Liquid Trade WasteLiquid Trade Waste
What is liquid trade waste?
Liquid trade waste is defined in the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 as below:
Liquid trade waste means all liquid waste other than sewage of a domestic nature.
Liquid trade waste discharges to the sewerage system include liquid wastes from:
- business/commercial premises (eg. beautician, florist, hairdresser, hotel, motel, restaurant, butcher, service station, supermarket, dentist)
- community/public premises (including craft club, school, college, university,hospital and nursing home)
- industrial premises
- trade activities (eg. mobile carpet cleaner)
- any commercial activities carried out at a residential premises
- saleyards, racecourses and from stables and kennels that are not associated with domestic households
- septic tank waste, chemical toilet waste, and established sites for the discharge of pan content from mobile homes/caravans to the sewerage system.
Liquid trade waste excludes:
- toilet, hand wash basin*, shower and bath wastes derived from all the premises and activities mentioned above
- wastewater from residential toilets, kitchens, bathrooms or laundries (ie. domestic sewage)
- common use (non-residential) kitchen and laundry facilities in a caravan park
- residential swimming pool backwash.
* Used for personal hygiene only
If you own or manage a property or business which produces liquid trade waste then you need Goulburn Mulwaree Council's permission to discharge the waste to the wastewater system
For more information, or to consult a Trade Waste Officer, please contact Water Services.
Ph 02 4823 4468
Fax 02 4822 0977
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Downloads
Liquid trade waste regulation guidelines 2009
Managing your liquid trade waste
Discharge of Liquid Trade Waste to the Sewerage System Policy
