Each year, fire departments across North America observe Fire Prevention Week to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 and the devastation it caused. This year marks the 104th year of Fire Prevention Week, which was first celebrated in 1922.
Fire burn bans are issued when weather conditions result in grass, trees and other vegetation drying out causing them to easily catch fire. A fire burn ban prohibits any outdoor burning, but does not apply to cooking food on a barbecue.
Some common examples of pollutants include but are not limited to:
The spill may appear as a substance that is abnormal in colour or has a visible sheen or film.
Wastewater generated by the city flows through over 45 kilometres of sewers before it reaches York Region's Duffin Creek Treatment Plant located just east of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.
To request this service, a discharge approval from the City and York Region is required before dewatering begins.
A dewatering discharge approval is required for:
The By-law was updated in 2016 due to Vaughan’s growing population and growing industry. Please see below for the updated By-law and additional related resources.
Inflow happens when stormwater enters the sewage system through sump pumps or downspouts still connected to the sewage system instead of the storm sewer.
Infiltration happens when water or groundwater from beneath the earth’s surface enters the sewage system through damage or defects such as holes and cracks in manholes and sewer pipes.
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