Metro Vancouver has undergone a similar process to review and update its Sewer Use Bylaw for regulating liquid waste discharges by commercial and industrial (non-domestic) sewer users and is continuing to make updates. This process involved participants from stakeholder groups, including representatives from industrial companies, commercial and institutional companies, member municipalities, other levels of government, environmental organizations and the public. For more information, visit:

www.metrovancouver.org/services/wastewater/Pages/default.aspx or
www.metrovancouver.org/boards/bylaws/Pages/bylawreview.aspx

In July 2000, Toronto City Council enacted a new Sewer Use Bylaw. The bylaw was drafted after consultation with Environment Canada, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2), and the World Wildlife Fund. It underwent public consultation to obtain input from industry, industry associations, environmental groups and other stakeholders. For more information, visit:

www.toronto.ca/water/protecting_quality/pollution_prevention/index.htm

The Canadian Council for the Ministers of the Environment (CCME) is developing a Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent to address a number of governance and technical issues resulting in a harmonized management approach. The Canada-wide strategy will be based on three cornerstones: harmonization of the regulatory framework, coordinated science and research, and an environmental risk management model. Background information and reports are available at:

www.ccme.ca/ourwork/water.html?category_id=81