Schedule Sch 1 - Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 - Prescribed premises

Schedule 1 — Prescribed premises

[r. 5]

[Heading inserted: Gazette 13 Sep 1996 p. 4549.]

Part 1

| Category number | Description of category | Production or design capacity | | 1 | Cattle feedlot: premises on which the watering and feeding of cattle occurs, being premises — (a) situated less than 100 m from a watercourse; and (b) on which the number of cattle per hectare exceeds 50. | 500 animals or more | | 2 | Intensive piggery: premises on which pigs are fed, watered and housed in pens. | 1 000 animals or more | | [3, 4 | deleted] | | | 5 | Processing or beneficiation of metallic or non‑metallic ore: premises on which — | 50 000 tonnes or more per year | | | (a) metallic or non‑metallic ore is crushed, ground, milled or otherwise processed; or | | | | (b) tailings from metallic or non‑metallic ore are reprocessed; or | | | | (c) tailings or residue from metallic or non‑metallic ore are discharged into a containment cell or dam. | | | 6 | Mine dewatering: premises on which water is extracted and discharged into the environment to allow mining of ore. | 50 000 tonnes or more per year | | 7 | Vat or in situ leaching of metal: premises on which metal is extracted from ore with a chemical solution. | 5 000 tonnes or more per year | | 8 | Mineral sands mining or processing: premises on which mineral sands ore is mined, screened, separated or otherwise processed. | 5 000 tonnes or more per year | | 9 | Coal mining: premises on which — (a) water is extracted and discharged into the environment to allow coal mining; or | 5 000 tonnes or more per year | | | (b) coal mining or processing occurs and tailings are discharged. | | | 10 | Oil or gas production from wells: premises, whether on land or offshore, on which crude oil, natural gas or condensate is extracted from below the surface of the land or the seabed, as the case requires, and is treated or separated to produce stabilized crude oil, purified natural gas or liquefied hydrocarbon gases. | 5 000 tonnes or more per year | | 11 | Oil or gas production (other): premises (other than premises within category 10) on which the commercial production of oil or gas occurs (including the reforming of hydrocarbon gas). | 5 000 tonnes or more per year | | 12 | Screening etc. of material: premises (other than premises within category 5 or 8) on which material extracted from the ground is screened, washed, crushed, ground, milled, sized or separated. | 50 000 tonnes or more per year | | 13 | Crushing of building material: premises on which waste building or demolition material (for example, bricks, stones or concrete) is crushed or cleaned. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year | | 14 | Solar salt manufacturing: premises on which salt is produced by solar evaporation. | Not applicable | | 15 | Abattoir: premises on which animals are slaughtered. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year | | 16 | Rendering operations: premises on which substances from animal material are processed or extracted. | 100 tonnes or more per year | | 17 | Milk processing: premises on which — (a) milk is separated or evaporated (other than a farm); or | 100 tonnes or more per year | | | (b) evaporated or condensed milk, butter, ice cream, cheese or any other dairy product is manufactured, and from which liquid waste is or is to be discharged onto land or into waters. | | | 18 | Food processing: premises (other than premises within category 24) — (a) on which vegetables are, or fruit or meat is, preserved, cooked, dried, canned, bottled or processed; and (b) from which liquid waste is or is to be discharged onto land or into waters. | 200 tonnes or more per year | | 19 | Edible oil or fat processing: premises on which vegetable oil or oil seed or animal fat is processed and from which liquid waste is or is to be discharged onto land or into waters. | 200 tonnes or more per year | | 20 | Starch manufacturing: premises on which starch or gluten is manufactured and from which liquid waste is or is to be discharged onto land or into waters. | 200 tonnes or more per year | | 21 | Sugar milling or refining: premises on which sugar cane is crushed or sugar is refined. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year | | 22 | Seafood processing: premises (other than a fish wholesaler) on which fish or other seafood is processed and from which liquid waste is or is to be discharged onto land or into waters. | 200 tonnes or more per year | | 23 | Animal feed manufacturing: premises (other than premises within category 15 or 16) on which animal food is manufactured or processed. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year | | 24 | Non‑alcoholic beverage manufacturing: premises on which a non‑alcoholic beverage is manufactured and from which liquid waste is or is to be discharged onto land or into waters. | 200 kL or more per year | | 25 | Alcoholic beverage manufacturing: premises on which an alcoholic beverage is manufactured and from which liquid waste is or is to be discharged onto land or into waters. | 350 kL or more per year | | 26 | Textile operations: premises on which — (a) carpet or yarn is manufactured; or (b) cotton ginning or milling occurs; or (c) textiles are bleached, dyed or finished. