Effluent Disposal Report - RFI - RAL26-0015 · RAL26/0015

Maintenance and Operation of System (Owners responsibilities)
  •      Scrape all dishes to remove fats, grease, etc. before washing.
  •      Don't use a garbage grinder.
  •      Use biodegradable soaps.
  •      Use a low phosphorus detergent.
  •      Don't use powerful bleaches.
  •      Don't put sanitary napkins and other hygiene products into the system.
  •      Spray or irrigation areas should have access restricted.
  •      Divert surface water away from land application area.
  •      No vehicles or stock should be allowed on trenches, beds or irrigation areas.
  •      Deep rooting trees or shrubs should not be grown over absorption trenches or
         pipes.
  •      Where purple movable hoses (turf Valves) have been installed it is the owners
         responsibility to move. (Generally, every 2-3 days)
  •      If the designed area is grassed, it must be mowed and maintained regularly to
         encourage evaporation.
  •      Effluent is not to be disposed of outside the designed area.
  •      Vegetable gardens and/or fruit trees should not be planted within or near areas,
         where there is a possibility of airborne spray coming into contact with the plant.
  •      Structures should not be constructed near disposal areas that encourage people to
         congregate.
  •       Play areas and equipment should be well away from areas where there is no
          possibility of spray coming into contact with humans.
  •       Treatment plants and septic tanks are to be desludged every 3-5 years.
  •      We will not be liable for any Council Inspection, submission or reviewing fees due to
         changes in report or plan requested by client or Council.
  •       If any part of this design is unclear, please call before buying products or installing.
  •       This report must be approved by the local authority and appropriate permits issued
          before any work can be undertaken.
  •       The owner is to install water saving fixtures where possible.
  •       Large loads such as clothes washing should be spread out over the week.
  •       The installer is to contact Local Authorities prior to burying the system for a site
          inspection and certification. If we are required to inspect, additional fees will
          apply.
  •       Follow the manufacturer's instructions, relevant codes, standards and guidelines for
          installation, servicing, maintaining, and cleaning the system and irrigation
          area/trenches/beds.


Site Setbacks

Set back distances as per local council policies and AS1547 -2012 are to be met some of
these setbacks when Advanced Secondary with Surface Irrigation is used are;
10M from a watercourse, dam, table drain, bore etc.
10M from a dwelling or habitable building.
2M from a boundary/driveway if it slopes away or is level with that boundary/driveway.
4M from boundary/driveway if it slopes towards that boundary/driveway
6M from an inground water tank
6M from pool edge.


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