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18: Trade Waste Bylaw 2002 : Schedule 2B
SCHEDULE 2B
Conditional Trade Waste Consent Form And Specific Consent Schedules
- 2B.1 Pro forma trade waste consent for the discharge of conditional type trade waste
- 2B.2 General conditions
- 2B.3 Specific conditions
- 2B.4 Schedule of characteristics
- 2B.5 Schedule of treatment processing
2B.1 Pro Forma Trade Waste Consent For The Discharge Of Conditional Type Trade Waste
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THIS CONSENT is issued by the Hastings District Council (hereinafter called ‘the Council’) to the Trade Waste Consent Holder named and described hereunder of the property described hereunder from which waste is discharged.
The Trade Waste Consent Holder has made application to the Council pursuant to the Trade Waste Bylaw for consent to discharge trade waste (hereinafter referred to as ‘waste’) to the Council Wastewater System in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the said Bylaw.
Subject to the terms, conditions, requirements, stipulations, and provisos hereinafter contained; and in consideration of payment by the Trade Waste Consent Holder to the Council of charges calculated in accordance with the provisions of the said Bylaw the Council hereby consents to the admission to its Wastewater System of those discharges of waste specified in the Schedule hereto.
NAME & ADDRESS OF TRADE WASTE CONSENT HOLDER:
REGISTERED OFFICE:
ADDRESS OF PREMISES FROM WHICH WASTE IS DISCHARGED:
COMMENCEMENT DATE:
EXPIRY DATE:
Consent issued for and on behalf of the Hastings District Council by
Manager - Infrastructure
for the
Hastings District Council
TRADE WASTE CONSENT HOLDER by
(Signature, name printed, position held)
Date:
2B.2 General conditions of conditional trade waste consent
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2B.2.1
That the discharge of waste by the Trade Waste Consent Holder to the Hastings District Council’s Wastewater System shall at all times comply with the conditions set out in the Schedule hereto relating to and specifying:
- The particular public sewer(s) to which the discharge shall be made;
- The nature and characteristics of waste to be discharged to the Wastewater System;
- The rate of discharge including the peak rates of discharge and the maximum daily volume of waste to be discharged to the Wastewater System;
- The hours of the day and the days of the week during which waste is to be discharged;
- The treatment processes, equipment and storage facilities to be used to regulate the quality, quantity and rate of discharge of waste prior to and at its discharge to the wastewater drainage system;
- Any approved metering device or devices to measure or record the rate of discharge and the total volume discharged;
- Any measurements and records which are to be made and submitted to the Council;
- Waste (trade waste) characteristics as stipulated in Section 2B.4; and
- The contents and substance of a Discharge Management Plan.
2B.2.2
That the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall submit to the Council at such times as the Council may require details of total water usage on the property and of the quality of waste discharge to the Wastewater System.
2B.2.3
That the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall ensure that its drainage system including any pre-treatment works or apparatus is designed, installed, maintained and operated, both in its component parts and its entirety, in accordance with the Trade Waste Bylaw and in compliance with the Resource Management Act 1991, the Building Act 2004, and the New Zealand Building Code.
2B.2.4
That the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall allow the Council access to the property at all times for the purpose of ascertaining whether the discharge of waste is in accordance with the terms and conditions of this consent.
2B.2.5
That the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall not make or prefer any claim for damage, loss or injury of any kind whatsoever against the Council which may arise as a result of the Trade Waste Consent Holder discharging waste into a sewer or drain and the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Council against all actions, claims, demands,
damages, costs or expenses by or at the instance of any person or body whatsoever or for or by reason of the Trade Waste Consent Holder discharging waste into a sewer or drain.
2B.2.6
That the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall not claim payment or compensation from the Council for or in respect to the exclusion of any waste from a sewer or drain during the examination, alteration, repair or maintenance of such sewer or drain.
2B.2.7
That the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall give at least 48 hours notice in writing to the Council prior to terminating the occupancy of the property from which the discharge to a sewer or drain takes place.
