300ADischarges into sewerage and drainage systems

300A Discharges into sewerage and drainage systems

300A Discharges into sewerage and drainage systems

(1) A water supply authority must not grant a discharge approval unless it is in accordance with—

(a) the regulations, and

(b) the water supply authority’s discharge policy.

(2) A water supply authority’s discharge policy—

(a) must be made in accordance with the regulations, and

(b) may specify the kinds of substances that do not require a discharge approval or for which a discharge approval must not be granted.

(3) The regulations may make provision about the following—

(a) the regulation and prohibition of the discharge of substances into a water supply authority’s sewerage system or drainage system,

(b) discharge approvals,

(c) discharge policies, including—

(i) that the Minister may determine matters that must be addressed in a discharge policy, and

(ii) the circumstances in which the Minister’s approval of a discharge policy is required.

(4) In this section—

discharge approval means an approval to discharge substances into a water supply authority’s sewerage system.

discharge policy, of a water supply authority, means a policy about the discharge of substances into the water supply authority’s sewerage system.

s 300A: Ins 2024 No 80, Sch 1[12].