Liquid Trade Waste Inspection Report / Food Premises

• A trade waste site inspection is an inspection of a commercial or an industrial premises, with the aim of monitoring and auditing the liquid trade waste pre-treatment system for confirmation that the discharger is in compliance with the terms and conditions of an approval or liquid trade waste services agreement.
  Routine site inspections are performed on a regular basis as part of the LWU’s due diligence responsibilities or as part of the conditions of approval or liquid trade waste agreement. All trade waste discharges shall be inspected at least once per annum.

• Liquid Trade Waste Reference Number

• Site / Client

• Location
  Address

• Lot Section DP

• Parcel number

• Assessment number

• Conducted on

  Date

Contact Details

• Contact Person on the day

• Business phone number

• Business owners name

• Business mailing address

• Business email address

• Photograph of front of busines

  Media

• Re-inspections are required where incidents or breaches have been observed during this audit.
  A re-inspection fee shall apply. The re-inspection may ascertain that :
  * The non-compliance has been rectified;
  * Procedures have been initiated to prevent re-occurrence;
  * Steps have been taken to modify the pre-treatment;
  * Steps in an Effluent Improvement Plan have been completed; &
  * A discharge may or may not be from the premises as the result of a pollution inquiry
  investigation such as a dumping incident.

Liquid Trade Waste Discharge Approval

• Do you have a current approval to discharge LTW?

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• In order to conduct a valid site assessment in a conscientious and professional manner a copy of the relevant pages outlining the conditions of approval for discharge is necessary for auditing purposes.

• Is there a print out of the determination (with approval conditions) on site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Determination Expiry Date

  Date

Premises & Inspection Details

• Business Type

  Select Cafe Takeaway Restaurant Coffee Shop Pizza Shop Delicatessen Hotel Restaurant Club Restaurant Motel & Restaurant Supermarket Butchery Aged Care Facility Fish Processing Sandwich / Salad Bar Ice Creamery Community Hall Commercial Kitchen Hospital Fast Food Outlet Motel / Minimal Hot Food

  • Cafe
  • Takeaway
  • Restaurant
  • Coffee Shop
  • Pizza Shop
  • Delicatessen
  • Hotel Restaurant
  • Club Restaurant
  • Motel & Restaurant
  • Supermarket
  • Butchery
  • Aged Care Facility
  • Fish Processing
  • Sandwich / Salad Bar
  • Ice Creamery
  • Community Hall
  • Commercial Kitchen
  • Hospital
  • Fast Food Outlet
  • Motel / Minimal Hot Food

• Classification

  Select A B C S

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • S

• Category

  Select 1 2

  • 1
  • 2

• Water Meter #

• Meter size

  Select 20mm 25 mm 32 mm 40 mm 50 mm 80 mm 100 mm

  • 20mm
  • 25 mm
  • 32 mm
  • 40 mm
  • 50 mm
  • 80 mm
  • 100 mm

• Sewerage Treatment Plant Catchment

  Select South Lismore STP East Lismore STP Nimbin STP On Site Sewerage Management

  • South Lismore STP
  • East Lismore STP
  • Nimbin STP
  • On Site Sewerage Management

• Sewerage Pump Station catchment

  Cullen Street

  Gravity

  Sibley Street

• Sewerage Pump Station catchment

  Select Allambie Drive Ashgrove Drive Barham Street Blue Hills Caldwell Avenue Donnans Road George Drive Gravity Heather Avenue Just Street Kadinia Street Millar Street Palmvale Drive Park Avenue Rous Road Wade Park

  • Allambie Drive
  • Ashgrove Drive
  • Barham Street
  • Blue Hills
  • Caldwell Avenue
  • Donnans Road
  • George Drive
  • Gravity
  • Heather Avenue
  • Just Street
  • Kadinia Street
  • Millar Street
  • Palmvale Drive
  • Park Avenue
  • Rous Road
  • Wade Park

• Sewerage Pump Station catchment

  Select Airport Brunswick Street Caniaba Road Colemans Point Dawson Street Fredericks Road Gerard Street Habib Drive Hollingsworth Creek North Lismore Rowing Club South Lismore Tuncester

  • Airport
  • Brunswick Street
  • Caniaba Road
  • Colemans Point
  • Dawson Street
  • Fredericks Road
  • Gerard Street
  • Habib Drive
  • Hollingsworth Creek
  • North Lismore
  • Rowing Club
  • South Lismore
  • Tuncester

Reason For Inspection

• Reason

  Select New Discharger Initial Inspection Routine Annual Inspection Re-Inspection Investigation Sample taken

  • New Discharger
  • Initial Inspection
  • Routine Annual Inspection
  • Re-Inspection
  • Investigation
  • Sample taken

PRETREATMENT

Equipment Type

Grease Arrestor

• Grease Arrestor: Required

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Grease Arrestor: In Place

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Grease Arrestor: Maintained

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Grease Arrestor: Condition OK

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Grease Arrestor: Compliant

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Is there a tap within the vicinity of grease arrestor to aid in scour maintenance?