2B.2.8
That where for any reason this consent has come to an end or has been terminated then the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall forthwith if requested and at its own expense in all things and to the satisfaction of the Council disconnect the pipes and equipment used to discharge such waste into the sewer or drain and in the event of his failure to do so within one calendar month of such request being made in writing the Council may by its officers servants or agents and workmen enter upon such property and carry out such works at the cost and expense of the Trade Waste Consent Holder as may be necessary to prevent the discharge of waste into the sewer or drain and the Council shall determine the cost and expense and such determination shall be final and conclusive and such amount shall be paid on demand to the Council.
2B.2.9
That the provisions of this consent shall be operative as and from the commencement date specified herein, and shall expire on the date specified herein.
2B.2.10
That the Council may at the expense of the Trade Waste Consent Holder repair remedy and make good any damage or blockage to a sewer or drain or the Wastewater System caused by or arising out of or resulting from the discharge of waste failing to comply with the terms and conditions of this consent and the Council shall determine the cost and expense of such repair remedy or making good and such determination shall be final and conclusive and such amount shall be paid on demand to the Council.
2B.2.11
If the resource consent(s) (or coastal permit) for the wastewater, sludge, or air discharges from the Council’s treatment plant(s) are changed to become more restrictive from that existing at the date of this consent, the Council may by notice in writing addressed to the Trade Waste Consent Holder vary this consent to meet Council’s new resource consent (coastal permit) requirements, with such variation taking effect on a date specified by the Council.
2B.2.12
That when the Trade Waste Consent Holder ceases to occupy any property from which waste is discharged into a Wastewater System this consent shall, save and except for the terms and conditions still to be performed by the Trade Waste Consent Holder be at an end.
2B.2.13
That the Trade Waste Consent Holder will pay to the Council upon demand all rates, fees or other charges payable to the Council pursuant to the provisions of the Council’s Trade Waste Bylaw, set by resolution of the Council
2B.2.14
That wherever appearing in this consent words importing the singular shall include the plural and words importing the one gender shall include all othergenders.
2B.3 Specific Conditions of Trade Waste Consent
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[Some of the following conditions may be altered, struckout, omitted or added to in order to reflect the different conditions required.]
2B.3.1 Costs
2B.3.1.1In the event that any amount payable under this consent or under the Trade Waste Bylaw remains unpaid for longer than 28 days after notice by the Council that such amount is due, the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall be liable to pay interest on such amount calculated from the date such amount first became due to the Council at the rate fixed by the Council.
2B.3.1.2In addition to all rates, fees or other charges payable to the Council under 2B.2.13 of the general conditions of this consent the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall pay to the Council on demand all charges which the Council may from time to time determine to be payable in respect of the waste components and characteristics specified in the schedule hereto.
2B.3.2 Non-compliance
2B.3.2.1In addition to all rates, fees or other charges payable to the Council under 2B.2.13 of the general conditions of this consent, the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall pay to the Council on demand all the Council’s actual and reasonable costs at scale rates (as fixed by the Council) associated with identifying and ensuring any action necessary to remedy any non-compliance with or any breach of any term or condition of this consent.
2B.3.2.2The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall inform the Council on telephone number ............................. during normal working hours (or on telephone number ................................. when out of normal working hours) within one hour of the discovery, of any occurrence, spill or process mishap which may alter the quality or quantity of the final effluent discharging to the Council’s Wastewater System and which may cause a breach of this consent.
2B.3.3 Monitoring
2B.3.3.1To determine compliance with the nature and levels of the components and characteristics as specified in the schedule, the discharge shall be sampled at the ................................................
2B.3.3.2As from the commencement date of this consent, the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall arrange for a programme of self monitoring of the waste discharge, to be implemented as follows:
- On a spot (grab) sample of the waste discharge obtained from the sampling point as specified on one occasion every ........................................ the levels and concentrations of the following components and characteristics shall be determined:
The rate of discharge at the time of sampling shall be estimated or measured, and the time and date of sampling recorded, with the analytical results.
