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sec.53Quality standard for recycled water intended to augment a supply of drinking water
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### sec.53 Quality standard for recycled water intended to augment a supply of drinking water
Recycled water that is intended to augment a supply of drinking water must be tested for the presence of each required parameter at the frequency required under the management plan for the water.
Each sample of the water must—
for a microorganism stated in schedule 6 , part 1 —contain less of the microorganism than the value stated opposite the microorganism in schedule 6 , part 1 ; and
for a chemical parameter stated in schedule 6 , part 2 —not contain more of the parameter than the value stated opposite the parameter in schedule 6 , part 2 ; and
for an ADWG parameter—not contain more of the parameter than the guideline value for health for the parameter stated in the physical and chemical guideline table; and
not contain detectable viral, bacterial or protozoan pathogens.
Each sample of the water must comply with the guideline value for radioactivity stated in the radiological guideline table.
Subsections (2) and (3) apply to water tested for a microorganism, parameter or pathogen or for radioactivity, whether or not the management plan for the water required the water to be tested for the microorganism, parameter or pathogen or for radioactivity.
In this section—
ADWG parameter —
means a parameter for which a guideline value for health is stated in the physical and chemical guideline table; but
does not include a microorganism or chemical parameter stated in schedule 6 .
required parameter means each parameter of the following types of parameter that the water is required to be tested for under the management plan for the water—
a microorganism;
a chemical parameter;
an ADWG parameter;
a pathogen;
radioactivity.
(sec.53-ssec.1) Recycled water that is intended to augment a supply of drinking water must be tested for the presence of each required parameter at the frequency required under the management plan for the water.
(sec.53-ssec.2) Each sample of the water must— for a microorganism stated in schedule 6 , part 1 —contain less of the microorganism than the value stated opposite the microorganism in schedule 6 , part 1 ; and for a chemical parameter stated in schedule 6 , part 2 —not contain more of the parameter than the value stated opposite the parameter in schedule 6 , part 2 ; and for an ADWG parameter—not contain more of the parameter than the guideline value for health for the parameter stated in the physical and chemical guideline table; and not contain detectable viral, bacterial or protozoan pathogens.
(sec.53-ssec.3) Each sample of the water must comply with the guideline value for radioactivity stated in the radiological guideline table.
(sec.53-ssec.4) Subsections (2) and (3) apply to water tested for a microorganism, parameter or pathogen or for radioactivity, whether or not the management plan for the water required the water to be tested for the microorganism, parameter or pathogen or for radioactivity.
(sec.53-ssec.5) In this section— ADWG parameter — means a parameter for which a guideline value for health is stated in the physical and chemical guideline table; but does not include a microorganism or chemical parameter stated in schedule 6 . required parameter means each parameter of the following types of parameter that the water is required to be tested for under the management plan for the water— a microorganism; a chemical parameter; an ADWG parameter; a pathogen; radioactivity.
- (a) for a microorganism stated in schedule 6 , part 1 —contain less of the microorganism than the value stated opposite the microorganism in schedule 6 , part 1 ; and
- (b) for a chemical parameter stated in schedule 6 , part 2 —not contain more of the parameter than the value stated opposite the parameter in schedule 6 , part 2 ; and
- (c) for an ADWG parameter—not contain more of the parameter than the guideline value for health for the parameter stated in the physical and chemical guideline table; and
- (d) not contain detectable viral, bacterial or protozoan pathogens.
- (a) means a parameter for which a guideline value for health is stated in the physical and chemical guideline table; but
- (b) does not include a microorganism or chemical parameter stated in schedule 6 .
- (a) a microorganism;
- (b) a chemical parameter;
- (c) an ADWG parameter;
- (d) a pathogen;
- (e) radioactivity.