Policy Review - Revised Draft Liquid Trade Waste Policy

At Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s Ordinary Council Meeting held on 16 February 2022, Council resolved to place the Draft Liquid Trade Waste Policy on exhibition for a period of 28 days. After this exhibition period, the draft Policy was sent to Department of Planning and Environment, who have requested minor changes be made.

The revised draft Liquid Trade Waste Policy includes the following changes:

• Removal of analytical method references for contaminant testing
• Part 3 has been restructured, with some sections pulled out to appendices (e.g., NSW Framework for regulation of sewerage and trade waste)
• Approval process has been broken down
• Addition of Surfboard manufacturing to assumed concurrence activities
• Further specification added to charging categories to provide clarity
• Addition of ‘deemed to be approved’ activities with specified pre-treatment
• Updated glossary
• Addition of non-residential sewerage charge information (not a new charge, but previously was only included with sewer information, not incorporated into Trade Waste)

The revised draft Policy will be on exhibition from Wednesday 16 November 2022 to Wednesday 14 December 2022 and is available to view in the document library to the right (or below if viewing this page on a mobile device).

Have Your Say

Submissions can be made by

• completing the submission form below.
• emailing to council@pmhc.nsw.gov.au; or
• posting to:
  Chief Executive Officer
  Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
  PO Box 84
  Port Macquarie NSW 2444

All submissions must be received by close of business on Wednesday, 14 December 2022.