Annual Report 2009/2010 - Hawkesbury City Council - NSW ...
Annual Report 2009/2010 - Hawkesbury City Council - NSW ...
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Onsite Sewage Management Facilities<br />
Introduction<br />
The Septic Safe Program was introduced in 1998 by the <strong>NSW</strong> Government to help ensure that they<br />
operate their system in a manner that will protect the environment and public health.<br />
It is estimated there are more than 11,000 on-site sewage systems within the <strong>Hawkesbury</strong> area.<br />
Measures of Performance<br />
Measure<br />
1. Conduct inspections of onsite Sewage<br />
Management Facilities in the city for<br />
compliance with legislative requirements.<br />
2. Encourage and support property owners<br />
to improve the management and<br />
performance of their on-site systems.<br />
How is the <strong>Hawkesbury</strong> performing?<br />
Number of systems inspected is<br />
decreasing.<br />
Number of failed systems is<br />
decreasing.<br />
Current status and trends<br />
On-site Sewerage Management Facilities Inspections<br />
3000<br />
2857<br />
Number of Inspections<br />
2500<br />
2000<br />
1500<br />
1000<br />
500<br />
2041<br />
2464 2454<br />
2210<br />
0<br />
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-<strong>2009</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2010</strong><br />
Financial Year<br />
Outcome 1<br />
<strong>2009</strong>/<strong>2010</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> Page 63