Trade Waste Legislation

Trade waste approvals are issued in accordance with the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 refer Part 6 sections 180 to 186;

It is an offence to discharge trade waste to the sewer without an approval (deemed, permit or agreement) refer to Part 7 Sections 193 of the Act; and

The act specifies that the service provider (Unitywater) must consider certain things when assessing applications to discharge trade waste to the sewer refer Part 6 sections 180

Relevant Legislation:

Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008

South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) Act 2009

South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009

South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010

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