Accreditation of Sewage Management Facilities
Under the provisions of Clauses 40 and 41, Local Government (General)
Regulation 2005, a local council must not approve of the installation
of certain sewage management facilities unless they have been accredited
by the NSW Department of Health. This is the only statutory role of NSW
Health in on-site single domestic wastewater management.
The types of sewage management facilities to which accreditation applies
include septic tanks, collection wells, aerated wastewater treatment systems,
greywater treatment systems, composting toilets and incinerating toilets
which are available for purchase by retail. A full list is detailed in
clause 42 of the above regulation and only includes sewage management
facilities which treat sewage of a domestic nature from premises occupied
by 10 persons or less or where the average daily flow is less than 2000
litres.
Accreditation does not apply to the drains which are connected to the
facility nor to any land application system. Similarly, accreditation
does not apply to models under test or if the facility is purpose designed
for a particular premises - see Advisory Note 1 for an explanation of
exemption to accreditation.
Accreditation guidelines have been prepared for most sewage management
facilities - see Advisory Note 2 for an overview.
Accreditation Guidelines
Advisory Notes
Register of Accredited Sewage Management Facilities
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