Bacteriolytic Treatment of Sewage Regulations 1958

Crown Law Department. !'c,th, 1:.t\, J,11nw.1y, l9(lJ THE undermentioned rerr1.11atiom, m>1de under the provisions of the Health Aci. Hill, and amended from time to time prior to 5th November, 1964. are reprmt<'d as so amen,ded pursuant to the Reprinting ol R.cgulations Act, 1954, by autilorlty Of the Minister !or Justke. R. C. GREEN, Under Secretary tor Law HEALTH ACT, 1911. BACTERIOLYTIC TREATMENT OF SEWAGE REGULATIONS. P1ibl1.~hed Jn the Gmxrn1,11•111 Ga:;!:tt,: on ll!c 19\h Mai:d1. 1958, anct lneor~ µorntin,,.: the nmendmem., Uie( t1, pubJi.shcJ iii l!W (;m·"nimcn/ Ga;:etl(' on the 21st D•·~ember, 1959, a!ld t!1e 9Ll1 F.;bi·un!·y, 1!)1Jl: ;1nd rep:·utt!'!d punu:i.nt to thP Reurlntlnu <,f R,~ii11lntion,; An, l\l'i.cl,, Rcpdntl'd purwant to lhe ReprintirtS of Reg:uJations Act. 1954, by authority ,::,f the Mln\d.,,• f<H" J>rntlo'I', rl11.tt>fi 5th January. I!.165. HEALTH ACT, J9ll·lOG<f. Rt>',tlll/\ti\mt;. Thc~e 1 t•g:ul:ltions m,w be <:ILt<d a~ the Bnctt'riolytJc Tr.-at mfnt of Sew;,.g,, Regulatrnm. 1(158. " In the~c rcguJM1CJns "Comrnimdoner" me,ms the Cum:nis:;ioner of Public lieu.Ith: "'apprlratus" inch1des any app::uettus [01· the bacteriolytic treatment of sewage, rinct ;1\l pipes. drains, fixtures. flttinns. dosets. bullclinr:s. and ::iny sou1·ce of water OP the prcrn1~es u~ed ln connection tttercwttn; "Miwuge·• includi)~ .1ny kmd of &C\1-U.ge. and faec:i.l mntter urme and disch,inie from uny closet, urJnat or slop hopper: ·'ctll11ent." means the liauid dhchar&c from the bacterlolyUc treatment tank. 3. The Iegulations made under :he Health Act, 1911, as amended, dealing with apparatus for the bactenolytlc treatment of sewage, published In the Govcrnmerit Gazette on the 14th APtll. 19Z7, 1A11,J 1Amt:udect \Jy notlcc:i pul;:rlbt,c:d in th<: Gov<l'>'n-mrn,t Cn~;,,r.,, on the 27th September. 1935, and the 22nd February, 1957. art' revoked. Applications. 4. The owner ar person authorised to 11.ct on behalf of the owner o! any premises whereon it is mtended to construct an apparatus shall make 11ppl1cauon i:n the Prescribed manner tor permission to construct the apparatus, and shal1 pay the prescribed fee. 5. 'rhe application shall be in the fo1·m Of Appendix A to these regulations and shall be accompanied bY (aJ three copies of plans and specifications of the pro posed appa:rutuis showing plazi und longitudinal sec uv,1 tu u, <>Vale vf not k~<> th.::m hnlf nn inoh to Ol.l.oh foot; and (b) three copies of a block plan of the premises drawn tu a scale not Jess than one-eighth of an inch to each foot. The block plan shall shaw m the Prnitmm uf an b!lfidln!!!:t eTecf:ed or J)'r'OJ)(l$td and the position o( the proposed apparatus; and (ii) the position a:nd dimensions of the closet, the the positlon. of the door and pedt'stal, and aetalls 01 venttJutwu, Hutt fii!) tr1e pomtion of .i.11 drains. pipes, inspection openinas, vents, traps and Junctions; and (\V) the sizes of pipes und fittings and the fall or the drains; and \Vl details Of the emuent Llb~u::.al ~Y'>tem, ,mu (vl) the source of water supply to be u11ed in con ne(:Uon with the appamtus. Ctinibhwd Sy~t,1:n1°. fL 11 • rn th1" t'<'!ttJbtton. ··combuv;d ~ye,tem.. meiw" un npl)<\!'!lt•Jo: dc~ignn! tu nceive hGUS1cho!d ;;ml such other l1ql1lrl w;istc.~ :rn tl1e Com11tJssion0r may ;ipprn\'f\ tts n 1?:!i ns .sem•~<" ('21 A person who tlpp\ies for permission to construct u com bined system sh~,11. in ad.diti(lll to complrinr; with the requ!temenLs o! rer.wl"Uon 5 vf thrse t·egUlntions. show on t.hc block plan the position. type and p1·0\l0Sttl u~e (Jf sill f\xtutcs intended tu dlsch:i.rge into the ::ippnratus, and c.hul\ vfao oho'.Y pnrt1culars D{ an rlro.irrn. pipes. lnspcc:ticm openin,:s. ventll. trup~ ;,.:id 1unrt1ons to be used in connccti;1g the fixtm·es to the ar,parntll~. ,:ii The occupiet of '."lny pr('misc'.; . ,.hc1·,•on there is :in npparn~ tus M1a11 not cause or permit uny w~;t,•s troll\ nny oustness or industry to fl1.