  No

  Yes

  N/A

Floor Waste Baskets

• Floor Waste Baskets: Required

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Floor Waste Baskets: In Place

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Floor Waste Baskets: Maintained

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Floor Waste Baskets: Condition OK

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Floor Waste Baskets: Compliant

  No

  Yes

  N/A

Sink Screens

• Sink Screens: Required

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sink Screens: In Place

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Sink Screens: Maintained

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Sink Screens:Condition OK

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Sink Screens: Compliant

  No

  Yes

  N/A

Other (please describe)

• Other: Required

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Other: In Place

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Other: Maintained

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Other: Condition OK

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Other: Compliant

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Additional notes

Containment Methods

• STORMWATER INGRESS MITIGATION

• Stormwater: Isolated from sewer

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Stormwater: Roofing

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Stormwater: Bunding

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• CHEMICAL / OIL STORAGE
  

• Chemical / Oil Storage: Isolated from sewer

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Chemical / Oil Storage: Roofing

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Chemical / Oil Storage: Bunding

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Additional notes

Housekeeping/other

• Odours present

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Housekeeping practices within approval

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Site accessible

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Waste disposal by NSW EPA approved contractor

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Pits & screens clean

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Activities within classification approval

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Current Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) available

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Correct back-flow prevention device in place

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Back-flow prevention device certification to Council current

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Additional notes

FOLLOW UP REQUIREMENTS

General Comments

Information to be provided to Council

• Liquid Trade Waste Application

  Back flow Prevention Device Certification

  None

Further Action

• Further action required

  Select Nil Reinspection Warning letter Improvement Notice Prohibition Order Penalty Notice Pending

  • Nil
  • Reinspection
  • Warning letter
  • Improvement Notice
  • Prohibition Order
  • Penalty Notice
  • Pending

• Comments

Fees to be Charged

• Apply Inspection fee

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fee

Inspection Conducted by

• Officers Name

  Select William Lee Joe Morrissey

  • William Lee
  • Joe Morrissey

• NB: Assessment report contains findings from date/time of inspection only

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Trade wastewater from retail food businesses contains organic material that can cause odours and accelerated corrosion in our sewers. Solids can cause blockages in Councils sewerage system, upset treatment processes and damage pumps. Oils and grease can cause blockages, corrosion and affect Council’s treatment processes.

• Council’s requirements and conditions for accepting trade wastewater helps to:
  

• * protect people working in and around the wastewater system

• * protect rivers, waterways and oceans from harmful discharges

• * protect the wastewater system and treatment plants from damage

• * encourage waste minimisation, cleaner production and water efficient practices.
  

• Most commercial and service industries require some form of pre-treatment, such as a grease arrestor, which removes some of the grease and fats, before their liquid waste is allowed to enter our sewerage infrastructure. Lismore City Council does not own or maintain any of these pre-treatment devices. The permit owner is responsible for maintaining and repairing them according to a cleaning schedule set out and monitored by Lismore City Council.

• Excess grease and fats in the sewerage system can increase the load on the treatment system, cause blockages and increase hydrogen sulphide generation. High concentrations of hydrogen sulphide can generate bad odours and cause acids to form which corrode sewerage pipes. The end result is odour problems, increased maintenance costs and reduced life of the system.

• The goal of local trade waste control programs, therefore, is to promote an appropriate
  service to industrial and commercial customers and to protect the community, the
  environment, the sewerage collection system and the wastewater treatment process from
  adverse effects which may occur when trade waste is discharged into a sewerage system.
  This protection can be achieved by regulating trade waste generators and ensuring that
  effective waste management practices and appropriate pollution control technologies are
  used.
  

Lismore City Council works cooperatively with industry and the community to reduce the levels of grease, fats and hydrogen sulphide in the sewerage system.