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Plumbing
As part of a NSW statewide plumbing reform, NSW Fair Trading will become the state's single plumbing and drainage regulator in 2010. This reform will be in two stages.
On 29 March 2010, Sydney Water's Plumbing Inspection and Assurance Service (PIAS) will transfer to NSW Fair Trading, which will take over responsibility for on-site regulation of plumbing and drainage work in Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains.
The broader statewide amalgamation of regulation with Fair Trading will happen progressively from mid-2010. There is also a proposal to replace the current NSW Code of Practice Plumbing and Drainage with that the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA) by mid 2010.
- Inspections: information on inspection requirements
- Applications, approvals and diagrams: from Quick Check and Property Link agents
- Backflow prevention: plumber/owner requirements for backflow prevention
- Building and developing: relevant information for plumbers
- Connections and disconnections: information and requirements for Sydney Water's water, sewer and stormwater systems
- Hydraulic plans: requirements for submitting plans to Sydney Water
- Meters: main to meter installations and meter requests
- Plumber's guide: a quick reference for essential information, guidelines and instructions
- Plumbing updates: latest information for plumbers and drainers
- Pressure sewer systems: information, diagrams and contacts
- Rainwater tanks: plumbing installation requirements
- Recycled water and greywater: guidelines and information
- Sewer chokes: claim requirements
- Sewerage Service Diagrams: Sydney Water's requirements, guidelines and templates
- Trade waste: plumbing requirements
