Week 4a- Water

1.8. Discharge Consents

Discharge consents cover activities which discharge contaminants into water into or onto land to air.

• discharge potentially contaminated water (or water containing sediment) into water, or onto or into land
• discharge farm animal effluent into water, or onto or into land
• discharge treated human sewage onto or into land or water
• discharge treated or untreated wastes into water, or onto or into land involve dumping or landfills
• create offending odours
• involve intensive indoor farming of pigs, broiler chickens or mushrooms
• discharge dust, steam or other matter into the air