Consultation for revised liquid trade waste acceptance guidelines (now closed)

The Utilities (Technical Regulation) (Water and Sewerage Code) Approval 2024, a technical code under the Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014, has recently been updated. This code sets out specific requirements for how we, as a regulated utility, manage liquid trade waste.

As a result, we have recently completed an extensive review of our current liquid trade waste acceptance guidelines to ensure compliance with this technical code. As part of our review, we sought feedback from the community and are currently reviewing submissions.

The current drafts are:

  1. Trade waste requirements (STD-SPE-P-003)
  2. How to complete LTW application form (TW-GN-001)
  3. How to complete LTW variation form (TW-GN-002)
  4. Pumped sewage (TW-GN-003)
  5. Retail food - no cooking (TW-GN-101)
  6. Retail food - hot food cooking (TW-GN-102)
  7. Animal wash activities (TW-GN-103)
  8. Boiler blowdown / condensing boiler (TW-GN-104)
  9. Cooling towers (TW-GN-105)
  10. Craft activities (TW-GN-106)
  11. Dental surgery / technician / specialist (TW-GN-107)
  12. Dry cleaning (TW-GN-108)
  13. Florist - plants retail (TW-GN-109)
  14. Funeral parlour / morgue (TW-GN-110)
  15. Hairdressing / beauticians / tanning booths (TW-GN-111)
  16. Laboratory (TW-GN-112)
  17. Laundry / laundromat (TW-GN-113)
  18. Mechanical workshops (TW-GN-114)
  19. Medical centre / doctor surgery (TW-GN-115)
  20. School (TW-GN-116)
  21. Swimming pool / spa / hydrotherapy (TW-GN-117)
  22. Vehicle washing / detailing (TW-GN-118)
  23. Auto dismantler / engine reconditioning (TW-GN-201)
  24. Bus / coach depot (TW-GN-202)
  25. Construction equipment and equipment hire / maintenance & cleaning (TW-GN-203)
  26. Education facilities / tertiary institution (TW-GN-204)
  27. Service station forecourt / refuelling existing (TW-GN-205)
  28. Hospitals (TW-GN-206)
  29. Liquid trade waste category C (TW-GN-301)
  30. Nightsoil - tankered waste (TW-GN-401)


These documents are now more comprehensive and seek to cover requirements across the full approval cycle. 

We have taken this opportunity to improve user experience by balancing technical information with our customers' need for a quick reference guide.