New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

CLEAN WATERS REGULATIONS 1972 - REG 10

10 Exemption for certain protected waters

(1) Section 11 (3) of the Act in its application to the standard relating to protected waters made under that subsection and set out in paragraph (c) of the matter relating to Class P waters in Regulation 8, and that standard, do not apply to the discharge of overflows from outlets in sewers, wastes pumping stations, treatment works or other parts of a sewerage system servicing the urban areas set out in the Schedule to this clause, but only if:

(a) the discharges are approved by the Authority, and

(b) the discharges are in accordance with approved conditions.

Schedule

(a) Clarence Town,

(b) Dungog,

(c) Picton,

(d) Tahmoor,

(e) Thirlmere,

(f) Moss Vale,

(g) Mittagong,

(h) Bulahdelah,

(i) Karuah,

(j) Tanilba Bay,

(k) Mallabula,

(l) Lemon Tree Passage,

(m) Silverdale,

(n) Wallacia,

(o) the Oaks,

(p) Oakdale,

(q) Belimbla Park,

(r) Menangle,

(s) Menangle Park,

(t) Otford,

(u) Medlow Bath,

(v) those parts of Mount Victoria and Blackheath that became sewered after 7 July 2000.

(2) In determining whether to approve a discharge and the conditions to be approved, the Authority must consider the following matters:

(a) the amount and frequency of the discharge concerned,

(b) the practical measures that may be taken to prevent or reduce the discharge,

(c) the likely impact of the discharge on the protected waters,

(d) the impact on the environment of the approval or of not approving the discharge or conditions.