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Horsham Rural City Council has released a Draft Onsite Wastewater Management Plan (OWMP) 2024-2029 for public comment.
The plan is a crucial tool for managing onsite wastewater systems, ensuring the protection of human health and the environment.
Risk Identification and Management: The OWMP identifies potential risks to human health and the environment, guiding Council’s decision-making process for issuing permits and managing wastewater systems.
Community Engagement: The draft plan is now available for community feedback. Residents are encouraged to review the plan and provide their comments over the next four weeks.
Grant Support: The review and redevelopment of the OWMP have been supported by a $20,000 grant from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA).
Background
Horsham Rural City Council plays a significant role in the management of onsite wastewater management systems (OWMS) with a sewage flow rate below 5,000 litres a day, within the municipality.
Onsite Wastewater Management Systems (OWMS) that perform poorly can have adverse environmental, human health and amenity-related impacts. This can involve discharging nutrients and pathogens into local drainage systems, waters, and creeks, causing boggy lawns and offensive odours and a risk of illness following contact with effluent.
The OWMP supports Council’s decision-making when issuing OWMS permits. Risks of harm to human health and the environment (including cumulative risks) will be identified, and the potential impact the OWMS poses in the municipality will be assessed. It then informs Council on what actions to take to improve decision-making for OWMS permits.
Councils current OWMP was adopted in 2006, this review is an update to ensure that the draft OWMP, if adopted, is up to date and compliant with current legislation.
This plan will only apply to the unsewered areas of the municipality.
Community Involvement
Submissions closed Wednesday 21 August.
Conclusion:
Updating the OWMP will enable HRCC to better manage onsite wastewater systems, ensuring the safety and well-being of the community and the environment. Council looks forward to receiving valuable input from residents. Council will consider community feedback and make any changes required to finalise the plan.
Horsham Rural City Council has released a Draft Onsite Wastewater Management Plan (OWMP) 2024-2029 for public comment.
The plan is a crucial tool for managing onsite wastewater systems, ensuring the protection of human health and the environment.
Risk Identification and Management: The OWMP identifies potential risks to human health and the environment, guiding Council’s decision-making process for issuing permits and managing wastewater systems.
Community Engagement: The draft plan is now available for community feedback. Residents are encouraged to review the plan and provide their comments over the next four weeks.
Grant Support: The review and redevelopment of the OWMP have been supported by a $20,000 grant from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA).
Background
Horsham Rural City Council plays a significant role in the management of onsite wastewater management systems (OWMS) with a sewage flow rate below 5,000 litres a day, within the municipality.
Onsite Wastewater Management Systems (OWMS) that perform poorly can have adverse environmental, human health and amenity-related impacts. This can involve discharging nutrients and pathogens into local drainage systems, waters, and creeks, causing boggy lawns and offensive odours and a risk of illness following contact with effluent.
The OWMP supports Council’s decision-making when issuing OWMS permits. Risks of harm to human health and the environment (including cumulative risks) will be identified, and the potential impact the OWMS poses in the municipality will be assessed. It then informs Council on what actions to take to improve decision-making for OWMS permits.
Councils current OWMP was adopted in 2006, this review is an update to ensure that the draft OWMP, if adopted, is up to date and compliant with current legislation.
This plan will only apply to the unsewered areas of the municipality.
Community Involvement
Submissions closed Wednesday 21 August.
Conclusion:
Updating the OWMP will enable HRCC to better manage onsite wastewater systems, ensuring the safety and well-being of the community and the environment. Council looks forward to receiving valuable input from residents. Council will consider community feedback and make any changes required to finalise the plan.
