2010




              THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
               AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY




ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION 2010
                     (No 1)


                                        SL2010-31

                       EXPLANATORY STATEMENT




                                               Circulated with the authority of
                                                         Simon Corbell MLA
                      Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water



    Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel--also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au
Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1)


Outline

This regulation amends Schedule 1 of the Environment Protection Act 1997.
Section 166(8) of the Environment Protection Act 1997 allows Schedule 1 to be
amended by regulation.

Currently all activity managers of wastewater recycling systems that have the
capacity to treat more than 3 ML per year of wastewater or activity managers
that reuse more than 3 ML per year of recycled wastewater are required to hold
an environmental authorisation or environmental protection agreement.

This amendment removes the requirement for activity managers of systems in
which the recycled water does not come into contact with the environment to
hold an environmental authorisation or environmental protection agreement (eg
systems that treat and store greywater for use in flushing toilets).


Regulation Notes

Clause 1 provides that the regulation is the Environment Protection
Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1).

Under Clause 2 the regulation commences on the day after notification.

The regulation amends the Environment Protection Act 1997 (See Clause 3).

Clause 4 replaces Schedule 1, table 1.3, item 6 with a new item 6 for
wastewater recycling. The old item 6 dealt with all wastewater recycling
activities for reuse where the treatment plant had a capacity of greater than
3ML per year or greater than 3ML per year was reused. The new item deals
with wastewater recycling for reuse where the recycled water is discharged onto
land or into a waterway and the treatment plant has a capacity of greater than
3ML per year or more than 3ML per year is reused.




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