionaltreatment
fields.116
AssessingtheSuitabilityand
ViabilityofOnsiteSystems
Applied Land Use Planning 116
Assessing the Suitability and
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
117/144
Soil
profile
investigation
identifies:
Limitinghydrauliccapacityofsoillayersintheprofile soiltexture&structure.
Soilcolorsandcharacteristicsthatshowseasonalsaturationof thesoil thewatertable.
Watertableisnotdeterminedbyamonitoringwellandobtaining
ameasuretofreewaterdepth.
Watertablescanvarybyoneormoremetersfromseasontoseasonandyeartoyear.
Soilcharacteristicsshowlongtermhighwaterlevelsinsoil.117
AssessingtheSuitabilityand
ViabilityofOnsiteSystems
Applied Land Use Planning 117
Assessing the Suitability and
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
118/144
Landscapeconsiderations.
Slopescancauseproblemswithonsitesystems.
Doesthesubdivisionplanincludegradingofthelots?
Gradingofthelotschangethesoilconditionsandoftenmakethesiteunsuitableforonsitesewagesystems.
thesoilinvestigationandassessmentisoftenirrelevantoncethesiteisgradedandthesoilsinvestigatedareremoved.
118
AssessingtheSuitabilityand
ViabilityofOnsiteSystems
Applied Land Use Planning 118
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
119/144
Layout
of
lots
on
subdivided
area
may
affect
available
system
locations.
Layoutofindividuallot preservesuitablesitearea.
Locationofaccessroadsandotherservicesmayaffectsuitability.
Investigationofarawpieceoflandmayshowsuitabilitybutafterroadsandundergroundutilitiesareinstalledthesuitableareasoflandmaybegone.
Isthereenoughroomonthelotforthesizeofsystemrequiredoncethehousegarageandaccessroadareincluded?
119
Suitability
and
Planning
Considerationscontinued
Applied Land Use Planning 119
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
120/144
Arrangementoflotstoaccommodatedeferredserviceagreementsrequiringconnectiontocollectionsystemsplannedoverlongterm
Asthelayoutofsubdivisionbeginstorestrictsystemtypes,generallymoreexpensivesewagetreatmentsystemsrequired
120
Suitability
and
Planning
Considerationscontinued
Applied Land Use Planning 120
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
121/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
122/144
Re
design
with
19
lots
communal onsitesewage system at
location of suitable soil
treated effluent lineback to road at south toconnect to later regionalsystem
treated effluent to eachlot for irrigation, reduced
water use.
lot grading is possible.
Applied Land Use Planning 122
Which subdivision scheme is better ?
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
123/144
Whichsubdivisionschemeisbetter?
Higherdensity,onthesamelandarea.
Whoownsandoperatesthesewagesystem(s)
Whatifonefails,manyfailorthecommunalsystemfails
Whodotheratepayersturntoifmultiplefailuresorifthecommunal
systemfails
Whichprovidesthemostbenefit
Whichprovidesmoreopportunities
Whichismorechallenging
Whichfitsintolongrangeplanningbest,why.
Whichiscosteffective whatsconsideredincost.Applied Land Use Planning 123
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
124/144
124
Firstparceloutwithexistingsystems. Inspection considerationsofsuitability clearanceto
propertyline.
section
New first parcel out
Applied Land Use Planning 124
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
125/144
ModelProcessforEvaluating
SubdivisionsthatrelyonOnsite
PrivateSewageTreatmentSystems
Areferenceguideformunicipalities.
Providesdirectiontotheapplicantonwhatanassessmentshouldinclude.
DevelopedbyAAMD&CwithgrantfromMunicipalAffairs.
125Applied Land Use Planning 125
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
126/144
126
ModelProcesscontinued Considerationsandevaluationsthatshouldbemade
regardingaproposedsubdivisionusingprivatesewage.
Suitabilityofthesoilisthemostimportantpartofthe
system determinesthetreatmentcapacity.
Soilcapacitytoreceiveandtreateffluentneedstobe
consideredalongwithsystem(lot)density.
Ifsoilcapacitytoreceiveandtreatthesewageislimited
whatarethealternatives.
Applied Land Use Planning 126
ModelProcessforEvaluating
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
127/144
g
SubdivisionsandOnsiteSewageSystems Evaluationincludesdeterminationof:
Depthofsuitablesoil limitingcharacteristicsinsoilprofile
Locationofwaterbodies
Surfacewaterdrainagecharacteristics
Volume&strengthofsewage
Soiltextureclassificationsandsoilstructuretoestablishtypeandsizeofsystem
Arearequiredforinstallationandseparationdistancerequirements
Wheretheeffluentwillflowintheground.
Groundwatermoundingbelowthesystemandcapacityofthesoiltomovetheeffluenthorizontally
Theimpactonthereceivingenvironment.127Applied Land Use Planning 127
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
128/144
Wastewater
Management
Continuum
planning&development
designofspecificsystems
construction&installation
operation&maintenance
remediation
128Applied Land Use Planning 128
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
129/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
130/144
Poor
planning,
systemdesign,
installation,
inspectionand/or
operation
canresultinfailingprivatesewagesystems
130Applied Land Use Planning 130
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
131/144
131Applied Land Use Planning 131
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
132/144
132Applied Land Use Planning 132
Biomat ontrenchbottom
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
133/144
133
Applied Land Use Planning 133
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
134/144
134
Failedfield
Applied Land Use Planning 134
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
135/144
135
PlanningisakeyfactorforthePlanningisakeyfactorforthelong
term
success
of
onsite
long
term
success
of
onsite
sewagesystemssewagesystems
Applied Land Use Planning 135
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
136/144
Wrapup Otherthingstoconsider:
AvailableGrants CostsRecovery
AUC
RateModeling&Design
MultiYearCapitalReplacement&FinancingPlans
CapitalAssetPolicies
Applied Land Use Planning 136
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
137/144
137
QUESTIONS?
