Review of the Recycled Water Guidelines – Red Tape Reduction

Public consultation on the draft recycled water guidelines will commence shortly. VicWater will coordinate a water industry submission during the public consultation period.

VicWater and Yarra Valley Water played a significant role in the instigation of this review and have represented the industry on the Recycled Water Guidelines Review Working Group since mid-2018. The review will deliver significant red tape reduction for water corporations operating recycled water schemes, including:

• Health and Environmental Management Plans (HEMP) amendments will not require regulatory approval
• Minor changes to scheme operations will not require regulatory approval
• Plant disruptions that do not affect water supply require no notification
• Addition of a treatment plant to an existing scheme, under the same HEMP, requires a notification only