3 General Condition 3.1 No person may cause or allow any discharge, except with the consent of the Council. 3.2 Nothing in this Bylaw authorises any person to cause or allow storm water to enter a sewer or the wastewater system, unless specific approval is given in a consent. 3.3 No person may cause or allow a prohibited discharge. 3.4 The nature and levels of the characteristics of any wastewater discharged to the wastewater system must comply at all times with the limits for physical characteristics and the limits for chemical characteristics set out in Schedule One, except where the Council authorises a variation in the nature and levels of such characteristics by issuing a consent. 3.5 Specific approval must be obtained from the Council before heavy metals, halogenated aliphatic compounds or pesticides within the maximum concentrations in Schedule One can be discharged. 4 Storage, Transport, Handling and Use of Hazardous Materials 4.1 No person may store, transport, handle or use, or cause or allow to be stored, transported, handled or used any of the materials listed below, in a way which may result in that material entering the wastewater system and which may cause harmful effects. (a) Raw materials (b) products or wastes containing corrosive, toxic biocidal, radioactive, flammable or explosive materials (c) any material which when mixed with the wastewater stream is likely to generate toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive materials in quantities likely to be hazardous (d) any other material likely to be harmful to the wastewater system, or treatment processes, or likely to be deleterious to the health and safety of Council staff and the public 4.2 Every occupier must take all reasonable steps to prevent the entry of the materials listed above into the wastewater system as a result of leakage, spillage or other mishap. 5 Application for a Tradewaste Consent 5.1 Any person may apply to the Council: (a) For consent to discharge any tradewaste into the wastewater system; or (b) To vary the characteristics of a discharge of tradewaste in respect of which consent has previously been granted; or (c) To alter the conditions of a consent, by completing an application on the form provided by the Council and lodging the application with the Council. 5.2 An application for consent for a batch discharge may be made by completing the separate “Batch Discharge” form which is available from the Council. 5.3 Applicants must ensure that the application and every other required document, including any additional information sought under clause 6.3 of this Bylaw, is accurate and properly executed. Page 5