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The Corporation of the City of Cornwall Drinking Water, Wastewater and Roads Quality Management Systems: Operational Plan Endorsement Presented by Rachel Whyte September 28, 2009. Purpose of Presentation. Present Operational Plans for Council endorsement: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE CORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CORNWALLTHE CITY OF CORNWALL
DRINKING WATER, WASTEWATER AND DRINKING WATER, WASTEWATER AND ROADS QUALITY MANAGEMENT ROADS QUALITY MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS:SYSTEMS:OPERATIONAL PLAN ENDORSEMENTOPERATIONAL PLAN ENDORSEMENT
Presented by Rachel Whyte Presented by Rachel Whyte September 28, 2009September 28, 2009
City of Cornwall QMS Operational Plan Endorsement – September 28th, 2009
Purpose of Presentation Purpose of Presentation
• Present Operational Plans for Council endorsement:– Drinking Water Quality Management System (DWQMS)
– Wastewater Quality Management System (WWQMS)
– Roads Quality Management System (RQMS)
• Legislated requirement: DWQMS
• Beyond legislative compliance: WWQMS & RQMS
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Drinking Water Drinking Water Quality Management System:Quality Management System:
DWQMSDWQMS
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City of Cornwall QMS Operational Plan Endorsement – September 28th, 2009
Municipal Drinking WaterMunicipal Drinking WaterLicence ProgramLicence Program
Permitto TakeWater
DrinkingWater WorksPermit
FinancialPlan
OperationalPlan
Accreditation
Drinking WaterQuality ManagementStandard
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City of Cornwall QMS Operational Plan Endorsement – September 28th, 2009
DWQMS Standard: OverviewDWQMS Standard: Overview
• Walkerton: – Recommendation of O’Connor inquiry
• Required by the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002• Based on ISO 9001
Quality Management Standard• Due diligence exercise:
– Establishment of documented procedures– Emphasis on communication between
Owners (Council) and Operating Authority (Infrastructure & Municipal Works)
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City of Cornwall QMS Operational Plan Endorsement – September 28th, 2009
DWQMS Operational Plan DWQMS Operational Plan
• Developed for Cornwall’s drinking water system– System owned and operated by City of Cornwall– Includes treatment (Cornwall Water Purification Plant)
and distribution operations
• Developed in alignment with Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (Ministry of the Environment, October 2006)
• Includes documented procedures:– Operation, maintenance,
administration, management of drinking water system
– Assurance of drinking water quality
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City of Cornwall QMS Operational Plan Endorsement – September 28th, 2009
• DWQMS Operational Plan includes:– Operational Plan Report
– Appendices:
• Supporting procedures and documentation
• DWQMS Risk Assessment results
• Monitoring and response procedures for significant risks
• Emergency Response documentation
• To be endorsed by Council for submission to– Ministry of the Environment
– Canadian General Standards Board:DWQMS accreditation auditors
• Implementation of DWQMS to be completed: 2010
City of Cornwall’s DWQMSCity of Cornwall’s DWQMS
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Beyond Legislative Compliance:Beyond Legislative Compliance:Wastewater and RoadsWastewater and Roads
Quality Management SystemsQuality Management Systems(WWQMS and RQMS)(WWQMS and RQMS)
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City of Cornwall QMS Operational Plan Endorsement – September 28th, 2009
Wastewater and Roads QMSsWastewater and Roads QMSs
• Beyond legislative requirements: due diligence exercise
• Both Wastewater QMS and Roads QMS developed in tandem with Drinking Water QMS
• Integrated procedures developed where significant similarities exist in operations
• Implementation of WWQMS and RQMS – ongoing
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City of Cornwall QMS Operational Plan Endorsement – September 28th, 2009
WWQMS Operational PlanWWQMS Operational Plan
• Developed for Cornwall’s wastewater system:– System owned and operated by City of Cornwall– Includes wastewater collection and treatment
(Cornwall Wastewater Treatment Plant)
• Mirrors structure of DWQMS• Includes documented procedures:
– Operation, maintenance, administration, management of wastewater system
– Assurance of effluent quality
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City of Cornwall QMS Operational Plan Endorsement – September 28th, 2009
• Developed for Cornwall’s transportation system:– System owned and operated by City of Cornwall– Designed to facilitate efficient and convenient
movement of people and goods throughout City
• Mirrors structure of DWQMS• Includes documented procedures:
– Operation, maintenance, administration, management of transportation system
– Monitoring of transportation system: quality and safety
RQMS Operational Plan RQMS Operational Plan
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City of Cornwall QMS Operational Plan Endorsement – September 28th, 2009
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