%har;:e into :in app.ir,itus r,r.,:pt. v.1th the approval of the Commissioner. (41 The Commi~sionci· may foil)!(\ th(' ,1,,,c1mrgc of an;,- mat tl'r into nn nppnrntu~ which would inU::dr:r 1,11th the efflcttnt opc1a o!u11 ut ll1e aµµani~w;. Disposal o! li:fJluenL 7. <ll Every 11p"rntus shall be prov1rJtd with works for the d1spos;il of effluent. (2) 'l'he works relened tom subn:gulation tll of this regula tion shall (al be constructed so as to comply wit!"l the reqUirements or the local authoritY: O.ll be ~·uu~Lru~:ltt(t 111 ~n;vi<Jauce wlt-11 tli<: r,;,4uil1:111111•~ of the Commissioner us shown on the plan and specl ftcatl.ons is.sued with the permit, !c\ not be cMstructed so that effluent will be discharged into the ground at a distance Jes.-; than one hundred foot from :any w,:,ll, ilru:am o:r un<.1,11•ground «0un:"' of water intended or available for consumption by humans or animals. Inspection and -<'\pproval to Use an Apparatus. 6. A \.JC1~u11 who cot1.;stn1ct..l l!<n. r.ppl1r1>-tu1 pur;::iuo.:nt, to a per• mit issued by the Commissioner, whetller as owner or cnntractor to the owner or otherwisri, stmll forthwith, after the con~truction of the apparatus is completed, notify the local authority for the dis triet of the fact. :i. {l) A Joe».I t.uthor\ty which ha" l'(cc1vc<l u notiflc;,,t1❖n in accordance with the next preceding r·egu\ation shall as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter arr::inge tor the upparatus to be inspected with regard to its compliance with the plans and speci• fl.catlons which relate to the permit \mder whlch the construction was undertaken, and the stondard of matr.:rial:s and workmanship. c:p I! the apparatus complies with the requirements of subregu JattorHH ol U)la ~YQ.u.,. Uut,~ a.W...>wn•y 1,b.al! gr.u::.t..ai;ip,;,;n,.:~l for the use of the apparatus. 10. A. person who gives notice to the l<1cal authority in accord~ ance with regulatl!.i11 t; •Jf ua:~I;' 1i:e;1dc>t,1\!11~ ~ll,tll prepaa, Ll<e apparatu~ for inspection at the time se; by the local authonty or its officer. and in particul:.w shall (al fill the treatment ~ank to over!low level with clean water; and \bl ensure that nll lines ol' drain, nxtures .anct nttings are exposed to view. and all in.5pection openings are unsealed. <re11eral. 11, A pc1·son commits an onence who•• (a! 1:ommences the construction of all apparatus wit/101:t lrnving first obtnlncd the permi~smn of the Com1m~• ~1011er; or (l)l cnnitrn.::ts an apparatus which doc:; not r.omplv with the lc1ans find ~PPf'iflr-11.ti11n~ relntint- tn thl' p<'1·mir~· ,w 1 c• usrs. or pen11its 11nother person to \i~c [\\I <1ppc1.~ahis which has not been impecltd and approrect !or uH' by the local authority; or (dJ g;ves false or mlslead!ng inf<Jl'UH'\tnm rn uny applica• t1t>t,: ,:ST' lei by any ;Hit or omi~sion, does or fails to do any thin:; forbidden or required of him, as the c:ise may be, bv section 107 of the Health Act, 1911. as amended. or by these re;;:u!a~ions. 1:.:. The penalty tor any breach ol' tj1P-se regulations, w!ie;-~ nm specified by section 107 of the Ueultll Act. l~ll. us amended shall be a tine not exceeding £20. Amended t>y 13 f.11 materials. fixtures and fittings u~cd in the construct1em G G ii,ius;i of an ;ippu.rntu~ before being so used shall b1: first ap;:irnvHI by the f1 1441 Commis.~ioner, except that a fb;ture or fitting which ho.::, been brn1\ded in accordance with the by-:aws made 11nder thP- Mdropo!t tnn Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Act, 1909 !as amended>. or the Country Towns Sewerage Act, 1948 (::rn amended) shall be deemed to have b~en l'-0 approved ·:)y the Commissioner for ttw Puroosc of these rc1rnlations. Reduced Capacity Fixt.urcs Ad~ed by 13.'