Water recycling guidelines
From 1 July 2008, recycled water providers are required to meet mandatory requirements under the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008.
New regulatory guidelines
To foster compliance with the recycled water requirements of the Act, new regulatory guidelines have been prepared. The regulator will refer to these when making decisions (e.g. about whether or not to approve a recycled water management plan).
- Recycled water management plan and validation guidelines (PDF, 825K)*
- Recycled water management plan exemption guidelines (PDF, 241K)*
- Water quality guidelines for recycled water schemes (PDF, 443K)*
Additional guidelines
Further guidelines being developed include:
- a regulatory guideline to inform recycled water providers about auditing and annual reporting requirements
- non-regulatory guidelines on planning a recycled water scheme and using recycled water, which will replace Parts 3 and 7 of the Queensland water recycling guidelines.
Other sources of information
The Queensland Water Recycling Guidelines (PDF, 1.4M)* were developed before use of recycled water was regulated in the state. Parts 4, 5 and 6 of these guidelines are no longer relevant, and have been replaced by the:
- Public Health Regulations
- Recycled water management plan and validation guidelines
- Water quality guidelines for recycled water schemes
However, there is still valuable advisory information in (Part 3 (PDF, 338K)*) of the guidelines in relation to planning for a scheme, and in (Part 7 (PDF, 303K)*) in relation to use of recycled water.
The Manual for recycled water agreements in Queensland provides information and guidance on writing a contract to supply and use recycled water, and includes a model agreement. It can be used as a reference for preparing recycled water agreements.
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Last updated: 12 May 2009