Schedule Two - Prohibited Characteristics 1. Any discharge has prohibited characteristics if it has any solid, liquid or gaseous matters or any combination or mixture of such matters which by themselves or in combination with any other matters will immediately or in the course of time: a) Interfere with the free flow of sewage in the wastewater system; or b) Damage any part of the wastewater system; or c) In any way, directly or indirectly, cause the quality of the effluent or residual biosolids and other solids from any wastewater treatment plant in the catchment to which the waste was discharged to breach the conditions of a consent issued under the Resource Management Act 1991, or water right, permit or other governing legislation; or d) Prejudice the occupational health and safety risks faced by wastewater system workers; or e) After treatment be toxic to fish, animals or plant life in the receiving waters; or f) Cause malodorous gases or substances to form which are of a nature or sufficient quantity to create a public nuisance; or g) Have a colour or colouring substance that causes the discharge of any wastewater treatment plant to receiving waters to be coloured. 2. A discharge has prohibited characteristics if it has any characteristic which exceeds the concentration or other limits specified in Schedule One unless specifically approved for that particular consent. 3. A discharge has a prohibited characteristic if it has any amount of: a) Harmful solids, including dry solid wastes and materials which combine with water to form a cemented mass; or b) Liquid, solid or gas which could be flammable or explosive in the wastes, including oil, fuel, solvents (except as allowed for in Schedule One), calcium carbide, and any other material which is capable of giving rise to fire or explosion hazards either spontaneously or in combination with sewage; or c) Asbestos; d) The following organo-metal compounds: tin (as tributyl and other organotin compounds chromium (as organic compounds); or e) Any organochlorine pesticides; or f) Genetic wastes, including all wastes that contain or are likely to contain genetically altered material from premises where the genetic alteration of any material is conducted; or g) any health care waste covered by NZS 4304 or any pathological or histological wastes; or h) Radioactivity levels in excess of National Radiation Laboratory guidelines. Page 22