FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1986
+THEY WILL REMAIN EXEMPTED SO LONG AS THEY DO NOT CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. NO FEE WILL BE CHARGED FOR EXEMPTION BUT EXISTING OPERATORS WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE FORMS WHICH DESCRIBE THEIR PRESENT DISCHARGES: THESE DESCRIPTIONS WILL THEN FORM A REFERENCE POINT FOR SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AND MONITORING, HE SAID.
THE REGULATIONS PROVIDE FOR CANCELLATION OF EXEMPTIONS WHERE FALSE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED OR WHERE THE LEVEL OR NATURE OF THE DISCHARGES HAS SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASED BEYOND THE ALLOWED LIMIT OR WHERE THE DISCHARGE ITSELF REPRESENTS A THREAT EITHER TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR TO THE PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THERE WOULD BE APPEAL PROCEDURES AND PROVISIONS FOR COMPENSATION TO BE PAID IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO RESTRICT OR CURTAIL EITHER EXEMPTIONS OR LICENCES.
+RESTRICTION OR CURTAILMENT WOULD ONLY BECOME NECESSARY IF THE
STATE OF THE WATERS IN A WCZ MADE IT NECESSARY.
+ IN ANY WCZ THE QUALITY OF THE WATERS IS MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY AGAINST QUALITY OBJECTIVES WHICH ARE PUBLISHED FOR THAT ZONE AT THE TIME OF ITS DECLARATION.
+ THE DETAILED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY EXISTING OPERATORS WILL ENABLE CONTROL TO BE EXERCISED IN A FLEXIBLE WAY, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT SEMINARS WILL BE ORGANISED FOR INDUSTRIALISTS IN THE TOLO AREA AND OTHER PLACES WHO MAY ULTIMATELY BE AFFECTED BY THIS LEGISLATION TO EXPLAIN THE REGULATIONS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE EXEMPTION AND LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS.
EXPLANATORY AND ADVISORY MATERIALS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO INDUSTRIALISTS, HE SAID.
ALSO GAZETTED TODAY IS THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (TOLO HARBOUR AND CHANNEL WATER CONTROL ZONE) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1986 WHICH DELINEATES THE NEW BOUNDARIES OF THE TOLO HARBOUR AND CHANNEL WATER WCZ FOLLOWING THE RECENT RE-SURVEY OF THE WATER GATHERING GROUNDS IN THAT AREA BY THE WATER AUTHORITY.
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