Effluent Regulatory Reporting Information System user guide: chapter 10
Appendix B - Glossary
Appendix B - Glossary
| Term | Description |
| Average Daily Effluent Volume | The average daily volume, expressed in m3, of effluent deposited via the wastewater system’s final discharge point for the calendar year before the calendar year in which the Identification Report is sent. |
Averaging Period for the Facility |
This value is system generated and appears on the Identification Report for informational purposes. The Averaging Period is based on the values entered for System Type, Average Daily Effluent Volume and, if applicable, the Average Daily Influent Volume and/or Design Volume. |
| Combined Sewer Overflow Point | Combined sewer overflow point means a point, other than a final discharge point or a sanitary sewer overflow point, of a wastewater system via which excess wastewater may be deposited in water or a place and beyond which its owner or operator no longer exercises control over the quality of wastewater before it is deposited as effluent. Point of entry, in relation to a combined sewer overflow point of a wastewater system, means the point where effluent is deposited in water frequented by fish via the combined sewer overflow point; or any point where the effluent enters that water from the place where it was deposited via the combined sewer overflow point. |
| Contact | The person who prepared the report and who will be able to answer any questions pertaining to its content. Correspondence from Environment Canada regarding the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations will be sent to the contact identified. |
| Continuous Wastewater System | Any wastewater system other than an intermittent wastewater system. |
| Discharge Place | The “place where it is deposited” can include but is not limited to: a dry ditch, wetland, drainage channel or conduit. |
| EC | Environment Canada |
| ERRIS | Effluent Regulatory Reporting Information System |
| Fictional Consolidated Wastewater System | An owner of at least 10 wastewater systems can plan to consolidate the wastewater systems into one or more wastewater systems. If this applies to your situation and you require further guidance, please contact the Environment Canada Wastewater Section at ww-eu@ec.gc.ca. |
| Final Discharge Point | Final discharge point means the point, other than an overflow point, of a wastewater system beyond which its owner or operator no longer exercises control over the quality of the wastewater before it is deposited as effluent in water or a place. |
| GCKey | The Government of Canada’s GCKey service. This service issues you a GCKey that allows you to securely conduct online transactions with multiple Government of Canada programs and services. |
| GOC | Government of Canada |
| Intermittent System | An intermittent wastewater system is one with a hydraulic retention time of at least 90 days that deposits effluent via its final discharge point during at most four periods per calendar year, each of which is separated from every other period by at least seven clear days during which no deposit occurs. |
| Point of Entry | Point of entry, in relation to the final discharge point of a wastewater system, means the point where effluent is deposited in water frequented by fish via the final discharge point; or any point where the effluent enters that water from the place where it was deposited via the final discharge point. |
| Regulatee | Regulatee is a user role in SWIM. The Regulatee represents a wastewater facility that is affected by the WSER and/or a provincial wastewater permit. This role is used to enter reporting data only |
| Reporting Frequency | This value is system generated and appears on the Identification Report for informational purposes. The Reporting Frequency is system generated based on System Type, Average Daily Effluent Volume and, if applicable, the Average Daily Influent Volume and/or Design Volume |
| Sanitary Sewer Overflow Point | Sanitary sewer overflow point means a point, other than a final discharge point or a combined sewer overflow point, of a wastewater system via which excess wastewater may be deposited in water or a place and beyond which its owner or operator no longer exercises control over the quality of wastewater before it is deposited as effluent. Point of entry, in relation to a sanitary sewer overflow point of a wastewater system, means the point where effluent is deposited in water frequented by fish via the sanitary sewer overflow point; or any point where the effluent enters that water from the place where it was deposited via the sanitary sewer overflow point. |
| SEAS | Shared Enterprise Application Services (see also SWIM). Environment Canada initiative to streamline all environmental data reporting through a single window. Intended to provide a one-stop secure web portal for reporting, single identity management and support data management. |
| Signing Authority | Signing Authority is a user role in SWIM. This role is used to enter data and approve reports submitted in the system. |
| SWIM | Single Window Information Manager is Environment Canada’s initiative to streamline all environmental data reporting through a single window. |
| WSER | Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations. |
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