33Record keeping requirements

33 Record keeping requirements

33 Record keeping requirements

(1) A discharge licence holder who causes or permits saline water to be discharged into the Hunter River catchment must make a record of the following:

(a) the date and time at which the discharge started and finished,

(b) the total volume (in megalitres) of saline water discharged during that discharge period,

(c) the quantity of salt (in tonnes) discharged during that discharge period,

(d) the mean electrical conductivity of water discharged during that discharge period,

(e) the unique identification number of the block to which the relevant site discharge period relates, as entered in the River Register,

(f) the total allowable discharge for that block, as entered in the River Register at the date and time at which the discharge started,

(g) the number of credits assigned to the relevant authorised discharge point, as entered in the Credit Register, as at the date and time at which the discharge started,

(h) any other matters relating to the discharge that the EPA, by notice in writing to the discharge licence holder, requires the discharge licence holder to include in the record.

(2) The record must be made in a form and manner approved by the EPA.

(3) The record must be retained by the discharge licence holder for at least 4 years after the discharge is completed.

Note—

Part 7.3 of Chapter 7 of the Act allows the EPA, or an authorised officer, to require any person to furnish records to the EPA or authorised officer.

(4) It is a condition of a discharge licence that the discharge licence holder does not contravene this clause.

(5) Subclause (1) (f) and (g) do not apply in respect of a discharge that is made during a site discharge period for a flood flow block, unless a trading rules order is in force.

cl 33: Am 2016 (775), Sch 1 [32] [33].