Regional Plan for Discharge to Land - regional rules

Updated 23 November 2012 11:34am

The Regional Plan for Discharges to Land contains 22 rules about discharges of contaminants to land. Some minor changes to some of the rules were made operative on 1 September 2003.

The rules are grouped as follows:

Rules about activities not covered by other rules

Rule 1 discharges not entering water in a river, lake, wetland, farm drain water supply race or aquifer
Rule 2 discharges into or onto land not otherwise provided for by a rule in the Plan

Rules about stormwater, greywater and sewage

Rule 3 stormwater and reticulation systems
Rule 4 greywater
Rule 5 pit latrines
Rule 6 aerobically treated sewage discharged on-site
Rule 7 all sewage discharged on-site
Rule 8 all other discharges of sewages to land

Rules about landfills, rubbish dumps and tips

Rule 9 domestic and farm waste disposal and composting
Rule 10 other refuse disposal including at landfills, rubbish dumps and tips

Rules about agricultural contaminants

Rule 11 offal pits and silage
Rule 12 fertiliser
Rule 13 effluent from dairy sheds, piggeries, poultry farms etc
Rule 14 stock dip effluent

Rules about hazardous substances

Rule 15 specified hazardous substances
Rule 16 land based applications of pesticides as solids or pastes (including 1080)
Rule 17 aerial applications of pesticides as solids or pastes (including 1080)
Rule 18 discharges associated with roading and other sealed areas
Rule 19 water treatment plant waste
Rule 20 waste oil
Rule 21 on-site discharges from contaminated sites
Rule 22 removal of material from contaminated sites