| Liquid
Trade Waste
Liquid
trade waste means all liquid waste other than domestic
sewage.
Council
has a Liquid
Trade Waste policy (PDF
- 230 KB) which outlines Council requirements and procedures
for liquid
trade
waste management.
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What
is liquid trade waste?
An incorrect, yet commonly held view
is that only industrial premises produce liquid trade
waste. In fact,
liquid trade waste includes liquid waste from:
- Industrial premises
- businesses and commercial premises such as beauticians,
florists,
hairdressers, hotels, motels,
restaurants,
takeaway stores, butchers, service stations,
supermarkets, dentists
-
community/public premises
such as craft clubs; schools; colleges; education
facilities;
hospitals and nursing
homes
dairies, piggeries and cow sheds
- Trade activity such
as mobile carpet cleaners, graffiti removalists
- Saleyards
and racecourses, stables and kennels that are not
associated with households
- Any commercial activity
carried out at a residential premises
- Septic tank waste, waste from marine pump-out
facilities and established sites for the discharge
of pan content from mobile homes, caravans to the
sewerage system.
Do I need to apply for Liquid
Trade Waste approval?
If your business discharges
liquid waste other than sewage of a domestic nature
then you are required under Section 68 of the Local
Government Act to submit a Liquid Trade Waste Application
to Council
for approval.
Council
has a list
of business types (PDF - 27 KB) in its
classification.
How do I apply for Liquid
Trade Waste approval?
- Select the category type from the list
of business types (PDF - 27 KB)
- You
need to complete one of the following
Liquid Trade Waste applications, based on the category
of the business type selected in (1) above
Category
1 (PDF
- 46 KB)
Category
2 (PDF
- 64 KB)
Category
3 (PDF
- 62 KB)
Category
S (PDF - 44 KB)
Change
of Trader (PDF - 46 KB)
Private Pumping Station (PDF - KB)
- Submit the Liquid Trade Waste application
to Council.
( Note: An application
fee (PDF - 19 KB) is applicable to submit
a Liquid Trade Waste Application)
- Council
will advise you in writing of the determination
to
the application.
(Note: Category
3 applications
must have the consent of the Department
of Water, Energy,
Utilities
and Sustainability, therefore it may
take in excess of
40 days to determine)
Liquid trade waste classifications
Read about the classifications
of liquid trade waste and
the various application forms.
List of approved pre-treatment devices
See pages 2 - 6 of this Sydney
Water liquid trade waste site for approved pre-treatment
devices. Contact Wyong Shire Council for additional
information.
Why control liquid trade waste?
Sewerage systems mainly collect waste from houses.
However, these systems may also be capable of accepting
liquid trade waste, provided that the discharges are
planned, known and within accepted limits.
It is, therefore, important for Council to regulate
liquid trade waste discharges, so that the waste does
not:
- Cause problems for the sewerage treatment processes
- Compromise
the health and safety of council workers
- Damage council’s
infrastructure and assets
- Significantly increase maintenance
costs
- Overflow the system
- Cause significant odour complaints
- Harm the
environment
- Harm public health and safety
- Degrade effluent
and biosolid quality and management
Additional information can be obtained by telephoning Council on (02) 4350 5555 and asking for the Trade Waste Section or emailing ltw@wyong.nsw.gov.au
Page last updated: 01/08/2009 |