Applied Land Use Planning 137
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
138/144
JerryBrett JerryBrettistheSeniorPlannerforKneehillCountyand
formerDevelopmentOfficerfortheTownofDrumheller. HeisagraduateoftheAppliedLandUsePlanning
CertificateProgramandhasworkedinmunicipal
government
for
10
years. BeforeenteringmunicipalgovernmentasaGraphicsArts
andCorporateCommunicationsSpecialistwiththeTown
of
Drumheller,
Jerry
was
in
the
printing,
publishing
and
graphicdesignfieldfor20years.
BornandraisedinLondon,England,movedtoCanadain1981,JerryhaslivedinAlbertafor28years.
Applied Land Use Planning 138
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
139/144
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
140/144
AlfDurnie Alfleadsthedevelopmentofamanagementframeworkandtechnicalstandardsfor
onsiteprivatesewagesystemsinAlberta.
Alfwasinstrumentalinthedevelopmentofthe1999AlbertaPrivateSewageSystemsStandardofPracticeHandbookwhichhasbeenwidelyacclaimedby thesewageindustryandteachesaportionoftheonsitesewagecontractorscourse.AlfcontinuestoguidelegislativechangestosewagecodesinAlbertaaswellascoordinateresearchintonewonsitewastewatertreatmenttechnology.
Hehasestablishedrelationshipswithmanyindustryrepresentatives,regulatorsandresearchersinAlbertaandacrossCanada.HehasbeenaleaderintheefforttoestablishanationalstandardforOnsiteSewageSystems.HeiscurrentlyCoChairoftheCSAcommitteedevelopingaStandardfortheDesignandInstallationofDecentralizedWastewaterTreatmentsystems.
Heoftendealswithissuesinvolvinglanduseandplanninginmunicipalitiesasitrelatestowastewatermanagementusingonsitesewagesystems.HehaspresentedatnumerousconferencesinAlberta,BC,ManitobaandOntarioandtaughtprivatesewagesystemcoursesinAlbertaandManitoba.Heisanactiveadvisortomany researchersworking
onprivatesewagesystem relatedprojectsnowunderwayatAlbertaUniversities.
Applied Land Use Planning 140
Resources
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
141/144
Legislation,RegulationsCodes&Standards MunicipalGovernmentAct
Water,Gas&ElectricCompaniesAct
PublicUtilitiesBoardAct
EnvironmentalProtection&EnhancementAct AmericanWater&WastewaterAssociation
CanadianWater&WastewaterAssociation
PrivateSewageSystemsStandardofPracticeand
Handbook
ModelProcessApplied Land Use Planning 141
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
142/144
Resources Online
CumulativeEffectsAssessmentinEnvironmentalImpactAssessmentReportsRequiredundertheAlbertaEnvironmentalProtectionandEnhancement:
Actwww3.gov.ab.ca/env/protenf/documents/cea.pdf
ModelProcessavailablefrom AAMD&Cwww.aamdc.com
PrivateSewageSystemsStandardofPracticeandHandbookavailableat:
LearningResourcesCenter7804272767 MunicipalAffairsWebsite
www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/ss_PSDS.htm
DrinkingWaterRegulationandHealth,FrederickPontius2003
AvailableatOpenLibrary:http://openlibrary.org/b/OL7616935MApplied Land Use Planning 142
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
143/144
Bibliography1.
Brundtland
Commission,formallytheWorldCommissiononEnvironmentandDevelopment(United
Nations.1987),"ReportoftheWorldCommissiononEnvironmentandDevelopment.
GeneralAssembly
Resolution42/187,11December1987.Retrieved:20070412.
2.
Sustainable
Development
chart
by
Johann
Dro.3.
EnvironmentCanadaDidyouknow?FreshwaterFactsforCanadaandtheWorld:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/Water/en/info/facts/e_contnt.htm
4.
CentralIntelligenceAgencyTheWorldFactbook
www.cia.gov
5.
TheWorld'sWater20002001,TheBiennialReportonFreshwaterResources.PeterGleick,IslandPress.
6.
MakingEveryDropCount
ScientificAmerican,February2001,PeterGleick.
7.
AqueductDiagram,EncyclopediaBritannica,Inc.(2006).
8.
CumulativeEffectsAssessmentPractitionersGuide(Hegmann
etal.1999).
9.
CumulativeEffectsAssessmentPractitionersGuide(Kingsley1997).
10
.
MekongRiverCommissionSecretariat,LaoPDR.
www.mrcmekong.org/free_download/research.htm
11
.
WaterAllocationsandDrinkingWaterFacilityAssessmentInitiativebyPatLangDrinkingWater Branchof
AlbertaEnvironment(June8,2005).
12
.
WaterUtilityRegionalizationbyDanRites,RWCG(June8,2005).
Applied Land Use Planning 143
Contemporary Planning Issues March 19, 2009
http://www.mrcmekong.org/free_download/research.htmhttp://www.mrcmekong.org/free_download/research.htmhttp://www.mrcmekong.org/free_download/research.htm8/6/2019 Planning for Water (2009) Contemporary Planning Issues
144/144
Acknowledgements PatLang,ProgramManagerintheDrinkingWaterBranchofAlberta
StantecConsultingLtd.www.stantec.com
CanadianPublicWorksAssociationwww.publicworks.ca PaulGoranson,P.Eng.,PublicWorksManager,CityofRedDeer
http://www.publicworks.ca/http://www.publicworks.ca/