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Natural Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems W.1.4 Collecting rainwater (See also storm water management-drainage techniques) Collecting rainwater, such as from downspouts can be used to water garden, thereby conserving treated water and reducing energy costs associated with it. W.2.1 Hazardous waste source reduction - Case study: Ottawa, ON Volunteer City of Ottawa staff and elected officials periodically set up convenient downtown collection points for household hazardous waste. • Energy is saved because citizens travel to the downtown instead of the further away municipal Trail Road disposal site. • Pollution is reduced through proper disposal of materials instead of placing them out on the street with household garbage or pouring them down the sink or toilet. For additional information, contact Councillor Hume at the City of Ottawa (613) 580 2424. - Case study: Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm water limited (Vatten), a municipally owned company, carries out an extensive public and industry education program to reduce disposal of hazardous substances into the sewage system. They focus on metals that modern sewage systems are unable to eliminate from wastewater such as lead, cadmium, and mercury. • Vatten’s program has reduced wastewater pollution levels and their discharge back into the ecosystem. Source: ICLEI. Undated. Project Summary #68, Sewage Stockholm, Sweden Environmental Program Evaluation. ICLEI case study. http://www.iclei.org/LEICOMM/LEI-068.HTM. - Case study: Toronto, ON In 2000, the City of Toronto implemented a new sewer-use bylaw to prevent industries from discharging toxic materials into the municipal sewer system. • Toxic waste discharge into Lake Ontario will be reduced by 25 to 50 per cent by 2007. • Industries use less energy, water and raw materials to produce their goods. • Less toxic fumes are released into the atmosphere because industries are using less toxic substances. • Reduction of toxic content in biosolids increases public acceptance for using biosolids as a fertilizer. Draft 4/11/2005 98
Natural Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems Source: City of Toronto. 2001. Creating a New Sewer Use By-law to Cut Toxic Waste. FCM 2001 Best Practices Guide, p28. http://kn.fcm.ca/ev.php?URL_ID=3815&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload =1067538730 For print copy, contact the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, 24 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5P3, Tel.: (613) 241-5221, ext. 245, fax: (613) 241-7440. For additional information, contact Vic Lim, Manager, Industrial Waste and Storm water Quality, City of Toronto, 55 John Street, 18 th Floor, ON, M5V 3C6. Tel: (416) 392-2966; fax: (416) 397-0908. E-mail: vlim@city.Toronto.on.ca - Case study: Waterloo, ON The Regional Municipality of Waterloo implemented policies with the agricultural community and business to protect the quality of its water source. • Preventative measures reduce the likelihood of water contamination, and the need to build new wells, saving energy. The region is the first municipality in Ontario to fund a source water quality incentive program specifically for the agricultural community. Source: FCM. 2002. Municipal Governments and Sustainable Communities: A Best Practice Guide, 2002. p.34. Protecting Water Supplies at the Source. http://kn.fcm.ca/ev.php?URL_ID=3815&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload =1067538730. For print copy, contact the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, 24 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5P3, Tel.: (613) 241-5221, ext. 245, fax: (613) 241-7440. For additional information, contact Eric Hodgkins, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Tel: (519) 575-4344. W.2.2 Efficient wastewater treatment - Case study: Lethbridge, AB The City of Lethbridge introduced a new wastewater treatment process that digests sludge for use as a fertilizer on farmlands and creates digester gas to produce electricity through co-generation. • Annual energy cost saving is about $150,000. Source: To be issued - Federation of Canadian Municipalities. For information, contact 24 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5P3, Tel: (613) 241-5221 ext. 245, fax: (613) 241- 7440. Draft 4/11/2005 99
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