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onvironmentol Feences and permits

Quality of treated effluent to be released from the buffer storage pond to effluent disposal area

(F6-1) The only contaminants permitted to be released to the effluent disposal area are treated
effluents from the sewage treatment plant, located on Lot 7 RP844337 Maximillian Road, Noosa
Narth Shore.

The buffer storage pond must contain a minimum dissolved oxygen content of 2.0mg/L at ail
times.

(F6-2) The holder of this permit is responsible for the making of determinations and keeping of records
of the quality characteristics of contaminants released from the effluent storage pond to the
effluent disposal area at the monitoring point for the quality characteristics and at the frequency
specified in Schedule F - Table 1.

(F6-3) Treated effiuent released from the sewage treatment system to the buffer storage pond must
comply with the release limits specified for the quality characteristics stated in Schedule F -
Table 2. .

Schedule F - Table 2 (Release Quality Characteristic Limits)
Release limits are site specific }
[Quatiy Charactarstcs. "sae aE
5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand

  
 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dissolved Oxygen

Suspended Solids

pH . 6.5 to 8.5 ‘range
Conductivity 2000 (ys/om) maximum
Total Phosphorus 1 mg/L maximum
Total Nitrogen - 5 mg/L maximum
Free Residual Chlorine (if disinfection by 0.3 - 0.7 mg/L range
chlorination is undertaken)

Faecal Coliforms, based on a minimum of five <10cfu/100ml median

samples collected, with four out of five samples
containing less than the median specified

 

Turbidity _ | 2NTU 80" percentile

 

 

 

 

 

(F6-4) Notwithstanding the release quality characteristic limits specified in Schedule F Table 2 the
contarninants released must also comply with the following qualitative characteristics:

 

{i) The release must not have any properties nor contain any organisms or contaminants in
concentrations that are capable of causing environmental harm or an environmental
nuisance.

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or equivalent/similar as required by legislation administered by the
Environmental Protection Agency and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Environmental Protection Agency Queensland Government
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