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year | | 27 | Woolscouring: premises on which wool is scoured or cleaned. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year | | 28 | Wood board manufacturing: premises on which particleboard or chipboard is fabricated or manufactured. | 500 tonnes or more per year | | 29 | Timber preserving: premises on which timber is preserved for commercial purposes by the use of chemicals. | Not applicable | | 30 | Pulp, paper or paperboard manufacturing: premises on which paper pulp, wood pulp, kraft paper, kraft paperboard, cardboard, paper or paperboard is manufactured. | 5 000 tonnes or more per year | | 31 | Chemical manufacturing: premises (other than premises within category 32) on which chemical products are manufactured by a chemical process. | 100 tonnes or more per year | | 32 | Pesticides manufacturing: premises on which herbicides, insecticides or pesticides are manufactured by a chemical process. | Not applicable | | 33 | Chemical blending or mixing: premises on which chemicals or chemical products are mixed, blended or packaged in a manner that causes or is likely to cause a discharge of waste into the environment. | 500 tonnes or more per year | | 34 | Oil or gas refining: premises on which crude oil, condensate or gas is refined or processed. | Not applicable | | 35 | Asphalt manufacturing: premises on which hot or cold mix asphalt is produced using crushed or ground rock aggregates mixed with bituminous or asphaltic materials for use at places or premises other than those premises. | Not applicable | | 36 | Bitumen manufacturing: premises on which bitumen is mixed or prepared for use at places or premises other than those premises. | Not applicable | | 37 | Char manufacturing: premises on which wood, carbon material or coal is charred to produce a fuel or material of a carbonaceous nature or of enriched carbon content. | 10 tonnes or more per year | | 38 | Coke production: premises on which coke is produced, quenched, cut, crushed or graded from coal or petroleum. | 100 tonnes or more per year | | 39 | Chemical or oil recycling: premises on which waste liquid hydrocarbons or chemicals are refined, purified, reformed, separated or processed. | Not applicable | | 40 | Glass or glass fibre manufacturing: premises on which glass or glass fibre is manufactured. | 200 tonnes or more per year | | 41 | Clay bricks or ceramic products manufacturing: premises on which refractory products, tiles, pipes or pottery are manufactured. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year | | 42 | Mineral wool or ceramic fibre manufacturing: premises on which mineral wool or ceramic fibre is manufactured. | Not applicable | | 43 | Cement or lime manufacturing: premises on which — | Not applicable | | | (a) clay, limes and or limestone material is used in a furnace or kiln in the production of cement clinker or lime; or (b) cement clinker, clay, limestone or similar material is ground. | | | 44 | Metal smelting or refining: premises on which metal ore, metal ore concentrate or metal waste is smelted, fused, roasted, refined or processed. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year | | 45 | Metal melting or casting: premises on which metal or scrap metal is melted in furnaces or cast. | 100 tonnes or more per year | | 46 | Bauxite refining: premises (other than premises within paragraph (b) of category 5) on which alumina is produced from bauxite refining. | Not applicable | | 47 | Scrap metal recovery: premises (other than premises within category 45) on which metal scrap is fragmented or melted, including premises on which lead acid batteries are reprocessed. | 100 tonnes or more per year | | 48 | Metal finishing: premises on which metals are chemically cleaned or metals, plastics or metal or plastic products are plated, electroplated, anodized, coloured or otherwise coated or finished. | Not applicable | | 48A | Metal finishing: premises on which iron or steel is galvanized. | Not applicable | | 49 | Boat building and maintenance: premises on which — (a) vessels are commercially built or maintained; and | Not applicable | | | (b) organotin compounds are used or removed from vessels. | | | 50 | Tannery: premises on which animal skins or hides are tanned, dressed, finished or dyed and from which liquid waste is or is to be discharged onto land or into waters. | 1 000 skins or hides or more per year | | 51 | Foam products manufacturing: premises on which resin is used to prepare or manufacture plastic foam or plastic foam products using MDI (diphenylmethane di‑iso‑cyanate) or TDI (toluene‑2, 4‑di‑iso‑cyanate). | 1 tonne or more per year | | 52 | Electric power generation: premises (other than premises within category 53 or an emergency or standby power generating plant) on which electrical power is generated using a fuel. | 20 MW or more in aggregate (using natural gas) 10 MW or more in aggregate (using a fuel other than natural gas) | | 53 | Flyash disposal: premises on which flyash is disposed of. