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WATER AND SEWERAGE AMENDMENT REGULATION 2005 (NO 1) (NO 16 OF 2005)
2005
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR
THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
WATER AND
SEWERAGE AMENDMENT REGULATION 2005 (No 1)
Subordinate
Law SL2005-16
EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT
Circulated by
authority of Simon Corbell MLA
Minister for Planning
The Water and Sewerage Regulations 2001 create regulations
covering various aspects of the water supply and drainage system and related
work.
The Water and Sewerage Amendment Regulation 2005 (No 1)
will remove provisions prohibiting the installation of in-sink waste disposal
units in domestic sanitary plumbing work.
There currently exists a
prohibition on the installation of in-sink waste disposal units. The prohibition
was introduced as a water saving measure. Recent evidence suggests that even
with high levels of market penetration, in-sink waste disposal units increase
total urban water use by less than 1%. The prohibition is therefore an
ineffective method of reducing urban water use.
In medium density
dwellings where suitable land is unavailable to residents, in-sink waste
disposal units are seen as an alternative to composting – the preferred
means of organic waste disposal. The prohibition of in-sink waste disposal units
is therefore disadvantageous to residents in medium density dwellings.
The small increase in the amount of organic matter entering the sewerage
system as a result of the installation of in-sink waste disposal units will not
present problems for the ACT’s waste water treatment plant.
CLAUSE NOTES
Clause 1 provides for the name of the
regulation to be the Water and Sewerage Amendment Regulation 2005 (No 1).
Clause 2 provides that the regulation commences on the day
after the notification day.
Clause 3 provides that the
regulation amends the Water and Sewerage Regulation 2001.
Clause 4 substitutes section 16E (1) (b) and (c). This
effectively removes sub-section (c), which prohibits the installation of in-sink
waste disposal units in domestic sanitary plumbing work.