- On a .......................... hour flow proportional composite sample of the waste discharge obtained from the sampling point as specified on one occasion every ....................... the levels and concentrations of the following components and characteristics shall be determined:
- Biochemical Oxygen Demand
- Suspended Solids
- Total Oxidised Sulphur
- Total Nitrogen
- Hydrogen Sulphide
- Biochemical Oxygen Demand
The rate of discharge at the time of sampling shall be estimated or measured, and the commencement time and date of sampling recorded, with the analytical results.
- On a spot (grab) / composite sample of the waste discharge obtained from the sampling point as specified on one occasion every ..................................... the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall arrange for a Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy scan of the waste to be undertaken as specified by the Council.
- The scan is to be general but will target specific analyses as follows:
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- The scan is to be general but will target specific analyses as follows:
The Trade Waste Consent Holder must retain this sample in accordance with the sample storage requirements as specified in BS6068:Part 6:Section 6.3:1986 for a minimum of 14 days after forwarding the report of such Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy scan for quantification of the Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy peaks as requested by the Council.
The rate of discharge at the time of sampling shall be estimated or measured, and the time and date of sampling recorded, with the Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectroscopy report.
The sampling technique, analytical methods used and sample storage requirements shall be as specified in BS 6068-6.10:1993and AWWA Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, and shall be undertaken by a laboratory accredited for the purpose, or a laboratory approved by the Council.
- The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall arrange for the results of the self-monitoring programme to be forwarded to the Council, on facsimile number ......................... within .................... days of the date of sampling.
- Where any breach of the terms or conditions of this consent is identified by the Trade Waste Consent Holder, the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall submit, within 7 days of such breach, a written explanation to the Council of the cause of such breach and the action proposed to be undertaken or action taken to prevent its recurrence.
- The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall supply, install and maintain flow measuring equipment and instrumentation, authorised by the Council to measure and record the waste volume discharged to the Wastewater System for charging and compliance monitoring purposes.
Should any meter, after being calibrated, be found to register a greater or lesser discharge than the quantity of wastewater actually passed through such meter the Council shall make an adjustment in accordance with the results shown by such tests backdated for a period at the discretion of the Council but not exceeding 12 months, and the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall pay a greater or lesser amount according to such adjustment.
The instrumentation shall record rate of flow on a continuous basis, and a non-resettleable totaliser reading cubic metres to ....................... decimal places shall be provided.
The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall make available for inspection by the Council all flow charts and records of characteristics upon request.
- The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall arrange for calibration and certification of the flow measuring equipment and instrumentation to be undertaken by a company accredited for the purpose upon installation and at least once every year, thereafter and shall submit to the Council a certificate for such calibration works.
2B.3.4 Waste management
2B.3.4.1The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall carry out a waste management audit and submit it to the Council within ........................... months from the commencement date of this consent.
2B.3.4.2
The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall prepare a plan for the achievement of cleaner production techniques within a ........................... year time frame, and submit the plan to the Council within ........................... months from the commencement date of this consent.
2B.3.4.3The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall inform the Council in writing at the planning stage of all works or practices that may have the potential to alter the nature or levels of the components and characteristics of the discharge to the Council’s Wastewater System.
2B.3.4.4The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall not divert, connect, conduct, or direct any stormwater run-off from roofed areas, roadways and loading areas directly or indirectly to the Wastewater System unless otherwise specified in this consent.
2B.3.4.5The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall make available all documentation and receipts for sludge and spent process liquor removal from site for inspection by the Council upon request.
2B.3.4.6The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall not store raw material, products or wastes containing corrosive, toxic, flammable, or explosive materials without taking all reasonable steps to prevent entry into the Council’s Wastewater System from leakage, spillage or other mishap.
