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Proposed Fermentation Operations Bylaw Stakeholder Meeting #2

Creekside Community Recreation Centre

Jeff Gogol

Environmental Regulatory Planner

May 14, 2015

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Meeting Objectives

• Provide fermentation operators with a summary of what

we have heard to date

• Provide fermentation operators with an update on the

proposed bylaw

• Provide fermentation operators with an opportunity to ask

questions and provide comment on the updated requirements

Meeting Agenda

9:00 – 9:10 am

Registration

9:10 – 9:20 am

Welcome & agenda review

9:20 – 9:40 am

Presentation:  What we’ve heard from stakeholders  Revised proposed bylaw requirements

9:40 – 10:10 am

Q&A

10:10 –10:45 am

Table discussions

10:45 – 10:55 am

Report back

10:55 – 11:00 am

Wrap-up & next steps

Proposed Bylaw for Fermentation Operations

Bylaw purpose: Reduce and prevent spent grains, fruit and yeast from fermentation operations from going down the drain

Proposed Bylaw for Fermentation Operations

Applies to:

• any business using yeast to produce alcoholic beverages,

and

• discharging up to 300m3 (300,000 l) of wastewater into the

sewer within 30 days Includes:

• brew pubs, cottage breweries,

micro-breweries, vint-on-premises, wineries, distilleries and u-brews.

Ensuring waste from fermentation

• perations is managed responsibly
• Spent grains, fruit and yeast are entering and stressing the

sewer system

• Fermentation operations to remove solids from

wastewater

• Monitor the pH of cleaning and sterilization water
• Metro Vancouver supporting these operations to find

practical and cost-effective solutions for managing this waste

Supporting fermentation operations to comply with the bylaw

• MV designing a bylaw that is easy to understand and

reflects the unique conditions of these operations

• Set of standards these operations need to meet
• Multiple ways of achieving the standards, depending on

the businesses’ unique situation

Supporting fermentation operations to comply with the bylaw

Supporting fermentation operations to comply with the bylaw

• Bylaw Implementation Guide
• Metro Vancouver website: www.metrovancouver.org
• Metro Vancouver or City of Vancouver Regulatory Officer

Supporting fermentation operations to comply with the bylaw

• Working closely with stakeholder groups throughout bylaw

development

• Ensuring requirements are fair, practical and achievable

while safeguarding the treatment system

Engaging with stakeholders throughout bylaw development

• Met face-to-face with and

toured a range of different types and sizes of fermentation operations around the region

• Gave us insight into the

different business perspectives and situations

Engaging with stakeholders throughout bylaw development

December 2014 – January 2015:

• Stakeholder workshop

with 30 brewers, distillers, vintners from across the region to present the proposed requirements and listen to their feedback

• Online survey: 13

respondents

Outcomes of bylaw development consultations

Revised the initial requirements

• Simplified
• Streamlined
• Added time for operators to monitor and adjust

practices

Proposed Requirements

Requirement 1: Remove solids Requirement 2: Install a monitoring point Requirement 3: Monitor and treat wastewater pH Requirement 4: Keep records Requirement 5: Pay Regulatory Fees Requirement 6: Pay Treatment Fees Requirement 7: Authorized discharge of off-spec product

Regulatory Authority

• Metro Vancouver regulates all fermentation operations

across the region

• City of Vancouver regulates on Metro Vancouver’s behalf

within the city

Requirement 1: Remove solids

When coarse solids like spent grains and fruit, and fine solids suspended in water, like yeast, enter the sewer it stresses the system and costs money to maintain and repair. This requirement will ensure both coarse and suspended solids are removed from wastewater.

Requirement 1: Remove solids

Initial Requirement The proposed bylaw would use the existing 600 mg/L limit for Total Suspended Solids (TSS) set out in the current Metro Vancouver Sewer Use Bylaw. Updated Requirement a) The discharge of coarse spent grains or fruit pulp to the sewer will be prohibited on the date the bylaw is enacted b) The maximum concentration of Total Suspended Solids (TSS) shall not exceed 1,200 mg/L c) All operations must comply with this limit no later than 12 months after bylaw is enacted

Requirement 1: Remove solids

Rationale for Changes

• Initial requirement did not specifically address the need to

remove coarse solids

• Increasing maximum TSS limit since operations employing

best practices for this sector usually have TSS concentrations between 600 to 800 mg/L

• 1,200 mg/L limit is achievable using best practices and/or

adequate wastewater treatment

Requirement 2: Install a monitoring point

To ensure operators and regulatory staff have accurate knowledge of wastewater quality, they must be able to access wastewater for sampling purposes. Wastewater monitoring point must be located downstream of all treatment.

Requirement 2: Install a monitoring point

Initial Requirement A proper monitoring point required to confirm compliance with the proposed requirements of this bylaw and Sewer Use Bylaw. Updated Requirement

• Install a suitable monitoring point accessible during
• perating hours
• Six months after bylaw adoption bylaw
• Downstream of all process waste

Example of suitable monitoring point

Requirement 2: Install a monitoring point

Rationale for Changes Allow operators additional time to install a monitoring point if

• ne is not already in place.

Requirement 3: Monitor and treat wastewater pH

Cleaning and sterilizing activities for fermentation operations can impact the pH levels of wastewater which can damage pipes and can cause chemical imbalances that may be dangerous for workers in the sewer. This requirement will ensure wastewater is tested regularly and adjusted to meet appropriate pH levels.

