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As part of the review of the Hamilton City Council Trade Waste and Wastewater Bylaw 2016 (the Bylaw), Hamilton City Council (Council) is seeking feedback on the proposal to continue the bylaw with minor changes:
This Statement of Proposal is made for the purposes of sections 83, 86 and 160(3)(b)(ii) of the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA), and the Health Act 1956.
What is the Trade Waste and Wastewater Bylaw?
Hamilton City Council collects, moves, treats and discharges the city's wastewater. This includes general wastewater from domestic premises, and wastewater generally used in a trade and industrial process (otherwise known as ‘trade waste’).
The mismanagement of the discharge of trade waste and wastewater can cause:
The 2016 Bylaw sets out what is and is not allowed into the city’s wastewater, gives clarity on everyone’s responsibilities in using the wastewater system, and provides clear direction to trade waste consent holders and tankered-waste operators on how they will need to manage any discharges to the system. The trade waste this Bylaw relates to is contained within the bylaw itself.
Why are we doing this?
The Bylaw was first adopted in 2016, as a requirement under the Local Government Act 2002 (LGA) and Council is required to review it five years after adoption. This provides an opportunity for Council to check in with our community on how the Bylaw is working and consider feedback.
On 8 June 2021, Council decided a bylaw is still the most appropriate tool for addressing issues relating to the management of trade waste and wastewater in Hamilton, as required by section 155(1) of the LGA.
Council has been working through a review process which allows us to assess potential issues with the Bylaw and provide options on how to fix them. Potential issues have included:
The review has told us:
Have your say on the Bylaw
Before making any final decisions, we would like to hear from owners and operators of trade waste premises, or any member of the public. The proposed Bylaw can be viewed at the bottom of this page under Related heading.
Next steps
Council will collect and analyse all feedback and this will be presented at a Hamilton City Council Hearings and Engagement Committee meeting in 2023. At this meeting, anyone who submitted will be welcome to make a verbal submission in person to support their views.
The Council will then consider all the views and make a final decision.
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