2B.3.4.7The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall not discharge spent process solutions containing corrosive, toxic or flammable solutions to the Council’s Wastewater System unless otherwise specified in this consent.
2B.3.4.8The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall inform the Council immediately on discovery of any accident including spills or process mishaps which may cause a breach of his/her consent in particular, or this Bylaw in general.
2B.3.5 Point of discharge
2B.3.5.1The point of discharge to the Council’s Wastewater System for trade waste discharged under this consent shall be ............................................................
2B.3.6 Treatment
2B.3.6.1The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall be responsible for the installation and operation of the Wastewater Pumping System and all associated equipment and facilities.
2B.3.6.2The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall install, commission and make operational the accepted treatment apparatus .......................................... by .................................... .
2B.3.6.3The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall provide a final pH recorder and/or temperature recorder at the outlet of the trade waste treatment apparatus marked ..................................... , and shall arrange for the recorder(s) to be calibrated on a regular basis. Calibration data shall be documented and made available to the Council on request.
2B.3.6.4The Trade Waste Consent Holder shall provide and install an automatic close-down system to prevent effluent with a pH of less than 6.0 units entering the Council’s Wastewater System if so directed by the Council.
2B.3.7 Trade waste charges
[Insert either:]
2B.3.7.1From the commencement date of the discharge of trade waste to the Council Wastewater System and until such time as an alternative assessment is made, the Trade Waste Consent Holder shall pay trade waste charges as follows:
- In accordance with the Trade Waste Bylaw for the purpose of calculating the appropriate charges, the volume and quality of trade waste discharged from this property and admitted into the Council’s Wastewater System shall, unless otherwise advised, be as follows:
- Volume:
The total volume of water supplied to the property shall be multiplied by a factor of ...........................
Quality:
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In accordance with the Trade Waste Bylaw, for the purpose of calculating the appropriate charges, the volume of trade waste discharged from this property and admitted into the Council’s Wastewater System shall, until otherwise advised, be determined by the following method:
- The total volume of water supplied to the property shall be multiplied by a factor of ...........................
2B.3.8 Consent
2B.3.8.1At any time during the term of this consent the Council may by notice in writing, revise the terms or conditions of acceptance of waste or revise the Consent.
2B.3.8.2This consent shall supersede the consent dated .............................. in the name of ........................................................................... relative to the admission of trade waste into the Council’s Wastewater System.
2B.3.9 Discharge Management Plan
The Discharge Management Plan shall specifically cover the following matters:
2B.4 Schedule of characteristics
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The nature and levels of the characteristics of any wastewater discharged to the Council’s Wastewater System shall comply at all times with the following requirements, except where the nature and levels of such characteristics are varied by the Council as part of this consent to discharge a wastewater.
2B.4.1 Physical characteristics
2B.4.1.1 Flow- The 24 hour flow volume shall be less than ................... m3 .
- The maximum instantaneous flow rate shall be less than ................... l/s.
- The temperature shall not exceed ................... °C.
2B.4.1.3 Solids
- Non-faecal gross solids shall have a maximum dimension which shall not exceed 15 mm and gross solids shall have a quiescent settling velocity which shall not exceed 50 mm/minute.
- The suspended solids content of any wastewater shall have a maximum concentration which shall not exceed 2000 g/m3.
- The settleable solids content of any waste shall not exceed 50 mL/l.
- The total dissolved solids concentration in any wastewater shall not exceed ................... g/m3.
- Fibrous, woven, or sheet film or other materials, which may adversely interfere with the free flow of wastewater in the Wastewater System or treatment plant shall not be present.
- Floatable oil,fat or grease not to exceed 30 g/m3 as determined by the MIRINZ Floatable Fat test (MIRINZ standard Methods Publication 829 Method 2). Where the oil or grease is in the form of an emulsion, that emulsion shall remain stable on dilution with either fresh water or seawater.
- There shall be no free layer (whether floating or settled) of solvents or organic liquids.
