App D - Effluent

                                                                                                          7. Each system must be serviced in accordance with the accreditation certificate and
                                                                                                             details supplied in the owner’s operation and maintenance manual.
                        TREATMENT PLANT APPROVAL 09/2022                                                  8. Each system must be supplied with —
                            Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
Approval                                                                                                      (a)   a copy of this Treatment Plant Approval document;
                                                                                                              (b)   details of the system;
1.   The Aussie Treat Model 20 (13EP/2000L) (“the system”) described in the                                   (c)   instructions for authorised persons for its installation;
     Specifications and Drawings in the attached Schedule and manufactured by Aussie                          (d)   a copy of the owner’s manual to be given to the owner at the time of installation;
     Treat Pty Ltd (“the manufacturer”) (ABN 45 659 690 310) (“the manufacturer”) has                               and
     been assessed in accordance with the Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code                             (e)   detailed instructions for authorised service personal for its operation and
     (QPW Code) dated 26 March 2019.                                                                                maintenance.
2.   Approval is granted for the advanced secondary quality wastewater treatment system,                  9. At each anniversary of the Treatment Plant Approval date, the supplier must submit to
     subject to compliance by the manufacturer with the requirements of the Plumbing and                     the Chief Executive a list of all systems installed in Queensland during the previous 12
     Drainage Regulation 2018, and the conditions of approval detailed below.                                months. Where the Chief Executive is notified of any system failures the Chief
                                                                                                             Executive may randomly select a number of installed systems for audit. The Chief
3.   This approval, the conditions of approval and the Schedule comprise the entire                          Executive will notify the supplier’s nominated NATA accredited laboratory which
     Treatment Plant Approval document.                                                                      systems are to be audited for BOD⁵ and TSS. The sampling and testing of the selected
                                                                                                             systems, if required, is to be done at the supplier’s expense. The following results must
4.   Any modification by the manufacturer to the design, drawings or specifications                          be reported to the Chief Executive;
     scheduled to this approval must be approved by the Chief Executive.
                                                                                                                (a) Address of premises;
Conditions of approval                                                                                          (b) Date inspected and sampled;
5.   The manufacture, installation, operation, service and maintenance of the systems                           (c) Sample identification number;
     must be in conformity with the conditions of this Treatment Plant Approval.                                (d) BOD⁵ for influent and effluent; and
                                                                                                                (e) TSS for influent and effluent.
6.   The system when tested by a certification accreditation body in accordance with
     AS1546.3:2017 was found to comply with the advanced secondary 13EP/2000L level                      10. The Chief Executive may, by written notice, cancel this approval if the
     without nutrient reduction effluent criteria and must continue to meet the following                    manufacturer/supplier fails —
     requirements:
                                                                                                                (a) to comply with one or more of the conditions of approval; or
                                                                                                                (b) within 30 days, to remedy a breach, for which a written notice been given by the
                                   TABLE 2.1 (AS1546.3:2017)
                                                                                                                    Chief Executive.
                             EFFLUENT COMPLIANCE CRITERIA
                              FOR AN STS WITH NO NUTRIENT                                                11. This approval may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Chief
                                 REDUCTION FACILITIES                                                        Executive.
                                    Secondary effluent            Advanced secondary effluent
            Parameter
                              90% of samples       Maximum     90% of samples      Maximum
                                                                                                         12. This approval expires on 09 November 2027 unless cancelled earlier in accordance
                                                                                                             with paragraph 10 above.
           BOD5                   20 mg/L         30 mg/L        10 mg/L              20 mg/L
           TSS                    30 mg/L         45 mg/L        10 mg/L              20 mg/L                                                                              Treatment Plant Approval
           E. coli*           10 cfu/100 mL      30 cfu/100   10 cfu/100 mL          30 cfu/100                                                                        Approved by: Lindsay Walker
                                                      mL                                   mL                                                                            Delegated Authority
           FAC                  Minimum 0.5          N/A        Minimum 0.5               N/A                                                                            Department of Energy & Public Works
                                   mg/L†                           mg/L†
           Turbidity                N/A              N/A            N/A                  5 NTU
                                                                                                         Lindsay Walker
           * Where disinfection is required.
                                                                                                         Director
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Level 7,
           † Minimum level, not 90% of samples.                                                          Plumbing, Drainage and Special Projects                                                 63 George Street Brisbane
                                                                                                         Building Legislation and Policy                                                  GPO Box 2457, Brisbane Qld 4001
                                                                                                         Date approved:   10 November 2022                                                    Telephone +61 7 3008 2557
                                                                                                                                                                                                Facsimile +61 7 3237 1248
                                                                       Treatment Plant Approval                                                                                               Website www.hpw.qld.gov.au
                                                                   Approved by: Lindsay Walker
                                                                                                                                                                                                      ABN 61 331 950 314
                                                                   Delegated Authority
                                                                   Department of Energy & Public Works