In applying these special objectives, Sydney Water must give regard to a number of clauses in the Sydney Water Act 1994 and the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991. The table below provides links to the sections of the Annual Report that demonstrate Sydney Water’s performance against these clauses.
| Special objectives clauses |
Reference |
| Reduce the impact of Sydney Water’s discharges into or onto the air, water or land of substances which are likely to cause harm to the environment |
Discharges to air
Energy (greenhouse gases) – Energy consumption
Odour (complaints) – Schedule 3 EPI 20 Odour
Discharges to water
Wastewater treatment system discharges
Water recycled – Reuse and recycling
Stormwater – Schedule 3 EPI 9 Stormwater
Recreational water quality, aquatic ecosystems impacts – Environmental performance monitoring
Discharges to land
Beneficial use of by-products
Wastewater treatment system discharges
Waste minimisation
Water recycled – Reuse and recycling |
| Promote pollution prevention through reduction, reuse and recovery of energy, water and other materials and substances, used or discharged by Sydney Water, by the use of appropriate technology practices |
Reduction, reuse and recovery of energy
Energy (electricity consumption and greenhouse gases) – Energy consumption
Reduction, reuse and recovery of water
Water recycled – Reuse and recycling
Water leakage
Demand management – Demand management
Reduction, reuse and recovery of other materials and substances
Beneficial use of by-products
Stormwater – Schedule 3 EPI 9 Stormwater
Reducing discharges to sewer at source – Trade waste agreements
Waste minimisation |