2B.4.1.6 Emulsions of paint, adhesive, rubber, plastic
- For the purposes of this sub-clause:
- Latex emulsion means an emulsion containing paint, adhesive, rubber, plastic, or similar material.
Treatable in relation to emulsion wastewater, means the total organic carbon content of the wastewater decreases by 90o or more when the wastewater is subjected to a simulated wastewater treatment process.
(a) Latex emulsions may be discharged from the following processes subject to the total suspended solids not exceeding ................... g/m3 , and the pH being in the range ................... to ...................:
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............................................................................(b) Latex emulsions shall not be discharged from the following processes:
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............................................................................(c) Latex emulsions may be discharged from the following processes:
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............................................................................(d) subject to pre-treatment of the wastewater by:
............................................................................ - Latex emulsion means an emulsion containing paint, adhesive, rubber, plastic, or similar material.
- Radioactivity levels shall not exceed National Radiation Laboratory guidelines.
- No waste shall have colour or colouring substance that causes the discharge to be coloured to the extent that it impairs wastewater treatment processes or compromises the final effluent discharge consent (coastal permit).
2B.4.2 Chemical characteristics
2B.4.2.1 pH valueThe pH shall be between 6.0 and 10.0.
2B.4.2.2 Organic strengthThe biochemical oxygen demand / chemical oxygen demand of any waste shall not exceed a concentration of ................... g/m3 .
Tables 2B.4.1 and 2B.4.2 set out the ................... for the chemical characteristics of all wastewater discharges.
Table 2B.4.1 – General chemical characteristics
| Characteristic |
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| MBAS (methylene blue active substances) |
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| Ammonia (plus ammoniacal ion measured as N) |
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| Kjeldahl nitrogen |
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| Total phosphorus (as P) | [Insert either maximum concentrations permissible for the discharge, or where controlling by mass limit insert maximum concentration (instantaneous flow) and mass limit per day.] |
| Sulphate (measured as SO4) | (b) |
| Sulphite (measured as SO2) | (c) |
| Sulphide (as H2S on acidification) | (d) |
| Chlorine (measured as Cl2) | (e) |
| Aluminium (dissolved) | (f) |
| Iron (dissolved) |
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| Boron (as B) |
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| Bromine (as Br2) |
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| Fluoride (as F) |
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| Cyanide – weak acid dissociable (as CN) |
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Table 2B.4.2 – Toxic pollutants
| Metal |
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Antimony |
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Arsenic |
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Barium |
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Beryllium |
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Cadmium |
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Chromium |
[Insert either maximum concentrations permissible for the discharge, or where controlling by mass limit insert maximum concentration (instantaneous flow) and mass limit per day.] |
Cobalt |
(g) |
Copper |
(h) |
Lead |
(i) |
Manganese |
(j) |
Mercury |
(k) |
Molybdenum |
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Nickel |
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Selenium |
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Silver |
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Thallium |
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Tin |
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Zinc |
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| Compound |
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| Formaldehyde (as HCHO) |
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| Phenolic compounds (As phenols) |
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| Chlorinated phenols |
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| Petroleum hydrocarbons | [Insert either maximum concentrations permissible for the discharge, or where controlling by mass limit insert maximum concentration (instantaneous flow) and mass limit per day.] |
| Halogenated aliphatic compounds | (l) |
| Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | (m) |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | (n) |
| Halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (HAHs) | (o) |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) |
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| Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) |
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| Pesticides (general) (includes insecticides, herbicides, fungicides) |
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| Organophosphate pesticides |
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2B.4.3 Prohibited characteristics
No wastewater discharges shall contain any matters or substances which are prohibited under Schedule 1B of the Trade Waste Bylaw.
2B.4.4 Discharge
Hours of the day when effluent shall be discharged: ......................................
Hours of the week when effluent shall be discharged: ......................................
2B.5 Schedule of treatment processing and apparatus
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[Attach copies of “Description of trade waste and premises”].