\. A ~)eraon 5hall not construct an apparatus within the ;t11~1112159·Metropolitan W.i.ter, Sewerage and Drainage Art'a as defined from ' · (.!m~ ,u Wiw umltsr tne Metropolit:m wnrnr oupply, .sewerage and Dramage Act, 1909 (:i,s amenctedl, unless the closet pan and flushing cistern used have been inspected and passed for use in accordance with the provisions of that Act und the bywlaws made thereunder. ~rtdert by so 13B. A peison shall not use 1n the construction of an UPP<lr~ ~.c. ~i;i~; ·tus a nu~JH11g 1;1stern or closet pan havmg a capacity ot less thnn p. 34;.,, . ht Substituted e1g pints, unlt:SS by fi,fi. !i/l/6t,p.n7. (al lhe flush pipe has an internal diameter of not Jess than one and one-half inches. expanded to One and threewquarter inches at the pomt of connection to the ,:;loM:t vau; au..:t (bl the length of drain Oetween the closet pan and the septic tank serving the closet pan, or between the closet pan and any junction with a drain leading from any other fixture in regular or daily use is ,.11 m me ease or a :nu."lnmg tl3.teJill designed lo operate with a flush not exceeding two pints, not longer than eighl feet; or (iil in t.he case of flushing cistern designed to operate w!th a flush grP-:1t1:r tbo.n two pints, nM lnng<>r O•:>.n t•n hot. Fees, 14. The fees to te paid by the applicant to the Comrnissionrr on app!ic.,t1on for permission to corutruct an apparatus shall be For apparatus having a capacity of 350 gallons or less----£2: For apparat,~s having a ,::apacity of over 350 gallons-£3. 15. F'or each approval to vse an ::1ppt1rntus issuru:J b}" a lo<'.nl ;i,,,..,,wit;y in :1'C<'<'",:f•.••w<1 ;~·ith rc•o1tl<tht,n !) of those r,:,1J11h\licns, ~he Commiss\ont:1· shall pay to the local authority one~half of the f!'P pniil under rn:ulation 14 of thr.~e reguL1tions by the :;ipplic:rnt to the Commis510ne1>. Hi. Whe1 e :, locnJ :wthority undettake0 a general scheme !or i-hc !n.:,tullf'lth::>n of ~cptk ianlrc:, In ucc,:,rd,Ul.CC w·ith Pu~t IV of clle Henlth Act. lllll. as amended, the loc;d nut.hority shall pay to the Commwswner one~lutlf o! tile fees prescribed io regul::\tion 14 of these ret:ut,~ions. and ln ~uch tase the provisions of regubtion 15 do not apµly, but if tile number of in$tllllatio1lS in the ~Cherne 1s 1()0 or mDn', the tees to be paid by the loc:11 authority to tht Cc•mmi".~"''"'1 "i1<1ll lit: u1JC'•q1Ja1(,~1 uf ll1e tees ;in;o,,,lHWU l,y 1e;;u. Jation 14 of tlicH' re;rnl.itions. ;,pd in .,ucr, c:1se ttie pnntl:;ions of regulation 15 Go not appb' Appendix "A." Health Act. 1911. .:\f'PLICATlON l''lJJ:i; Pl!.iRMll:iSIQI:'{ TO i~QN:;::n UIJ(, T APP AR.A 1 U0 FOR THE BACTERIOLYTIC 'rREATJ\-tENT OF $EWAOE. 'fo the Commissioner of Public Health, Perth: I herebv make aonllcation for oermis~ion to construct an 9Pparar,us for the Bacteriolyt1c Treatment of Sewage upon premises described herein. I am the owner/contractor to the owner. Owner !block: letters) Address wh~re apparatus to be constructed: House/Lot No. ;:,,ueet '.1·own. Local Authority Number of Occupants o! House Type of Apparatus: Sewage only combined No.ture of SOtl Name of Con~ractor ... Plans and sp~CltlcatJons required by the reguiatJons are attached llereto and the prescribed fee of £ is enclosed herewith. f/,etun) plan~ to Date. .... Signature For Office use only,: Regi1;ter No. Receipt No. c.apaf:lii1: 3$@ cau,om r,r JeMIOYll't" 350 tallM$. Fee Dute approved. Note.-Shou\J th<! owner deslre tA1 e"2,\lII.'.; l\;\'<\t -a\\ ~l.'.;\'n-11\ \\\ tings and workmanship are in strict accordanci: with the requir,> tnents of the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage I)epartment, and will be suitable !or use in conhection with future main sewerage proposals, tie is personally to arrrmge with the r,ietn,politau \Vate;r Oupµl:y, Cewt';.t-ll,;;c "no.I D1alw,i;c !'.>ev,utmcnl for inspection. Ail fees or other charges made by the Metropolitan Water Supply, sewerage and Drn.lnage Department oo ac(.':ount o! such inspection are to be paid l'lY the owner.