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SECTION 56 AUTHORISATION TO DISCHARGE TRADE WASTE
Issued pursuant to the Water Industry Act 2012 / AUTHORISATION NO:
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This Authorisation is issued Pursuant to section 56(3)(a) of the Water Industry Act and permits trade waste to bedischargedfrom the approved wastewater system on the property specified above (the System), into the Council’s Wastewater Management System (CWMS).

The Authorisation:

  1. applies in respect of the System;
  1. is binding and enforceable upon the owner(s) and operator(s) of the System and any person(s) responsible for discharging trade waste from or into the System;
  1. continues in operation until date; and
  1. is subject to the following conditions:

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

  1. The discharge of trade waste into the CWMS must comply with the Council’s Local Acceptance Criteria(a copy of which is available at and the conditions that attach to thisAuthorisation.
  1. Wastewater discharged from the Systemmust not be diluted with water or process liquids to achieve compliance with the Council’sLocal Acceptance Criteria.
  1. Trade waste that is discharged into the CWMS is subject to wastewater analysis and on-site monitoring conducted by an authorised officer to determine compliance with the Council’s Local Acceptance Criteria;
  1. The Council must be notified of:
  2. any proposed significant changes or alterations to pre-treatment operations beforeany such changes or alterations are made; and
  3. any change in the business activities conducted on the property that is serviced by the System within 48 hours of such change occurring; and
  4. a change in ownership or occupancy of the property that is serviced by the System within 7 days of such change occurring. .
  1. Upon receiving notification of the circumstances described under clauses 4.1-4.3 above, the Council may require an application for a new section 56 authorisation to be submitted in respect of the property that isserviced by the System,or otherwise vary the conditions that attach to this Authorisation.
  2. Upon request by the Council, the owner or operator of the System or any person that is responsible for discharging trade waste from or into the System must furnish any information to the Council that is relevant to the operation of the System or trade waste discharged from the System within 48 hours of the request having been made, or as otherwise agreed by the Council.
  1. All trade waste fixtures must be connected to the CWMS via a trap unless otherwise authorised.
  1. All tanks and containers of wastewaters and chemical solutions stored on the property serviced by the System must be stored in a bunded area capable of holding 120% of the volume of the containers or in such a manner that no materials can escape into the CWMS, stormwater or general environment. Contact the Council for guidelines for approved sizing and construction of bunding.
  1. All wastewater and/or chemicals including spent oil and fatthat are not authorised to be discharged intothe CWMS must be collected by a licenced liquid waste collector and must not be discharged into the CWMS. To demonstrate compliance with this condition, the Council may, in accordance with clause 6 above, request evidence of a licenced collector having been engaged by the owner/operator of the System (such evidence may including but is not limited to a tax invoice).
  1. Backflow prevention and cross connection control must at all times comply with Australian Standards AS 3500.1
  1. TheCouncil reserves the right to:
  2. vary thisAuthorisation and/or any conditions that attach to this Authorisation (including by way of imposing any addition conditions) as it sees fit;
  3. revoke this Authorisation, including following any breach of a condition of the Authorisation;
  4. enter and inspect the propertyserviced by the System including for the purposes of inspecting the System and related infrastructure. Inspections to assess the operation and maintenance of the System, and compliance with conditions, are required to facilitate the renewal of this Authorisation; and
  5. ifa blockage or damage to Council’s CWMS infrastructure occurs as a result of unauthorised wastewater discharges from the property serviced by the System, to recover the costs of rectifying the damage or blockage from the person responsible for the discharge (including, but not limited to, the occupier of the property).

For Category 1 or 2 Premises (tailor accordingly):

  1. Charges apply to discharge trade waste and it is a condition of this authorisation that applicable charges are paid when they fall due. The occupier of the property serviced by the System is, in the first instance, liable to pay the applicable charges, details of which are set out in the special conditions. The occupier will be invoiced the amount payable on a quarterly basis.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

If there is any inconsistency between a General Condition or a Special Condition, the Special Condition prevails.

Nil

  1. The following charges are payable in respect of this Authorisation:
  2. Volume Trade Waste Charge; and
  3. Specific Pollution Charge.
  4. The amount payable in respect of the above charge(s) is in accordance with the charges adopted by the Council annually that are set out in the Council’s Schedule of Fees and Charges available at: (further information regarding trade waste charges is contained in the Council’s Trade Waste Charging Procedure).

NOTES:
This Authorisationapplies in respect of the Systemand is binding and enforceable upon the owner and operator of the System and any person responsible for discharging trade waste from or into the System.
A breach of this Authorisation and/or any discharge of trade waste into the CWMS other than in accordance with this Authorisation is an offence under section 56(4) of the Water Industry Act in respect of which a maximum penalty of $25,000 and expiation fee of $750 applies.
A breach of any of the conditions that attach to this Authorisation may result in the Authorisation being revoked or the Council taking enforcement action in accordance with the Trade Waste Non-Compliance Procedure.
The Council reserves its rights to recover any outstanding trade waste charges payable in respect of this authorisation as rates arrears pursuant to section 144(2) of the Local Government Act 1999.

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