Should the Appellant be required to cease discharging waste to the environment by spray irrigation of effluent?
Throughout the course of the hearing, the Ministry presented extensive evidence which demonstrated that Mr. Bianco was not operating the spray irrigation system in the manner specified in the permit and that, by his actions, he had demonstrated either a fundamental misunderstanding of the principles of spray irrigation or had a flagrant disregard for the terms of the permit. The Ministry submitted evidence that, during the September 22, 1995 site investigations, Ministry staff observed that the “feed line” to the chlorine system was empty and no chlorine solution was entering the chlorine contact tank. Essentially, the chlorine unit was not functioning which is a violation of the permit. As the chlorine unit was not functioning and spray irrigation was taking place, the effluent being applied by spray irrigation was not disinfected, also in violation of the permit. Further, there was evidence that Ministry staff observed overland runoff of effluent flowing from an irrigation spray area
