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WATER SERVICES (WATER CORPORATIONS CHARGES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 23

23 .         Determining quality and quantity of trade waste discharged

        (1)         In this regulation —

        approved meter means a meter approved by the Water Corporation.

        (2)         Subregulation (3) applies to the extent to which the quantity of trade waste discharged from land into a sewer of the Water Corporation is not accurately measured by an approved meter.

        (3)         For the purposes of calculating a water service charge for the discharge of trade waste from land into a sewer of the Water Corporation, the Water Corporation may determine the quantity of trade waste discharged in accordance with one or more of the following paragraphs —

            (a)         if the quantity of wastewater discharged from the land, or a particular part of the land, into the sewer is accurately measured by an approved meter — by deducting from that quantity an allowance for wastewater discharged that was not trade waste;

            (b)         by deducting from the quantity of water supplied to the land, or a particular part of the land, an allowance for the quantity of water supplied that was not discharged and an allowance for wastewater discharged that was not trade waste;

            (c)         by reference to a waste discharge profile determined by the Water Corporation to be applicable to the type of trade, industry, business or calling from which the trade waste is discharged;

            (d)         by reference to historical data relating to the discharge of wastewater or trade waste from the land;

            (e)         by reference to information given to the Water Corporation in relation to —

                  (i)         the discharge of industrial waste under a permit under the Country Towns Sewerage By‑laws 1952  1 or the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage By‑laws 1981 ; or

                  (ii)         the discharge of trade waste under an approval of the Water Corporation (referred to in the Water Services Act 2012 Part 5 Division 6).

        (4)         Subregulation (5) applies to the extent to which the quality of trade waste discharged from land into a sewer of the Water Corporation is not accurately measured.

        (5)         For the purposes of calculating a water service charge for the discharge of trade waste from land into a sewer of the Water Corporation, the Water Corporation may determine the quality of trade waste discharged in accordance with one or more of the following paragraphs —

            (a)         by reference to a waste discharge profile determined by the Water Corporation to be applicable to the type of trade, industry, business or calling from which the trade waste is discharged;

            (b)         by reference to historical data relating to the discharge of wastewater or trade waste from the land;

            (c)         by reference to information given to the Water Corporation in relation to —

                  (i)         the discharge of industrial waste under a permit under the Country Towns Sewerage By‑laws 1952  1 or the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage By‑laws 1981 ; or

                  (ii)         the discharge of trade waste under an approval of the Water Corporation (referred to in the Water Services Act 2012 Part 5 Division 6).



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