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year | | 54 | Sewage facility: premises — (a) on which sewage is treated (excluding septic tanks); or | 100 m3 or more per day | | | (b) from which treated sewage is discharged onto land or into waters. | | | 54A | Water desalination plant: premises at which salt is extracted from water if — (a) waste water is discharged into marine waters; and | 10 GL or more per year | | | (b) the discharged waste water has a density greater than the average ambient density of the marine water at the discharge site. | | | 55 | Livestock saleyard or holding pen: premises on which live animals are held pending their sale, shipment or slaughter. | 10 000 animals or more per year | | 56 | Used tyre storage (tyre fitting business): premises on which used tyres are stored in connection with a tyre fitting business. | 500 tyres or more | | 57 | Used tyre storage (general): premises (other than premises within category 56) on which used tyres are stored. | 100 tyres or more | | 58 | Bulk material loading or unloading: premises on which clinker, coal, ore, ore concentrate or any other bulk granular material (other than salt) is loaded onto or unloaded from vessels by an open materials loading system. | 100 tonnes or more per day | | 58A | Bulk material loading or unloading: premises on which salt is loaded onto or unloaded from vessels by an open materials loading system. | 100 tonnes or more per day | | 59 | Biomedical waste incineration: premises on which — | Not applicable | | | (a) infectious or potentially infectious waste produced by health care establishments, or by pathology, dental, or veterinary practices, or by laboratories, is incinerated; or | | | | (b) quarantine waste is incinerated; or | | | | (c) cytotoxic waste is destroyed, but not including premises on which there are only facilities used exclusively for human or animal cremation. | | | 60 | Incineration: premises (other than premises within category 59) on which waste, excluding clean paper and cardboard, is incinerated. | 100 kg or more per hour | | 61 | Liquid waste facility: premises on which liquid waste produced on other premises (other than sewerage waste) is stored, reprocessed, treated or irrigated. | 100 tonnes or more per year | | 61A | Solid waste facility: premises (other than premises within category 67A) on which solid waste produced on other premises is stored, reprocessed, treated, or discharged onto land. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year | | 62 | Solid waste depot: premises on which waste is stored or sorted, pending final disposal or re‑use, other than in the course of operating — | 500 tonnes or more per year (not including any waste stored or sorted only in the course of operating a refund point or aggregation point) | | | (a) a refund point (as defined in the section 47C(1)) (a refund point); or | | | | (b) a facility or other place (an aggregation point) for the aggregation of containers that have been returned to refund points until those containers are accepted for processing or disposal. | | | 63 | Class I inert landfill site: premises (other than clean fill premises) on which waste of a type permitted for disposal for this category of prescribed premises, in accordance with the , is accepted for burial. | 500 tonnes or more per year | | 64 | Class II or III putrescible landfill site: premises (other than clean fill premises) on which waste of a type permitted for disposal for this category of prescribed premises, in accordance with the , is accepted for burial. | 20 tonnes or more per year | | 65 | Class IV secure landfill site: premises (other than clean fill premises) on which waste of a type permitted for disposal for this category of prescribed premises, in accordance with the , is accepted for burial. | Not applicable | | 66 | Class V intractable landfill site: premises (other than clean fill premises) on which waste of a type permitted for disposal for this category of prescribed premises, in accordance with the , is accepted for burial. | Not applicable | | 67 | Fuel burning: premises on which gaseous, liquid or solid fuel is burnt in a boiler for the supply of steam or in power generation equipment. | In aggregate 500 kg or more per hour (fuel with a sulphur content of 0.25% or more) or In aggregate 2 000 kg or more per hour (fuel with a sulphur content of less than 0.25%) | | 67A | Compost manufacturing and soil blending: premises on which organic material (excluding silage) or waste is stored pending processing, mixing, drying or composting to produce commercial quantities of compost or blended soils. | 1 000 tonnes or more per year |

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