Requirement 3: Monitor and treat wastewater pH

Initial Requirement

• Wastewater from cleaning and sterilizing activities be

tested for pH and adjusted to meet the Sewer Use Bylaw range for pH (between 5.5 and 10.5)

Requirement 3: Monitor and treat wastewater pH

Updated Requirement

• Each operation required to monitor and record the pH

from the monitoring point a minimum of once per day during cleaning and sterilizing

• pH level should be measured immediately onsite using a

pH meter

• pH monitoring to begin once monitoring point installed, to

determine whether wastewater complies with Sewer Use Bylaw range of 5.5 and 10.5

Requirement 3: Monitor and treat wastewater pH

Updated requirement continued:

• Nine months after bylaw enactment, all operations submit

pH Characterization Report showing daily pH results

• If Characterization Report shows wastewater with pH
• utside the 5.5 and 10.5 range, must submit a Compliance

Plan to Metro Vancouver by 12 months after bylaw enactment

• Compliance Plan details procedures operator will

undertake to fall within the pH range

• Wastewater pH levels must be in compliance 18 months

after the adoption of the bylaw

Requirement 3: Monitor and treat wastewater pH

Rationale for Changes Proposed changes are to allow operators the time to monitor the pH of their wastewater and determine the treatment methods that best suit their operations.

Requirement 4: Keep records

Records are required so regulatory staff can confirm operators are complying with the bylaw when they inspect the facility. Records can also assist operators understand wastewater quality over time.

Requirement 4: Keep records

Initial Requirement The following processes would require record keeping to comply with the proposed bylaw:

• Method of removing solids
• Hectolitres (hl) of product being produced
• Treatment of kettle wastewater and kettle washwater
• Method of treatment to remove yeast residue
• Method of pH measurement
• Dates and results of pH testing

Metro Vancouver is proposing that the records be kept at the facility and available for inspection for a minimum two-year period.

Requirement 4: Keep records

Updated Requirement Operators to keep the following records:

• Hectolitres (hl) of product being produced per calendar

month

• Dates, times and results of pH testing

Operators begin recording monthly hl of product as soon as bylaw enacted. Record keeping of daily pH testing must begin no later than 6 months after bylaw enactment. Records to be kept at the facility and available for inspection for a minimum two-year period.

Requirement 4: Keep records

Rationale for Changes Metro Vancouver has streamlined the reporting requirements.

Requirement 5: Pay Regulatory Fees

Initial Requirement

• To recover the costs to regulate fermentation operations

under this bylaw, an annual administration fee of $200 is being proposed.

• Regulatory fees will be invoiced within the first 6 months

after the enactment of bylaw and annually thereafter. Updated Requirement

• No revisions

Requirement 5: Pay Regulatory Fees

Rationale This fee is designed to recover the costs of inspection, sampling and analysis costs and is consistent with the direction Metro Vancouver is going with other sector-specific bylaws.

Requirement 6: Pay Treatment Fees

Initial Requirement

• Cost recovery for treatment will be based on estimates of

the discharge volume and quality derived from the amount

• f product produced and industry discharge quality
• standards. The same method would be used for distilleries

and wineries based on their production data and industry standards.

Requirement 6: Pay Treatment Fees

Updated Requirement

• All fermentation operations required to pay annual amount

for treatment fees based on annual production of product.

• Treatment fees will be invoiced within the first 6 months of

each calendar year beginning in 2016.

• Metro Vancouver will determine the appropriate fee

category based on BC Liquor Distribution Branch records or

• perator’s records

Proposed Metro Vancouver Treatment Fees

Note: Municipal Sanitary Sewer Fees are not included in these fees

Proposed Metro Vancouver Treatment Fees

Requirement 6: Pay Treatment Fees

Rationale for Changes

• Fee structure has been simplified
• Charges are required to recover costs of treating

wastewater from fermentation operations

• Fermentation operations are unique in their higher

concentration of suspended solids despite onsite treatment

• Any fermentation operation of any size pays treatment

fees, either through a bylaw or a permit

• The significantly lower volume of wastewater produced

annually by distilleries is reflected in the proposed fee

Requirement 7: Authorized discharge of

• ff-spec product

Initial Requirement None Updated Requirement Prior to the discharge of off-spec product to sewer, operator must contact Metro Vancouver / City of Vancouver to authorize the discharge to sewer

Requirement 7: Authorized discharge of

• ff-spec product

Rationale for Changes Off-spec product (bad batches) very high in Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) which can negatively impact the region’s wastewater treatment plants. Regulatory staff will determine whether the discharge is appropriate and if there are specific requirements for discharging.

Proposed Implementation Timeline

Metro Vancouver enacts the bylaw

• Discharge of coarse solids prohibited
• Record hl/month
• Obtain permission to discharge off-spec product
• Treatment fees will be invoiced within the first 6 months of

each calendar year beginning 2016

Proposed Implementation Timeline

1 – 6 months after bylaw enactment

• Suitable monitoring point must be installed no later than 6

months

• Regulatory fee will be invoiced within first 6 months

Proposed Implementation Timeline

6 – 9 months after bylaw enactment

• Monitor wastewater pH at least once per day
• At 9 months, all operators submit pH Characterization

Report to MV

• Record hl/month and daily pH testing dates, times and

results

Proposed Implementation Timeline

9 – 12 months after bylaw enactment

• Max. concentration of TSS must not exceed 1,200 mg/l by

12 months after bylaw enacted

• If pH is out of compliance, operator submits Compliance

Plan by 12 months

Proposed Implementation Timeline

12- 18 months after bylaw enactment

• Wastewater pH must be in compliance by 18 months after

bylaw enacted

Table Discussions

Is there anything else that Metro Vancouver should consider before finalizing and implementing the bylaw?

Next Steps

• Summarize the input we receive today and circulate to

workshop participants

• Consider your feedback in finalizing the proposed

requirements

• Draft the Bylaw Implementation Guide
• Draft the Fermentation Operations Bylaw

When Metro Vancouver Board adopts bylaw:

• Communicate bylaw enactment to fermentation operators

and distribute the Implementation Guide