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Private Waste and Water Management Branch
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The Private Waste and Water Management Branch was established on 1 December 1971 upon the transfer of the Public Health Engineering Service of the Environmental Health Services Branch, Department of Health, to the Department of the Environment.
The Branch was divided into three sections: the Regional Operations Section which delivered the Branch's programs to the field; the Cottage Pollution Control Section which was responsible for detecting and correcting faulty private sewage disposal systems of cottages located on recreational lakes; and the Technical Services Section which provided technical support and advice on sewage disposal.
The Branch ceased to exist in 1974 upon a major reorganization of Ministry operations. Functions of the Branch were divided among the Environmental Assessment and Planning Division, the Regional Operations Division, the Pollution Control Division, and the Utility and Laboratories Division.
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The Private Waste and Water Management Branch provided advice concerning the approval of private sewage systems with the objective of safeguarding the water system of Ontario from damage caused by the release of liquid and solid sewage effluents (other than industrial and agricultural wastes).
The branch provided advice and assistance to local health units and the public on matters pertaining to private water supply and sewage disposal. It reviewed official plans and zoning by-laws to ensure that the plans recognized and included provisions for private sewage and water needs and reviewed requests for the subdivision of unserviced land or severance from existing lots.
Finally, the branch conducted studies and provided advice on effluent transmission, treatment, and storage and conducted inspections of private sewage systems, particularly those located at cottages.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Department of the Environment Annual Report, 1971-1972; Ministry of the Environment Annual Reports, 1972-1975; Government Telephone Directory, 1974.
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Archivist(s):
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