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Design Criteria for Sanitary Sewers, Storm Sewers and Forcemains for Alterations Authorized under an Environmental Compliance Approval

Published by Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

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This is the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks’s document, as linked from Kitchener’s website on 23 October 2026. It may have changed since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Document
Published by: Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Date: May 31, 2023
Also called: MECP design criteria
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 61
Agencies: Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Instruments: Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40 · Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19

Overview

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks' Design Criteria for Sanitary Sewers, Storm Sewers and Forcemains, version 2.0 of May 31, 2023, a 61-page provincial publication that the City of Kitchener links from its sanitary and stormwater alterations page. It has a preface and definitions, then design sections for sanitary sewers, forcemains, combined sewers, storm sewers and third pipe systems, with documentation, inspection and testing, and two appendices on drinking water sources.

What it covers

Version History
Preface
Definitions
Introduction
Design of Sanitary Sewers
Design of Forcemains
Combined Sewers
Storm Sewers
Third Pipe Collection System
Documentation
Inspection and Testing for Sanitary Sewers, Storm Sewers and Forcemains
Appendix I: Identification of Risks to Sources of Drinking Water
Appendix II: Source Protection Standard Operating Policies

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