These Terms of Reference were drafted in October 2005 in response to an identified need to focus on the company's responsibility to provide safe drinking water to the guest and seasonal residents of Wawaitin Holiday Park.
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TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR AN ANALYTICAL STUDY TO EXAMINE AND REPORT ON THE REQUIREMENTS AND COST OF PROVIDING CLEAN SAFE DRINKING WATER
FOR CUSTOMERS OF WAWAITIN HOLIDAY PARK
Date: October 31, 2005.
Prepared by Christopher Vallier and J. C. Santos for Northern College and SSINVEST Northern Developments Inc.
1.0 DEFINITIONS
The following Definitions apply throughout this document:
Well means a public water supply well subject to Safe Drinking Water Act, S.O. 2002 c. 32 s. 1.
Director means the Director of the Porcupine Health Unit and or the Director of the drinking water branch of the Ministry of the Environment.
Groundwater means well water that is not under the influence of surface water.
2.0 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this report is to provide recommendations on the requirements for the provision of safe drinking water to the guests of a licensed tourism facility in accordance with Ontario's new Safe Drinking Water Act.
In 2005 Ontario introduced minimum treatment requirements for public water works¹.
The principal objective of this study is to determine whether treatment is required. If so:
What disinfection and or filtration system is most appropriate,
what is the system's installed cost.
The secondary objective of the study is to determine if the provision of overnight accommodations for 48 guests invokes any additional requirements².
3.0 GENERAL STUDY REQUIREMENTS
The study must include research and analyses of relevant government policy regulations and draw conclusions there from.
The analysis must be of, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
- Assessment of O. Reg. 250/05 (see Section 3.1);
- Assessment of O. Reg. 170/03 (see Section 3.5);
- Evaluation of the condition of well and distribution system (see Section 3.2);
- Analysis of disinfection options (see Section 3.3);
- Determination of need for filtration (see Section 3.4).
The study should include a discussion on system classification and system operator certification as well as contain diagrams, schematics, well records, comparison tables, and current pricing data.
3.1 ASSESSMENT OF O. Reg. 250/05
The purpose of this section is to determine compliance requirements for a “non-municipal seasonal residential” drinking water system that does not serve designated facilities.
The assessment shall include:
Clear conclusions as to the applicability of this regulation to the system currently in use,
clear conclusions as to each regulation item requiring action,
list of steps necessary to be in compliance.
The assessment would typically include a description of:
A discussion on the responsibilities of providing drinking water under the regulation, and
a list and samples of all necessary filling forms.
3.2 ASSESSMENT OF O. Reg. 170/03
The purpose of this section is to determine compliance requirements for a “small non-municipal year-round residential” drinking water system that may serve designated facilities.
The assessment shall include:
1. Clear conclusions as to the applicability of this regulation to the system in use,
2. clear conclusions as to the applicability of this regulation to the system after necessary expansion² changes, if any; and/or,
3. clear conclusions as to each regulation item requiring action.
The assessment would typically include:
1. A discussion on the responsibilities of providing drinking water under the regulation,
2. a list and samples of all necessary filling forms.
3.3 EVALUATION OF SOURCE AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
This part of the study is to describe and evaluate the groundwater quality from the supply well to the distribution system in use. Qualify any potential risk found that may pose a danger to the water supply.
The study should include, but not be limited to, a description of:
Local topography and location (GPS),
type and size of local surface water features,
historical water sample test results,
3.4 ANALYSIS OF DISINFECTION OPTIONS
In this section of the study, determine on what basis disinfection may be required, and which of available systems should be purchased.
For each option analyzed the study shall describe:
The merits of continuous versus emergency operation systems,
the maintenance requirements of each system.
3.5 DETERMINING THE NEED FOR FILTRATION
This section is to conclude whether there is a need to provide filtration and to make recommendations on the purchase of equipment to improved water quality.
For each option of the study shall:
Determine what significant odor reducing treatments are available to deal with hydrogen sulfide,
determine what significant oxidized iron reducing treatments are available to deal with orange staining.
4.0 PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF A REPORT
The results of this study shall be compiled in a report which includes all supporting data, maps, photographs, tables and graphs.
The report should be submitted in confidence only to Northern College for assessment purposes and in duplicate to SSINVEST.
The report shall be prepared and signed by author.
5.0 SUGGESTED REFERENCES
Safe Drinking Water Act, S.O. 2002 and associated applicable regulations to date,
Chemical and Bacteriological Report(s) for the Water Supply,
Guidelines for Providing Drinking Water to the Public,
Drinking Water Treatment Procedure Manuals.
6.0 ENDNOTES:
Public Water Works include communal drilled wells from which water is drawn to serve paying guests (the definition of a communal well is provided in the Ontario Water Resources Act).
Units to be added as part of the expansion to accommodate 48 overnight guests and used in calculating peak water demand are four 2 bedroom cottages and six double guest rooms.
Disinfection options to be considered are:
U-V treatment,
Ozone treatment,
Chlorine feed system.
Filtration options for consideration are:
Reverse osmosis,
Ionized carbon filter,
Ion exchange resin filter.
APPROVED
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SSINVEST Northern Developments Inc.
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Northern College - Report Writing: CM3103
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Name / Signature
Date: November 14, 2005
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Per:
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Per:
C. Kosick
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