Hauled Sewage Program Permits

The City of Hamilton offers a Hauled Sewage Program to ensure that hauled sewage is handled and disposed of in an appropriate and responsible manner in order to protect public health, property and the environment.

Acceptable Waste

Domestic sewage is:

Human body waste
Toilet or other bathroom waste
Liquid or waterborne culinary or sink waste
Residential laundry waste

Industrial sewage is sewage from any agricultural, commercial, industrial or institution premises or any other premises where the sewage includes significant quantities of sewage of non‐human origin or differs significantly from domestic sewage.

Acceptable waste includes domestic and industrial sewage generated within Hamilton.

Unacceptable Waste

Waste generated outside the city of Hamilton
Hazardous industrial wastes
Hazardous waste chemicals
Ignitable wastes
Pathological wastes
PCB wastes
Reactive wastes
Pesticides
Severely toxic wastes
Radioactive wastes
Grease trap waste from restaurants and food service facilities
Waste containing solid materials capable of causing obstruction or damage to city infrastructure

Hauled Sewage Program

Business Permits

Types of Permits

Apply for Annual Carrier Permit

Apply for Generator Permit

Permitted Carriers Responsibility

As part of this program, there are two types of permits issued to businesses:

Annual Carrier Permit
Generator Permit

Complete Annual Carrier Permit Application Form(PDF, 160.9 KB)

You will also need to submit:

proof of business licence
proof of insurance
appropriate Ministry of Environment certificates

Submit you application form in person to one of these locations:

Customer Service and Community Outreach
330 Wentworth Street North, 1st Floor Storefront
Hamilton, Ontario L8L 5W2

Accepting cash and credit card payments

Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement
700 Woodward Ave
Hamilton, Ontario L8H 6P4

Each permitted vehicle is supplied with a windshield sticker as evidence of a valid permit. Sewage Haulers must display the valid windshield sticker and submit written details about the source of the wastewater to gain access to discharge.

Permitted Carriers must follow and abide by the City of Hamilton Sewer Use By-law as amended from time to time.

Premises that require industrial sewage to be hauled to the City’s WWTP must obtain a Generator Permit.

To obtain a permit, contact the City at 905-546-2424 ext. 5190.

Permitted Carriers are responsible for:

paying fees to the City of Hamilton to discharge hauled sewage based on quantity and quality.
completing and submitting a City of Hamilton Hauled Sewage Discharge Declaration before discharging each load.
completing and submitting an MOE Movement Document / Manifest for all “subject waste” as defined in Ontario Regulation 347 before discharging applicable loads.
only discharging at the locations and times specified in the Sewer Use By-law.
providing City of Hamilton Generator Permit Numbers on the Hauled Sewage Discharge Declaration for all sources of industrial wastes as defined in the Sewer Use By-law.

Hazardous Waste

Hazardous waste cannot be treated at the City of Hamilton WWTP and must be taken to a hazardous waste disposal outlet. Consult the yellow pages or internet for hazardous waste disposal outlets.

The City of Hamilton has a Household Hazardous Waste Program.

Date modified

July 04, 2022