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FAST Septic System

Overview

FAST stands for fixed activated sewage treatment and is approved by the Ministry of the Environment. On a per litre basis, FAST offers the most cost effective and reliable treatment process - keeping the environment cleaner.

How The FAST System Works:

• Wastewater from commercial building.
• Natural separation and settling processes occur in the first compartment (raw sewage collection chamber) of the underground tank.
• Remote air blower (the system\'s only moving part) delivers large volumes of air into the heart of the system, creating vigorous water movement.
• The biofilter provides the perfect environment for "friendly bacteria" to grow and multiply. It removes more than 95% of contaminates. A total nitrogen reduction (including nitrates) is more than 70%.
• Clear, odourless, treated water is dispersed.

Technical

BCP MICROFAST 9.0
Flow Rate: 34,100 L/day Tank Model: 7000-2PC-1CH, 2500-1PC-1CH
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Sewage System Inspection Report and Use Permit 

Water System

Tulson A-72MP Macroporous Type-I Strong Base Anion Exchange Resin
Centaur® 12x40 Granular Activated Carbon
Excalibur Water Systems Quote
Clack Filter-Ag Plus
Economy "PE" Tank Packages
Clack Water Specialist 1.5" EE Control Valve
Water Treatment Proposal - Lake Water Suffucient Document
Clack Water Specialist 1.5" NPT or BSPT Motorized Alternating Valve

Environmental and Water Quality Impact Policies

It is a priority for Council to make planning decisions that accurately assess potential impacts on environmental features and water quality. As such, in some instances the land use policies of this Plan will require the preparation and submission of technical reports to demonstrate that a development proposal will not adversley impact the environment, including the water quality of a lake or lakes within a watershed. The following policies establish the Municipality\'s requirements and expectations with respect to the preparation of information necessary to assess a development proposal.

Role of an Environmental Impact Study (EIS)

All major development proposals, including Official Plan Amendments and Plans of Subdivision, shall require an Environmental Impact Study to be prepared and submitted at the applicant\'s expense. The Municipality may also conduct a peer review of the applicable study at the applicant's expense.

Contents of an EIS

Environmental Impact Studies shall employ the most current and acceptable techniques and reflect a watershed approach for the determination of developmental impacts on the lake(s) and surrounding ecosystem and shall include or address the following matters:

1. provide a description of the proposed undertaking or development objective;
2. describe the natural features and ecological functions of the area potentially affected directly and/or indirectly by the undertaking, and their sensitivity to development;
3. identify lands that support environmental attributes and/or functions that may quality the lands for designation within the Environmental Protection designation;
4. identify the direct and indirect effects to the ecosystem that might be caused by the undertaking;
5. identify any environmental hazards (i.e. slope, flooding, contaminants) that need to be addressed or protected;
6. identify any monitoring that may be required to ensure that mitigating measures are achieving the intended goals;
7. in the case of development within 300 metres of a lake, the EIS shall also provide a Lake Impact Assessment prepared to the satisfaction of the Municipality in consultation with the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resources. The purpose of the Assessment is to demonstrate the proposed development will not impair the water quality of the lake or compromise MOE water quality objectives.
8. prepare a Management Plan (MP) identifying how the adverse efects will be avoided or minimized over the construction period and life of the undertaking and how environmental features and functions will be enhanced where appropriate and describing the net effect of the undertaking after implementation of the MP. The MP shall also establish drainage infiltration systems as welll as buffers and setbacks adjacent to watercourses, lakes, valleys, wetlands and vegetation to protect the natural feature and its attributes and/or function from the effect of development

Environmental Study Proposal Letter

Environmental Impact Study Results

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