DRINKING WATER overview
Liquid trade waste is wastewater generated by businesses which then flows down drains and into the sewerage system. This is treated and recycled at our wastewater treatment plants. Liquid trade waste includes:
Most businesses in the Ballina Shire generate liquid trade waste. The NSW Government and Ballina Council require all businesses in the Ballina Shire to gain approval to discharge liquid trade waste so we can:
Liquid Trade Waste Factsheet: Liquid Trade Waste Discharge
Liquid Trade Waste Factsheet: Retail Food Premises and Automotive Trades
Liquid Trade Waste Factsheet: Trade Waste Classifications and Fees
Liquid Trade Waste Factsheet: Applying For a Trade Wastewater Approval
Accepting trade wastewater into Council's wastewater network has the potential to harm the environment, the health and safety of the community and Council staff, as well as potentially damaging Council equipment.
Council's wastewater treatment plants produce high quality recycled water for use in our homes and public spaces and for release back into waterways.
It is important that Council knows and controls what chemicals and substances are entering the wastewater supply.
If you discharge trade wastewater without Council approval, Council can disconnect your wastewater service. Council can also disconnect or restrict your water service which could have a serious impact on your business.
Most businesses generate liquid trade wastewater including:
You discharge trade wastewater if your business activities are listed in the table below. If you are unsure, please contact our Water Quality and Trade Waste Officer on 6686 4444.
BUSINESS TYPE
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ACTIVITIES
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Retail Food | Restaurants, take-away food outlets, function centres, hospital and nursing home kitchens, caterers, butchers, delicatessens, retail bakeries |
Automotive | Service stations, panel beaters, spray painters, car detailers, car wash (hand wash and pressure spray), car wash <12kl/day, mechanical workshops, auto recyclers |
Commercial laundries | Laundromats, commercial laundries <2 megalitres/year, hospital laundries, nursing home laundries, hotel laundries |
Photographic | Mini-labs, medical facilities using x-rays, graphic arts, professional photographic laboratories |
Shopping centres with centralized pre-treatment |
Shopping centres with shared pre-treatment other than grease traps |
Other | Municipal swimming pools, aquatic centres, cooling tower, boiler blowdown |
The below information has been sourced from the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) and provides information on trade waste requirements for consultants and designers. For more information visit the DPIE website.